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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 (Paw Paw, MI)
School: St. Edward's University (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,in Paw Paw, MI
Relatives: Brother of Red Killefer
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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
1909 21 SLB AL 11 29 29 0 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 .138 .138 .138 .276 -10 4 0 0 2
1910 22 SLB AL 74 215 193 14 24 2 2 0 7 0 12 .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 62 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 103 345 315 17 90 10 2 0 22 5 15 8 .286 .322 .330 .652 95 104 2 13 *2
1920 32 CHC NL 62 212 191 16 42 7 1 0 16 2 2 8 5 .220 .280 .267 .547 56 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 Seasons 1035 3400 3150 237 751 86 21 4 240 39 12 113 126 .238 .273 .283 .555 63 891 35 102
162 Game Avg. 162 532 493 37 118 13 3 1 38 6 18 .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 1065 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 .126 .178 .153 .331 7 34 2 8
NL (11 yrs) 950 3156 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 .126 .178 .153 .331 7 34 2 8

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
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 Seasons (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

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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 PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1909 SLB AL 21 C 11 63 36 21 6 2 .905 5.18 .971 5.79 0 11 15 58%
1910 SLB AL 22 C 73 464 311 124 29 16 .938 5.96 .969 6.14 4 96 85 47%
1911 PHI NL 23 C 6 40 29 10 1 1 .975 6.50 .965 5.57 1 8 8 50%
1912 PHI NL 24 C 85 556 407 134 15 17 .973 6.36 .969 5.38 5 112 97 46%
1913 PHI NL 25 C 118 745 570 166 9 16 .988 6.24 .969 5.09 5 127 130 51%
1913 PHI NL 25 1B 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 1.000 10.20
1914 PHI NL 26 C 90 632 464 154 14 11 .978 6.87 .970 5.13 2 131 94 42%
1915 PHI NL 27 C 104 684 539 126 19 6 .972 6.39 .975 5.25 8 82 77 48%
1916 PHI NL 28 C 91 540 443 89 8 15 .985 5.85 .974 5.42 11 83 66 44%
1917 PHI NL 29 C 120 765 615 138 12 14 .984 6.28 .975 5.16 8 92 76 45%
1917 PHI NL 29 OF 1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00 .950 2.10 1-0-0
1918 CHC NL 30 C 104 608 487 110 11 12 .982 5.74 .974 4.60 7 89 73 45%
1919 CHC NL 31 C 100 610 478 124 8 7 .987 6.02 .972 4.78 3 94 76 45%
1920 CHC NL 32 C 61 393 304 80 9 6 .977 6.30 .968 4.59 2 41 47 53%
1921 CHC NL 33 C 42 197 147 43 7 6 .964 4.52 .971 4.11 2 26 24 48%
13 Seasons C 1005 6297 4830 1319 148 129 .976 6.12 .972 5.11 58 992 868 47%
1 Season 1B 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 1.000 10.20
1 Season OF 1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00 .950 2.10 1-0-0
13 Seasons TOT 1007 6300 4833 1319 148 129 .977 6.11 .948 5.11 1-0-0 58 992 868 47%

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1946 Nominating Vote ( 0.5%)

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  23.2 (66th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 10 (1139), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 20 (732), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

July 9, 1909: Purchased by the St. Louis Browns from Houston (Texas).

December 11, 1917: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Pete Alexander to the Chicago Cubs for Pickles Dillhoefer, Mike Prendergast and $55,000.

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