Bill Krieg

William Frederick Krieg

Positions: Catcher, First Baseman and Outfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: January 29, 1859 in Petersburg, IL (All Transactions)
Debut: April 20, 1884
Teams (by GP): Chicago/Pittsburgh/Nationals/Grays/WhiteStockings 1884-1887

Final Game: June 15, 1887
Died: March 25, 1930 in Chillicothe, IL
Buried: Chillicothe Cemetery, Chillicothe, IL
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Standard Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	HBP	Pos	Awards
1883	24	SPR,PEO	N/A																					SPR,PEO · NWES
1884	25	CPI	UA	71	290	279	35	69	15	4	0	0		11		.247	.276	.330	.606	103	92	0	2O/36
1885	26	HFD,HFD	N/A	10	40	40	3	11	3	0	0					.275	.275	.350	.625		14			HFD,HFD · SNEL,CTST
1885	26	TOT	MLB	18	65	63	7	9	4	0	1	5		2		.143	.169	.254	.423	32	16	0	2/3
1885	26	BRO	AA	17	62	60	7	9	4	0	1	5		2		.150	.177	.267	.444	38	16	0	2/3
1885	26	CHC	NL	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	/2
1886	27	HFD	N/A	64	255	255	46	78	17	5	3		7			.306	.306	.447	.753		114			HFD · EL
1886	27	WHS	NL	27	101	98	11	25	6	3	1	15	2	3	12	.255	.277	.408	.685	112	40	0	3
1887	28	MNE	N/A	59	266	266	49	107	16	7	8		8			.402	.402	.605	1.008		161			MNE · NWES
1887	28	WHS	NL	25	103	95	9	24	4	1	2	17	2	7	5	.253	.311	.379	.690	94	36	1	3/O
1888	29	MNE,KCY	A	95	377	377	63	96	19	4	3		28			.255	.255	.350	.605		132			MNE,KCY · WA
1889	30	STJ	N/A	111	450	450	92	146	33	7	15		17			.324	.324	.529	.853		238			STJ · WA
1890	31	MLW	N/A																					MLW · WA
1892	33	MLW	A	44	174	174	32	59	12	2	5		7			.339	.339	.517	.856		90			MLW · WL
1893	34	NVL	B	39	163	163	32	60	15	3	1					.368	.368	.515	.883		84			NVL · SOUA
1894	35	DTR,RIM	N/A,A	26	99	99	21	32	7	1	4		2			.323	.323	.535	.859		53			DTR,RIM · WL,WA
1895	36	RFD	B	119	524	524	117	237	36	15	12					.452	.452	.647	1.099		339			RFD · WA
1896	37	RFD	B																					RFD · WA
1897	38	BKT,DMO	B	100	420	420	82	143	30	3	13		5			.340	.340	.519	.860		218			BKT,DMO · NENL,WA
1898	39	BUR	B	24	101	101	11	30	11	0	0		7			.297	.297	.406	.703		41			BUR · WA
1899	40	BMG	B	30	119	119	13	35	6	0	0		3			.294	.294	.345	.639		41			BMG · WA
1900	41	TER,PEO	N/A	75	317	317	46	101	23	6	1		5			.319	.319	.438	.757		139			TER,PEO · CENL
1901	42	TER	D	27	102	102		25	11	0	0					.245	.245	.353	.598		36			TER · IIIL
4 Yrs				141	559	535	62	127	29	8	4	37	4	23	17	.237	.270	.344	.614	95	184	1
162 Game Avg.				162	642	615	71	146	33	9	5	43		26		.237	.270	.344	.614	95	211	1

WHS (2 yrs)				52	204	193	20	49	10	4	3	32	4	10	17	.254	.294	.394	.688	103	76	1
CPI (1 yr)				71	290	279	35	69	15	4	0	0		11		.247	.276	.330	.606	103	92	0
BRO (1 yr)				17	62	60	7	9	4	0	1	5		2		.150	.177	.267	.444	38	16	0
CHC (1 yr)				1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0

NL (3 yrs)				53	207	196	20	49	10	4	3	32	4	10	19	.250	.290	.388	.678	100	76	1
AA (1 yr)				17	62	60	7	9	4	0	1	5		2		.150	.177	.267	.444	38	16	0
UA (1 yr)				71	290	279	35	69	15	4	0	0		11		.247	.276	.330	.606	103	92	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
1884	25	CPI	UA	71	290	1	0	0	10	2	13	1.4	-1	12	1.4	.517	.507	0.2	1.3	2	$	2O/36
1885	26	BRO	AA	17	62	-4	0	0	-2	1	-6	-0.5	1	-5	-0.4	.469	.497	-0.2	-0.1	-3	$	2/3
1885	26	CHC	NL	1	3	-1	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.511	.500	-0.1	0.1	-1	$	/2
1886	27	WHS	NL	27	101	1	-0	0	-1	0	0	-0.0	3	3	0.3	.500	.500	0.4	-0.1	4	$	3
1887	28	WHS	NL	25	103	-0	-0	0	0	-1	-1	-0.2	3	2	0.2	.495	.499	0.2	-0.1	2	$	3/O
4 Seasons				141	559	-4	-1	0	8	2	6	0.6	6	13	1.5	.504	.501	0.5	1.1	5	$

