Joe Tinker

#53 RANKED AT POSITION
1902—1916
Shortstop
BORN
July 27, 1880, in Muscotah, KS
BATS / THROWS
Right / Right
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
5-9 / 175
PRIMARY TEAM
Chicago Cubs
.262
BATTING AVERAGE
1806
GAMES
53.3
WAR
.308
ON-BASE PCT
774
RUNS
33.0
WAR7
.353
SLUGGING
1690
HITS
17.0
WAR3
.661
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
31
HOME RUNS
4.8
WAR PER SEASON
Shortstop in famed Cubs double play trio immortalized in “Tinker to Evers to Chance” poem.
1908-09
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Compared to Hall of Fame Shortstops

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Tinker
53.3
33.0
24.2
17.0
43.2
4.8
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
67.7
43.1
30.3
21.6
55.4
4.9

Hall of Fame Shortstops Chart Comparison

Where Does Joe Tinker Rank

Among Shortstops?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
53
21
39
40
47
26
EGG RANKING
WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3
JAWS