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Bill Knickerbocker

William Hart Knickerbocker

Positions: Shortstop and Second Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: December 29, 1911 in Los Angeles, CA
High School: Roosevelt HS (Los Angeles, CA) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 12, 1933
Teams (by GP): Indians/Browns/Yankees/WhiteSox/Athletics 1933-1942

Final Game: September 17, 1942
Died: September 8, 1963 in Sebastopol, CA
Buried: Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, CA
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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
1933 21 CLE AL 80 303 279 20 63 16 3 2 32 1 4 11 30 .226 .255 .326 .581 50 91 0 13 6
1934 22 CLE AL 146 632 593 82 188 32 5 4 67 6 6 25 40 .317 .347 .408 .755 93 242 2 12 *6 MVP-19
1935 23 CLE AL 132 577 540 77 161 34 5 0 55 2 12 27 31 .298 .332 .380 .711 82 205 0 10 *6
1936 24 CLE AL 155 687 618 81 182 35 3 8 73 5 14 56 30 .294 .354 .400 .754 84 247 1 11 *6
1937 25 SLB AL 121 530 491 53 128 29 5 4 61 3 2 30 32 .261 .303 .365 .668 67 179 0 9 *6/4
1938 26 NYY AL 46 143 128 15 32 8 3 1 21 0 0 11 10 .250 .309 .383 .692 72 49 0 4 4/6
1939 27 NYY AL 6 13 13 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .154 .154 .231 .385 -3 3 1 0 0 /46
1940 28 NYY AL 45 145 124 17 30 8 1 1 10 1 1 14 8 .242 .333 .347 .680 80 43 3 3 4 65
1941 29 CHW AL 89 397 343 51 84 23 2 7 29 6 5 41 27 .245 .329 .385 .714 89 132 4 2 10 4
1942 30 PHA AL 87 328 289 25 73 12 0 1 19 1 2 29 30 .253 .323 .304 .627 78 88 11 1 9 4/6
10 Yrs 907 3755 3418 423 943 198 27 28 368 25 46 244 238 .276 .326 .374 .700 79 1279 19 9 82
162 Game Avg. 162 671 610 76 168 35 5 5 66 4 8 44 43 .276 .326 .374 .700 79 228 2 15
CLE (4 yrs) 513 2199 2030 260 594 117 16 14 227 14 36 119 131 .293 .333 .387 .719 81 785 3 46
NYY (3 yrs) 97 301 265 34 64 17 4 2 32 1 1 25 18 .242 .314 .358 .672 72 95 4 3 8
PHA (1 yr) 87 328 289 25 73 12 0 1 19 1 2 29 30 .253 .323 .304 .627 78 88 11 1 9
SLB (1 yr) 121 530 491 53 128 29 5 4 61 3 2 30 32 .261 .303 .365 .668 67 179 0 9
CHW (1 yr) 89 397 343 51 84 23 2 7 29 6 5 41 27 .245 .329 .385 .714 89 132 4 2 10

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
1933 21 CLE AL 80 303 -22 -1 0 0 5 -19 -1.8 10 -9 -0.9 .477 .489 -0.9 0.5 -9 $ 6
1934 22 CLE AL 146 632 -6 -1 0 3 10 5 0.4 20 25 2.4 .503 .503 2.2 1.2 22 $ *6 MVP-19
1935 23 CLE AL 132 577 -15 -4 0 9 8 -2 -0.3 18 16 1.5 .499 .499 0.7 1.6 7 $ *6
1936 24 CLE AL 155 687 -16 -5 0 -4 10 -15 -1.3 21 6 0.8 .492 .492 1.2 0.6 10 $ *6
1937 25 SLB AL 121 530 -25 0 0 -10 8 -27 -2.5 16 -11 -0.9 .479 .484 0.0 -0.2 -1 $ *6/4
1938 26 NYY AL 46 143 -6 0 0 0 1 -5 -0.4 4 -0 0.1 .491 .497 0.1 0.2 -0 $ 4/6
1939 27 NYY AL 6 13 -2 0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 0 -0 0.0 .487 .500 -0.1 0.1 -1 $ /46
1940 28 NYY AL 45 145 -3 -0 0 3 1 1 0.1 4 5 0.5 .503 .501 0.2 0.4 2 $ 65
1941 29 CHW AL 89 397 -5 -1 0 -1 4 -3 -0.3 10 7 0.7 .497 .498 0.8 0.3 8 $ 4
1942 30 PHA AL 87 328 -8 -0 0 -7 4 -12 -1.2 7 -5 -0.5 .486 .492 0.2 -0.3 2 $ 4/6
10 Seasons 907 3755 -108 -13 0 -6 52 -76 -7.4 110 34 3.7 .492 .496 4.4 4.3 40 $
CLE (4 yrs) 513 2199 -59 -12 0 8 34 -30 -3.0 68 38 3.8 .495 .496 3.2 3.8 30 $
NYY (3 yrs) 97 301 -11 0 0 4 3 -4 -0.3 8 4 0.6 .496 .499 0.2 0.7 1 $
PHA (1 yr) 87 328 -8 -0 0 -7 4 -12 -1.2 7 -5 -0.5 .486 .492 0.2 -0.3 2 $
SLB (1 yr) 121 530 -25 0 0 -10 8 -27 -2.5 16 -11 -0.9 .479 .484 0.0 -0.2 -1 $
CHW (1 yr) 89 397 -5 -1 0 -1 4 -3 -0.3 10 7 0.7 .497 .498 0.8 0.3 8 $

