Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Tom Bird
Birthdate:
March 29, 1908 (54 y, 2 m, 6 d)Born In:
Chino, CA, USANationality:
American
Position:
CBats/Throws:
R/RHeight/Weight:
5'9"/200
Player Awards
| Award | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| MVP / Batter of the Year | 1939 (2nd) | Chicago (FABL) |
| 1938 (2nd) | Chicago (FABL) | |
| 1937 (3rd) | Chicago (FABL) | |
| All-Star | 1945 | Cincinnati (FABL) |
| 1944 | Chicago (FABL) | |
| 1943 | Chicago (FABL) | |
| 1942 | Chicago (FABL) | |
| 1940 | Chicago (FABL) | |
| 1939 | Chicago (FABL) | |
| 1938 | Chicago (FABL) | |
| 1937 | Chicago (FABL) | |
| 1936 | Chicago (FABL) | |
| 1935 | Montreal (FABL) | |
| League Champ | 1944 | Cincinnati (FABL) |
| 1938 | Chicago (FABL) | |
| 1936 | Chicago (FABL) | |
| Championship Series MVP | 1936 | Chicago (FABL) |
| Batter of the Month | Sep 1938 | Chicago (FABL) |
| Player of the Week | May 1, 1939 | Chicago (FABL) |
| Aug 8, 1938 | Chicago (FABL) | |
| May 2, 1938 | Chicago (FABL) |
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 2 | 4.0 | 47.9 |
| Grey Ink | 91 | 98.5 | 220.3 |
| HoF Standard | 49 | 56.8 | 62.8 |
| WAR | 54.5 | 63.4 | 103.4 |
| WAR7 | 43.4 | 40.4 | 61.5 |
| JAWS | 48.9 | 51.9 | 82.5 |
Similar Players (C)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Adam Mullins R | 893 |
| Dick York R | 872 |
| Sam Walker | 857 |
| John Low | 851 |
| Alex Diaz R | 844 |
| Joe Welch R | 842 |
| Fred Barrell R | 836 |
| Dan Smith | 834 |
| Frank Sobreville R | 832 |
| Sam Sanderson R | 829 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | TB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 280 | 5 |
| 1942 | 234 | 10 |
| Year | 2B | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 33 | 7 |
| 1939 | 40 | 3 |
| 1940 | 36 | 3 |
| 1941 | 31 | 8 |
| 1942 | 29 | 7 |
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 24 | 5 |
| 1938 | 21 | 5 |
| 1944 | 11 | 8 |
| Year | RBI | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 92 | 10 |
| 1938 | 104 | 4 |
| Year | R | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 114 | 4 |
| 1938 | 111 | 5 |
| 1939 | 100 | 6 |
| 1942 | 81 | 8 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 83 | 7 |
| 1937 | 116 | 1 |
| 1938 | 111 | 2 |
| 1939 | 101 | 2 |
| 1941 | 98 | 4 |
| 1942 | 83 | 10 |
| 1943 | 99 | 2 |
| Year | HBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1943 | 3 | 9 |
| Year | SF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 6 | 10 |
| 1938 | 10 | 1 |
| 1940 | 5 | 9 |
| 1943 | 9 | 3 |
| Year | XBH | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 58 | 6 |
| 1939 | 58 | 7 |
| 1940 | 52 | 10 |
| 1942 | 47 | 6 |
| Year | Avg | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 0.337 | 7 |
| 1938 | 0.346 | 2 |
| 1939 | 0.328 | 4 |
| 1940 | 0.317 | 4 |
| 1942 | 0.311 | 4 |
| Year | OBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 0.458 | 2 |
| 1938 | 0.457 | 1 |
| 1939 | 0.435 | 2 |
| 1940 | 0.395 | 4 |
| 1941 | 0.403 | 3 |
| 1942 | 0.408 | 2 |
| 1943 | 0.392 | 7 |
| Year | SLG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 0.552 | 4 |
| 1938 | 0.550 | 3 |
| 1939 | 0.507 | 5 |
| 1940 | 0.487 | 8 |
| 1942 | 0.472 | 6 |
| Year | ISO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 0.215 | 4 |
| 1938 | 0.204 | 5 |
| 1942 | 0.161 | 10 |
| Year | OPS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 1.010 | 3 |
| 1938 | 1.007 | 1 |
| 1939 | 0.942 | 3 |
| 1940 | 0.882 | 3 |
| 1941 | 0.837 | 9 |
| 1942 | 0.879 | 2 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 7.7 | 3 |
| 1938 | 7.2 | 2 |
| 1939 | 6.9 | 2 |
| 1940 | 5.4 | 9 |
| 1942 | 6.3 | 5 |