Bill Gleason
William G. Gleason (Will)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: November 12, 1858 in St. Louis, MO (All Transactions)
Debut: May 2, 1882
Final Game: June 18, 1889
Died: July 21, 1932 in St.Louis, MO
Relatives: Brother of Jack Gleason
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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 STL AA 79 353 347 63 100 11 6 1 0 6 .288 .300 .363 .663 118 126 *6
1883 24 STL AA 98 440 425 81 122 21 9 2 42 0 15 .287 .311 .393 .704 119 167 *6
1884 25 STL AA 110 511 472 97 127 21 7 1 0 0 27 .269 .325 .350 .674 116 165 12 *6/5
1885 26 STL AA 112 516 472 79 119 9 5 3 53 0 29 .252 .316 .311 .627 95 147 15 *6
1886 27 STL AA 125 574 524 97 141 18 5 0 61 19 43 .269 .333 .323 .655 102 169 7 *6
1887 28 STL AA 135 647 598 135 172 19 1 0 76 23 41 .288 .342 .323 .664 77 193 8 *6
1888 29 PHA AA 123 520 499 55 112 10 2 0 61 27 12 .224 .256 .253 .508 63 126 9 *6/35
1889 30 LOU AA 16 63 58 6 14 2 0 0 5 1 4 1 .241 .302 .276 .577 66 16 1 6
8 Seasons 798 3624 3395 613 907 111 35 7 298 70 177 1 .267 .313 .327 .640 95 1109 52
162 Game Avg. 162 736 689 124 184 23 7 1 60 14 36 .267 .313 .327 .640 95 225
STL (6 yrs) 659 3041 2838 552 781 99 33 7 232 42 161 .275 .324 .341 .664 101 967 42
LOU (1 yr) 16 63 58 6 14 2 0 0 5 1 4 1 .241 .302 .276 .577 66 16 1
PHA (1 yr) 123 520 499 55 112 10 2 0 61 27 12 .224 .256 .253 .508 63 126 9

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
1882 23 STL AA 353 247 38 4.0 65 .286 .288 .253 .300 .280 .363 .327 .663 .607 118 .610 5.9 0.7 .534 .092 .075 .0
1883 24 STL AA 440 303 52 4.6 75 .284 .287 .264 .311 .294 .393 .347 .704 .641 119 .615 9.1 1.0 .601 .141 .106 .0
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 .591 .138 .081 .0
1885 26 STL AA 516 353 43 3.2 77 .247 .252 .257 .316 .303 .311 .344 .627 .648 95 .475 -1.8 -0.2 .541 .121 .059 .0
1886 27 STL AA 574 383 55 3.8 78 .269 .269 .251 .333 .315 .323 .334 .655 .650 102 .535 2.4 0.3 .621 .172 .053 .0
1887 28 STL AA 647 426 64 3.9 106 .288 .288 .293 .342 .358 .323 .395 .664 .753 77 .443 -18.5 -1.8 .622 .142 .035 .0
1888 29 PHA AA 520 387 31 2.1 71 .224 .224 .245 .256 .302 .253 .323 .508 .625 63 .317 -21.5 -2.5 .450 .106 .028 .0
1889 30 LOU AA 63 44 5 3.0 91 .246 .241 .265 .302 .337 .276 .360 .577 .697 66 .352 -2.5 -0.3 .500 .121 .034 .0
8 Seasons 3624 2488 339 3.6 79 .266 .267 .260 .313 .310 .327 .347 .640 .656 95 .504 -16.8 -1.7 .566 .132 .059 12.7
162 Game Avg. 736 505 69 3.6 79 .266 .267 .260 .313 .310 .327 .347 .640 .656 95 .504 -16.8 -1.7 .566 .132 .059 3
STL (6 yrs) 3041 2057 303 3.9 80 .273 .275 .263 .324 .311 .341 .351 .664 .661 101 .533 7.1 1.1 .589 .137 .066 12.0
LOU (1 yr) 63 44 5 3.0 91 .246 .241 .265 .302 .337 .276 .360 .577 .697 66 .352 -2.5 -0.3 .500 .121 .034 .0
PHA (1 yr) 520 387 31 2.1 71 .224 .224 .245 .256 .302 .253 .323 .508 .625 63 .317 -21.5 -2.5 .450 .106 .028 .0

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
1885 26 STL AA WS CHC T 7 27 26 5 6 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 .259 .308 .567 8 0
1886 27 STL AA WS CHC W 6 25 24 3 5 0 0 0 5 0 1 3 .208 .240 .208 .448 5 0
1887 28 STL AA WS DTN L 13 52 49 3 8 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 .163 .212 .163 .375 8 0
3 Seasons (3 Series) 26 104 99 11 19 2 0 0 6 1 5 5 .192 .231 .212 .443 21 0
3 WS 26 104 99 11 19 2 0 0 6 1 5 5 .192 .231 .212 .443 21 0

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
1882 23 79 353 347 63 100 11 6 1 0 6 .288 .300 .363 .663 118 126
1883 24 177 793 772 144 222 32 15 3 42 0 21 .288 .306 .380 .686 119 293
1884 25 287 1304 1244 241 349 53 22 4 42 0 48 .281 .314 .368 .682 118 458 12
1885 26 399 1820 1716 320 468 62 27 7 95 0 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 .664 101 967 42
1888 29 782 3561 3337 607 893 109 35 7 293 69 173 .268 .314 .328 .641 96 1093 51
1889 30 798 3624 3395 613 907 111 35 7 298 70 177 1 .267 .313 .327 .640 95 1109 52

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

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 (592), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 35 (683), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 19 (810), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (3145), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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