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Billy Sunday
William Ashley Sunday (Parson and The Evangelist)
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 160 lb.

Born: November 19, 1862 in Ames, IA (All Transactions)
Debut: May 22, 1883
Final Game: October 4, 1890
Died: November 6, 1935 in Chicago, IL
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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
1883 20 CHC NL 14 55 54 6 13 4 0 0 5 1 18 .241 .255 .315 .569 66 17 O
1884 21 CHC NL 43 180 176 25 39 4 1 4 28 4 36 .222 .239 .324 .563 70 57 O
1885 22 CHC NL 46 184 172 36 44 3 3 2 20 12 33 .256 .304 .343 .647 97 59 O
1886 23 CHC NL 28 110 103 16 25 2 2 0 6 10 7 26 .243 .291 .301 .592 70 31 O
1887 24 CHC NL 50 221 199 41 58 6 6 3 32 34 21 20 .291 .362 .427 .789 107 85 1 O
1888 25 PIT NL 120 519 505 69 119 14 3 0 15 71 12 36 .236 .256 .275 .532 75 139 2 *O
1889 26 PIT NL 81 352 321 62 77 10 6 2 25 47 27 33 .240 .307 .327 .634 84 105 4 O
1890 27 TOT NL 117 534 477 84 123 12 3 1 39 84 50 27 .258 .337 .302 .639 93 144 7 *O/1
1890 27 PIT NL 86 395 358 58 92 9 2 1 33 56 32 20 .257 .327 .302 .628 93 108 5 O/1
1890 27 PHI NL 31 139 119 26 31 3 1 0 6 28 18 7 .261 .367 .303 .669 93 36 2 O
8 Seasons 499 2155 2007 339 498 55 24 12 170 246 134 229 .248 .300 .317 .617 86 637 14
162 Game Avg. 162 700 652 110 162 18 8 4 55 44 74 .248 .300 .317 .617 86 207
CHC (5 yrs) 181 750 704 124 179 19 12 9 91 44 45 133 .254 .300 .354 .654 88 249 1
PIT (3 yrs) 287 1266 1184 189 288 33 11 3 73 174 71 89 .243 .292 .297 .590 84 352 11
PHI (1 yr) 31 139 119 26 31 3 1 0 6 28 18 7 .261 .367 .303 .669 93 36 2

Postseason Batting

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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
1885 22 CHC NL WS STL W 7 24 22 5 6 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .273 .333 .364 .697 8
1 WS 7 24 22 5 6 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .273 .333 .364 .697 8
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1890 27 PIT NL 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
1 Season 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
162 Game Avg. 0 0 0.00 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 136 136 136 0 0 0 0 0 0 136
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1883 CHC NL 20 OF 14 17 10 1 6 0 .647 0.79 .882 1.86 1-0-13
1884 CHC NL 21 OF 43 80 45 8 27 1 .663 1.23 .899 1.76 0-9-34
1885 CHC NL 22 OF 46 63 46 6 11 2 .825 1.13 .889 1.82 1-4-43
1886 CHC NL 23 OF 28 58 50 3 5 0 .914 1.89 .886 1.71 1-0-27
1887 CHC NL 24 OF 50 107 78 4 25 2 .766 1.64 .898 1.92 2-23-25
1888 PIT NL 25 OF 120 345 297 27 21 5 .939 2.70 .903 1.90 1-117-3
1889 PIT NL 26 OF 81 184 157 17 10 2 .946 2.15 .907 1.97 1-0-80
1890 TOT NL 27 OF 117 311 250 30 31 11 .900 2.39 .915 1.89 0-82-35
1890 PIT NL 27 OF 86 231 181 23 27 9 .883 2.37 .917 1.89 0-51-35
1890 PIT NL 27 P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00
1890 PHI NL 27 OF 31 80 69 7 4 2 .950 2.45 .910 1.89 0-31-0
8 Seasons OF 499 1165 933 96 136 23 .883 2.06 .904 1.88 7-235-260
1 Season P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00
8 Seasons TOT 500 1165 933 96 136 23 .883 2.06 .787 1.88 7-235-260

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1888 NL--71--3rd
1889 NL--47--8th
1890 NL--84--3rd
Career--246--228th

Saves s c a p y
1890 NL--0--8th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 6 (1654), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Pitching - 3 (2228), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 4 (2772), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  5. Steve Brady (951)
  6. Jack Remsen (951)
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  8. Bob Ganley (947)
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  10. Herbie Moran (947)
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  1. Roy White (976)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Eddie Burke (980)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Cliff Carroll (986)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Darren Lewis (973)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Cliff Carroll (976)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

January 15, 1888: Purchased by the Pittsburg Alleghenys from the Chicago White Stockings for $2,000. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

August 22, 1890: Traded by the Pittsburg Alleghenys to the Philadelphia Phillies for Eddie Burke, Bill Day and $1,100.

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Name and misspellings: Parson William The Bill Evangelist Billy billie Ashley asheley Sunday

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