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Billy Reid

William Alexander Reid

Positions: Second Baseman and Leftfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: May 17, 1857 in London, Ontario, CAN (All Transactions)
Debut: May 1, 1883
Teams (by GP): Orioles/PittsburghAlleghenys 1883-1884

Final Game: October 15, 1884
Died: June 26, 1940 in London, Ontario, CAN
Buried: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, London, Ontario, CAN
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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
1883 26 BAL AA 24 101 97 14 27 3 0 0 0 4 .278 .307 .309 .616 96 30 0 4/6
1884 27 PIT AA 19 75 70 11 17 2 0 0 0 4 .243 .293 .271 .565 88 19 1 O/45
2 Seasons 43 176 167 25 44 5 0 0 0 8 .263 .301 .293 .595 92 49 1
162 Game Avg. 162 663 629 94 166 19 0 0 0 30 .263 .301 .293 .595 92 185 4
PIT (1 yr) 19 75 70 11 17 2 0 0 0 4 .243 .293 .271 .565 88 19 1
BAL (1 yr) 24 101 97 14 27 3 0 0 0 4 .278 .307 .309 .616 96 30 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1883 26 BAL AA 101 -2 0 0 0 -3 1 2 -2 -0.2 1 0.1 -0.3 $ 4/6
1884 27 PIT AA 75 -2 0 0 0 -2 -1 1 -4 -0.4 -2 -0.2 -0.2 $ O/45
2 Seasons 176 -4 0 0 0 -5 0 3 -6 -0.6 -1 -0.1 -0.5 $
PIT (1 yr) 75 -2 0 0 0 -2 -1 1 -4 -0.4 -2 -0.2 -0.2 $
BAL (1 yr) 101 -2 0 0 0 -3 1 2 -2 -0.2 1 0.1 -0.3 $

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
1883 26 BAL AA 101 70 9 3.4 72 .278 .278 .260 .307 .290 .309 .343 .616 .634 96 .484 -0.3 -0.0 .031
1884 27 PIT AA 75 53 5 2.5 66 .243 .243 .241 .293 .279 .271 .328 .565 .608 88 .380 -0.7 -0.1 .029
2 Seasons 176 123 14 3.0 70 .263 .263 .252 .301 .286 .293 .337 .595 .623 92 .443 -1.0 -0.1 .030
162 Game Avg. 663 463 53 3.0 70 .263 .263 .252 .301 .286 .293 .337 .595 .623 92 .443 -1.0 -0.1 .030
PIT (1 yr) 75 53 5 2.5 66 .243 .243 .241 .293 .279 .271 .328 .565 .608 88 .380 -0.7 -0.1 .029
BAL (1 yr) 101 70 9 3.4 72 .278 .278 .260 .307 .290 .309 .343 .616 .634 96 .484 -0.3 -0.0 .031

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
1883 26 BAL AA 101 0.0% 4.0% 3.0% 11% 96%
1884 27 PIT AA 75 0.0% 5.3% 2.7% 12% 93%
2 Seasons 176 0.0% 4.6% 2.8% 11% 95%
MLB Averages 0.5% 4.1% 4.2% 5.7% 24% 0.99 23.2 180.1 17.7 91%

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
1883 26 24 101 97 14 27 3 0 0 0 4 .278 .307 .309 .616 96 30 0
1884 27 43 176 167 25 44 5 0 0 0 8 .263 .301 .293 .595 92 49 1

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
1883 26 40 160 154 18 38 4 0 0 0 0 6 0 .247 .275 .273 .548 12 24
1884 27 30 119 111 16 26 3 0 0 0 0 6 0 .234 .286 .261 .547 8 19
2 Seasons 70 279 265 34 64 7 0 0 0 0 12 0 .242 .280 .268 .547 20 43
162 Game Avg. 162 646 613 79 148 16 0 0 0 28 .242 .280 .268 .547 46 43

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