Rogers Hornsby
Rogers Hornsby
(Rajah)
 
Born: April 27, 1896 in Winters, TX
Died: January 5, 1963 - 66 years old
Bats: R Throws: R Ht: 5'11" Wt: 175
(legend)
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Notes:
- Inducted into the Hall of Fame as a Player in 1942
- Purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals from Denison in 1915
- High School: Northside (Fort Worth, TX)
- Visit Hornsby's Managerial Page

Overall

Multi-Team Years
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr
Tm
Lg
SLN
NL
19.2
SS
61
-
 
-0.4
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.1
0.4
0.3
0.1
0.0
-1.2
-0.7
-0.5
0.0
SLN
NL
20.2
3B
550
-
 
4.8
5.6
-0.1
0.0
0.7
27.4
24.4
3.0
0.0
15.1
15.8
-0.7
0.0
SLN
NL
21.2
SS
589
-
 
9.9
7.7
3.5
0.0
1.2
36.4
29.5
6.9
0.0
22.5
20.3
2.2
0.0
SLN
NL
22.2
SS
466
-
 
5.4
4.2
2.1
0.0
0.9
17.8
14.3
3.5
0.0
6.9
7.1
-0.2
0.0
SLN
NL
23.2
3B
577
-
 
6.8
5.9
1.5
0.0
0.6
25.5
22.1
3.5
0.0
12.8
13.1
-0.4
0.0
SLN
NL
24.2
2B
660
-
 
9.6
9.0
1.0
0.0
0.3
38.2
33.4
4.7
0.0
24.4
23.5
0.9
0.0
SLN
NL
25.2
2B
674
-
 
10.8
9.9
1.3
0.0
0.4
40.2
34.8
5.4
0.0
26.1
24.6
1.5
0.0
SLN
NL
26.2
2B
704
-
 
10.0
11.2
-0.7
0.0
0.5
47.2
43.2
3.9
0.0
32.9
32.7
0.2
0.0
SLN
NL
27.2
2B
487
-
 
6.7
6.6
0.3
0.0
0.2
25.1
23.3
1.8
0.0
15.7
16.2
-0.5
0.0
SLN
NL
28.2
2B
640
-
 
12.1
11.5
1.1
0.0
0.5
38.7
35.0
3.7
0.0
25.6
25.4
0.2
0.0
SLN
NL
29.2
2B
605
-
 
10.1
10.2
0.4
0.0
0.5
36.2
33.7
2.5
0.0
23.7
24.6
-0.9
0.0
SLN
NL
30.2
2B
604
-
 
4.5
4.2
0.7
0.0
0.4
20.7
17.8
2.9
0.0
8.4
8.8
-0.4
0.0
NY1
NL
31.2
2B
684
-
 
10.1
8.9
1.8
0.0
0.6
39.3
33.5
5.9
0.0
25.1
23.2
2.0
0.0
BSN
NL
32.2
2B
619
-
 
8.8
10.0
-0.7
0.0
0.5
28.9
27.2
1.6
0.0
16.3
18.2
-1.8
0.0
CHN
NL
33.2
2B
712
-
 
10.4
9.4
1.6
0.0
0.6
40.5
34.8
5.7
0.0
26.2
24.5
1.8
0.0
CHN
NL
34.2
2B
120
-
 
0.3
0.4
-0.0
0.0
0.1
2.7
2.2
0.6
0.0
0.4
0.4
-0.0
0.0
CHN
NL
35.2
2B
418
-
 
5.2
5.0
0.6
0.0
0.3
19.8
17.8
2.1
0.0
11.3
11.5
-0.2
0.0
CHN
NL
36.2
RF
70
-
 
0.1
0.1
-0.0
0.0
-0.0
1.2
1.0
0.2
0.0
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
SLN
NL
37.2
2B
97
-
 
1.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.1
4.2
3.7
0.4
0.0
2.3
2.3
0.1
0.0
SLA
AL
37.2
-
11
-
 
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.5
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.0
SLA
AL
38.2
RF
31
-
 
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.2
1.1
0.1
0.0
0.7
0.6
0.0
0.0
SLA
AL
39.2
1B
27
-
 
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
-0.3
-0.3
-0.0
0.0
SLA
AL
40.2
1B
6
-
 
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
-0.0
0.0
SLA
AL
41.2
2B
63
-
 
0.2
0.4
-0.1
0.0
0.1
1.2
1.0
0.2
0.0
-0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.0
23
5
2B
9475
-
  
127.0
121.6
13.9
0.0
8.6
493.7
435.0
58.7
0.0
295.2
292.2
3.0
0.0
162 Game Average
679
-
  
9.1
8.7
1.0
0.0
0.6
  
35.4
31.2
4.2
0.0
  
21.2
21.0
0.2
0.0
 
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr Tm    
13
2B
6714
-
 
91.4
87.0
10.9
0.0
6.5
358.0
315.6
42.4
0.0
215.2
213.7
1.6
0.0
1
2B
684
-
 
10.1
8.9
1.8
0.0
0.6
39.3
33.5
5.9
0.0
25.1
23.2
2.0
0.0
1
2B
619
-
 
8.8
10.0
-0.7
0.0
0.5
28.9
27.2
1.6
0.0
16.3
18.2
-1.8
0.0
4
2B
1320
-
 
16.0
14.9
2.1
0.0
0.9
64.3
55.8
8.5
0.0
37.8
36.4
1.5
0.0
5
2B
138
-
 
0.7
0.9
-0.1
0.0
0.1
3.2
2.9
0.3
0.0
0.7
0.9
-0.2
0.0
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James