Rogers Hornsby
#2 RANKED AT POSITION
1915—1937
Second Base
BORN
April 27, 1896, in Winters, TX
BATS / THROWS
Right / Right
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
5-11 / 175
PRIMARY TEAM
St. Louis Cardinals
.358
BATTING AVERAGE
2259
GAMES
127.1
WAR
.434
ON-BASE PCT
1579
RUNS
73.9
WAR7
.577
SLUGGING
2930
HITS
33.5
WAR3
1.010
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
301
HOME RUNS
9.1
WAR PER SEASON
He won a lot of batting titles and was named greatest second baseman ever on baseball’s 100th anniversary.
Compared to Hall of Fame Second Basemen
| CAREER | LONG PEAK | PRIME | SHORT PEAK | JAWS | WAR PER | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Hornsby |
127.1 |
73.9 |
49.9 |
33.5 |
100.5 |
9.1 |
|
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER |
70.8 |
45.6 |
33.2 |
22.8 |
58.2 |
5.2 |
Where Does Rogers Hornsby Rank
Among Second Basemen?
| RANKING | CAREER | LONG PEAK | PRIME | SHORT PEAK | JAWS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
EGG RANKING |
WAR |
WAR7 |
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE |
WAR3 |
JAWS |