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Willard Brown
Willard Brown (Big Bill or California)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 190 lb.

Debut May 10, 1887
Final Game May 20, 1894
Born 1866 in San Francisco, CA
Died December 20, 1897 in San Francisco, CA

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1887 21 NYG NL  49  170   17   37   3  2   0   25  10     10  15  .218  .273  .259   51   44               3    
 1888 22 NYG NL  20   59    4   16   1  0   0    6   1      1   8  .271  .283  .288   83   17               0    
 1889 23 NYG NL  40  139   16   36  10  0   1   29   6      9   9  .259  .318  .353   84   49               3    
 1890 24 NYI PL  60  230   47   64   8  4   4   43   5     13  13  .278  .320  .400   85   92               1    
 1891 25 PHI NL 115  441   62  107  20  4   0   50   7     34  35  .243  .303  .306   75  135               4    
 1893 27 TOT NL 118  493   85  144  26  7   1   90   9     51  35  .292  .360  .379  103  187               1    
         BLN NL   7   32    5    4   3  0   0    5   0      1   3  .125  .152  .219   -3    7               0    
         LOU NL 111  461   80  140  23  7   1   85   9     50  32  .304  .373  .390  110  180               1    
 1894 28 TOT NL  16   57    5   11   2  0   0    9   1      5   9  .193  .258  .228   21   13               0    
         LOU NL  13   48    5   10   2  0   0    9   1      5   7  .208  .283  .250   33   12               0    
         STL NL   3    9    0    1   0  0   0    0   0      0   2  .111  .111  .111  -46    1               0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      418 1589  236  415  70 17   6  252  39  0 123 124  .261  .319  .338   82  537   0   0   0  12   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        616   91  161  27  7   2   98  15  0  48  48  .261  .319  .338   82  208   0   0   0   5   0
 Career High    118  493   85  144  26  7   4   90  10  0  51  35  .292  .360  .400  103  187   0   0   0   4   0
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1887 21 NYG NL  183  133   11   2.2    94| .218  .270| .273  .327| .259  .384| .532  .711|  51  .212 -11.0  -1.1     
 1888 22 NYG NL   60   43    5   3.1    71| .271  .245| .283  .292| .288  .335| .571  .627|  83  .472  -1.3  -0.1     
 1889 23 NYG NL  151  103   15   3.8    99| .259  .277| .318  .349| .353  .379| .671  .728|  84  .447  -2.9  -0.3     
 1890 24 NYI PL  244  166   29   4.6   112| .278  .291| .320  .370| .400  .404| .720  .774|  85  .476  -6.6  -0.6     
 1891 25 PHI NL  479  334   40   3.2    90| .243  .263| .303  .338| .306  .358| .609  .696|  75  .402 -14.2  -1.5     
 1893 27 TOT NL  545  349   68   5.2   100| .292  .277| .360  .353| .379  .376| .739  .730| 103  .523   3.0   0.2     
         BLN NL   33   28    1   1.0   108| .125  .288| .152  .367| .219  .393| .371  .760|  -3  .047  -4.9  -0.5     
         LOU NL  512  321   67   5.5    99| .304  .276| .373  .352| .390  .375| .763  .728| 110  .554   7.9   0.7     
 1894 28 TOT NL   62   46    3   1.7   121| .193  .307| .258  .378| .228  .433| .486  .811|  21  .090  -7.2  -0.6     
         LOU NL   53   38    3   2.0   120| .208  .306| .283  .376| .250  .431| .533  .808|  33  .124  -5.0  -0.4     
