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Bill Gleason

William G. Gleason (Will)

Position: Shortstop
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: November 12, 1858 in St. Louis, MO (All Transactions)
Debut: May 2, 1882
Teams (by GP): Browns/Athletics/BrownStockings/Colonels 1882-1889

Final Game: June 18, 1889
Died: July 21, 1932 in St. Louis, MO
Buried: Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, MO
Relatives: Brother of Jack Gleason
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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
1882 23 STL AA 79 353 347 63 100 11 6 1 0 6 .288 .300 .363 .663 119 126 0 *6
1883 24 STL AA 98 440 425 81 122 21 9 2 42 15 .287 .311 .393 .704 120 167 0 *6
1884 25 STL AA 110 511 472 97 127 21 7 1 0 27 .269 .325 .350 .674 116 165 12 *6/5
1885 26 STL AA 112 516 472 79 119 9 5 3 53 29 .252 .316 .311 .627 94 147 15 *6
1886 27 STL AA 125 574 524 97 141 18 5 0 61 19 43 .269 .333 .323 .655 103 169 7 *6
1887 28 STL AA 135 647 598 135 172 19 1 0 76 23 41 .288 .342 .323 .664 78 193 8 *6
1888 29 PHA AA 123 520 499 55 112 10 2 0 61 27 12 .224 .256 .253 .508 64 126 9 *6/35
1889 30 LOU AA 16 63 58 6 14 2 0 0 5 1 4 1 .241 .302 .276 .577 67 16 1 6
8 Yrs 798 3624 3395 613 907 111 35 7 298 70 177 1 .267 .313 .327 .640 96 1109 52
162 Game Avg. 162 736 689 124 184 23 7 1 60 36 .267 .313 .327 .640 96 225 11
STL (6 yrs) 659 3041 2838 552 781 99 33 7 232 42 161 .275 .324 .341 .664 102 967 42
LOU (1 yr) 16 63 58 6 14 2 0 0 5 1 4 1 .241 .302 .276 .577 67 16 1
PHA (1 yr) 123 520 499 55 112 10 2 0 61 27 12 .224 .256 .253 .508 64 126 9

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 STL AA 79 353 6 0 0 -1 5 11 1.0 6 16 1.6 .512 .506 1.8 0.4 17 $ *6
1883 24 STL AA 98 440 8 0 0 7 6 22 1.9 7 29 2.6 .520 .512 2.0 1.2 22 $ *6
1884 25 STL AA 110 511 9 0 0 3 7 20 1.5 9 29 2.5 .516 .511 2.5 0.8 26 $1,800 *6/5
1885 26 STL AA 112 516 -2 0 0 -6 8 -1 -0.1 8 7 0.8 .499 .499 1.3 0.2 13 $ *6
1886 27 STL AA 125 574 2 -2 0 -4 8 4 0.3 9 14 1.3 .503 .502 1.6 0.4 18 $1,900 *6
1887 28 STL AA 135 647 -20 -5 0 -1 9 -18 -1.3 10 -8 -0.2 .490 .492 -0.3 0.7 -6 $ *6
1888 29 PHA AA 123 520 -20 -2 0 5 8 -8 -0.9 9 0 0.1 .494 .495 -0.4 1.2 -5 $ *6/35
1889 30 LOU AA 16 63 -2 -0 0 -2 1 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.1 .484 .498 0.0 -0.1 0 $ 6
8 Seasons 798 3624 -19 -9 0 1 53 26 2.1 59 85 8.6 .503 .502 8.5 4.8 84 $3,700
STL (6 yrs) 659 3041 3 -8 0 -2 44 38 3.2 49 87 8.6 .506 .504 8.9 3.7 89 $3,700
LOU (1 yr) 16 63 -2 -0 0 -2 1 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.1 .484 .498 0.0 -0.1 0 $
PHA (1 yr) 123 520 -20 -2 0 5 8 -8 -0.9 9 0 0.1 .494 .495 -0.4 1.2 -5 $

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
1882 23 STL AA 353 247 38 4.0 65 .286 .288 .252 .300 .279 .363 .326 .663 .605 119 .610 6.2 0.7 .075
1883 24 STL AA 440 303 52 4.6 74 .284 .287 .263 .311 .293 .393 .346 .704 .639 120 .615 9.4 1.0 .106
1884 25 STL AA 511 345 51 3.9 71 .268 .269 .249 .325 .288 .350 .339 .674 .626 116 .582 10.0 1.2 .081
1885 26 STL AA 516 353 43 3.2 77 .247 .252 .258 .316 .304 .311 .346 .627 .650 94 .475 -2.1 -0.2 .059
1886 27 STL AA 574 383 55 3.8 77 .269 .269 .250 .333 .314 .323 .333 .655 .647 103 .535 2.9 0.3 .621 .172 .053 .0
1887 28 STL AA 647 426 64 3.9 105 .288 .288 .292 .342 .357 .323 .393 .664 .751 78 .443 -17.8 -1.8 .622 .142 .035 .0
1888 29 PHA AA 520 387 31 2.1 69 .224 .224 .242 .256 .300 .253 .320 .508 .620 64 .317 -20.6 -2.4 .450 .106 .028 .0
1889 30 LOU AA 63 44 5 3.0 90 .246 .241 .264 .302 .336 .276 .359 .577 .695 67 .352 -2.4 -0.2 .500 .121 .034 .0
8 Yrs 3624 2488 339 3.6 79 .266 .267 .259 .313 .309 .327 .346 .640 .655 96 .504 -14.4 -1.5 .566 .132 .059 12.7
162 Game Avg. 736 505 69 3.6 79 .266 .267 .259 .313 .309 .327 .346 .640 .655 96 .504 -14.4 -1.5 .566 .132 .059 3
STL (6 yrs) 3041 2057 303 3.9 80 .273 .275 .262 .324 .310 .341 .350 .664 .660 102 .533 8.6 1.2 .245 .062 .066 14.0
LOU (1 yr) 63 44 5 3.0 90 .246 .241 .264 .302 .336 .276 .359 .577 .695 67 .353 -2.4 -0.2 .500 .121 .034 .0
PHA (1 yr) 520 387 31 2.1 69 .224 .224 .242 .256 .300 .253 .320 .508 .620 64 .317 -20.6 -2.4 .450 .106 .028 .0

