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Bill Barrett
William Joseph Barrett (Whispering Bill)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: May 28, 1900 in Cambridge, MA (All Transactions)
Debut: May 13, 1921
Final Game: May 31, 1930
Died: January 26, 1951 in Cambridge, MA
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Standard Batting

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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
1921 21 PHA AL 14 30 30 3 7 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 5 .233 .233 .367 .600 51 11 0 0 /6153
1923 23 CHW AL 44 176 162 17 44 7 2 2 23 12 3 9 24 .272 .310 .377 .686 81 61 0 5 O/5
1924 24 CHW AL 119 447 406 52 110 18 5 2 56 15 10 30 38 .271 .326 .355 .680 78 144 3 8 6O/5
1925 25 CHW AL 81 277 245 44 89 23 3 3 40 5 6 24 27 .363 .420 .518 .938 142 127 0 8 4O/56
1926 26 CHW AL 111 412 368 46 113 31 4 6 61 9 7 25 26 .307 .353 .462 .815 115 170 1 18 O/3
1927 27 CHW AL 147 634 556 62 159 35 9 4 83 20 13 52 46 .286 .347 .403 .750 96 224 0 26 *O
1928 28 CHW AL 76 252 235 34 65 11 2 3 26 8 3 14 30 .277 .320 .379 .699 84 89 1 2 O4
1929 29 TOT AL 114 439 371 57 100 23 4 3 35 11 8 53 38 .270 .365 .377 .743 94 140 3 12 *O/5
1929 29 CHW AL 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .667 .000 .667 87 0 0 0
1929 29 BOS AL 111 436 370 57 100 23 4 3 35 11 8 51 38 .270 .363 .378 .742 93 140 3 12 *O/5
1930 30 TOT AL 12 26 22 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 .136 .208 .182 .390 1 4 0 2 /O
1930 30 BOS AL 6 21 18 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .167 .211 .222 .433 12 4 0 2 /O
1930 30 WSH AL 6 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .200 .000 .200 -44 0 0 0 /O
9 Seasons 718 2693 2395 318 690 151 30 23 328 80 50 209 239 .288 .347 .405 .752 96 970 8 81
162 Game Avg. 162 608 540 72 156 34 7 5 74 18 11 47 54 .288 .347 .405 .752 96 219 2 18
CHW (7 yrs) 581 2201 1973 255 580 125 25 20 289 69 42 156 191 .294 .347 .413 .760 99 815 5 67
BOS (2 yrs) 117 457 388 60 103 24 4 3 36 11 8 52 41 .265 .357 .371 .728 90 144 3 14
WSH (1 yr) 6 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .200 .000 .200 -44 0 0 0
PHA (1 yr) 14 30 30 3 7 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 5 .233 .233 .367 .600 51 11 0 0

Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1921 21 PHA AL 1 0 1.000 7.20 4 0 2 0 0 0 5.0 2 4 4 0 9 2 0 0 1 25 62 2.200 3.6 0.0 16.2 3.6 0.22
1 Season 1 0 1.000 7.20 4 0 2 0 0 0 5.0 2 4 4 0 9 2 0 0 1 25 62 2.200 3.6 0.0 16.2 3.6 0.22
162 Game Avg. 17 0 1.000 7.20 68 0 34 0 0 0 85 34 68 68 0 153 34 0 0 17 425 62 2.200 3.6 0.0 16.2 3.6 0.22

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1921 PHA AL 21 SS 8 40 12 25 3 1 .925 4.63 .943 5.15
1921 PHA AL 21 P 4 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.50 .950 1.55
1921 PHA AL 21 3B 2 5 0 5 0 0 1.000 2.50 .940 3.25
1921 PHA AL 21 1B 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 1.000 10.20
1923 CHW AL 23 OF 40 100 89 5 6 1 .940 2.35 .966 2.26 40-1-0
1923 CHW AL 23 3B 1 5 2 3 0 0 1.000 5.00 .940 3.30
1924 CHW AL 24 SS 77 405 167 199 39 36 .904 4.75 .951 4.83
1924 CHW AL 24 OF 28 55 45 6 4 4 .927 1.82 .971 2.27 25-3-0
1924 CHW AL 24 3B 8 28 11 15 2 2 .929 3.25 .954 3.01
1925 CHW AL 25 2B 41 210 83 115 12 23 .943 4.83 .963 5.31
1925 CHW AL 25 OF 27 45 42 1 2 0 .956 1.59 .964 2.27 3-1-23
1925 CHW AL 25 3B 4 8 3 5 0 1 1.000 2.00 .950 3.02
1925 CHW AL 25 SS 4 16 4 10 2 0 .875 3.50 .950 4.68
1926 CHW AL 26 OF 102 193 179 8 6 2 .969 1.83 .966 2.23 1-0-102
1926 CHW AL 26 1B 2 14 11 1 2 1 .857 6.00 .993 10.30
1927 CHW AL 27 OF 147 323 289 22 12 6 .963 2.12 .964 2.22 0-12-136
1928 CHW AL 28 OF 37 80 72 7 1 0 .988 2.14 .972 2.22 4-1-32
1928 CHW AL 28 2B 25 109 50 55 4 7 .963 4.20 .963 5.31
1929 BOS AL 29 OF 109 227 204 17 6 4 .974 2.03 .966 2.28 1-10-101
1929 BOS AL 29 3B 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 .900 2.90
1930 TOT AL 30 OF 6 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 .967 2.17 0-0-6
1930 BOS AL 30 OF 5 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 .960 2.16 0-0-5
1930 WSH AL 30 OF 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 1.000 2.20 0-0-1
8 Seasons OF 496 1029 926 66 37 17 .964 2.00 .966 2.24 74-28-400
3 Seasons SS 89 461 183 234 44 37 .905 4.69 .951 4.85
2 Seasons 2B 66 319 133 170 16 30 .950 4.59 .963 5.31
5 Seasons 3B 16 47 16 29 2 3 .957 2.81 .949 3.06
1 Season P 4 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.50 .950 1.55
2 Seasons 1B 3 15 12 1 2 1 .867 4.33 .993 10.27
9 Seasons TOT 674 1873 1270 502 101 88 .946 2.63 .908 2.94 74-28-400
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Strikeouts s c a p y
1927 AL--46--9th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1927 AL--20--7th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1927 AL--26--4th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1927 AL--13--5th

Outs Made s c a p y
1927 AL--436--5th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 2 (2130), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 3 (1738), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 10 (1647), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

May 23, 1929: Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Boston Red Sox for Doug Taitt.

April 26, 1930: Traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Washington Senators for Earl Webb.

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