Todd Zeile

Third Base
1989—2004
BORN
September 9, 1965, in Van Nuys, CA
BATS / THROWS
Right / Right
HT / WT
6-1 / 190
MLB DEBUT
August 18, 1989
FINAL GAME
October 3, 2004
PRIMARY TEAM
St. Louis Cardinals
.265
BATTING AVERAGE
2004
HITS
19.4
WAR
.346
ON-BASE PCT
253
14.4
WAR7
.423
SLUGGING
.769
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
1.5
WAR PER SEASON
Todd Zeile
 
His 2,158 games are the most ever by a player in the All-Star Game era who never made an All-Star roster. What does that mean? Well, Zeile was just sort of “there” for 16 seasons, bouncing around baseball, witness to lots of history, teammates to plenty of superstars, but not a star himself. He never hit .300, never scored 100 runs, and only once drove in 100. He did hit the last home run against the Montreal Expos, so he’s got that going for him. He played for 11 teams, and was never once the best player on his team.

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Compared to Hall of Fame Third Basemen

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Zeile
19.4
14.4
9.6
6.6
16.9
1.5
AVG HOFer
71.4
44.8
32.0
22.2
58.1
5.1

CAREER = WAR

LONG PEAK = WAR7

PRIME = WAR in 5 best consecutive seasons

SHORT PEAK = WAR3

JAWS = AVG of WAR & WAR7

WAR PER = WAR per 162 G

Where Does Todd Zeile Rank?

Ranking Among Third Basemen by Wins Above Replacement

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Ranking only appears if the player rates in the top 100 Third Basemen