Bill Sowders

William Jefferson Sowders (Little Bill)

Positions: Pitcher and Outfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 155 lb.

Born: November 29, 1864 in Louisville, KY (All Transactions)
Debut: April 24, 1888
Teams (by GP): Beaneaters/PittsburghAlleghenys 1888-1890
Final Game: June 19, 1890
Died: February 2, 1951 in Indianapolis, IN
Buried: Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN
Relatives: Brother of John Sowders and Brother of Len Sowders
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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
1888 23 BSN NL 36 125 122 14 18 2 0 0 6 1 3 24 .148 .168 .164 .332 4 20 0 1
1889 24 TOT NL 22 69 65 6 17 1 0 0 5 0 4 12 .262 .304 .277 .581 66 18 0 1/O
1889 24 BSN NL 7 18 17 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .235 .278 .235 .513 40 4 0 /1
1889 24 PIT NL 15 51 48 4 13 1 0 0 5 0 3 10 .271 .314 .292 .605 75 14 0 1/O
1890 25 PIT NL 17 52 50 3 9 0 0 0 4 1 2 7 .180 .212 .180 .392 21 9 0 1/O
3 Seasons 75 246 237 23 44 3 0 0 15 2 9 43 .186 .215 .198 .414 26 47 0
162 Game Avg. 162 531 512 50 95 6 0 0 32 4 19 93 .186 .215 .198 .414 26 102 0
PIT (2 yrs) 32 103 98 7 22 1 0 0 9 1 5 17 .224 .262 .235 .497 48 23 0
BSN (2 yrs) 43 143 139 16 22 2 0 0 6 1 4 26 .158 .182 .173 .354 9 24 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
1888 23 BSN NL 125 104 3 0.8 75 .184 .148 .250 .168 .298 .164 .342 .332 .641 4 .065 -13.3 -1.6 .231 .049 .016 .0
1889 24 TOT NL 69 48 5 2.7 92 .321 .262 .268 .304 .338 .277 .366 .581 .704 66 .301 -2.9 -0.3 .458 .077 .015
1889 24 BSN NL 18 13 1 2.0 101 .267 .235 .282 .278 .354 .235 .384 .513 .737 40 .198 -1.4 -0.2 .385 .059 .000
1889 24 PIT NL 51 35 4 3.0 89 .342 .271 .263 .314 .333 .292 .359 .605 .692 75 .337 -1.5 -0.2 .486 .083 .021
1890 25 PIT NL 52 41 2 1.3 78 .209 .180 .245 .212 .319 .180 .331 .392 .651 21 .114 -4.9 -0.5 .293 .060 .000 .0
3 Seasons 246 193 10 1.4 80 .227 .186 .254 .215 .314 .198 .346 .414 .660 26 .140 -21.1 -2.4 .301 .059 .013 .0
162 Game Avg. 531 417 22 1.4 80 .227 .186 .254 .215 .314 .198 .346 .414 .660 26 .140 -21.1 -2.4 .301 .059 .013
PIT (2 yrs) 103 76 6 2.1 84 .272 .224 .254 .262 .326 .235 .345 .497 .671 48 .221 -6.4 -0.7 .382 .071 .010 .0
BSN (2 yrs) 143 117 4 0.9 78 .195 .158 .254 .182 .305 .173 .348 .354 .653 9 .081 -14.7 -1.7 .248 .050 .014 .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
1888 23 36 125 122 14 18 2 0 0 6 1 3 24 .148 .168 .164 .332 4 20 0
1889 24 58 194 187 20 35 3 0 0 11 1 7 36 .187 .216 .203 .420 27 38 0
1890 25 75 246 237 23 44 3 0 0 15 2 9 43 .186 .215 .198 .414 26 47 0

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 HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1888 23 43 147 144 15 20 2 0 0 6 1 3 29 .139 .156 .153 .309 4 36
1889 24 27 79 75 5 17 1 0 0 4 0 4 15 .227 .266 .240 .506 5 22
1890 25 20 62 60 4 11 0 0 0 5 1 2 8 .183 .210 .183 .393 2 17
3 Seasons 90 288 279 24 48 3 0 0 15 2 9 52 .172 .198 .183 .381 11 75
162 Game Avg. 162 518 502 43 86 5 0 0 27 4 16 94 .172 .198 .183 .381 20 75

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