Lou Gehrig
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Lou Gehrig
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Nickname:
The Iron Horse
Birthdate:
June 19, 1903 (124 y, 2 m, 11 d)
Born In:
New York, NY, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
1B
Bats/Throws:
L/L
Height/Weight:
6'0"/201
Entry:
Unknown
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
MVP / Batter of the Year 1936 None (MLB)
1927 None (MLB)
All-Star 1939 None (MLB)
1938 None (MLB)
1937 None (MLB)
1936 None (MLB)
1935 None (MLB)
1934 None (MLB)
1933 None (MLB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score HoF
Pos Avg		 HoF
All Avg
Black Ink 78 28.3 26.3
Grey Ink 333 158.1 151.3
HoF Standard 73 45.1 45.6
WAR 105.9 56.9 59.0
WAR7 64.6 36.8 38.2
JAWS 85.3 46.9 48.6
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Player Score
Jimmie Foxx R 889
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Manny Ramirez R 777
Stan Musial R 775
Frank Thomas R 759
Al Simmons R 750
Jeff Bagwell R 742
Gary Sheffield R 729
Babe Ruth R 727
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year GS Rank
1926 155 2
1927 155 1
1928 154 3
1929 154 2
1930 154 1
1931 155 1
1932 156 1
1933 152 4
1934 154 1
1935 149 7
1936 155 1
1937 157 1
1938 157 1
Year PA Rank
1926 696 3
1927 717 2
1928 677 7
1929 692 5
1930 703 1
1931 738 1
1932 708 3
1933 687 5
1934 690 5
1936 719 3
1937 700 8
1938 689 5
Year AB Rank
1927 584 4
1927 584 4
1928 562 6
1928 562 6
1930 581 10
1930 581 10
1931 619 3
1931 619 3
1932 596 7
1932 596 7
1933 593 9
1933 593 9
1938 576 10
1938 576 10
Year Hits Rank
1927 218 2
1928 210 1
1930 220 2
1931 211 1
1932 208 4
1933 198 5
1934 210 2
1935 176 10
1936 205 6
1937 200 7
Year K Rank
1925 49 9
1926 73 3
1927 84 2
1928 69 2
1929 68 2
1930 63 3
1931 56 5
1938 75 6
Year TB Rank
1926 314 3
1927 447 1
1928 364 2
1929 323 5
1930 419 1
1931 410 1
1932 370 2
1933 359 2
1934 409 1
1935 312 4
1936 403 2
1937 366 3
1938 301 6
Year 2B Rank
1926 47 4
1927 52 1
1928 47 1
1930 42 5
1932 42 4
1933 41 5
1934 40 9
Year 3B Rank
1926 20 1
1927 18 2
1928 13 8
1930 17 3
1931 15 2
1933 12 6
Year HR Rank
1925 20 4
1926 16 5
1927 47 2
1928 27 2
1929 35 2
1930 41 2
1931 46 1
1932 34 4
1933 32 3
1934 49 1
1935 30 3
1936 49 1
1937 37 3
1938 29 6
Year SB Rank
1931 17 5
1933 9 9
Year RBI Rank
1926 112 4
1927 175 1
1928 142 1
1929 126 4
1930 174 1
1931 184 1
1932 151 2
1933 139 2
1934 165 1
1935 119 2
1936 152 2
1937 159 3
1938 114 6
Year R Rank
1926 135 2
1927 149 2
1928 139 2
1929 127 3
1930 143 4
1931 163 1
1932 138 4
1933 138 1
1934 128 3
1935 125 1
1936 167 1
1937 138 3
1938 115 9
Year BB Rank
1926 105 4
1927 109 2
1928 95 3
1929 122 2
1930 101 3
1931 117 3
1932 108 4
1933 92 6
1934 109 2
1935 132 1
1936 130 1
1937 127 1
1938 107 4
Year IBB Rank
1925 2 10
1926 3 1
1927 3 1
1928 3 1
1929 3 1
1930 3 1
1931 3 1
1932 3 1
1933 3 3
1934 3 2
1935 3 1
1936 3 8
1937 3 1
1938 3 1
Year HBP Rank
1928 4 10
1929 5 5
1935 5 4
1936 7 4
1937 4 10
1938 5 3
Year SH Rank
1930 18 10
Year SF Rank
1926 2 8
1927 3 1
1928 3 1
1929 4 1
1930 4 5
1931 3 1
1932 4 1
1933 3 1
1934 4 1
1936 4 1
1937 4 2
1938 4 4
Year XBH Rank
1925 53 8
1926 83 1
1927 117 1
1928 87 2
1929 77 4
1930 100 1
1931 92 1
1932 85 2
1933 85 2
1934 95 2
1935 66 4
1936 93 2
1937 83 4
1938 67 7
Year Avg Rank
1927 0.373 2
1928 0.374 2
1930 0.379 2
1931 0.341 5
1932 0.349 2
1933 0.334 3
1934 0.363 1
1935 0.329 6
1936 0.354 3
1937 0.352 2
Year OBP Rank
1926 0.419 5
1927 0.472 3
1928 0.465 1
1929 0.428 2
1930 0.470 2
1931 0.444 3
1932 0.449 3
1933 0.422 5
1934 0.463 1
1935 0.464 1
1936 0.475 1
1937 0.470 1
1938 0.408 10
Year SLG Rank
1926 0.549 4
1927 0.765 2
1928 0.648 2
1929 0.584 4
1930 0.721 2
1931 0.662 2
1932 0.621 3
1933 0.605 2
1934 0.706 1
1935 0.583 3
1936 0.696 1
1937 0.643 3
Year ISO Rank
1926 0.236 2
1927 0.392 2
1928 0.274 2
1929 0.284 2
1930 0.343 2
1931 0.322 2
1932 0.272 3
1933 0.272 3
1934 0.344 1
1935 0.254 3
1936 0.342 1
1937 0.292 3
1938 0.227 9
Year OPS Rank
1926 0.968 4
1927 1.238 2
1928 1.113 2
1929 1.012 4
1930 1.191 2
1931 1.106 2
1932 1.070 3
1933 1.028 2
1934 1.169 1
1935 1.047 2
1936 1.171 1
1937 1.113 1
Year G Rank
1926 155 2
1927 155 1
1928 154 3
1929 154 3
1930 154 1
1931 155 2
1932 156 1
1933 152 5
1934 154 1
1936 155 1
1937 157 1
1938 157 1
Year WAR Rank
1926 5.9 6
1927 11.0 2
1928 8.4 2
1929 6.2 6
1930 8.9 2
1931 9.2 2
1932 7.7 3
1933 7.1 3
1934 9.6 1
1935 7.2 2
1936 9.0 1
1937 8.4 2