John Lawson
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
John Lawson
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Nickname:
Jack the Ripper
Birthdate:
Oct. 27, 1902 (48 y, 1 m, 28 d)
Born In:
Cresskill, NJ, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
3B
Bats/Throws:
L/R
Height/Weight:
5'8"/202
Entry:
1923 Draft - Round: 4, Overall: 66, Team: St. Louis Pioneers
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
MVP / Batter of the Year 1941 (2nd) Chicago (FABL)
1940 Chicago (FABL)
1937 (2nd) Chicago (FABL)
1933 (2nd) New York (FABL)
1932 (2nd) New York (FABL)
1931 New York (FABL)
1930 New York (FABL)
1928 (3rd) New York (FABL)
All-Star 1941 Chicago (FABL)
1940 Chicago (FABL)
1939 Chicago (FABL)
1937 Chicago (FABL)
1936 Chicago (FABL)
1935 New York (FABL)
1934 New York (FABL)
1933 New York (FABL)
League Champ 1932 New York (FABL)
Batter of the Month Jul 1940 Chicago (FABL)
Jul 1937 Chicago (FABL)
Jun 1934 New York (FABL)
Jun 1933 New York (FABL)
Sep 1932 New York (FABL)
Sep 1930 New York (FABL)
Player of the Week Apr 21, 1941 Chicago (FABL)
Sep 16, 1940 Chicago (FABL)
Jun 24, 1940 Chicago (FABL)
Sep 26, 1938 Chicago (FABL)
Jun 15, 1936 Chicago (FABL)
May 11, 1936 Chicago (FABL)
Jul 3, 1933 New York (FABL)
Jun 26, 1933 New York (FABL)
May 8, 1933 New York (FABL)
Aug 22, 1932 New York (FABL)
Jul 25, 1932 New York (FABL)
May 23, 1932 New York (FABL)
Sep 7, 1931 New York (FABL)
Jul 7, 1930 New York (FABL)
Jun 23, 1930 New York (FABL)
Jun 9, 1930 New York (FABL)
May 12, 1930 New York (FABL)
Sep 23, 1929 New York (FABL)
May 28, 1928 New York (FABL)
Aug 15, 1927 Los Angeles (GWL)
May 16, 1927 Los Angeles (GWL)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink52
Grey Ink289
Similar Players (3B)
Player Score
Frank Vance 865
Mel Carrol 842
Joe Masters 813
Dave Trowbridge 812
Fred McCormick 793
Hank Barnett 777
Pete Layton 767
Moxie Pidgeon 764
Bob Martin 739
T.R. Goins 732
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year GS Rank
1928 154 1
1930 152 3
1931 151 9
1932 152 1
1933 152 5
1937 151 5
1939 149 10
1940 151 8
1941 150 7
Year PA Rank
1928 706 3
1930 711 2
1931 706 2
1932 707 3
1933 679 4
1936 697 10
1937 693 4
1938 651 9
1939 702 3
1940 676 5
1941 688 5
Year AB Rank
1928 614 3
1930 630 4
1931 643 1
1932 653 3
1933 613 4
1936 625 9
1937 642 2
1938 599 3
1939 628 3
1940 609 4
1941 625 2
Year Hits Rank
1928 211 2
1929 214 2
1930 247 1
1931 231 1
1932 246 1
1933 208 2
1934 194 6
1936 206 7
1937 210 1
1938 181 5
1939 206 5
1940 210 1
1941 197 2
Year K Rank
1930 54 9
1932 65 10
1933 60 10
1939 64 10
1940 67 10
1941 78 6
1942 87 3
Year TB Rank
1928 318 5
1929 306 10
1930 386 2
1931 323 3
1932 364 2
1933 288 3
1936 307 5
1937 318 1
1938 276 4
1939 310 4
1940 309 2
1941 322 2
Year 2B Rank
1928 33 6
1929 36 9
1930 45 5
1931 43 6
1932 49 1
1933 34 7
1934 44 4
1936 39 7
1938 43 6
1940 48 1
1941 34 6
Year HR Rank
1928 22 7
1930 28 4
1931 13 9
1932 19 8
1933 14 7
1936 20 4
1937 25 2
1938 16 6
1939 21 4
1940 17 4
1941 29 2
Year RBI Rank
1928 106 4
1929 107 8
1930 137 2
1931 117 2
1932 150 1
1933 89 2
1934 106 6
1937 108 2
1938 108 2
1939 103 6
1940 111 1
1941 129 1
Year R Rank
1928 100 7
1930 128 3
1931 99 8
1932 112 5
1933 84 8
1936 117 8
1937 102 7
1939 119 4
1940 93 8
1941 91 6
Year IBB Rank
1928 7 8
1931 9 2
1932 9 9
1933 8 8
1934 9 2
1935 8 3
1937 8 6
1940 10 4
1941 10 6
1942 7 10
Year HBP Rank
1928 8 2
1930 11 1
1932 4 5
1933 5 6
1936 6 6
1937 5 4
1938 5 6
1939 6 4
1940 9 1
1941 4 5
Year SH Rank
1928 21 3
Year SF Rank
1928 5 10
1929 11 1
1930 9 1
1931 7 7
1933 6 10
1940 7 9
1941 7 5
1942 8 2
Year XBH Rank
1928 59 6
1930 78 4
1931 61 5
1932 74 2
1933 50 6
1934 55 10
1936 60 5
1937 57 9
1938 61 7
1939 59 8
1940 65 2
1941 65 2
Year Avg Rank
1928 0.344 5
1929 0.368 2
1930 0.392 1
1931 0.359 1
1932 0.377 1
1933 0.339 3
1934 0.338 6
1935 0.343 8
1936 0.330 9
1937 0.327 1
1939 0.328 7
1940 0.345 2
1941 0.315 6
Year OBP Rank
1928 0.404 6
1929 0.415 5
1930 0.442 2
1931 0.406 3
1932 0.417 3
1933 0.395 3
1934 0.392 9
1937 0.371 10
1939 0.391 10
1940 0.399 4
Year SLG Rank
1928 0.518 7
1930 0.613 2
1931 0.502 5
1932 0.557 3
1933 0.470 5
1935 0.510 4
1936 0.491 6
1937 0.495 4
1939 0.494 7
1940 0.507 4
1941 0.515 2
Year ISO Rank
1928 0.174 9
1930 0.221 5
1932 0.181 6
1935 0.167 8
1936 0.162 9
1937 0.168 6
1939 0.166 10
1941 0.200 4
Year OPS Rank
1928 0.922 7
1929 0.941 10
1930 1.055 3
1931 0.908 3
1932 0.975 3
1933 0.865 3
1935 0.903 6
1936 0.882 7
1937 0.867 5
1939 0.885 7
1940 0.907 4
1941 0.883 3
Year G Rank
1928 154 1
1929 150 10
1930 154 1
1931 154 1
1932 153 2
1933 153 2
1936 153 9
1937 153 2
1940 154 1
1941 151 9
Year WAR Rank
1928 8.0 3
1929 6.3 6
1930 8.8 1
1931 7.0 2
1932 8.2 2
1933 7.6 2
1934 6.1 4
1936 5.3 8
1937 6.2 3
1939 5.7 4
1940 7.1 2
1941 6.2 4