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Bill Nicholson
William Beck Nicholson (Swish)

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 205 lb.
School Washington College

Debut June 13, 1936
Final Game September 19, 1953
Born December 11, 1914 in Chestertown, MD
Died March 8, 1996 in Chestertown, MD

Signed by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent in 1936. (All Transactions)

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Batting Glossary /

 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1936 21 PHA AL  11   12    2    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   5  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0    
 1939 24 CHC NL  58  220   37   65  12  5   5   38   0     20  29  .295  .354  .464  116  102   3           0   1
 1940 25 CHC NL 135  491   78  146  27  7  25   98   2     50  67  .297  .366  .534  147  262   1           3   7 MVP-20,AS
 1941 26 CHC NL 147  532   74  135  26  1  26   98   1     82  91  .254  .357  .453  131  241   0           3   8 MVP-16,AS
 1942 27 CHC NL 152  588   83  173  22 11  21   78   8     76  80  .294  .382  .476  155  280   1           8   7 MVP-19
 1943 28 CHC NL 154  608   95  188  30  9  29  128   4     71  86  .309  .386  .531  165  323   0           5   7 MVP-3,AS
 1944 29 CHC NL 156  582  116  167  35  8  33  122   3     93  71  .287  .391  .545  161  317   5           6   3 MVP-2,AS
 1945 30 CHC NL 151  559   82  136  28  4  13   88   4     92  73  .243  .356  .377  106  211   3           6   9 AS
 1946 31 CHC NL 105  296   36   65  13  2   8   41   1     44  44  .220  .325  .358   95  106   3           2   4
 1947 32 CHC NL 148  487   69  119  28  1  26   75   1     87  83  .244  .364  .466  123  227   1           5   4
 1948 33 CHC NL 143  494   68  129  24  5  19   67   2     81  60  .261  .371  .445  124  220   1           5   5
 1949 34 PHI NL  98  299   42   70   8  3  11   40   1     45  53  .234  .344  .391   99  117   1           5   1
 1950 35 PHI NL  41   58    3   13   2  1   3   10   0      8  16  .224  .318  .448  101   26   0           0   2
 1951 36 PHI NL  85  170   23   41   9  2   8   30   0  1  25  24  .241  .342  .459  114   78   0           1   1
 1952 37 PHI NL  55   88   17   24   3  0   6   19   0  0  14  26  .273  .390  .511  149   45   1           3   0
 1953 38 PHI NL  38   62   12   13   5  1   2   16   0  0  12  20  .210  .338  .419   97   26   0           0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 16 Seasons    1677 5546  837 1484 272 60 235  948  27  1 800 828  .268  .365  .465  132 2581  20   0   0  52  61
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        536   81  143  26  6  23   92   3  0  77  80  .268  .365  .465  132  249   2   0   0   5   6
 Career High    156  608  116  188  35 11  33  128   8  1  93  91  .309  .391  .545  165  323   5   0   0   8   9
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1936 21 PHA AL   12   12    0   0.0   120| .000  .296| .000  .371| .000  .435| .000  .806|-100  .000  -3.8  -0.3   0%
 1939 24 CHC NL  243  159   36   6.0   105| .295  .283| .354  .349| .464  .404| .818  .753| 116  .625   4.4   0.4     
 1940 25 CHC NL  545  353   95   7.3    96| .297  .269| .366  .334| .534  .388| .900  .721| 147  .717  30.3   3.0     
 1941 26 CHC NL  617  405   85   5.6    91| .254  .261| .357  .331| .453  .368| .810  .699| 131  .635  22.8   2.3     
 1942 27 CHC NL  673  423  105   6.7    84| .294  .251| .382  .322| .476  .349| .858  .672| 155  .737  40.5   4.3     
 1943 28 CHC NL  684  427  123   7.8    89| .309  .264| .386  .332| .531  .358| .917  .690| 165  .775  49.0   5.1     
 1944 29 CHC NL  686  423  122   7.7    94| .287  .268| .391  .335| .545  .376| .936  .712| 161  .754  48.8   4.9     
 1945 30 CHC NL  660  435   74   4.6    95| .243  .271| .356  .340| .377  .374| .733  .714| 106  .529   7.4   0.8     
 1946 31 CHC NL  345  238   34   3.8    91| .220  .260| .325  .335| .358  .364| .683  .699|  95  .474  -1.3  -0.1     
 1947 32 CHC NL  580  373   81   5.8   102| .244  .269| .364  .344| .466  .399| .830  .743| 123  .599  18.0   1.7     
 1948 33 CHC NL  581  371   80   5.7    99| .261  .264| .371  .338| .445  .391| .816  .728| 124  .613  18.4   1.8     
 1949 34 PHI NL  350  231   39   4.5   101| .234  .267| .344  .340| .391  .399| .735  .739|  99  .494   0.2   0.0     
 1950 35 PHI NL   66   47    8   4.6   106| .224  .267| .318  .344| .448  .414| .766  .758| 101  .482  -0.2   0.0     
 1951 36 PHI NL  196  131   26   5.3   102| .241  .266| .342  .340| .459  .403| .801  .743| 114  .576   3.4   0.3   0%
 1952 37 PHI NL  106   65   17   7.0    96| .273  .260| .390  .333| .511  .387| .901  .721| 149  .722   6.3   0.7   0%
 1953 38 PHI NL   74   51    9   4.7   109| .210  .273| .338  .344| .419  .425| .757  .769|  97  .485   0.0   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 16 Seasons     6418 4144  934   6.0    95| .268  .265| .365  .336| .465  .378| .830  .714| 132  .655 244.2  24.9     

