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Rip Williams
Alva Mitchel Williams (Buff)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 187 lb.

Debut April 12, 1911
Final Game June 9, 1918
Born January 31, 1882 in Carthage, IL
Died July 23, 1933 in Keokuk, IA

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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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1911 29 BOS AL  95  284   36   68   8  5   0   31   9     24      .239  .314  .303   73   86  14           7    
 1912 30 WSH AL  61  157   14   50  11  4   0   22   2      7      .318  .352  .439  125   69   3           1    
 1913 31 WSH AL  66  106    9   30   6  2   1   12   3      9  16  .283  .339  .406  116   43   2           0    
 1914 32 WSH AL  81  169   17   47   6  4   1   22   2  2  13  19  .278  .341  .379  113   64   4           3    
 1915 33 WSH AL  91  197   14   48   8  4   0   31   4  3  18  20  .244  .320  .325   91   64  13           4    
 1916 34 WSH AL  76  202   16   54  10  2   0   20   5     15  19  .267  .324  .337   99   68  11           2    
 1918 36 CLE AL  28   71    5   17   2  2   0    7   2      9   6  .239  .325  .324   89   23   6           0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      498 1186  111  314  51 23   2  145  27  5  95  80  .265  .328  .352   98  417  53   0   0  17   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        386   36  102  17  7   1   47   9  2  31  26  .265  .328  .352   98  136  17   0   0   6   0
 Career High     95  284   36   68  11  5   1   31   9  3  24  20  .239  .314  .303   73   86  14   0   0   7   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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1911 29 BOS AL  329  230   26   3.0    95| .239  .280| .314  .346| .303  .368| .617  .714|  73  .361 -10.2  -1.1     
 1912 30 WSH AL  168  110   24   5.8    92| .318  .274| .352  .342| .439  .360| .791  .702| 125  .672   4.3   0.5     
 1913 31 WSH AL  117   78   15   5.1    89| .283  .267| .339  .339| .406  .350| .745  .689| 116  .654   1.8   0.2     
 1914 32 WSH AL  189  128   21   4.4    85| .278  .261| .341  .335| .379  .342| .720  .677| 113  .632   2.1   0.2  50%
 1915 33 WSH AL  232  165   19   3.1    85| .244  .257| .320  .336| .325  .338| .645  .674|  91  .452  -2.3  -0.3  57%
 1916 34 WSH AL  230  159   22   3.8    82| .267  .256| .324  .329| .337  .334| .661  .663|  99  .538  -0.4   0.0     
 1918 36 CLE AL   86   60    7   3.2    89| .239  .271| .325  .343| .324  .345| .649  .688|  89  .456  -1.1  -0.1     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons      1351  930  134   3.9    88| .265  .267| .328  .339| .352  .349| .680  .688|  98  .524  -5.8  -0.6     

* 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  PB  WP  SB   CS  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1911 29 BOS AL 1B 57 545 31 15 28 .975 .978 10.11 9.97 C 38 182 42 5 0 .978 .965 5.89 5.89 8 1912 30 WSH AL C 48 234 74 7 6 .978 .961 6.42 5.85 5 1913 31 WSH AL C 18 51 14 1 1 .985 .967 3.61 5.59 1 1B 9 64 6 1 5 .986 .986 7.78 10.48 OF 5 2 1 0 0 1.000 .968 0.60 1.96 0 1 4 1914 32 WSH AL C 44 181 54 6 0 .975 .967 5.34 5.70 7 1B 8 71 4 0 0 1.000 .986 9.38 10.14 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0 0 1 1915 33 WSH AL C 40 213 51 9 4 .967 .965 6.60 5.46 5 1B 15 149 16 1 6 .994 .987 11.00 10.27 3B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 3.00 1916 34 WSH AL 1B 34 269 11 5 18 .982 .988 8.24 10.45 C 23 119 19 1 3 .993 .974 6.00 5.21 6 3B 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 3.20 1918 36 CLE AL 1B 21 190 10 4 11 .980 .986 9.52 10.89 C 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.00 0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1911 29 BOS AL 1B 57 545 31 15 28 .975 .978 10.11 9.97 1913 31 WSH AL 1B 9 64 6 1 5 .986 .986 7.78 10.48 1914 32 WSH AL 1B 8 71 4 0 0 1.000 .986 9.38 10.14 1915 33 WSH AL 1B 15 149 16 1 6 .994 .987 11.00 10.27 1916 34 WSH AL 1B 34 269 11 5 18 .982 .988 8.24 10.45 1918 36 CLE AL 1B 21 190 10 4 11 .980 .986 9.52 10.89 1915 33 WSH AL 3B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 1.00 3.00 1916 34 WSH AL 3B 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 2.00 3.20 1911 29 BOS AL C 38 182 42 5 0 .978 .965 5.89 5.89 8 1912 30 WSH AL C 48 234 74 7 6 .978 .961 6.42 5.85 5 1913 31 WSH AL C 18 51 14 1 1 .985 .967 3.61 5.59 1 1914 32 WSH AL C 44 181 54 6 0 .975 .967 5.34 5.70 7 1915 33 WSH AL C 40 213 51 9 4 .967 .965 6.60 5.46 5 1916 34 WSH AL C 23 119 19 1 3 .993 .974 6.00 5.21 6 1918 36 CLE AL C 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.00 0 1913 31 WSH AL OF 5 2 1 0 0 1.000 .968 0.60 1.96 0 1 4 1914 32 WSH AL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0 0 1
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+ Position Total C 212 980 254 29 14 .977 .965 5.82 5.66 32 1B 144 1288 78 26 68 .981 .983 9.49 10.29 OF 6 2 1 0 0 1.000 .968 0.50 1.95 0 1 5 3B 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 .938 1.50 3.10 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+----+---+----+----+----+ Overall Total 364 2273 333 55 82 .979 .975 7.16 7.41
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Transactions 

February, 1912: Purchased by the New York Highlanders from the Boston Red Sox. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

February 22, 1912: Sent by the New York Highlanders to the Washington Senators to complete an earlier deal made on February 17, 1912. The New York Highlanders sent a player to be named later and John Knight to the Washington Senators for Gabby Street. The New York Highlanders sent Rip Williams (February 22, 1912) to the Washington Senators to complete the trade.


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