Bill Sarni
William Florine Sarni
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 187 lb.

Born: September 19, 1927 in Los Angeles, CA
High School: Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA) (All Transactions)
Debut: May 9, 1951
Final Game: September 18, 1956
Died: April 15, 1983 in Creve Coeur, MO
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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
1951 23 STL NL 36 97 86 7 15 1 0 0 2 1 0 9 13 .174 .253 .186 .439 19 16 4 0 2 2
1952 24 STL NL 3 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 11 1 0 0 0 /2
1954 26 STL NL 123 415 380 40 114 18 4 9 70 3 3 25 42 .300 .337 .439 .776 101 167 10 0 2 8 *2
1955 27 STL NL 107 362 325 32 83 15 2 3 34 1 1 27 33 .255 .313 .342 .654 75 111 13 1 7 2 0 2
1956 28 TOT NL 121 424 386 28 98 16 5 10 45 1 1 28 46 .254 .305 .399 .704 88 154 8 2 4 4 4 *2
1956 28 STL NL 43 159 148 12 43 7 2 5 22 1 0 8 15 .291 .329 .466 .795 111 69 4 1 1 1 2 2
1956 28 NYG NL 78 265 238 16 55 9 3 5 23 0 1 20 31 .231 .290 .357 .647 74 85 4 1 3 3 2 2
5 Seasons 390 1303 1182 107 311 50 11 22 151 6 5 89 135 .263 .313 .380 .693 84 449 35 3 15 14 4
162 Game Avg. 162 541 491 44 129 21 5 9 63 2 2 37 56 .263 .313 .380 .693 84 187 15 1 6
STL (5 yrs) 312 1038 944 91 256 41 8 17 128 6 4 69 104 .271 .319 .386 .704 86 364 31 2 12 11 2
NYG (1 yr) 78 265 238 16 55 9 3 5 23 0 1 20 31 .231 .290 .357 .647 74 85 4 1 3 3 2

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
1951 23 STL NL 97 77 4 1.4 104 .205 .174 .269 .253 .343 .186 .407 .439 .750 19 .105 -9.8 -1.0 .347 .128 .012 .0
1952 24 STL NL 5 4 0 0.0 97 .250 .200 .262 .200 .334 .200 .389 .400 .724 11 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .250 .000 .000
1954 26 STL NL 415 289 57 5.3 109 .312 .300 .274 .337 .345 .439 .424 .776 .769 101 .544 0.3 0.0 .688 .205 .139 4.5
1955 27 STL NL 362 265 33 3.3 105 .275 .255 .264 .313 .335 .342 .418 .654 .753 75 .349 -11.4 -1.1 .543 .169 .086 1.5
1956 28 TOT NL 424 305 47 4.1 102 .263 .254 .263 .305 .330 .399 .416 .704 .746 88 .463 -7.0 -0.7 .620 .218 .145 1.8
1956 28 STL NL 159 111 22 5.3 103 .295 .291 .264 .329 .331 .466 .417 .795 .748 111 .577 1.9 0.2 .725 .236 .176 1.7
1956 28 NYG NL 265 194 25 3.4 102 .244 .231 .263 .290 .330 .357 .415 .647 .745 74 .382 -8.9 -0.9 .559 .206 .126 .0
5 Seasons 1303 940 141 4.0 105 .278 .263 .267 .313 .337 .380 .418 .693 .756 84 .435 -28.5 -2.9 .595 .193 .117 9.4
162 Game Avg. 541 390 59 4.0 105 .278 .263 .267 .313 .337 .380 .418 .693 .756 84 .435 -28.5 -2.9 .595 .193 .117 4
STL (5 yrs) 1038 746 116 4.2 106 .287 .271 .269 .319 .339 .386 .419 .704 .758 86 .447 -19.7 -2.0 .604 .190 .114 8.9
NYG (1 yr) 265 194 25 3.4 102 .244 .231 .263 .290 .330 .357 .415 .647 .745 74 .383 -8.9 -0.9 .559 .206 .126 .0

