Paul Waner
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Paul Waner
Nickname:
Big Poison
Birthdate:
April 16, 1903 (77 y, 7 m, 1 d)
Born In:
Harrah, OK, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
RF
Bats/Throws:
L/L
Height/Weight:
5'8"/160
Entry:
1925 Draft - Round: 1, Overall: 2, Team: Pittsburgh Pirates
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
Player Awards
Award Date Team
Rookie of the Year 1926 (2nd) Pittsburgh (MLB)
All-Star 1936 Pittsburgh (MLB)
1935 Pittsburgh (MLB)
League Champ 1940 Pittsburgh (MLB)
1939 Pittsburgh (MLB)
1936 Pittsburgh (MLB)
1935 Pittsburgh (MLB)
1934 Pittsburgh (MLB)
1932 Pittsburgh (MLB)
1927 Pittsburgh (MLB)
1926 Pittsburgh (MLB)
Gold Glove 1931 - RF Pittsburgh (MLB)
Silver Slugger 1934 - RF Pittsburgh (MLB)
1927 - RF Pittsburgh (MLB)
Batter of the Month Aug 1929 Pittsburgh (MLB)
Sep 1927 Pittsburgh (MLB)
Player of the Week Sep 23, 1940 Wilkes-Barre (AAA)
Aug 24, 1931 Pittsburgh (MLB)
Aug 25, 1930 Pittsburgh (MLB)
Sep 3, 1928 Pittsburgh (MLB)
Jul 19, 1926 Pittsburgh (MLB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink5
Grey Ink149
Similar Players (RF)
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year GS Rank
1927 146 8
Year PA Rank
1926 644 10
1927 688 3
1928 699 1
1929 665 4
1932 639 10
1933 663 4
1935 646 4
1937 634 5
Year AB Rank
1930 566 10
1932 583 8
1933 594 8
1934 564 9
1935 573 6
1937 575 7
Year Hits Rank
1926 185 5
1927 196 3
1928 196 6
1931 187 8
1932 192 2
1933 205 2
1935 176 6
1936 170 8
1937 170 6
Year TB Rank
1926 280 7
1927 312 7
1928 304 8
1931 289 9
1932 265 7
1933 297 7
Year 2B Rank
1926 41 3
1927 49 3
1928 52 2
1931 41 7
1932 42 3
1933 39 4
1934 36 7
1936 43 2
Year 3B Rank
1926 18 1
1927 20 1
1928 16 3
1931 17 2
1933 16 4
1934 9 9
1935 12 2
Year RBI Rank
1928 99 9
1933 105 6
1935 96 7
Year R Rank
1926 112 1
1928 127 2
1929 109 8
1931 103 10
1932 103 5
1933 113 4
1934 104 8
1935 96 6
1937 87 9
Year BB Rank
1926 76 4
1927 92 3
1928 100 2
1929 90 2
1931 67 8
Year IBB Rank
1927 13 2
1928 17 1
Year HBP Rank
1934 4 6
1935 4 5
Year SF Rank
1928 7 10
1930 10 2
1931 6 9
Year XBH Rank
1926 65 5
1927 78 4
1928 76 4
1931 67 5
1932 54 10
1933 62 7
1936 58 7
Year Avg Rank
1926 0.330 6
1927 0.333 5
1928 0.332 7
1932 0.329 4
1933 0.345 3
1935 0.307 8
1936 0.306 10
Year OBP Rank
1926 0.410 3
1927 0.422 1
1928 0.425 2
1929 0.405 6
1931 0.400 10
1932 0.380 8
1933 0.405 9
1935 0.379 9
Year SLG Rank
1926 0.499 7
1927 0.531 8
1928 0.514 9
1931 0.512 8
1933 0.500 10
Year ISO Rank
1926 0.169 10
Year OPS Rank
1926 0.909 5
1927 0.952 4
1928 0.939 7
1931 0.912 7
1932 0.835 10
1933 0.905 9
Year G Rank
1928 153 3
Year WAR Rank
1926 6.9 3
1927 6.6 6
1928 6.8 5
1931 6.0 7
1933 5.5 10