Whitey Kurowski

Third Base

1941—1949

whitey-kurowski
Player LeveL
Regular
Top 100 Rank
NR
Third Base RANK
#91

Player Detail

George John
GIVEN NAME
Kurowski
SURNAME
April 19, 1918, in Reading, PA
BORN
December 9, 1999, in Sinking Spring, PA, USA
DIED
1941—1949
Playing Career
Played from 23-31
PLAYING AGE
St. Louis Cardinals
Teams Played For
Third Base
PRIMARY POSITION
St. Louis Cardinals
PRIMARY TEAM
1942, 1944, 1946
World Series titles
NONE
NICKNAME
1
UNIFORM NUMBER
#5 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
5-11 / 193
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Right / Right
BATTED / THREW
September 23, 1941
Major League Debut
October 1, 1949
FINAL GAME

40

HITTING

40

POWER

50

RUNNING

60

FIELDING

70

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
916
925
106
529
.286
4 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

1947 Cardinals

29 Years Old

.310
AVG
27
HR
104
RBI
108
RUNS
.420
OBP
159
HITS
27
2B
6
3B
.544
SLG
87
BB
4
SB
6.1
WAR

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.286
.366
.455

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.821
.710
115.6

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
24.3
57.0

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

Whitey Kurowski 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
Kurowski
525
150
84
26
5
17
86
60
54
3
239
216
.286
.366
.455
821
AVG 3B
531
141
69
24
4
8
58
44
6
197
201
.265
.340
.370
.710

Whitey Kurowski Rankings

AT Third Base BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
91
85
59
83
76
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Third Base BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
95
80
54
57
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Whitey Kurowski PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
24.5
24.1
22.0
15.6
4.33
70.0
44.1
31.5
21.6
5.03
BLUE = Whitey Kurowski
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 3B

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
135.9
135.4
117.2
78.5
24.0
347.8
200.2
143.2
95.5
25.6
BLUE = Whitey Kurowski
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 3B

— 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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