Gil McDougald

Second Base

1951—1960

Player LeveL

Star

Top 100 Rank

Second Base RANK

Player Detail

Gilbert James

GIVEN NAME

McDougald

SURNAME

May 19, 1928, in San Francisco, CA

BORN

November 28, 2010, in Monmouth County, NJ, USA

DIED

1951—1960

Playing Career

Played from 23-32

PLAYING AGE

New York Yankees

Teams Played For

Second Base

PRIMARY POSITION

New York Yankees

PRIMARY TEAM

1951-53, 1956, 1958

World Series titles

NONE

NICKNAME

12 UNIFORM NUMBER

#7 IN LINEUP

BATTING ORDER

6-0 / 175

HEIGHT / WEIGHT

Right / Right

BATTED / THREW

April 20, 1951

Major League Debut

October 2, 1960

FINAL GAME

WHO IS Gil McDougald?

Versatile utility infielder who played every day somehow, and sparked Yankees to several pennants in 1950s and early 1960s.

50

HITTING

40

POWER

40

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

In a 1957 game, Gil hit a line drive that severely injured Cleveland pitcher Herb Score’s right eye and altered the course of the All-Star pitcher’s promising career.

Career Stats

GAMES	HITS	HR	RBI	AVG
1336	1291	112	576	.276

6 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

Teammate Team

CATCHER:

First Base:

Second Base:

Shortstop:

Third Base:

Left Field:

Center Field:

Right Field:

Pitcher:

pitcher:

manager:

Whitey Ford

Vic Raschi

Casey Stengel

BEST SEASON

1957 Yankees

29 Years Old

.289

AVG

HR

RBI

RUNS

.362

OBP

156

HITS

2B

3B

.442

SLG

BB

SB

5.8

WAR

SLASH LINE

AVG	OBP	SLG
.276	.356	.410

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS	LG OPS	COMP
.766	.693	110.8

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

Hall of Fame Worthy?

JAWS	JAWS BY HOFER
36.4	58.2

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

One Degree Of Separation

Contemporaries

Gil McDougald 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
McDougald	520	144	78	21	6	12	64	62	69	5	213	210	.276	.356	.410	766
AVG 2B	534	141	69	21	5	7		52	52	5	192	196	.264	.332	.361	.693

Gil McDougald Rankings

AT Second Base BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG	HALL OF STATS	BASEBALL SCHOLAR	JAWS	BILL JAMES
35	35	30	38	48

Updated THRU 2021

UPDATED THRU 2021

Updated THRU 2021

UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Second Base BY VALUE

CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK
40	32	32	39

CAREER WAR

WAR7

WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE

WAR3

Gil McDougald PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER	WAR7	WAR5C	WAR3	WAR PER SN
40.8	32.1	23.7	16.1	4.94
70.8	45.6	33.2	22.8	5.19

BLUE = Gil McDougald

GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 2B

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER	WIN SHARES 7	WIN SHARES 5C	WIN SHARES 3	WS PER SN
195.0	157.1	116.2	75.1	23.6
352.5	203.1	147.5	97.5	26.2

BLUE = Gil McDougald

GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 2B

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

WINS ABOVE REPLACEMANT

Wins Above Replacement is a non-standardized sabermetric statistic developed to sum up a player’s total contributions to his team. A player’s WAR value is claimed to be the number of additional wins his team has achieved above the number of expected team wins if that player were substituted with a replacement-level player:

WAR7

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called LONG PEAK.

WAR5C

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called PLAYER PRIME.

WAR3

A player’s best three seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called SHORT PEAK.

WAR PER SN

A player’s Wins Above Replacement (WAR) per season (calculated for 162 games).

WIN SHARES

Advanced statistical method devised by Bill James. A Win Share represents one-third of a team win, by definition, and takes into account defense, offense, baserunning, park effects, and level of competition, era, and many other factors.

WS7

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of LONG PEAK.

WS5C

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s PRIME.

WS3

A player’s best three seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s SHORT PEAK.

WS PER SN

A player’s Win Shares per season (calculated for 162 games).