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Billy Jurges
William Frederick Jurges

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 175 lb.

Debut May 4, 1931
Final Game September 9, 1947
Born May 9, 1908 in Bronx, NY
Died March 3, 1997 in Clearwater, FL

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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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1931 23 CHC NL  88  293   34   59  15  5   0   23   2     25  41  .201  .264  .287   47   84  17           0    
 1932 24 CHC NL 115  396   40  100  24  4   2   52   1     19  26  .253  .288  .348   71  138  10           1    
 1933 25 CHC NL 143  487   49  131  17  6   5   50   3     26  39  .269  .313  .359   91  175   8           5  19
 1934 26 CHC NL 100  358   43   88  15  2   8   33   1     19  34  .246  .289  .366   76  131   5           3  10
 1935 27 CHC NL 146  519   69  125  33  1   1   59   3     42  39  .241  .304  .314   66  163  18           5  16
 1936 28 CHC NL 118  429   51  120  25  1   1   42   4     23  25  .280  .321  .350   79  150   4           3  16
 1937 29 CHC NL 129  450   53  134  18 10   1   65   2     42  41  .298  .365  .389  102  175   8           6  12 MVP-17,AS
 1938 30 CHC NL 137  465   53  114  18  3   1   47   3     58  53  .245  .335  .303   74  141  12           5  22
 1939 31 NYG NL 138  543   84  155  21 11   6   63   3     47  34  .285  .349  .398   99  216  15           6  26 MVP-12,AS
 1940 32 NYG NL  63  214   23   54   3  3   2   36   2     25  14  .252  .347  .322   85   69   3           6  11 AS
 1941 33 NYG NL 134  471   50  138  25  2   5   61   0     47  36  .293  .361  .386  109  182   7           3  13
 1942 34 NYG NL 127  464   45  119   7  1   2   30   1     43  42  .256  .324  .289   79  134  10           3  20
 1943 35 NYG NL 136  481   46  110   8  2   4   29   2     53  38  .229  .310  .279   70  134   6           4  11
 1944 36 NYG NL  85  246   28   52   2  1   1   23   4     23  20  .211  .279  .240   47   59  12           0   8
 1945 37 NYG NL  61  176   22   57   3  1   3   24   2     24  11  .324  .405  .403  124   71   1           0   3
 1946 38 CHC NL  82  221   26   49   9  2   0   17   3     43  28  .222  .351  .281   82   62   5           1   8
 1947 39 CHC NL  14   40    5    8   2  0   1    2   0      9   9  .200  .347  .325   82   13   0           0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 17 Seasons    1816 6253  721 1613 245 55  43  656  36  0 568 530  .258  .325  .335   82 2097 141   0   0  51 195
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        558   64  144  22  5   4   59   3  0  51  47  .258  .325  .335   82  187  13   0   0   5  17
 Career High    146  543   84  155  33 11   8   65   4  0  58  53  .298  .365  .398  109  216  18   0   0   6  26
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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 
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1931 23 CHC NL  335  251   22   2.3   105| .201  .288| .264  .347| .287  .406| .551  .753|  47  .224 -22.8  -2.3     
 1932 24 CHC NL  426  306   40   3.5   103| .253  .283| .288  .336| .348  .410| .636  .745|  71  .371 -16.3  -1.6     
 1933 25 CHC NL  526  383   54   3.8    91| .269  .274| .313  .327| .359  .375| .672  .702|  91  .466  -6.3  -0.7     
 1934 26 CHC NL  385  285   37   3.5   103| .246  .285| .289  .340| .366  .405| .655  .744|  76  .360 -13.1  -1.3     
