Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Lou Boudreau
Nickname:
Old ShufflefootBirthdate:
July 17, 1917 (89 y, 4 m, 10 d)Born In:
Harvey, IL, USANationality:
American
Position:
SSBats/Throws:
R/RHeight/Weight:
5'10"/185
Player Awards
| Award | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| MVP / Batter of the Year | 1948 | None (MLB) |
| All-Star | 1948 | None (MLB) |
| 1947 | None (MLB) | |
| 1945 | None (MLB) | |
| 1944 | None (MLB) | |
| 1943 | None (MLB) | |
| 1942 | None (MLB) | |
| 1941 | None (MLB) | |
| 1940 | None (MLB) |
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 11 | 17.3 | 30.2 |
| Grey Ink | 86 | 119.5 | 166.4 |
| HoF Standard | 36 | 46.4 | 47.8 |
| WAR | 48.4 | 50.0 | 61.1 |
| WAR7 | 37.8 | 34.4 | 39.8 |
| JAWS | 43.1 | 42.2 | 50.5 |
Similar Players (SS)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Mark Loretta R | 917 |
| Julio Franco R | 904 |
| Travis Jackson R | 898 |
| Harvey Kuenn R | 896 |
| Tony Fernandez R | 894 |
| Edgardo Alfonzo | 887 |
| Jack E Wilson | 886 |
| Dick Groat R | 881 |
| Red Kress R | 876 |
| Larry Doyle R | 874 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 155 | 1 |
| 1943 | 150 | 10 |
| 1944 | 148 | 9 |
| 1948 | 150 | 7 |
| Year | PA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 711 | 3 |
| 1941 | 685 | 6 |
| 1944 | 684 | 4 |
| 1948 | 680 | 6 |
| Year | AB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 627 | 3 |
| 1940 | 627 | 3 |
| 1944 | 584 | 8 |
| 1944 | 584 | 8 |
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1944 | 191 | 2 |
| 1947 | 165 | 7 |
| 1948 | 199 | 3 |
| Year | TB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 278 | 10 |
| 1944 | 255 | 10 |
| 1948 | 299 | 4 |
| Year | 2B | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 46 | 2 |
| 1941 | 45 | 1 |
| 1943 | 32 | 7 |
| 1944 | 45 | 1 |
| 1946 | 30 | 8 |
| 1947 | 45 | 1 |
| 1948 | 34 | 7 |
| Year | 3B | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 10 | 9 |
| 1942 | 10 | 7 |
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 18 | 10 |
| Year | SB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1944 | 11 | 8 |
| Year | RBI | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 101 | 10 |
| 1948 | 106 | 8 |
| Year | R | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1944 | 91 | 6 |
| 1948 | 116 | 5 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1942 | 75 | 10 |
| 1943 | 90 | 4 |
| 1944 | 73 | 6 |
| 1948 | 98 | 6 |
| Year | IBB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 3 | 3 |
| 1941 | 3 | 3 |
| 1942 | 3 | 1 |
| 1943 | 3 | 6 |
| 1944 | 3 | 1 |
| 1947 | 3 | 2 |
| 1948 | 3 | 1 |
| Year | HBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 3 | 10 |
| 1942 | 4 | 7 |
| 1944 | 5 | 7 |
| 1947 | 4 | 5 |
| 1949 | 4 | 7 |
| 1951 | 6 | 6 |
| Year | SH | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 14 | 1 |
| 1942 | 19 | 2 |
| 1943 | 20 | 3 |
| 1944 | 19 | 5 |
| 1945 | 20 | 2 |
| 1946 | 15 | 1 |
| 1947 | 14 | 2 |
| 1948 | 16 | 5 |
| 1949 | 12 | 6 |
| Year | SF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 5 | 1 |
| 1941 | 4 | 1 |
| 1942 | 3 | 1 |
| 1944 | 3 | 1 |
| 1946 | 3 | 3 |
| 1947 | 4 | 4 |
| 1948 | 4 | 6 |
| Year | XBH | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 65 | 9 |
| 1941 | 63 | 7 |
| 1944 | 53 | 8 |
| 1947 | 52 | 6 |
| 1948 | 58 | 6 |
| Year | Avg | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1943 | 0.286 | 9 |
| 1944 | 0.327 | 1 |
| 1946 | 0.293 | 8 |
| 1947 | 0.307 | 7 |
| 1948 | 0.355 | 2 |
| Year | OBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1943 | 0.387 | 4 |
| 1944 | 0.405 | 2 |
| 1947 | 0.385 | 8 |
| 1948 | 0.450 | 2 |
| Year | SLG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 0.534 | 4 |
| Year | ISO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 0.179 | 10 |
| Year | OPS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1943 | 0.774 | 8 |
| 1944 | 0.841 | 7 |
| 1947 | 0.809 | 10 |
| 1948 | 0.984 | 3 |
| Year | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 155 | 1 |
| 1943 | 152 | 10 |
| 1944 | 150 | 9 |
| 1948 | 152 | 7 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1943 | 5.5 | 5 |
| 1944 | 7.1 | 2 |
| 1947 | 5.1 | 3 |
| 1948 | 8.4 | 2 |