WHS (2 yrs)				52	204	1	-1	0	-1	-1	-1	-0.2	6	5	0.5	.498	.500	0.6	-0.2	6	$
CPI (1 yr)				71	290	1	0	0	10	2	13	1.4	-1	12	1.4	.517	.507	0.2	1.3	2	$
BRO (1 yr)				17	62	-4	0	0	-2	1	-6	-0.5	1	-5	-0.4	.469	.497	-0.2	-0.1	-3	$
CHC (1 yr)				1	3	-1	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.511	.500	-0.1	0.1	-1	$

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
1884	25	CPI	UA	290	210	25	3.1	62	.247	.247	.248	.276	.275	.330	.321	.606	.596	103	.474	3.7	0.4			.082
1885	26	TOT	MLB	65	54	3	1.5	74	.129	.143	.253	.169	.299	.254	.339	.423	.638	32	.177	-4.8	-0.6			.111
1885	26	BRO	AA	62	51	3	1.6	74	.136	.150	.252	.177	.298	.267	.339	.444	.637	38	.193	-4.1	-0.5			.117
1885	26	CHC	NL	3	3	0	0.0	78	.000	.000	.260	.000	.305	.000	.348	.000	.653	-100	.000	-0.7	-0.1			.000
1886	27	WHS	NL	101	73	11	3.9	74	.282	.255	.250	.277	.298	.408	.342	.685	.640	112	.524	1.1	0.1	.616	.204	.153	1.3
1887	28	WHS	NL	103	71	11	4.1	93	.250	.253	.269	.311	.326	.379	.382	.690	.708	94	.459	-0.6	-0.1	.648	.221	.126	2.0
4 Yrs				559	408	50	3.2	71	.239	.237	.253	.270	.291	.344	.338	.614	.629	95	.447	-0.7	-0.1	.520	.157	.107	4.0
162 Game Avg.				642	469	57	3.2	71	.239	.237	.253	.270	.291	.344	.338	.614	.629	95	.447	-0.7	-0.1	.520	.157	.107	5

WHS (2 yrs)				204	144	22	4.0	84	.266	.254	.259	.294	.312	.394	.362	.688	.674	103	.489	0.4	0.1	.632	.212	.140	3.4
CPI (1 yr)				290	210	25	3.1	62	.247	.247	.248	.276	.275	.330	.321	.606	.596	103	.474	3.7	0.4			.082
BRO (1 yr)				62	51	3	1.6	74	.136	.150	.252	.177	.298	.267	.339	.444	.637	38	.193	-4.1	-0.5			.117
CHC (1 yr)				3	3	0	0.0	78	.000	.000	.260	.000	.305	.000	.348	.000	.653	-100	.000	-0.7	-0.1			.000

NL (3 yrs)				207	147	22	3.9	83	.264	.250	.259	.290	.312	.388	.361	.678	.673	100	.481	-0.2	-0.0	.619	.209	.138	3.4
AA (1 yr)				62	51	3	1.6	74	.136	.150	.252	.177	.298	.267	.339	.444	.637	38	.193	-4.1	-0.5			.117
UA (1 yr)				290	210	25	3.1	62	.247	.247	.248	.276	.275	.330	.321	.606	.596	103	.474	3.7	0.4			.082

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	HBP
1884	25	71	290	279	35	69	15	4	0	0		11		.247	.276	.330	.606	103	92	0
1885	26	89	355	342	42	78	19	4	1	5		13		.228	.256	.316	.572	89	108	0
1886	27	116	456	440	53	103	25	7	2	20	2	16	12	.234	.261	.336	.597	95	148	0
1887	28	141	559	535	62	127	29	8	4	37	4	23	17	.237	.270	.344	.614	95	184	1

Neutralized Batting

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Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
1884	25	162	638	616	63	137	30	8	0	0	0	22	0	.222	.249	.297	.546	46	71
1885	26	26	92	90	7	11	5	0	1	5	0	2	3	.122	.141	.211	.352	3	18
1886	27	35	130	126	13	31	7	4	1	18	2	4	16	.246	.269	.389	.658	13	27
1887	28	32	126	117	8	26	4	1	2	16	2	8	6	.222	.278	.325	.603	10	25
4 Yrs		255	986	949	91	205	46	13	4	39	4	36	25	.216	.245	.305	.550	72	141
162 Game Avg.		162	626	603	58	130	29	8	3	25		23		.216	.245	.305	.550	46	141

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Defensive WAR† s c a p y 1884 UA 1.3 (4th)

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1884 UA 1.3 (4th)

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