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Billy Crowell

William Theodore Crowell

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8", Weight: 160 lb.

Born: November 6, 1865 in Cincinnati, OH(All Transactions)
Debut: April 20, 1887
Teams (by GP): Blues/Colonels 1887-1888

Final Game: September 5, 1888
Died: July 24, 1935 in Fort Worth, TX
Buried: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, TX
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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
1887 21 CLE AA 45 167 156 15 22 1 0 0 6 5 10 .141 .198 .147 .345 -2 23 1 1
1888 22 TOT AA 19 65 61 5 5 2 0 0 3 2 4 .082 .138 .115 .253 -17 7 0 1/O
1888 22 CLE AA 18 61 58 5 5 2 0 0 3 1 3 .086 .131 .121 .252 -17 7 0 1/O
1888 22 LOU AA 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 -16 0 0 /1
2 Yrs 64 232 217 20 27 3 0 0 9 7 14 .124 .181 .138 .319 -6 30 1
162 Game Avg. 162 587 549 51 68 8 0 0 23 18 35 .124 .181 .138 .319 -6 76 3
CLE (2 yrs) 63 228 214 20 27 3 0 0 9 6 13 .126 .180 .140 .320 -6 30 1
LOU (1 yr) 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 -16 0 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
1887 21 CLE AA 45 167 -23 -1 0 0 13 -12 -0.9 3 -9 -0.9 .480 .494 -0.9 0.0 -9 $ 1
1888 22 CLE AA 18 61 -8 -0 0 0 4 -4 -0.4 1 -3 -0.4 .480 .498 -0.4 -0.0 -3 $ 1/O
1888 22 LOU AA 1 4 -0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .509 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
2 Seasons 64 232 -31 -1 0 0 17 -15 -1.2 4 -11 -1.3 .481 .497 -1.3 0.0 -11 $
CLE (2 yrs) 63 228 -31 -1 0 0 17 -15 -1.2 4 -12 -1.3 .480 .496 -1.3 0.0 -12 $
LOU (1 yr) 1 4 -0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .509 .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
1887 21 CLE AA 167 134 4 0.8 95 .141 .141 .276 .198 .340 .147 .373 .345 .713 -2 .039 -21.5 -2.2 .291 .103 .006 .0
1888 22 TOT AA 65 56 1 0.5 67 .082 .082 .239 .138 .296 .115 .316 .253 .612 -17 .028 -7.7 -0.9 .232 .131 .033 .0
1888 22 CLE AA 61 53 1 0.5 67 .086 .086 .239 .131 .296 .121 .316 .252 .612 -17 .032 -7.4 -0.9 .208 .103 .034 .0
1888 22 LOU AA 4 3 0 0.0 68 .000 .000 .240 .250 .297 .000 .317 .250 .614 -16 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .667 .667 .000 .0
2 Yrs 232 190 5 0.7 87 .124 .124 .266 .181 .328 .138 .357 .319 .684 -6 .037 -29.2 -3.1 .274 .111 .014 .0
162 Game Avg. 587 481 13 0.7 87 .124 .124 .266 .181 .328 .138 .357 .319 .684 -6 .037 -29.2 -3.1 .274 .111 .014
CLE (2 yrs) 228 187 5 0.7 87 .126 .126 .266 .180 .328 .140 .357 .320 .685 -6 .038 -28.9 -3.1 .267 .103 .014 .0
LOU (1 yr) 4 3 0 0.0 68 .000 .000 .240 .250 .297 .000 .317 .250 .614 -16 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .667 .667 .000 .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
1887 21 45 167 156 15 22 1 0 0 6 5 10 .141 .198 .147 .345 -2 23 1
1888 22 64 232 217 20 27 3 0 0 9 7 14 .124 .181 .138 .319 -6 30 1

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
1887 21 53 189 178 12 21 1 0 0 5 5 10 0 .118 .169 .124 .293 4 45
1888 22 22 77 72 6 6 2 0 0 4 2 5 0 .083 .143 .111 .254 1 19
2 Yrs 75 266 250 18 27 3 0 0 9 7 15 0 .108 .162 .120 .282 5 64
162 Game Avg. 162 575 540 39 58 6 0 0 19 15 32 .108 .162 .120 .282 11 64

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