Bill Wight
William Robert Wight (Lefty)
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: April 12, 1922 in Rio Vista, CA
High School: McClymonds (Oakland, CA)
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1941. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1946
Final Game: September 21, 1958
Died: May 17, 2007 in Mount Shasta, 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
1946 24 NYY AL 14 11 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 1
1947 25 NYY AL 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .333 .000 .333 -2 0 0 0 1 /1
1948 26 CHW AL 34 80 73 2 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 31 .082 .130 .082 .212 -42 6 1 1 3 1
1949 27 CHW AL 35 100 85 7 14 3 0 0 6 0 1 6 27 .165 .220 .200 .420 13 17 1 0 9 1
1950 28 CHW AL 30 75 61 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 17 .000 .062 .000 .062 -83 0 1 0 10 1
1951 29 BOS AL 34 44 41 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 16 .073 .136 .073 .210 -44 3 0 0 0 1
1952 30 TOT AL 33 61 57 2 12 2 0 0 5 0 0 2 10 .211 .237 .246 .483 33 14 1 0 2 1
1952 30 BOS AL 10 8 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .143 .250 .143 .393 8 1 0 0 0 1
1952 30 DET AL 23 53 50 2 11 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 7 .220 .235 .260 .495 37 13 1 0 2 1
1953 31 TOT AL 33 12 12 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .250 .250 .250 .500 36 3 0 0 0 1
1953 31 DET AL 13 7 7 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .429 .429 .429 .857 133 3 0 0 0 1
1953 31 CLE AL 20 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 1
1955 33 TOT AL 36 43 36 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 16 .083 .108 .111 .219 -39 4 0 0 6 0 0 1/3
1955 33 CLE AL 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1955 33 BAL AL 19 42 36 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 16 .083 .108 .111 .219 -39 4 0 0 5 0 0 1/3
1956 34 BAL AL 35 64 60 2 12 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 26 .200 .226 .200 .426 18 12 0 0 2 0 0 1
1957 35 BAL AL 27 40 34 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 .029 .083 .029 .113 -67 1 0 1 4 0 0 1
1958 36 TOT NL 35 12 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .100 .182 .100 .282 -24 1 1 0 1 0 0 1
1958 36 CIN NL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1958 36 STL NL 28 12 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .100 .182 .100 .282 -24 1 1 0 1 0 0 1
12 Seasons 347 546 480 19 55 6 0 0 24 0 1 24 169 .115 .160 .127 .287 -22 61 5 2 40 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 255 224 9 26 3 0 0 11 0 0 11 79 .115 .160 .127 .287 -22 28 2 1 19
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
BAL (3 yrs) 81 146 130 4 16 1 0 0 6 0 0 4 54 .123 .156 .131 .286 -20 17 0 1 11 0 0
CHW (3 yrs) 99 255 219 11 20 3 0 0 11 0 1 13 75 .091 .146 .105 .251 -33 23 3 1 22
BOS (2 yrs) 44 52 48 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 19 .083 .154 .083 .237 -37 4 0 0 0
CLE (2 yrs) 37 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
NYY (2 yrs) 15 15 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .083 .000 .083 -75 0 0 0 3
DET (2 yrs) 36 60 57 2 14 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 8 .246 .259 .281 .539 49 16 1 0 2
STL (1 yr) 28 12 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .100 .182 .100 .282 -24 1 1 0 1 0 0
CIN (1 yr) 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (11 yrs) 312 534 470 19 54 6 0 0 24 0 1 23 163 .115 .160 .128 .287 -22 60 4 2 39 0 0
NL (1 yr) 35 12 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .100 .182 .100 .282 -24 1 1 0 1 0 0

