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Bill Killefer

William Killefer (Reindeer Bill)

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: October 10, 1887 in Bloomingdale, MI
High School: Paw Paw HS (Paw Paw, MI)
School: Saint Edward's University (Austin, TX) (All Transactions)
Debut: September 13, 1909
Teams (by GP): Phillies/Cubs/Browns 1909-1921

Final Game: October 1, 1921
Died: July 3, 1960 in Elsmere, DE
Buried: Prospect Hill Cemetery, Paw Paw, MI
Relatives: Brother of Red Killefer
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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
1909 21 SLB AL 11 29 29 0 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 .138 .138 .138 .276 -10 4 0 0 2
1910 22 SLB AL 74 215 193 14 24 2 2 0 7 0 12 32 .124 .184 .155 .339 9 30 2 8 2
1911 23 PHI NL 6 18 16 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 .188 .188 .188 .375 5 3 0 2 /2
1912 24 PHI NL 85 289 268 18 60 6 3 1 21 6 4 14 .224 .241 .280 .521 39 75 2 15 2
1913 25 PHI NL 120 375 360 25 88 14 3 0 24 2 4 4 17 .244 .255 .300 .555 55 108 1 10 *2/3
1914 26 PHI NL 98 320 299 27 70 10 1 0 27 3 8 17 .234 .261 .274 .536 55 82 3 10 2
1915 27 PHI NL 105 345 320 26 76 9 2 0 24 5 3 18 14 .238 .287 .278 .565 70 89 4 3 *2
1916 28 PHI NL 97 307 286 22 62 5 4 3 27 2 0 8 14 .217 .246 .294 .539 63 84 3 10 2
1917 29 PHI NL 125 437 409 28 112 12 0 0 31 4 15 21 .274 .306 .303 .609 84 124 4 9 *2/O
1918 30 CHC NL 104 364 331 30 77 10 3 0 22 5 17 10 .233 .276 .281 .557 69 93 3 13 *2
1919 31 CHC NL 103 344 315 17 90 10 2 0 22 5 15 8 .286 .322 .330 .652 96 104 2 13 *2
1920 32 CHC NL 62 212 191 16 42 7 1 0 16 2 2 8 5 .220 .280 .267 .547 57 51 8 5 2
1921 33 CHC NL 45 144 133 11 43 1 0 0 16 3 3 4 4 .323 .357 .331 .688 83 44 3 4 2
13 Yrs 1035 3399 3150 237 751 86 21 4 240 39 12 113 160 .238 .273 .283 .555 63 891 35 102
162 Game Avg. 162 532 493 37 118 13 3 1 38 6 18 25 .238 .273 .283 .555 63 139 5 16
PHI (7 yrs) 636 2091 1958 149 471 56 13 4 156 22 7 57 99 .241 .268 .289 .557 62 565 17 59
CHC (4 yrs) 314 1064 970 74 252 28 6 0 76 15 5 44 27 .260 .303 .301 .604 77 292 16 35
SLB (2 yrs) 85 244 222 14 28 2 2 0 8 2 12 34 .126 .178 .153 .331 7 34 2 8
NL (11 yrs) 950 3155 2928 223 723 84 19 4 232 37 12 101 126 .247 .280 .293 .573 67 857 33 94
AL (2 yrs) 85 244 222 14 28 2 2 0 8 2 12 34 .126 .178 .153 .331 7 34 2 8

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
1909 21 SLB AL 11 29 -3 0 0 -1 0 -3 -0.4 1 -2 -0.3 .463 .498 -0.2 -0.1 -1 $1,200 2
1910 22 SLB AL 74 215 -18 0 0 -1 4 -16 -2.0 7 -8 -1.2 .474 .488 -1.1 0.3 -7 $1,500 2
1911 23 PHI NL 6 18 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 0 -1 -0.1 .466 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $2,500 /2
1912 24 PHI NL 85 289 -23 -0 0 3 5 -16 -1.7 8 -8 -0.8 .481 .490 -1.1 0.8 -11 $3,200 2
1913 25 PHI NL 120 375 -20 -0 0 5 6 -9 -1.0 10 2 0.1 .492 .494 -0.5 1.3 -3 $3,200 *2/3
1914 26 PHI NL 98 320 -16 -0 0 3 5 -8 -1.0 9 1 0.0 .491 .495 -0.3 0.9 -2 $6,500 2
1915 27 PHI NL 105 345 -10 1 0 -1 6 -4 -0.6 10 5 0.4 .495 .497 0.6 0.5 6 $6,500 *2
1916 28 PHI NL 97 307 -11 -0 0 3 5 -3 -0.4 9 6 0.5 .496 .498 0.1 1.0 3 $6,500 2
1917 29 PHI NL 125 437 -7 -0 0 3 6 3 0.3 12 15 1.6 .503 .502 1.2 1.2 12 $ *2/O
1918 30 CHC NL 104 364 -11 -0 0 1 5 -5 -0.7 10 5 0.4 .494 .496 0.3 0.7 4 $ *2
1919 31 CHC NL 103 344 -1 -0 0 3 4 6 0.6 10 16 1.6 .507 .505 1.3 0.8 13 $ *2
1920 32 CHC NL 62 212 -9 0 0 1 2 -6 -0.7 6 1 0.0 .490 .496 -0.1 0.4 -0 $ 2
1921 33 CHC NL 45 144 -2 -0 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 4 3 0.3 .498 .499 0.3 0.1 3 $ 2
13 Seasons 1035 3399 -133 -0 0 19 52 -63 -7.6 97 35 2.5 .493 .497 0.4 8.0 16 $31,100
PHI (7 yrs) 636 2091 -88 -0 0 16 34 -38 -4.4 58 20 1.7 .493 .496 -0.1 5.8 4 $28,400
CHC (4 yrs) 314 1064 -23 -1 0 5 14 -6 -0.9 30 25 2.3 .498 .499 1.8 2.1 20 $
SLB (2 yrs) 85 244 -21 1 0 -2 4 -19 -2.4 8 -10 -1.5 .473 .493 -1.3 0.2 -8 $2,700

