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William Fischer

William Charles Fischer

Position: Catcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 174 lb.

Born: March 2, 1891 in New York, NY (All Transactions)
Debut: June 9, 1913
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Whales/Cubs/Superbas/Robins 1913-1917

Final Game: September 29, 1917
Died: September 4, 1945 in Richmond, VA
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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
1913 22 BRO NL 62 178 165 16 44 9 4 1 12 0 1 10 5 .267 .313 .388 .700 98 64 1 2 2
1914 23 BRO NL 43 116 105 12 27 1 2 0 8 1 8 12 .257 .310 .305 .614 82 32 0 3 2
1915 24 CHI FL 105 329 292 30 96 15 4 4 50 5 24 19 .329 .384 .449 .832 150 131 2 11 2
1916 25 TOT NL 107 324 292 26 64 16 3 2 20 3 0 21 11 .219 .276 .315 .591 77 92 2 9 2
1916 25 CHC NL 65 196 179 15 35 9 2 1 14 2 0 11 8 .196 .246 .285 .531 56 51 1 5 2
1916 25 PIT NL 42 128 113 11 29 7 1 1 6 1 0 10 3 .257 .323 .363 .685 110 41 1 4 2
1917 26 PIT NL 95 277 245 25 70 9 2 3 25 11 27 19 .286 .359 .376 .734 122 92 1 4 2/3
5 Yrs 412 1224 1099 109 301 50 15 10 115 20 1 90 66 .274 .332 .374 .706 110 411 6 29
162 Game Avg. 162 481 432 43 118 20 6 4 45 8 35 26 .274 .332 .374 .706 110 162 2 11
PIT (2 yrs) 137 405 358 36 99 16 3 4 31 12 0 37 22 .277 .348 .372 .719 118 133 2 8
BRO (2 yrs) 105 294 270 28 71 10 6 1 20 1 1 18 17 .263 .311 .356 .667 92 96 1 5
CHI (1 yr) 105 329 292 30 96 15 4 4 50 5 24 19 .329 .384 .449 .832 150 131 2 11
CHC (1 yr) 65 196 179 15 35 9 2 1 14 2 0 11 8 .196 .246 .285 .531 56 51 1 5
NL (4 yrs) 307 895 807 79 205 35 11 6 65 15 1 66 47 .254 .314 .347 .661 95 280 4 18
FL (1 yr) 105 329 292 30 96 15 4 4 50 5 24 19 .329 .384 .449 .832 150 131 2 11

