Jimmy Sheckard

Left Field

1897—1913

jimmy-sheckard
Player LeveL
Star
Top 100 Rank
NR
Left Field RANK
#51

Player Detail

Samuel James Tilden
GIVEN NAME
Sheckard
SURNAME
November 23, 1878, in Upper Chanceford, PA
BORN
January 15, 1947, in Lancaster, PA, USA
DIED
1897—1913
Playing Career
Played from 22-34
PLAYING AGE
Brooklyn Dodgers
BLN
BLA
Chicago Cubs
Teams Played For
Left Field
PRIMARY POSITION
Chicago Cubs
PRIMARY TEAM
1907-08
World Series titles
NONE
NICKNAME
none
UNIFORM NUMBER
#2 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
5-9 / 175
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Left / Right
BATTED / THREW
September 14, 1897
Major League Debut
September 28, 1913
FINAL GAME

WHO IS Jimmy Sheckard?

Excellent left fielder for the Cubs when they won pennants in 1906, 1907, 1908, and 1910. Great Hall of Fame candidate.

60

HITTING

60

POWER

50

RUNNING

70

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
In 1908, Sheckard nearly lost the use of his left eye as a result of a fistfight with teammate Heinie Zimmerman, who tossed a bottle of ammonia at Jimmy during the disagreement.

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
2122
1717
45
618
.271

Teammate Team

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

BEST SEASON

1903 Superbas

24 Years Old

.332
AVG
9
HR
75
RBI
99
RUNS
.423
OBP
171
HITS
29
2B
9
3B
.476
SLG
75
BB
67
SB
7.0
WAR

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.271
.374
.372

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.746
.728
103.5

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
42.0
55.9

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

Jimmy Sheckard 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
Sheckard
500
137
85
23
9
4
53
75
56
31
189
218
.271
.374
.372
746
AVG LF
530
150
81
21
9
4
50
47
27
200
205
.282
.350
.378
.728

Jimmy Sheckard Rankings

AT Left Field BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
51
33
40
28
20
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Left Field BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
24
32
53
23
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Jimmy Sheckard PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
49.7
34.3
19.8
19.7
3.79
68.6
43.2
31.4
22.4
4.81
BLUE = Jimmy Sheckard
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME LF

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
340.3
191.7
124.3
96.8
25.9
368.7
208.0
151.6
101.2
26.4
BLUE = Jimmy Sheckard
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME LF

— 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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