C · 9 seasons · 1913 – 1927 · B/T: L/R
Few careers score higher: Johnny Bassler sits 1st of 0 hitters all-time in roto value, built over 9 seasons. The peak came in 1924, +5.3, 95th that season and 12835th of 111,420 player-seasons on record. The value came from RBI (+6.1), batting average (+5.1) and runs (+2.5). It leaked back out through home runs (-3.5) and stolen bases (-2.7).
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | CLE | 1 | -2.20 | #514 | #77,339 |
| 1914 | CLE | 43 | -2.28 | #471 | #85,574 |
| 1921 | DET | 119 | 2.19 | #149 | #21,515 |
| 1922 | DET | 121 | 2.44 | #139 | #20,639 |
| 1923 | DET | 135 | 2.16 | #163 | #21,614 |
| 1924★ | DET | 124 | 5.35 | #95 | #12,835 |
| 1925 | DET | 121 | 0.71 | #220 | #27,017 |
| 1926 | DET | 66 | -0.30 | #257 | #32,172 |
| 1927 | DET | 81 | -0.57 | #277 | #33,855 |
★ Best season by Z