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Luke Appling

#13 RANKED AT POSITION
1930—1950
Shortstop
BORN
April 2, 1907, in High Point, NC
BATS / THROWS
Right / Right
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
5-10 / 183
PRIMARY TEAM
Chicago White Sox
.310
BATTING AVERAGE
2422
GAMES
77.4
WAR
.399
ON-BASE PCT
1319
RUNS
44.8
WAR7
.398
SLUGGING
2749
HITS
21.6
WAR3
.798
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
45
HOME RUNS
5.2
WAR PER SEASON
Great shortstop who played for mediocre teams in the Great Depression and WWII years.
Hall of Fame
7-TIME
ALL-STAR
White Sox
ALL-TIME TEAM

Compared to Hall of Fame Shortstops

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Appling
CAREER
77.4
LONG PEAK
44.8
PRIME
27.5
SHORT PEAK
21.6
JAWS
61.1
WAR PER
5.2
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
CAREER
67.7
LONG PEAK
43.1
PRIME
30.3
SHORT PEAK
21.6
JAWS
55.4
WAR PER
4.9

Where Does Luke Appling Rank Among Shortstops?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
13
CAREER
8
LONG PEAK
11
PRIME
24
SHORT PEAK
16
JAWS
8
RANKING
EGG RANKING
CAREER
WAR
LONG PEAK
WAR7
PRIME
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
SHORT PEAK
WAR3
JAWS
JAWS

Hall of Fame Shortstops Wins Above Replacement Comparison

Appling
Average HOF Shortstop
80.080.060.060.040.040.020.020.00.00.077.444.827.521.661.15.267.743.130.321.655.44.9Career WARCareer WARWAR7WAR7WAR5CWAR5CWAR3WAR3JAWSJAWSWAR PER SNWAR PER SN
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