Wally Moon

Left Field

1954—1965

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Player LeveL
Star
Top 100 Rank
NR
Left Field RANK
#87

Player Detail

Wallace Wade
GIVEN NAME
Moon
SURNAME
April 3, 1930, in Bay, AR
BORN
February 9, 2018, in Bryan, TX, USA
DIED
1954—1965
Playing Career
Played from 24-35
PLAYING AGE
St. Louis Cardinals
Los Angeles Dodgers
Teams Played For
Left Field
PRIMARY POSITION
St. Louis Cardinals
PRIMARY TEAM
1959, 1963, 1965
World Series titles
NONE
NICKNAME
9
UNIFORM NUMBER
#3 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
6-0 / 169
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Left / Right
BATTED / THREW
April 13, 1954
Major League Debut
September 12, 1965
FINAL GAME

60

HITTING

60

POWER

50

RUNNING

30

FIELDING

40

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
1457
1399
142
661
.289
3 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

Teammate Team

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

BEST SEASON

1959 Dodgers

29 Years Old

.302
AVG
19
HR
74
RBI
93
RUNS
.394
OBP
164
HITS
26
2B
11
3B
.495
SLG
81
BB
15
SB
5.5
WAR

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.289
.371
.445

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.817
.766
106.9

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
25.2
55.9

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

Wally Moon 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
Moon
522
151
79
23
6
15
71
69
64
10
233
222
.289
.371
.445
817
AVG LF
537
145
74
23
5
17
51
78
7
231
200
.271
.336
.430
.766

Wally Moon Rankings

AT Left Field BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
87
101
70
78
86
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Left Field BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
86
64
NR
88
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Wally Moon PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
25.0
25.5
15.4
13.0
2.77
68.6
43.2
31.4
22.4
4.81
BLUE = Wally Moon
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME LF

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
175.7
148.6
UNK
73.8
19.5
368.7
208.0
151.6
101.2
26.4
BLUE = Wally Moon
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME LF

— 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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