Postseason Batting

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
1885 26 STL AA WS CHC T 0 27 26 5 6 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 .259 .308 .567 8 0
1886 27 STL AA WS CHC W 0 25 24 3 5 0 0 0 5 0 1 3 .208 .240 .208 .448 5 0
1887 28 STL AA WS DTN L 0 52 49 3 8 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 .163 .212 .163 .375 8 0
3 Yrs (3 Series) 0 104 99 11 19 2 0 0 6 1 5 5 .192 .231 .212 .443 21 0
3 WS 0 104 99 11 19 2 0 0 6 1 5 5 .192 .231 .212 .443 21 0

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
1882 23 79 353 347 63 100 11 6 1 0 6 .288 .300 .363 .663 119 126 0
1883 24 177 793 772 144 222 32 15 3 42 21 .288 .306 .380 .686 120 293 0
1884 25 287 1304 1244 241 349 53 22 4 42 48 .281 .314 .368 .682 118 458 12
1885 26 399 1820 1716 320 468 62 27 7 95 77 .273 .314 .353 .667 111 605 27
1886 27 524 2394 2240 417 609 80 32 7 156 19 120 .272 .319 .346 .664 109 774 34
1887 28 659 3041 2838 552 781 99 33 7 232 42 161 .275 .324 .341 .664 102 967 42
1888 29 782 3561 3337 607 893 109 35 7 293 69 173 .268 .314 .328 .641 97 1093 51
1889 30 798 3624 3395 613 907 111 35 7 298 70 177 1 .267 .313 .327 .640 96 1109 52

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
1882 23 164 709 698 107 185 20 11 2 0 0 11 0 .265 .276 .334 .610 64 79
1883 24 162 690 669 98 168 29 12 3 51 0 21 0 .251 .274 .344 .618 63 98
1884 25 176 787 732 125 179 30 10 1 0 0 38 0 .245 .297 .317 .614 66 110
1885 26 163 718 663 88 148 11 6 4 59 0 36 0 .223 .283 .276 .559 48 112
1886 27 146 633 584 85 138 18 5 0 53 19 42 0 .236 .295 .284 .580 48 125
1887 28 158 693 650 96 150 17 1 0 54 20 36 0 .231 .278 .260 .538 46 135
1888 29 145 604 581 57 123 11 2 0 64 30 13 0 .212 .242 .238 .479 32 123
1889 30 19 69 64 4 13 2 0 0 4 1 4 1 .203 .261 .234 .495 3 16
8 Yrs 1133 4903 4641 660 1104 138 47 10 285 70 201 1 .238 .279 .294 .573 370 798
162 Game Avg. 162 701 664 94 158 20 7 1 41 29 .238 .279 .294 .573 53 798

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
1882 AA  1.6 (10th)
1883 AA  2.6 (7th)

Offensive WAR† s c a p y
1882 AA  1.8 (5th)
1883 AA  2.0 (10th)

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1883 AA  1.2 (5th)
1888 AA  1.2 (6th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1882 AA  .288 (8th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1882 AA  .663 (10th)

Games Played s c a p y
1882 AA  79 (3rd)
1883 AA  98 (1st)
1884 AA  110 (6th)
1885 AA  112 (1st)

At Bats s c a p y
1882 AA  347 (3rd)
1883 AA  425 (6th)
1884 AA  472 (8th)
1885 AA  472 (8th)
1887 AA  598 (2nd)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1882 AA  353 (5th)
1883 AA  440 (8th)
1884 AA  511 (3rd)
1885 AA  516 (3rd)
1887 AA  647 (2nd)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1882 AA  63 (6th)
1884 AA  97 (10th)
1887 AA  135 (8th)

Hits s c a p y
1882 AA  100 (5th)
1883 AA  122 (8th)
1887 AA  172 (7th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1882 AA  126 (7th)
1883 AA  167 (5th)

Doubles s c a p y
1883 AA  21 (5th)

Triples s c a p y
1882 AA  6 (9th)
1883 AA  9 (10th)

Singles s c a p y
1882 AA  82 (5th)
1885 AA  102 (8th)
1886 AA  118 (10th)
1887 AA  152 (2nd)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1882 AA  118 (10th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1882 AA  38 (8th)
1883 AA  52 (10th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1883 AA  32 (7th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1882 AA  106 (6th)
1884 AA  166 (7th)
1885 AA  163 (8th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1882 AA  .610 (10th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1884 AA  12 (4th)
1885 AA  15 (1st)
1886 AA  7 (10th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1882 AA  247 (6th)
1883 AA  303 (10th)
1884 AA  345 (6th)
1885 AA  353 (2nd)
1887 AA  426 (3rd)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 2 (608), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 35 (699), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 19 (837), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (2531), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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