Bill Rigney
William Joseph Rigney (Specs and The Cricket)
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 178 lb.

Born: January 29, 1918 in Alameda, CA
High School: Oakland (Oakland, CA) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 16, 1946
Final Game: September 12, 1953
Died: February 20, 2001 in Walnut Creek, CA
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Standard Batting

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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
1946 28 NYG NL 110 402 360 38 85 9 1 3 31 9 36 29 .236 .307 .292 .599 70 105 7 1 5 56
1947 29 NYG NL 130 596 531 84 142 24 3 17 59 7 51 54 .267 .337 .420 .757 99 223 10 5 9 456
1948 30 NYG NL 113 478 424 72 112 17 3 10 43 4 47 54 .264 .342 .389 .731 97 165 9 3 4 *4/6 AS
1949 31 NYG NL 122 441 389 53 108 19 6 6 47 3 47 38 .278 .356 .404 .759 103 157 10 0 5 645
1950 32 NYG NL 56 92 83 8 15 2 0 0 8 0 8 13 .181 .253 .205 .458 21 17 3 0 1 45
1951 33 NYG NL 44 80 69 9 16 2 0 4 9 0 1 8 7 .232 .321 .435 .755 100 30 0 1 2 5/4
1952 34 NYG NL 60 105 90 15 27 5 1 1 14 2 3 11 6 .300 .388 .411 .799 121 37 2 2 2 5/463
1953 35 NYG NL 19 20 20 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .250 .250 .250 .500 29 5 0 0 0 /54
8 Seasons 654 2214 1966 281 510 78 14 41 212 25 4 208 206 .259 .334 .376 .710 91 739 41 12 28
162 Game Avg. 162 548 487 70 126 19 3 10 53 6 52 51 .259 .334 .376 .710 91 183 10 3 7

Advanced Batting

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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
1946 28 NYG NL 402 287 32 3.0 93 .250 .236 .264 .307 .339 .292 .369 .599 .708 70 .366 -14.5 -1.5 .535 .181 .056 4.5
1947 29 NYG NL 596 408 74 4.8 107 .272 .267 .275 .337 .351 .420 .408 .757 .759 99 .517 -1.6 -0.2 .717 .262 .153 9.9
1948 30 NYG NL 478 325 56 4.6 103 .283 .264 .270 .342 .345 .389 .400 .731 .744 97 .512 -2.0 -0.2 .682 .245 .125 5.7
1949 31 NYG NL 441 296 56 5.1 104 .296 .278 .270 .356 .344 .404 .405 .759 .749 103 .546 2.1 0.2 .711 .254 .126 4.0
1950 32 NYG NL 92 72 4 1.5 109 .214 .181 .271 .253 .348 .205 .420 .458 .768 21 .107 -9.6 -0.9 .352 .120 .024
1951 33 NYG NL 80 56 9 4.3 104 .207 .232 .269 .321 .343 .435 .407 .755 .750 100 .479 -0.2 -0.0 .704 .304 .203 .0
1952 34 NYG NL 105 70 13 5.0 98 .313 .300 .263 .388 .336 .411 .391 .799 .727 121 .582 3.1 0.3 .721 .222 .111 1.3
1953 35 NYG NL 20 15 1 1.8 112 .333 .250 .278 .250 .349 .250 .433 .500 .782 29 .136 -2.2 -0.2 .333 .000 .000
8 Seasons 2214 1529 245 4.3 103 .273 .259 .270 .334 .345 .376 .398 .710 .743 91 .481 -24.8 -2.5 .653 .233 .116 31.1
162 Game Avg. 548 379 61 4.3 103 .273 .259 .270 .334 .345 .376 .398 .710 .743 91 .481 -24.8 -2.5 .653 .233 .116 8

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1951 33 NYG NL WS NYY L 4 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 4 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 1 0 0 0 0 0

All-Star Batting

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Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1948 NYG NL 30 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Cumulative Batting

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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
1946 28 110 402 360 38 85 9 1 3 31 9 36 29 .236 .307 .292 .599 70 105 7 1 5
1947 29 240 998 891 122 227 33 4 20 90 16 87 83 .255 .325 .368 .693 88 328 17 6 14
1948 30 353 1476 1315 194 339 50 7 30 133 20 134 137 .258 .331 .375 .705 91 493 26 9 18
1949 31 475 1917 1704 247 447 69 13 36 180 23 181 175 .262 .336 .381 .718 94 650 36 9 23
1950 32 531 2009 1787 255 462 71 13 36 188 23 189 188 .259 .332 .373 .706 90 667 39 9 24
1951 33 575 2089 1856 264 478 73 13 40 197 23 1 197 195 .258 .332 .376 .708 90 697 39 10 26
1952 34 635 2194 1946 279 505 78 14 41 211 25 4 208 201 .260 .335 .377 .712 92 734 41 12 28
1953 35 654 2214 1966 281 510 78 14 41 212 25 4 208 206 .259 .334 .376 .710 91 739 41 12 28

Neutralized Batting

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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
1946 28 115 422 381 43 94 10 1 3 35 10 40 30 .247 .320 .302 .622 37 110
1947 29 136 609 552 84 145 25 3 17 59 7 52 56 .263 .332 .411 .743 74 130
1948 30 118 494 442 74 116 18 3 10 44 4 49 56 .262 .340 .385 .725 57 113
1949 31 127 450 402 53 110 19 6 6 47 3 48 39 .274 .351 .396 .747 56 122
1950 32 59 94 86 8 15 2 0 0 8 0 8 14 .174 .245 .198 .442 4 56
1951 33 46 80 71 9 16 2 0 4 9 0 8 7 .225 .313 .423 .735 9 44
1952 34 63 107 94 17 28 5 1 1 16 2 11 6 .298 .383 .404 .787 15 60
1953 35 20 21 21 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 19
8 Seasons 684 2277 2049 290 524 81 14 41 219 26 216 213 .256 .330 .369 .699 253 654
162 Game Avg. 162 539 485 69 124 19 3 10 52 6 51 50 .256 .330 .369 .699 60 654

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1948 *

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1947 NL--7--10th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1947 NL--5--3rd

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1947 NL--9.9--4th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 2 (2092), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 3 (1723), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 6 (2322), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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