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Bill Geiss

William J. Geiss
Also Emil Geis and Bill Geis

Positions: Second Baseman, Pitcher and Outfielder
Bats: Unknown, Throws: Unknown
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 164 lb.

Born: July 15, 1858 in Chicago, IL (All Transactions)
Debut: July 19, 1882 (Age 24)
Teams (by GP): Wolverines/Orioles 1882-1884

Final Game: August 13, 1884 (Age 26)
Died: September 18, 1924 in Chicago, IL
Buried: St. Boniface Cemetery, Chicago, IL
Relatives: Brother of Emil Geiss
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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
1882 23 BAL AA 13 42 41 2 6 0 1 0 2 1 .146 .167 .195 .362 27 8 0 1/O
1884 25 DTN NL 75 289 283 22 50 11 4 2 16 6 60 .177 .194 .265 .459 48 75 0 4/3O1
2 Yrs 88 331 324 24 56 11 5 2 18 7 60 .173 .190 .256 .447 45 83 0
162 Game Avg. 162 609 596 44 103 20 9 4 33 13 .173 .190 .256 .447 45 153 0
DTN (1 yr) 75 289 283 22 50 11 4 2 16 6 60 .177 .194 .265 .459 48 75 0
BAL (1 yr) 13 42 41 2 6 0 1 0 2 1 .146 .167 .195 .362 27 8 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
1882 23 BAL AA 13 42 -3 0 0 -1 1 -3 -0.2 1 -2 -0.2 .481 .498 -0.2 -0.1 -1 1/O
1884 25 DTN NL 75 289 -18 0 0 -8 2 -24 -2.4 9 -15 -1.5 .470 .486 -0.6 -0.7 -7 4/3O1
2 Seasons 88 331 -21 0 0 -9 3 -27 -2.7 10 -17 -1.7 .471 .492 -0.8 -0.8 -8
DTN (1 yr) 75 289 -18 0 0 -8 2 -24 -2.4 9 -15 -1.5 .470 .486 -0.6 -0.7 -7
BAL (1 yr) 13 42 -3 0 0 -1 1 -3 -0.2 1 -2 -0.2 .481 .498 -0.2 -0.1 -1

Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1882 23 BAL AA 4 9 .308 4.80 13 13 0 10 1 0 95.2 84 73 51 2 22 10 10 403 56 1.108 7.9 0.2 2.1 0.9 0.45
1884 25 DTN NL 0 0 14.40 1 0 1 0 0 0 5.0 14 16 8 0 2 1 0 0 35 22 3.200 25.2 0.0 3.6 1.8 0.50
2 Yrs 4 9 .308 5.27 14 13 1 10 1 0 100.2 98 89 59 2 24 11 0 10 438 52 1.212 8.8 0.2 2.1 1.0 0.46
162 Game Avg. 10 23 .308 5.27 35 33 3 25 3 0 254 247 224 149 5 60 28 0 25 1103 52 1.212 8.8 0.2 2.1 1.0 0.46
DTN (1 yr) 0 0 14.40 1 0 1 0 0 0 5.0 14 16 8 0 2 1 0 0 35 22 3.200 25.2 0.0 3.6 1.8 0.50
BAL (1 yr) 4 9 .308 4.80 13 13 0 10 1 0 95.2 84 73 51 2 22 10 10 403 56 1.108 7.9 0.2 2.1 0.9 0.45

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1882 23 BAL AA 95.2 13 13 73 6.87 5.50 -0.54 0.00 100.0 6.03 -8 -0.7 -0.2 -0.4 -6 .445 .496
1884 25 DTN NL 5.0 1 0 16 28.80 5.73 -0.45 0.00 96.0 5.94 -13 -0.5 1.0 -0.0 -0.4 -12 .048 .497
2 Seasons 100.2 14 13 89 7.96 5.51 -0.53 0.00 99.8 6.03 -21 -1.2 1.0 -0.2 -0.8 -18 .417 .496
DTN (1 yr) 5.0 1 0 16 28.80 5.73 -0.45 0.00 96.0 5.94 -13 -0.5 1.0 -0.0 -0.4 -12 .048 .497
BAL (1 yr) 95.2 13 13 73 6.87 5.50 -0.54 0.00 100.0 6.03 -8 -0.7 -0.2 -0.4 -6 .445 .496

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG G Awards
1882 BAL AA 23 P 13 95.2 42 8 23 11 0 .738 2.92 2.38 .919 3.44 3.36
1882 BAL AA 23 OF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.82 0-3-2
1884 DTN NL 25 2B 73 472 190 217 65 27 .862 5.58 .890 5.78
1884 DTN NL 25 1B 1 12 12 0 0 1 1.000 12.00 .962 10.50
1884 DTN NL 25 OF 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 .870 1.80 0-0-1
1884 DTN NL 25 P 1 5.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.80 1.00 .890 2.34 2.20
1 Season 2B 73 472 190 217 65 27 .862 5.58 .890 5.78
2 Seasons P 14 100.2 43 8 24 11 0 .744 2.86 2.29 .918 3.39 3.28
2 Seasons OF 5 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.20 .870 1.82 0-3-3
1 Season 1B 1 12 12 0 0 1 1.000 12.00 .962 10.50
2 Seasons TOT 93 100.2 528 211 241 76 28 .856 2.86 4.86 .894 3.39 5.24 0-3-3
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1882 AA  1.108 (8th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1882 AA  7.902 (5th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1882 AA  1 (6th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1882 AA  2 (10th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1882 AA  51 (10th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1882 AA  10 (10th)

Def. Games as 2B s c a p y
1884 NL  73 (5th)

Errors Committed as 2B s c a p y
1884 NL  65 (4th)

Double Plays Turned as 2B s c a p y
1884 NL  27 (5th)

Errors Committed as P s c a p y
1882 AA  11 (2nd)

Range Factor/Game as 2B s c a p y
1884 NL  5.58 (4th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 3 (2128), Average HOFer ≈ 185
JAWS Second Base (1081st), -1.7 career WAR/-1.7 7yr-peak WAR/-1.7 JAWS
Average HOF 2B (out of 19) = 66.0 career WAR/42.8 7yr-peak WAR/54.4 JAWS

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