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Bill Sweeney

William John Sweeney

Positions: Second Baseman, Third Baseman and Shortstop
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: March 6, 1886 in Covington, KY
High School: St. Xavier HS (Cincinnati, OH)(All Transactions)
Debut: June 14, 1907
Teams (by GP): Doves/Braves/Rustlers/Cubs 1907-1914

Final Game: October 5, 1914
Died: May 26, 1948 in Cambridge, MA
Buried: St. Joseph Cemetery, West Roxbury, MA
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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
1907 21 TOT NL 61 227 201 25 51 2 0 0 19 9 16 15 .254 .309 .264 .572 80 53 0 10 56O/43
1907 21 CHC NL 3 12 10 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 .100 .182 .100 .282 -14 1 0 1 /6
1907 21 BSN NL 58 215 191 24 50 2 0 0 18 8 15 15 .262 .316 .272 .588 85 52 0 9 56O/43
1908 22 BSN NL 127 481 418 44 102 15 3 0 40 17 45 25 .244 .317 .294 .612 97 123 0 18 *5/64
1909 23 BSN NL 138 539 493 44 120 19 3 1 36 25 37 22 .243 .296 .300 .596 82 148 0 9 *56
1910 24 BSN NL 150 579 499 43 133 22 4 5 46 25 61 28 .267 .349 .357 .705 103 178 2 17 *653
1911 25 BSN NL 137 613 523 92 164 33 6 3 63 33 77 26 .314 .404 .417 .820 124 218 2 11 *4 MVP-21
1912 26 BSN NL 153 699 593 84 204 31 13 1 100 27 68 34 .344 .416 .445 .861 135 264 5 33 *4 MVP-6
1913 27 BSN NL 139 584 502 65 129 17 6 0 47 18 18 66 50 .257 .347 .315 .662 90 158 3 13 *4 MVP-13
1914 28 CHC NL 134 540 463 45 101 14 5 1 38 18 53 15 .218 .298 .276 .575 72 128 0 24 *4
8 Yrs 1039 4262 3692 442 1004 153 40 11 389 172 18 423 215 .272 .349 .344 .693 102 1270 12 135
162 Game Avg. 162 665 576 69 157 24 6 2 61 27 66 34 .272 .349 .344 .693 102 198 2 21
BSN (7 yrs) 902 3710 3219 396 902 139 35 10 350 153 18 369 200 .280 .356 .354 .711 106 1141 12 110
CHC (2 yrs) 137 552 473 46 102 14 5 1 39 19 54 15 .216 .296 .273 .569 70 129 0 25

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
1907 21 CHC NL 3 12 -1 0 0 -1 0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .421 .499 -0.1 -0.1 -0 $ /6
1907 21 BSN NL 58 215 -3 -0 0 -5 1 -7 -0.9 7 -0 -0.2 .485 .495 0.4 -0.5 5 $ 56O/43
1908 22 BSN NL 127 481 0 -1 0 3 4 7 0.8 15 21 2.3 .507 .505 2.0 0.9 18 $ *5/64
1909 23 BSN NL 138 539 -9 0 0 -8 6 -11 -1.3 16 5 0.3 .490 .492 1.2 -0.2 13 $ *56
1910 24 BSN NL 150 579 4 -0 0 -13 8 -2 -0.2 16 14 1.4 .498 .498 2.8 -0.5 27 $ *653
1911 25 BSN NL 137 613 20 -1 0 -14 0 5 0.4 17 22 2.1 .504 .503 3.7 -1.5 36 $ *4 MVP-21
1912 26 BSN NL 153 699 33 -2 0 2 0 33 3.2 19 52 5.1 .522 .520 5.0 0.2 50 $ *4 MVP-6
1913 27 BSN NL 139 584 -4 -1 0 -8 0 -14 -1.5 16 3 0.1 .489 .491 1.0 -0.8 11 $ *4 MVP-13
1914 28 CHC NL 134 540 -13 -0 0 11 0 -2 -0.4 15 13 1.1 .498 .498 -0.1 1.2 2 $ *4
8 Seasons 1039 4262 27 -6 0 -33 19 7 -0.1 121 128 12.0 .500 .500 15.9 -1.4 161 $
BSN (7 yrs) 902 3710 41 -5 0 -43 18 11 0.5 105 117 11.1 .501 .501 16.1 -2.5 159 $
CHC (2 yrs) 137 552 -14 -0 0 10 0 -4 -0.6 16 11 0.9 .496 .498 -0.2 1.1 1 $

