Jimmy Dykes

Jimmy Dykes

#99 RANKED AT POSITION
1918—1939
Third Base
BORN
November 10, 1896, in Philadelphia, PA
BATS / THROWS
Right / Right
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
5-9 / 185
PRIMARY TEAM
Philadelphia A's
.280
BATTING AVERAGE
2282
GAMES
34.8
WAR
.365
ON-BASE PCT
1108
RUNS
21.6
WAR7
.399
SLUGGING
2256
HITS
10.7
WAR3
.764
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
108
HOME RUNS
2.5
WAR PER SEASON
Sort of a Forrest Gump of baseball: he played during the Babe Ruth era and witnessed many of the greatest players of all time; he starred for the A’s when they captured three straight flags under Connie Mack; he played in Chicago and was in uniform for baseball’s first annual All-Star Game; his managerial career spanned four decades, and he remains the winningest skipper in White Sox history; he was the first manager to win 1,000 games and not win a pennant. He succeeded Mack as manager of the A’s, ending an era, and Dykes was the first man to manage the Baltimore Orioles in the American League. He was a teammate of Ty Cobb, played against Ted Williams, and managed against Mickey Mantle.
2 -TIME
ALL-STAR

Compared to Hall of Fame Third Basemen

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Dykes
34.8
21.6
14.1
10.7
28.2
2.5
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
71.4
44.8
32.0
22.2
58.1
5.1

Where Does Jimmy Dykes Rank Among Third Basemen?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
99
56
95
NR
NR
70
EGG RANKING
WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3
JAWS

Hall of Fame Third Basemen Wins Above Replacement Comparison