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Bill Joyce
William Michael Joyce (Scrappy Bill)
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: September 21, 1865 in St. Louis, MO (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1890
Final Game: October 12, 1898
Died: May 8, 1941 in St.Louis, MO
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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
1890 24 BWW PL 133 624 489 121 123 18 18 1 78 43 123 77 .252 .413 .368 .782 104 180 12 *5
1891 25 BOS AA 65 311 243 76 75 9 15 3 51 36 63 27 .309 .460 .506 .966 172 123 5 5/3
1892 26 BRO NL 97 462 372 89 91 15 12 6 45 23 82 55 .245 .392 .398 .790 143 148 8 5/O
1894 28 WHS NL 99 454 355 103 126 25 14 17 89 21 87 33 .355 .496 .648 1.143 177 230 12 *5
1895 29 WHS NL 126 591 474 110 148 25 13 17 95 29 96 54 .312 .442 .527 .969 150 250 14 7 *5
1896 30 TOT NL 130 600 475 121 158 25 12 13 94 45 101 34 .333 .470 .518 .988 161 246 22 2 *54
1896 30 WHS NL 81 390 310 85 97 16 10 8 51 32 67 20 .313 .454 .506 .960 153 157 13 0 54
1896 30 NYG NL 49 210 165 36 61 9 2 5 43 13 34 14 .370 .500 .539 1.039 177 89 9 2 5
1897 31 NYG NL 109 488 388 109 118 15 13 3 64 33 78 .304 .441 .433 .874 134 168 17 5 *5/3
1898 32 NYG NL 145 619 508 91 131 20 9 10 91 34 88 .258 .386 .392 .778 125 199 18 5 *35/4
8 Seasons 904 4149 3304 820 970 152 106 70 607 264 718 280 .294 .435 .467 .902 143 1544 108 19
162 Game Avg. 162 744 592 147 174 27 19 13 109 47 129 .294 .435 .467 .902 143 277 19
NYG (3 yrs) 303 1317 1061 236 310 44 24 18 198 80 200 14 .292 .425 .430 .854 137 456 44 12
WHS (3 yrs) 306 1435 1139 298 371 66 37 42 235 82 250 107 .326 .462 .559 1.021 160 637 39 7
BWW (1 yr) 133 624 489 121 123 18 18 1 78 43 123 77 .252 .413 .368 .782 104 180 12
BRO (1 yr) 97 462 372 89 91 15 12 6 45 23 82 55 .245 .392 .398 .790 143 148 8
BOS (1 yr) 65 311 243 76 75 9 15 3 51 36 63 27 .309 .460 .506 .966 172 123 5
NL (6 yrs) 706 3214 2572 623 772 125 73 66 478 185 532 176 .300 .437 .483 .919 149 1241 91 19
AA (1 yr) 65 311 243 76 75 9 15 3 51 36 63 27 .309 .460 .506 .966 172 123 5
PL (1 yr) 133 624 489 121 123 18 18 1 78 43 123 77 .252 .413 .368 .782 104 180 12

