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Bill Phillips
William B. Phillips
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 202 lb.

Born: April, 1857 in St. John, NB, CAN (All Transactions)
Debut: May 1, 1879
Final Game: October 14, 1888
Died: October 7, 1900 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
1879 22 CLV NL 81 367 365 58 99 15 4 0 29 2 20 .271 .275 .334 .609 100 122 *32/O
1880 23 CLV NL 85 340 334 41 85 14 10 1 36 6 29 .254 .268 .365 .633 114 122 *3
1881 24 CLV NL 85 362 357 51 97 18 10 1 44 5 19 .272 .282 .387 .668 111 138 *3
1882 25 CLV NL 78 342 335 40 87 17 7 4 47 7 18 .260 .275 .388 .663 113 130 *3/2
1883 26 CLV NL 97 390 382 42 94 29 8 2 40 8 49 .246 .262 .380 .641 92 145 *3
1884 27 CLV NL 111 482 464 58 128 25 12 3 46 18 80 .276 .303 .401 .704 117 186 *3
1885 28 BRO AA 99 429 391 65 118 16 11 3 63 0 27 .302 .364 .422 .786 148 165 11 *3
1886 29 BRO AA 141 619 585 68 160 26 15 0 72 13 33 .274 .313 .369 .683 114 216 1 *3
1887 30 BRO AA 132 584 533 82 142 34 11 2 101 16 45 .266 .330 .383 .713 97 204 6 *3
1888 31 KCC AA 129 543 509 57 120 20 10 1 56 10 27 .236 .284 .320 .604 88 163 7 *3
10 Seasons 1038 4458 4255 562 1130 214 98 17 534 39 178 215 .266 .299 .374 .673 109 1591 25
162 Game Avg. 162 696 664 88 176 33 15 3 83 28 .266 .299 .374 .673 109 248
CLV (6 yrs) 537 2283 2237 290 590 118 51 11 242 46 215 .264 .279 .377 .655 108 843
BRO (3 yrs) 372 1632 1509 215 420 76 37 5 236 29 105 .278 .333 .388 .720 116 585 18
KCC (1 yr) 129 543 509 57 120 20 10 1 56 10 27 .236 .284 .320 .604 88 163 7
NL (6 yrs) 537 2283 2237 290 590 118 51 11 242 46 215 .264 .279 .377 .655 108 843
AA (4 yrs) 501 2175 2018 272 540 96 47 6 292 39 132 .268 .320 .371 .691 109 748 25

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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 PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1879 CLV NL 22 1B 75 784 726 22 36 23 .954 9.97 .953 10.89
1879 CLV NL 22 C 11 76 48 10 18 2 .763 5.27 .905 6.24 26
1879 CLV NL 22 OF 2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.50 .800 1.85 0-1-1
1880 CLV NL 23 1B 85 900 842 25 33 37 .963 10.20 .959 10.24
1881 CLV NL 24 1B 85 859 806 24 29 51 .966 9.76 .960 10.43
1882 CLV NL 25 1B 78 876 827 24 25 55 .971 10.91 .957 10.30
1882 CLV NL 25 C 1 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 4.00 .900 6.50 0
1883 CLV NL 26 1B 97 1008 953 22 33 53 .967 10.05 .961 10.31
1884 CLV NL 27 1B 111 1185 1107 30 48 59 .959 10.24 .962 9.01
1885 BRO AA 28 1B 99 1165 1109 24 32 40 .973 11.44 .966 10.10
1886 BRO AA 29 1B 141 1460 1395 33 32 65 .978 10.13 .968 7.09
1887 BRO AA 30 1B 132 1369 1299 46 24 62 .982 10.19 .971 7.58
1888 KCC AA 31 1B 129 1563 1476 55 32 66 .980 11.87 .976 7.75
10 Seasons 1B 1032 11169 10540 305 324 511 .971 10.51 .965 9.09
2 Seasons C 12 80 51 11 18 2 .775 5.17 .905 6.26 26
1 Season OF 2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.50 .800 1.85 0-1-1
10 Seasons TOT 1046 11250 10592 316 342 513 .970 10.43 .934 9.04 0-1-1 26

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Batting Average s c a p y
1885 AA--.302--7th

On-Base% s c a p y
1885 AA--.364--5th

Slugging % s c a p y
1885 AA--.422--8th

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1885 AA--.786--7th

Games Played s c a p y
1880 NL--85--9th
1881 NL--85--1st
1886 AA--141--1st

At Bats s c a p y
1879 NL--365--6th
1881 NL--357--7th
1886 AA--585--3rd

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1879 NL--367--10th
1886 AA--619--7th

Hits s c a p y
1886 AA--160--5th

Total Bases s c a p y
1886 AA--216--6th

Doubles s c a p y
1884 NL--25--10th
1886 AA--26--9th
1887 AA--34--6th

Triples s c a p y
1880 NL--10--5th
1881 NL--10--2nd
1884 NL--12--4th
1886 AA--15--6th
Career--98--162nd

Home Runs s c a p y
1882 NL--4--8th

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1885 AA--63--9th
1886 AA--72--9th
1887 AA--101--9th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1883 NL--49--10th
1884 NL--80--4th

Singles s c a p y
1886 AA--119--9th

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1885 AA--148--8th

Runs Created s c a p y
1885 AA--57--10th

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1885 AA--22--8th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1885 AA--2.5--8th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1881 NL--29--8th
1886 AA--41--9th
1887 AA--47--9th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1885 AA--.708--7th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1885 AA--11--2nd

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1885 AA--.--1st

Outs Made s c a p y
1879 NL--266--5th
1881 NL--260--6th
1884 NL--336--10th
1886 AA--425--7th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkBatting - 2 (678), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 42 (587), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 3 (1758), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 5 (2519), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  6. Doc Johnston (913)
  7. Kitty Bransfield (911)
  8. Wes Parker (907)
  9. Walter Holke (906)
  10. George Stovall (900)
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  1. Dave Collins (971)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Elmer Smith (977)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  4. Chick Gandil (950)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Sid Farrar (947)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Chick Gandil (938)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Chick Gandil (933)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Chick Gandil (931)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Chick Gandil (932)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

January 3, 1885: Purchased by the Brooklyn Grays from the Cleveland Blues.

January 15, 1888: Purchased by the Kansas City Cowboys from the Brooklyn Bridegrooms. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

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