 1935 27 CHC NL  584  428   49   3.0   104| .241  .287| .304  .342| .314  .409| .618  .751|  66  .314 -23.9  -2.4     
 1936 28 CHC NL  459  329   47   3.8   105| .280  .288| .321  .348| .350  .404| .671  .751|  79  .410 -12.6  -1.2     
 1937 29 CHC NL  506  336   63   5.0   105| .298  .285| .365  .347| .389  .404| .754  .751| 102  .547   1.4   0.1     
 1938 30 CHC NL  540  385   46   3.2   101| .245  .278| .335  .343| .303  .396| .638  .739|  74  .360 -14.6  -1.5     
 1939 31 NYG NL  611  429   74   4.6   104| .285  .281| .349  .347| .398  .402| .747  .749|  99  .504  -1.2  -0.1     
 1940 32 NYG NL  248  174   23   3.6    99| .252  .273| .347  .338| .322  .393| .669  .730|  85  .407  -3.8  -0.4     
 1941 33 NYG NL  528  353   65   4.9    96| .293  .268| .361  .339| .386  .378| .747  .717| 109  .578   6.5   0.7     
 1942 34 NYG NL  520  375   43   3.1    88| .256  .257| .324  .329| .289  .357| .613  .686|  79  .405 -11.9  -1.3     
 1943 35 NYG NL  544  388   41   2.8    90| .229  .266| .310  .335| .279  .361| .589  .696|  70  .355 -18.1  -1.9     
 1944 36 NYG NL  281  214   16   2.0    94| .211  .268| .279  .335| .240  .376| .519  .711|  47  .206 -17.5  -1.8     
 1945 37 NYG NL  201  123   29   6.3    97| .324  .274| .405  .344| .403  .379| .808  .723| 124  .670   6.5   0.7     
 1946 38 CHC NL  270  185   22   3.2    91| .222  .260| .351  .335| .281  .364| .632  .699|  82  .392  -3.0  -0.3     
 1947 39 CHC NL   49   32    5   4.2   102| .200  .269| .347  .344| .325  .399| .672  .743|  82  .450  -0.6  -0.1     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 17 Seasons     7013 4976  676   3.6    99| .258  .277| .325  .339| .335  .389| .660  .729|  82  .418 -151.4 -15.4     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1931 23 CHC NL 3B 54 42 115 6 11 .963 .944 2.91 2.72 2B 33 66 83 5 21 .968 .964 4.52 5.22 SS 3 5 4 0 0 1.000 .957 3.00 5.07 1932 24 CHC NL SS 108 223 394 23 69 .964 .946 5.71 5.07 3B 5 4 7 0 1 1.000 .948 2.20 2.74 1933 25 CHC NL SS 143 298 476 34 95 .958 .949 5.41 4.94 1934 26 CHC NL SS 98 205 334 19 63 .966 .951 5.50 5.14 1935 27 CHC NL SS 146 348 484 31 99 .964 .947 5.70 5.10 1936 28 CHC NL SS 116 249 379 26 80 .960 .945 5.41 5.10 1937 29 CHC NL SS 128 258 370 16 74 .975 .951 4.91 4.85 AS 1938 30 CHC NL SS 136 277 417 34 82 .953 .943 5.10 4.91 1939 31 NYG NL SS 137 295 482 28 95 .965 .953 5.67 5.09 AS 1940 32 NYG NL SS 63 123 196 11 36 .967 .950 5.06 5.00 AS 1941 33 NYG NL SS 134 230 432 30 82 .957 .951 4.94 4.82 1942 34 NYG NL SS 124 251 401 15 67 .978 .955 5.26 4.87 1943 35 NYG NL SS 99 209 303 24 44 .955 .954 5.17 4.97 3B 28 27 56 1 10 .988 .947 2.96 2.97 1944 36 NYG NL 3B 61 48 124 7 7 .961 .948 2.82 3.00 SS 10 15 25 1 6 .976 .955 4.00 4.85 2B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 5.00 1945 37 NYG NL 3B 44 40 94 9 3 .937 .941 3.05 2.97 SS 8 15 22 1 1 .974 .946 4.62 4.75 1946 38 CHC NL SS 73 119 204 8 26 .976 .957 4.42 4.67 3B 7 8 8 0 0 1.000 .952 2.29 2.84 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.10 1947 39 CHC NL SS 14 13 36 4 10 .925 .963 3.50 4.66
