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Bill Kissinger

William Francis Kissinger (Shang or Shaney)

Positions: Pitcher, Leftfielder and Shortstop
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: August 15, 1871 in Dayton, KY (All Transactions)
Debut: May 30, 1895
Teams (by GP): Browns/Orioles 1895-1897

Final Game: June 10, 1897
Died: April 20, 1929 in Cincinnati, OH
Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Southgate, KY
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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
1895 23 TOT NL 35 103 102 9 25 6 1 0 8 1 0 12 .245 .245 .324 .569 46 33 0 1 1/O65
1895 23 BLN NL 2 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 2 1 0 0 /1
1895 23 STL NL 33 98 97 8 24 6 1 0 8 1 0 11 .247 .247 .330 .577 49 32 0 1 1/O65
1896 24 STL NL 23 75 73 8 22 4 0 0 12 0 0 4 .301 .301 .356 .658 76 26 0 2 1/O5
1897 25 STL NL 14 42 39 7 13 3 2 0 6 0 3 5 .333 .381 .513 .894 137 20 0 0 /O1
3 Yrs 72 220 214 24 60 13 3 0 26 1 3 21 .280 .290 .369 .659 73 79 0 3
162 Game Avg. 162 495 482 54 135 29 7 0 59 2 7 47 .280 .290 .369 .659 73 178 0 7
STL (3 yrs) 70 215 209 23 59 13 3 0 26 1 3 20 .282 .292 .373 .666 75 78 0 3
BLN (1 yr) 2 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 2 1 0 0

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
1895 23 BLN NL 2 5 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .480 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /1
1895 23 STL NL 33 98 -10 -0 0 -1 7 -4 -0.3 3 -1 -0.3 .491 .498 -0.2 -0.1 0 $ 1/O65
1896 24 STL NL 23 75 -3 0 0 -1 6 2 0.1 2 4 0.1 .506 .501 0.2 -0.1 5 $ 1/O5
1897 25 STL NL 14 42 2 0 0 -2 2 2 0.1 1 3 0.2 .509 .501 0.4 -0.2 5 $ /O1
3 Seasons 72 220 -12 0 0 -4 15 -1 -0.1 6 5 -0.0 .499 .500 0.4 -0.4 9 $
STL (3 yrs) 70 215 -11 0 0 -4 14 -0 -0.0 6 6 -0.0 .500 .500 0.4 -0.4 10 $
BLN (1 yr) 2 5 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .480 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $

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
1895 23 TOT NL 103 78 8 2.7 111 .278 .245 .301 .245 .367 .324 .407 .569 .774 46 .229 -8.6 -0.8 .442 .088 .078 .0
1895 23 BLN NL 5 4 0 0.0 115 .250 .200 .306 .200 .373 .200 .414 .400 .786 2 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .250 .000 .000
1895 23 STL NL 98 74 8 2.8 111 .279 .247 .301 .247 .367 .330 .407 .577 .774 49 .246 -7.9 -0.7 .452 .093 .082 .0
1896 24 STL NL 75 53 8 3.9 104 .319 .301 .292 .301 .357 .356 .390 .658 .747 76 .405 -2.7 -0.3 .510 .055 .055
1897 25 STL NL 42 26 8 8.0 105 .382 .333 .294 .381 .358 .513 .391 .894 .749 137 .718 1.9 0.2 .885 .256 .179
3 Yrs 220 157 24 4.0 108 .311 .280 .297 .290 .362 .369 .398 .659 .760 73 .398 -9.4 -0.9 .539 .107 .089 .0
162 Game Avg. 495 353 54 4.0 108 .311 .280 .297 .290 .362 .369 .398 .659 .760 73 .398 -9.4 -0.9 .539 .107 .089
STL (3 yrs) 215 153 24 4.1 108 .312 .282 .297 .292 .362 .373 .398 .666 .760 75 .409 -8.7 -0.8 .547 .110 .091 .0
BLN (1 yr) 5 4 0 0.0 115 .250 .200 .306 .200 .373 .200 .414 .400 .786 2 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .250 .000 .000

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
1895 23 35 103 102 9 25 6 1 0 8 1 0 12 .245 .245 .324 .569 46 33 0 1
1896 24 58 178 175 17 47 10 1 0 20 1 0 16 .269 .269 .337 .606 58 59 0 3
1897 25 72 220 214 24 60 13 3 0 26 1 3 21 .280 .290 .369 .659 73 79 0 3

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
1895 23 43 118 117 7 23 6 1 0 6 1 0 15 .197 .197 .265 .462 6 35
1896 24 28 88 86 8 23 4 0 0 11 0 0 5 .267 .267 .314 .581 7 23
1897 25 17 47 44 7 13 3 2 0 6 0 3 6 .295 .340 .455 .795 7 14
3 Yrs 88 253 247 22 59 13 3 0 23 1 3 26 .239 .248 .316 .564 20 72
162 Game Avg. 162 466 455 41 109 24 6 0 42 2 6 48 .239 .248 .316 .564 37 72

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