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
1946 24 NYY AL 11 11 0 0.0 96 .000 .000 .265 .000 .339 .000 .381 .000 .720 -100 .000 -2.4 -0.3 .000 .000 .000
1947 25 NYY AL 4 3 0 0.0 96 .000 .262 .333 .341 .000 .376 .333 .716 -2 .000 -0.2 -0.0 .500 .500 .000
1948 26 CHW AL 80 71 1 0.4 103 .143 .082 .269 .130 .354 .082 .389 .212 .743 -42 .010 -15.1 -1.5 .147 .041 .000
1949 27 CHW AL 100 82 4 1.3 104 .241 .165 .267 .220 .358 .200 .388 .420 .746 13 .091 -10.9 -1.1 .301 .094 .035
1950 28 CHW AL 75 72 0 0.0 111 .000 .000 .275 .062 .361 .000 .412 .062 .773 -83 .000 -17.1 -1.7 .065 .066 .000
1951 29 BOS AL 44 38 0 0.0 109 .120 .073 .278 .136 .361 .073 .407 .210 .768 -44 .000 -8.8 -0.9 .158 .073 .000
1952 30 TOT AL 61 48 3 1.7 98 .255 .211 .262 .237 .342 .246 .383 .483 .725 33 .162 -5.3 -0.6 .348 .070 .035
1952 30 BOS AL 8 6 0 0.0 103 .250 .143 .269 .250 .350 .143 .393 .393 .743 8 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .333 .143 .000
1952 30 DET AL 53 42 3 1.9 97 .256 .220 .261 .235 .341 .260 .381 .495 .723 37 .198 -4.4 -0.5 .350 .060 .040
1953 31 TOT AL 12 9 1 3.0 101 .333 .250 .268 .250 .344 .250 .394 .500 .738 36 .324 -1.1 -0.1 .333 .000 .000
1953 31 DET AL 7 4 1 6.7 102 .500 .429 .268 .429 .344 .429 .395 .857 .740 133 .679 0.3 0.0 .750 .000 .000
1953 31 CLE AL 5 5 0 0.0 101 .000 .000 .267 .000 .343 .000 .393 .000 .736 -100 .000 -1.4 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1955 33 TOT AL 43 39 1 0.7 95 .150 .083 .257 .108 .335 .111 .382 .219 .717 -39 .030 -6.9 -0.7 .152 .056 .028
1955 33 CLE AL 1 1 0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0
1955 33 BAL AL 42 38 1 0.7 95 .150 .083 .257 .108 .335 .111 .382 .219 .717 -39 .031 -6.9 -0.7 .152 .056 .028
1956 34 BAL AL 64 50 3 1.6 99 .353 .200 .258 .226 .338 .200 .393 .426 .731 18 .119 -7.0 -0.7 .292 .033 .000
1957 35 BAL AL 40 37 0 0.0 93 .045 .029 .255 .083 .326 .029 .384 .113 .710 -67 .000 -7.7 -0.8 .091 .029 .000
1958 36 TOT NL 12 11 0 0.0 109 .250 .100 .274 .182 .343 .100 .428 .282 .771 -24 .000 -1.9 -0.2 .200 .100 .000
1958 36 STL NL 12 11 0 0.0 109 .250 .100 .274 .182 .343 .100 .428 .282 .771 -24 .000 -1.9 -0.2 .200 .100 .000
12 Seasons 546 471 13 0.7 102 .177 .115 .266 .160 .349 .127 .393 .287 .742 -22 .034 -84.5 -8.5 .200 .060 .013
162 Game Avg. 255 220 6 0.7 102 .177 .115 .266 .160 .349 .127 .393 .287 .742 -22 .034 -84.5 -8.5 .200 .060 .013
PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
BAL (3 yrs) 146 125 4 0.9 97 .211 .123 .257 .156 .334 .131 .388 .286 .722 -20 .044 -21.6 -2.2 .193 .038 .008
CHW (3 yrs) 255 225 5 0.6 106 .139 .091 .270 .146 .358 .105 .395 .251 .753 -33 .022 -43.1 -4.3 .177 .068 .014
BOS (2 yrs) 52 44 0 0.0 108 .138 .083 .276 .154 .359 .083 .405 .237 .764 -37 .000 -9.7 -1.0 .182 .083 .000
CLE (2 yrs) 6 6 0 0.0 101 .000 .000 .267 .000 .343 .000 .393 .000 .736 -100 .000 -1.4 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
NYY (2 yrs) 15 14 0 0.0 96 .000 .000 .264 .083 .340 .000 .380 .083 .720 -75 .000 -2.7 -0.3 .091 .091 .000
DET (2 yrs) 60 46 4 2.3 98 .286 .246 .262 .259 .342 .281 .383 .539 .725 49 .257 -4.1 -0.4 .386 .053 .035
STL (1 yr) 12 11 0 0.0 109 .250 .100 .274 .182 .343 .100 .428 .282 .771 -24 .000 -1.9 -0.2 .200 .100 .000
AL (11 yrs) 534 460 13 0.8 102 .176 .115 .266 .160 .349 .128 .392 .287 .741 -22 .036 -82.6 -8.3 .200 .060 .013
NL (1 yr) 12 11 0 0.0 109 .250 .100 .274 .182 .343 .100 .428 .282 .771 -24 .000 -1.9 -0.2 .200 .100 .000

