Jack Fournier

First Base

1912—1927

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Player LeveL
Star
Top 100 Rank
NR
First Base RANK
#51

Player Detail

John Frank
GIVEN NAME
Fournier
SURNAME
September 28, 1889, in Au Sable, MI
BORN
September 5, 1973, in Tacoma, WA, USA
DIED
1912—1927
Playing Career
Played from 22-37
PLAYING AGE
Chicago White Sox
New York Yankees
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn Dodgers
Boston Braves
Teams Played For
First Base
PRIMARY POSITION
Brooklyn Robins
PRIMARY TEAM
NONE
World Series titles
Frenchie
NICKNAME
none
UNIFORM NUMBER
#4 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
6-0 / 195
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Left / Right
BATTED / THREW
April 13, 1912
Major League Debut
October 2, 1927
FINAL GAME

WHO IS Jack Fournier?

Home run champ and excellent hitter, but iron-handed first baseman of the deadball era.

60

HITTING

60

POWER

50

RUNNING

40

FIELDING

30

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE
In the eight seasons he was in the National League, only two batters had a higher slugging percentage than Jack’s mark of .507: Rogers Hornsby and Cy Williams.

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1530
1631
136
859
.313

Teammate Team

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

BEST SEASON

1924 Dodgers

31 Years Old

.334
AVG
27
HR
116
RBI
93
RUNS
.428
OBP
188
HITS
25
2B
4
3B
.536
SLG
83
BB
7
SB
6.4
WAR

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.313
.392
.483

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.875
.751
116.6

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
37.9
52.3

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

Jack Fournier 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
Fournier
518
162
82
25
11
14
85
58
41
14
250
229
.313
.392
.483
875
AVG 1B
535
155
69
24
9
6
43
39
13
216
203
.290
.348
.404
.751

Jack Fournier Rankings

AT First Base BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
51
43
39
43
54
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT First Base BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
44
34
46
40
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Jack Fournier PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
40.9
34.9
22.9
17.8
4.33
62.1
42.4
30.7
21.0
5.09
BLUE = Jack Fournier
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 1B

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
228.9
174.9
125.2
90.0
24.2
348.1
202.5
145.2
97.0
26.5
BLUE = Jack Fournier
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 1B

— 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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