Elmer Flick

#40 RANKED AT POSITION

1898—1910

Right Field

BORN

January 11, 1876, in Bedford, OH

BATS / THROWS

Left / Right

HEIGHT / WEIGHT

5-9 / 168

PRIMARY TEAM

Cleveland Naps

.313

BATTING AVERAGE

1483

GAMES

53.0 WAR

.389

ON-BASE PCT

950 RUNS

41.1 WAR7

.445

SLUGGING

1752

HITS

19.5 WAR3

.834

ON-BASE + SLUGGING

48 HOME RUNS

5.8 WAR PER SEASON

The Tigers nearly traded young Ty Cobb for Flick, but Indians backed off. Flick was a superb hitter who sprayed the ball to all fields, and also a solid outfielder with good speed. More than 100 years after his final game, he still ranks among the 50 best players at his position.

Hall of Fame

Compared to Hall of Fame Right Fielders

	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS	WAR PER
Flick	CAREER 53.0	LONG PEAK 41.1	PRIME 28.2	SHORT PEAK 19.5	JAWS 47.1	WAR PER 5.8
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER	CAREER 75.3	LONG PEAK 44.4	PRIME 31.0	SHORT PEAK 22.1	JAWS 59.9	WAR PER 5.2

Where Does Elmer Flick Rank Among Right Fielders?

RANKING	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS
RANKING 40	CAREER 27	LONG PEAK 18	PRIME 22	SHORT PEAK 30	JAWS 24
RANKING EGG RANKING	CAREER WAR	LONG PEAK WAR7	PRIME WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE	SHORT PEAK WAR3	JAWS JAWS

Hall of Fame Right Fielders Wins Above Replacement Comparison