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Billy Sullivan

William Joseph Sullivan Jr.

Positions: Catcher, First Baseman and Third Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: October 23, 1910 in Chicago, IL
Schools: University of Portland (Portland, OR), University of Notre Dame (South Bend, IN) (All Transactions)
Debut: June 9, 1931
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Browns/Indians/Tigers/Reds/... 1931-1947

Final Game: September 3, 1947
Died: January 4, 1994 in Sarasota, FL
Relatives: Son of Billy Sullivan
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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 SF IBB Pos Awards
1931 20 CHW AL 92 392 363 48 100 16 5 2 33 4 4 20 14 .275 .315 .364 .679 83 132 1 8 5/O93
1932 21 CHW AL 93 328 307 31 97 16 1 1 45 1 3 20 9 .316 .358 .384 .742 98 118 0 1 35/2O97 MVP-24
1933 22 CHW AL 54 140 125 9 24 0 1 0 13 0 0 10 5 .192 .252 .208 .460 26 26 0 5 3/2
1935 24 CIN NL 85 265 241 29 64 9 4 2 36 4 19 16 .266 .324 .361 .685 87 87 5 2 3 35/4
1936 25 CLE AL 93 339 319 39 112 32 6 2 48 5 2 16 9 .351 .382 .508 .890 115 162 0 4 2/537O9
1937 26 CLE AL 72 190 168 26 48 12 3 3 22 1 4 17 7 .286 .355 .446 .801 102 75 1 4 2/35
1938 27 SLB AL 111 401 375 35 104 16 1 7 49 8 5 20 10 .277 .316 .381 .697 74 143 1 5 2/3
1939 28 SLB AL 118 374 332 53 96 17 5 5 50 3 3 34 18 .289 .362 .416 .778 97 138 10 4 4 O792/3
1940 29 DET AL 78 256 220 36 68 14 4 3 41 2 0 31 11 .309 .399 .450 .849 112 99 2 2 3 2/5
1941 30 DET AL 85 269 234 29 66 15 1 3 29 0 3 35 11 .282 .375 .393 .769 96 92 5 0 0 2
1942 31 BRO NL 43 115 101 11 27 2 1 1 14 1 12 6 .267 .345 .337 .682 98 34 1 0 2 2
1947 36 PIT NL 38 61 55 1 14 3 0 0 8 1 6 3 .255 .328 .309 .637 68 17 1 0 0 2
12 Yrs 962 3130 2840 347 820 152 32 29 388 30 24 240 119 .289 .346 .395 .742 92 1123 24 11 39
162 Game Avg. 162 527 478 58 138 26 5 5 65 5 40 20 .289 .346 .395 .742 92 189 2 7
CHW (3 yrs) 239 860 795 88 221 32 7 3 91 5 7 50 28 .278 .322 .347 .669 80 276 1 14
CLE (2 yrs) 165 529 487 65 160 44 9 5 70 6 6 33 16 .329 .372 .487 .859 111 237 1 8
DET (2 yrs) 163 525 454 65 134 29 5 6 70 2 3 66 22 .295 .387 .421 .808 104 191 7 2 3
SLB (2 yrs) 229 775 707 88 200 33 6 12 99 11 8 54 28 .283 .338 .397 .736 85 281 10 5 9
PIT (1 yr) 38 61 55 1 14 3 0 0 8 1 6 3 .255 .328 .309 .637 68 17 1 0 0
BRO (1 yr) 43 115 101 11 27 2 1 1 14 1 12 6 .267 .345 .337 .682 98 34 1 0 2
CIN (1 yr) 85 265 241 29 64 9 4 2 36 4 19 16 .266 .324 .361 .685 87 87 5 2 3
AL (9 yrs) 796 2689 2443 306 715 138 27 26 330 24 24 203 94 .293 .349 .403 .752 92 985 17 9 34
NL (3 yrs) 166 441 397 41 105 14 5 3 58 6 37 25 .264 .330 .348 .678 87 138 7 2 5