* 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 ------+
 1936 21 PHA AL  OF    1      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  2.30                0    0    1
 1939 24 CHC NL  OF   58    123    5    6    0  .955  .975  2.21  2.17                0    0   58
 1940 25 CHC NL  OF  123    235   10   13    2  .950  .977  1.99  2.17               43    0   81 AS
 1941 26 CHC NL  OF  143    293   10    9    2  .971  .975  2.12  2.15                3    0  140 AS
 1942 27 CHC NL  OF  151    327   18    5    2  .986  .981  2.28  2.15                0    0  151
 1943 28 CHC NL  OF  154    340   16    8    2  .978  .977  2.31  2.27                0    0  154 AS
 1944 29 CHC NL  OF  156    305   18    7    4  .979  .980  2.07  2.31                0    0  156 AS
 1945 30 CHC NL  OF  151    300   12    3    4  .990  .978  2.07  2.33                0    0  151 AS
 1946 31 CHC NL  OF   80    179    4    5    1  .973  .977  2.29  2.16                0    0   80
 1947 32 CHC NL  OF  140    281    7    3    1  .990  .977  2.06  2.19                0    0  140
 1948 33 CHC NL  OF  136    244    7    5    1  .980  .978  1.85  2.20                0    0  136
 1949 34 PHI NL  OF   91    185   10    1    1  .995  .977  2.14  2.25                0    0   92
 1950 35 PHI NL  OF   15     20    0    1    0  .952  .980  1.33  2.14                0    0   15
 1951 36 PHI NL  OF   41     75    1    1    0  .987  .981  1.85  2.23                0    0   41
 1952 37 PHI NL  OF   19     33    0    0    0 1.000  .982  1.74  2.10                0    0   19
 1953 38 PHI NL  OF   12     13    0    0    0 1.000  .977  1.08  2.11                0    0   12
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1936 21 PHA AL  OF    1      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  2.30                0    0    1
 1939 24 CHC NL  OF   58    123    5    6    0  .955  .975  2.21  2.17                0    0   58
 1940 25 CHC NL  OF  123    235   10   13    2  .950  .977  1.99  2.17               43    0   81
 1941 26 CHC NL  OF  143    293   10    9    2  .971  .975  2.12  2.15                3    0  140
 1942 27 CHC NL  OF  151    327   18    5    2  .986  .981  2.28  2.15                0    0  151
 1943 28 CHC NL  OF  154    340   16    8    2  .978  .977  2.31  2.27                0    0  154
 1944 29 CHC NL  OF  156    305   18    7    4  .979  .980  2.07  2.31                0    0  156
 1945 30 CHC NL  OF  151    300   12    3    4  .990  .978  2.07  2.33                0    0  151
 1946 31 CHC NL  OF   80    179    4    5    1  .973  .977  2.29  2.16                0    0   80
 1947 32 CHC NL  OF  140    281    7    3    1  .990  .977  2.06  2.19                0    0  140
 1948 33 CHC NL  OF  136    244    7    5    1  .980  .978  1.85  2.20                0    0  136
 1949 34 PHI NL  OF   91    185   10    1    1  .995  .977  2.14  2.25                0    0   92
 1950 35 PHI NL  OF   15     20    0    1    0  .952  .980  1.33  2.14                0    0   15
 1951 36 PHI NL  OF   41     75    1    1    0  .987  .981  1.85  2.23                0    0   41
 1952 37 PHI NL  OF   19     33    0    0    0 1.000  .982  1.74  2.10                0    0   19
 1953 38 PHI NL  OF   12     13    0    0    0 1.000  .977  1.08  2.11                0    0   12
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
 Position Total  OF 1471   2954  118   67   20  .979  .978  2.09  2.22               46    0 1427
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
 Overall Total      1471   2954  118   67   20  .979  .978  2.09  2.22

