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Buddy Hassett

Buddy Hassett

1936–1942  ·  Bats L  ·  Throws L  ·  5'11", 180 lb  ·  b. 1911 New York, NY

Career 929 G · 1,026 H · 12 HR · 343 RBI · .292 AVG

Seasons leading his league
2
2 best in baseball
14 Top-5 finishes
2 Title seasons
1 Categories led
1936 Best season

Spanning 1936–1937, peaking at 1 titles in 1936.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 2,194th League titles 2
  • 1,235th Best in baseball 2
  • 2,086th Top-5 finishes 14

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
First Base Assists 2 1st 2 yrs (1936–1937) 1936 121 1937 116 1939 #2 1942 #2
First Base Double Plays — #2 — 1942 #2
First Base Putouts — #3 — 1936 #3
Stolen Bases — #3 — 1937 #3

Title Seasons

2 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1937 1 1B A 116
1936 1 1B A 121

Batting

7 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1936 BRO NL 156 635 79 197 29 11 3 82 35 17 5 .310 .350 .405 .755
1937 BRO NL 137 556 71 169 31 6 1 53 20 19 13 .304 .334 .387 .721
1938 BRO NL 115 335 49 98 11 6 0 40 32 19 3 .293 .356 .361 .717
1939 BSN NL 147 590 72 182 15 3 2 60 29 14 13 .308 .342 .354 .696
1940 BSN NL 124 458 59 107 19 4 0 27 25 16 4 .234 .273 .293 .566
1941 BSN NL 118 405 59 120 9 4 1 33 36 15 10 .296 .354 .346 .699
1942 NYA AL 132 538 80 153 16 6 5 48 32 16 5 .284 .325 .364 .689
Career — — 929 3,517 469 1,026 130 40 12 343 209 116 53 .292 .333 .362 .695

Fielding

2 positions
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1936 BRO NL 1B 156 — — 1,401 121 26 89 1,548 .983 9.76
1937 BRO NL 1B 131 — — 1,125 116 20 96 1,261 .984 9.47
OF 7 — — 15 0 1 0 16 .938 2.14
1938 BRO NL OF 71 — — 154 0 9 0 163 .945 2.17
1B 8 — — 61 13 2 6 76 .974 9.25
1939 BSN NL 1B 123 — — 1,143 112 19 127 1,274 .985 10.20
OF 23 — — 41 2 1 0 44 .977 1.87
1940 BSN NL 1B 98 — — 877 91 21 102 989 .979 9.88
OF 13 — — 22 0 0 0 22 1.000 1.69
1941 BSN NL 1B 99 — — 895 78 9 92 982 .991 9.83
1942 NYA AL 1B 132 — — 1,128 118 11 130 1,257 .991 9.44
Career — — 1B 747 — — 6,630 649 108 642 7,387 .985 9.74
— — OF 114 — — 232 2 11 0 245 .955 2.05