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
1933 21 CLE AL 303 233 22 2.5 110 .247 .226 .287 .255 .359 .326 .413 .581 .772 50 .241 -21.8 -2.2 .450 .129 .100 1.3
1934 22 CLE AL 632 423 82 5.2 113 .335 .317 .289 .347 .363 .408 .417 .755 .780 93 .514 -7.8 -0.7 .655 .133 .091 4.8
1935 23 CLE AL 577 401 64 4.3 113 .316 .298 .290 .332 .363 .380 .419 .711 .782 82 .427 -15.6 -1.5 .568 .113 .081 .0
1936 24 CLE AL 687 461 83 4.8 124 .300 .294 .302 .354 .379 .400 .444 .754 .823 84 .434 -17.0 -1.5 .656 .181 .105 6.2
1937 25 SLB AL 530 374 54 3.8 117 .273 .261 .290 .303 .365 .365 .432 .668 .797 67 .357 -26.1 -2.4 .575 .167 .104 3.4
1938 26 NYY AL 143 100 15 3.9 118 .265 .250 .290 .309 .369 .383 .432 .692 .801 72 .370 -6.1 -0.6 .625 .219 .133 .0
1939 27 NYY AL 13 12 0 0.0 113 .154 .154 .285 .154 .360 .231 .422 .385 .782 -3 .000 -2.0 -0.2 .250 .077 .077
1940 28 NYY AL 145 102 14 3.6 107 .252 .242 .274 .333 .347 .347 .416 .680 .763 80 .362 -3.2 -0.3 .612 .218 .105 1.0
1941 29 CHW AL 397 278 42 4.0 106 .249 .245 .274 .329 .351 .385 .404 .714 .755 89 .428 -5.2 -0.5 .657 .262 .140 6.5
1942 30 PHA AL 328 238 28 3.2 94 .279 .253 .264 .323 .339 .304 .370 .627 .709 78 .381 -8.0 -0.8 .511 .149 .052 1.0
10 Yrs 3755 2622 404 4.1 113 .290 .276 .287 .326 .362 .374 .419 .700 .781 79 .408 -112.7 -10.7 .595 .164 .098 26.4
162 Game Avg. 671 468 72 4.1 113 .290 .276 .287 .326 .362 .374 .419 .700 .781 79 .408 -112.7 -10.7 .595 .164 .098 5
CLE (4 yrs) 2199 1518 251 4.4 116 .308 .293 .293 .333 .367 .387 .425 .719 .793 81 .430 -62.2 -5.9 .601 .142 .094 14.0
NYY (3 yrs) 301 214 29 3.6 113 .253 .242 .283 .314 .358 .358 .424 .672 .782 72 .343 -11.3 -1.0 .597 .211 .117 1.3
PHA (1 yr) 328 238 28 3.2 94 .279 .253 .264 .323 .339 .304 .370 .627 .709 78 .381 -8.0 -0.8 .511 .149 .052 1.0
SLB (1 yr) 530 374 54 3.8 117 .273 .261 .290 .303 .365 .365 .432 .668 .797 67 .358 -26.1 -2.4 .575 .167 .104 3.4
CHW (1 yr) 397 278 42 4.0 106 .249 .245 .274 .329 .351 .385 .404 .714 .755 89 .428 -5.2 -0.5 .657 .262 .140 6.5

