Granny Hamner

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1944-1962)

Granny Hamner was a shortstop who played in Major League Baseball from 1944 to 1962 for the Philadelphia Phillies, the Cleveland Guardians, and the Kansas City Athletics, a span of 19 seasons. In 1,531 career games, he hit .262 with 1,529 hits, 104 home runs, and 708 RBI. Granny Hamner was a 3-time All-Star.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

AVG .262
HR 104
RBI 708
H 1,529
OPS .686
PIV -5,497
Position
Shortstop
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'10" / 163 lb
Born
4/26/1927 in Richmond, VA, USA
Died
9/12/1993 in Philadelphia, PA, USA
MLB Debut
1944-09-14
Last Game
1962-08-01
Awards
3× All-Star

Full name: Granville Wilbur Hamner

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Career Batting Statistics

Granny Hamner — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,531 5,839 711 1,529 272 62 104 708 35 351 432 .262 .303 .383 .686 -5,497

Career AVG .262 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .303 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — 8.7% below league average.

Career SLG .383 vs. league average .383 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .686 vs. league average .715 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Granny Hamner Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1944 PHI NL 21 77 6 19 1 0 0 5 0 3 7 .247 .261 (-6%) .325 (-16%) .357 (-27%) .683 (-22%) -253.6
1945 PHI NL 14 41 3 7 2 0 0 6 0 1 3 .171 — — — — 0.0
1946 PHI NL 2 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .143 — — — — 0.0
1947 PHI NL 2 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286 — — — — 0.0
1948 PHI NL 129 446 42 116 21 5 3 48 2 22 39 .260 .263 (-1%) .340 (-12%) .379 (-8%) .719 (-10%) -819.9
1949 PHI NL 154 662 83 174 32 5 6 53 6 25 47 .263 .262 (avg) .343 (-16%) .384 (-8%) .727 (-12%) -1449.1
1950 PHI NL 157 637 78 172 27 5 11 82 2 39 35 .270 .265 (+2%) .346 (-9%) .401 (-5%) .747 (-7%) -877.7
1951 PHI NL 150 589 61 150 23 7 9 72 10 29 32 .255 .260 (-2%) .336 (-14%) .385 (-6%) .721 (-10%) -1069.1
1952 PHI NL 151 596 74 164 30 5 17 87 7 27 51 .275 .252 (+9%) .326 (-6%) .369 (+16%) .696 (+5%) 340.8
1953 PHI NL 154 609 90 168 30 8 21 92 2 32 28 .276 .264 (+4%) .335 (-7%) .397 (+14%) .733 (+5%) 314.9
1954 PHI NL 152 596 83 178 39 11 13 89 1 53 44 .299 .261 (+14%) .333 (+5%) .390 (+20%) .723 (+13%) 1377.1
1955 PHI NL 104 405 57 104 12 4 5 43 0 41 30 .257 .258 (-1%) .332 (-3%) .393 (-13%) .726 (-8%) -531.5
1956 PHI NL 122 401 42 90 24 3 4 42 2 30 42 .224 .258 (-13%) .331 (-17%) .397 (-17%) .728 (-17%) -1187.2
1957 PHI NL 133 502 59 114 19 5 10 62 3 34 42 .227 .257 (-12%) .323 (-16%) .391 (-12%) .715 (-14%) -1182.7
1958 PHI NL 35 133 18 40 7 3 2 18 0 8 16 .301 .257 (+17%) .324 (+5%) .394 (+13%) .719 (+9%) 172.6
1959 PHI NL 21 64 10 19 4 0 2 6 0 5 5 .297 .256 (+16%) .323 (+7%) .392 (+16%) .715 (+12%) 121.6
1959 CLE AL 27 67 4 11 1 1 1 3 0 1 8 .164 .256 (-36%) .323 (-46%) .392 (-35%) .715 (-40%) 121.6
1962 KC1 AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 18 seasons 1,531 5,839 711 1,529 272 62 104 708 35 351 432 .262 — — — — -4,922

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Pitching Statistics

Granny Hamner — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 2 7 1 0 0 0 13.1 21 8 0 8 5 5.40 0.0

Career ERA 5.40 vs. league average 3.92 across their career seasons — 37.7% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Granny Hamner — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1956 PHI NL 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 8.1 10 4 2 4 4.32 — 0.0
1957 PHI NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 1 0.00 — 0.0
1962 KC1 AL 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 4.0 10 4 6 0 9.00 — 0.0
Career · 3 seasons 0 2 7 1 0 0 0 13.1 21 8 8 5 5.40 — 0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Granny Hamner — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
4 14 1 6 2 1 0 0 1 2 .429

Playoff Batting by Year

Granny Hamner — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1950 WS PHI 4 14 1 6 2 1 0 0 1 2 .429

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Granny Hamner — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home764280434072153341.257
Away767303437180751369.266

Pitching — Home / Away

Granny Hamner — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home11.010010.00
Away612.1208845.84

Last 10 Games — Batting

Granny Hamner — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1962-08-01 KC1DETL 000000000
1962-08-01 KC1DETL 000000000
1962-07-28 KC1BALL 000000000
1959-07-26 CLEMINW 000000000
1959-07-25 CLEMINW 101000000
1959-07-23 CLENYYW 400000000
1959-07-22 CLENYYL 100000001
1959-07-12 CLEDETL 100000001
1959-07-05 CLEDETW 400000000
1959-07-04 CLEDETW 100000000

