Mule Suttles

Hall of Fame

First Base

1923—1944

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Player LeveL
Legend
Top 100 Rank
NR
First Base RANK
#43

Player Detail

George
GIVEN NAME
Suttles
SURNAME
March 31, 1901, in Edgewater, AL
BORN
July 9, 1966, in Newark, NJ, USA
DIED
1923—1944
Playing Career
Played from 22-43
PLAYING AGE
Atlantic City Bacharach Giants
Birmingham Black Barons
St. Louis Stars
Chicago American Giants
Baltimore Black Sox
Detroit Wolves
Washington Pilots
Newark Eagles
New York Black Yankees
Teams Played For
First Base
PRIMARY POSITION
Newark Eagles
PRIMARY TEAM
NONE
World Series titles
Pop
NICKNAME
NA
UNIFORM NUMBER
#4 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
6-3 / 215
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Right / Right
BATTED / THREW
1924
Major League Debut
1943
FINAL GAME
— MEMBER OF THE Hall of Fame —
— Top 50 First Baseman —

WHO IS Mule Suttles?

George Suttles was a large man, built a lot like Andrés Galarraga, and he used one of the heaviest bats in history, a 50-ounce behemoth that he swung fast enough to launch a lot of home runs in the negro leagues. In his best years, with the St. Louis Stars, Suttles was a big swinger, ala Cecil Fielder: missing a lot, but when he connected, he sent the baseball long distances. Ray Dandridge insisted that Suttles hit a ball over the wall at Parkway Field in Louisville that traveled more than 500 feet.
  • Mule Suttles Scouting Report

65

HITTING

65

POWER

40

RUNNING

50

FIELDING

60

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE
When a tense part of the game would arise, Mule Suttles’ teammates would often yell “Kick Mule!” when he came to the plate. His high, deep home runs at Stars Park in St. Louis were talked about for years by fans who attended games to see Mule swing his heavy stick.

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
906
1089
179
877
.340
5 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

Teammate Team

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

BEST SEASON

1926 St. Louis Stars

25 Years Old

.425
AVG
32
HR
130
RBI
90
RUNS
.472
OBP
152
HITS
28
2B
19
3B
.877
SLG
31
BB
15
SB
6.4
WAR

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.340
.410
.619

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.1029
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
52.3

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

One Degree Of Separation

COMING SOON

Contemporaries

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Mule Suttles 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
Suttles
UNK
UNK
UNK
UNK
UNK
UNK
UNK
UNK
UNK
UNK
.340
.410
.619
1029
AVG 1B

Mule Suttles Rankings

AT First Base BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
43
NR
NR
NR
NR
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT First Base BY VALUE

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

Mule Suttles PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
62.1
42.4
30.7
21.0
5.09
BLUE = Mule Suttles
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 1B

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
348.1
202.5
145.2
97.0
26.5
BLUE = Mule Suttles
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 1B

— 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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