Mule suttles

Mule Suttles

#43 RANKED AT POSITION
1923—1944
First Base
BORN
March 31, 1901, in Edgewater, AL
BATS / THROWS
Right / Right
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
6-3 / 215
PRIMARY TEAM
Newark Eagles
.339
BATTING AVERAGE
909
GAMES
46.9
WAR
.410
ON-BASE PCT
720
RUNS
38.5
WAR7
.620
SLUGGING
1093
HITS
21.5
WAR3
1.030
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
180
HOME RUNS
WAR PER SEASON
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.
5-TIME
ALL-STAR

Compared to Hall of Fame First Basemen

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Suttles
CAREER
46.9
LONG PEAK
38.5
PRIME
22.8
SHORT PEAK
21.5
JAWS
42.7
WAR PER
NR
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
CAREER
61.0
LONG PEAK
42.1
PRIME
30.8
SHORT PEAK
21.0
JAWS
51.6
WAR PER
4.7

Where Does Mule Suttles Rank Among First Basemen?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
43
CAREER
31
LONG PEAK
25
PRIME
47
SHORT PEAK
15
JAWS
30
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

Suttles
Average HOF First Base
554433221100NaNNaNCareer WARCareer WARWAR7WAR7WAR5CWAR5CWAR3WAR3JAWSJAWSWAR PER SNWAR PER SN
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