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Bill Sweeney
William J. Sweeney

Bats Unknown, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 160 lb.

Debut June 27, 1882
Final Game October 14, 1884
Died August 2, 1903 in Philadelphia, PA

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Pitching  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1882    PHA AA   9  10  20  20  18   0   0  0  170.0  178  119   55   4   42   48       0     0       0  2.91  2.95  101 1.294
 1884    BLU UA  40  21  62  60  58   4   2  0  538.0  522  294  155  13   74  374       0             0  2.59  3.32  128 1.108
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  2 Yr WL% .613  49  31  82  80  76   4   2  0  708.0  700  413  210  17  116  422       0     0       0  2.67  3.23  121 1.153
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    20  13  34  33  31   1   0  0  297.0  293  173   88   7   48  177   0   0     0   0   0  2.67  3.23  121 1.153
 Career High     40  21  62  60  58   4   2  0  538.0  522  294  155  13   74  374   0   0     0   0   0  2.59  3.32  128 1.108

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1882    PHA AA  23   88    8   14   4  0   0    6   0      4      .159  .196  .205   29   18                    
 1884    BLU UA  74  296   35   71   7  0   0        0      9      .240  .262  .264   71   78                    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2 Seasons       97  384   43   85  11  0   0    6   0  0  13   0  .221  .247  .250   61   96   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        641   72  142  18  0   0   10   0  0  22   0  .221  .247  .250   61  160   0   0   0   0   0
 Career High     74  296   35   71   7  0   0    6   0  0   9   0  .240  .262  .264   71   78   0   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1882    PHA AA   92   74    4   1.4    69| .159  .259| .196  .287| .205  .335| .401  .622|  29  .187  -6.4  -0.8     
 1884    BLU UA  305  225   20   2.3    68| .240  .258| .262  .285| .264  .333| .526  .619|  71  .346  -6.4  -0.7     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2 Seasons       397  299   24   2.1    69| .221  .258| .247  .286| .250  .334| .497  .619|  61  .310 -12.8  -1.5     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1882 PHA AA P 20 9 51 6 0 .909 .919 3.00 3.15 3.18 3.44 20 170.0 OF 5 3 0 3 0 .500 .857 0.60 1.78 0 3 2 1884 BLU UA P 62 25 133 34 3 .823 .844 2.55 2.25 2.64 2.57 60 538.0 OF 11 10 9 3 1 .864 .815 1.73 1.47 1 4 6 2B 6 6 15 7 1 .750 .868 3.50 5.38 SS 2 3 5 2 0 .800 .816 4.00 3.90
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1884 BLU UA 2B 6 6 15 7 1 .750 .868 3.50 5.38 1882 PHA AA OF 5 3 0 3 0 .500 .857 0.60 1.78 0 3 2 1884 BLU UA OF 11 10 9 3 1 .864 .815 1.73 1.47 1 4 6 1882 PHA AA P 20 9 51 6 0 .909 .919 3.00 3.15 3.18 3.44 20 170.0 1884 BLU UA P 62 25 133 34 3 .823 .844 2.55 2.25 2.64 2.57 60 538.0 1884 BLU UA SS 2 3 5 2 0 .800 .816 4.00 3.90
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Position Total P* 82 34 184 40 3 .845 .863 2.66 2.47 80 708.0 OF 16 13 9 6 1 .786 .821 1.38 1.57 1 7 8 2B 6 6 15 7 1 .750 .868 3.50 5.38 SS 2 3 5 2 0 .800 .816 4.00 3.90 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Overall Total 106 56 213 55 5 .830 .859 2.54 2.53
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

ERA
1882 AA-2.91-9

Wins
1882 AA-9-9
1884 UA-40-1

Won-Loss %
1882 AA-.474-10
1884 UA-.656-7

Strikeouts/9IP
1882 AA-2.54-9
1884 UA-6.26-10

Games
1882 AA-20-9
1884 UA-62-1

Innings
1882 AA-170.0-9
1884 UA-538.0-1

Strikeouts
1882 AA-48-8
1884 UA-374-2

Games Started
1882 AA-20-9
1884 UA-60-1

Comp. Games
1882 AA-18-9
1884 UA-58-1

Shutouts
1884 UA-4-4

Home Runs Allow.
1882 AA-4-3
1884 UA-13-1

Bases On Balls Allow.
1882 AA-42-5
1884 UA-74-2

Hits Allowed
1882 AA-178-7
1884 UA-522-1

Losses
1882 AA-10-9
1884 UA-21-3

Earned Runs Allow.
1882 AA-55-9
1884 UA-155-2

Adjusted ERA+
1882 AA-101-8
1884 UA-128-9

   

Black Ink: Pitching - 11 (202) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 41 (588) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 25.0 (201) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 35.5 (368) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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