Gavvy Cravath

#68 RANKED AT POSITION

1908—1920

Right Field

BORN

March 23, 1881, in Poway, CA

BATS / THROWS

Right / Right

HEIGHT / WEIGHT

5-10 / 186

PRIMARY TEAM

Philadelphia Phillies

.287

BATTING AVERAGE

1220

GAMES

33.1 WAR

.380

ON-BASE PCT

575 RUNS

30.0 WAR7

.478

SLUGGING

1134

HITS

17.1 WAR3

.858

ON-BASE + SLUGGING

119 HOME RUNS

4.4 WAR PER SEASON

Also known as “Cactus,” a hard-hitting outfielder for Phillies who played in same pasture as Sherry Magee and Dode Paskert for a while. His 116 home runs were the most in baseball in the 1910s: more than Home Run Baker, more than Babe Ruth.

Phillies
ALL-TIME TEAM

Compared to Hall of Fame Right Fielders

	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS	WAR PER
Cravath	33.1	30.0	24.6	17.1	31.6	4.4
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER	75.3	44.4	31.0	22.1	59.9	5.2

Hall of Fame Right Fielders Chart Comparison

Where Does Gavvy Cravath Rank

Among Right Fielders?

RANKING	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS
68	68	62	44	56	66
EGG RANKING	WAR	WAR7	WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE	WAR3	JAWS