Charlie Gehringer
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Charlie Gehringer
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Nickname:
The Mechanical Man
Birthdate:
May 11, 1903 (101 y, 1 m, 17 d)
Born In:
Fowlerville, MI, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
2B
Bats/Throws:
L/R
Height/Weight:
5'10"/180
Entry:
Unknown
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
MVP / Batter of the Year 1937 None (MLB)
All-Star 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 29 26.8 30.3
Grey Ink 216 167.7 166.3
HoF Standard 75 52.5 47.8
WAR 77.6 66.0 60.9
WAR7 45.2 40.7 39.7
JAWS 61.4 53.4 50.3
Similar Players (2B)
Player Score
Frankie Frisch R 850
George Brett R 813
Rogers Hornsby R 807
Joe Cronin R 779
Goose Goslin R 775
Nap Lajoie R 775
Paul Waner R 768
Harry Heilmann R 764
Jeff Cirillo 764
George Davis R 763
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year GS Rank
1928 154 3
1929 152 6
1930 154 1
1932 152 7
1933 155 1
1934 154 1
1936 154 6
1938 152 5
Year PA Rank
1928 694 4
1929 719 1
1930 704 3
1932 696 7
1933 708 2
1934 712 2
1935 713 4
1936 735 3
1938 692 8
Year AB Rank
1928 603 5
1928 603 5
1929 634 2
1929 634 2
1930 610 5
1930 610 5
1932 618 6
1932 618 6
1933 628 3
1933 628 3
1934 601 6
1934 601 6
1935 610 10
1935 610 10
1936 641 3
1936 641 3
Year Hits Rank
1928 193 5
1929 215 1
1930 201 8
1932 184 10
1933 204 2
1934 214 1
1935 201 5
1936 227 2
1937 209 5
Year K Rank
1926 42 10
Year TB Rank
1928 272 7
1929 337 4
1930 326 8
1932 307 6
1933 294 4
1934 311 6
1935 306 6
1936 356 6
Year 2B Rank
1929 45 1
1930 47 3
1932 44 2
1933 42 4
1934 50 2
1936 60 1
Year 3B Rank
1926 17 2
1927 11 7
1928 16 3
1929 19 1
1930 15 5
1936 12 7
Year HR Rank
1930 16 10
1932 19 7
1935 19 8
Year SB Rank
1929 27 1
1930 19 2
1931 13 10
1934 11 9
1938 14 7
Year RBI Rank
1929 106 8
1933 105 7
1934 127 5
1935 108 9
Year R Rank
1927 110 4
1928 108 5
1929 131 1
1930 144 3
1932 112 10
1933 103 7
1934 134 1
1935 123 2
1936 144 3
1937 133 5
1938 133 3
1940 108 7
Year BB Rank
1928 69 10
1930 69 9
1934 99 5
1935 79 9
1937 90 6
1938 113 4
1940 101 3
1941 95 5
Year IBB Rank
1928 3 1
1929 3 1
1930 3 1
1932 3 1
1933 3 3
1934 3 2
1935 3 1
1936 4 1
1937 3 1
1938 3 1
1940 3 3
Year HBP Rank
1928 6 5
1929 6 5
1930 7 3
1933 3 6
1934 3 9
1936 4 10
1938 4 7
1940 3 8
1941 3 10
Year SH Rank
1926 27 7
1935 17 2
1940 10 7
Year SF Rank
1926 2 10
1928 3 1
1929 4 1
1930 5 1
1932 4 1
1933 3 1
1934 4 1
1935 4 1
1936 4 1
1937 4 2
1938 4 4
1940 4 7
Year XBH Rank
1929 77 4
1930 78 7
1932 74 4
1933 60 7
1934 68 6
1936 87 4
Year Avg Rank
1928 0.320 10
1929 0.339 10
1933 0.325 5
1934 0.356 2
1935 0.330 5
1936 0.354 3
1937 0.371 1
Year OBP Rank
1928 0.394 10
1929 0.403 10
1933 0.392 8
1934 0.447 2
1935 0.407 7
1936 0.429 5
1937 0.455 2
1938 0.422 6
1940 0.425 3
Year SLG Rank
1929 0.532 10
1930 0.534 9
1932 0.497 9
1934 0.518 10
1935 0.502 8
1936 0.555 6
Year ISO Rank
1929 0.192 9
1930 0.205 8
1932 0.199 8
Year OPS Rank
1929 0.934 9
1932 0.865 10
1933 0.860 9
1934 0.964 6
1935 0.908 5
1936 0.984 5
1937 0.975 7
Year G Rank
1928 154 3
1929 155 1
1930 154 1
1932 152 8
1933 155 1
1934 154 1
1935 150 9
1936 154 6
1938 152 5
Year WAR Rank
1928 4.9 6
1929 6.5 3
1930 5.3 8
1932 4.6 9
1933 5.6 6
1934 7.3 3
1935 6.0 5
1936 6.9 3
1937 7.0 4
1938 5.9 6
1939 4.6 10
1940 5.4 5