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Standard Batting

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Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB HBP SH Pos Awards
1933 25 CBB NN2 -0.4 17 54 50 3 6 1 0 1 5 0 2 .120 .154 .200 .354 -5 .163 -9 10 0 2 1/789
1934 26 CRS NN2 0.7 17 50 43 6 14 4 1 0 5 1 7 .326 .420 .465 .885 149 .417 148 20 0 0 1/798
1935 27 CEG NN2 0.4 20 47 39 7 13 0 0 3 10 0 6 .333 .422 .564 .986 149 .438 147 22 0 2 /1958
1936 28 WEG NN2 0.6 28 74 68 10 20 5 2 0 11 0 4 .294 .333 .426 .760 95 .347 93 29 0 2 1/789 AS
1937 29 WEG NN2 0.8 22 47 41 11 15 3 1 3 10 0 3 .366 .409 .707 1.116 183 .475 177 29 0 3 /147
1938 30 BEG NN2 0.3 24 69 61 9 15 4 0 1 11 0 5 .246 .303 .361 .664 74 .309 73 22 0 3 1/79
1939 31 BEG NN2 1.0 19 51 48 8 19 6 0 3 16 0 3 .396 .431 .708 1.140 199 .501 189 34 0 1/9 AS,AS
1941 33 BEG NN2 0.5 22 53 48 11 14 3 1 1 7 0 5 .292 .358 .458 .817 127 .375 124 22 0 0 1/3789 AS
1942 34 BEG NN2 0.4 34 81 72 10 19 1 2 1 10 0 8 .264 .338 .375 .713 103 .342 102 27 0 1 1/897
1943 35 2TM NN2 0.1 37 124 109 17 27 6 1 2 17 2 11 .248 .317 .376 .693 85 .328 82 41 0 4 1/9873
1943 35 BEG NN2 0.1 35 122 107 17 27 6 1 2 17 2 11 .252 .322 .383 .705 88 .334 85 41 0 4 1/9873
1943 35 PS NN2 0.0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 .000 -110 0 0 0 /1
1944 36 2TM NN2 -0.3 16 39 37 2 5 2 0 0 6 0 2 .135 .179 .189 .369 -1 .180 -9 7 0 0 1 AS
1944 36 BEG NN2 -0.4 15 35 34 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 1 .088 .114 .088 .203 -45 .103 -57 3 0 0 1
1944 36 PS NN2 0.2 1 4 3 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 .667 .750 1.333 2.083 450 .855 412 4 0 0 /1
1945 37 BEG NN2 0.1 27 68 60 8 11 0 2 1 10 0 6 .183 .258 .300 .558 56 .268 53 18 0 2 1/3 AS
1946 38 BEG NN2 -0.3 21 43 41 1 5 0 0 0 4 0 2 .122 .163 .122 .285 -20 .147 -19 5 0 0 1 AS,AS
1947 39 BEG NN2 0.4 22 56 48 7 12 2 0 1 5 0 6 .250 .345 .354 .700 91 .341 94 17 1 1 1
1948 40 BEG NN2 0.7 28 66 58 8 18 2 0 0 11 0 8 .310 .394 .345 .739 114 .363 119 20 0 0 1
WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB HBP SH Pos Awards
15 Yrs 4.9 354 922 823 118 213 39 10 17 138 3 78 .259 .324 .392 .716 94 .334 92 323 1 20 1978/345
162 Game Avg 2.2 162 422 377 54 97 18 5 8 63 1 36 .259 .324 .392 .716 94 .334 92 148 0
BEG (13 Yrs) 4.4 317 812 725 107 191 32 9 16 126 2 68 .263 .327 .399 .726 96 .338 95 289 1 18 1978/345
PS (2 Yrs) 0.1 3 6 5 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 .400 .500 .800 1.300 245 .570 223 4 0 0 /1
CBB (1 Yr) -0.4 17 54 50 3 6 1 0 1 5 0 2 .120 .154 .200 .354 -5 .163 -9 10 0 2 1/789
CRS (1 Yr) 0.7 17 50 43 6 14 4 1 0 5 1 7 .326 .420 .465 .885 149 .417 148 20 0 0 1/798
Standard Batting Table
Season Age Team Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS TB GIDP HBP SH Pos Awards
1939 31 BEG NN2 4 11 11 3 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 .273 .273 .636 .909 6 0 0 0 /1
1948 40 BEG NN2 3 8 6 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .500 .500 1.000 3 0 0 0 /1
2 Yrs 7 19 17 5 5 2 0 1 2 0 2 .294 .368 .588 .957 9 0 0 0 /1
162 Game Avg 162 440 393 116 116 46 0 23 46 0 46 .294 .368 .588 .957 208 0 0 0

