Bill Serena
William Robert Serena
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 175 lb.

Born: October 2, 1924 in Alameda, CA
High School: Alameda (Alameda, CA)
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1946. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 16, 1949
Final Game: August 7, 1954
Died: April 17, 1996 in Hayward, CA
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1949 CHC NL 24 3B 11 26 9 15 2 0 .923 2.18 .954 2.98
1950 CHC NL 25 3B 125 419 122 274 23 24 .945 3.17 .948 3.01 RoY-5
1951 CHC NL 26 3B 12 34 15 17 2 1 .941 2.67 .953 3.10
1952 CHC NL 27 3B 58 175 70 100 5 5 .971 2.93 .953 2.92
1952 CHC NL 27 2B 49 265 128 134 3 25 .989 5.35 .975 4.96
1953 CHC NL 28 2B 49 230 106 120 4 24 .983 4.61 .972 4.83
1953 CHC NL 28 3B 28 72 29 40 3 7 .958 2.46 .950 2.72
1954 CHC NL 29 3B 12 11 90.2 30 3 25 2 0 .933 0.9 11.9 0.9 0.9 0.0 0 2.78 2.33 .953 3.17 2.82
1954 CHC NL 29 2B 2 1 11.0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -54.5 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 0 2.45 1.50 .967 5.56 5.30
6 Seasons 3B 246 11 90.2 756 248 471 37 37 .951 0.9 11.9 0.9 0.9 0.0 0 71.37 2.92 .950 3.17 2.95
3 Seasons 2B 100 1 11.0 498 236 255 7 49 .986 -0.5 -54.5 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 0 401.73 4.91 .973 5.56 4.90
6 Seasons TOT 346 12 101.2 1254 484 726 44 86 .965 0.4 4.7 0.4 0.9 -0.5 0 107.11 3.50 .924 3.43 3.51

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1949 CHC NL 24 12 12 12 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0
1950 CHC NL 25 127 127 127 0 0 0 0 125 0 0 0 0 0
1951 CHC NL 26 13 13 13 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0
1952 CHC NL 27 122 122 122 0 0 0 49 58 0 0 0 0 0
1953 CHC NL 28 93 93 93 0 0 0 49 28 0 0 0 0 0
1954 CHC NL 29 41 12 41 41 0 0 0 2 12 0 0 0 0 0 27 0
6 Seasons 408 12 408 408 0 0 0 100 246 0 0 0 0 0 27 0
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- 3B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 543 53 GB LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1954 CHC NL 29 228 60% 79% 24% 21 90% 0 3 2 0 1 18 14 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 67%
1 Season 228 60% 79% 24% 21 90% 0 3 2 0 1 18 14 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 67%
MLB Averages 63% 80% 26% 89% 59%

Advanced Fielding -- 2B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 543 463 43 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1954 CHC NL 29 49 63% 78% 24% 1 100% 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season 49 63% 78% 24% 1 100% 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 63% 80% 26% 93%

* 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.

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