These percentile rankings are a score to indicate how Hy Vandenberg ranks among all historic players for several skill categories. For example, a percentile of "85% Power" would indicate a player among the top 15% of players in raw batting power, and a percentile of "Speed 3%" would indicate a player that is among the slowest players in the history of the game. These percentiles are entirely based on career statistical accomplishments for players with over 500 games played or 500 innings pitched, so may not accurately reflect an intangible ability.
Batting & Fielding Skills
Contact
20%
Power
20%
Bunting
20%
Drag
20%
Vision
20%
Discipline
20%
Clutch
20%
Durability
50%
Speed
20%
Arm Str
50%
Arm Acc
50%
Reaction
20%
Fielding
20%
Stealing
20%
Baserunning
20%
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1940
During their last two years of publication, the Reach and Spalding Guides were combined into a single edition....
/ During their last two years of publication, the Reach and Spalding Guides were combined into a single edition.
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1946
When Sporting News halted printing of the long running Sporting News Record Book in 1942, they replaced it with the...
/ When Sporting News halted printing of the long running Sporting News Record Book in 1942, they replaced it with the Sporting News Guide in 1943, a companion publication to the Sporting News Register, which began publication in 1940. After A.S Barnes stopped publication of their guide (successor to the long-running Spalding Baseball Guide), the Sporting News Guide became the official MLB guide.
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1946
With the demise of the Spalding-Reach guides after the 1942 edition, the Commissioner’s office put out the official 1943 guide...
/ With the demise of the Spalding-Reach guides after the 1942 edition, the Commissioner’s office put out the official 1943 guide for one season before handing off the "official" guide to A.S. Barnes for the 1945 and 1946 editions. This was colloquially known as the "Barnes Baseball Guide". Since there was no official 1944 guide, the 1945 Barnes guide covers both seasons. The Sporting News took over as the official guide starting with their 1947 edition.