Will Foley
William Brown Foley
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 150 lb.

Born: November 15, 1855 in Chicago, IL (All Transactions)
Debut: August 23, 1875
Final Game: May 22, 1884
Died: November 12, 1916 in Chicago, IL
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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
1875 19 CHI NA 3 12 12 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .333 .583 99 4 /5
1876 20 CIN NL 58 221 221 19 50 3 2 0 9 0 14 .226 .226 .258 .484 71 57 *52
1877 21 CIN NL 56 220 216 23 41 5 1 0 18 4 13 .190 .205 .222 .427 41 48 *5
1878 22 MLG NL 56 236 229 33 62 8 5 0 22 7 14 .271 .292 .349 .642 105 80 *5/2
1879 23 CIN NL 56 220 218 22 46 5 1 0 25 2 16 .211 .218 .243 .461 55 53 5O/4
1881 25 DTN NL 5 17 15 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 .133 .235 .133 .369 16 2 /5
1884 28 CPI UA 19 76 71 15 20 1 1 0 0 5 .282 .329 .324 .653 122 23 5
7 Seasons 253 1002 982 112 224 23 10 0 76 0 0 20 62 .228 .244 .272 .515 72 267
162 Game Avg. 162 642 629 72 143 15 6 0 49 13 .228 .244 .272 .515 72 171
CIN (3 yrs) 170 661 655 64 137 13 4 0 52 6 43 .209 .216 .241 .458 55 158
CPI (1 yr) 19 76 71 15 20 1 1 0 0 5 .282 .329 .324 .653 122 23
CHI (1 yr) 3 12 12 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .333 .583 99 4
DTN (1 yr) 5 17 15 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 .133 .235 .133 .369 16 2
MLG (1 yr) 56 236 229 33 62 8 5 0 22 7 14 .271 .292 .349 .642 105 80
NL (5 yrs) 231 914 899 97 201 21 9 0 75 15 60 .224 .236 .267 .503 68 240
UA (1 yr) 19 76 71 15 20 1 1 0 0 5 .282 .329 .324 .653 122 23
NA (1 yr) 3 12 12 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .333 .583 99 4

Advanced Batting

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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
1875 19 CHI NA 12 9 1 3.0 59 .300 .250 .259 .250 .266 .333 .317 .583 .582 99 .454 0.0 0.0 .444 .083 .083
1876 20 CIN NL 221 171 13 2.1 54 .242 .226 .250 .226 .263 .258 .304 .484 .566 71 .266 -6.1 -0.7 .032
1877 21 CIN NL 220 175 10 1.5 66 .202 .190 .263 .205 .281 .222 .328 .427 .608 41 .158 -13.1 -1.4 .032
1878 22 MLG NL 236 167 23 3.7 71 .288 .271 .272 .292 .291 .349 .335 .642 .626 105 .537 1.0 0.1 .079
1879 23 CIN NL 220 172 12 1.9 63 .228 .211 .254 .218 .270 .243 .329 .461 .598 55 .245 -10.2 -1.2 .032
1881 25 DTN NL 17 13 0 0.0 78 .167 .133 .269 .235 .300 .133 .353 .369 .653 16 .000 -1.4 -0.2 .000
1884 28 CPI UA 76 51 8 4.1 61 .282 .282 .246 .329 .273 .324 .318 .653 .591 122 .599 2.3 0.3 .549 .113 .042
7 Seasons 1002 758 67 2.4 63 .243 .228 .259 .244 .276 .272 .324 .515 .600 72 .324 -27.5 -3.1 .379 .064 .044
162 Game Avg. 642 485 43 2.4 63 .243 .228 .259 .244 .276 .272 .324 .515 .600 72 .324 -27.5 -3.1 .379 .064 .044
CIN (3 yrs) 661 518 35 1.8 61 .224 .209 .256 .216 .271 .241 .320 .458 .591 55 .221 -29.4 -3.3 .032
CPI (1 yr) 76 51 8 4.1 61 .282 .282 .246 .329 .273 .324 .318 .653 .591 122 .600 2.3 0.3 .549 .113 .042
CHI (1 yr) 12 9 1 3.0 59 .300 .250 .259 .250 .266 .333 .317 .583 .582 99 .454 0.0 0.0 .444 .083 .083
DTN (1 yr) 17 13 0 0.0 78 .167 .133 .269 .235 .300 .133 .353 .369 .653 16 .000 -1.4 -0.2 .000
MLG (1 yr) 236 167 23 3.7 71 .288 .271 .272 .292 .291 .349 .335 .642 .626 105 .537 1.0 0.1 .079
NL (5 yrs) 914 698 58 2.3 64 .240 .224 .260 .236 .277 .267 .324 .503 .601 68 .298 -29.8 -3.4 .043
UA (1 yr) 76 51 8 4.1 61 .282 .282 .246 .329 .273 .324 .318 .653 .591 122 .600 2.3 0.3 .549 .113 .042
NA (1 yr) 12 9 1 3.0 59 .300 .250 .259 .250 .266 .333 .317 .583 .582 99 .454 0.0 0.0 .444 .083 .083

Cumulative Batting

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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
1875 19 3 12 12 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .333 .583 99 4
1876 20 61 233 233 19 53 4 2 0 10 0 0 0 16 .227 .227 .262 .489 73 61
1877 21 117 453 449 42 94 9 3 0 28 0 0 4 29 .209 .216 .243 .459 57 109
1878 22 173 689 678 75 156 17 8 0 50 0 0 11 43 .230 .242 .279 .521 74 189
1879 23 229 909 896 97 202 22 9 0 75 0 0 13 59 .225 .237 .270 .507 69 242
1880 24 229 909 896 97 202 22 9 0 75 0 0 13 59 .225 .237 .270 .507 69 242
1881 25 234 926 911 97 204 22 9 0 76 0 0 15 62 .224 .237 .268 .504 68 244
1882 26 234 926 911 97 204 22 9 0 76 0 0 15 62 .224 .237 .268 .504 68 244
1883 27 234 926 911 97 204 22 9 0 76 0 0 15 62 .224 .237 .268 .504 68 244
1884 28 253 1002 982 112 224 23 10 0 76 0 0 20 62 .228 .244 .272 .515 72 267

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Triples s c a p y
1878 NL  5 (7th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1876 NL  14 (8th)

Youngest s c a p y
1876 NL  born 1855-11-15 (10th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 1 (2323), Average HOFer ≈ 144

Similarity Scores

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  5. Tommy Sheehan (965)
  6. Jap Barbeau (963)
  7. Ed Fitzpatrick (961)
  8. Gus Getz (961)
  9. Frank Genins (961)
  10. Danny Ainge (960)
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  4. Billy Purtell (973)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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