Last 7 Games — Pitching

Granny Hamner — Last 7 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1962-08-01 KC1DET — 2.0753200
1962-08-01 KC1DET L 0.0211200
1962-07-28 KC1BAL — 2.0100200
1957-04-27 PHINY1 — 1.0100010
1956-08-31 PHIPIT L 4.1944010
1956-08-26 PHICIN — 3.0100210
1956-07-22 PHIATL — 1.0000020

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Granny Hamner — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 568 357 1215 1440 84 310
3B 31 26 24 51 2 7
P 7 0 0 2 0 0
SS 934 158 1572 2811 248 571

Season-by-Season Fielding

Granny Hamner — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1944 PHI SS 21 0 27 98 9 17
1945 PHI SS 13 0 31 37 11 7
1946 PHI SS 2 0 1 5 1 1
1947 PHI SS 2 0 5 6 0 1
1948 PHI 2B 87 0 210 224 15 46
1948 PHI 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0
1948 PHI SS 37 0 60 94 12 20
1949 PHI SS 154 0 280 506 32 101
1950 PHI SS 157 0 293 513 48 100
1951 PHI SS 150 0 255 458 31 93
1952 PHI SS 151 0 267 470 38 102
1953 PHI 2B 93 0 194 290 15 65
1953 PHI SS 71 0 91 169 22 40
1954 PHI 2B 152 151 361 412 17 97
1954 PHI SS 1 0 1 4 1 1
1955 PHI 2B 82 71 152 183 14 39
1955 PHI SS 32 31 49 78 7 12
1956 PHI 2B 11 2 6 4 0 1
1956 PHI P 3 0 0 1 0 0
1956 PHI SS 110 101 177 302 32 69
1957 PHI 2B 125 119 260 282 21 54
1957 PHI P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1957 PHI SS 5 5 4 9 0 1
1958 PHI 2B 11 10 20 26 2 4
1958 PHI 3B 22 22 17 45 1 7
1958 PHI SS 3 2 7 8 0 0
1959 PHI 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1959 PHI SS 15 14 13 41 3 4
1959 CLE 2B 7 4 12 19 0 4
1959 CLE 3B 5 4 7 6 1 0
1959 CLE SS 10 5 11 13 1 2
1962 KC1 P 3 0 0 1 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Granny Hamner Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 7
Second Base 556
Third Base 31
Shortstop 936

Awards & Honors

Granny Hamner — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1950 Baseball Magazine All-Star SS

Award Voting History

Granny Hamner — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1957 Most Valuable Player NL 23th 3.0 336 0
1954 Most Valuable Player NL 19th 5.0 336 0
1953 Most Valuable Player NL 22th 2.0 336 0
1952 Most Valuable Player NL 31th 5.0 336 0
1950 Most Valuable Player NL 6th 79.0 336 2
1949 Most Valuable Player NL 17th 9.0 336 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Granny Hamner (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Frank Bolling
    .254 avg, 106 HR
  2. 96
    Omar Infante
    .271 avg, 82 HR
  3. 96
    Neifi Perez
    .267 avg, 64 HR
  4. 92
    Ed Kranepool
    .261 avg, 118 HR
  5. 91
    John Morrill
    .260 avg, 43 HR
  6. 87
    Frank Malzone
    .274 avg, 133 HR

Granny Hamner: the record in brief

September 14, 1944 and August 1, 1962 bracket Granny Hamner's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The team column moves through the Philadelphia Blue Jays (1944), the Philadelphia Phillies (1945 through 1959), the Cleveland Indians (1959), and the Kansas City Athletics (1962). Listed as a shortstop, Hamner threw and hit right-handed. The recorded size is 5-foot-10 and 163 pounds. The birth record reads April 26, 1927, in Richmond, VA, USA. Hamner's death is recorded on September 12, 1993, in Philadelphia, PA, USA. Hamner's full given name, per the bio, is Granville Wilbur Hamner.

Hamner's career batting table shows 1,531 games, 5,839 at bats and 1,529 hits, a .262 average; the totals also include 104 home runs, 708 runs batted in, and 35 stolen bases. The on-base percentage is .303 and the slugging percentage .383, for an OPS of .686. Hamner hit .262 while the league hit .260 over the same span, a figure close to average.

Frequently Asked Questions about Granny Hamner

What years did Granny Hamner play?
Granny Hamner played in Major League Baseball from 1944 to 1962.
Was Granny Hamner a pitcher?
No. Granny Hamner was a position player (Shortstop), though he did pitch in 7 career games.
How many home runs did Granny Hamner hit?
Granny Hamner hit 104 career home runs with 1529 hits.
What was Granny Hamner's career batting average?
Granny Hamner batted .262 over his career, with 1,529 hits in 5,839 at bats.
How many RBI did Granny Hamner have?
Granny Hamner drove in 708 runs in his career.
What was Granny Hamner's career ERA?
Granny Hamner finished with a 5.40 career ERA, going 0-2 with 5 strikeouts.