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Bill McKechnie

William Boyd McKechnie (Deacon)

Positions: Third Baseman, Second Baseman and First Baseman
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 160 lb.

Born: August 7, 1886 in Wilkinsburg, PA (All Transactions)
Debut: September 8, 1907
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Hoosiers/Pepper/Reds/Giants/... 1907-1920

Final Game: September 28, 1920
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Manager in 1962.
   View Bill McKechnie Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).
Died: October 29, 1965 in Bradenton, FL
Buried: Manasota Memorial Park, Bradenton, FL
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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
1907 20 PIT NL 3 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .125 .125 .125 .250 -22 1 0 0 /54
1910 23 PIT NL 71 231 212 23 46 1 2 0 12 4 11 23 .217 .256 .241 .496 41 51 0 8 46/53
1911 24 PIT NL 104 376 321 40 73 8 7 2 37 9 28 18 .227 .293 .315 .608 67 101 2 25 346/5
1912 25 PIT NL 24 79 73 8 18 0 1 0 4 2 4 5 .247 .286 .274 .560 54 20 0 2 5/643
1913 26 TOT MLB 46 129 116 8 15 0 0 0 8 2 0 8 18 .129 .198 .129 .328 -4 15 2 3 4/65O
1913 26 BSN NL 1 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .200 .000 .200 -40 0 1 0 /O
1913 26 NYY AL 45 124 112 7 15 0 0 0 8 2 8 17 .134 .198 .134 .332 -2 15 1 3 4/65
1914 27 IND FL 149 664 570 107 173 24 6 2 38 47 53 36 .304 .368 .377 .745 104 215 5 36 *5
1915 28 NEW FL 127 515 451 49 113 22 5 1 43 28 41 31 .251 .316 .328 .644 93 148 2 21 *5/O
1916 29 TOT NL 108 413 390 26 100 12 1 0 27 11 0 10 32 .256 .277 .292 .569 79 114 1 12 *5
1916 29 NYG NL 71 273 260 22 64 9 1 0 17 7 0 7 20 .246 .269 .288 .557 76 75 1 5 5
1916 29 CIN NL 37 140 130 4 36 3 0 0 10 4 0 3 12 .277 .293 .300 .593 85 39 0 7 5
1917 30 CIN NL 48 145 134 11 34 3 1 0 15 5 7 7 .254 .296 .291 .587 83 39 1 3 46/5
1918 31 PIT NL 126 479 435 34 111 13 9 2 43 12 24 22 .255 .297 .340 .637 91 148 2 19 *5
1920 33 PIT NL 40 140 133 13 29 3 1 1 13 7 4 4 7 .218 .241 .278 .519 47 37 0 3 56/43
11 Yrs 846 3179 2843 319 713 86 33 8 240 127 4 190 204 .251 .301 .313 .614 79 889 15 132
162 Game Avg. 162 609 544 61 137 16 6 2 46 24 36 39 .251 .301 .313 .614 79 170 3 25
PIT (6 yrs) 368 1313 1182 118 278 25 20 5 109 34 4 71 80 .235 .281 .303 .584 67 358 4 57
NEW (2 yrs) 276 1179 1021 156 286 46 11 3 81 75 94 67 .280 .345 .356 .700 100 363 7 57
CIN (2 yrs) 85 285 264 15 70 6 1 0 25 9 0 10 19 .265 .295 .295 .590 84 78 1 10
NYG (1 yr) 71 273 260 22 64 9 1 0 17 7 0 7 20 .246 .269 .288 .557 76 75 1 5
BSN (1 yr) 1 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .200 .000 .200 -40 0 1 0
NYY (1 yr) 45 124 112 7 15 0 0 0 8 2 8 17 .134 .198 .134 .332 -2 15 1 3
NL (9 yrs) 525 1876 1710 156 412 40 22 5 151 50 4 88 120 .241 .281 .299 .580 70 511 7 72
FL (2 yrs) 276 1179 1021 156 286 46 11 3 81 75 94 67 .280 .345 .356 .700 100 363 7 57
AL (1 yr) 45 124 112 7 15 0 0 0 8 2 8 17 .134 .198 .134 .332 -2 15 1 3

