Travis Jackson

Hall of Fame

Shortstop

1922—1936

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Player LeveL
Star
Top 100 Rank
NR
Shortstop RANK
#51

Player Detail

Travis Calvin
GIVEN NAME
Jackson
SURNAME
November 2, 1903, in Waldo, AR
BORN
July 27, 1987, in Waldo, AR, USA
DIED
1922—1936
Playing Career
Played from 18-32
PLAYING AGE
New York Giants
Teams Played For
Shortstop
PRIMARY POSITION
New York Giants
PRIMARY TEAM
NONE
World Series titles
Stonewall
NICKNAME
5
UNIFORM NUMBER
#6 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
5-10 / 160
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Right / Right
BATTED / THREW
September 27, 1922
Major League Debut
September 24, 1936
FINAL GAME

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WHO IS Travis Jackson?

Nicknamed “Shotgun” and “Stonewall” for his defense at short or third base.
Travis Jackson was scouted and signed by former infielder Kid Elberfeld for the New York Giants.

50

HITTING

40

POWER

50

RUNNING

60

FIELDING

80

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1656
1768
135
929
.291
1 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

VS. HALL OF FAMERS

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
39.4
55.4

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

VS. HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.770
.700
109.9

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

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.291
.337
.433

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

Contemporaries

HOME BATTING

AVG OBP SLG
.286
.329
.440

TEAMMATE TEAM

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

Travis Jackson 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
Jackson
547
159
75
26
8
12
83
37
51
6
237
197
.291
.337
.433
770
AVG SS
539
148
71
24
7
4
43
41
7
198
194
.275
.332
.368
.700

Travis Jackson Rankings

AT Shortstop BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
51
30
40
32
49
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Shortstop BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
32
25
23
46
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Travis Jackson PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
43.7
35.2
26.6
16.6
4.27
67.7
43.1
30.3
21.6
4.89
BLUE = Travis Jackson
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME SS

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
212.3
147.0
109.7
70.1
20.7
327.4
189.4
134.4
92.3
24.2
BLUE = Travis Jackson
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME SS