Joe Medwick

Hall of Fame

Left Field

1932—1948

joe-medwick
Player LeveL
Superstar
Top 100 Rank
NR
Left Field RANK
#21

Player Detail

Joseph Michael
GIVEN NAME
Medwick
SURNAME
November 24, 1911, in Carteret, NJ
BORN
March 21, 1975, in St. Petersburg, FL, USA
DIED
1932—1948
Playing Career
Played from 20-36
PLAYING AGE
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Giants
Teams Played For
Left Field
PRIMARY POSITION
Gashouse Gang
PRIMARY TEAM
1934
World Series titles
Ducky,Muscles
NICKNAME
7
UNIFORM NUMBER
#4 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
5-10 / 187
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Right / Right
BATTED / THREW
September 2, 1932
Major League Debut
July 25, 1948
FINAL GAME

WHO IS Joe Medwick?

Batted third for the famed Gashouse Gang, who won pennants in 1930, 1931, and 1934. removed from World Series game when Detroit fans pelted him with fruit.

70

HITTING

70

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
Joe Medwick is the only player removed from a World Series Game for his own safety. In Game 7 of the 1934 Series, the commissioner pulled him after fans in Detroit pelted the St. Louis outfielder with trash.

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1984
2471
205
1383
.324
10 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS
1937 NL MVP

Teammate Team

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

BEST SEASON

1937 Cardinals

25 Years Old

.374
AVG
31
HR
154
RBI
111
RUNS
.414
OBP
237
HITS
56
2B
10
3B
.641
SLG
41
BB
4
SB
8.5
WAR
Won triple crown, led league in 12 offensive categories.

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.324
.362
.505

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.867
.760
114.1

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
47.1
55.9

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

Joe Medwick 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
Medwick
563
182
88
40
8
15
102
32
41
3
284
216
.324
.362
.505
867
AVG LF
540
154
75
27
6
10
51
46
6
222
207
.284
.349
.412
.760

Joe Medwick Rankings

AT Left Field BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
21
21
16
19
22
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
19
15
13
8
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Joe Medwick PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
54.3
40.0
31.1
23.0
4.43
68.6
43.2
31.4
22.4
4.81
BLUE = Joe Medwick
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
308.7
198.9
152.0
104.6
25.2
368.7
208.0
151.6
101.2
26.4
BLUE = Joe Medwick
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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