Louis Santop

Hall of Fame

Catcher

1910—1926

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Player LeveL
Superstar
Top 100 Rank
NR
Catcher RANK
#38

Player Detail

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GIVEN NAME
Santop
SURNAME
January 17, 1890, in Tyler, TX
BORN
January 22, 1942, in Philadelphia, PA, USA
DIED
1910—1926
Playing Career
Played from 21-37
PLAYING AGE
Oklahoma Monarchs (1910)
Philadelphia Giants (1911)
New York Lincoln Giants (1911–1914)
New York Lincoln Stars (1916)
Brooklyn Royal Giants (1916–1919)
Hilldale Club (1918–1926)
Teams Played For
Catcher
PRIMARY POSITION
Hilldale Club
PRIMARY TEAM
NONE
World Series titles
Top
NICKNAME
NA
UNIFORM NUMBER
#4 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
6-4 / 240
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Left / Right
BATTED / THREW
1910
Major League Debut
1926
FINAL GAME

WHO IS Louis Santop?

According to famed Negro Leagues historian James Riley, Santop was one of the first home run hitters in black baseball. A solid catcher, Santop was brash, and more than once he reportedly predicted he would hit a home run, and did so.

60

HITTING

60

POWER

40

RUNNING

60

FIELDING

80

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE
In a game played in Philadelphia in 1912, Louis Santop reportedly hit a home run that traveled more than 500 feet.

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
UNK
UNK
UNK
UNK
.328

Teammate Team

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

BEST SEASON

1914 New York Lincoln Giants

24 Years Old

.455
AVG
19
HR
RBI
42
RUNS
OBP
73
HITS
18
2B
6
3B
SLG
BB
SB
WAR

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.328
.391
.464

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.855
NA
UNK

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
NR
43.9

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

One Degree Of Separation

Teammates on the Lincoln Giants for several years. That pitching staff also included Dick “Cannonball” Redding, one of the hardest throwers in professional baseball.

Contemporaries

Louis Santop 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
Santop
UNK
UNK
UNK
UNK
UNK
UNK
UNK
UNK
UNK
UNK
.328
.391
.464
855
AVG C

Louis Santop Rankings

AT Catcher BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
38
NR
NR
NR
NR
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Catcher BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
NR
NR
NR
NR
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Louis Santop PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
53.0
34.7
25.3
17.3
4.40
BLUE = Louis Santop
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME C

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
UNK
UNK
UNK
UNK
UNK
307.6
181.0
130.7
87.6
24.8
BLUE = Louis Santop
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME C

— 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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