George Selkirk

Right Field

1934—1942

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Player LeveL
Regular
Top 100 Rank
NR
Right Field RANK
NR

Player Detail

George Alexander
GIVEN NAME
Selkirk
SURNAME
January 4, 1908, in Huntsville, ON, CAN
BORN
January 19, 1987, in Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
DIED
1934—1942
Playing Career
Played from 26-34
PLAYING AGE
New York Yankees
Teams Played For
Right Field
PRIMARY POSITION
New York Yankees
PRIMARY TEAM
1936-39, 1941
World Series titles
Twinkletoes
NICKNAME
3
UNIFORM NUMBER
#6 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
6-1 / 182
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Left / Right
BATTED / THREW
August 12, 1934
Major League Debut
September 27, 1942
FINAL GAME

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WHO IS George Selkirk?

Known as “Twinkletoes” for his gingerly footing in the outfield. Replaced Babe Ruth in right field for the Yankees.

60

HITTING

60

POWER

50

RUNNING

50

FIELDING

40

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
846
810
108
576
.290
2 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

VS. HALL OF FAMERS

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
22.7
58.5

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

VS. HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.883
.797
110.7

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

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.290
.400
.483

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

Contemporaries

Teammate Team

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:
COMING SOON

George Selkirk 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
Selkirk
504
146
91
24
7
20
104
88
58
9
243
238
.290
.400
.483
883
AVG RF
533
157
85
29
8
9
58
44
9
230
217
.294
.365
.432
.797

George Selkirk Rankings

AT Right Field BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
NR
96
86
94
NR
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Right Field BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
96
93
87
87
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

George Selkirk PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
23.3
22.1
17.9
13.6
4.46
73.7
43.4
30.3
21.5
5.03
BLUE = George Selkirk
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME RF

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
118.9
113.5
UNK
64.8
22.7
389.8
205.2
143.3
96.9
26.7
BLUE = George Selkirk
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME RF