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Wild Bill Widner
William Waterfield Widner
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: June 3, 1867 in Cincinnati, OH (All Transactions)
Debut: June 8, 1887
Final Game: July 23, 1891
Died: December 10, 1908 in Cincinnati, OH
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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
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 87 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 98 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 0 0 10 1304 69 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 5 450 110 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 41 52 2.125 14.6 0.0 4.5 0.0 0.00
5 Seasons 22 36 .379 4.36 69 59 10 48 3 1 522.0 606 377 253 23 137 110 12 0 20 2316 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 6 0 11 1230 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 3 0 15 1754 76 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 98 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 87 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 41 52 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 6 0 16 1838 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 98 1.157 8.7 0.5 1.7 2.6 1.50

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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
1887 20 CIN AA 1 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 38 1 0 /1
1888 21 WHS NL 15 60 60 4 12 0 0 0 6 1 0 8 .200 .200 .200 .400 31 12 0 1/O
1889 22 COL AA 41 136 133 16 28 3 0 2 10 5 2 31 .211 .228 .278 .506 47 37 1 1/3O
1890 23 COL AA 13 43 41 3 8 0 0 0 2 2 2 .195 .233 .195 .428 30 8 0 1
1891 24 CKK AA 1 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 38 1 0 /1
5 Seasons 71 247 242 23 50 3 0 2 19 8 4 40 .207 .223 .244 .466 40 59 1
162 Game Avg. 162 564 552 52 114 7 0 5 43 18 9 .207 .223 .244 .466 40 135 2
COL (2 yrs) 54 179 174 19 36 3 0 2 12 7 4 31 .207 .229 .259 .488 43 45 1
WHS (1 yr) 15 60 60 4 12 0 0 0 6 1 0 8 .200 .200 .200 .400 31 12 0
CIN (1 yr) 1 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 38 1 0
CKK (1 yr) 1 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 38 1 0
AA (4 yrs) 56 187 182 19 38 3 0 2 13 7 4 32 .209 .230 .258 .488 43 47 1
NL (1 yr) 15 60 60 4 12 0 0 0 6 1 0 8 .200 .200 .200 .400 31 12 0

Standard Fielding

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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
1887 CIN AA 20 P 1 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 3.00 .867 2.10
1888 WHS NL 21 P 13 39 13 21 5 0 .872 2.62 .897 2.23
1888 WHS NL 21 OF 2 6 3 0 3 0 .500 1.50 .950 1.90
1889 COL AA 22 P 41 83 13 61 9 3 .892 1.80 .906 1.84
1889 COL AA 22 1B 1 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 5.00 .980 9.80
1889 COL AA 22 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00
1890 COL AA 23 P 13 40 7 30 3 2 .925 2.85 .905 1.94
1891 CKK AA 24 P 1 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 2.00 .900 2.10
5 Seasons P 69 167 33 117 17 5 .898 2.17 .903 1.94
2 Seasons OF 3 6 3 0 3 0 .500 1.00 .950 1.93 0-0-0
1 Season 1B 1 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 5.00 .980 9.80
5 Seasons TOT 73 178 41 117 20 5 .888 2.16 .794 2.05 0-0-0

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--2nd

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

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1887 AA--1--4th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1891 AA--2--1st

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

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 6 (1720), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 5 (1352), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

January 11, 1889: Purchased by the Columbus Solons from the Washington Nationals.

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