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Billy Gilbert
William Oliver Gilbert
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 4" , Weight: 153 lb.

Born: June 21, 1876 in Tullytown, PA (All Transactions)
Debut: April 25, 1901
Final Game: June 27, 1909
Died: August 8, 1927 in New York, NY
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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
1901 25 MLA AL 127 543 492 77 133 14 7 0 43 19 31 .270 .320 .327 .647 84 161 5 15 *4
1902 26 BLA AL 129 519 445 74 109 12 3 2 38 38 45 .245 .327 .299 .626 71 133 9 20 *6
1903 27 NYG NL 128 500 413 62 104 9 0 1 40 37 41 .252 .348 .281 .629 77 116 20 26 *4
1904 28 NYG NL 146 557 478 57 121 13 3 1 54 33 46 .253 .340 .299 .639 94 143 17 16 *4
1905 29 NYG NL 115 437 376 45 93 11 3 0 24 11 41 .247 .331 .293 .624 85 110 6 14 *4
1906 30 NYG NL 104 372 307 44 71 6 1 0 27 22 42 .231 .341 .257 .598 85 79 9 14 4
1908 32 STL NL 89 307 276 12 59 7 0 0 10 6 20 .214 .274 .239 .513 68 66 3 8 4
1909 33 STL NL 12 36 29 4 5 0 0 0 1 1 4 .172 .333 .172 .506 61 5 3 0 4
8 Seasons 850 3271 2816 375 695 72 17 4 237 167 270 .247 .328 .289 .617 81 813 72 113
162 Game Avg. 162 623 537 71 132 14 3 1 45 32 51 .247 .328 .289 .617 81 155 14 22
NYG (4 yrs) 493 1866 1574 208 389 39 7 2 145 103 170 .247 .340 .285 .625 85 448 52 70
STL (2 yrs) 101 343 305 16 64 7 0 0 11 7 24 .210 .281 .233 .513 67 71 6 8
BLA (1 yr) 129 519 445 74 109 12 3 2 38 38 45 .245 .327 .299 .626 71 133 9 20
MLA (1 yr) 127 543 492 77 133 14 7 0 43 19 31 .270 .320 .327 .647 84 161 5 15
NL (6 yrs) 594 2209 1879 224 453 46 7 2 156 110 194 .241 .331 .276 .607 83 519 58 78
AL (2 yrs) 256 1062 937 151 242 26 10 2 81 57 76 .258 .323 .314 .637 77 294 14 35

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1905 29 NYG NL WS PHA W 5 17 16 1 5 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 .313 .294 .313 .607 5 0 0 0 1 0
1 WS 5 17 16 1 5 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 .313 .294 .313 .607 5 0 0 0 1 0

Standard Fielding

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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 Awards
1901 MLA AL 25 2B 127 763 319 395 49 66 .936 5.62 .935 5.65
1902 BLA AL 26 SS 129 837 349 410 78 72 .907 5.88 .930 5.68
1903 NYG NL 27 2B 128 727 314 366 47 42 .935 5.31 .938 5.09
1904 NYG NL 28 2B 146 815 305 466 44 48 .946 5.28 .942 5.26
1905 NYG NL 29 2B 115 646 245 367 34 41 .947 5.32 .943 5.11
1906 NYG NL 30 2B 98 582 223 324 35 32 .940 5.58 .947 4.97
1908 STL NL 32 2B 89 500 222 254 24 23 .952 5.35 .954 5.03
1909 STL NL 33 2B 12 51 19 28 4 1 .922 3.92 .939 4.66
7 Seasons 2B 715 4084 1647 2200 237 253 .942 5.38 .942 5.20
1 Season SS 129 837 349 410 78 72 .907 5.88 .930 5.68
8 Seasons TOT 844 4921 1996 2610 315 325 .936 5.46 .876 5.27

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1902 AL  38 (4th)
1903 NL  37 (6th)
1904 NL  33 (10th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1902 AL  9 (3rd)
1903 NL  20 (2nd)
1904 NL  17 (2nd)
Career  72 (180th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1901 AL  15 (8th)
1902 AL  20 (5th)
1903 NL  26 (2nd)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 6 (1660), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 5 (1493), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 2 (3529), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  1. Dick Egan (962)
  2. Billy Clingman (950)
  3. Larry Kopf (949)
  4. Wayne Tolleson (946)
  5. Don Heffner (943)
  6. Sonny Jackson (941)
  7. Curtis Wilkerson (939)
  8. Danny Murtaugh (934)
  9. Rollie Zeider (932)
  10. Pete Coscarart (931)
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  1. Ivy Olson (988)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Pat Listach (973)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Dick Egan (967)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Dick Egan (980)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Dick Egan (983)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Dick Egan (961)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Billy Clingman (950)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

Before 1903 Season: Jumped from the St. Louis Browns to the New York Giants.

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