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Billy Clingman

William Frederick Clingman

Positions: Third Baseman and Shortstop
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 150 lb.

Born: November 21, 1869 in Cincinnati, OH (All Transactions)
Debut: September 9, 1890
Teams (by GP): Colonels/Senators/Pirates/Orphans/Naps/... 1890-1903

Final Game: July 16, 1903
Died: May 14, 1958 in Cincinnati, OH
Buried: Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, KY
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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
1890 20 CIN NL 7 28 27 2 7 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 .259 .286 .296 .582 68 8 0 /64
1891 21 CKK AA 1 5 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600 67 2 0 /4
1895 25 PIT NL 107 439 386 69 99 16 4 0 45 19 41 43 .256 .331 .319 .650 71 123 2 10 *5
1896 26 LOU NL 121 487 423 57 99 10 2 2 37 19 57 51 .234 .329 .281 .611 64 119 3 4 *5
1897 27 LOU NL 115 453 403 61 92 14 7 2 47 14 37 52 .228 .301 .313 .614 65 126 5 8 *5
1898 28 LOU NL 154 609 538 65 138 12 6 0 50 15 51 60 .257 .327 .301 .628 81 162 5 15 56/4O
1899 29 LOU NL 110 427 369 68 97 15 5 2 45 13 46 34 .263 .349 .347 .696 91 128 3 9 *6
1900 30 CHC NL 47 179 159 15 33 6 0 0 11 6 17 18 .208 .292 .245 .537 51 39 2 1 6
1901 31 WSH AL 137 537 480 66 116 10 7 2 55 10 42 36 .242 .308 .304 .612 71 146 4 11 *6
1903 33 CLE AL 21 78 64 10 18 1 1 0 7 2 11 9 .281 .387 .328 .715 118 21 0 3 4/65
10 Yrs 820 3242 2854 413 700 86 32 8 302 98 303 303 .245 .323 .306 .629 73 874 24 61
162 Game Avg. 162 640 564 82 138 17 6 2 60 19 60 60 .245 .323 .306 .629 73 173 5
LOU (4 yrs) 500 1976 1733 251 426 51 20 6 179 61 191 197 .246 .326 .309 .635 75 535 16 36
WSH (1 yr) 137 537 480 66 116 10 7 2 55 10 42 36 .242 .308 .304 .612 71 146 4 11
PIT (1 yr) 107 439 386 69 99 16 4 0 45 19 41 43 .256 .331 .319 .650 71 123 2 10
CLE (1 yr) 21 78 64 10 18 1 1 0 7 2 11 9 .281 .387 .328 .715 118 21 0 3
CHC (1 yr) 47 179 159 15 33 6 0 0 11 6 17 18 .208 .292 .245 .537 51 39 2 1
CIN (1 yr) 7 28 27 2 7 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 .259 .286 .296 .582 68 8 0
CKK (1 yr) 1 5 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600 67 2 0
NL (7 yrs) 661 2622 2305 337 565 74 24 6 240 86 250 258 .245 .324 .306 .630 73 705 20 47
AL (2 yrs) 158 615 544 76 134 11 8 2 62 12 53 45 .246 .318 .307 .625 76 167 4 14
AA (1 yr) 1 5 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600 67 2 0

