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Phil cavarretta

Phil Cavarretta

#74 RANKED AT POSITION
1934—1955
First Base
BORN
July 19, 1916, in Chicago, IL
BATS / THROWS
Left / Left
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
5-11 / 175
PRIMARY TEAM
Chicago Cubs
.293
BATTING AVERAGE
2030
GAMES
36.6
WAR
.372
ON-BASE PCT
990
RUNS
26.2
WAR7
.416
SLUGGING
1977
HITS
14.8
WAR3
.788
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
95
HOME RUNS
2.9
WAR PER SEASON
From 1925 to 1950, the Cubs had two starting first basemen: first came Charlie Grimm, then came Phil Cavarretta, who won a batting title and the MVP award in 1945.
4-TIME
ALL-STAR

Compared to Hall of Fame First Basemen

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Cavarretta
CAREER
36.6
LONG PEAK
26.2
PRIME
20.3
SHORT PEAK
14.8
JAWS
31.4
WAR PER
2.9
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 Phil Cavarretta Rank Among First Basemen?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
74
CAREER
61
LONG PEAK
73
PRIME
56
SHORT PEAK
68
JAWS
67
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

Cavarretta
Average HOF First Base
80.080.060.060.040.040.020.020.00.00.036.626.220.314.831.42.96142.130.82151.64.7Career WARCareer WARWAR7WAR7WAR5CWAR5CWAR3WAR3JAWSJAWSWAR PER SNWAR PER SN
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