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Wild Bill Widner

William Waterfield Widner

Positions: Pitcher and Rightfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: June 3, 1867 in Cincinnati, OH (All Transactions)
Debut: June 8, 1887
Teams (by GP): Solons/Nationals/RedStockings/Kelly'sKillers 1887-1891

Final Game: July 23, 1891
Died: December 10, 1908 in Cincinnati, OH
Buried: Wesleyan Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH
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Standard Pitching

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
1887 20 CIN AA 1 0 1.000 5.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 11 8 5 2 2 0 1 0 1 43 90 1.444 11.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.00
1888 21 WHS NL 5 7 .417 2.82 13 13 0 13 0 0 115.0 111 69 36 7 22 33 6 0 4 478 99 1.157 8.7 0.5 1.7 2.6 1.50
1889 22 COL AA 12 20 .375 5.20 41 34 7 25 2 1 294.0 368 241 170 11 85 63 18 12 1342 70 1.541 11.3 0.3 2.6 1.9 0.74
1890 23 COL AA 4 8 .333 3.28 13 10 3 8 1 0 96.0 103 52 35 3 24 14 3 0 3 414 111 1.323 9.7 0.3 2.3 1.3 0.58
1891 24 CKK AA 0 1 .000 7.88 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.0 13 7 7 0 4 0 2 0 0 43 53 2.125 14.6 0.0 4.5 0.0 0.00
5 Yrs 22 36 .379 4.36 69 59 10 48 3 1 522.0 606 377 253 23 137 110 30 0 20 2320 79 1.423 10.4 0.4 2.4 1.9 0.80
162 Game Avg. 12 19 .379 4.36 37 31 5 26 2 1 277 322 200 134 12 73 58 16 0 11 1233 79 1.423 10.4 0.4 2.4 1.9 0.80
COL (2 yrs) 16 28 .364 4.73 54 44 10 33 3 1 390.0 471 293 205 14 109 77 21 0 15 1756 77 1.487 10.9 0.3 2.5 1.8 0.71
WHS (1 yr) 5 7 .417 2.82 13 13 0 13 0 0 115.0 111 69 36 7 22 33 6 0 4 478 99 1.157 8.7 0.5 1.7 2.6 1.50
CIN (1 yr) 1 0 1.000 5.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 11 8 5 2 2 0 1 0 1 43 90 1.444 11.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.00
CKK (1 yr) 0 1 .000 7.88 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.0 13 7 7 0 4 0 2 0 0 43 53 2.125 14.6 0.0 4.5 0.0 0.00
AA (4 yrs) 17 29 .370 4.80 56 46 10 35 3 1 407.0 495 308 217 16 115 77 24 0 16 1842 76 1.499 10.9 0.4 2.5 1.7 0.67
NL (1 yr) 5 7 .417 2.82 13 13 0 13 0 0 115.0 111 69 36 7 22 33 6 0 4 478 99 1.157 8.7 0.5 1.7 2.6 1.50

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1887 20 CIN AA 9.0 1 1 8 8.00 6.58 0.42 0.00 101.0 6.22 -2 -0.1 -0.0 -0.1 -1 .386 .499 $
1888 21 WHS NL 115.0 13 13 69 5.40 4.68 -0.10 0.00 98.0 4.68 -7 -0.7 -0.1 0.1 1 .446 .496 $
1889 22 COL AA 294.0 41 34 241 7.38 6.14 -0.20 0.00 94.0 5.96 -41 -3.2 1.0 -0.2 -2.0 -26 .422 .480 $
1890 23 COL AA 96.0 13 10 52 4.88 5.54 0.76 0.00 94.0 4.50 -1 -0.1 1.0 -0.2 0.3 2 .495 .500 $
1891 24 CKK AA 8.0 1 1 7 7.88 5.90 -0.19 0.00 108.0 6.57 -1 -0.1 -0.0 0.0 -1 .418 .499 $
5 Seasons 522.0 69 59 377 6.50 5.71 0.01 0.00 95.2 5.42 -52 -4.2 1.0 -0.5 -1.7 -25 .440 .495 $
COL (2 yrs) 390.0 54 44 293 6.76 5.99 0.04 0.00 94.0 5.60 -42 -3.3 1.0 -0.4 -1.7 -24 .440 .490 $
WHS (1 yr) 115.0 13 13 69 5.40 4.68 -0.10 0.00 98.0 4.68 -7 -0.7 -0.1 0.1 1 .446 .496 $
CIN (1 yr) 9.0 1 1 8 8.00 6.58 0.42 0.00 101.0 6.22 -2 -0.1 -0.0 -0.1 -1 .386 .499 $
CKK (1 yr) 8.0 1 1 7 7.88 5.90 -0.19 0.00 108.0 6.57 -1 -0.1 -0.0 0.0 -1 .418 .499 $

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age 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 ERA+
1887 20 1 0 1.000 5.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 11 8 5 2 2 0 1 0 1 43 90 1.444 11.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.00 90
1888 21 6 7 .462 2.98 14 14 0 14 0 0 124.0 122 77 41 9 24 33 7 0 5 521 98 1.177 8.9 0.7 1.7 2.4 1.38 98
1889 22 18 27 .400 4.54 55 48 7 39 2 1 418.0 490 318 211 20 109 96 25 0 17 1863 75 1.433 10.6 0.4 2.3 2.1 0.88 75
1890 23 22 35 .386 4.31 68 58 10 47 3 1 514.0 593 370 246 23 133 110 28 0 20 2277 80 1.412 10.4 0.4 2.3 1.9 0.83 80
1891 24 22 36 .379 4.36 69 59 10 48 3 1 522.0 606 377 253 23 137 110 30 0 20 2320 79 1.423 10.4 0.4 2.4 1.9 0.80 79

Neutralized Pitching

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 W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1887 20 1 0 1.000 3.00 12.0 10 4 4 2 2 0 1 1.000 7.5 1.5 0.0 0.00 1.5 1
1888 21 9 5 .643 2.87 135.0 132 48 43 8 26 39 7 1.170 8.8 1.7 2.6 1.50 0.5 13
1889 22 20 19 .513 3.86 357.0 376 170 153 11 87 77 18 1.297 9.5 2.2 1.9 0.89 0.3 41
1890 23 10 4 .714 2.64 133.0 127 43 39 4 30 19 4 1.180 8.6 2.0 1.3 0.63 0.3 13
1891 24 0 1 .000 4.50 12.0 14 7 6 0 4 0 2 1.500 10.5 3.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 1
5 Yrs 40 29 .580 3.40 649.0 659 272 245 25 149 135 32 1.245 9.1 1.9 0.91 0.3 69

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1889 AA  2.602 (6th)

Saves s c a p y
1889 AA  1 (3rd)

Shutouts s c a p y
1889 AA  2 (8th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1889 AA  11 (7th)

Losses s c a p y
1889 AA  20 (8th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1889 AA  170 (5th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1889 AA  18 (7th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1889 AA  7 (2nd)
1890 AA  3 (9th)

Youngest s c a p y
1887 AA  born 1867-06-03 (8th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 6 (1781), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 5 (1383), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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