Ratio Batting*

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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
1951 23 STL NL 97 0.0% 13.4% 9.3% 1.0% 7% 1.44 6.6 43.0 75%
1952 24 STL NL 5 0.0% 20.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 5.0 80%
1954 26 STL NL 415 2.2% 10.1% 6.0% 7.5% 27% 1.68 9.0 42.2 5.4 1.13 81%
1955 27 STL NL 362 0.8% 9.1% 7.5% 5.5% 24% 1.22 9.8 108.3 9.6 0.84 80%
1956 28 TOT NL 424 2.4% 10.9% 6.6% 7.3% 32% 1.64 8.4 38.6 8.6 1.01 79%
1956 28 STL NL 159 3.1% 9.4% 5.0% 8.8% 33% 1.88 9.9 29.6 6.7 1.04 81%
1956 28 NYG NL 265 1.9% 11.7% 7.6% 6.4% 31% 1.55 7.7 47.6 10.3 0.98 77%
5 Seasons 1303 1.7% 10.4% 6.8% 6.4% 27% 1.52 8.8 53.7 7.8 1.00 80%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1954 26 STL NL 1 0 24% 117 3 3 50% 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 24% 21 18 2 3 1 1 10 5 5
1955 27 STL NL 8 0 27% 86 1 1 50% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 44% 12 8 4 4 3 1 7 2 5
1956 28 TOT NL 3 0 15% 125 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 24% 12 8 3 2 2 0 7 5 2
1956 28 STL NL 2 0 15% 64 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 22% 6 4 2 0 0 0 3 3 0
1956 28 NYG NL 1 0 16% 61 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 25% 6 4 1 2 2 0 4 2 2
5 Seasons 12 0 22% 328 6 5 55% 3 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 8 30% 45 34 9 9 6 2 24 12 12
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1954 26 STL NL 301 41% 114 4 2 1 1 0.20 9 0 11 5 3 5 3 0 2 2 100% 63 10 16% 27 14 52% 211 49 23% 22 17 77% 27 18 67% 114
1955 27 STL NL 216 39% 83 6 1 0 1 1.30 3 0 9 1 1 1 1 0 3 7 233% 43 13 30% 16 4 25% 134 20 15% 12 7 58% 7 1 14% 146
1956 28 TOT NL 358 31% 98 6 1 0 2 2.20 10 0 6 5 4 4 5 0 4 4 100% 71 8 11% 41 15 37% 234 36 15% 16 9 56% 24 8 33% 66
1956 28 STL NL 159 35% 43 2 0 0 1 1.99 5 0 4 3 2 2 3 0 1 1 100% 38 4 11% 15 6 40% 116 18 16% 8 5 63% 6 2 33% 0
1956 28 NYG NL 199 28% 55 4 1 0 1 2.30 5 0 2 2 2 2 2 0 3 3 100% 33 4 12% 26 9 35% 118 18 15% 8 4 50% 18 6 33% 66
5 Seasons 875 36% 311 16 4 1 4 1.36 22 0 26 11 8 10 9 0 9 15 167% 177 35 20% 84 33 39% 579 105 18% 50 33 66% 58 27 47% 326
MLB Averages

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
1951 23 36 97 86 7 15 1 0 0 2 1 0 9 13 .174 .253 .186 .439 19 16 4 0 2
1952 24 39 102 91 7 16 1 0 0 2 1 0 9 14 .176 .250 .187 .437 19 17 4 0 2
1953 25 39 102 91 7 16 1 0 0 2 1 0 9 14 .176 .250 .187 .437 19 17 4 0 2
1954 26 162 517 471 47 130 19 4 9 72 4 3 34 56 .276 .320 .391 .710 86 184 14 0 4 8
1955 27 269 879 796 79 213 34 6 12 106 5 4 61 89 .268 .317 .371 .687 81 295 27 1 11 10 0
1956 28 390 1303 1182 107 311 50 11 22 151 6 5 89 135 .263 .313 .380 .693 84 449 35 3 15 14 4

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
1951 23 37 98 89 7 15 1 0 0 2 1 9 14 .169 .245 .180 .425 4 36
1952 24 3 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 3
1954 26 129 431 397 41 117 18 4 9 72 3 26 44 .295 .332 .428 .760 58 123
1955 27 113 371 340 34 85 15 2 3 36 1 28 35 .250 .307 .332 .640 35 107
1956 28 126 442 406 31 105 17 5 11 49 1 30 48 .259 .310 .406 .716 51 121
5 Seasons 408 1347 1237 113 322 51 11 23 159 6 93 142 .260 .310 .375 .685 148 390
162 Game Avg. 162 535 491 45 128 20 4 9 63 2 37 56 .260 .310 .375 .685 59 390

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1954 NL  8 (9th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 2 (1859), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 4 (2808), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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