Bill Sommers

William Dunn Sommers

Positions: Third Baseman and Second Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: February 17, 1923 in Brooklyn, NY
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1942. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 25, 1950
Team: Browns 1950

Final Game: October 1, 1950
Died: September 22, 2000 in Palm City, FL
Buried: Forest Hills Memorial Park, Palm City, FL
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Standard Batting

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	Pos	Awards
1942	19	BOS-min	C	129	498	498		138	22	2	3						.277	.277	.347	.624		173					CAN · MATL
1946	23	BOS-min	B	121	444	444		144	12	4	6						.324	.324	.410	.734		182					LYN · NENL
1947	24	BOS-min	A	140	556	556		167	28	4	6						.300	.300	.397	.698		221					SCR · EL
1948	25	BAL-min	AA	153	577	577		188	32	4	6						.326	.326	.426	.752		246					SAN · TL
1949	26	BAL-min	AA	120	414	414		107	19	0	4						.258	.258	.333	.592		138					SAN · TL
1950	27	SLB	AL	65	170	137	24	35	5	1	0	14	0	1	25	14	.255	.370	.307	.677	72	42	5	0	8	54
1 Yr				65	170	137	24	35	5	1	0	14	0	1	25	14	.255	.370	.307	.677	72	42	5	0	8
162 Game Avg.				162	424	341	60	87	12	2	0	35	0	2	62	35	.255	.370	.307	.677	72	105	12	0	20

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos	Awards
1950	27	SLB	AL	65	170	-5	0	-0	-4	1	-8	-0.8	4	-4	-0.3	.488	.495	0.1	-0.3	0	$	54
1 Season				65	170	-5	0	-0	-4	1	-8	-0.8	4	-4	-0.3	.488	.495	0.1	-0.3	0	$

Advanced Batting

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
1950	27	SLB	AL	170	116	15	3.4	117	.285	.255	.283	.370	.371	.307	.424	.677	.796	72	.337	-5.0	-0.5	.611	.226	.051
1 Yr				170	116	15	3.4	117	.285	.255	.283	.370	.371	.307	.424	.677	.796	72	.337	-5.0	-0.5	.611	.226	.051
162 Game Avg.				424	289	37	3.4	117	.285	.255	.283	.370	.371	.307	.424	.677	.796	72	.337	-5.0	-0.5	.611	.226	.051

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GO/AO	IP%
1950	27	SLB	AL	170	0.0%	8.2%	14.7%	3.5%	17%	0.56	9.8		9.8	1.31	72%
1 Yr				170	0.0%	8.2%	14.7%	3.5%	17%	0.56	9.8		9.8	1.31	72%
MLB Averages					2.2%	9.9%	10.3%	6.8%	29%	0.96	8.9	40.9	7.5	0.98	76%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1950	27	SLB	AL	-5.0	-0.5	92	-0.4	1.5	-1.9	1.18	-0.5	0.2	-6.2	-0.6	1.10	-6.4	1.54	9
1 Yr				-5.0	-0.5	92	-0.4	1.5	-1.9	1.18	-0.5	0.2	-6.2	-0.6	1.10	-6.4	1.54	9

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	XI	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	OOB	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1950	27	SLB	AL	2	0	40%	30	0	1	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	38%	5	5	0	0	0	0	3	0	3
1 Yr				2	0	40%	30	0	1	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	38%	5	5	0	0	0	0	3	0	3

Situational Hitting*

						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
1950	27	SLB	AL	170	33%	35			9	2	0	0	1.54	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	8	8	100%	32	5	16%	12	10	83%	84	9	11%	5	4	80%	2	1	50%	0
1 Yr				170	33%	35			9	2	0	0	1.54	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	8	8	100%	32	5	16%	12	10	83%	84	9	11%	5	4	80%	2	1	50%	0
MLB Averages					51%																			98%			13%			32%			15%			50%			55%

Cumulative Batting

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
1950	27	65	170	137	24	35	5	1	0	14	0	1	25	14	.255	.370	.307	.677	72	42	5	0	8

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	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
1950	27	68	172	140	21	33	5	1	12	24	15	.236	.348	.286	.633	14	65
1 Yr		68	172	140	21	33	5	1	12	24	15	.236	.348	.286	.633	14	65
162 Game Avg.		162	410	334	50	79	12	2	29	57	36	.236	.348	.286	.633	33	65

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