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
1933 21 CLE AL 303 0.7% 9.9% 3.6% 6.9% 33% 2.73 9.3 139.5 8.7 82%
1934 22 CLE AL 632 0.6% 6.3% 4.0% 6.5% 22% 1.60 14.8 148.3 8.9 87%
1935 23 CLE AL 577 0.0% 5.4% 4.7% 6.8% 24% 1.15 17.4 9.8 88%
1936 24 CLE AL 687 1.2% 4.4% 8.2% 6.7% 25% 0.54 20.6 77.3 8.5 84%
1937 25 SLB AL 530 0.8% 6.0% 5.7% 7.2% 30% 1.07 15.3 122.8 8.0 86%
1938 26 NYY AL 143 0.7% 7.0% 7.7% 8.4% 38% 0.91 12.8 128.0 6.1 82%
1939 27 NYY AL 13 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 7.7% 50% 13.0 100%
1940 28 NYY AL 145 0.7% 5.5% 9.7% 6.9% 33% 0.57 15.5 124.0 12.4 79%
1941 29 CHW AL 397 1.8% 6.8% 10.3% 8.1% 38% 0.66 12.7 49.0 11.8 78%
1942 30 PHA AL 328 0.3% 9.2% 8.8% 4.0% 18% 1.03 9.6 289.0 15.2 79%
10 Yrs 3755 0.8% 6.3% 6.5% 6.7% 27% 0.98 14.4 122.1 9.3 84%
MLB Averages 1.4% 8.8% 8.6% 6.6% 27% 1.02 10.2 63.8 7.9 79%

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
1933 21 80 303 279 20 63 16 3 2 32 1 4 11 30 .226 .255 .326 .581 50 91 0 13
1934 22 226 935 872 102 251 48 8 6 99 7 10 36 70 .288 .318 .382 .699 80 333 2 25
1935 23 358 1512 1412 179 412 82 13 6 154 9 22 63 101 .292 .323 .381 .704 81 538 2 35
1936 24 513 2199 2030 260 594 117 16 14 227 14 36 119 131 .293 .333 .387 .719 81 785 3 46
1937 25 634 2729 2521 313 722 146 21 18 288 17 38 149 163 .286 .327 .382 .709 79 964 3 55
1938 26 680 2872 2649 328 754 154 24 19 309 17 38 160 173 .285 .326 .382 .709 78 1013 3 59
1939 27 686 2885 2662 330 756 155 24 19 310 17 38 160 173 .284 .325 .382 .707 78 1016 1 3 59
1940 28 731 3030 2786 347 786 163 25 20 320 18 39 174 181 .282 .326 .380 .706 78 1059 4 6 63
1941 29 820 3427 3129 398 870 186 27 27 349 24 44 215 208 .278 .326 .381 .707 79 1191 8 8 73
1942 30 907 3755 3418 423 943 198 27 28 368 25 46 244 238 .276 .326 .374 .700 79 1279 19 9 82

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
1933 21 85 317 292 18 62 16 3 2 29 1 11 32 .212 .241 .308 .549 21 80
1934 22 154 645 606 73 180 31 5 4 60 6 24 42 .297 .326 .384 .710 75 146
1935 23 140 593 556 70 155 33 5 0 50 2 26 33 .279 .311 .356 .667 61 132
1936 24 162 679 617 64 161 31 3 7 58 4 50 31 .261 .317 .355 .672 69 155
1937 25 126 535 498 47 121 27 5 4 54 3 28 33 .243 .283 .341 .625 48 121
1938 26 49 146 132 13 30 8 3 1 18 0 10 11 .227 .282 .356 .638 13 46
1939 27 6 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 6
1940 28 47 149 128 17 30 8 1 1 10 1 14 8 .234 .324 .336 .660 14 45
1941 29 92 406 353 49 84 23 2 7 28 6 41 28 .238 .321 .374 .695 42 89
1942 30 92 352 309 28 80 13 0 1 21 1 32 32 .259 .330 .311 .641 32 87
10 Yrs 953 3836 3505 379 903 190 27 27 328 24 236 250 .258 .306 .350 .656 375 907
162 Game Avg. 162 652 596 64 154 32 5 5 56 4 40 42 .258 .306 .350 .656 64 907

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1934 AL (19, 2%)
0.02 Career Shares (1361st)

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1934 AL  1.2 (6th)
1935 AL  1.6 (4th)

Games Played s c a p y
1936 AL  155 (1st)

At Bats s c a p y
1934 AL  593 (9th)

Hits s c a p y
1934 AL  188 (9th)

Singles s c a p y
1934 AL  147 (2nd)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1940 AL  3 (8th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1933 AL  13 (8th)
1934 AL  12 (8th)
1936 AL  11 (8th)
1941 AL  10 (9th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1935 AL  12 (2nd)
1936 AL  14 (1st)

Outs Made s c a p y
1936 AL  461 (5th)

Youngest s c a p y
1933 AL  born 1911-12-29 (8th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 1 (743), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 5 (1784), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 4 (1723), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 4 (2360), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  5. Mark Koenig (949)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Julio Franco (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Dick Groat (960)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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