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Hank Bauer

Right Field
1948—1961
BORN
July 31, 1922, in East St. Louis, IL
BATS / THROWS
Right / Right
HT / WT
6-0 / 192
MLB DEBUT
September 6, 1948
FINAL GAME
July 21, 1961
PRIMARY TEAM
New York Yankees
.277
BATTING AVERAGE
1424
HITS
27.3
WAR
.346
ON-BASE PCT
164
HOME RUNS
24.9
WAR7
.439
SLUGGING
.785
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
2.8
WAR PER SEASON
Hank Bauer
 
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.
— 1949-53, 1956, 1958 CHAMP —

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Compared to Hall of Fame Right Fielders

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Bauer
27.3
24.9
20.4
14.3
26.1
2.8
AVG HOFer
75.3
44.4
31.0
22.1
59.9
5.2

CAREER = WAR

LONG PEAK = WAR7

PRIME = WAR in 5 best consecutive seasons

SHORT PEAK = WAR3

JAWS = AVG of WAR & WAR7

WAR PER = WAR per 162 G

Where Does Hank Bauer Rank?

No. 81 Ranked

at Right Field

Ranking Among Right Fielders by Wins Above Replacement ↓

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

Ranking only appears if the player rates in the top 100 Right Fielders