         STL NL    9    8    0   0.0   127| .111  .316| .111  .387| .111  .445| .222  .832| -46  .000  -2.2  -0.2     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons      1724 1174  171   3.8    98| .261  .274| .319  .347| .338  .377| .657  .724|  82  .427 -40.1  -4.0     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  PB  WP  SB   CS  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1887 21 NYG NL C 46 229 69 28 5 .914 .906 6.48 5.91 51 3B 3 2 2 2 0 .667 .870 1.33 3.37 OF 2 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 1.90 0 0 2 1888 22 NYG NL C 20 134 24 19 0 .893 .912 7.90 6.72 26 1889 23 NYG NL C 37 138 38 32 3 .846 .910 4.76 5.71 16 OF 3 8 1 0 0 1.000 .909 3.00 1.97 0 3 0 1890 24 NYI PL C 34 124 38 18 1 .900 .901 4.76 4.96 17 OF 13 15 0 1 0 .938 .904 1.15 2.06 2 0 11 1B 9 97 4 5 4 .953 .973 11.22 10.27 3B 3 3 6 1 0 .900 .857 3.00 3.47 2B 2 2 1 1 0 .750 .909 1.50 5.80 1891 25 PHI NL 1B 97 997 48 12 60 .989 .978 10.77 10.31 C 19 60 20 6 2 .930 .926 4.21 5.45 8 OF 2 2 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.50 1.90 0 2 0 1893 27 TOT NL 1B 118 1145 54 14 79 .988 .978 10.16 9.09 BLN NL 1B 7 63 3 1 3 .985 .978 9.43 10.46 LOU NL 1B 111 1082 51 13 76 .989 .978 10.21 9.01 C 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.50 1 1894 28 TOT NL 1B 16 141 19 3 8 .982 .976 10.00 9.54 LOU NL 1B 13 113 17 3 6 .977 .976 10.00 9.54 STL NL 1B 3 28 2 0 2 1.000 .977 10.00 9.53
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1890 24 NYI PL 1B 9 97 4 5 4 .953 .973 11.22 10.27 1891 25 PHI NL 1B 97 997 48 12 60 .989 .978 10.77 10.31 1893 27 TOT NL 1B 118 1145 54 14 79 .988 .978 10.16 9.09 BLN NL 1B 7 63 3 1 3 .985 .978 9.43 10.46 LOU NL 1B 111 1082 51 13 76 .989 .978 10.21 9.01 1894 28 TOT NL 1B 16 141 19 3 8 .982 .976 10.00 9.54 LOU NL 1B 13 113 17 3 6 .977 .976 10.00 9.54 STL NL 1B 3 28 2 0 2 1.000 .977 10.00 9.53 1890 24 NYI PL 2B 2 2 1 1 0 .750 .909 1.50 5.80 1887 21 NYG NL 3B 3 2 2 2 0 .667 .870 1.33 3.37 1890 24 NYI PL 3B 3 3 6 1 0 .900 .857 3.00 3.47 1887 21 NYG NL C 46 229 69 28 5 .914 .906 6.48 5.91 51 1888 22 NYG NL C 20 134 24 19 0 .893 .912 7.90 6.72 26 1889 23 NYG NL C 37 138 38 32 3 .846 .910 4.76 5.71 16 1890 24 NYI PL C 34 124 38 18 1 .900 .901 4.76 4.96 17 1891 25 PHI NL C 19 60 20 6 2 .930 .926 4.21 5.45 8 1893 27 LOU NL C 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.50 1 1887 21 NYG NL OF 2 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 1.90 0 0 2 1889 23 NYG NL OF 3 8 1 0 0 1.000 .909 3.00 1.97 0 3 0 1890 24 NYI PL OF 13 15 0 1 0 .938 .904 1.15 2.06 2 0 11 1891 25 PHI NL OF 2 2 1 0 0 1.000 .909 1.50 1.90 0 2 0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+ Position Total 1B 240 2380 125 34 151 .987 .978 10.44 9.66 C 157 685 189 103 11 .895 .909 5.57 5.70 119 OF 20 25 2 2 0 .931 .906 1.35 2.01 2 5 13 3B 6 5 8 3 0 .813 .861 2.17 3.42 2B 2 2 1 1 0 .750 .909 1.50 5.80 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+ Overall Total 425 3097 325 143 162 .960 .958 8.05 7.73
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1888   WS    NYG STL     W   2   8   1   3  1  0  0   0   0   0  .375  .375  .500   0                
 1889   WS    NYG BRO     W   1   5   3   3  0  0  1   2   0   0  .600  .600 1.200   0                
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        2-0   3  13   4   6  1  0  1   2   0   0  .462  .462  .769   0                
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


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