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Bill Friel

William Edward Friel

Positions: Second Baseman, Third Baseman and Outfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: April 1, 1876 in Renovo, PA
School: Niagara University (Lewiston, NY) (All Transactions)
Debut: May 3, 1901
Teams (by GP): Browns/Brewers 1901-1903

Final Game: September 13, 1903
Died: December 24, 1959 in St. Louis, MO
Buried: Resurrection Cemetery, St. Louis, MO
Relatives: Brother of Pat Friel
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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
1901 25 MLA AL 106 413 376 51 100 13 7 4 35 15 23 17 .266 .310 .370 .680 92 139 1 13 5O/46
1902 26 SLB AL 80 290 267 26 64 9 2 2 20 4 14 25 .240 .283 .311 .594 65 83 2 7 O43/5621
1903 27 SLB AL 97 385 351 46 80 11 8 0 25 4 23 43 .228 .279 .305 .584 77 107 2 9 45/O
3 Yrs 283 1088 994 123 244 33 17 6 80 23 60 85 .245 .292 .331 .623 80 329 5 29
162 Game Avg. 162 623 569 70 140 19 10 3 46 13 34 49 .245 .292 .331 .623 80 188 3 17

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
1901 25 MLA AL 106 413 -3 -0 0 -4 1 -6 -0.6 13 7 0.8 .495 .496 1.1 -0.2 11 $ 5O/46
1902 26 SLB AL 80 290 -13 -0 0 -2 -1 -16 -1.6 9 -6 -0.6 .481 .490 -0.4 -0.3 -4 $ O43/5621
1903 27 SLB AL 97 385 -9 -0 0 -1 0 -10 -1.2 13 3 0.1 .489 .493 0.3 -0.2 4 $ 45/O
3 Seasons 283 1088 -25 -1 0 -7 1 -32 -3.4 36 4 0.3 .489 .493 1.0 -0.7 11 $

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
1901 25 MLA AL 413 289 43 3.9 93 .270 .266 .278 .310 .334 .370 .373 .680 .707 92 .452 -4.7 -0.5 .645 .205 .104 6.3
1902 26 SLB AL 290 210 23 2.9 96 .258 .240 .281 .283 .338 .311 .379 .594 .718 65 .330 -12.8 -1.3 .507 .139 .071 2.7
1903 27 SLB AL 385 280 29 2.7 80 .260 .228 .260 .279 .308 .305 .351 .584 .660 77 .380 -9.8 -1.1 .502 .154 .077 .0
3 Yrs 1088 779 95 3.2 89 .264 .245 .272 .292 .326 .331 .367 .623 .693 80 .396 -27.3 -2.9 .556 .169 .086 9.5
162 Game Avg. 623 446 54 3.2 89 .264 .245 .272 .292 .326 .331 .367 .623 .693 80 .396 -27.3 -2.9 .556 .169 .086 5

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
1901 25 106 413 376 51 100 13 7 4 35 15 23 17 .266 .310 .370 .680 92 139 1 13
1902 26 186 703 643 77 164 22 9 6 55 19 37 42 .255 .299 .345 .644 81 222 3 20
1903 27 283 1088 994 123 244 33 17 6 80 23 60 85 .245 .292 .331 .623 80 329 5 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
1901 25 125 475 434 52 108 14 8 4 36 16 25 20 .249 .291 .346 .637 44 106
1902 26 94 335 309 28 71 10 2 2 21 4 16 29 .230 .272 .294 .567 25 80
1903 27 113 457 416 60 100 14 10 0 33 5 29 50 .240 .293 .322 .615 38 97
3 Yrs 332 1267 1159 140 279 38 20 6 90 25 70 99 .241 .287 .324 .610 107 283
162 Game Avg. 162 618 566 68 136 19 10 3 44 12 34 48 .241 .287 .324 .610 52 283

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