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Historical player · 1911–1919

Bill James

B/T B/R · HT 76 · WT 195 · Born 1/20/1887 · From Detroit, MI USA · Debut 1911-06-12 · Final 1919-09-17

Career · batting

G
203
 
 
AB
358
 
 
H
51
 
 
HR
0
 
 
RBI
12
 
 
SB
1
 
 
BB
27
 
 
AVG/OPS
0.143 · 0.374
 
 

Career · pitching

G
203
 
 
GS
147
 
 
IP
1,179.7
 
 
W-L
65-71
 
 
SV
4
 
 
SO
408
 
 
ERA
3.20
 
 
WHIP
1.43
 
 

Where they rank

Career totals are only stats with that team · ranks computed against that franchise's full history

Career with the Detroit Tigers · 1915–1919

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Hits
27
#621 on the Tigers
1 D. Baker
1 R. Works
RBI
6
#712 on the Tigers
1 S. Amoros
1 C. Wise
Runs
15
#585 on the Tigers
1 T. Barnhart
1 B. Bell
BB
17
#498 on the Tigers
1 R. Downs
1 J. Adduci

Career with the St. Louis Browns · 1914–1915

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Hits
18
#768 on the Browns
1 W. Bunker
1 L. Smith
RBI
4
#850 on the Browns
1 G. Archie
1 W. Young
SB
1
#523 on the Browns
1 W. Alexander
Runs
6
#823 on the Browns
1 B. Bowcock
1 G. Atkins
BB
7
#731 on the Browns
1 B. Bayne
1 R. Adams

Career with the Boston Red Sox · 1919–1919

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Hits
3
#1,046 on the Red Sox
1 E. Andres
1 K. Wood
RBI
1
#1,022 on the Red Sox
1 A. Almonte
Runs
1
#1,069 on the Red Sox
1 S. Andrews
BB
1
#1,036 on the Red Sox
1 A. Abad

Career with the Chicago White Sox · 1919–1919

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Hits
2
#1,085 on the White Sox
1 D. Adams
1 R. Wrona
Runs
2
#966 on the White Sox
1 H. Allen
1 M. Albers

Career with the Cleveland Naps · 1911–1912

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Hits
1
#1,207 on the Naps
1 T. Abernathy
RBI
1
#1,019 on the Naps
1 H. Aguirre
Runs
1
#1,080 on the Naps
1 J. Aguilar
BB
2
#935 on the Naps
1 A. Aber
1 B. Allen

MLB · all-time career

vs every player ever
Hits
51
#7,904 all-time MLB
1 C. Asbjornson
1 S. Zoldak
RBI
12
#9,093 all-time MLB
1 D. Adams
1 B. Zuber
SB
1
#7,932 all-time MLB
1 T. Abreu
1 D. Aase

Batting · year by year

YearTeamLgGABRH2B3BHRRBISBBBSOAVGOBPSLG
1911 Naps AL 81711 10 0 1 017 0.0590.118
1912 Naps AL 3300 00 0 0 012 0.0000.000
1914 Browns AL 4489410 11 0 2 1438 0.1120.146
1915 Browns AL 344228 20 0 2 0318 0.1900.238
1915 Tigers AL 112146 10 0 2 036 0.2860.333
1916 Tigers AL 304433 00 0 1 0324 0.0680.068
1917 Tigers AL 3457712 00 0 2 01020 0.2110.211
1918 Tigers AL 194605 10 0 0 0112 0.1090.130
1919 Tigers AL 2411 00 0 1 002 0.2500.250
1919 Red Sox AL 132113 00 0 1 017 0.1430.143
1919 White Sox AL 51422 00 0 0 002 0.1430.143
Career 203 358 25 51 6 1 0 12 1 27 138 0.143 0.209 0.165

Pitching · year by year

YearTeamLgWLGGSSVIPHERBBSOERAWHIP
1911 Naps AL 24860 51.758283221 4.881.74
1912 Naps AL 00300 13.715795 4.611.76
1914 Browns AL 151444351 284.026990109109 2.851.33
1915 Browns AL 71034231 170.3155689258 3.591.45
1915 Tigers AL 731190 67.057183324 2.421.34
1916 Tigers AL 81230201 151.7141627961 3.681.45
1917 Tigers AL 131034231 198.0163469662 2.091.31
1918 Tigers AL 61119180 122.0127516842 3.761.60
1919 Tigers AL 10210 9.312673 5.792.04
1919 Red Sox AL 351370 72.774333912 4.091.56
1919 White Sox AL 32550 39.339111411 2.521.35
Career 65 71 203 147 4 1,179.7 1,110 420 578 408 3.20 1.43

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