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Willard Marshall

Willard Marshall

1942–1955  ·  Bats L  ·  Throws R  ·  6'1", 205 lb  ·  b. 1921 Richmond, VA

Career 1,246 G · 1,160 H · 130 HR · 604 RBI · .274 AVG

Seasons leading his league
3
2 best in baseball 1 league only
10 Top-5 finishes
3 Title seasons
2 Categories led
1947 Best season

Spanning 1947–1951, peaking at 1 titles in 1947.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 1,719th League titles 3
  • 1,235th Best in baseball 2
  • 2,600th Top-5 finishes 10

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
Outfield Assists 2 1st 2 yrs (1947–1948) 1947 19 1948 NL 16 1949 #3
Outfield Fielding Percentage 1 1st — 1951 1.000
Total Bases — #3 — 1947 #3
Home Runs — #3 — 1947 #3

Title Seasons

3 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1951 1 OF FPCT 1.000
1948 1 OF A 16
1947 1 OF A 19

Batting

11 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1942 NY1 NL 116 401 41 103 9 2 11 59 26 20 1 .257 .307 .372 .679
1946 NY1 NL 131 510 63 144 18 3 13 48 33 29 3 .282 .327 .406 .733
1947 NY1 NL 155 587 102 171 19 6 36 107 67 30 3 .291 .366 .528 .894
1948 NY1 NL 143 537 72 146 21 8 14 86 64 34 2 .272 .350 .419 .769
1949 NY1 NL 141 499 81 153 19 3 12 70 78 20 4 .307 .401 .429 .830
1950 BSN NL 105 298 38 70 10 2 5 40 36 5 1 .235 .319 .332 .652
1951 BSN NL 136 469 65 132 24 7 11 62 48 18 0 .281 .351 .433 .784
1952 CIN +1 NL 128 463 57 121 27 2 10 57 41 25 0 .261 .324 .393 .717
1953 CIN NL 122 357 51 95 14 6 17 62 41 28 0 .266 .342 .482 .824
1954 CHA AL 47 71 7 18 2 0 1 7 11 9 0 .254 .349 .324 .673
1955 CHA AL 22 41 6 7 0 0 0 6 13 1 0 .171 .364 .171 .534
Career — — 1,246 4,233 583 1,160 163 39 130 604 458 219 14 .274 .347 .423 .770

Fielding

1 position
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1942 NY1 NL OF 107 — — 222 13 6 4 241 .975 2.20
1946 NY1 NL OF 125 — — 253 14 6 2 273 .978 2.14
1947 NY1 NL OF 155 — — 334 19 10 6 363 .972 2.28
1948 NY1 NL OF 142 — — 266 16 5 2 287 .983 1.99
1949 NY1 NL OF 138 — — 292 13 8 3 313 .974 2.21
1950 BSN NL OF 85 — — 150 11 7 2 168 .958 1.89
1951 BSN NL OF 136 — — 220 11 0 3 231 1.000 1.70
1952 CIN NL OF 121 — — 215 16 5 5 236 .979 1.91
1953 CIN NL OF 95 — — 187 11 1 1 199 .995 2.08
1954 CHA AL OF 29 13 137.0 23 1 1 0 25 .960 0.83
1955 CHA AL OF 12 10 90.0 22 0 1 0 23 .957 1.83
Career — — OF 1,145 23 227.0 2,184 125 50 28 2,359 .979 2.02