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Bill Davidson
William Simpson Davidson

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 10", Weight 170 lb.

Debut September 29, 1909
Final Game September 18, 1911
Born May 10, 1884 in Lafayette, IN
Died May 23, 1954 in Lincoln, NE

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Batting  Glossary / 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1909 25 CHC NL   2    7    2    1   0  0   0    0   1      1      .143  .250  .143   21    1   0           0    
 1910 26 BRO NL 136  509   48  121  13  7   0   34  27     24  54  .238  .277  .291   68  148  12           4    
 1911 27 BRO NL  87  292   33   68   3  4   1   26  18     16  21  .233  .275  .281   58   82   8           1    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 3 Seasons      225  808   83  190  16 11   1   60  46  0  41  75  .235  .276  .286   64  231  20   0   0   5   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        582   60  137  12  8   1   43  33  0  30  54  .235  .276  .286   64  166  14   0   0   4   0
 Career High    136  509   48  121  13  7   1   34  27  0  24  54  .238  .277  .291   68  148  12   0   0   4   0
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1909 25 CHC NL    8    6    0   0.0    79| .143  .255| .250  .324| .143  .329| .393  .653|  21  .000  -0.6  -0.1     
 1910 26 BRO NL  549  400   40   2.7    85| .238  .259| .277  .333| .291  .344| .568  .677|  68  .361 -22.7  -2.5     
 1911 27 BRO NL  317  232   22   2.5    92| .233  .263| .275  .340| .281  .363| .556  .703|  58  .305 -17.4  -1.9     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 3 Seasons       874  638   62   2.6    88| .235  .261| .276  .336| .286  .351| .562  .686|  64  .336 -40.7  -4.5     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1909 25 CHC NL OF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 2.00 1 1 0 1910 26 BRO NL OF 131 283 11 12 3 .961 .959 2.24 2.10 0 127 4 1911 27 BRO NL OF 74 168 4 8 1 .956 .960 2.32 2.07 0 74 0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1909 25 CHC NL OF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 2.00 1 1 0 1910 26 BRO NL OF 131 283 11 12 3 .961 .959 2.24 2.10 0 127 4 1911 27 BRO NL OF 74 168 4 8 1 .956 .960 2.32 2.07 0 74 0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Position Total OF 207 454 15 20 4 .959 .959 2.27 2.09 1 202 4 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+ Overall Total 207 454 15 20 4 .959 .959 2.27 2.09
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Transactions 

April 13, 1910: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Happy Smith and Tony Smith to the Brooklyn Superbas for Harry McIntire.


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