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Rudy York

Rudy York

#69 RANKED AT POSITION
1934—1948
First Base
BORN
August 17, 1913, in Ragland, AL
BATS / THROWS
Right / Right
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
6-1 / 209
PRIMARY TEAM
Detroit Tigers
.275
BATTING AVERAGE
1603
GAMES
31.6
WAR
.362
ON-BASE PCT
876
RUNS
27.2
WAR7
.483
SLUGGING
1621
HITS
15.4
WAR3
.845
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
277
HOME RUNS
3.2
WAR PER SEASON
Hit 18 homers in one month. This was before PEDs and launch angle, y’all.
7-TIME
ALL-STAR
1945
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Compared to Hall of Fame First Basemen

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
York
CAREER
31.6
LONG PEAK
27.2
PRIME
19.4
SHORT PEAK
15.4
JAWS
29.4
WAR PER
3.2
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 Rudy York Rank Among First Basemen?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
69
CAREER
60
LONG PEAK
56
PRIME
64
SHORT PEAK
52
JAWS
60
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

York
Average HOF First Base
80.080.060.060.040.040.020.020.00.00.031.627.219.415.429.43.26142.130.82151.64.7Career WARCareer WARWAR7WAR7WAR5CWAR5CWAR3WAR3JAWSJAWSWAR PER SNWAR PER SN
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