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Bill Kling

William Kling

Positions: Pitcher and Centerfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: January 14, 1867 in Ohio (All Transactions)
Debut: August 13, 1891
Teams (by GP): Phillies/Orioles/Colonels 1891-1895

Final Game: April 20, 1895
Died: August 26, 1934 in Kansas City, MO
Buried: Calvary Cemetery, Kansas City, MO
Relatives: Brother of Johnny Kling
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Dec 23, 2011, 8:32AM
All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson… 

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1891 24 PHI NL 4 2 .667 4.32 12 7 5 4 0 0 75.0 91 61 36 2 32 26 2 0 6 349 79 1.640 10.9 0.2 3.8 3.1 0.81
1892 25 BLN NL 0 2 .000 11.45 2 2 0 0 0 0 11.0 17 16 14 1 7 7 2 0 2 59 31 2.182 13.9 0.8 5.7 5.7 1.00
1895 28 LOU NL 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 1.000 0.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.00
3 Seasons 4 4 .500 5.17 15 9 6 4 0 0 87.0 108 77 50 3 40 33 4 0 8 412 67 1.701 11.2 0.3 4.1 3.4 0.83
162 Game Avg. 11 11 .500 5.17 43 26 17 11 0 0 247 306 218 142 9 113 94 11 0 23 1167 67 1.701 11.2 0.3 4.1 3.4 0.83
LOU (1 yr) 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 1.000 0.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.00
PHI (1 yr) 4 2 .667 4.32 12 7 5 4 0 0 75.0 91 61 36 2 32 26 2 0 6 349 79 1.640 10.9 0.2 3.8 3.1 0.81
BLN (1 yr) 0 2 .000 11.45 2 2 0 0 0 0 11.0 17 16 14 1 7 7 2 0 2 59 31 2.182 13.9 0.8 5.7 5.7 1.00

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1891 24 PHI NL 75.0 7 61 53 1 1.0 -8 -0.6 $
1892 25 BLN NL 11.0 2 16 7 -1 1.0 -9 -0.7 $
1895 28 LOU NL 1.0 0 0 1 0 1.0 1 0.1 $
3 Seasons 87.0 9 77 61 0 1.0 -16 -1.2 $
LOU (1 yr) 1.0 0 0 1 0 1.0 1 0.1 $
PHI (1 yr) 75.0 7 61 53 1 1.0 -8 -0.6 $
BLN (1 yr) 11.0 2 16 7 -1 1.0 -9 -0.7 $

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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
1891 24 PHI NL 13 38 31 3 6 0 0 0 2 0 7 3 .194 .342 .194 .536 55 6 0 1/O
1892 25 BLN NL 2 5 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 .250 .400 .750 1.150 241 3 0 /1
1895 28 LOU NL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /1
3 Seasons 16 44 36 4 7 0 1 0 3 0 8 5 .194 .341 .250 .591 71 9 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 446 365 41 71 0 10 0 30 0 81 51 .194 .341 .250 .591 71 91 0
LOU (1 yr) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
PHI (1 yr) 13 38 31 3 6 0 0 0 2 0 7 3 .194 .342 .194 .536 55 6 0
BLN (1 yr) 2 5 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 .250 .400 .750 1.150 241 3 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1891 24 PHI NL 38 -1 -1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ 1/O
1892 25 BLN NL 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $ /1
1895 28 LOU NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
3 Seasons 44 0 -1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $
LOU (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $
PHI (1 yr) 38 -1 -1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $
BLN (1 yr) 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG G Awards
1891 PHI NL 24 P 12 75.0 14 1 12 1 0 .929 1.56 1.08 .915 2.29 2.25
1891 PHI NL 24 OF 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 .910 1.90 0-1-0
1892 BLN NL 25 P 2 11.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.64 1.00 .900 2.45 2.40
1895 LOU NL 28 P 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.40
3 Seasons P 15 87.0 16 1 14 1 0 .938 1.55 1.00 .913 2.32 2.28
1 Season OF 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 .910 1.90 0-1-0
3 Seasons TOT 16 87.0 17 1 15 1 0 .941 1.55 1.00 .913 2.32 2.26 0-1-0
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
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Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Games Finished s c a p y
1891 NL  5 (8th)

                                         

Transactions

  • August 1, 1891: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies from Rockford (Illinois-Iowa) in the 1891 rule 5 draft.
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