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William Fischer
William Charles Fischer
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 174 lb.

Born: March 2, 1891 in New York, NY (All Transactions)
Debut: June 9, 1913
Final Game: September 29, 1917
Died: September 4, 1945 in Richmond, VA
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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
1913 22 BRO NL 62 178 165 16 44 9 4 1 12 0 10 5 .267 .313 .388 .700 97 64 1 2 2
1914 23 BRO NL 43 116 105 12 27 1 2 0 8 1 8 12 .257 .310 .305 .614 81 32 0 3 2
1915 24 CHI FL 105 329 292 30 96 15 4 4 50 5 24 19 .329 .384 .449 .832 151 131 2 11 2
1916 25 TOT NL 107 324 292 26 64 16 3 2 20 3 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 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 10 3 .257 .323 .363 .685 109 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 Seasons 412 1224 1099 109 301 50 15 10 115 20 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 37 22 .277 .348 .372 .719 118 133 2 8
BRO (2 yrs) 105 294 270 28 71 10 6 1 20 1 18 17 .263 .311 .356 .667 91 96 1 5
CHI (1 yr) 105 329 292 30 96 15 4 4 50 5 24 19 .329 .384 .449 .832 151 131 2 11
CHC (1 yr) 65 196 179 15 35 9 2 1 14 2 11 8 .196 .246 .285 .531 56 51 1 5
NL (4 yrs) 307 895 807 79 205 35 11 6 65 15 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 .832 151 131 2 11

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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 PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1913 BRO NL 22 C 51 265 193 65 7 2 .974 5.06 .970 5.09 6
1914 BRO NL 23 C 30 189 136 45 8 6 .958 6.03 .970 5.13 4
1915 CHI FL 24 C 80 436 324 100 12 9 .972 5.30 .975 5.72 7
1916 TOT NL 25 C 91 563 429 119 15 8 .973 6.02 .974 5.42 12
1916 CHC NL 25 C 56 328 246 73 9 3 .973 5.70 .974 5.42 7
1916 PIT NL 25 C 35 235 183 46 6 5 .974 6.54 .974 5.42 5
1917 PIT NL 26 C 69 363 272 77 14 8 .961 5.06 .975 5.16 4
1917 PIT NL 26 1B 2 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 3.50 .986 10.50
5 Seasons C 321 1816 1354 406 56 33 .969 5.48 .974 5.36 33
1 Season 1B 2 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 3.50 .986 10.50
5 Seasons TOT 323 1823 1361 406 56 33 .969 5.47 .943 5.39 33

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

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 (1579), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 2 (1859), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 4 (2808), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  6. Jeff Keppinger (968)
  7. Mickey Haslin (967)
  8. Lou Merloni (967)
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  10. Bob Wood (965)
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  1. Lyn Lary (978)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

September 16, 1912: Drafted by the Brooklyn Dodgers from Toronto (International) in the 1912 rule 5 draft.

Before 1915 Season: Jumped from the Brooklyn Robins to the Chicago Whales.

February 10, 1916: Purchased by the Chicago Cubs from the Chicago Whales.

July 29, 1916: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Frank Schulte to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Otto Knabe and Art Wilson.

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