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
1890 20 CIN NL 7 28 -1 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 1 1 0.1 .505 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $ /64
1891 21 CKK AA 1 5 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .474 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /4
1895 25 PIT NL 107 439 -18 -1 0 13 4 -2 -0.2 12 11 1.1 .499 .499 0.1 1.3 -2 $ *5
1896 26 LOU NL 121 487 -22 -2 0 9 4 -10 -0.9 14 4 0.6 .493 .495 -0.1 1.1 -5 $ *5
1897 27 LOU NL 115 453 -24 -1 0 17 4 -4 -0.4 13 9 1.0 .497 .498 -0.5 1.7 -8 $ *5
1898 28 LOU NL 154 609 -14 -1 0 3 8 -4 -0.5 19 15 1.5 .497 .498 1.2 1.0 12 $ 56/4O
1899 29 LOU NL 110 427 -4 -1 0 4 7 6 0.5 13 19 1.8 .505 .503 1.5 1.0 15 $ *6
1900 30 CHC NL 47 179 -10 -0 0 -6 3 -13 -1.2 5 -8 -0.7 .474 .493 -0.2 -0.3 -2 $ 6
1901 31 WSH AL 137 537 -18 -1 0 1 9 -9 -0.8 17 9 1.0 .494 .495 0.9 0.9 8 $ *6
1903 33 CLE AL 21 78 2 -0 0 1 1 3 0.3 3 6 0.6 .517 .502 0.5 0.2 5 $ 4/65
10 Seasons 820 3242 -109 -6 0 43 39 -33 -3.2 98 65 7.0 .497 .498 3.4 6.9 22 $
LOU (4 yrs) 500 1976 -63 -4 0 33 22 -12 -1.2 59 47 4.9 .498 .498 2.1 4.8 14 $
WSH (1 yr) 137 537 -18 -1 0 1 9 -9 -0.8 17 9 1.0 .494 .495 0.9 0.9 8 $
PIT (1 yr) 107 439 -18 -1 0 13 4 -2 -0.2 12 11 1.1 .499 .499 0.1 1.3 -2 $
CLE (1 yr) 21 78 2 -0 0 1 1 3 0.3 3 6 0.6 .517 .502 0.5 0.2 5 $
CHC (1 yr) 47 179 -10 -0 0 -6 3 -13 -1.2 5 -8 -0.7 .474 .493 -0.2 -0.3 -2 $
CIN (1 yr) 7 28 -1 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 1 1 0.1 .505 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $
CKK (1 yr) 1 5 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .474 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $

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
1890 20 CIN NL 28 20 2 2.6 90 .259 .259 .261 .286 .339 .296 .354 .582 .693 68 .324 -1.2 -0.1 .450 .074 .037
1891 21 CKK AA 5 4 0 0.0 97 .200 .200 .269 .200 .354 .400 .363 .600 .718 67 .000 -0.2 -0.0 .500 .200 .200
1895 25 PIT NL 439 297 40 3.5 108 .289 .256 .296 .331 .361 .319 .400 .650 .761 71 .328 -14.9 -1.4 .645 .218 .062 .0
1896 26 LOU NL 487 328 39 3.1 104 .262 .234 .292 .329 .357 .281 .390 .611 .747 64 .306 -19.3 -1.8 .611 .227 .047 3.6
1897 27 LOU NL 453 319 37 3.0 104 .258 .228 .293 .301 .357 .313 .390 .614 .746 65 .299 -20.6 -2.0 .585 .211 .084 3.5
1898 28 LOU NL 609 415 52 3.3 90 .289 .257 .277 .327 .341 .301 .355 .628 .696 81 .414 -12.7 -1.3 .583 .167 .045 .0
1899 29 LOU NL 427 281 44 4.0 100 .285 .263 .290 .349 .352 .347 .378 .696 .730 91 .472 -3.3 -0.3 .699 .244 .084 3.5
1900 30 CHC NL 179 127 11 2.3 95 .234 .208 .282 .292 .343 .245 .372 .537 .714 51 .238 -9.7 -1.0 .508 .182 .038 .0
1901 31 WSH AL 537 375 44 3.1 96 .258 .242 .283 .308 .339 .304 .380 .612 .719 71 .349 -18.6 -1.9 .555 .171 .063 3.3
1903 33 CLE AL 78 49 8 4.3 81 .327 .281 .261 .387 .310 .328 .353 .715 .663 118 .586 2.1 0.2 .739 .250 .047 .0
10 Yrs 3242 2215 277 3.2 99 .272 .245 .286 .323 .349 .306 .379 .629 .728 73 .357 -98.4 -9.6 .603 .201 .061 14.8
162 Game Avg. 640 438 55 3.2 99 .272 .245 .286 .323 .349 .306 .379 .629 .728 73 .357 -98.4 -9.6 .603 .201 .061 3
LOU (4 yrs) 1976 1343 172 3.3 99 .275 .246 .287 .326 .351 .309 .376 .635 .727 75 .371 -55.8 -5.5 .614 .208 .063 10.9
WSH (1 yr) 537 375 44 3.1 96 .258 .242 .283 .308 .339 .304 .380 .612 .719 71 .348 -18.6 -1.9 .555 .171 .063 3.3
PIT (1 yr) 439 297 40 3.5 108 .289 .256 .296 .331 .361 .319 .400 .650 .761 71 .328 -14.9 -1.4 .645 .218 .062 .0
CLE (1 yr) 78 49 8 4.3 81 .327 .281 .261 .387 .310 .328 .353 .715 .663 118 .586 2.1 0.2 .739 .250 .047 .0
CHC (1 yr) 179 127 11 2.3 95 .234 .208 .282 .292 .343 .245 .372 .537 .714 51 .238 -9.7 -1.0 .508 .182 .038 .0
CIN (1 yr) 28 20 2 2.6 90 .259 .259 .261 .286 .339 .296 .354 .582 .693 68 .324 -1.2 -0.1 .450 .074 .037
CKK (1 yr) 5 4 0 0.0 97 .200 .200 .269 .200 .354 .400 .363 .600 .718 67 .000 -0.2 -0.0 .500 .200 .200
NL (7 yrs) 2622 1787 225 3.3 100 .274 .245 .288 .324 .352 .306 .380 .630 .732 73 .354 -81.6 -8.0 .610 .207 .061 11.2
AL (2 yrs) 615 424 52 3.2 94 .266 .246 .280 .318 .336 .307 .377 .625 .712 76 .377 -16.5 -1.7 .576 .180 .061 3.4
AA (1 yr) 5 4 0 0.0 97 .200 .200 .269 .200 .354 .400 .363 .600 .718 67 .000 -0.2 -0.0 .500 .200 .200

