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Hughie Critz

NOT RANKED IN TOP 100
1924—1935
Second Base
BORN
September 17, 1900, in Starkville, MS
BATS / THROWS
Right / Right
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
5-8 / 147
PRIMARY TEAM
Cincinnati Reds
.268
BATTING AVERAGE
1478
GAMES
16.8
WAR
.303
ON-BASE PCT
832
RUNS
17.9
WAR7
.352
SLUGGING
1591
HITS
10.5
WAR3
.656
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
38
HOME RUNS
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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Hall of Fame Second Basemen Wins Above Replacement Comparison