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
1907 20 PIT NL 3 8 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .457 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ /54
1910 23 PIT NL 71 231 -16 -0 0 3 1 -12 -1.4 6 -6 -0.7 .480 .491 -1.1 0.5 -9 $1,500 46/53
1911 24 PIT NL 104 376 -14 -1 0 2 -1 -14 -1.6 10 -3 -0.5 .486 .491 -0.6 0.1 -5 $ 346/5
1912 25 PIT NL 24 79 -4 -0 0 1 1 -3 -0.3 2 -1 -0.1 .487 .498 -0.2 0.2 -2 $ 5/643
1913 26 BSN NL 1 5 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .418 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ /O
1913 26 NYY AL 45 124 -14 -0 0 -2 0 -15 -1.8 4 -11 -1.3 .460 .489 -1.1 -0.2 -9 $ 4/65
1914 27 IND FL 149 664 6 2 0 6 5 19 2.2 8 26 3.0 .514 .513 2.1 1.4 20 $3,500 *5
1915 28 NEW FL 127 515 -2 1 0 -1 4 2 0.3 6 8 0.9 .502 .501 0.9 0.4 9 $ *5/O
1916 29 NYG NL 71 273 -6 -0 0 0 2 -4 -0.6 8 3 0.2 .492 .496 0.2 0.3 3 $ 5
1916 29 CIN NL 37 140 -2 -0 0 0 1 -1 -0.2 4 3 0.2 .495 .499 0.2 0.2 3 $ 5
1917 30 CIN NL 48 145 -2 -0 0 -2 1 -3 -0.4 4 1 0.0 .492 .498 0.3 -0.1 3 $ 46/5
1918 31 PIT NL 126 479 -5 -1 0 3 4 2 0.2 14 15 1.5 .502 .501 1.2 0.8 12 $ *5
1920 33 PIT NL 40 140 -9 0 0 -1 2 -8 -0.9 4 -4 -0.5 .478 .494 -0.4 0.0 -3 $ 56/43
11 Seasons 846 3179 -71 1 0 9 20 -40 -4.7 71 30 2.5 .494 .498 1.3 3.5 21 $5,000
PIT (6 yrs) 368 1313 -49 -2 0 8 6 -36 -4.2 37 1 -0.4 .489 .496 -1.2 1.6 -7 $1,500
NEW (2 yrs) 276 1179 3 4 0 5 9 21 2.5 14 34 3.9 .508 .507 3.0 1.8 29 $3,500
CIN (2 yrs) 85 285 -4 -0 0 -2 2 -4 -0.5 8 4 0.2 .494 .498 0.5 0.1 6 $
NYG (1 yr) 71 273 -6 -0 0 0 2 -4 -0.6 8 3 0.2 .492 .496 0.2 0.3 3 $
BSN (1 yr) 1 5 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .418 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $
NYY (1 yr) 45 124 -14 -0 0 -2 0 -15 -1.8 4 -11 -1.3 .460 .489 -1.1 -0.2 -9 $

