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Lou Gehrig

First Base
1923—1939
BORN
June 19, 1903, in New York, NY
BATS / THROWS
Left / Left
HT / WT
6-0 / 200
MLB DEBUT
June 15, 1923
FINAL GAME
April 30, 1939
PRIMARY TEAM
New York Yankees
.340
BATTING AVERAGE
2721
HITS
114.1
WAR
.447
ON-BASE PCT
493
HOME RUNS
67.8
WAR7
.632
SLUGGING
1.080
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
8.5
WAR PER SEASON
Lou Gehrig
 
Played all those games in a row, tragically succumbed to rare disease.

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Compared to Hall of Fame First Basemen

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Gehrig
114.1
67.8
47.2
31.8
91.0
8.5
AVG HOFer
61.0
42.1
30.8
21.0
51.6
4.7

CAREER = WAR

LONG PEAK = WAR7

PRIME = WAR in 5 best consecutive seasons

SHORT PEAK = WAR3

JAWS = AVG of WAR & WAR7

WAR PER = WAR per 162 G

Where Does Lou Gehrig Rank?

No. 2 Ranked

at First Base

Ranking Among First Basemen by Wins Above Replacement ↓

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
1
1
1
1
1
WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3
JAWS

Ranking only appears if the player rates in the top 100 First Basemen