Larry Gardner

Third Base

1908—1924

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Player LeveL
Star
Top 100 Rank
NR
Third Base RANK
#57

Player Detail

William Lawrence
GIVEN NAME
Gardner
SURNAME
May 13, 1886, in Enosburg Falls, VT
BORN
March 11, 1976, in St. George, VT, USA
DIED
1908—1924
Playing Career
Played from 22-38
PLAYING AGE
Boston Red Sox
Philadelphia A's
Cleveland Indians
Teams Played For
Third Base
PRIMARY POSITION
Boston Red Sox
PRIMARY TEAM
1912, 1915-16, 1920
World Series titles
NONE
NICKNAME
none
UNIFORM NUMBER
#5 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
5-8 / 165
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Left / Right
BATTED / THREW
June 25, 1908
Major League Debut
September 6, 1924
FINAL GAME

WHO IS Larry Gardner?

Third baseman when the Red Sox won titles in the early 19th century.

60

HITTING

50

POWER

50

RUNNING

60

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 more than 1,900 regular season games, Gardner hit only 27 home runs, but in the World Series he hit three in 25 games. He won four World Championships in a nine-year stretch.

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1923
1931
27
934
.289

Teammate Team

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

BEST SEASON

1912 Red Sox

26 Years Old

.315
AVG
3
HR
86
RBI
88
RUNS
.383
OBP
163
HITS
24
2B
18
3B
.449
SLG
56
BB
25
SB
5.8
WAR

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.289
.355
.384

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.739
.662
111.7

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
39.8
57.0

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

Larry Gardner 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
Gardner
522
151
68
24
10
2
73
51
27
13
201
204
.289
.355
.384
739
AVG 3B
528
138
66
20
7
2
45
39
18
178
187
.261
.324
.338
.662

Larry Gardner Rankings

AT Third Base BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
57
31
49
29
23
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Third Base BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
28
41
67
66
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Larry Gardner PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
48.2
31.4
20.1
15.0
4.06
70.0
44.1
31.5
21.6
5.03
BLUE = Larry Gardner
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 3B

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
260.1
159.9
106.2
77.8
21.9
347.8
200.2
143.2
95.5
25.6
BLUE = Larry Gardner
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 3B

— 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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