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

Born: October 2, 1924 in 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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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
1949 24 CHC NL 12 44 37 3 8 3 0 1 7 0 7 9 .216 .341 .378 .719 95 14 1 0 0 5
1950 25 CHC NL 127 503 435 56 104 20 4 17 61 1 65 75 .239 .339 .421 .760 99 183 10 1 2 *5 RoY-5
1951 26 CHC NL 13 51 39 8 13 3 1 1 4 0 2 11 4 .333 .490 .538 1.029 174 21 0 1 0 5
1952 27 CHC NL 122 435 390 49 107 21 5 15 61 1 0 39 83 .274 .345 .469 .814 123 183 14 3 3 54
1953 28 CHC NL 93 319 275 30 69 10 5 10 52 0 0 41 46 .251 .350 .433 .783 101 119 9 1 2 45
1954 29 CHC NL 41 79 63 8 10 0 1 4 13 0 0 14 18 .159 .316 .381 .697 81 24 2 1 0 1 5/4
6 Seasons 408 1431 1239 154 311 57 16 48 198 2 2 177 235 .251 .348 .439 .787 108 544 36 7 7 1
162 Game Avg. 162 568 492 61 123 23 6 19 79 1 70 93 .251 .348 .439 .787 108 216 14 3 3

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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 on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Strikeouts s c a p y
1950 NL--75--6th
1952 NL--83--5th

AB per HR s c a p y
1952 NL--26.000--10th**

                           
A ** by the stat's value indicates the player had fewer than the required number of at bats or plate appearances for the BA, OBP, SLG or OPS title that year. In order to rank the player, the necessary number of hitless at bats were added to the player's season total. The value printed here is their actual value and not the value used to rank them, therefore some numbers may appear out of order. Requirements to qualify for rate stats.

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 10 (1630), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  8. Brian Johnson (940)
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  10. Bill Schroeder (937)
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Transactions

Before 1946 Season: Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent.

October 27, 1948: Granted Free Agency.

August 10, 1949: Purchased by the Chicago Cubs from Dallas (Texas).

September 30, 1954: Purchased by the Chicago White Sox from the Chicago Cubs.

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