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Wally Gerber

Wally Gerber

1914–1929 · Bats R · Throws R · 5'10", 152 lb · b. 1891 Columbus, OH

Career 1,522 G · 1,309 H · 7 HR · 476 RBI · .257 AVG

Seasons leading his league

7

3 best in baseball 4 league only

38 Top-5 finishes

5 Title seasons

3 Categories led

1920 Best season

Spanning 1920–1927, peaking at 2 titles in 1920.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

804th League titles 7
897th Best in baseball 3
645th Top-5 finishes 38

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

Career leaderboards

41st Shortstop Range Factor 5.03
49th Shortstop Putouts 2,960
75th Shortstop Assists 4,319
88th Shortstop Double Plays 741
125th Shortstop Fielding Percentage .943

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Shortstop Double Plays	4	1st	2 yrs (1926–1927)	1922 93 1927 91 1920 AL 65 1926 AL 92 1923 #2 1924 #3
Shortstop Putouts	2	1st	2 yrs (1922–1923)	1923 334 1922 AL 322 1919 #2 1920 #2 1924 #3 1927 #2
Shortstop Assists	1	1st	—	1920 AL 513 1919 #3 1923 #3 1927 #2
Shortstop Range Factor	—	#3	—	1920 #3 1928 #3
Shortstop Fielding Percentage	—	#3	—	1923 #3 1928 #3

Title Seasons

5 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1927	1	SS DP 91
1926	1	SS DP 92
1923	1	SS PO 334
1922	2	SS PO 322 SS DP 93
1920	2	SS A 513 SS DP 65

Batting

15 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1914	PIT	NL	17	54	5	13	1	1	0	5	2	8	0	.241	.281	.296	.577
1915	PIT	NL	56	144	8	28	2	0	0	7	9	16	6	.194	.252	.208	.460
1917	SLA	AL	14	39	2	12	1	1	0	2	3	2	1	.308	.357	.385	.742
1918	SLA	AL	56	171	10	41	4	0	0	10	19	11	2	.240	.316	.263	.579
1919	SLA	AL	140	462	43	105	14	6	1	37	49	36	1	.227	.308	.290	.598
1920	SLA	AL	154	584	70	163	26	2	2	60	58	32	4	.279	.346	.341	.687
1921	SLA	AL	114	436	55	121	12	9	2	48	34	19	4	.278	.337	.360	.697
1922	SLA	AL	153	604	81	161	22	8	1	51	52	34	6	.267	.326	.334	.660
1923	SLA	AL	154	605	85	170	26	3	1	62	54	50	4	.281	.342	.339	.681
1924	SLA	AL	148	496	61	135	20	4	0	55	43	34	4	.272	.341	.329	.670
1925	SLA	AL	72	246	29	67	13	1	0	19	26	15	1	.272	.344	.333	.678
1926	SLA	AL	131	411	37	111	8	0	0	42	40	29	0	.270	.339	.290	.629
1927	SLA	AL	142	438	44	98	13	9	0	45	35	25	3	.224	.284	.295	.579
1928	BOS +1	AL	110	318	22	69	7	1	0	28	33	34	6	.217	.291	.245	.536
1929	BOS	AL	61	91	6	15	3	1	0	5	8	12	1	.165	.232	.220	.452
Career	—	—	1,522	5,099	558	1,309	172	46	7	476	465	357	43	.257	.323	.313	.635

Fielding

3 positions

Year	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	INN	PO	A	E	DP	TC	FLD%	RF
1914	PIT	NL	SS	17	—	—	31	62	8	7	101	.921	5.47
1915	PIT	NL	3B	23	—	—	25	41	5	2	71	.930	2.87
			SS	21	—	—	56	58	8	9	122	.934	5.43
			2B	2	—	—	2	5	0	0	7	1.000	3.50
1917	SLA	AL	SS	12	—	—	13	33	3	2	49	.939	3.83
			2B	2	—	—	3	5	1	2	9	.889	4.00
1918	SLA	AL	SS	56	—	—	109	174	24	20	307	.922	5.05
1919	SLA	AL	SS	140	—	—	284	422	45	42	751	.940	5.04
1920	SLA	AL	SS	154	—	—	288	513	52	65	853	.939	5.20
1921	SLA	AL	SS	113	—	—	269	331	36	60	636	.943	5.31
1922	SLA	AL	SS	153	—	—	322	470	47	93	839	.944	5.18
1923	SLA	AL	SS	154	—	—	334	461	42	86	837	.950	5.16
1924	SLA	AL	SS	147	—	—	317	425	42	78	784	.946	5.05
1925	SLA	AL	SS	71	—	—	144	206	19	39	369	.949	4.93
1926	SLA	AL	SS	129	—	—	261	358	37	92	656	.944	4.80
1927	SLA	AL	SS	141	—	—	290	427	41	91	758	.946	5.09
			3B	1	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	—	0.00
1928	BOS	AL	SS	109	—	—	207	340	30	54	577	.948	5.02
1929	BOS	AL	SS	30	—	—	35	39	5	3	79	.937	2.47
			2B	22	—	—	35	76	5	10	116	.957	5.05
Career	—	—	SS	1,447	—	—	2,960	4,319	439	741	7,718	.943	5.03
	—	—	2B	26	—	—	40	86	6	12	132	.955	4.85
	—	—	3B	24	—	—	25	41	5	2	71	.930	2.75