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
1907 20 PIT NL 8 7 0 0.0 76 .333 .125 .253 .125 .319 .125 .322 .250 .641 -22 .000 -1.2 -0.1 .143 .000 .000
1910 23 PIT NL 231 174 13 2.0 93 .243 .217 .271 .256 .346 .241 .359 .496 .705 41 .249 -17.3 -1.9 .398 .094 .024 .0
1911 24 PIT NL 376 273 29 2.8 99 .236 .227 .273 .293 .351 .315 .376 .608 .727 67 .350 -15.8 -1.7 .565 .202 .087 3.3
1912 25 PIT NL 79 57 6 2.8 99 .265 .247 .279 .286 .349 .274 .380 .560 .729 54 .319 -4.9 -0.5 .473 .110 .027 .0
1913 26 TOT MLB 129 104 3 0.8 87 .153 .129 .265 .198 .336 .129 .348 .328 .684 -4 .055 -15.4 -1.7 .267 .086 .000 .0
1913 26 BSN NL 5 4 0 0.0 92 .000 .000 .270 .200 .334 .000 .367 .200 .701 -40 .000 -0.7 -0.1 .250 .000 .000
1913 26 NYY AL 124 100 3 0.8 87 .158 .134 .265 .198 .336 .134 .347 .332 .684 -2 .059 -14.7 -1.7 .268 .089 .000 .0
1914 27 IND FL 664 433 78 4.8 99 .321 .304 .282 .368 .349 .377 .381 .745 .730 104 .595 8.0 0.9 .806 .249 .074 3.8
1915 28 NEW FL 515 359 46 3.4 82 .267 .251 .256 .316 .323 .328 .344 .644 .666 93 .475 -0.1 -0.0 .648 .231 .078 1.9
1916 29 TOT NL 413 302 33 3.0 74 .279 .256 .249 .277 .306 .292 .332 .569 .638 79 .437 -10.4 -1.2 .469 .090 .036 .0
1916 29 NYG NL 273 201 21 2.8 74 .267 .246 .247 .269 .305 .288 .330 .557 .635 76 .417 -7.8 -0.9 .459 .096 .042 .0
1916 29 CIN NL 140 101 12 3.2 76 .305 .277 .251 .293 .309 .300 .335 .593 .643 85 .475 -2.6 -0.3 .489 .077 .023 .0
1917 30 CIN NL 145 103 11 2.9 75 .268 .254 .252 .296 .309 .291 .333 .587 .641 83 .433 -2.7 -0.3 .520 .127 .037 .0
1918 31 PIT NL 479 343 44 3.5 82 .265 .255 .266 .297 .324 .340 .343 .637 .667 91 .504 -6.3 -0.7 .574 .168 .085 3.4
1920 33 PIT NL 140 111 9 2.2 93 .224 .218 .280 .241 .334 .278 .372 .519 .706 47 .264 -9.6 -1.1 .407 .113 .060 1.8
11 Yrs 3179 2266 272 3.2 88 .268 .251 .266 .301 .332 .313 .356 .614 .688 79 .439 -75.6 -8.5 .570 .172 .062 15.1
162 Game Avg. 609 434 52 3.2 88 .268 .251 .266 .301 .332 .313 .356 .614 .688 79 .439 -75.6 -8.5 .570 .172 .062 3
PIT (6 yrs) 1313 965 101 2.8 91 .249 .235 .271 .281 .338 .303 .360 .584 .698 67 .375 -55.1 -6.1 .510 .153 .068 8.7
NEW (2 yrs) 1179 792 124 4.2 92 .298 .280 .270 .345 .337 .356 .364 .700 .702 100 .547 8.0 0.8 .733 .241 .075 5.8
CIN (2 yrs) 285 204 23 3.1 76 .286 .265 .251 .295 .309 .295 .334 .590 .642 84 .454 -5.3 -0.6 .505 .102 .030 .0
NYG (1 yr) 273 201 21 2.8 74 .267 .246 .247 .269 .305 .288 .330 .557 .635 76 .416 -7.8 -0.9 .459 .096 .042 .0
BSN (1 yr) 5 4 0 0.0 92 .000 .000 .270 .200 .334 .000 .367 .200 .701 -40 .000 -0.7 -0.1 .250 .000 .000
NYY (1 yr) 124 100 3 0.8 87 .158 .134 .265 .198 .336 .134 .347 .332 .684 -2 .059 -14.7 -1.7 .268 .089 .000 .0
NL (9 yrs) 1876 1374 145 2.8 86 .257 .241 .264 .281 .329 .299 .352 .580 .680 70 .391 -68.9 -7.7 .501 .136 .058 9.1
FL (2 yrs) 1179 792 124 4.2 92 .298 .280 .270 .345 .337 .356 .364 .700 .702 100 .547 8.0 0.8 .733 .241 .075 5.8
AL (1 yr) 124 100 3 0.8 87 .158 .134 .265 .198 .336 .134 .347 .332 .684 -2 .059 -14.7 -1.7 .268 .089 .000 .0

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
1918 31 PIT NL 479 0.4% 4.6% 5.0% 5.0% 22% 0.92 19.8 217.5 10.1 86%
1920 33 PIT NL 140 0.7% 5.0% 2.9% 3.6% 17% 1.75 19.0 133.0 10.2 89%
11 Yrs 619 1.3% 33.0% 30.7% 20.5% 18% 1.07 13.9 355.4 11.8 425%
MLB Averages 2.3% 52.1% 40.6% 26.3% 22% 1.28 9.1 202.8 10.2 418%