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1946 24 NYY AL 11 0.0% 27.3% 0.0% 0.0% 3.0 55%
1947 25 NYY AL 4 0.0% 50.0% 25.0% 0.0% 2.00 1.0 0%
1948 26 CHW AL 80 0.0% 38.8% 3.8% 0.0% 0% 10.33 2.4 24.3 53%
1949 27 CHW AL 100 0.0% 27.0% 6.0% 3.0% 21% 4.50 3.1 14.2 58%
1950 28 CHW AL 75 0.0% 22.7% 5.3% 0.0% 4.25 3.6 30.5 59%
1951 29 BOS AL 44 0.0% 36.4% 6.8% 0.0% 0% 5.33 2.6 41.0 57%
1952 30 TOT AL 61 0.0% 16.4% 3.3% 3.3% 17% 5.00 5.7 11.4 77%
1952 30 BOS AL 8 0.0% 37.5% 12.5% 0.0% 0% 3.00 2.3 7.0 50%
1952 30 DET AL 53 0.0% 13.2% 1.9% 3.8% 18% 7.00 7.1 12.5 81%
1953 31 TOT AL 12 0.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 4.0 12.0 75%
1953 31 DET AL 7 0.0% 14.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 7.0 7.0 86%
1953 31 CLE AL 5 0.0% 40.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.5 60%
1955 33 TOT AL 43 0.0% 37.2% 2.3% 2.3% 33% 16.00 2.3 18.0 1.20 47%
1955 33 CLE AL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0%
1955 33 BAL AL 42 0.0% 38.1% 2.4% 2.4% 33% 16.00 2.3 18.0 1.10 48%
1956 34 BAL AL 64 0.0% 40.6% 3.1% 0.0% 0% 13.00 2.3 15.0 1.09 53%
1957 35 BAL AL 40 0.0% 30.0% 2.5% 0.0% 0% 12.00 2.8 1.30 55%
1958 36 TOT NL 12 0.0% 50.0% 8.3% 0.0% 0% 6.00 1.7 33%
1958 36 STL NL 12 0.0% 50.0% 8.3% 0.0% 0% 6.00 1.7 33%
12 Seasons 546 0.0% 31.0% 4.4% 1.1% 11% 7.04 2.8 20.0 1.32 57%
MLB Averages
PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1955 33 TOT AL 2 0 25% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 50% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1955 33 CLE AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1955 33 BAL AL 2 0 25% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 50% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1956 34 BAL AL 0 0 14% 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1957 35 BAL AL 3 0 33% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 36 TOT NL 0 0 0% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 36 STL NL 0 0 0% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Seasons 5 0 24% 31 0 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 75% 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1955 33 TOT AL 43 56% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 86% 9 0 0% 10 4 40% 30 2 7% 1 0 0% 2 1 50% 0
1955 33 CLE AL 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
1955 33 BAL AL 42 55% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 83% 9 0 0% 9 3 33% 29 2 7% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1956 34 BAL AL 64 72% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 4 0 0% 6 1 17% 34 5 15% 4 0 0% 4 1 25% 0
1957 35 BAL AL 40 68% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 80% 7 0 0% 7 1 14% 23 2 9% 2 1 50% 2 1 50% 0
1958 36 TOT NL 12 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 3 1 33% 2 0 0% 7 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1958 36 STL NL 12 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 3 1 33% 2 0 0% 7 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
12 Seasons 159 69% 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 40 267% 23 5 22% 25 6 24% 94 9 10% 7 1 14% 8 3 38% 0
MLB Averages

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
1946 24 14 11 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2
1947 25 15 15 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .083 .000 .083 -75 0 0 0 3
1948 26 49 95 84 3 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 36 .071 .124 .071 .195 -46 6 1 1 6
1949 27 84 195 169 10 20 3 0 0 9 0 1 10 63 .118 .172 .136 .308 -16 23 2 1 15
1950 28 114 270 230 12 20 3 0 0 11 0 1 14 80 .087 .143 .100 .243 -35 23 3 1 25
1951 29 148 314 271 13 23 3 0 0 12 0 1 17 96 .085 .142 .096 .238 -36 26 3 1 25
1952 30 181 375 328 15 35 5 0 0 17 0 1 19 106 .107 .158 .122 .280 -25 40 4 1 27
1953 31 214 387 340 15 38 5 0 0 18 0 1 19 109 .112 .161 .126 .288 -22 43 4 1 27
1954 32 214 387 340 15 38 5 0 0 18 0 1 19 109 .112 .161 .126 .288 -22 43 4 1 27
1955 33 250 430 376 16 41 6 0 0 20 0 1 20 125 .109 .156 .125 .281 -24 47 4 1 33 0 0
1956 34 285 494 436 18 53 6 0 0 24 0 1 22 151 .122 .166 .135 .301 -18 59 4 1 35 0 0
1957 35 312 534 470 19 54 6 0 0 24 0 1 23 163 .115 .160 .128 .287 -22 60 4 2 39 0 0
1958 36 347 546 480 19 55 6 0 0 24 0 1 24 169 .115 .160 .127 .287 -22 61 5 2 40 0 0

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1946 24 15 9 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 14
1947 25 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 1
1948 26 36 83 78 3 8 0 0 0 4 0 4 32 .103 .157 .103 .259 1 34
1949 27 37 93 87 6 13 3 0 0 5 0 6 28 .149 .204 .184 .388 3 35
1950 28 31 68 64 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 18 .000 .059 .000 .059 0 30
1951 29 36 46 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 17 .000 .065 .000 .065 0 34
1952 30 34 61 59 2 12 2 0 0 5 0 2 10 .203 .230 .237 .467 3 33
1953 31 34 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 33
1955 33 38 41 39 2 5 2 0 0 3 0 2 17 .128 .171 .179 .350 1 36
1956 34 37 65 63 2 13 0 0 0 4 0 2 27 .206 .231 .206 .437 3 35
1957 35 28 38 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 .000 .053 .000 .053 0 27
1958 36 37 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 .083 .000 .083 0 35
12 Seasons 364 532 504 18 51 7 0 0 24 0 26 176 .101 .148 .115 .264 12 347
162 Game Avg. 162 237 224 8 23 3 0 0 11 0 12 78 .101 .148 .115 .264 5 347

* 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.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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