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Bill Sweeney

William Joseph Sweeney

Position: First Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: December 29, 1904 in Cleveland, OH(All Transactions)
Debut: April 13, 1928
Teams (by GP): RedSox/Tigers 1928-1931

Final Game: September 27, 1931
Died: April 18, 1957 in San Diego, CA
Buried: Resurrection Cemetery, San Gabriel, CA
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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
1928 23 DET AL 89 329 309 47 78 15 5 0 19 12 8 15 28 .252 .287 .333 .620 61 103 0 5 3/7O
1930 25 BOS AL 88 255 243 32 75 13 0 4 30 5 3 9 15 .309 .333 .412 .745 92 100 0 3 3/5
1931 26 BOS AL 131 528 498 48 147 30 3 1 58 5 12 20 30 .295 .322 .373 .696 87 186 0 10 *3
3 Yrs 308 1112 1050 127 300 58 8 5 107 22 23 44 73 .286 .314 .370 .685 80 389 0 18
162 Game Avg. 162 585 552 67 158 31 4 3 56 12 12 23 38 .286 .314 .370 .685 80 205 0 9
BOS (2 yrs) 219 783 741 80 222 43 3 5 88 10 15 29 45 .300 .326 .386 .712 89 286 0 13
DET (1 yr) 89 329 309 47 78 15 5 0 19 12 8 15 28 .252 .287 .333 .620 61 103 0 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
1928 23 DET AL 89 329 -18 -0 0 3 -4 -19 -2.0 10 -9 -0.9 .478 .488 -1.2 -0.0 -12 $ 3/7O
1930 25 BOS AL 88 255 -3 0 0 3 -3 -2 -0.2 8 6 0.6 .498 .499 0.3 0.0 3 $ 3/5
1931 26 BOS AL 131 528 -9 -4 0 6 -6 -12 -1.1 16 4 0.5 .491 .493 -0.1 0.1 -2 $ *3
3 Seasons 308 1112 -30 -4 0 12 -12 -34 -3.3 35 1 0.2 .489 .493 -1.0 0.1 -11 $
BOS (2 yrs) 219 783 -11 -4 0 9 -8 -14 -1.3 24 10 1.1 .494 .496 0.2 0.1 1 $
DET (1 yr) 89 329 -18 -0 0 3 -4 -19 -2.0 10 -9 -0.9 .478 .488 -1.2 -0.0 -12 $

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
1928 23 DET AL 329 244 29 3.2 110 .278 .252 .291 .287 .356 .333 .414 .620 .770 61 .324 -18.7 -1.8 .510 .142 .081 .0
1930 25 BOS AL 255 174 33 5.0 111 .317 .309 .289 .333 .352 .412 .424 .745 .777 92 .481 -3.2 -0.3 .649 .148 .103 4.4
1931 26 BOS AL 528 373 56 4.0 103 .313 .295 .279 .322 .345 .373 .399 .696 .744 87 .409 -9.4 -0.9 .548 .104 .078 1.7
3 Yrs 1112 791 118 4.0 107 .303 .286 .285 .314 .350 .370 .409 .685 .759 80 .402 -31.3 -3.0 .559 .126 .085 8.1
162 Game Avg. 585 416 62 4.0 107 .303 .286 .285 .314 .350 .370 .409 .685 .759 80 .402 -31.3 -3.0 .559 .126 .085 4
BOS (2 yrs) 783 547 89 4.3 105 .314 .300 .282 .326 .347 .386 .407 .712 .755 89 .434 -12.6 -1.2 .581 .119 .086 6.7
DET (1 yr) 329 244 29 3.2 110 .278 .252 .291 .287 .356 .333 .414 .620 .770 61 .324 -18.7 -1.8 .510 .142 .081 .0

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
1928 23 DET AL 329 0.0% 8.5% 4.6% 6.1% 26% 1.87 11.0 16.3 85%
1930 25 BOS AL 255 1.6% 5.9% 3.5% 6.7% 23% 1.67 16.2 60.8 8.1 88%
1931 26 BOS AL 528 0.2% 5.7% 3.8% 6.4% 23% 1.50 16.6 498.0 8.6 88%
3 Yrs 1112 0.5% 6.6% 4.0% 6.4% 24% 1.66 14.4 210.0 9.8 87%
MLB Averages 1.3% 7.8% 8.0% 7.2% 28% 0.97 11.5 67.5 7.4 80%

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
1928 23 89 329 309 47 78 15 5 0 19 12 8 15 28 .252 .287 .333 .620 61 103 0 5
1929 24 89 329 309 47 78 15 5 0 19 12 8 15 28 .252 .287 .333 .620 61 103 0 5
1930 25 177 584 552 79 153 28 5 4 49 17 11 24 43 .277 .307 .368 .675 75 203 0 8
1931 26 308 1112 1050 127 300 58 8 5 107 22 23 44 73 .286 .314 .370 .685 80 389 0 18

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
1928 23 94 341 321 45 78 15 5 0 18 12 15 29 .243 .277 .321 .598 28 89
1930 25 93 262 250 29 73 13 0 4 27 5 9 16 .292 .317 .392 .709 31 88
1931 26 137 543 513 46 146 30 3 1 56 5 20 31 .285 .311 .361 .672 57 131
3 Yrs 324 1146 1084 120 297 58 8 5 101 22 44 76 .274 .302 .356 .658 116 308
162 Game Avg. 162 573 542 60 149 29 4 3 51 11 22 38 .274 .302 .356 .658 58 308

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1931 AL  10 (7th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1931 AL  12 (6th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 5 (2198), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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