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Will White
William Henry White (Whoop-La)
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Weight: 175 lb.

Born: October 11, 1854 in Caton, NY (All Transactions)
Debut: July 20, 1877
Final Game: July 5, 1886
Died: August 31, 1911 in Port Carling, ON, CAN
Relatives: Brother of Deacon White and Cousin of Elmer White
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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
1877 22 BSN NL 2 1 .667 3.00 3 3 0 3 1 0 27.0 27 15 9 0 2 7 0 2 113 94 1.074 9.0 0.0 0.7 2.3 3.50
1878 23 CIN NL 30 21 .588 1.79 52 52 0 52 5 0 468.0 477 249 93 1 45 169 0 40 1939 119 1.115 9.2 0.0 0.9 3.3 3.76
1879 24 CIN NL 43 31 .581 1.99 76 75 1 75 4 0 680.0 676 404 150 10 68 232 0 49 2906 118 1.094 8.9 0.1 0.9 3.1 3.41
1880 25 CIN NL 18 42 .300 2.14 62 62 0 58 3 0 517.1 550 323 123 9 56 161 0 35 2217 115 1.171 9.6 0.2 1.0 2.8 2.88
1881 26 DTN NL 0 2 .000 5.00 2 2 0 2 0 0 18.0 24 18 10 0 2 5 0 1 83 58 1.444 12.0 0.0 1.0 2.5 2.50
1882 27 CIN AA 40 12 .769 1.54 54 54 0 52 8 0 480.0 411 164 82 3 71 122 0 14 1900 173 1.004 7.7 0.1 1.3 2.3 1.72
1883 28 CIN AA 43 22 .662 2.09 65 64 1 64 6 0 577.0 473 255 134 16 104 141 0 0 2320 156 1.000 7.4 0.2 1.6 2.2 1.36
1884 29 CIN AA 34 18 .654 3.32 52 52 0 52 7 0 456.0 479 224 168 16 74 118 35 0 0 1986 100 1.213 9.5 0.3 1.5 2.3 1.59
1885 30 CIN AA 18 15 .545 3.53 34 34 0 33 2 0 293.1 295 169 115 9 64 80 27 0 25 1249 92 1.224 9.1 0.3 2.0 2.5 1.25
1886 31 CIN AA 1 2 .333 4.15 3 3 0 3 0 0 26.0 28 23 12 1 10 6 6 0 2 116 85 1.462 9.7 0.3 3.5 2.1 0.60
10 Seasons 229 166 .580 2.28 403 401 2 394 36 0 3542.2 3440 1844 896 65 496 1041 68 0 168 14829 120 1.111 8.7 0.2 1.3 2.6 2.10
162 Game Avg. 19 14 .580 2.28 34 34 0 33 3 0 300 291 156 76 5 42 88 0 14 1254 120 1.111 8.7 0.2 1.3 2.6 2.10
CIN (5 yrs) 136 69 .663 2.51 208 207 1 204 23 0 1832.1 1686 835 511 45 323 467 68 0 41 7571 124 1.096 8.3 0.2 1.6 2.3 1.45
CIN (3 yrs) 91 94 .492 1.98 190 189 1 185 12 0 1665.1 1703 976 366 20 169 562 0 124 7062 117 1.124 9.2 0.1 0.9 3.0 3.33
BSN (1 yr) 2 1 .667 3.00 3 3 0 3 1 0 27.0 27 15 9 0 2 7 0 2 113 94 1.074 9.0 0.0 0.7 2.3 3.50
DTN (1 yr) 0 2 .000 5.00 2 2 0 2 0 0 18.0 24 18 10 0 2 5 0 1 83 58 1.444 12.0 0.0 1.0 2.5 2.50
AA (5 yrs) 136 69 .663 2.51 208 207 1 204 23 0 1832.1 1686 835 511 45 323 467 68 0 41 7571 124 1.096 8.3 0.2 1.6 2.3 1.45
NL (5 yrs) 93 97 .489 2.03 195 194 1 190 13 0 1710.1 1754 1009 385 20 173 574 0 127 7258 115 1.127 9.2 0.1 0.9 3.0 3.32