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
1913 22 BRO NL 62 178 -0 0 0 -1 3 2 0.2 5 7 0.7 .503 .501 0.8 0.2 8 $ 2
1914 23 BRO NL 43 116 -2 -0 0 0 2 -0 -0.1 3 3 0.2 .499 .500 0.3 0.2 3 $ 2
1915 24 CHI FL 105 329 18 -0 0 0 5 22 2.6 4 26 3.0 .524 .516 3.0 0.7 26 $ 2
1916 25 CHC NL 65 196 -8 -0 0 -1 3 -6 -0.8 6 -1 -0.2 .488 .495 -0.1 0.3 0 $ 2
1916 25 PIT NL 42 128 2 -0 0 0 2 4 0.5 4 7 0.8 .511 .503 0.8 0.3 7 $ 2
1917 26 PIT NL 95 277 7 -0 0 0 4 10 1.3 8 18 2.1 .514 .508 2.1 0.5 18 $ 2/3
5 Seasons 412 1224 15 -1 0 -2 20 32 3.7 29 61 6.6 .509 .504 6.9 2.2 63 $
PIT (2 yrs) 137 405 8 -0 0 0 6 14 1.7 11 26 2.9 .513 .505 2.9 0.8 26 $
BRO (2 yrs) 105 294 -2 0 0 -1 5 1 0.1 8 10 0.9 .501 .500 1.1 0.4 11 $
CHI (1 yr) 105 329 18 -0 0 0 5 22 2.6 4 26 3.0 .524 .516 3.0 0.7 26 $
CHC (1 yr) 65 196 -8 -0 0 -1 3 -6 -0.8 6 -1 -0.2 .488 .495 -0.1 0.3 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
1913 22 BRO NL 178 124 19 4.1 93 .270 .267 .272 .313 .337 .388 .370 .700 .707 98 .544 -1.1 -0.1 .607 .176 .121 .0
1914 23 BRO NL 116 81 10 3.3 85 .290 .257 .260 .310 .328 .305 .348 .614 .676 82 .473 -2.6 -0.3 .526 .133 .048 .0
1915 24 CHI FL 329 207 50 6.5 82 .342 .329 .256 .384 .323 .449 .344 .832 .666 150 .743 19.4 2.1 .827 .219 .120 4.4
1916 25 TOT NL 324 237 26 3.0 83 .222 .219 .261 .276 .320 .315 .348 .591 .668 77 .438 -8.1 -0.9 .518 .178 .096 2.4
1916 25 CHC NL 196 149 13 2.4 85 .200 .196 .265 .246 .325 .285 .354 .531 .679 56 .339 -9.7 -1.1 .451 .162 .089 1.3
1916 25 PIT NL 128 88 13 4.0 78 .257 .257 .254 .323 .313 .363 .339 .685 .652 110 .574 1.6 0.2 .631 .204 .106 1.0
1917 26 PIT NL 277 179 33 5.0 81 .300 .286 .261 .359 .319 .376 .345 .734 .664 122 .675 7.2 0.8 .749 .245 .090 4.7
5 Yrs 1224 828 138 4.5 84 .284 .274 .261 .332 .324 .374 .349 .706 .673 110 .611 14.9 1.6 .658 .199 .100 13.3
162 Game Avg. 481 326 54 4.5 84 .284 .274 .261 .332 .324 .374 .349 .706 .673 110 .611 6 1 .658 .199 .100 5
PIT (2 yrs) 405 267 46 4.7 80 .286 .277 .259 .348 .317 .372 .343 .719 .660 118 .645 8.9 1.0 .710 .232 .095 6.0
BRO (2 yrs) 294 205 29 3.8 90 .278 .263 .267 .311 .333 .356 .361 .667 .695 92 .518 -3.7 -0.4 .575 .159 .093 1.0
CHI (1 yr) 329 207 50 6.5 82 .342 .329 .256 .384 .323 .449 .344 .832 .666 150 .743 19.4 2.1 .827 .219 .120 4.4
CHC (1 yr) 196 149 13 2.4 85 .200 .196 .265 .246 .325 .285 .354 .531 .679 56 .339 -9.7 -1.1 .451 .162 .089 1.3
NL (4 yrs) 895 621 88 3.8 85 .264 .254 .263 .314 .324 .347 .352 .661 .676 95 .545 -4.5 -0.5 .604 .192 .093 8.6
FL (1 yr) 329 207 50 6.5 82 .342 .329 .256 .384 .323 .449 .344 .832 .666 150 .743 19.4 2.1 .827 .219 .120 4.4

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
1913 22 62 178 165 16 44 9 4 1 12 0 1 10 5 .267 .313 .388 .700 98 64 1 2
1914 23 105 294 270 28 71 10 6 1 20 1 1 18 17 .263 .311 .356 .667 92 96 1 5
1915 24 210 623 562 58 167 25 10 5 70 6 1 42 36 .297 .349 .404 .753 121 227 3 16
1916 25 317 947 854 84 231 41 13 7 90 9 1 63 47 .270 .324 .374 .698 106 319 5 25
1917 26 412 1224 1099 109 301 50 15 10 115 20 1 90 66 .274 .332 .374 .706 110 411 6 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
1913 22 65 188 174 18 48 10 4 1 13 0 11 5 .276 .323 .397 .719 22 62
1914 23 45 123 111 14 30 1 2 0 9 1 9 12 .270 .325 .315 .640 11 43
1915 24 110 359 318 38 113 18 5 5 63 6 28 20 .355 .411 .491 .901 63 105
1916 25 111 348 312 33 75 19 4 2 25 4 25 11 .240 .301 .346 .647 32 107
1917 26 99 301 264 32 82 11 2 4 32 13 32 20 .311 .387 .413 .800 42 95
5 Yrs 430 1319 1179 135 348 59 17 12 142 24 105 68 .295 .356 .405 .760 170 412
162 Game Avg. 162 497 444 51 131 22 6 5 53 9 40 26 .295 .356 .405 .760 64 412

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
1915 FL  3.0 (8th)

Offensive WAR† s c a p y
1915 FL  3.0 (5th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1915 FL  .329 (2nd)

On-Base% s c a p y
1915 FL  .384 (7th)
1917 NL  .359 (10th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1915 FL  .449 (4th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1915 FL  .832 (4th)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1915 FL  151 (3rd)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1915 FL  .743 (4th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1916 NL  26.5 (1st)

AB per HR s c a p y
1915 FL  73.0 (8th)
1917 NL  81.7 (7th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 7 (1627), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 2 (1919), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 4 (2360), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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