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
27.1
25.6
20.4
15.1
26.4
2.8
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 Hank Bauer Rank

Among Right Fielders?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
81
86
79
64
77
82
EGG RANKING
WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3
JAWS