Bill White
William De Kova White
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: January 28, 1934 in Lakewood, FL
High School: Harding (Warren, OH)
School: Hiram College
Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1953. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 7, 1956
Final Game: September 24, 1969
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1956 NYG NL 22 1B 138 138 1222.2 1382 1256 111 15 106 .989 12.6 12.4 12.6 4.6 8.0 0 10.06 9.91 .989 7.36 7.25
1956 NYG NL 22 OF 2 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -40.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.00 0.00 2.40 2.05
1956 NYG NL 22 LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -60.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.70
1956 NYG NL 22 RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.80
1958 SFG NL 24 1B 3 2 17.2 18 17 1 0 2 1.000 0.3 20.4 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 9.17 6.00 .989 9.58 8.10
1958 SFG NL 24 OF 2 2 14.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -17.1 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 1.29 1.00 1.000 2.25 1.95
1958 SFG NL 24 LF 1 1 6.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 40.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 1.50 1.00 1.000 1.95 1.50
1958 SFG NL 24 RF 1 1 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -60.0 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0 1.12 1.00 1.000 2.02 1.70
1959 STL NL 25 OF 92 90 721.2 184 175 2 7 1 .962 -0.4 -0.7 2.6 2.1 0.6 -3 2.21 1.92 .977 2.21 1.90 AS
1959 STL NL 25 LF 87 84 670.2 169 164 1 4 1 .976 4.0 7.2 5.0 2.4 2.6 -1 2.21 1.90 .971 2.04 1.59 AS
1959 STL NL 25 1B 71 40 405.0 431 404 25 2 32 .995 -4.4 -13.0 -4.4 -3.8 -0.6 0 9.53 6.04 .988 9.58 8.04 AS
1959 STL NL 25 CF 7 6 51.0 17 13 1 3 0 .824 -4.4 -103.5 -2.4 -0.3 -2.0 -2 2.47 2.00 .982 2.63 2.24 AS
1960 STL NL 26 1B 123 112 1013.0 1070 994 65 11 109 .990 -3.2 -3.8 -4.2 -2.5 -1.7 1 9.41 8.61 .990 8.88 8.13 AS,GG
1960 STL NL 26 OF 29 28 218.0 67 64 1 2 0 .970 0.4 2.2 1.4 -1.0 2.5 -1 2.68 2.24 .978 2.20 1.92 AS,GG
1960 STL NL 26 CF 28 25 195.0 62 60 0 2 0 .968 1.6 9.8 2.6 0.2 2.5 -1 2.77 2.14 .981 2.59 2.32 AS,GG
1960 STL NL 26 LF 3 3 23.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -1.2 -62.6 -1.2 -1.2 0.0 0 0.39 0.33 1.000 2.00 1.53 AS,GG
1961 STL NL 27 1B 151 149 1306.2 1494 1373 104 17 125 .989 5.5 5.1 6.5 6.5 0.0 -1 10.17 9.78 .990 6.89 6.62 AS,GG
1962 STL NL 28 1B 146 132 1189.1 1324 1221 94 9 114 .993 6.4 6.5 6.4 3.1 3.3 0 9.95 9.01 .990 7.57 6.85 MVP-13,GG
1962 STL NL 28 OF 27 25 189.0 43 39 3 1 2 .977 2.8 17.8 0.8 1.7 -1.0 2 2.00 1.56 .974 2.07 1.79 MVP-13,GG
1962 STL NL 28 RF 19 17 126.0 27 24 2 1 2 .963 1.1 10.5 0.1 -0.4 0.5 1 1.86 1.37 .974 1.90 1.65 MVP-13,GG
1962 STL NL 28 LF 8 8 63.0 15 14 1 0 0 1.000 1.7 32.4 0.7 2.1 -1.5 1 2.14 1.88 .967 1.81 1.38 MVP-13,GG
1963 STL NL 29 1B 162 162 1461.1 1507 1389 105 13 126 .991 4.8 3.9 4.8 2.3 2.5 0 9.20 9.22 .989 6.16 6.17 AS,MVP-7,GG
1964 STL NL 30 1B 160 159 1415.0 1620 1513 101 6 125 .996 11.7 9.9 11.7 4.1 7.6 0 10.27 10.09 .990 6.36 6.25 AS,MVP-3,GG
