Heinie Groh

Third Base

1912—1927

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Player LeveL
Star
Top 100 Rank
NR
Third Base RANK
#39

Player Detail

Henry Knight
GIVEN NAME
Groh
SURNAME
September 18, 1889, in Rochester, NY
BORN
August 22, 1968, in Cincinnati, OH, USA
DIED
1912—1927
Playing Career
Played from 22-37
PLAYING AGE
New York Giants
Cincinnati Reds
Pittsburgh Pirates
Teams Played For
Third Base
PRIMARY POSITION
New York Giants
PRIMARY TEAM
1919, 1922
World Series titles
NONE
NICKNAME
none
UNIFORM NUMBER
#1 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
5-8 / 158
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Right / Right
BATTED / THREW
April 12, 1912
Major League Debut
October 2, 1927
FINAL GAME

WHO IS Heinie Groh?

Used a massive “bottle bat” which had an odd shaped barrel.

60

HITTING

50

POWER

50

RUNNING

60

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
For much of his career, Heinie Groh used a heavy 50-ounce bat with a strange “bottle” barrel that helped him be one of the better leadoff men and contact hitters.

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1676
1774
26
566
.292

Teammate Team

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

BEST SEASON

1917 Reds

27 Years Old

.304
AVG
1
HR
53
RBI
91
RUNS
.385
OBP
182
HITS
39
2B
11
3B
.411
SLG
71
BB
15
SB
7.0
WAR

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.292
.373
.384

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.757
.693
109.2

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
41.9
57.0

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

Heinie Groh 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
Groh
518
151
78
26
7
2
48
59
29
15
199
218
.292
.373
.384
757
AVG 3B
536
146
69
22
8
4
43
41
15
194
192
.273
.331
.363
.693

Heinie Groh Rankings

AT Third Base BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
39
24
29
27
16
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Third Base BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
29
27
22
40
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Heinie Groh PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
48.1
35.7
28.1
18.0
4.64
70.0
44.1
31.5
21.6
5.03
BLUE = Heinie Groh
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 3B

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
270.0
187.6
144.0
93.9
26.0
347.8
200.2
143.2
95.5
25.6
BLUE = Heinie Groh
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 3B

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

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:

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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