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
1907 20 3 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .125 .125 .125 .250 -22 1 0 0
1908 21 3 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .125 .125 .125 .250 -22 1 0 0
1909 22 3 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .125 .125 .125 .250 -22 1 0 0
1910 23 74 239 220 23 47 1 2 0 12 4 11 28 .214 .251 .236 .487 39 52 0 8
1911 24 178 615 541 63 120 9 9 2 49 13 39 46 .222 .277 .283 .559 56 153 2 33
1912 25 202 694 614 71 138 9 10 2 53 15 43 51 .225 .278 .282 .559 56 173 2 35
1913 26 248 823 730 79 153 9 10 2 61 17 0 51 69 .210 .265 .258 .523 47 188 4 38
1914 27 397 1487 1300 186 326 33 16 4 99 64 0 104 105 .251 .311 .310 .621 73 403 9 74
1915 28 524 2002 1751 235 439 55 21 5 142 92 0 145 136 .251 .312 .315 .627 78 551 11 95
1916 29 632 2415 2141 261 539 67 22 5 169 103 0 155 168 .252 .306 .311 .616 78 665 12 107
1917 30 680 2560 2275 272 573 70 23 5 184 108 0 162 175 .252 .305 .309 .615 78 704 13 110
1918 31 806 3039 2710 306 684 83 32 7 227 120 0 186 197 .252 .304 .314 .618 80 852 15 129
1919 32 806 3039 2710 306 684 83 32 7 227 120 0 186 197 .252 .304 .314 .618 80 852 15 129
1920 33 846 3179 2843 319 713 86 33 8 240 127 4 190 204 .251 .301 .313 .614 79 889 15 132

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
1907 20 3 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 3
1910 23 74 240 221 24 48 1 2 0 13 4 11 24 .217 .254 .240 .494 14 71
1911 24 108 388 332 40 74 8 7 2 37 9 28 19 .223 .287 .307 .595 29 104
1912 25 25 84 78 9 20 0 1 0 4 2 4 5 .256 .293 .282 .575 6 24
1913 26 48 136 122 9 16 0 0 0 9 2 9 19 .131 .203 .131 .334 3 46
1914 27 155 687 590 110 178 25 6 2 39 48 55 37 .302 .366 .375 .741 80 149
1915 28 133 557 485 62 132 26 6 1 54 33 48 32 .272 .340 .357 .697 59 127
1916 29 112 449 424 36 123 15 1 0 38 14 12 33 .290 .311 .330 .641 44 108
1917 30 50 159 146 15 42 4 1 0 21 6 9 7 .288 .333 .329 .662 16 48
1918 31 161 629 568 51 155 18 13 3 64 17 34 28 .273 .317 .366 .684 65 126
1920 33 42 150 142 15 33 3 1 1 15 8 5 7 .232 .259 .289 .547 11 40
11 Yrs 911 3487 3116 371 821 100 38 9 294 143 215 216 .263 .314 .329 .643 327 846
162 Game Avg. 162 620 554 66 146 18 7 2 52 25 38 38 .263 .314 .329 .643 58 846

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1945 BBWAA ( 0.8%)
1946 Nominating Vote ( 1.0%)
1950 BBWAA ( 0.6%)
1951 BBWAA ( 3.5%)
1962 Veterans (inducted)
Selected to HOF in 1962
by Veteran's Committee

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
1914 FL  3.0 (10th)

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1914 FL  1.4 (5th)

Games Played s c a p y
1918 NL  126 (5th)

At Bats s c a p y
1914 FL  570 (7th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1914 FL  664 (2nd)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1914 FL  107 (2nd)

Hits s c a p y
1914 FL  173 (6th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1914 FL  47 (2nd)

Singles s c a p y
1914 FL  141 (3rd)

Times On Base s c a p y
1914 FL  231 (7th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1911 NL  25 (9th)
1914 FL  36 (1st)
Career  132 (234th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1911 NL  17.8 (6th)
1914 FL  15.8 (9th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1914 FL  433 (4th)

Youngest s c a p y
1907 NL  born 1886-08-07 (7th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 10 (1407), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 6 (1387), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (2899), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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