Lou Brock

Hall of Fame

Left Field

1961—1979

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Player LeveL
Superstar
Top 100 Rank
NR
Left Field RANK
#27

Player Detail

Louis Clark
GIVEN NAME
Brock
SURNAME
June 18, 1939, in El Dorado, AR
BORN
September 6, 2020, in St. Louis, MO, USA
DIED
1961—1979
Playing Career
Played from 22-40
PLAYING AGE
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
Teams Played For
Left Field
PRIMARY POSITION
St. Louis Cardinals
PRIMARY TEAM
1964, 1967
World Series titles
The Franchise, The Rocket
NICKNAME
20
UNIFORM NUMBER
#1 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
5-11 / 170
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Left / Left
BATTED / THREW
September 10, 1961
Major League Debut
September 30, 1979
FINAL GAME

WHO IS Lou Brock?

Speedy outfielder for Cardinals, helped team to three pennants and two titles. Was an excellent World Series performer.

60

HITTING

50

POWER

80

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
Though he was known for his speed. Lou Brock was one of a handful of players to hit a ball into the center field upper deck at the Polo Grounds.

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
2616
3023
149
900
.293
6 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

Teammate Team

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

BEST SEASON

1964 Multiple Teams

25 Years Old

.316
AVG
14
HR
58
RBI
111
RUNS
.358
OBP
200
HITS
30
2B
11
3B
.464
SLG
40
BB
43
SB
5.9
WAR

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.293
.343
.410

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.753
.754
100.0

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
38.6
55.9

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

Lou Brock 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
Brock
552
161
86
26
8
8
48
41
92
50
226
205
.293
.343
.410
753
AVG LF
537
146
72
24
5
15
52
84
10
223
202
.272
.338
.416
.754

Lou Brock Rankings

AT Left Field BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
27
47
39
39
19
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
31
42
32
42
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Lou Brock PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
45.4
31.8
24.9
17.1
2.81
68.6
43.2
31.4
22.4
4.81
BLUE = Lou Brock
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
347.8
187.8
135.9
92.5
21.5
368.7
208.0
151.6
101.2
26.4
BLUE = Lou Brock
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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