Elbie Fletcher

First Base

1934—1949

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Player LeveL
Star
Top 100 Rank
NR
First Base RANK
#50

Player Detail

Elburt Preston
GIVEN NAME
Fletcher
SURNAME
March 18, 1916, in Milton, MA
BORN
March 9, 1994, in Milton, MA, USA
DIED
1934—1949
Playing Career
Played from 18-33
PLAYING AGE
Boston Braves
Pittsburgh Pirates
Teams Played For
First Base
PRIMARY POSITION
Pittsburgh Pirates
PRIMARY TEAM
NONE
World Series titles
NONE
NICKNAME
5
UNIFORM NUMBER
#5 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
6-0 / 180
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Left / Left
BATTED / THREW
September 16, 1934
Major League Debut
October 2, 1949
FINAL GAME
— Top 50 First Baseman —

Related Content

WHO IS Elbie Fletcher?

Sort of the Wally Joyner of his time.
Fletcher won a contest held to determine which Boston-area high school player was most likely to reach the major leagues. The prize was an invitation to the Braves spring training camp, where Elbie received a contract offer.
  • Elbie Fletcher Scouting Report

60

HITTING

50

POWER

50

RUNNING

50

FIELDING

50

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1415
1323
79
616
.271
1 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

VS. HALL OF FAMERS

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
30.8
52.3

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

VS. HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.774
.783
98.9

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.271
.384
.390

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

Contemporaries

Dolph Camilli
Phil Cavarretta
Ripper Collins

HOME BATTING

AVG OBP SLG
.268
.384
.390

TEAMMATE TEAM

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:
Del Crandall
Hank Greenberg
Eddie Stanky
Arky Vaughan
Bob Elliott
Ralph Kiner
Wally Berger
Paul Waner
Warren Spahn
Rip Sewell
Pie Traynor

Elbie Fletcher Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TB TRB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Fletcher
502
136
74
23
6
8
63
88
51
3
196
228
.271
.384
.390
774
AVG 1B
533
152
74
27
6
12
58
46
5
227
212
.285
.358
.425
.783

Elbie Fletcher Rankings

AT First Base BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
50
69
56
62
NR
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT First Base BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
69
53
41
57
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Elbie Fletcher PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
33.1
28.6
24.8
15.6
3.78
62.1
42.4
30.7
21.0
5.09
BLUE = Elbie Fletcher
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 1B

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
180.8
151.4
115.7
78.8
20.6
348.1
202.5
145.2
97.0
26.5
BLUE = Elbie Fletcher
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 1B