1965 STL NL 31 1B 144 141 1279.0 1428 1308 109 11 114 .992 12.1 11.4 12.1 5.8 6.2 0 9.97 9.84 .990 7.04 6.94 GG
1966 PHI NL 32 1B 158 150 1377.2 1540 1422 109 9 118 .994 9.9 8.6 9.9 4.3 5.6 0 10.00 9.69 .989 6.53 6.33 MVP-23,GG
1967 PHI NL 33 1B 95 90 768.0 833 775 52 6 85 .993 -1.6 -2.5 -1.6 0.0 -1.6 0 9.69 8.71 .991 9.96 8.82
1968 PHI NL 34 1B 111 103 922.2 1065 982 77 6 94 .994 -0.2 -0.3 -0.2 1.2 -1.4 0 10.33 9.54 .992 9.75 8.91
1969 STL NL 35 1B 15 7 77.0 88 81 7 0 7 1.000 0.9 14.0 0.9 -0.1 1.0 0 10.29 5.87 .992 9.83 8.84
13 Seasons 1B 1477 1385 12455.0 13800 12735 960 105 1157 .992 54.8 5.3 54.8 25.8 28.9 0 9.90 9.27 .990 7.50 7.15
5 Seasons OF 152 145 1145.2 296 280 6 10 3 .966 2.5 2.6 4.5 2.6 2.0 -2 2.25 1.88 .977 2.19 1.89
5 Seasons LF 100 96 764.2 186 180 2 4 1 .978 4.6 7.2 4.6 3.5 1.0 0 2.14 1.82 .971 2.02 1.57
2 Seasons CF 35 31 246.0 79 73 1 5 0 .937 -2.8 -13.7 0.2 -0.1 0.5 -3 2.71 2.11 .981 2.60 2.31
3 Seasons RF 21 18 135.0 28 25 2 1 2 .964 0.7 6.2 -0.3 -0.8 0.5 1 1.80 1.29 .975 1.91 1.66
13 Seasons TOT 1629 1530 13600.2 14096 13015 966 115 1160 .992 57.3 5.1 59.3 28.4 30.9 -2 0 9.25 8.58 .981 7.05 6.65
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1956 NYG NL 22 138 138 138 138 0 0 138 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0
1958 SFG NL 24 26 4 26 26 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 20 0
1959 STL NL 25 138 130 138 138 0 0 71 0 0 0 87 7 0 92 5 2
1960 STL NL 26 144 140 144 144 0 0 123 0 0 0 3 28 0 29 3 1
1961 STL NL 27 153 149 153 153 0 0 151 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
1962 STL NL 28 159 157 159 159 0 0 146 0 0 0 8 0 19 27 1 0
1963 STL NL 29 162 162 162 162 0 0 162 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1964 STL NL 30 160 159 160 160 0 0 160 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1965 STL NL 31 148 141 148 148 0 0 144 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
1966 PHI NL 32 159 150 159 159 0 0 158 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
1967 PHI NL 33 110 90 110 110 0 0 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
1968 PHI NL 34 127 103 127 127 0 0 111 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0
1969 STL NL 35 49 7 49 49 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0
13 Seasons 1673 1530 1673 1673 0 0 1477 0 0 0 100 35 21 152 122 3
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- 1B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1956 NYG NL 22 4136 62% 77% 26% 272 94% 0 967 65 892 12 106 90 63 21 3 5 12 2 8 2 8 86 6 3 0 79 9 7 1 6 22 91%
1958 SFG NL 24 74 76% 77% 28% 3 100% 0 17 0 17 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1959 STL NL 25 1836 55% 77% 26% 84 96% 0 405 28 375 2 30 25 20 3 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 32 0 0 0 30 0 2 1 1 7 100%
1960 STL NL 26 4394 61% 76% 26% 225 94% 1 994 59 924 12 105 62 35 18 3 5 11 3 8 0 7 110 1 2 5 93 9 17 3 14 9 89%
1961 STL NL 27 5798 60% 77% 29% 343 92% 6 1379 109 1253 18 110 107 63 30 5 5 17 3 11 3 9 126 3 1 2 104 6 21 11 10 19 68%
