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Hank Bauer

Hank Bauer

#81 RANKED AT POSITION
1948—1961
Right Field
BORN
July 31, 1922, in East St. Louis, IL
BATS / THROWS
Right / Right
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
6-0 / 192
PRIMARY TEAM
New York Yankees
.277
BATTING AVERAGE
1544
GAMES
27.1
WAR
.346
ON-BASE PCT
833
RUNS
25.6
WAR7
.439
SLUGGING
1424
HITS
15.1
WAR3
.785
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
164
HOME RUNS
2.8
WAR PER SEASON
Someone once said his face looked “like a clenched fist.” Bauer was a hero in World War II, and leader of Yankees who won record five straight World Series.
3-TIME
ALL-STAR
1949-53, 1956, 1958
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Compared to Hall of Fame Right Fielders

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Bauer
CAREER
27.1
LONG PEAK
25.6
PRIME
20.4
SHORT PEAK
15.1
JAWS
26.4
WAR PER
2.8
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 Hank Bauer Rank Among Right Fielders?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
81
CAREER
86
LONG PEAK
79
PRIME
64
SHORT PEAK
77
JAWS
82
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

Bauer
Average HOF Right Field
80.080.060.060.040.040.020.020.00.00.027.125.620.415.126.32.875.344.43122.159.95.2Career WARCareer WARWAR7WAR7WAR5CWAR5CWAR3WAR3JAWSJAWSWAR PER SNWAR PER SN
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