Dave Bacon
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Dave Bacon
Birthdate:
Dec. 21, 1918 (49 y, 3 m, 19 d)
Born In:
Holly Springs, MS, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
1B
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
5'11"/217
Entry:
Unknown
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
Player Awards
Award Date Team
MVP / Batter of the Year 1951 (3rd) Seattle (MLB)
All-Star 1956 Seattle (MLB)
1955 Seattle (MLB)
1954 Seattle (MLB)
1953 Seattle (MLB)
1951 Seattle (MLB)
1950 Seattle (MLB)
1948 Seattle (MLB)
League Champ 1958 Cleveland (MLB)
Batter of the Month Jun 1956 Seattle (MLB)
Jul 1954 Seattle (MLB)
Sep 1951 Seattle (MLB)
Oct 1946 Seattle (MLB)
Player of the Week Jul 2, 1956 Seattle (MLB)
Aug 23, 1954 Seattle (MLB)
Jun 21, 1954 Seattle (MLB)
May 19, 1952 Seattle (MLB)
Jul 24, 1950 Seattle (MLB)
Aug 2, 1948 Seattle (MLB)
Sep 23, 1946 Seattle (MLB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink13
Grey Ink175
Similar Players (1B)
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year GS Rank
1950 162 1
1951 161 1
1955 161 1
1956 154 10
Year PA Rank
1950 722 3
1951 696 8
1955 704 6
Year Hits Rank
1946 184 10
1950 200 4
1951 176 9
1954 176 9
1955 186 4
Year TB Rank
1946 303 5
1948 281 8
1950 341 4
1951 341 3
1954 314 8
1955 284 9
1956 289 10
Year 2B Rank
1946 33 8
1949 30 10
1950 31 7
1951 31 9
1953 33 5
1955 34 3
1956 29 6
Year HR Rank
1946 28 4
1947 26 5
1948 28 7
1950 34 5
1951 44 1
1954 36 5
1956 31 9
Year RBI Rank
1946 106 6
1950 137 2
1951 129 2
1954 105 6
1955 97 8
1956 108 6
Year R Rank
1946 99 8
1950 118 5
1951 101 7
1954 104 9
1956 99 8
Year BB Rank
1948 106 7
1949 127 2
1950 128 2
1951 127 2
1952 90 3
1953 93 6
1954 104 4
1955 142 2
1956 115 4
Year IBB Rank
1950 6 8
1951 9 2
1954 5 9
1956 6 3
Year HBP Rank
1946 5 3
1949 11 1
Year SF Rank
1949 9 2
1954 7 9
1955 13 1
Year XBH Rank
1946 62 5
1948 58 9
1950 69 5
1951 76 3
1954 64 8
1956 61 7
Year Avg Rank
1946 0.325 8
1948 0.333 5
1949 0.338 2
1950 0.341 3
1951 0.314 7
1953 0.320 5
1954 0.319 9
1955 0.341 1
1956 0.302 9
Year OBP Rank
1946 0.414 9
1948 0.450 3
1949 0.470 1
1950 0.456 3
1951 0.441 1
1952 0.385 2
1953 0.438 1
1954 0.423 4
1955 0.470 1
1956 0.424 2
Year SLG Rank
1946 0.535 5
1948 0.570 4
1950 0.581 4
1951 0.609 1
1953 0.564 5
1954 0.569 4
1956 0.528 4
Year ISO Rank
1946 0.210 6
1948 0.237 5
1950 0.240 7
1951 0.295 1
1953 0.244 6
1954 0.250 5
1956 0.227 9
Year OPS Rank
1946 0.949 7
1948 1.020 4
1949 0.981 3
1950 1.037 3
1951 1.050 1
1953 1.002 3
1954 0.992 5
1955 0.990 3
1956 0.952 3
Year G Rank
1949 161 3
1950 162 1
1951 161 2
1955 162 1
Year WAR Rank
1948 6.5 8
1951 6.8 8
1955 5.1 10