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Billy Zitzmann

William Arthur Zitzmann

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: November 19, 1895 in Long Island City, NY (All Transactions)
Debut: April 27, 1919
Teams (by GP): Reds/Pirates 1919-1929

Final Game: September 25, 1929
Died: May 29, 1985 in Passaic, NJ
Buried: East Ridgelawn Cemetery, Clifton, NJ
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Standard Batting

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
1919 23 TOT NL 13 28 27 5 5 1 0 0 2 2 0 6 .185 .185 .222 .407 20 6 0 1 /O7
1919 23 PIT NL 11 27 26 5 5 1 0 0 2 2 0 6 .192 .192 .231 .423 25 6 0 1 /O7
1919 23 CIN NL 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /7O
1925 29 CIN NL 104 344 301 53 76 13 3 0 21 11 11 35 22 .252 .342 .316 .658 71 95 6 2 O7/986
1926 30 CIN NL 53 105 94 21 23 2 1 0 3 3 6 7 .245 .304 .287 .591 62 27 2 3 O7/89
1927 31 CIN NL 88 273 232 47 66 10 4 0 24 9 20 18 .284 .352 .362 .714 93 84 4 17 O87/695
1928 32 CIN NL 101 296 266 53 79 9 3 3 33 13 13 22 .297 .337 .387 .724 90 103 3 14 O798/5
1929 33 CIN NL 47 96 84 18 19 3 0 0 6 4 9 10 .226 .309 .262 .570 46 22 1 2 O7/93
6 Yrs 406 1142 1004 197 268 38 11 3 89 42 11 83 85 .267 .333 .336 .668 77 337 16 39
162 Game Avg. 162 456 401 79 107 15 4 1 36 17 33 34 .267 .333 .336 .668 77 134 6 16
CIN (6 yrs) 395 1115 978 192 263 37 11 3 87 40 11 83 79 .269 .336 .338 .675 78 331 16 38
PIT (1 yr) 11 27 26 5 5 1 0 0 2 2 0 6 .192 .192 .231 .423 25 6 0 1

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1919 23 PIT NL 11 27 -2 0 0 0 -0 -2 -0.3 1 -2 -0.2 .473 .498 -0.2 -0.1 -2 $ /O7
1919 23 CIN NL 2 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .488 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /7O
1925 29 CIN NL 104 344 -12 -2 0 -3 -4 -21 -2.0 10 -11 -1.0 .481 .488 -0.7 -0.7 -8 $ O7/986
1926 30 CIN NL 53 105 -5 0 0 0 -1 -6 -0.6 3 -3 -0.3 .488 .496 -0.3 -0.1 -3 $ O7/89
1927 31 CIN NL 88 273 -2 0 0 -3 -1 -6 -0.6 8 2 0.2 .493 .496 0.5 -0.4 5 $ O87/695
1928 32 CIN NL 101 296 -4 1 0 -2 -4 -8 -0.9 8 -0 0.0 .491 .495 0.2 -0.6 2 $ O798/5
1929 33 CIN NL 47 96 -7 0 0 -1 -1 -9 -0.8 3 -6 -0.5 .483 .495 -0.4 -0.2 -5 $ O7/93
6 Seasons 406 1142 -31 -0 0 -9 -12 -52 -5.3 32 -20 -1.8 .487 .495 -0.9 -2.1 -11 $
CIN (6 yrs) 395 1115 -29 -0 0 -9 -11 -50 -5.0 32 -18 -1.6 .488 .495 -0.7 -2.1 -9 $
PIT (1 yr) 11 27 -2 0 0 0 -0 -2 -0.3 1 -2 -0.2 .473 .498 -0.2 -0.1 -2 $

Advanced Batting

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
1919 23 TOT NL 28 23 1 1.2 85 .238 .185 .269 .185 .323 .222 .353 .407 .676 20 .117 -2.7 -0.3 .364 .111 .037 .0
1919 23 PIT NL 27 22 1 1.2 85 .250 .192 .269 .192 .324 .231 .353 .423 .677 25 .125 -2.4 -0.3 .381 .115 .038 .0
1919 23 CIN NL 1 1 0 0.0 80 .000 .000 .262 .000 .316 .000 .344 .000 .660 -100 .000 -0.2 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1925 29 CIN NL 344 238 30 3.4 112 .272 .252 .298 .342 .355 .316 .425 .658 .780 71 .317 -11.8 -1.1 .576 .179 .063 .0
1926 30 CIN NL 105 74 8 2.9 101 .264 .245 .283 .304 .343 .287 .393 .591 .736 62 .305 -5.0 -0.5 .535 .138 .043 .0
1927 31 CIN NL 273 183 29 4.2 102 .308 .284 .288 .352 .346 .362 .397 .714 .743 93 .465 -1.7 -0.2 .705 .203 .078 .0
1928 32 CIN NL 296 201 34 4.6 107 .315 .297 .288 .337 .352 .387 .409 .724 .761 90 .473 -4.3 -0.4 .706 .188 .090 4.9
1929 33 CIN NL 96 67 7 2.8 116 .257 .226 .298 .309 .361 .262 .434 .570 .795 46 .224 -6.7 -0.6 .554 .190 .036 .0
6 Yrs 1142 786 109 3.7 107 .289 .267 .291 .333 .351 .336 .410 .668 .761 77 .381 -32.2 -3.1 .625 .182 .069 5.6
162 Game Avg. 456 314 43 3.7 107 .289 .267 .291 .333 .351 .336 .410 .668 .761 77 .381 -32.2 -3.1 .625 .182 .069 2
CIN (6 yrs) 1115 764 108 3.8 108 .290 .269 .291 .336 .352 .338 .412 .675 .763 78 .386 -29.7 -2.8 .632 .184 .070 5.6
PIT (1 yr) 27 22 1 1.2 85 .250 .192 .269 .192 .324 .231 .353 .423 .677 25 .125 -2.4 -0.3 .381 .115 .038 .0