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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 LF-CF-RF Awards
1890 BWW PL 24 3B 133 567 176 284 107 22 .811 3.46 .861 3.48
1891 BOS AA 25 3B 64 272 82 149 41 12 .849 3.61 .875 3.58
1891 BOS AA 25 1B 1 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 8.00 .975 10.10
1892 BRO NL 26 3B 94 354 141 164 49 8 .862 3.24 .881 3.53
1892 BRO NL 26 OF 3 8 7 0 1 0 .875 2.33 .912 1.87 3-0-0
1894 WHS NL 28 3B 99 387 152 183 52 20 .866 3.38 .881 3.41
1895 WHS NL 29 3B 126 495 186 232 77 16 .844 3.32 .876 3.38
1896 TOT NL 30 3B 97 375 121 211 43 10 .885 3.42 .893 3.41
1896 WHS NL 30 3B 48 178 50 108 20 6 .888 3.29 .893 3.41
1896 WHS NL 30 2B 33 188 84 85 19 12 .899 5.12 .941 5.41
1896 NYG NL 30 3B 49 197 71 103 23 4 .883 3.55 .893 3.41
1897 NYG NL 31 3B 106 427 165 199 63 17 .852 3.43 .897 3.29
1897 NYG NL 31 1B 2 25 22 0 3 2 .880 11.00 .984 10.00
1898 NYG NL 32 1B 130 1386 1252 87 47 73 .966 10.30 .977 10.06
1898 NYG NL 32 3B 14 55 18 31 6 0 .891 3.50 .904 3.42
1898 NYG NL 32 2B 2 5 1 3 1 0 .800 2.00 .960 5.55
8 Seasons 3B 733 2932 1041 1453 438 105 .851 3.40 .880 3.43
3 Seasons 1B 133 1419 1282 87 50 75 .965 10.29 .977 7.74
2 Seasons 2B 35 193 85 88 20 12 .896 4.94 .942 5.42
1 Season OF 3 8 7 0 1 0 .875 2.33 .912 1.87 3-0-0
8 Seasons TOT 904 4552 2415 1628 509 192 .888 4.47 .801 4.48 3-0-0

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

On-Base% s c a p y
1892 NL--.392--7th
1894 NL--.496--4th
1896 NL--.470--4th
1897 NL--.441--9th
Career--.435--7th

Slugging % s c a p y
1894 NL--.648--3rd
1895 NL--.527--7th
1896 NL--.518--6th
Career--.467--244th

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1894 NL--1.143--3rd
1895 NL--.969--9th
1896 NL--.988--5th
Career--.902--65th

Games Played s c a p y
1890 PL--133--3rd

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1890 PL--624--6th

Total Bases s c a p y
1896 NL--246--10th

Triples s c a p y
1890 PL--18--5th
1891 AA--15--5th
Career--106--137th

Home Runs s c a p y
1894 NL--17--2nd
1895 NL--17--2nd
1896 NL--13--1st
1898 NL--10--2nd

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1890 PL--123--1st
1894 NL--87--7th
1895 NL--96--1st
1896 NL--101--2nd
1897 NL--78--5th
1898 NL--88--2nd

Strikeouts s c a p y
1890 PL--77--2nd
1895 NL--54--2nd

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1890 PL--43--9th
Career--264--199th

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1894 NL--177--2nd
1895 NL--150--9th
1896 NL--161--3rd
1897 NL--134--9th
Career--143--52nd

Runs Created s c a p y
1896 NL--110--9th

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1891 AA--27--7th
1894 NL--51--6th
1895 NL--40--8th
1896 NL--51--3rd
Career--250--177th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1891 AA--2.7--7th
1894 NL--4.2--5th
1895 NL--3.6--8th
1896 NL--4.8--3rd
Career--23.5--196th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1895 NL--55--6th
1896 NL--50--6th

Times On Base s c a p y
1890 PL--258--3rd
1895 NL--258--9th
1896 NL--281--4th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1894 NL--.797--4th
1895 NL--.706--10th
1896 NL--.756--5th
Career--.691--87th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1890 PL--12--4th
1894 NL--12--7th
1895 NL--14--4th
1896 NL--22--2nd
1897 NL--17--3rd
1898 NL--18--9th
Career--108--55th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1894 NL--18.8--7th
1895 NL--21.4--2nd
1896 NL--20.2--1st
1898 NL--15.5--1st

AB per HR s c a p y
1892 NL--62.0--9th
1894 NL--20.9--1st
1895 NL--27.9--2nd
1896 NL--36.5--1st
1898 NL--50.8--2nd

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkBatting - 8 (276), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 42 (583), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 26 (647), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 27 (348), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

February 18, 1893: Traded by the Brooklyn Grooms with cash to the Washington Senators for Danny Richardson.

August 1, 1896: Traded by the Washington Senators to the New York Giants for Duke Farrell, Carney Flynn and $2,500.

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