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
1931 20 CHW AL 92 392 -8 -0 0 -4 2 -11 -1.0 12 1 0.2 .489 .494 0.6 -0.2 5 $ 5/O93
1932 21 CHW AL 93 328 1 -1 0 -1 -2 -3 -0.3 10 8 0.8 .497 .499 0.9 -0.3 9 $ 35/2O97 MVP-24
1933 22 CHW AL 54 140 -13 0 0 -1 -1 -14 -1.4 4 -10 -0.9 .474 .491 -0.8 -0.2 -9 $ 3/2
1935 24 CIN NL 85 265 -3 -0 0 2 -1 -3 -0.3 8 4 0.5 .496 .498 0.2 0.1 2 $ 35/4
1936 25 CLE AL 93 339 8 0 0 -1 2 9 0.8 10 20 1.8 .508 .505 2.0 0.1 20 $ 2/537O9
1937 26 CLE AL 72 190 1 -2 0 -3 1 -2 -0.2 6 3 0.4 .497 .499 0.7 -0.2 6 $ 2/35
1938 27 SLB AL 111 401 -15 -0 0 2 3 -10 -0.9 13 2 0.4 .492 .494 0.2 0.5 0 $ 2/3
1939 28 SLB AL 118 374 -0 -0 0 2 -2 -1 -0.1 12 10 1.1 .499 .499 0.9 0.0 8 $ O792/3
1940 29 DET AL 78 256 6 1 0 0 2 8 0.8 6 15 1.5 .510 .505 1.4 0.2 15 $ 2/5
1941 30 DET AL 85 269 -0 -1 0 -1 2 -0 -0.0 7 7 0.7 .500 .500 0.8 0.1 8 $ 2
1942 31 BRO NL 43 115 0 -0 0 0 1 1 0.1 4 4 0.5 .503 .501 0.5 0.1 4 $ 2
1947 36 PIT NL 38 61 -2 -0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 2 1 0.1 .497 .499 0.0 0.2 0 $ 2
12 Seasons 962 3130 -27 -4 0 -4 7 -27 -2.6 94 66 7.1 .497 .499 7.4 0.6 70 $
CHW (3 yrs) 239 860 -20 -1 0 -6 -1 -28 -2.6 27 -1 0.1 .489 .495 0.7 -0.6 5 $
CLE (2 yrs) 165 529 8 -1 0 -4 3 7 0.6 16 23 2.2 .503 .502 2.7 -0.0 27 $
DET (2 yrs) 163 525 5 -0 0 -1 4 8 0.8 13 21 2.2 .505 .502 2.2 0.3 22 $
SLB (2 yrs) 229 775 -15 -1 0 4 1 -11 -1.0 24 13 1.5 .495 .497 1.1 0.5 9 $
PIT (1 yr) 38 61 -2 -0 0 1 0 -1 -0.1 2 1 0.1 .497 .499 0.0 0.2 0 $
BRO (1 yr) 43 115 0 -0 0 0 1 1 0.1 4 4 0.5 .503 .501 0.5 0.1 4 $
CIN (1 yr) 85 265 -3 -0 0 2 -1 -3 -0.3 8 4 0.5 .496 .498 0.2 0.1 2 $