Value Batting

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Season Age Team Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
1933 25 CBB NN2 54 -8 0 0 -1 4 -5 -0.4 0 -4 -0.4 .475 .497 -0.3 -0.1 -3 1/789
1934 26 CRS NN2 50 3 0 0 0 3 7 0.6 1 7 0.7 .536 .504 0.6 0.0 7 1/798
1935 27 CEG NN2 47 3 0 0 -1 2 4 0.3 1 5 0.4 .514 .502 0.5 -0.1 6 /1958
1936 28 WEG NN2 74 -1 0 0 1 5 6 0.5 1 6 0.6 .517 .503 0.5 0.1 6 1/789 AS
1937 29 WEG NN2 47 5 0 0 1 2 9 0.7 1 10 0.8 .533 .504 0.7 0.1 8 /147
1938 30 BEG NN2 69 -3 0 0 1 5 3 0.2 1 4 0.3 .510 .501 0.3 0.0 3 1/79
1939 31 BEG NN2 51 6 0 0 0 4 11 0.9 0 11 1.0 .548 .506 0.9 0.0 11 1/9 AS,AS
1941 33 BEG NN2 53 2 0 0 0 4 5 0.5 1 6 0.5 .521 .503 0.5 0.0 6 1/3789 AS
1942 34 BEG NN2 81 0 0 0 -2 5 3 0.3 1 4 0.4 .508 .502 0.6 -0.2 6 1/897
1943 35 2TM NN2 124 -3 0 0 -3 4 -1 -0.1 2 1 0.1 .497 .500 0.3 -0.3 3 1/9873
1943 35 BEG NN2 122 -3 0 0 -3 4 -1 -0.1 2 1 0.1 .498 .500 0.3 -0.3 4 1/9873
1943 35 PS NN2 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .481 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
1944 36 2TM NN2 39 -5 0 0 0 3 -3 -0.3 0 -2 -0.3 .482 .497 -0.3 0.0 -2 1 AS
1944 36 BEG NN2 35 -7 0 0 0 2 -5 -0.5 0 -4 -0.4 .470 .497 -0.4 0.0 -4 1
1944 36 PS NN2 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 0.2 0 2 0.2 .660 .501 0.2 0.0 2 /1
1945 37 BEG NN2 68 -4 0 0 0 4 0 0.0 1 1 0.1 .500 .500 0.1 0.0 1 1/3 AS
1946 38 BEG NN2 43 -7 0 0 0 3 -4 -0.3 0 -3 -0.3 .484 .498 -0.3 0.0 -3 1 AS,AS
1947 39 BEG NN2 56 0 0 0 0 4 4 0.4 1 5 0.4 .517 .502 0.4 0.0 5 1
1948 40 BEG NN2 66 1 0 0 0 4 6 0.6 1 7 0.7 .521 .504 0.7 0.0 7 1
PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
15 Yrs 922 -10 0 0 -3 56 44 3.8 11 55 4.9 .511 .502 5.1 -0.5 59 1978/345
162 Game Avg 422 -4 0 0 -2 26 20 1.7 5 25 2.2 .511 .502 2.3 -0.2 27
BEG (13 Yrs) 812 -6 0 0 -3 48 40 3.5 10 50 4.4 .511 .502 4.6 -0.4 53 1978/345
PS (2 Yrs) 6 1 0 0 0 1 2 0.1 0 2 0.1 .541 .500 0.1 0.0 2 /1
CBB (1 Yr) 54 -8 0 0 -1 4 -5 -0.4 0 -4 -0.4 .475 .497 -0.3 -0.1 -3 1/789
CRS (1 Yr) 50 3 0 0 0 3 7 0.6 1 7 0.7 .536 .504 0.6 0.0 7 1/798