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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1945   WS    CHC DET     L   7  28   1   6  1  1  0   8   2   5  .214  .267  .321   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

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
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1945   CHC NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1940   CHC NL       2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1941   CHC NL   *   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting RF 
 1943   CHC NL   *   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting RF 
 1944   CHC NL       1   1   1  1  0  0   1   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 4/5      2   6   1   1  1  0  0   1   0   1   0  0   0   0   0  .167  .167  .333 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+

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
1940 *
1941 (RF)
1943 (RF)
1944 *
1945

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1940-NL-20-0.04
1941-NL-16-0.05
1942-NL-19-0.04
1943-NL-3-0.54
1944-NL-2-0.56
Car-178-1.23 shares

Batting Average
1943 NL-.309-6

On-base %
1942 NL-.382-7
1943 NL-.386-7
1944 NL-.391-9

Slugging %
1940 NL-.534-2
1942 NL-.476-6
1943 NL-.531-2
1944 NL-.545-2

OPS
1940 NL-.899-3
1942 NL-.859-6
1943 NL-.917-2
1944 NL-.935-5

Games
1942 NL-152-3
1943 NL-154-4
1944 NL-156-2
1945 NL-151-10

At Bats
1942 NL-588-4
1943 NL-608-7
1944 NL-582-10

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1942 NL-673-2
1943 NL-684-5
1944 NL-686-4
1945 NL-660-10

Runs
1942 NL-83-10
1943 NL-95-3
1944 NL-116-1

Hits
1942 NL-173-2
1943 NL-188-4

Total Bases
1940 NL-262-7
1942 NL-280-3
1943 NL-323-2
1944 NL-317-1

Doubles
1943 NL-30-8
1944 NL-35-7

Triples
1942 NL-11-2
1943 NL-9-8

Home Runs
1940 NL-25-2
1941 NL-26-3
1942 NL-21-4
1943 NL-29-1
1944 NL-33-1
1947 NL-26-7
1948 NL-19-10

RBI
1940 NL-98-6
1941 NL-98-5
1942 NL-78-8
1943 NL-128-1
1944 NL-122-1

Bases on Balls
1941 NL-82-5
1942 NL-76-8
1944 NL-93-2
1945 NL-92-4
1947 NL-87-7
1948 NL-81-4

Strikeouts
1940 NL-67-6
1941 NL-91-3
1942 NL-80-3
1943 NL-86-2
1944 NL-71-3
1945 NL-73-3
1947 NL-83-1

Singles
1942 NL-119-7

Adjusted OPS+
1940 NL-147-2
1942 NL-155-5
1943 NL-165-2
1944 NL-161-5
1947 NL-123-10

Runs Created
1940 NL-95-8
1942 NL-105-4
1943 NL-123-2
1944 NL-122-3

Adjusted Batting Runs
1940 NL-30-6
1942 NL-41-3
1943 NL-49-2
1944 NL-49-4

Batting Wins
1940 NL-3.0-6
1942 NL-4.3-3
1943 NL-5.1-2
1944 NL-4.9-4

Extra-Base Hits
1940 NL-59-5
1941 NL-53-7
1942 NL-54-4
1943 NL-68-2
1944 NL-76-2
1947 NL-55-10

Times on Base
1942 NL-257-4
1943 NL-264-2
1944 NL-266-4
1945 NL-234-10

Offensive Win%
1940 NL-.717-4
1942 NL-.737-6
1943 NL-.775-2
1944 NL-.754-7

Hit By Pitch
1942 NL-8-1
1943 NL-5-3
1944 NL-6-3
1945 NL-6-4
1947 NL-5-3
1948 NL-5-2
1949 NL-5-6

Power/Speed Number
1942 NL-11.6-4
1943 NL-7.0-8

At Bats per Home Run
1940 NL-19.6-3
1941 NL-20.5-3
1942 NL-28.0-5
1943 NL-21.0-1
1944 NL-17.6-2
1947 NL-18.7-6
1948 NL-26.0-10

Outs
1945 NL-435-10

Oldest Player
1951 NL-36-8
1952 NL-37-4
1953 NL-38-3

Black Ink: Batting - 19 (112) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 104 (206) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 22.0 (529) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 49.5 (368) (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.

