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Bill Sweeney
William J. Sweeney
Bats: Unknown , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 160 lb. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 27, 1882
Final Game: October 14, 1884
Died: August 2, 1903 in Philadelphia, PA
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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
1882 -- PHA AA 9 10 .474 2.91 20 20 0 18 0 0 170.0 178 119 55 4 42 48 0 0 0 101 1.294 9.4 0.2 2.2 2.5 1.14
1884 -- BLU UA 40 21 .656 2.59 62 60 2 58 4 0 538.0 522 294 155 13 74 374 0 0 128 1.108 8.7 0.2 1.2 6.3 5.05
2 Seasons 49 31 .613 2.67 82 80 2 76 4 0 708.0 700 413 210 17 116 422 0 0 0 121 1.153 8.9 0.2 1.5 5.4 3.64
162 Game Avg. 21 13 .613 2.67 34 34 1 32 2 0 297 294 173 88 7 49 177 0 0 121 1.153 8.9 0.2 1.5 5.4 3.64
PHA (1 yr) 9 10 .474 2.91 20 20 0 18 0 0 170.0 178 119 55 4 42 48 0 0 0 101 1.294 9.4 0.2 2.2 2.5 1.14
BLU (1 yr) 40 21 .656 2.59 62 60 2 58 4 0 538.0 522 294 155 13 74 374 0 0 128 1.108 8.7 0.2 1.2 6.3 5.05

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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
1882 -- PHA AA 23 92 88 8 14 4 0 0 6 0 4 .159 .196 .205 .400 29 18 1/O
1884 -- BLU UA 74 305 296 35 71 7 0 0 0 9 .240 .262 .264 .526 71 78 1O/46
2 Seasons 97 397 384 43 85 11 0 0 6 0 13 .221 .247 .250 .497 61 96
162 Game Avg. 162 663 641 72 142 18 0 0 10 0 22 .221 .247 .250 .497 61 160
PHA (1 yr) 23 92 88 8 14 4 0 0 6 0 4 .159 .196 .205 .400 29 18
BLU (1 yr) 74 305 296 35 71 7 0 0 0 9 .240 .262 .264 .526 71 78

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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
1882 PHA AA -- P 20 66 9 51 6 0 .909 3.00 .920 3.15
1882 PHA AA -- OF 5 6 3 0 3 0 .500 0.60 .917 1.78 0-3-2
1884 BLU UA -- P 62 192 25 133 34 3 .823 2.55 .848 2.25
1884 BLU UA -- OF 11 22 10 9 3 1 .864 1.73 .805 1.47 1-4-6
1884 BLU UA -- 2B 6 28 6 15 7 1 .750 3.50 .886 5.38
1884 BLU UA -- SS 2 10 3 5 2 0 .800 4.00 .820 3.90
2 Seasons P 82 258 34 184 40 3 .845 2.66 .866 2.47
2 Seasons OF 16 28 13 9 6 1 .786 1.38 .829 1.57 1-7-8
1 Season 2B 6 28 6 15 7 1 .750 3.50 .886 5.38
1 Season SS 2 10 3 5 2 0 .800 4.00 .820 3.90
2 Seasons TOT 106 324 56 213 55 5 .830 2.54 .694 2.53 1-7-8

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1882 AA--2.912--9th

Wins s c a p y
1882 AA--9--9th
1884 UA--40--1st

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1882 AA--.474--10th
1884 UA--.656--7th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1882 AA--2.541--9th
1884 UA--6.257--10th

Games Played s c a p y
1882 AA--20--9th
1884 UA--62--1st

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1882 AA--170.0--9th
1884 UA--538.0--1st

Strikeouts s c a p y
1882 AA--48--8th
1884 UA--374--2nd

Games Started s c a p y
1882 AA--20--9th
1884 UA--60--1st

Complete Games s c a p y
1882 AA--18--9th
1884 UA--58--1st

Shutouts s c a p y
1884 UA--4--4th

Home Runs s c a p y
1882 AA--4--3rd
1884 UA--13--1st

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1882 AA--42--5th
1884 UA--74--2nd

Hits s c a p y
1882 AA--178--7th
1884 UA--522--1st

Losses s c a p y
1882 AA--10--9th
1884 UA--21--3rd

Earned Runs s c a p y
1882 AA--55--9th
1884 UA--155--2nd

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1882 AA--101--8th
1884 UA--128--9th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkPitching - 11 (206), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 41 (597), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 36 (378), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 25 (202), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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