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
1909 21 SLB AL 29 25 1 1.1 68 .148 .138 .245 .138 .304 .138 .310 .276 .615 -10 .128 -3.6 -0.4 .240 .069 .000 .0
1910 22 SLB AL 215 177 5 0.8 71 .149 .124 .243 .184 .308 .155 .314 .339 .622 9 .067 -20.0 -2.4 .260 .093 .031
1911 23 PHI NL 18 15 1 1.8 96 .214 .188 .268 .188 .346 .188 .370 .375 .715 5 .187 -2.1 -0.2 .231 .000 .000
1912 24 PHI NL 289 223 18 2.2 105 .233 .224 .288 .241 .358 .280 .391 .521 .749 39 .223 -24.8 -2.6 .418 .093 .056 1.7
1913 25 PHI NL 375 286 26 2.4 95 .257 .244 .274 .255 .340 .300 .373 .555 .713 55 .314 -22.5 -2.5 .402 .061 .056 .0
1914 26 PHI NL 320 239 21 2.4 89 .248 .234 .266 .261 .334 .274 .355 .536 .690 55 .324 -17.7 -2.0 .419 .077 .040 .0
1915 27 PHI NL 345 250 25 2.7 82 .248 .238 .258 .287 .321 .278 .345 .565 .667 70 .409 -11.9 -1.4 .457 .103 .041 .0
1916 28 PHI NL 307 234 20 2.3 80 .219 .217 .258 .246 .316 .294 .344 .539 .660 63 .330 -13.9 -1.6 .433 .112 .077 2.4
1917 29 PHI NL 437 306 37 3.3 81 .289 .274 .261 .306 .319 .303 .345 .609 .663 84 .489 -8.0 -0.9 .495 .076 .029 .0
1918 30 CHC NL 364 267 25 2.5 81 .240 .233 .263 .276 .321 .281 .340 .557 .662 69 .365 -12.8 -1.5 .465 .115 .048 .0
1919 31 CHC NL 344 238 33 3.8 82 .293 .286 .264 .322 .318 .330 .347 .652 .666 96 .524 -1.5 -0.2 .560 .108 .044 .0
1920 32 CHC NL 212 156 13 2.3 91 .226 .220 .278 .280 .331 .267 .369 .547 .701 57 .274 -10.3 -1.1 .444 .089 .047 .0
1921 33 CHC NL 144 97 15 4.2 107 .333 .323 .298 .357 .348 .331 .410 .688 .759 83 .452 -3.1 -0.3 .548 .038 .008 .0
13 Yrs 3399 2513 240 2.6 86 .250 .238 .267 .273 .328 .283 .355 .555 .682 63 .353 -152.3 -17.2 .442 .089 .044 7.3
162 Game Avg. 532 393 38 2.6 86 .250 .238 .267 .273 .328 .283 .355 .555 .682 63 .353 -152.3 -17.2 .442 .089 .044 1
PHI (7 yrs) 2091 1553 148 2.6 88 .252 .241 .267 .268 .331 .289 .358 .557 .689 62 .353 -100.9 -11.3 .438 .085 .048 6.8
CHC (4 yrs) 1064 758 86 3.1 87 .267 .260 .271 .303 .326 .301 .358 .604 .684 77 .413 -27.8 -3.1 .501 .097 .041 .0
SLB (2 yrs) 244 202 6 0.8 70 .149 .126 .243 .178 .308 .153 .314 .331 .621 7 .074 -23.7 -2.9 .258 .090 .027 .0
NL (11 yrs) 3155 2311 234 2.7 88 .257 .247 .268 .280 .329 .293 .358 .573 .687 67 .373 -128.6 -14.4 .458 .089 .046 7.2
AL (2 yrs) 244 202 6 0.8 70 .149 .126 .243 .178 .308 .153 .314 .331 .621 7 .074 -23.7 -2.9 .258 .090 .027 .0

