If Elton John played baseball: third base, rated 76
Elton John would play third base in baseball, rated 76 in Legends Draft MLB, the parody game where famous people play baseball. The position leans hardest on power and contact, where Elton John rates 74 and 74. Best attribute: eye (83). A third baseman with a sharp eye and a steady bat. His eye and his contact lead the card, and his arm is the soft spot.
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Natural position
3B Third base
Rating
76OVRPlays like: A showman at the hot corner with a smart, steady bat.
Play Legends Draft MLBBaseball ratings
Made up for the game, 40 to 99.
- Contact
- 74
- Power
- 74
- Eye
- 83
- Speed
- 58
- Fielding
- 70
- Arm
- 58
- Pitching
- 68
Where Elton John fits
Each spot weighs the ratings its own way. Away from the natural spot a legend loses a few points; on the bench everyone plays at their natural rating.
- 3BThird base, natural76
- 1BFirst base73
- DHDesignated hitter72
- 2BSecond base67
- CCatcher66
Elton John as a baseball player: scouting report
Elton John has already played Dodger Stadium. His two concerts there in October 1975 are among the most famous in rock history, and he returned in 2022 to close the North American leg of his farewell tour. In this game he moves from the stage to the hot corner. Third base wants a hitter who can handle the middle of the order, and his eye, the best mark on his card, makes him exactly that: patient, selective and very hard to fool.
He won a place at the Royal Academy of Music as a boy, and a pianist's hands bring quick, quiet wrists to the batter's box. His contact is right behind his eye and his power matches it, so he sprays line drives and punishes the occasional mistake. He also knows the business of sport. He served as chairman of Watford, the English football club he supported as a boy, and helped lead it from the lowest professional division all the way to the top flight. A player who understands how a team is built is a good one to have in the clubhouse.
His arm is the soft spot, and at third base that is a real concern on the bunt and the slow roller, so give him a strong armed shortstop beside him to take everything in the hole. His speed is limited too. First base is his next best spot and removes the long throw, and designated hitter takes the glove out of it entirely. Draft him in the middle rounds for his bat, let him hit fifth or sixth, and he will still be standing at the end of a long season.
Plays like A showman at the hot corner with a smart, steady bat
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Elton John in other sports
- FootballOffensive lineman85OVR
- BasketballPower forward77OVR
- HockeyLeft wing76OVR
- SoccerStriker82OVR
- BaseballThird base76OVR
- GolfGolfer76OVR
Elton John in real life
Real life
British singer, songwriter and musician (born 1947)
- Lived
- Born 1947
- From
- United Kingdom
- Known as
- singer, composer, film actor, pianist
- Active
- since 1962
- Honors
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Grammy Legend Award, MusiCares Person of the Year, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and 18 more
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Questions about Elton John in baseball
- What position would Elton John play in baseball?
- Third base. In Legends Draft MLB the position leans hardest on power and contact, where Elton John rates 74 and 74. The next best spots are first base (73) and designated hitter (72).
- What is Elton John's rating in Legends Draft MLB?
- 76 at third base, the natural position. Away from it a legend loses a few points; on the bench everyone plays at their natural rating.
- What is Elton John's best attribute?
- Eye, at 83. The weakest is arm, at 58.
- Are these ratings real?
- No. Legends Draft MLB is a parody game and the ratings are made up for fun, on a scale of 40 to 99. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by anyone in it.
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