Bill Salkeld
William Franklin Salkeld
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: March 8, 1917 in Pocatello, ID (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1945
Final Game: April 21, 1950
Died: April 22, 1967 in Los Angeles, CA
Relatives: Grandfather of Roger Salkeld
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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
1945 28 PIT NL 95 317 267 45 83 16 1 15 52 2 50 16 .311 .420 .547 .966 163 146 8 0 0 2 MVP-24
1946 29 PIT NL 69 200 160 18 47 8 0 3 19 2 39 16 .294 .432 .400 .832 135 64 1 0 1 2
1947 30 PIT NL 47 68 61 5 13 2 0 0 8 0 6 8 .213 .284 .246 .529 40 15 2 0 1 2
1948 31 BSN NL 78 250 198 26 48 8 1 8 28 1 42 37 .242 .378 .414 .792 115 82 3 1 9 2
1949 32 BSN NL 66 209 161 17 41 5 0 5 25 1 44 24 .255 .417 .379 .796 120 61 5 1 3 2
1950 33 CHW AL 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 -31 0 0 0 0 /2
6 Seasons 356 1048 850 111 232 39 2 31 132 6 0 182 101 .273 .402 .433 .835 129 368 19 2 14
162 Game Avg. 162 477 387 51 106 18 1 14 60 3 83 46 .273 .402 .433 .835 129 167 9 1 6
PIT (3 yrs) 211 585 488 68 143 26 1 18 79 4 95 40 .293 .408 .461 .869 138 225 11 0 2
BSN (2 yrs) 144 459 359 43 89 13 1 13 53 2 86 61 .248 .396 .398 .794 117 143 8 2 12
CHW (1 yr) 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 -31 0 0 0 0
NL (5 yrs) 355 1044 847 111 232 39 2 31 132 6 181 101 .274 .403 .434 .837 129 368 19 2 14
AL (1 yr) 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 -31 0 0 0 0

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
1945 28 PIT NL 317 192 61 8.5 100 .288 .311 .278 .420 .348 .547 .384 .966 .732 163 .779 24.6 2.5 1.031 .431 .236 3.5
1946 29 PIT NL 200 115 28 6.5 94 .312 .294 .265 .432 .341 .400 .371 .832 .711 135 .706 10.4 1.1 .921 .363 .106 2.4
1947 30 PIT NL 68 51 4 2.1 108 .245 .213 .278 .284 .353 .246 .411 .529 .765 40 .188 -5.3 -0.5 .420 .131 .033
1948 31 BSN NL 250 162 31 5.1 101 .261 .242 .268 .378 .342 .414 .396 .792 .738 115 .560 5.8 0.6 .824 .389 .172 1.8
1949 32 BSN NL 209 128 25 5.2 100 .273 .255 .264 .417 .337 .379 .396 .796 .733 120 .560 7.7 0.8 .856 .404 .124 1.7
1950 33 CHW AL 4 3 0 0.0 111 .000 .000 .275 .250 .362 .000 .412 .250 .773 -31 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .333 .333 .000
6 Seasons 1048 651 149 6.1 100 .280 .273 .270 .402 .343 .433 .388 .835 .732 129 .650 42.6 4.3 .876 .381 .160 10.1
162 Game Avg. 477 296 68 6.1 100 .280 .273 .270 .402 .343 .433 .388 .835 .732 129 .650 19 2 .876 .381 .160 5
PIT (3 yrs) 585 358 93 6.9 99 .291 .293 .274 .408 .346 .461 .383 .869 .729 138 .712 29.6 3.0 .910 .371 .168 6.5
BSN (2 yrs) 459 290 56 5.1 100 .267 .248 .266 .396 .340 .398 .396 .794 .736 117 .560 13.5 1.3 .838 .396 .150 3.5
CHW (1 yr) 4 3 0 0.0 111 .000 .000 .275 .250 .362 .000 .412 .250 .773 -31 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .333 .333 .000
NL (5 yrs) 1044 648 149 6.1 100 .281 .274 .270 .403 .343 .434 .388 .837 .732 129 .652 43.1 4.4 .879 .381 .161 10.1
AL (1 yr) 4 3 0 0.0 111 .000 .000 .275 .250 .362 .000 .412 .250 .773 -31 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .333 .333 .000

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
1948 31 BSN NL WS CLE L 5 15 9 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 .222 .500 .556 1.056 5 0 0 1 0 0
1 WS 5 15 9 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 .222 .500 .556 1.056 5 0 0 1 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
1945 28 95 317 267 45 83 16 1 15 52 2 50 16 .311 .420 .547 .966 163 146 8 0 0
1946 29 164 517 427 63 130 24 1 18 71 4 89 32 .304 .424 .492 .916 153 210 9 0 1
1947 30 211 585 488 68 143 26 1 18 79 4 95 40 .293 .408 .461 .869 138 225 11 0 2
1948 31 289 835 686 94 191 34 2 26 107 5 137 77 .278 .399 .448 .847 131 307 14 1 11
1949 32 355 1044 847 111 232 39 2 31 132 6 181 101 .274 .403 .434 .837 129 368 19 2 14
1950 33 356 1048 850 111 232 39 2 31 132 6 0 182 101 .273 .402 .433 .835 129 368 19 2 14

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1945 28 99 327 276 45 84 16 1 15 51 2 51 17 .304 .413 .533 .945 61 95
1946 29 72 213 170 20 52 9 0 3 22 2 43 17 .306 .446 .412 .858 31 69
1947 30 49 69 63 5 13 2 0 0 8 0 6 8 .206 .275 .238 .513 4 47
1948 31 82 252 207 27 50 8 1 8 30 1 44 39 .242 .377 .406 .783 32 78
1949 32 69 215 168 18 43 5 0 5 27 1 46 25 .256 .419 .375 .794 27 66
1950 33 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 .000 .250 0 1
6 Seasons 372 1080 887 115 242 40 2 31 138 6 191 106 .273 .403 .427 .830 155 356
162 Game Avg. 162 470 386 50 105 17 1 14 60 3 83 46 .273 .403 .427 .830 68 356

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1945 NL (24, 2%)
0.02 Career Shares (1339th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1945 NL  15 (9th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1945 NL  25 (9th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1945 NL  2.5 (9th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1948 NL  9 (8th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 4 (1814), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 16 (1022), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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