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Bill McClellan
William Henry McClellan
Bats: Both , Throws: Left
Weight: 156 lb.

Born: March 22, 1856 in Chicago, IL (All Transactions)
Debut: May 20, 1878
Final Game: October 17, 1888
Died: July 3, 1929 in Chicago, IL
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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
1878 22 CHC NL 48 207 205 26 46 6 1 0 29 2 13 .224 .232 .263 .495 58 54 *4/6O
1881 25 PRO NL 68 274 259 30 43 3 1 0 16 15 21 .166 .212 .185 .397 26 48 6O/4
1883 27 PHI NL 80 345 326 42 75 21 4 1 33 19 18 .230 .272 .328 .601 88 107 *6/O5
1884 28 PHI NL 111 478 450 71 116 13 2 3 33 28 43 .258 .301 .316 .617 100 142 *6/O
1885 29 BRO AA 112 498 464 85 124 22 7 0 46 0 28 .267 .317 .345 .662 109 160 6 54
1886 30 BRO AA 141 653 595 131 152 33 9 1 68 43 56 .255 .322 .346 .668 110 206 2 *4
1887 31 BRO AA 136 634 548 109 144 24 6 1 53 70 80 .263 .363 .334 .697 93 183 6 *4
1888 32 TOT AA 96 397 350 39 73 7 3 0 26 19 46 .209 .302 .246 .548 76 86 1 4O/6
1888 32 BRO AA 74 319 278 33 57 7 3 0 21 13 40 .205 .307 .252 .559 79 70 1 4O
1888 32 CLE AA 22 78 72 6 16 0 0 0 5 6 6 .222 .282 .222 .504 64 16 0 O/46
8 Seasons 792 3486 3197 533 773 129 33 6 304 132 274 95 .242 .305 .308 .613 90 986 15
162 Game Avg. 162 713 654 109 158 26 7 1 62 56 .242 .305 .308 .613 90 202
BRO (4 yrs) 463 2104 1885 358 477 86 25 2 188 126 204 .253 .331 .328 .659 100 619 15
PHI (2 yrs) 191 823 776 113 191 34 6 4 66 47 61 .246 .289 .321 .610 95 249
PRO (1 yr) 68 274 259 30 43 3 1 0 16 15 21 .166 .212 .185 .397 26 48
CLE (1 yr) 22 78 72 6 16 0 0 0 5 6 6 .222 .282 .222 .504 64 16 0
CHC (1 yr) 48 207 205 26 46 6 1 0 29 2 13 .224 .232 .263 .495 58 54
AA (4 yrs) 485 2182 1957 364 493 86 25 2 193 132 210 .252 .329 .324 .654 99 635 15
NL (4 yrs) 307 1304 1240 169 280 43 8 4 111 64 95 .226 .264 .283 .547 75 351

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1878 CHC NL 22 2B 42 261 87 139 35 15 .866 5.38 .875 6.31
1878 CHC NL 22 SS 5 27 2 20 5 0 .815 4.40 .885 4.26
1878 CHC NL 22 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0-0-1
1881 PRO NL 25 SS 50 241 59 147 35 18 .855 4.12 .876 4.55
1881 PRO NL 25 OF 17 28 21 3 4 0 .857 1.41 .871 2.00 0-1-16
1881 PRO NL 25 2B 1 5 2 3 0 0 1.000 5.00 .900 6.20
1883 PHI NL 27 SS 78 478 152 254 72 25 .849 5.21 .854 4.54
1883 PHI NL 27 OF 2 8 5 0 3 0 .625 2.50 .888 1.85 0-2-0
1883 PHI NL 27 3B 1 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 2.00 .800 3.20
1884 PHI NL 28 SS 111 561 165 313 83 20 .852 4.31 .866 4.25
1884 PHI NL 28 OF 1 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 1.000 1.80 0-1-0
1885 BRO AA 29 3B 57 178 65 84 29 9 .837 2.61 .863 2.97
1885 BRO AA 29 2B 55 387 172 177 38 20 .902 6.35 .901 6.05
1886 BRO AA 30 2B 141 946 423 435 88 64 .907 6.09 .908 6.00
1887 BRO AA 31 2B 136 868 366 397 105 52 .879 5.61 .909 5.96
1888 TOT AA 32 2B 61 349 152 161 36 26 .897 5.13 .918 5.54
1888 TOT AA 32 OF 33 57 47 7 3 0 .947 1.64 .904 1.79 0-1-32
1888 BRO AA 32 2B 56 325 145 149 31 23 .905 5.25 .917 5.54
1888 BRO AA 32 OF 18 41 36 4 1 0 .976 2.22 .900 1.79 0-1-17
1888 CLE AA 32 OF 15 16 11 3 2 0 .875 0.93 .912 1.79 0-0-15
1888 CLE AA 32 2B 5 24 7 12 5 3 .792 3.80 .929 5.54
1888 CLE AA 32 SS 2 15 3 7 5 0 .667 5.00 .893 4.55
6 Seasons 2B 436 2816 1202 1312 302 177 .893 5.77 .905 5.96
5 Seasons SS 246 1322 381 741 200 63 .849 4.56 .864 4.41
2 Seasons 3B 58 180 65 86 29 9 .839 2.60 .863 2.97
5 Seasons OF 54 94 73 10 11 0 .883 1.54 .894 1.86 0-5-49
8 Seasons TOT 794 4412 1721 2149 542 249 .877 4.87 .768 4.98 0-5-49
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1885 AA--112--1st
1886 AA--141--1st
1887 AA--136--7th

At Bats s c a p y
1885 AA--464--10th
1886 AA--595--2nd

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1885 AA--498--7th
1886 AA--653--2nd
1887 AA--634--4th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1885 AA--85--8th
1886 AA--131--4th

Hits s c a p y
1886 AA--152--9th

Total Bases s c a p y
1886 AA--206--9th

Doubles s c a p y
1885 AA--22--7th
1886 AA--33--2nd

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1878 NL--29--10th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1887 AA--80--6th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1886 AA--43--5th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1886 AA--43--7th

Times On Base s c a p y
1886 AA--210--8th
1887 AA--230--9th

Outs Made s c a p y
1885 AA--340--7th
1886 AA--443--1st
1887 AA--404--7th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkBatting - 2 (592), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 26 (862), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 6 (1367), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (3145), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

January 15, 1885: Purchased by the Brooklyn Grays from the Philadelphia Quakers. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

September 15, 1888: Purchased by the Cleveland Blues from the Brooklyn Bridegrooms.

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