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 PwrSpd
1931 20 CHW AL 392 275 41 4.0 103 .282 .275 .279 .315 .345 .364 .399 .679 .744 83 .405 -9.6 -0.9 .573 .143 .088 2.7
1932 21 CHW AL 328 214 41 5.1 105 .323 .316 .276 .358 .346 .384 .406 .742 .752 98 .511 -0.2 -0.0 .638 .127 .068 1.0
1933 22 CHW AL 140 106 7 1.8 101 .200 .192 .273 .252 .344 .208 .394 .460 .738 26 .142 -13.2 -1.3 .356 .096 .016
1935 24 CIN NL 265 185 28 4.0 100 .278 .266 .281 .324 .335 .361 .400 .685 .735 87 .434 -4.2 -0.4 .615 .191 .095 2.7
1936 25 CLE AL 339 213 62 7.7 124 .357 .351 .302 .382 .379 .508 .444 .890 .823 115 .648 6.9 0.6 .866 .216 .157 2.9
1937 26 CLE AL 190 128 25 5.2 115 .285 .286 .287 .355 .362 .446 .428 .801 .790 102 .492 0.4 0.0 .726 .244 .161 1.5
1938 27 SLB AL 401 281 44 4.1 117 .271 .277 .289 .316 .368 .381 .431 .697 .798 74 .389 -16.2 -1.5 .605 .165 .104 7.5
1939 28 SLB AL 374 253 48 5.0 116 .294 .289 .289 .362 .364 .416 .427 .778 .791 97 .496 -1.8 -0.2 .707 .229 .127 3.8
1940 29 DET AL 256 157 39 6.6 119 .316 .309 .290 .399 .364 .450 .440 .849 .804 112 .628 4.9 0.5 .870 .291 .141 2.4
1941 30 DET AL 269 176 34 5.2 115 .286 .282 .287 .375 .365 .393 .423 .769 .789 96 .540 -0.5 -0.1 .705 .248 .111 .0
1942 31 BRO NL 115 77 12 4.2 88 .277 .267 .258 .345 .331 .337 .359 .682 .689 98 .544 -0.1 -0.0 .627 .198 .069 1.0
1947 36 PIT NL 61 42 6 3.8 108 .269 .255 .278 .328 .353 .309 .412 .637 .765 68 .409 -2.4 -0.2 .571 .182 .055 .0
12 Yrs 3130 2107 387 4.9 111 .294 .289 .285 .346 .357 .395 .418 .742 .775 92 .491 -35.9 -3.5 .667 .193 .107 29.5
162 Game Avg. 527 355 65 4.9 111 .294 .289 .285 .346 .357 .395 .418 .742 .775 92 .491 -35.9 -3.5 .667 .193 .107 5
CHW (3 yrs) 860 595 89 4.0 103 .285 .278 .277 .322 .345 .347 .401 .669 .746 80 .407 -23.0 -2.2 .559 .130 .069 3.8
CLE (2 yrs) 529 341 87 6.8 121 .333 .329 .297 .372 .373 .487 .439 .859 .811 111 .599 7.4 0.7 .814 .226 .158 5.5
DET (2 yrs) 525 333 73 5.8 117 .300 .295 .289 .387 .365 .421 .431 .808 .796 104 .585 4.4 0.4 .782 .269 .126 3.0
SLB (2 yrs) 775 534 92 4.5 116 .282 .283 .289 .338 .366 .397 .429 .736 .795 85 .441 -18.0 -1.6 .653 .195 .115 11.5
PIT (1 yr) 61 42 6 3.8 108 .269 .255 .278 .328 .353 .309 .412 .637 .765 68 .409 -2.4 -0.2 .571 .182 .055 .0
BRO (1 yr) 115 77 12 4.2 88 .277 .267 .258 .345 .331 .337 .359 .682 .689 98 .545 -0.1 -0.0 .627 .198 .069 1.0
CIN (1 yr) 265 185 28 4.0 100 .278 .266 .281 .324 .335 .361 .400 .685 .735 87 .434 -4.2 -0.4 .615 .191 .095 2.7
AL (9 yrs) 2689 1803 341 5.0 113 .297 .293 .287 .349 .360 .403 .422 .752 .783 92 .495 -29.2 -2.8 .677 .194 .111 25.0
NL (3 yrs) 441 304 46 4.0 98 .276 .264 .274 .330 .337 .348 .391 .678 .728 87 .457 -6.8 -0.7 .612 .191 .083 4.0

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1940 29 DET AL WS CIN L 5 18 13 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 .154 .389 .154 .543 2 0 0 0 0 2
1 WS 5 18 13 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 .154 .389 .154 .543 2 0 0 0 0 2

Ratio Batting*

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
1931 20 CHW AL 392 0.5% 3.6% 5.1% 5.9% 23% 0.70 25.9 181.5 11.0 89%
1932 21 CHW AL 328 0.3% 2.7% 6.1% 5.5% 19% 0.45 34.1 307.0 6.8 91%
1933 22 CHW AL 140 0.0% 3.6% 7.1% 0.7% 4% 0.50 25.0 9.6 86%
1935 24 CIN NL 265 0.8% 6.0% 7.2% 5.7% 23% 0.84 15.1 120.5 6.7 84%
1936 25 CLE AL 339 0.6% 2.7% 4.7% 11.8% 36% 0.56 35.4 159.5 6.6 91%
1937 26 CLE AL 190 1.6% 3.7% 9.0% 9.5% 38% 0.41 24.0 56.0 7.6 83%
1938 27 SLB AL 401 1.8% 2.5% 5.0% 6.0% 23% 0.50 37.5 53.6 7.7 89%
1939 28 SLB AL 374 1.3% 4.8% 9.1% 7.2% 28% 0.53 18.4 66.4 6.6 83%
1940 29 DET AL 256 1.2% 4.3% 12.1% 8.2% 31% 0.35 20.0 73.3 5.4 80%
1941 30 DET AL 269 1.1% 4.1% 13.0% 7.1% 29% 0.31 21.3 78.0 8.1 82%
1942 31 BRO NL 115 0.9% 5.2% 10.4% 3.5% 15% 0.50 16.8 101.0 7.2 82%
1947 36 PIT NL 61 0.0% 4.9% 9.8% 4.9% 21% 0.50 18.3 6.9 85%
12 Yrs 3130 0.9% 3.8% 7.7% 6.8% 26% 0.50 23.9 97.9 7.3 86%
MLB Averages 1.3% 8.8% 8.6% 6.4% 27% 1.02 10.1 67.4 8.2 79%

