Willard Marshall
Willard Warren Marshall
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: February 8, 1921 in Richmond, VA
High School: Manchester (Midlothian, VA)
School: Wake Forest University (All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1942
Final Game: June 15, 1955
Died: November 5, 2000 in Norwood, NJ
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1942 NYG NL 21 OF 107 241 222 13 6 4 .975 2.20 .981 2.15 67-46-1 AS
1946 NYG NL 25 OF 125 273 253 14 6 2 .978 2.14 .977 2.16 51-59-15
1947 NYG NL 26 OF 155 363 334 19 10 6 .972 2.28 .977 2.19 0-0-155 AS,MVP-16
1948 NYG NL 27 OF 142 287 266 16 5 2 .983 1.99 .978 2.20 0-0-142
1949 NYG NL 28 OF 138 313 292 13 8 3 .974 2.21 .977 2.25 2-0-136 AS,MVP-27
1950 BSN NL 29 OF 85 168 150 11 7 2 .958 1.89 .979 2.14 14-9-64
1951 BSN NL 30 OF 136 231 220 11 0 3 1.000 1.70 .981 2.23 0-0-136
1952 TOT NL 31 OF 121 236 215 16 5 5 .979 1.91 .981 2.10 0-0-121
1952 BSN NL 31 OF 16 32 27 3 2 3 .938 1.88 .981 2.10 0-0-16
1952 CIN NL 31 OF 105 204 188 13 3 2 .985 1.91 .981 2.10 0-0-105
1953 CIN NL 32 OF 95 199 187 11 1 1 .995 2.08 .980 2.11 0-0-95
1954 CHW AL 33 OF 29 13 137.0 25 23 1 1 0 .960 -0.1 -0.9 -0.1 -0.3 0.2 0 1.58 0.83 .980 2.39 2.17
1954 CHW AL 33 RF 22 9 101.0 21 20 1 0 0 1.000 0.6 7.1 0.6 -0.2 0.8 0 1.87 0.95 .976 2.05 1.82
1954 CHW AL 33 LF 8 4 36.0 7 6 0 1 0 .857 -0.7 -23.3 -0.7 -0.1 -0.6 0 1.50 0.75 .986 2.25 1.92
1955 CHW AL 34 OF 12 10 90.0 23 22 0 1 0 .957 0.1 1.3 1.1 1.9 -0.7 -1 2.20 1.83 .983 2.40 2.08
1955 CHW AL 34 RF 8 6 54.0 14 14 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -6.7 0.7 1.0 -0.3 -1 2.33 1.75 .979 2.05 1.72
1955 CHW AL 34 LF 4 4 36.0 10 9 0 1 0 .900 0.4 13.3 0.4 0.9 -0.4 0 2.25 2.25 .980 2.25 1.78
11 Seasons OF 1145 23 227.0 2359 2184 125 50 28 .979 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.6 -0.5 -1 91.55 2.02 .979 2.39 2.17 146-114-895
2 Seasons (incomplete) RF 30 15 155.0 35 34 1 0 0 1.000 0.3 2.3 1.3 0.8 0.5 -1 2.03 1.17 .977 2.05 1.79
2 Seasons (incomplete) LF 12 8 72.0 17 15 0 2 0 .882 -0.3 -5.0 -0.3 0.8 -1.0 0 1.88 1.25 .982 2.25 1.88
11 Seasons TOT 1145 23 227.0 2359 2184 125 50 28 .979 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.6 -0.5 -1 91.55 2.02 .958 2.39 2.17 146-114-895
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1942 NYG NL 21 116 116 116 0 0 0 0 0 0 67 46 1 107
1946 NYG NL 25 131 131 131 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 59 15 125
1947 NYG NL 26 155 155 155 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 155 155
1948 NYG NL 27 143 143 143 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 142 142
1949 NYG NL 28 141 141 141 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 136 138
1950 BSN NL 29 105 105 105 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 9 64 85
1951 BSN NL 30 136 136 136 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 136 136
1952 CIN NL 31 107 107 107 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 105 105
1952 BSN NL 31 21 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 16
1953 CIN NL 32 122 122 122 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 95 95
1954 CHW AL 33 47 13 47 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 22 29 21 0
1955 CHW AL 34 22 10 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 8 12 12 0
11 Seasons 1246 23 1246 1246 0 0 0 0 0 0 145 114 895 1145 33 0
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1954 CHW AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 10 3 30.0% 7 0 0.0% 1 432 64% 81% 31% 40 53%
1955 CHW AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.0% 4 0 0.0% 0 238 66% 80% 31% 22 64%
2 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 14 3 21.4% 11 0 0.0% 1 670 65% 80% 31% 62 56%
MLB Averages 45.1% 3.4% 63% 79% 30% 55%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1954 CHW AL 33 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 83.3% 1 0 0.0% 0 163 63% 87% 25% 20 30%
1955 CHW AL 34 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 152 68% 84% 41% 15 60%
2 Seasons 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 7 87.5% 1 0 0.0% 0 315 66% 85% 33% 35 43%
MLB Averages 56.5% 2.1% 63% 79% 30% 50%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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