Bill James
William Henry James (Big Bill)
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: January 20, 1887 in Detroit, MI (All Transactions)
Debut: June 12, 1911
Final Game: September 17, 1919
Died: May 25, 1942 in Venice, CA
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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
1911 CLE AL 24 P 8 16 4 11 1 0 .938 1.88 .938 1.89
1912 CLE AL 25 P 3 6 1 2 3 0 .500 1.00 .967 1.93
1914 SLB AL 27 P 44 119 11 105 3 5 .975 2.64 .934 1.74
1915 TOT AL 28 P 45 106 14 84 8 3 .925 2.18 .938 1.80
1915 SLB AL 28 P 34 76 12 58 6 2 .921 2.06 .938 1.80
1915 DET AL 28 P 11 30 2 26 2 1 .933 2.55 .937 1.80
1916 DET AL 29 P 30 56 4 46 6 1 .893 1.67 .948 1.69
1917 DET AL 30 P 34 70 4 61 5 1 .929 1.91 .949 1.83
1918 DET AL 31 P 19 49 5 43 1 3 .980 2.53 .951 1.85
1919 TOT AL 32 P 20 43 7 32 4 2 .907 1.95 .949 1.76
1919 DET AL 32 P 2 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.50 .933 1.75
1919 BOS AL 32 P 13 30 4 23 3 2 .900 2.08 .950 1.76
1919 CHW AL 32 P 5 10 2 7 1 0 .900 1.80 .950 1.76
8 Seasons P 203 465 50 384 31 15 .933 2.14 .942 1.78
8 Seasons TOT 203 465 50 384 31 15 .933 2.14 .876 1.78

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1911 CLE AL 24 8 8 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1912 CLE AL 25 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1914 SLB AL 27 44 44 44 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1915 SLB AL 28 34 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1915 DET AL 28 11 11 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1916 DET AL 29 30 30 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1917 DET AL 30 34 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1918 DET AL 31 19 19 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1919 BOS AL 32 13 13 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1919 CHW AL 32 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1919 DET AL 32 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Seasons 203 203 203 203 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

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