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
1931 20 92 392 363 48 100 16 5 2 33 4 4 20 14 .275 .315 .364 .679 83 132 1 8
1932 21 185 720 670 79 197 32 6 3 78 5 7 40 23 .294 .335 .373 .708 90 250 1 9
1933 22 239 860 795 88 221 32 7 3 91 5 7 50 28 .278 .322 .347 .669 80 276 1 14
1934 23 239 860 795 88 221 32 7 3 91 5 7 50 28 .278 .322 .347 .669 80 276 1 14
1935 24 324 1125 1036 117 285 41 11 5 127 9 7 69 44 .275 .322 .350 .673 81 363 5 3 17
1936 25 417 1464 1355 156 397 73 17 7 175 14 9 85 53 .293 .336 .387 .724 90 525 5 3 21
1937 26 489 1654 1523 182 445 85 20 10 197 15 13 102 60 .292 .338 .394 .732 91 600 5 4 25
1938 27 600 2055 1898 217 549 101 21 17 246 23 18 122 70 .289 .334 .391 .725 88 743 5 5 30
1939 28 718 2429 2230 270 645 118 26 22 296 26 21 156 88 .289 .338 .395 .733 89 881 15 9 34
1940 29 796 2685 2450 306 713 132 30 25 337 28 21 187 99 .291 .344 .400 .744 92 980 17 11 37
1941 30 881 2954 2684 335 779 147 31 28 366 28 24 222 110 .290 .347 .399 .746 92 1072 22 11 37
1942 31 924 3069 2785 346 806 149 32 29 380 29 24 234 116 .289 .347 .397 .744 92 1106 23 11 39
1943 32 924 3069 2785 346 806 149 32 29 380 29 24 234 116 .289 .347 .397 .744 92 1106 23 11 39
1944 33 924 3069 2785 346 806 149 32 29 380 29 24 234 116 .289 .347 .397 .744 92 1106 23 11 39
1945 34 924 3069 2785 346 806 149 32 29 380 29 24 234 116 .289 .347 .397 .744 92 1106 23 11 39
1946 35 924 3069 2785 346 806 149 32 29 380 29 24 234 116 .289 .347 .397 .744 92 1106 23 11 39
1947 36 962 3130 2840 347 820 152 32 29 388 30 24 240 119 .289 .346 .395 .742 92 1123 24 11 39

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

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
1931 20 96 403 374 46 99 16 5 2 32 4 20 15 .265 .304 .350 .654 40 92
1932 21 98 338 317 29 96 16 1 1 43 1 20 9 .303 .344 .369 .713 40 93
1933 22 58 147 132 9 24 0 1 0 13 0 10 5 .182 .239 .197 .436 6 54
1935 24 89 277 252 30 66 9 4 2 37 4 20 17 .262 .321 .353 .674 28 85
1936 25 97 333 315 31 99 28 5 2 38 4 14 9 .314 .343 .454 .797 49 93
1937 26 75 192 171 24 46 12 3 3 20 1 16 7 .269 .335 .427 .762 24 72
1938 27 118 410 385 31 98 15 1 7 43 8 19 11 .255 .291 .353 .645 39 111
1939 28 124 379 339 47 91 16 5 5 44 3 32 19 .268 .339 .389 .728 43 118
1940 29 82 256 222 31 63 13 4 3 35 2 29 11 .284 .372 .419 .790 33 78
1941 30 88 269 236 25 62 14 1 3 25 0 33 11 .263 .353 .369 .722 30 85
1942 31 46 123 108 13 30 2 1 1 16 1 13 6 .278 .355 .343 .698 14 43
1947 36 40 63 57 1 14 3 0 0 8 1 6 3 .246 .317 .298 .616 5 38
12 Yrs 1011 3190 2908 317 788 144 31 29 354 29 232 123 .271 .327 .372 .699 351 962
162 Game Avg. 162 511 466 51 126 23 5 5 57 5 37 20 .271 .327 .372 .699 56 962

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1932 AL (24, 4%)
0.04 Career Shares (1177th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1939 AL  4 (5th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1938 AL  37.5 (1st)
Career  23.9 (66th)

Youngest s c a p y
1931 AL  born 1910-10-23 (8th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 9 (1691), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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