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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
1877 22 BSN NL 3 15 15 4 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 24 3 /1
1878 23 CIN NL 52 205 197 15 28 1 1 0 9 8 41 .142 .176 .157 .333 14 31 *1
1879 24 CIN NL 76 300 294 28 40 6 0 0 17 6 56 .136 .153 .156 .310 4 46 *1
1880 25 CIN NL 62 213 207 16 35 7 1 0 14 6 29 .169 .192 .213 .405 38 44 *1/O
1881 26 DTN NL 2 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 /1
1882 27 CIN AA 54 212 207 28 55 4 0 0 25 0 5 .266 .283 .285 .568 87 59 *1/O
1883 28 CIN AA 65 256 240 38 54 4 3 0 23 0 16 .225 .273 .267 .540 70 64 1
1884 29 CIN AA 52 195 184 28 35 1 2 1 11 0 10 .190 .236 .234 .470 51 43 1 1
1885 30 CIN AA 34 122 118 9 20 5 0 0 10 0 4 .169 .197 .212 .409 28 25 0 1
1886 31 CIN AA 3 10 9 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .111 .200 .111 .311 -3 1 0 /1
10 Seasons 403 1535 1478 167 271 28 7 1 111 0 56 128 .183 .214 .214 .427 41 316 1
162 Game Avg. 162 617 594 67 109 11 3 0 45 23 .183 .214 .214 .427 41 127
CIN (5 yrs) 208 795 758 104 165 14 5 1 70 0 36 .218 .254 .253 .507 62 192 1
CIN (3 yrs) 190 718 698 59 103 14 2 0 40 20 126 .148 .171 .173 .345 17 121
BSN (1 yr) 3 15 15 4 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 24 3
DTN (1 yr) 2 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0
AA (5 yrs) 208 795 758 104 165 14 5 1 70 0 36 .218 .254 .253 .507 62 192 1
NL (5 yrs) 195 740 720 63 106 14 2 0 41 20 128 .147 .170 .172 .342 16 124

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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
1877 BSN NL 22 P 3 5 3 1 1 0 .800 1.33 .920 1.90
1878 CIN NL 23 P 52 118 13 90 15 2 .873 1.98 .890 2.22
1879 CIN NL 24 P 76 154 20 114 20 0 .870 1.76 .905 2.19
1880 CIN NL 25 P 62 95 17 68 10 2 .895 1.37 .914 2.01
1880 CIN NL 25 OF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.33 .800 1.77 3-0-0
1881 DTN NL 26 P 2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.50 .900 2.10
1882 CIN AA 27 P 54 257 23 223 11 3 .957 4.56 .916 3.15
1882 CIN AA 27 OF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 2-0-0
1883 CIN AA 28 P 65 152 23 106 23 1 .849 1.98 .851 2.14
1884 CIN AA 29 P 52 98 8 72 18 2 .816 1.54 .832 2.13
1885 CIN AA 30 P 34 51 10 35 6 0 .882 1.32 .876 1.79
1886 CIN AA 31 P 3 7 0 5 2 0 .714 1.67 .914 1.87
10 Seasons P 403 938 117 715 106 10 .887 2.06 .889 2.24
2 Seasons OF 5 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.20 .800 1.78 5-0-0
10 Seasons TOT 408 939 118 715 106 10 .887 2.04 .776 2.23 5-0-0

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1975 BBWAA ( 1.9%)
1976 BBWAA ( 1.8%)
1977 BBWAA ( 1.0%)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1878 NL  1.788 (3rd)
1879 NL  1.985 (2nd)
1880 NL  2.140 (7th)
1882 AA  1.538 (4th)
1883 AA  2.090 (1st)
Career  2.276 (15th)

Wins s c a p y
1878 NL  30 (2nd)
1879 NL  43 (2nd)
1880 NL  18 (9th)
1882 AA  40 (1st)
1883 AA  43 (1st)
1884 AA  34 (5th)
1885 AA  18 (10th)
Career  229 (63rd)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1878 NL  .588 (5th)
1879 NL  .581 (6th)
1882 AA  .769 (1st)
1883 AA  .662 (4th)
1884 AA  .654 (7th)
1885 AA  .545 (8th)
Career  .580 (181st)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1878 NL  1.115 (5th)
1879 NL  1.094 (6th)
1880 NL  1.171 (10th)
1882 AA  1.004 (4th)
1883 AA  1.000 (3rd)
Career  1.111 (26th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1878 NL  9.173 (5th)
1879 NL  8.947 (5th)
1880 NL  9.568 (10th)
1882 AA  7.706 (4th)
1883 AA  7.378 (3rd)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1878 NL  .865 (5th)
1879 NL  .900 (8th)
1880 NL  .974 (8th)
1882 AA  1.331 (8th)
Career  1.260 (17th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1878 NL  3.250 (3rd)
1879 NL  3.071 (8th)
1880 NL  2.801 (8th)

