Bill Nicholson

Position: Rightfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 205lb (183cm, 92kg)

Born: December 11, 1914 in Chestertown, MD us

Died: March 8, 1996 in Chestertown, MD

Buried: Old St. Paul Episcopal Church Cemetery, Chestertown, MD

High School: Chestertown HS (Chestertown, MD)

School: Washington College (Chestertown, MD)

Last Game: September 19, 1953 (Age 38-282d)
vs. BRO 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1939 season

Full Name: William Beck Nicholson

Nicknames: Swish

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5x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

41.9

5546

1484

235

.268

837

RBI

948

OBP

.365

SLG

.465

OPS

.831

OPS+

132

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1936	21	-6.6	Oklahoma City	TL	A1		14	53	48	4	8	1	0	0	5	1		5	9	.167	.245	.188	.433	9		0	0
1936	21	-7.4	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	11	12	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	0		0
1937	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	B-A	PHA	131	556	491	84	150	27	7	21	101	6	4	52	73	.306	.381	.517	.898	254		8	5
1937	22	-3.5	Williamsport	NYPL	A	PHA	10	24	23	5	5	1	0	1	9	0	0	0	4	.217	.250	.391	.641	9		1	0
1937	22	-1.7	Portsmouth	PIED	B	CHC	121	532	468	79	145	26	7	20	92	6	4	52	69	.310	.387	.524	.911	245		7	5
1938	23	-1.2	Williamsport	EL	A	PHA	137	561	511	96	154	26	17	22	96	7	7	43	97	.301	.361	.548	.909	280		5	2
1939	24	-3.1	Chattanooga	SOUA	A1		105	444	383	82	128	29	8	23	85	6	2	51	72	.334	.421	.632	1.052	242		6	4
1939	24	-4.5	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	58	243	220	37	65	12	5	5	38	0	3	20	29	.296	.354	.464	.818	102	1	0	3		5
1940	25	-2.9	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	135	545	491	78	146	27	7	25	98	2	6	50	67	.297	.366	.534	.899	262	7	3	1		5
1941	26	-1.8	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	147	617	532	74	135	26	1	26	98	1	2	82	91	.254	.357	.453	.810	241	8	3	0		7
1942	27	-0.8	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	152	673	588	83	173	22	11	21	78	8	0	76	80	.294	.382	.476	.859	280	7	8	1		12
1943	28	-0.5	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	154	684	608	95	188	30	9	29	128	4	1	71	86	.309	.386	.531	.917	323	7	5	0		15
1944	29	0.2	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	156	686	582	116	167	35	8	33	122	3	3	93	71	.287	.391	.545	.935	317	3	6	5		27
1945	30	0.9	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	151	660	559	82	136	28	4	13	88	4	0	92	73	.243	.356	.378	.734	211	9	6	3		19
1946	31	2.3	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	105	345	296	36	65	13	2	8	41	1	2	44	44	.220	.325	.358	.683	106	4	2	3		9
1947	32	3.3	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	148	580	487	69	119	28	1	26	75	1	4	87	83	.244	.364	.466	.831	227	4	5	1		13
1948	33	5.0	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	143	581	494	68	129	24	5	19	67	2	3	81	60	.261	.371	.445	.816	220	5	5	1		14
1949	34	5.9	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	98	350	299	42	70	8	3	11	40	1	0	45	53	.234	.344	.391	.735	117	1	5	1		2
1950	35	7.1	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	41	66	58	3	13	2	1	3	10	0	0	8	16	.224	.318	.448	.767	26	2	0	0		0
1951	36	7.5	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	85	196	170	23	41	9	2	8	30	0	1	25	24	.241	.342	.459	.801	78	1	1	0		2
1952	37	8.7	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	55	106	88	17	24	3	0	6	19	0	0	14	26	.273	.391	.511	.902	45	0	3	1		0
1953	38	9.9	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	38	74	62	12	13	5	1	2	16	0	0	12	20	.210	.338	.419	.757	26	2	0	0		1
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (16 seasons)					Majors		1677	6418	5546	837	1484	272	60	235	948	27	25	800	828	.268	.365	.465	.831	2581	61	52	20		131
Minors (4 seasons)					Minors		387	1614	1433	266	440	83	32	66	287	20	13	151	251	.307	.381	.548	.928	785		19	11
All Levels (18 Seasons)							2064	8032	6979	1103	1924	355	92	301	1235	47	38	951	1079	.276	.368	.482	.851	3366	61	71	31		131

A (2 seasons)					Minors		147	585	534	101	159	27	17	23	105	7	7	43	101	.298	.357	.541	.898	289		6	2
A1 (2 seasons)					Minors		119	497	431	86	136	30	8	23	90	7	2	56	81	.316	.402	.582	.984	251		6	4
B (1 season)					Minors		121	532	468	79	145	26	7	20	92	6	4	52	69	.310	.387	.524	.911	245		7	5