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
1890 20 7 28 27 2 7 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 .259 .286 .296 .582 68 8 0
1891 21 8 33 32 2 8 2 0 0 5 0 1 0 .250 .273 .313 .585 68 10 0
1892 22 8 33 32 2 8 2 0 0 5 0 1 0 .250 .273 .313 .585 68 10 0
1893 23 8 33 32 2 8 2 0 0 5 0 1 0 .250 .273 .313 .585 68 10 0
1894 24 8 33 32 2 8 2 0 0 5 0 1 0 .250 .273 .313 .585 68 10 0
1895 25 115 472 418 71 107 18 4 0 50 19 42 43 .256 .327 .318 .645 71 133 2 10
1896 26 236 959 841 128 206 28 6 2 87 38 99 94 .245 .328 .300 .628 68 252 5 14
1897 27 351 1412 1244 189 298 42 13 4 134 52 136 146 .240 .319 .304 .623 67 378 10 22
1898 28 505 2021 1782 254 436 54 19 4 184 67 187 206 .245 .322 .303 .625 71 540 15 37
1899 29 615 2448 2151 322 533 69 24 6 229 80 233 240 .248 .326 .311 .637 74 668 18 46
1900 30 662 2627 2310 337 566 75 24 6 240 86 250 258 .245 .324 .306 .630 73 707 20 47
1901 31 799 3164 2790 403 682 85 31 8 295 96 292 294 .244 .321 .306 .627 72 853 24 58
1902 32 799 3164 2790 403 682 85 31 8 295 96 292 294 .244 .321 .306 .627 72 853 24 58
1903 33 820 3242 2854 413 700 86 32 8 302 98 303 303 .245 .323 .306 .629 73 874 24 61

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
1890 20 8 33 32 2 8 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 .250 .273 .281 .554 2 7
1891 21 1 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1
1895 25 130 504 449 60 99 16 4 0 39 19 41 52 .220 .289 .274 .563 35 107
1896 26 148 571 503 54 105 11 2 2 35 20 60 63 .209 .297 .250 .547 37 121
1897 27 138 523 469 57 96 15 7 2 44 15 39 62 .205 .273 .279 .552 35 115
1898 28 162 630 558 62 137 12 6 0 48 15 51 63 .246 .314 .289 .603 49 154
1899 29 116 434 378 60 92 14 5 2 40 12 44 36 .243 .327 .323 .650 39 110
1900 30 54 200 179 15 35 6 0 0 11 6 18 21 .196 .276 .229 .505 11 47
1901 31 162 616 554 65 124 11 7 2 54 11 45 43 .224 .287 .280 .567 44 137
1903 33 24 92 76 13 22 1 1 0 9 2 13 10 .289 .393 .329 .722 10 21
10 Yrs 943 3610 3205 388 718 87 32 8 285 100 312 350 .224 .298 .279 .576 262 820
162 Game Avg. 162 620 551 67 123 15 5 1 49 17 54 60 .224 .298 .279 .576 45 820

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1895 NL  1.3 (6th)
1896 NL  1.1 (6th)
1897 NL  1.7 (2nd)
1901 AL  0.9 (6th)

Games Played s c a p y
1898 NL  154 (2nd)
1901 AL  137 (9th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1895 NL  43 (6th)
1896 NL  51 (2nd)
1897 NL  52 (3rd)
1898 NL  60 (1st)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 2 (2156), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 2 (2725), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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