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
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
1915 27 PHI NL WS BOS L 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1918 30 CHC NL WS BOS L 6 19 17 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 .118 .211 .176 .387 3 1 0 0 0 0
2 Yrs (2 Series) 7 20 18 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 .111 .200 .167 .367 3 1 0 0 0 0
2 WS 7 20 18 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 .111 .200 .167 .367 3 1 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1918 30 CHC NL 364 0.0% 2.8% 4.7% 3.6% 17% 0.59 33.1 15.0 88%
1919 31 CHC NL 344 0.0% 2.3% 4.4% 3.5% 13% 0.53 39.4 14.3 89%
1920 32 CHC NL 212 0.0% 2.4% 3.8% 3.8% 19% 0.63 38.2 11.9 88%
1921 33 CHC NL 144 0.0% 2.8% 2.8% 0.7% 2% 1.00 33.3 8.3 90%
13 Yrs 1064 0.4% 15.0% 10.6% 10.4% 15% 1.42 19.7 787.5 13.1 281%
MLB Averages 1.8% 34.8% 28.1% 18.8% 23% 1.24 9.2 177.3 9.8 285%

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
1909 21 11 29 29 0 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 .138 .138 .138 .276 -10 4 0 0
1910 22 85 244 222 14 28 2 2 0 8 2 12 34 .126 .178 .153 .331 7 34 2 8
1911 23 91 262 238 17 31 2 2 0 10 2 12 36 .130 .179 .155 .334 7 37 2 10
1912 24 176 551 506 35 91 8 5 1 31 8 16 50 .180 .211 .221 .432 25 112 4 25
1913 25 296 926 866 60 179 22 8 1 55 10 4 20 67 .207 .229 .254 .483 38 220 5 35
1914 26 394 1246 1165 87 249 32 9 1 82 13 4 28 84 .214 .237 .259 .497 42 302 8 45
1915 27 499 1591 1485 113 325 41 11 1 106 18 7 46 98 .219 .248 .263 .512 48 391 12 48
1916 28 596 1898 1771 135 387 46 15 4 133 20 7 54 112 .219 .248 .268 .516 50 475 15 58
1917 29 721 2335 2180 163 499 58 15 4 164 24 7 69 133 .229 .259 .275 .534 57 599 19 67
1918 30 825 2699 2511 193 576 68 18 4 186 29 7 86 143 .229 .261 .276 .537 58 692 22 80
1919 31 928 3043 2826 210 666 78 20 4 208 34 7 101 151 .236 .268 .282 .550 62 796 24 93
1920 32 990 3255 3017 226 708 85 21 4 224 36 9 109 156 .235 .269 .281 .550 62 847 32 98
1921 33 1035 3399 3150 237 751 86 21 4 240 39 12 113 160 .238 .273 .283 .555 63 891 35 102

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
1909 21 11 32 32 0 6 0 0 0 2 3 0 2 .188 .188 .188 .375 1 11
1910 22 76 227 203 19 29 2 2 0 10 0 14 33 .143 .205 .172 .378 7 74
1911 23 6 20 18 6 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 .222 .222 .222 .444 1 6
1912 24 90 302 280 17 60 6 3 1 20 6 4 15 .214 .231 .268 .499 17 85
1913 25 125 392 377 27 93 15 3 0 26 2 4 18 .247 .257 .302 .559 29 120
1914 26 102 337 315 31 77 11 1 0 31 3 9 18 .244 .272 .286 .558 24 98
1915 27 109 370 341 33 88 10 2 0 30 6 21 15 .258 .311 .299 .610 31 105
1916 28 101 329 306 29 73 6 5 4 35 2 9 15 .239 .270 .330 .600 26 97
1917 29 130 469 438 35 130 14 0 0 39 5 17 22 .297 .330 .329 .659 47 125
1918 30 133 478 433 46 109 14 4 0 34 7 24 13 .252 .297 .303 .600 38 104
1919 31 119 415 377 24 117 13 3 0 31 6 20 9 .310 .350 .361 .711 46 103
1920 32 65 226 203 18 46 8 1 0 18 2 9 5 .227 .290 .276 .565 15 62
1921 33 48 151 140 12 45 1 0 0 17 3 4 4 .321 .354 .329 .682 16 45
13 Yrs 1115 3748 3463 297 877 100 24 5 297 45 135 171 .253 .289 .300 .590 298 1035
162 Game Avg. 162 545 503 43 127 15 3 1 43 7 20 25 .253 .289 .300 .590 43 1035

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1946 Nominating Vote ( 0.5%)

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1912 NL  0.8 (10th)
1913 NL  1.3 (4th)
1916 NL  1.0 (8th)
1917 NL  1.2 (7th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1920 NL  8 (3rd)

AB per SO s c a p y
1913 NL  21.2 (5th)
1914 NL  17.6 (7th)
1915 NL  22.9 (3rd)
1916 NL  20.4 (2nd)
1917 NL  19.5 (9th)
1918 NL  33.1 (2nd)
1919 NL  39.4 (3rd)
Career  19.7 (123rd)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 10 (1173), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 20 (728), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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