Ratio Batting*

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
1919 23 TOT NL 28 0.0% 21.4% 0.0% 3.6% 20% 4.5 13.5 75%
1919 23 PIT NL 27 0.0% 22.2% 0.0% 3.7% 20% 4.3 13.0 74%
1919 23 CIN NL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100%
1925 29 CIN NL 344 0.0% 6.4% 10.2% 4.7% 21% 0.63 13.7 14.3 81%
1926 30 CIN NL 105 0.0% 6.7% 5.7% 2.9% 13% 1.17 13.4 31.3 83%
1927 31 CIN NL 273 0.0% 6.6% 7.3% 5.1% 21% 0.90 12.9 9.7 78%
1928 32 CIN NL 296 1.0% 7.4% 4.4% 5.1% 19% 1.69 12.1 88.7 8.1 81%
1929 33 CIN NL 96 0.0% 10.4% 9.4% 3.1% 16% 1.11 8.4 14.0 77%
6 Yrs 1142 0.3% 7.4% 7.3% 4.6% 19% 1.02 11.8 334.7 11.3 80%
MLB Averages 1.0% 7.3% 7.7% 6.5% 26% 0.95 12.1 89.2 8.0 80%

Cumulative Batting

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
1919 23 13 28 27 5 5 1 0 0 2 2 0 6 .185 .185 .222 .407 20 6 0 1
1920 24 13 28 27 5 5 1 0 0 2 2 0 6 .185 .185 .222 .407 20 6 0 1
1921 25 13 28 27 5 5 1 0 0 2 2 0 6 .185 .185 .222 .407 20 6 0 1
1922 26 13 28 27 5 5 1 0 0 2 2 0 6 .185 .185 .222 .407 20 6 0 1
1923 27 13 28 27 5 5 1 0 0 2 2 0 6 .185 .185 .222 .407 20 6 0 1
1924 28 13 28 27 5 5 1 0 0 2 2 0 6 .185 .185 .222 .407 20 6 0 1
1925 29 117 372 328 58 81 14 3 0 23 13 11 35 28 .247 .331 .308 .639 67 101 6 3
1926 30 170 477 422 79 104 16 4 0 26 16 11 41 35 .246 .325 .303 .628 66 128 8 6
1927 31 258 750 654 126 170 26 8 0 50 25 11 61 53 .260 .334 .324 .658 75 212 12 23
1928 32 359 1046 920 179 249 35 11 3 83 38 11 74 75 .271 .335 .342 .677 80 315 15 37
1929 33 406 1142 1004 197 268 38 11 3 89 42 11 83 85 .267 .333 .336 .668 77 337 16 39

Neutralized Batting

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 G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1919 23 15 31 30 5 5 1 0 0 2 2 0 7 .167 .167 .200 .367 1 13
1925 29 110 356 313 50 75 13 3 0 20 11 35 23 .240 .328 .300 .628 30 104
1926 30 55 109 98 22 24 2 1 0 3 3 6 7 .245 .302 .286 .588 8 53
1927 31 93 286 243 48 68 10 4 0 25 9 21 19 .280 .347 .354 .701 29 88
1928 32 106 310 279 54 82 9 3 3 34 13 13 23 .294 .332 .380 .712 35 101
1929 33 49 99 87 17 19 3 0 0 6 4 9 11 .218 .299 .253 .552 6 47
6 Yrs 428 1191 1050 196 273 38 11 3 90 42 84 90 .260 .324 .326 .650 109 406
162 Game Avg. 162 451 397 74 103 14 4 1 34 16 32 34 .260 .324 .326 .650 41 406

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1928 NL  13 (10th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1925 NL  6 (7th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1925 NL  11 (8th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 2 (2156), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (2531), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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