Mike Jorgensen

NOT RANKED IN TOP 100

1968—1985

First Base

BORN

August 16, 1948, in Passaic, NJ

BATS / THROWS

Left / Left

HEIGHT / WEIGHT

6-0 / 195

PRIMARY TEAM

Montreal Expos

.243

BATTING AVERAGE

1633

GAMES

8.7 WAR

.347

ON-BASE PCT

429 RUNS

10.2 WAR7

.373

SLUGGING

833 HITS

8.3 WAR3

.720

ON-BASE + SLUGGING

95 HOME RUNS

0.9 WAR PER SEASON

Raised in Queens, drafted by the Mets, missed the magical 1969 season when he spent the year in the minors. Jorgensen won a Gold Glove for the Expos, survived a scary beaning, and was a good enough ballplayer that he spent 17 years in the majors, many of them as a specialist or platoon player.

Compared to Hall of Fame First Basemen

	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS	WAR PER
Jorgensen	CAREER 8.7	LONG PEAK 10.2	PRIME 9.3	SHORT PEAK 8.3	JAWS 9.5	WAR PER 0.9
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS	WAR PER

Where Does Mike Jorgensen Rank Among First Basemen?

RANKING	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS
RANKING NR	CAREER NR	LONG PEAK NR	PRIME NR	SHORT PEAK NR	JAWS NR
RANKING EGG RANKING	CAREER WAR	LONG PEAK WAR7	PRIME WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE	SHORT PEAK WAR3	JAWS JAWS

Hall of Fame First Basemen Wins Above Replacement Comparison