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Bill Abstein

William Henry Abstein (Big Bill)

Position: First Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: February 2, 1883 in St. Louis, MO(All Transactions)
Debut: September 25, 1906
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Browns 1906-1910

Final Game: June 2, 1910
Died: April 8, 1940 in St. Louis, MO
Buried: Bethlehem Cemetery, Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1906 23 PIT NL 8 21 20 2 4 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 23 4 0 1 /4O
1909 26 PIT NL 137 570 512 51 133 20 10 1 70 16 27 59 .260 .302 .344 .646 97 176 4 27 *3
1910 27 SLB AL 25 90 87 1 13 2 0 0 3 3 2 15 .149 .169 .172 .341 10 15 0 1 3
3 Yrs 170 681 619 54 150 22 10 1 76 21 29 75 .242 .281 .315 .596 83 195 4 29
162 Game Avg. 162 649 590 51 143 21 10 1 72 20 28 71 .242 .281 .315 .596 83 186 4 28
PIT (2 yrs) 145 591 532 53 137 20 10 1 73 18 27 60 .258 .298 .338 .637 94 180 4 28
SLB (1 yr) 25 90 87 1 13 2 0 0 3 3 2 15 .149 .169 .172 .341 10 15 0 1
NL (2 yrs) 145 591 532 53 137 20 10 1 73 18 27 60 .258 .298 .338 .637 94 180 4 28
AL (1 yr) 25 90 87 1 13 2 0 0 3 3 2 15 .149 .169 .172 .341 10 15 0 1

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1906 23 PIT NL 8 21 -2 0 0 -1 -0 -2 -0.3 1 -2 -0.3 .462 .498 -0.1 -0.1 -1 $ /4O
1909 26 PIT NL 137 570 -4 -1 0 -1 -4 -10 -1.1 17 7 0.6 .491 .493 0.6 -0.6 8 $ *3
1910 27 SLB AL 25 90 -8 0 0 -2 -1 -11 -1.4 3 -8 -1.1 .446 .492 -0.8 -0.4 -6 $ 3
3 Seasons 170 681 -13 -0 0 -4 -5 -23 -2.8 21 -3 -0.8 .483 .494 -0.3 -1.1 1 $
PIT (2 yrs) 145 591 -5 -0 0 -2 -5 -12 -1.4 17 5 0.3 .490 .495 0.5 -0.7 7 $
SLB (1 yr) 25 90 -8 0 0 -2 -1 -11 -1.4 3 -8 -1.1 .446 .492 -0.8 -0.4 -6 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1906 23 PIT NL 21 17 1 1.6 79 .211 .200 .257 .200 .325 .200 .328 .400 .652 23 .216 -1.9 -0.2 .375 .100 .000 .0
1909 26 PIT NL 570 406 52 3.5 80 .292 .260 .256 .302 .325 .344 .331 .646 .656 97 .530 -4.2 -0.5 .588 .168 .084 1.9
1910 27 SLB AL 90 75 3 1.1 71 .181 .149 .243 .169 .308 .172 .314 .341 .622 10 .120 -9.0 -1.1 .270 .080 .023 .0
3 Yrs 681 498 56 3.0 78 .274 .242 .255 .281 .323 .315 .328 .596 .651 83 .471 -15.1 -1.8 .531 .153 .073 1.9
162 Game Avg. 649 475 53 3.0 78 .274 .242 .255 .281 .323 .315 .328 .596 .651 83 .471 -15.1 -1.8 .531 .153 .073 2
PIT (2 yrs) 591 423 53 3.4 80 .289 .258 .257 .298 .325 .338 .330 .637 .655 94 .520 -6.1 -0.7 .580 .165 .081 1.9
SLB (1 yr) 90 75 3 1.1 71 .181 .149 .243 .169 .308 .172 .314 .341 .622 10 .120 -9.0 -1.1 .270 .080 .023 .0
NL (2 yrs) 591 423 53 3.4 80 .289 .258 .257 .298 .325 .338 .330 .637 .655 94 .520 -6.1 -0.7 .580 .165 .081 1.9
AL (1 yr) 90 75 3 1.1 71 .181 .149 .243 .169 .308 .172 .314 .341 .622 10 .120 -9.0 -1.1 .270 .080 .023 .0

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1909 26 PIT NL WS DET W 7 29 26 3 6 2 0 0 2 1 0 3 9 .231 .310 .308 .618 8 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 7 29 26 3 6 2 0 0 2 1 0 3 9 .231 .310 .308 .618 8 0 0 0 0 0

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1906 23 8 21 20 2 4 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 23 4 0 1
1907 24 8 21 20 2 4 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 23 4 0 1
1908 25 8 21 20 2 4 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 23 4 0 1
1909 26 145 591 532 53 137 20 10 1 73 18 27 60 .258 .298 .338 .637 94 180 4 28
1910 27 170 681 619 54 150 22 10 1 76 21 29 75 .242 .281 .315 .596 83 195 4 29

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1906 23 8 23 22 3 5 0 0 0 4 2 0 1 .227 .227 .227 .455 1 8
1909 26 143 612 548 62 152 23 11 1 85 18 31 62 .277 .322 .365 .687 64 137
1910 27 26 94 91 1 15 2 0 0 4 3 2 15 .165 .183 .187 .370 3 25
3 Yrs 177 729 661 66 172 25 11 1 93 23 33 78 .260 .300 .336 .636 68 170
162 Game Avg. 162 667 605 60 157 23 10 1 85 21 30 71 .260 .300 .336 .636 62 170

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1909 NL  70 (6th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1909 NL  27 (10th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 4 (1866), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 1 (2224), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

Similarity Scores

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