2% of games played at 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, LF, CF, and RF, minimum 100 games
Posted by Andy on January 27, 2008
The title says it all. By using a minimum of 100 games, I'm ensuring that the player had at least 2 appearances at each position (other than pitcher, catcher, and DH.)
Cnt Player Year G Age Tm Lg PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF GDP SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS Positions +----+-----------------+----+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+-----+-----+-----+-----+---------+ 1 Alfredo Amezaga 2007 133 29 FLA NL 448 400 46 105 14 9 2 30 35 0 52 4 4 5 4 13 7 .263 .324 .358 .682 *8654/397 2 Willie Bloomquist 2006 102 28 SEA AL 283 251 36 62 6 2 1 15 24 0 40 4 2 2 3 16 3 .247 .320 .299 .619 86495/37 3 Alfredo Amezaga 2006 132 28 FLA NL 378 334 42 87 9 3 3 19 33 4 46 3 7 1 5 20 12 .260 .332 .332 .664 *8476/539 4 Damian Jackson 2003 109 29 BOS AL 172 161 34 42 7 0 1 13 8 0 28 0 2 1 4 16 8 .261 .294 .323 .617 46879/53 5 Jolbert Cabrera 2003 128 30 LAD NL 380 347 43 98 32 2 6 37 17 3 62 10 3 3 10 6 4 .282 .332 .438 .770 487/6359 6 Dennis Hocking 2001 112 31 MIN AL 363 327 34 82 16 2 3 25 29 1 67 2 4 1 7 6 1 .251 .315 .339 .654 643/D7589 7 Joe McEwing 2001 116 28 NYM NL 319 283 41 80 17 3 8 30 17 0 57 10 6 3 2 8 5 .283 .342 .449 .791 7956/438D 8 Dennis Hocking 2000 134 30 MIN AL 433 373 52 111 24 4 4 47 48 1 77 0 7 5 2 7 5 .298 .373 .416 .789 4897563/D 9 Shane Halter 2000 105 30 DET AL 265 238 26 62 12 2 3 27 14 0 49 1 10 2 5 5 2 .261 .302 .366 .668 *5364/89721 10 Scott Brosius 1995 123 28 OAK AL 443 389 69 102 19 2 17 46 41 0 67 8 1 4 5 4 2 .262 .342 .452 .794 5983/764D 11 Cory Snyder 1992 124 29 SFG NL 420 390 48 105 22 2 14 57 23 2 96 2 2 3 10 4 4 .269 .311 .444 .755 93758/46 12 Luis Salazar 1988 130 32 DET AL 489 452 61 122 14 1 12 62 21 2 70 3 10 3 13 6 0 .270 .305 .385 .690 765/9843 13 Jose Oquendo 1987 116 23 STL NL 312 248 43 71 9 0 1 24 54 6 29 0 6 4 6 4 4 .286 .408 .335 .743 946/75381 14 Rod Kanehl 1962 133 28 NYM NL 378 351 52 87 10 2 4 27 23 2 36 1 3 0 7 8 6 .248 .296 .322 .618 457/8396 15 Randy Reese 1928 109 24 NYG NL 432 406 61 125 18 4 6 44 13 0 24 1 12 0 0 7 0 .308 .331 .416 .747 *74/63598 16 Jack Rothrock 1928 117 23 BOS AL 384 344 52 92 9 4 3 22 33 0 40 1 6 0 0 12 6 .267 .333 .343 .676 795368/421 17 Jimmy Johnston 1917 103 27 BRO NL 369 330 33 89 10 4 0 25 23 0 28 2 14 0 0 16 0 .270 .321 .324 .645 783/9645 18 Possum Whitted 1913 123 23 STL NL 450 404 44 89 10 5 0 38 31 0 44 4 11 0 0 9 0 .220 .282 .270 .552 6579/483 19 Solly Hofman 1907 134 24 CHC NL 536 470 67 126 11 3 1 36 41 0 0 1 24 0 0 29 0 .268 .328 .311 .639 69837/54 20 Wid Conroy 1905 101 28 NYY AL 424 385 55 105 19 11 2 25 32 0 0 0 7 0 0 25 0 .273 .329 .395 .724 5763/849
Amezaga has done it each of the last 2 years, and Denny Hocking is on here twice too.
Just for giggles, I looked at Amezaga's two games in LF this past season. In one, he played only LF, but came in as a defensive replacement for Mike Jacobs in the 9th. In the other, he pinch ran for Josh Willingham in the bottom of the 9th, but did not score, sending the game into extra innings. In the 10th, he took over LF (vacated by Willingham). The the 11th, Amezaga was displaced from LF by another pinch-runner, Cody Ross, and Amezaga himself took over 2B from Dan Uggla, who left as part of a double-switch.
This kind of versatility, assuming that the player can manage defensively, is extraordinarily valuable, in my opinion, just like pitchers who can play a little outfield.
January 27th, 2008 at 9:39 am
Interesting list, Andy.
Am I misinterpreting your goal? If you want to find players that played at least 2 games at every position, wouldn't you be better off with the following search http://www.bb-ref.com/pi/shareit/m3wE By setting the minimum to 100 games, you have eliminated 11 players who have played 2 games at each of those positions in a season.
January 27th, 2008 at 9:59 am
You didn't misinterpret my goal, just coming at it from a different direction. I haven't clicked on your link yet, but I'm sure Tony Phillips in 1988 makes that list.
January 27th, 2008 at 10:34 am
You gotta love that the three pioneers in this feat were called Wid, Solly and Possum.
January 27th, 2008 at 11:26 am
Denny Hocking has the record for most games at each of those positions, with 12.
January 27th, 2008 at 3:41 pm
A recent roster trend seems to be carrying more pitchers. 50 years ago (and maybe much more recently, too) it was pretty standard to get by with 10 pitchers for most of the season. Now, with more pitchers on the roster, a team really needs a few guys who can play almost anywhere. (And pity the poor catchers; since there's almost never a #3, a manager is very reluctant ever to remove his starter and leave the bench bare.)
Why teams have to have more pitchers on the roster is another matter.
But notice how many of the multi-versatile guys come in the last 8 years.