Is Bill Bergen the worst baseball player ever? And why did he get so much playing time?

Answer 1

It would seem like it. A career .170 hitter? As to why he got so much playing time, it would seem that there is not good reason, as he had only a .972 fielding percentage. I am guessing he had some really good dirt on his manager!

Answer 2

As for worst overall player, he was not. He was a horrible hitter as the .170 average, 2 carrer home runs, .194 obp, and .201 slugging show that was almost as bad of a hitter as the typical pitcher. However he was reguarded as a very good defensive catcher, and a very good handler of pitchers. Also the period he played in (1901-1911) was the worst hitting era in baseball history.
A player I would consider worse was 1970's Angels shortstop Orlando Ramirez. He hit .189, with no homers, and had a dreadful .932 fielding % with below average range. And his offensive #'s were in a lot more potent offensive era than Bergan's.
Of course the legenday Ray Oyler(.175 average, with 15 homers, but pretty good fielder) , and Mr. Baseball himself, Bob Ueker could be considered, but Ramirez was worse than Bergan.

Answer 3

Mario Mendosa performed for 8 years and had 1337 at bats from 1974 to 1982 and controlled a occupation .215 common (OPS .507) i'm helpful somebody's worse than that yet this guy gave a attractiveness to the .2 hundred batting common - The Mendosa Line.

Answer 4

For someone in the majors with as much playing time as he had -- over 3000 plate appearances -- he has the lowest career batting average, and he's got it by a huge margin. The next-lowest AVG for anyone with 3k+ PA is around .205 if memory serves.

Answer 5

Who the hell is Bill Bergen anyway?

Answer 6

yea probably and i dont know why