1962 STL NL 28 5187 58% 77% 28% 293 95% 3 1220 86 1118 17 115 92 61 18 1 4 9 1 6 2 4 116 1 1 2 106 5 10 5 5 13 77%
1963 STL NL 29 6326 61% 76% 25% 386 96% 3 1401 109 1265 26 160 106 84 12 3 3 13 2 10 1 9 126 2 1 0 115 3 10 2 7 21 90%
1964 STL NL 30 6086 65% 79% 29% 373 96% 2 1507 109 1379 21 159 101 65 24 3 5 6 1 5 0 4 128 4 2 1 111 9 17 3 14 19 84%
1965 STL NL 31 5591 61% 77% 26% 334 97% 2 1309 79 1212 19 151 103 68 21 2 1 11 2 7 2 6 117 3 2 1 107 6 10 4 6 20 100%
1966 PHI NL 32 5956 63% 78% 30% 340 96% 0 1424 111 1293 23 117 108 69 25 2 4 9 2 6 1 7 120 2 1 2 108 3 11 3 8 19 84%
1967 PHI NL 33 3216 67% 78% 29% 172 94% 2 781 58 720 5 58 51 34 10 1 1 6 2 3 1 1 86 2 2 1 74 5 11 6 5 10 100%
1968 PHI NL 34 3920 69% 77% 32% 226 95% 1 984 89 888 9 58 74 52 12 1 3 6 1 4 1 4 95 2 1 0 88 3 7 0 7 18 89%
1969 STL NL 35 342 66% 77% 24% 23 100% 0 81 9 70 2 8 7 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 1 8 1 0 0 0 1 100%
13 Seasons 52862 62% 77% 28% 3074 95% 20 12469 911 11406 166 1179 927 620 196 24 37 102 19 70 13 60 1152 26 16 15 1025 59 123 39 83 179 88%
MLB Averages 62% 77% 27% 94% 86%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1956 NYG NL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 71% 86% 29% 0
1958 SFG NL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 68% 73% 36% 1 100%
1959 STL NL 25 4 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 34 31 0 21 8 0 15 6 0 8 0 1 11 10 0 89 55 61.8% 33 1 1.1% 0 2984 58% 77% 27% 347 48%
1960 STL NL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 50.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 103 76% 79% 26% 10 10%
1962 STL NL 28 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 4 66.7% 1 1 16.7% 0 268 62% 79% 30% 27 56%
5 Seasons 4 0 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 38 34 0 24 10 0 17 6 1 9 1 1 11 10 0 99 61 61.6% 36 2 2.0% 0 3384 59% 77% 28% 385 47%
MLB Averages 56.8% 2.5% 62% 77% 27% 48%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1959 STL NL 25 3 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 11 1 9.1% 9 1 9.1% 0 240 58% 74% 34% 34 41%
1960 STL NL 26 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 5 0 20 8 40.0% 12 0 0.0% 0 884 54% 76% 26% 106 57%
2 Seasons 5 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 10 3 0 10 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 7 6 0 31 9 29.0% 21 1 3.2% 0 1124 55% 75% 28% 140 53%
MLB Averages 40.8% 2.1% 62% 77% 27% 56%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1956 NYG NL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 50% 100% 50% 0
1958 SFG NL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 84% 84% 24% 2 50%
1962 STL NL 28 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 12 7 58.3% 5 0 0.0% 2 556 63% 76% 23% 53 45%
3 Seasons 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 12 7 58.3% 5 0 0.0% 2 598 64% 77% 23% 55 45%
MLB Averages 41.7% 3.1% 62% 77% 27% 53%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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