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
1907 21 TOT NL 227 160 16 2.6 75 .274 .254 .251 .309 .317 .264 .320 .572 .637 80 .431 -4.5 -0.6 .520 .134 .010 .0
1907 21 CHC NL 12 10 0 0.0 79 .100 .100 .259 .182 .326 .100 .329 .282 .654 -14 .000 -1.3 -0.2 .333 .200 .000 .0
1907 21 BSN NL 215 150 16 2.8 74 .284 .262 .251 .316 .317 .272 .319 .588 .636 85 .461 -3.2 -0.4 .532 .131 .010 .0
1908 22 BSN NL 481 334 39 3.1 70 .260 .244 .245 .317 .306 .294 .315 .612 .621 97 .522 0.2 0.0 .585 .199 .050 .0
1909 23 BSN NL 539 382 44 3.1 80 .253 .243 .256 .296 .325 .300 .331 .596 .656 82 .481 -11.0 -1.3 .563 .183 .057 1.9
1910 24 BSN NL 579 383 62 4.3 90 .275 .267 .266 .349 .341 .357 .353 .705 .694 103 .577 3.1 0.3 .727 .263 .090 8.3
1911 25 BSN NL 613 370 88 6.4 100 .326 .314 .275 .404 .354 .417 .379 .820 .733 124 .702 20.8 2.2 .919 .314 .103 5.5
1912 26 BSN NL 699 422 109 6.9 100 .364 .344 .280 .416 .350 .445 .382 .861 .732 135 .708 31.5 3.2 .936 .261 .101 1.9
1913 27 BSN NL 584 404 52 3.5 92 .285 .257 .270 .347 .334 .315 .367 .662 .701 90 .465 -4.2 -0.5 .581 .189 .058 .0
1914 28 CHC NL 540 386 38 2.6 83 .224 .218 .258 .298 .326 .276 .345 .575 .670 72 .373 -15.3 -1.7 .550 .212 .058 1.9
8 Yrs 4262 2841 448 4.2 88 .286 .272 .265 .349 .334 .344 .353 .693 .687 102 .568 20.5 1.7 .687 .228 .072 20.7
162 Game Avg. 665 443 70 4.2 88 .286 .272 .265 .349 .334 .344 .353 .693 .687 102 .568 3 0 .687 .228 .072 3
BSN (7 yrs) 3710 2445 410 4.5 89 .296 .280 .266 .356 .335 .354 .354 .711 .690 106 .593 37.1 3.6 .710 .231 .074 18.8
CHC (2 yrs) 552 396 38 2.6 83 .221 .216 .258 .296 .326 .273 .344 .569 .670 70 .362 -16.6 -1.9 .544 .211 .057 1.9

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
1907 21 61 227 201 25 51 2 0 0 19 9 16 15 .254 .309 .264 .572 80 53 0 10
1908 22 188 708 619 69 153 17 3 0 59 26 61 40 .247 .315 .284 .599 92 176 0 28
1909 23 326 1247 1112 113 273 36 6 1 95 51 98 62 .246 .307 .291 .598 87 324 0 37
1910 24 476 1826 1611 156 406 58 10 6 141 76 159 90 .252 .320 .312 .632 93 502 2 54
1911 25 613 2439 2134 248 570 91 16 9 204 109 236 116 .267 .341 .337 .679 101 720 4 65
1912 26 766 3138 2727 332 774 122 29 10 304 136 304 150 .284 .358 .361 .718 109 984 9 98
1913 27 905 3722 3229 397 903 139 35 10 351 154 18 370 200 .280 .356 .354 .710 106 1142 12 111
1914 28 1039 4262 3692 442 1004 153 40 11 389 172 18 423 215 .272 .349 .344 .693 102 1270 12 135

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
1907 21 64 253 222 35 64 3 0 0 27 11 20 16 .288 .347 .302 .649 23 61
1908 22 132 530 455 62 127 19 4 0 56 21 56 26 .279 .358 .338 .697 55 127
1909 23 144 578 527 53 137 22 3 1 44 29 42 23 .260 .315 .319 .633 53 138
1910 24 157 615 528 48 145 24 4 5 51 27 67 29 .275 .358 .364 .722 69 150
1911 25 142 628 538 91 165 33 6 3 62 33 77 27 .307 .395 .407 .803 86 137
1912 26 162 732 622 85 210 32 13 1 101 28 70 36 .338 .409 .436 .845 110 153
1913 27 145 619 530 73 140 18 7 0 53 20 72 52 .264 .355 .325 .680 61 139
1914 28 139 575 490 54 114 16 6 1 45 20 60 16 .233 .316 .296 .612 46 134
8 Yrs 1085 4530 3912 501 1102 167 43 11 439 189 464 225 .282 .360 .355 .714 503 1039
162 Game Avg. 162 676 584 75 165 25 6 2 66 28 69 34 .282 .360 .355 .714 75 1039

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1945 BBWAA ( 0.4%)

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1911 NL (21, 5%)
1912 NL (6, 25%)
1913 NL (13, 9%)
0.39 Career Shares (521st)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1912 NL  5.1 (10th)

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
1912 NL  5.1 (4th)

Offensive WAR† s c a p y
1911 NL  3.7 (9th)
1912 NL  5.0 (3rd)

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1914 NL  1.2 (7th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1911 NL  .314 (6th)
1912 NL  .344 (3rd)

On-Base% s c a p y
1911 NL  .404 (5th)
1912 NL  .416 (6th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1912 NL  .861 (7th)

Games Played s c a p y
1912 NL  153 (1st)

At Bats s c a p y
1912 NL  593 (2nd)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1912 NL  699 (1st)

Hits s c a p y
1911 NL  164 (8th)
1912 NL  204 (2nd)

Total Bases s c a p y
1912 NL  264 (4th)

Doubles s c a p y
1911 NL  33 (4th)
1912 NL  31 (9th)

Triples s c a p y
1912 NL  13 (7th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1910 NL  5 (7th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1912 NL  100 (2nd)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1911 NL  77 (8th)
1912 NL  68 (10th)
1913 NL  66 (8th)

Singles s c a p y
1911 NL  122 (7th)
1912 NL  159 (1st)

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1912 NL  135 (5th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1911 NL  88 (9th)
1912 NL  109 (2nd)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1911 NL  20 (9th)
1912 NL  31 (3rd)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1911 NL  2.1 (9th)
1912 NL  3.2 (3rd)

Times On Base s c a p y
1911 NL  243 (8th)
1912 NL  277 (1st)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1911 NL  .702 (6th)
1912 NL  .708 (6th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1912 NL  33 (3rd)
1914 NL  24 (7th)
Career  135 (222nd)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1910 NL  8.3 (7th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1909 NL  22.4 (4th)
1911 NL  20.1 (3rd)
1914 NL  30.9 (1st)
Career  17.2 (188th)

AB per HR s c a p y
1910 NL  99.8 (8th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1912 NL  422 (8th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 1 (743), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 35 (699), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 13 (1034), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 16 (989), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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