Games Played s c a p y
1878 NL  52 (3rd)
1879 NL  76 (1st)
1880 NL  62 (7th)
1882 AA  54 (2nd)
1883 AA  65 (2nd)
1884 AA  52 (7th)
1885 AA  34 (9th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1878 NL  468.0 (3rd)
1879 NL  680.0 (1st)
1880 NL  517.3 (6th)
1882 AA  480.0 (1st)
1883 AA  577.0 (2nd)
1884 AA  456.0 (7th)
1885 AA  293.3 (9th)
Career  3542.7 (68th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1878 NL  169 (2nd)
1879 NL  232 (2nd)
1880 NL  161 (5th)
1882 AA  122 (4th)
1883 AA  141 (7th)

Games Started s c a p y
1878 NL  52 (3rd)
1879 NL  75 (1st)
1880 NL  62 (5th)
1882 AA  54 (2nd)
1883 AA  64 (2nd)
1884 AA  52 (7th)
1885 AA  34 (9th)
Career  401 (120th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1878 NL  52 (3rd)
1879 NL  75 (1st)
1880 NL  58 (4th)
1882 AA  52 (1st)
1883 AA  64 (2nd)
1884 AA  52 (7th)
1885 AA  33 (9th)
Career  394 (17th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1877 NL  1 (5th)
1878 NL  5 (3rd)
1879 NL  4 (4th)
1880 NL  3 (9th)
1882 AA  8 (1st)
1883 AA  6 (1st)
1884 AA  7 (1st)
1885 AA  2 (4th)
Career  36 (63rd)

Home Runs s c a p y
1878 NL  1 (6th)
1879 NL  10 (2nd)
1880 NL  9 (1st)
1882 AA  3 (6th)
1883 AA  16 (1st)
1884 AA  16 (2nd)
1885 AA  9 (3rd)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1878 NL  45 (2nd)
1879 NL  68 (2nd)
1880 NL  56 (5th)
1882 AA  71 (2nd)
1883 AA  104 (2nd)
1884 AA  74 (7th)
1885 AA  64 (7th)

Hits s c a p y
1878 NL  477 (3rd)
1879 NL  676 (1st)
1880 NL  550 (4th)
1882 AA  411 (3rd)
1883 AA  473 (4th)
1884 AA  479 (6th)
1885 AA  295 (10th)
Career  3440 (71st)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1878 NL  3.756 (4th)
1879 NL  3.412 (9th)
1880 NL  2.875 (8th)
1882 AA  1.718 (8th)
Career  2.099 (215th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1878 NL  .019 (3rd)
1882 AA  .056 (5th)
Career  .165 (112th)

Losses s c a p y
1878 NL  21 (4th)
1879 NL  31 (4th)
1880 NL  42 (1st)
1882 AA  12 (6th)
1883 AA  22 (5th)
1885 AA  15 (10th)
Career  166 (98th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1878 NL  93 (4th)
1879 NL  150 (3rd)
1880 NL  123 (6th)
1882 AA  82 (6th)
1883 AA  134 (7th)
1884 AA  168 (5th)
1885 AA  115 (8th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1878 NL  40 (1st)
1879 NL  49 (1st)
1880 NL  35 (1st)
1882 AA  14 (1st)
1885 AA  25 (6th)
Career  168 (16th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1884 AA  35 (1st)
1885 AA  27 (1st)
Career  68 (168th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1878 NL  1939 (3rd)
1879 NL  2906 (1st)
1880 NL  2217 (5th)
1882 AA  1900 (1st)
1883 AA  2320 (2nd)
1884 AA  1986 (6th)
1885 AA  1249 (10th)
Career  14829 (59th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1879 NL  1 (7th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1878 NL  119 (4th)
1879 NL  118 (2nd)
1880 NL  115 (8th)
1882 AA  173 (4th)
1883 AA  156 (2nd)
Career  120 (111th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1878 NL  41 (1st)
1879 NL  56 (1st)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 30 (50), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 161 (80), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 141 (47), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 47 (42), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  6. Larry French (959)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Gus Weyhing (959)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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