Hughie Critz
NOT RANKED IN TOP 100
1924—1935
Second Base
BORN
September 17, 1900, in Starkville, MS
BATS / THROWS
Right / Right
HT / WT
5-8 / 147
MLB DEBUT
May 31, 1924
FINAL GAME
September 27, 1935
PRIMARY TEAM
Cincinnati Reds
.268
BATTING AVERAGE
1591
HITS
16.8
WAR
.303
ON-BASE PCT
38
HOME RUNS
17.9
WAR7
.352
SLUGGING
.656
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
1.8
WAR PER SEASON
Best defensive second baseman in baseball in the 1920s. “Such stars as Johnny Evers and Eddie Collins had set the fashion and brains and second base sort of went together. So I decided to appear smart, too. I shifted to the right for this batter, to the left for that one, guessed wrong half the time but got away with it,” Critz said.
1933
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION
Compared to Hall of Fame Second Basemen
| CAREER | LONG PEAK | PRIME | SHORT PEAK | JAWS | WAR PER | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Critz |
16.8 |
17.9 |
12.3 |
10.5 |
17.4 |
1.8 |
|
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER |
70.8 |
45.6 |
33.2 |
22.8 |
58.2 |
5.2 |
Where Does Hughie Critz Rank
Among Second Basemen?
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