Gabby Hartnett

Hall of Fame

Catcher

1922—1941

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Player LeveL
Superstar
Top 100 Rank
NR
Catcher RANK
#21

Player Detail

Charles Leo
GIVEN NAME
Hartnett
SURNAME
December 20, 1900, in Woonsocket, RI
BORN
December 20, 1972, in Park Ridge, IL, USA
DIED
1922—1941
Playing Career
Played from 21-40
PLAYING AGE
Chicago Cubs
New York Giants
Teams Played For
Catcher
PRIMARY POSITION
Chicago Cubs
PRIMARY TEAM
NONE
World Series titles
Old Tomato Face
NICKNAME
9
UNIFORM NUMBER
#7 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
6-1 / 195
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Right / Right
BATTED / THREW
April 12, 1922
Major League Debut
September 24, 1941
FINAL GAME
— MEMBER OF THE Hall of Fame —
— Top 50 Catcher —
— Cubs ALL-TIME TEAM —

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WHO IS Gabby Hartnett?

Hit a homer as the sun was setting to clinch the 1938 pennant for the Cubs.
At the time of his retirement, Hartnett held the career records for catchers in home runs, runs batted in, hits, doubles and most games played at the position.
  • Gabby Hartnett Scouting Report

60

HITTING

60

POWER

30

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
1990
1912
236
1179
.297
6 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS
1935 NL MVP

VS. HALL OF FAMERS

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
43.9
43.9

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

VS. HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.858
.714
120.2

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

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.297
.370
.489

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

Contemporaries

Bill Dickey

HOME BATTING

AVG OBP SLG
.308
.380
.512

TEAMMATE TEAM

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:
Bob O'Farrell
Charlie Grimm
Billy Herman
Billy Jurges
Stan Hack
Riggs Stephenson
Hack Wilson
Kiki Cuyler
Pete Alexander
Lon Warneke
Charlie Grimm

Gabby Hartnett 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
Hartnett
529
157
71
33
5
19
97
58
57
2
259
218
.297
.370
.489
858
AVG C
542
149
57
26
5
8
46
43
3
206
197
.274
.334
.380
.714

Gabby Hartnett Rankings

AT Catcher BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
21
7
18
10
8
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Catcher BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
9
18
24
23
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Gabby Hartnett PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
56.9
31.0
20.6
15.1
4.63
53.0
34.7
25.3
17.3
4.40
BLUE = Gabby Hartnett
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME C

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
320.0
169.0
115.6
79.6
26.0
307.6
181.0
130.7
87.6
24.8
BLUE = Gabby Hartnett
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME C