Bill Sweeney
William Joseph Sweeney
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: December 29, 1904 in Cleveland, OH (All Transactions)
Debut: April 13, 1928
Final Game: September 27, 1931
Died: April 18, 1957 in San Diego, CA
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Standard Batting

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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
1928 23 DET AL 89 329 309 47 78 15 5 0 19 12 9 15 28 .252 .287 .333 .620 62 103 0 5 3/O
1930 25 BOS AL 88 255 243 32 75 13 0 4 30 5 3 9 15 .309 .333 .412 .745 91 100 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 88 186 0 10 *3
3 Seasons 308 1112 1050 127 300 58 8 5 107 22 24 44 73 .286 .314 .370 .685 81 389 0 18
162 Game Avg. 162 585 552 67 158 31 4 3 56 12 13 23 38 .286 .314 .370 .685 81 205 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 9 15 28 .252 .287 .333 .620 62 103 0 5

Advanced Batting

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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 329 245 28 3.0 109 .278 .252 .290 .287 .355 .333 .412 .620 .767 62 .309 -18.3 -1.8 .504 .139 .081 .0
1930 25 BOS AL 255 174 33 5.0 112 .317 .309 .290 .333 .354 .412 .426 .745 .780 91 .481 -3.5 -0.3 .649 .148 .103 4.4
1931 26 BOS AL 528 373 56 4.0 102 .313 .295 .278 .322 .344 .373 .397 .696 .740 88 .409 -8.6 -0.8 .548 .104 .078 1.7
3 Seasons 1112 792 117 3.9 106 .303 .286 .284 .314 .349 .370 .408 .685 .757 81 .398 -30.4 -2.9 .557 .125 .085 8.1
162 Game Avg. 585 417 62 3.9 106 .303 .286 .284 .314 .349 .370 .408 .685 .757 81 .398 -30.4 -2.9 .557 .125 .085 4
BOS (2 yrs) 783 547 89 4.3 105 .314 .300 .282 .326 .347 .386 .406 .712 .753 89 .434 -12.1 -1.1 .581 .119 .086 6.7
DET (1 yr) 329 245 28 3.1 109 .278 .252 .290 .287 .355 .333 .412 .620 .767 62 .309 -18.3 -1.8 .504 .139 .081 .0

Cumulative Batting

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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 9 15 28 .252 .287 .333 .620 62 103 0 5
1929 24 89 329 309 47 78 15 5 0 19 12 9 15 28 .252 .287 .333 .620 62 103 0 5
1930 25 177 584 552 79 153 28 5 4 49 17 12 24 43 .277 .307 .368 .675 75 203 0 8
1931 26 308 1112 1050 127 300 58 8 5 107 22 24 44 73 .286 .314 .370 .685 81 389 0 18

Neutralized Batting

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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 94 334 319 45 76 15 5 0 18 12 15 29 .238 .272 .317 .589 27 89
1930 25 93 257 248 29 71 12 0 4 27 5 9 16 .286 .311 .383 .694 29 88
1931 26 137 527 508 46 141 29 3 1 56 5 19 31 .278 .304 .352 .656 54 131
3 Seasons 324 1118 1075 120 288 56 8 5 101 22 43 76 .268 .296 .349 .645 110 308
162 Game Avg. 162 559 538 60 144 28 4 3 51 11 22 38 .268 .296 .349 .645 55 308

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
1928 AL--9--8th
1931 AL--12--6th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 5 (2537), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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