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An elite fielder at the hot corner, Dave Malarcher was clearly suited to holding down a starting role throughout the 1920s. He had excellent control of the strike zone, and even in years where he didn’t hit a lick, got on base at a respectable rate, to the point of being in the conversation for the league lead in walks a few times. He had very, very little power.

He was an excellent base stealer, likely to spend a few seasons among the league leaders. That overstates his speed slightly, but he’s got the perfect profile to rack up steals in that (a) he was good at it and (b) he spent most of his time on the basepaths at 1B (many walks, little power).

Overall, a league average-ish offensive performer, whose value came largely from gold-glove level defense at 3B. Early in his career, he played a bit in the OF and throughout his career would fill in at 2B for a handful of games, but he was almost exclusively a 3B, and a great one at that.

His career could end anytime from 1928 on, with only his solid contributions in 1929 and 1931 keeping it going despite a very clear decline phase. But 1919 and 1923 to 1925 were truly elite seasons.

I like this projection a lot, and think it will remain pretty consistent through future revisions, although the walk rate may be a tad favorable.

Name	Dave Malarcher
ID / Status	malarc000dav / Draft
Pos	3B
DOB / i9s Career	10/18/1894 / 1916 - 1932
Birthplace	White Hall, LA (USA)
Height / Weight	5'7" / 150
B / T	B / R

 

Batting Projections

Year	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1916	223	57	9	2	0	19	27	10	2	0.256	0.314	0.314	0.628
1917	494	107	12	2	0	44	45	33	6	0.217	0.281	0.249	0.530
1918	598	139	18	1	0	85	68	51	9	0.232	0.328	0.266	0.594
1919	412	146	15	5	0	30	39	20	6	0.354	0.398	0.415	0.813
1920	575	167	23	7	0	88	39	60	29	0.290	0.385	0.355	0.739
1921	525	113	20	1	1	71	38	38	16	0.215	0.309	0.263	0.572
1922	596	149	23	4	2	80	35	42	15	0.250	0.339	0.312	0.651
1923	512	177	22	5	1	63	37	51	22	0.346	0.417	0.414	0.831
1924	521	149	23	6	1	55	29	40	16	0.286	0.354	0.359	0.713
1925	494	188	24	3	1	81	27	45	12	0.381	0.468	0.447	0.915
1926	578	147	25	5	2	91	39	31	2	0.254	0.356	0.325	0.681
1927	489	133	20	5	2	97	29	46	5	0.272	0.392	0.346	0.738
1928	382	89	15	2	1	36	24	17	5	0.233	0.299	0.291	0.590
1929	319	104	12	2	0	46	24	11	4	0.326	0.411	0.376	0.787
1930	229	50	8	0	0	19	20	3	2	0.218	0.278	0.253	0.532
1931	154	49	8	1	1	21	18	3	2	0.318	0.400	0.403	0.803
1932	102	15	3	1	0	18	13	1	1	0.147	0.275	0.196	0.471
1933	78	11	2	0	0	15	20	1	1	0.141	0.280	0.167	0.446

 

Pitching Projections