Tony Lazzeri

Hall of Fame

Second Base

1926—1939

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Player LeveL
Star
Top 100 Rank
NR
Second Base RANK
#33

Player Detail

Anthony Michael
GIVEN NAME
Lazzeri
SURNAME
December 6, 1903, in San Francisco, CA
BORN
August 6, 1946, in San Francisco, CA, USA
DIED
1926—1939
Playing Career
Played from 22-35
PLAYING AGE
New York Yankees
Chicago Cubs
Teams Played For
Second Base
PRIMARY POSITION
New York Yankees
PRIMARY TEAM
1927-28, 1932, 1936-37
World Series titles
Poosh 'Em Up Tony
NICKNAME
6
UNIFORM NUMBER
#6 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
5-11 / 170
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Right / Right
BATTED / THREW
April 13, 1926
Major League Debut
June 7, 1939
FINAL GAME

WHO IS Tony Lazzeri?

Hall of Famer batted sixth in the famed Murderers’ Row lineup for Yankees in 1920s and early 1930s.

60

HITTING

60

POWER

50

RUNNING

50

FIELDING

60

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE
On May 24, 1936, Tony became the first major league player to hit two grand slams in one game.

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1740
1840
178
1194
.292
1 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

Teammate Team

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:

BEST SEASON

1929 Yankees

25 Years Old

.354
AVG
18
HR
106
RBI
101
RUNS
.430
OBP
193
HITS
37
2B
11
3B
.562
SLG
68
BB
9
SB
7.8
WAR

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.292
.380
.467

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.846
.731
115.8

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

Hall of Fame Worthy?

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
41.2
58.2

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

Tony Lazzeri Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TB TRB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Lazzeri
517
151
81
27
9
15
98
71
71
12
241
224
.292
.380
.467
846
AVG 2B
531
147
77
27
7
6
54
44
8
204
204
.277
.347
.385
.731

Tony Lazzeri Rankings

AT Second Base BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
33
33
28
27
27
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Second Base BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
28
28
30
29
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Tony Lazzeri PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
47.3
35.2
25.1
18.6
4.40
70.8
45.6
33.2
22.8
5.19
BLUE = Tony Lazzeri
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 2B

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
254.7
165.6
114.8
81.6
23.7
352.5
203.1
147.5
97.5
26.2
BLUE = Tony Lazzeri
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 2B

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

Wins Above Replacement is a non-standardized sabermetric statistic developed to sum up a player’s total contributions to his team. A player’s WAR value is claimed to be the number of additional wins his team has achieved above the number of expected team wins if that player were substituted with a replacement-level player:

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called PLAYER PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Wins Above Replacement (WAR) per season (calculated for 162 games).

Advanced statistical method devised by Bill James. A Win Share represents one-third of a team win, by definition, and takes into account defense, offense, baserunning, park effects, and level of competition, era, and many other factors.

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Win Shares per season (calculated for 162 games).

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