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1931 23 CHC NL 2B 33 66 83 5 21 .968 .964 4.52 5.22 1944 36 NYG NL 2B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 5.00 1946 38 CHC NL 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.10 1931 23 CHC NL 3B 54 42 115 6 11 .963 .944 2.91 2.72 1932 24 CHC NL 3B 5 4 7 0 1 1.000 .948 2.20 2.74 1943 35 NYG NL 3B 28 27 56 1 10 .988 .947 2.96 2.97 1944 36 NYG NL 3B 61 48 124 7 7 .961 .948 2.82 3.00 1945 37 NYG NL 3B 44 40 94 9 3 .937 .941 3.05 2.97 1946 38 CHC NL 3B 7 8 8 0 0 1.000 .952 2.29 2.84 1931 23 CHC NL SS 3 5 4 0 0 1.000 .957 3.00 5.07 1932 24 CHC NL SS 108 223 394 23 69 .964 .946 5.71 5.07 1933 25 CHC NL SS 143 298 476 34 95 .958 .949 5.41 4.94 1934 26 CHC NL SS 98 205 334 19 63 .966 .951 5.50 5.14 1935 27 CHC NL SS 146 348 484 31 99 .964 .947 5.70 5.10 1936 28 CHC NL SS 116 249 379 26 80 .960 .945 5.41 5.10 1937 29 CHC NL SS 128 258 370 16 74 .975 .951 4.91 4.85 1938 30 CHC NL SS 136 277 417 34 82 .953 .943 5.10 4.91 1939 31 NYG NL SS 137 295 482 28 95 .965 .953 5.67 5.09 1940 32 NYG NL SS 63 123 196 11 36 .967 .950 5.06 5.00 1941 33 NYG NL SS 134 230 432 30 82 .957 .951 4.94 4.82 1942 34 NYG NL SS 124 251 401 15 67 .978 .955 5.26 4.87 1943 35 NYG NL SS 99 209 303 24 44 .955 .954 5.17 4.97 1944 36 NYG NL SS 10 15 25 1 6 .976 .955 4.00 4.85 1945 37 NYG NL SS 8 15 22 1 1 .974 .946 4.62 4.75 1946 38 CHC NL SS 73 119 204 8 26 .976 .957 4.42 4.67 1947 39 CHC NL SS 14 13 36 4 10 .925 .963 3.50 4.66
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ Position Total SS 1540 3133 4959 305 929 .964 .950 5.25 4.96 3B 199 169 404 23 32 .961 .945 2.88 2.90 2B 36 67 83 5 21 .968 .964 4.17 5.21 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ Overall Total 1775 3369 5446 333 982 .964 .950 4.97 4.74
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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1932   WS    CHC NYY     L   3  11   1   4  1  0  0   1   0   1  .364  .364  .455   2  0   1   0   0 
 1935   WS    CHC DET     L   6  16   3   4  0  0  0   1   4   4  .250  .429  .250   0  0   0   0   1 
 1938   WS    CHC NYY     L   4  13   0   3  1  0  0   0   1   3  .231  .286  .308   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 World Series        0-3  13  40   4  11  2  0  0   2   5   8  .275  .370  .325   2  0   1   0   1 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1937   CHC NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1939   NYG NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1940   NYG NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1937
1939
1940

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1937-NL-17-0.05
1939-NL-12-0.06
Car-854-0.11 shares

Triples
1937 NL-10-6
1939 NL-11-5

Strikeouts
1938 NL-53-10

Hit By Pitch
1933 NL-5-6
1935 NL-5-7
1937 NL-6-3
1938 NL-5-3
1939 NL-6-3
1940 NL-6-5
1943 NL-4-4

Sac. Hits
1931 NL-17-5
1935 NL-18-4
1938 NL-12-6
1944 NL-12-10

Grounded into Double Plays
1933 NL-19-9
1935 NL-16-3
1936 NL-16-8
1938 NL-22-4
1939 NL-26-1
1942 NL-20-2
Car-195-91

Oldest Player
1947 NL-39-8

       

Gray Ink: Batting - 2 (2076) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 12.9 (1249) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 24.0 (680) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

December 6, 1938: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Frank Demaree and Ken O'Dea to the New York Giants for Dick Bartell, Hank Leiber, and Gus Mancuso.

December 5, 1945: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Braves.

March 21, 1946: Released by the Boston Braves.

May 2, 1946: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

October 9, 1946: Released by the Chicago Cubs.

August 23, 1947: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

September 19, 1947: Released by the Chicago Cubs.


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