3B · 18 seasons · 1909 – 1929 · B/T: B/R
Few careers score higher: Jimmy Austin sits 1st of 0 hitters all-time in roto value, built over 18 seasons. The peak came in 1913, +7.3, 60th that season and 8947th of 111,420 player-seasons on record. The value came from stolen bases (+17.1), runs (+14.7) and RBI (+6.5). It leaked back out through batting average (-6.3).
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 | NYY | 136 | 4.73 | #73 | #14,338 |
| 1910 | NYY | 133 | 3.40 | #99 | #17,831 |
| 1911 | SLA | 148 | 5.89 | #72 | #11,681 |
| 1912 | SLA | 149 | 4.92 | #79 | #13,831 |
| 1913★ | SLA | 142 | 7.30 | #60 | #8,947 |
| 1914 | SLA | 130 | 2.22 | #176 | #21,411 |
| 1915 | SLA | 141 | 4.58 | #120 | #14,717 |
| 1916 | SLA | 129 | 2.49 | #116 | #20,468 |
| 1917 | SLA | 127 | 2.39 | #113 | #20,812 |
| 1918 | SLA | 110 | 4.32 | #84 | #15,387 |
| 1919 | SLA | 106 | 1.63 | #120 | #23,401 |
| 1920 | SLA | 83 | 1.36 | #150 | #24,379 |
| 1921 | SLA | 27 | -1.75 | #338 | #45,580 |
| 1922 | SLA | 15 | -2.10 | #414 | #63,806 |
| 1923 | SLA | 1 | -2.36 | #566 | #92,663 |
| 1925 | SLA | 1 | -2.54 | #611 | #101,010 |
| 1926 | SLA | 1 | -2.10 | #431 | #63,831 |
| 1929 | SLA | 1 | -2.40 | #561 | #94,815 |
★ Best season by Z