Advanced Batting

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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1933 25 CBB NN2 54 .163 -9 .102 .080 1.9 3.7 28.6 1/789
1934 26 CRS NN2 50 .417 148 .326 .140 0.0 14.0 28.6 1/798
1935 27 CEG NN2 47 .438 147 .278 .231 6.4 12.8 25.0 /1958
1936 28 WEG NN2 74 .347 93 .294 .132 0.0 5.4 41.7 1/789 AS
1937 29 WEG NN2 47 .475 177 .316 .341 6.4 6.4 53.3 /147
1938 30 BEG NN2 69 .309 73 .233 .115 1.4 7.2 42.1 1/79
1939 31 BEG NN2 51 .501 189 .356 .313 5.9 5.9 26.3 1/9 AS,AS
1941 33 BEG NN2 53 .375 124 .277 .167 1.9 9.4 55.6 1/3789 AS
1942 34 BEG NN2 81 .342 102 .254 .111 1.2 9.9 34.6 1/897
1943 35 2TM NN2 124 .328 82 .234 .128 1.6 8.9 41.7 1/9873
1943 35 BEG NN2 122 .334 85 .238 .131 1.6 9.0 41.7 1/9873
1943 35 PS NN2 2 .000 -110 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 /1
1944 36 2TM NN2 39 .180 -9 .135 .054 0.0 5.1 28.6 1 AS
1944 36 BEG NN2 35 .103 -57 .088 .000 0.0 2.9 0.0 1
1944 36 PS NN2 4 .855 412 .667 .667 0.0 25.0 66.7 /1
1945 37 BEG NN2 68 .268 53 .169 .117 1.5 8.8 43.8 1/3 AS
1946 38 BEG NN2 43 .147 -19 .122 .000 0.0 4.7 14.3 1 AS,AS
1947 39 BEG NN2 56 .341 94 .234 .104 1.8 10.7 33.3 1
1948 40 BEG NN2 66 .363 119 .310 .034 0.0 12.1 30.8 1
Batting Batting Ratios
PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
15 Yrs 922 .334 92 .243 .134 1.8 8.5 36.7 1978/345
MLB Average .332 100 .281 .109 1.3 8.7 33.4
Advanced Batting Table
Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1939 31 BEG NN2 11 .200 .364 9.1 0.0 100.0 /1
1948 40 BEG NN2 8 .333 .167 0.0 25.0 50.0 /1
2 Yrs 19 .250 .294 5.3 10.5 66.7 /1
MLB Average .245 .099 1.4 7.9 31.0
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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Bill Byrd born?

Bill Byrd was born on July 15, 1907.

Where was Bill Byrd born?

Bill Byrd was born in Canton, GA.

How tall was Bill Byrd?

Bill Byrd was 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did Bill Byrd weigh when playing?

Bill Byrd weighed 210 lbs (95 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Bill Byrd play?

Bill Byrd played 15 seasons.

Is Bill Byrd in the Hall of Fame?

Bill Byrd has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Bill Byrd play?

Bill Byrd was a Pitcher and Outfielder.

How many strikeouts did Bill Byrd have?

Bill Byrd had 751 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Bill Byrd played for?

Bill Byrd played for 4 teams; the Baltimore Elite Giants, Columbus Blue Birds, Cleveland Red Sox and Philadelphia Stars.

How many World Series has Bill Byrd won?

Bill Byrd never won a World Series.

When did Bill Byrd retire?

Bill Byrd last played in 1948.

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