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Wally Schang

Wally Schang

1913–1931  ·  Bats B  ·  Throws R  ·  5'10", 180 lb  ·  b. 1889 South Wales, NY

Career 1,842 G · 1,506 H · 59 HR · 710 RBI · .284 AVG

Seasons leading his league
2
1 best in baseball 1 league only
28 Top-5 finishes
2 Title seasons
2 Categories led
1919 Best season

Spanning 1919–1929, peaking at 1 titles in 1919.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 2,194th League titles 2
  • 1,857th Best in baseball 1
  • 1,017th Top-5 finishes 28

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
Catcher Fielding Percentage 1 1st — 1929 AL .988 1928 #2
Catcher Double Plays 1 1st — 1919 15 1922 #3 1927 #3
Catcher Range Factor — #2 — 1914 #2 1922 #3 1924 #2
Catcher Assists — #2 — 1919 #2
Catcher Putouts — #2 — 1921 #2 1922 #3 1924 #3
Home Runs — #3 — 1916 #3

Title Seasons

2 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1929 1 C FPCT .988
1919 1 C DP 15

Batting

19 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1913 PHA AL 79 207 32 55 16 3 3 30 34 44 4 .266 .392 .415 .807
1914 PHA AL 107 307 44 88 11 8 3 45 32 33 7 .287 .371 .404 .775
1915 PHA AL 116 359 64 89 9 11 1 44 66 47 18 .248 .385 .343 .728
1916 PHA AL 110 338 41 90 15 8 7 38 38 44 14 .266 .358 .420 .778
1917 PHA AL 118 316 41 90 14 9 3 36 29 24 6 .285 .362 .415 .776
1918 BOS AL 88 225 36 55 7 1 0 20 46 35 4 .244 .377 .284 .662
1919 BOS AL 113 330 43 101 16 3 0 55 71 42 15 .306 .436 .373 .809
1920 BOS AL 122 387 58 118 30 7 4 51 64 37 7 .305 .413 .450 .862
1921 NYA AL 134 424 77 134 30 5 6 55 78 35 7 .316 .428 .453 .881
1922 NYA AL 124 408 46 130 21 7 1 53 53 36 12 .319 .405 .412 .816
1923 NYA AL 84 272 39 75 8 2 2 29 27 17 5 .276 .360 .342 .702
1924 NYA AL 114 356 46 104 19 7 5 52 48 43 2 .292 .382 .427 .809
1925 NYA AL 73 167 17 40 8 1 2 24 17 9 2 .240 .310 .335 .645
1926 SLA AL 103 285 36 94 19 5 8 50 32 20 5 .330 .405 .516 .921
1927 SLA AL 97 264 40 84 15 2 5 42 41 33 3 .318 .414 .447 .861
1928 SLA AL 91 245 41 70 10 5 3 39 68 26 8 .286 .448 .404 .852
1929 SLA AL 94 249 43 59 10 5 5 36 74 22 1 .237 .424 .378 .802
1930 PHA AL 45 92 16 16 4 1 1 9 17 15 0 .174 .309 .272 .581
1931 DET AL 30 76 9 14 2 0 0 2 14 11 1 .184 .311 .211 .522
Career — — 1,842 5,307 769 1,506 264 90 59 710 849 573 121 .284 .393 .401 .794

Fielding

4 positions
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1913 PHA AL C 72 — — 317 97 14 9 428 .967 5.75
1914 PHA AL C 100 — — 498 154 30 11 682 .956 6.52
1915 PHA AL 3B 43 — — 64 81 18 9 163 .890 3.37
OF 41 — — 66 12 13 2 91 .857 1.90
C 26 — — 110 46 9 1 165 .945 6.00
1916 PHA AL OF 61 — — 130 10 5 0 145 .966 2.30
C 36 — — 136 67 14 6 217 .935 5.64
1917 PHA AL C 80 — — 267 102 17 11 386 .956 4.61
3B 12 — — 18 24 3 1 45 .933 3.50
OF 6 — — 8 1 0 1 9 1.000 1.50
1918 BOS AL C 57 — — 202 52 10 4 264 .962 4.46
OF 16 — — 31 1 3 0 35 .914 2.00
3B 5 — — 2 8 3 1 13 .769 2.00
SS 1 — — 1 1 1 0 3 .667 2.00
1919 BOS AL C 103 — — 359 131 14 15 504 .972 4.76
1920 BOS AL C 73 — — 285 76 16 8 377 .958 4.95
OF 40 — — 92 7 2 0 101 .980 2.48
1921 NYA AL C 132 — — 500 101 19 13 620 .969 4.55
1922 NYA AL C 119 — — 456 102 14 12 572 .976 4.69
1923 NYA AL C 81 — — 292 60 11 6 363 .970 4.35
1924 NYA AL C 108 — — 423 89 15 9 527 .972 4.74
1925 NYA AL C 58 — — 172 55 6 8 233 .974 3.91
1926 SLA AL C 82 — — 224 75 10 7 309 .968 3.65
OF 3 — — 8 0 0 0 8 1.000 2.67
1927 SLA AL C 75 — — 213 73 7 10 293 .976 3.81
1928 SLA AL C 82 — — 263 46 5 5 314 .984 3.77
1929 SLA AL C 85 — — 268 56 4 6 328 .988 3.81
1930 PHA AL C 36 — — 126 18 4 2 148 .973 4.00
1931 DET AL C 30 — — 91 20 4 6 115 .965 3.70
Career — — C 1,435 — — 5,202 1,420 223 149 6,845 .967 4.61
— — OF 167 — — 335 31 23 3 389 .941 2.19
— — 3B 60 — — 84 113 24 11 221 .891 3.28
— — SS 1 — — 1 1 1 0 3 .667 2.00