Transactions
Before 1936 Season: Signed by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent.
August 9, 1938: Traded by the Philadelphia Athletics with $30,000 to the Washington Senators for Dee Miles.
June 25, 1939: Purchased by the Chicago Cubs from the Washington Senators for $35,000.
October 4, 1948: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Philadelphia Phillies for Harry Walker.
October 30, 1953: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.
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Uniforms
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All-Star 1940 * 1941 (RF) 1943 (RF) 1944 * 1945	MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr) 1940-NL-20-0.04 1941-NL-16-0.05 1942-NL-19-0.04 1943-NL-3-0.54 1944-NL-2-0.56 Car-178-1.23 shares	Batting Average 1943 NL-.309-6	On-base % 1942 NL-.382-7 1943 NL-.386-7 1944 NL-.391-9	Slugging % 1940 NL-.534-2 1942 NL-.476-6 1943 NL-.531-2 1944 NL-.545-2	OPS 1940 NL-.899-3 1942 NL-.859-6 1943 NL-.917-2 1944 NL-.935-5
Games 1942 NL-152-3 1943 NL-154-4 1944 NL-156-2 1945 NL-151-10	At Bats 1942 NL-588-4 1943 NL-608-7 1944 NL-582-10	Plate Appearances (approx.) 1942 NL-673-2 1943 NL-684-5 1944 NL-686-4 1945 NL-660-10	Runs 1942 NL-83-10 1943 NL-95-3 1944 NL-116-1	Hits 1942 NL-173-2 1943 NL-188-4	Total Bases 1940 NL-262-7 1942 NL-280-3 1943 NL-323-2 1944 NL-317-1
Doubles 1943 NL-30-8 1944 NL-35-7	Triples 1942 NL-11-2 1943 NL-9-8	Home Runs 1940 NL-25-2 1941 NL-26-3 1942 NL-21-4 1943 NL-29-1 1944 NL-33-1 1947 NL-26-7 1948 NL-19-10	RBI 1940 NL-98-6 1941 NL-98-5 1942 NL-78-8 1943 NL-128-1 1944 NL-122-1	Bases on Balls 1941 NL-82-5 1942 NL-76-8 1944 NL-93-2 1945 NL-92-4 1947 NL-87-7 1948 NL-81-4	Strikeouts 1940 NL-67-6 1941 NL-91-3 1942 NL-80-3 1943 NL-86-2 1944 NL-71-3 1945 NL-73-3 1947 NL-83-1
Singles 1942 NL-119-7	Adjusted OPS+ 1940 NL-147-2 1942 NL-155-5 1943 NL-165-2 1944 NL-161-5 1947 NL-123-10	Runs Created 1940 NL-95-8 1942 NL-105-4 1943 NL-123-2 1944 NL-122-3	Adjusted Batting Runs 1940 NL-30-6 1942 NL-41-3 1943 NL-49-2 1944 NL-49-4	Batting Wins 1940 NL-3.0-6 1942 NL-4.3-3 1943 NL-5.1-2 1944 NL-4.9-4	Extra-Base Hits 1940 NL-59-5 1941 NL-53-7 1942 NL-54-4 1943 NL-68-2 1944 NL-76-2 1947 NL-55-10
Times on Base 1942 NL-257-4 1943 NL-264-2 1944 NL-266-4 1945 NL-234-10	Offensive Win% 1940 NL-.717-4 1942 NL-.737-6 1943 NL-.775-2 1944 NL-.754-7	Hit By Pitch 1942 NL-8-1 1943 NL-5-3 1944 NL-6-3 1945 NL-6-4 1947 NL-5-3 1948 NL-5-2 1949 NL-5-6	Power/Speed Number 1942 NL-11.6-4 1943 NL-7.0-8	At Bats per Home Run 1940 NL-19.6-3 1941 NL-20.5-3 1942 NL-28.0-5 1943 NL-21.0-1 1944 NL-17.6-2 1947 NL-18.7-6 1948 NL-26.0-10	Outs 1945 NL-435-10
Oldest Player 1951 NL-36-8 1952 NL-37-4 1953 NL-38-3