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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
1929 22 MRS NNL 0.1 9 29 25 4 7 0 0 0 3 1 4 .280 .379 .280 .659 74 .325 83 7 0 /1749
1930 23 2TM NNL -0.1 29 47 45 4 6 1 3 0 1 0 2 .133 .170 .289 .459 20 .202 13 13 0 1/7
1930 23 MRS NNL -0.2 17 25 24 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .125 .160 .167 .327 -13 .156 -15 4 0 1/7
1930 23 BBB NNL 0.1 12 22 21 2 3 0 3 0 1 0 1 .143 .182 .429 .610 58 .254 44 9 0 1
1933 26 CAG NN2 0.2 14 44 36 7 6 4 0 0 1 0 7 .167 .302 .278 .580 59 .283 67 10 0 1 1 AS
1934 27 CAG NN2 0.0 16 39 36 5 6 0 1 0 3 0 2 .167 .231 .222 .453 28 .225 31 8 1 0 1/9
1935 28 CAG NN2 0.1 12 28 23 6 4 0 0 1 3 0 5 .174 .321 .304 .626 60 .306 67 7 0 0 1 AS
1937 30 CAG NAL -0.2 21 46 43 4 4 0 1 1 5 0 2 .093 .152 .209 .361 -1 .169 4 9 1 0 1/97
1938 31 CAG NAL 0.3 23 44 36 4 6 1 1 1 4 0 5 .167 .286 .333 .619 77 .295 79 12 1 2 1 AS
1939 32 CAG NAL 0.3 19 38 34 4 9 0 0 0 0 1 4 .265 .342 .265 .607 76 .302 84 9 0 1
1940 33 CAG NAL 0.0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 201 .487 192 1 0 0 /1
1941 34 CAG NAL 0.4 10 25 20 2 7 0 0 0 3 0 2 .350 .409 .350 .759 126 .372 133 7 0 3 /1
1942 35 3TM NAL 0.3 16 21 20 2 7 2 0 0 2 0 1 .350 .381 .450 .831 146 .389 140 9 0 0 /19
1942 35 CAG NAL 0.2 10 12 11 1 4 2 0 0 1 0 1 .364 .417 .545 .962 185 .443 171 6 0 0 /1
1942 35 CCB NAL 0.0 3 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 49 .237 52 1 0 0 /1
1942 35 JRC NAL 0.1 3 5 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800 138 .380 134 2 0 0 /9
1943 36 CAG NAL 0.1 17 54 48 9 10 2 1 1 9 0 4 .208 .269 .354 .623 91 .298 89 17 0 2 1/75
1945 38 CAG NAL 0.6 17 31 25 5 11 2 1 0 6 0 5 .440 .533 .600 1.133 231 .525 220 15 0 1 1/7
1946 39 CAG NAL 0.2 4 10 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .375 .500 .375 .875 159 .446 164 3 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
14 Yrs 2.4 208 458 401 56 87 12 8 4 40 2 45 .217 .301 .317 .617 74 .296 76 127 3 9 17/945
162 Game Avg 1.8 162 357 312 44 68 9 6 3 31 2 35 .217 .301 .317 .617 74 .296 76 99 2
CAG (12 Yrs) 2.2 164 373 322 47 71 11 5 4 35 1 39 .220 .310 .323 .633 80 .306 83 104 3 9 1/795
MRS (2 Yrs) 0.0 26 54 49 6 10 1 0 0 3 1 5 .204 .278 .224 .502 34 .247 37 11 0 1/749
BBB (1 Yr) 0.1 12 22 21 2 3 0 3 0 1 0 1 .143 .182 .429 .610 58 .254 44 9 0 1
CCB (1 Yr) 0.0 3 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 49 .237 52 1 0 0 /1
JRC (1 Yr) 0.1 3 5 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800 138 .380 134 2 0 0 /9
NAL (9 Yrs) 2.0 128 271 236 30 58 7 4 3 29 1 25 .246 .323 .347 .671 95 .322 96 82 2 8 1/795
NN2 (3 Yrs) 0.3 42 111 95 18 16 4 1 1 7 0 14 .168 .282 .263 .545 48 .268 55 25 1 1 1/9
NNL (2 Yrs) 0.0 38 76 70 8 13 1 3 0 4 1 6 .186 .250 .286 .536 41 .249 39 20 0 1/749
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 SF Pos Awards
1934 27 CAG NN2 2 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .200 .000 .200 0 0 0 0 /1
1937 30 CAG NAL 3 12 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .091 .091 .182 1 0 0 1 /1
1943 36 CAG NAL 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 1 0 0 0 0 /1
3 Yrs 6 19 17 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .118 .167 .118 .284 2 0 0 1 0 /1
162 Game Avg 162 513 459 27 54 0 0 0 0 27 27 .118 .167 .118 .284 54 0 0 27
NAL (2 Yrs) 4 14 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .154 .154 .308 2 0 0 1 0 /1
NN2 (1 Yr) 2 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .200 .000 .200 0 0 0 0 /1

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
1929 22 MRS NNL 29 -1 0 0 0 2 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .511 .501 0.2 0.0 2 /1749
1930 23 2TM NNL 47 -6 0 0 0 4 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .496 .500 -0.1 0.0 -1 1/7
1930 23 MRS NNL 25 -4 0 0 0 2 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .491 .499 -0.1 0.0 -2 1/7
1930 23 BBB NNL 22 -2 0 0 0 2 0 0.0 0 1 0.1 .503 .500 0.1 0.0 0 1
1933 26 CAG NN2 44 -2 0 0 0 4 2 0.2 0 2 0.2 .515 .501 0.2 0.0 2 1 AS
1934 27 CAG NN2 39 -3 0 0 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 1/9
1935 28 CAG NN2 28 -1 0 0 0 3 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .508 .501 0.1 0.0 1 1 AS
1937 30 CAG NAL 46 -7 0 0 0 4 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .491 .499 -0.2 0.0 -2 1/97
1938 31 CAG NAL 44 -1 0 0 0 5 4 0.3 0 4 0.3 .515 .502 0.3 0.0 4 1 AS
1939 32 CAG NAL 38 -1 0 0 0 4 3 0.3 0 3 0.3 .514 .502 0.3 0.0 3 1
1940 33 CAG NAL 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 1 0.0 .542 .500 0.0 0.0 1 /1
1941 34 CAG NAL 25 1 0 0 0 3 4 0.4 0 4 0.4 .535 .502 0.3 0.0 4 /1
1942 35 3TM NAL 21 1 0 0 1 1 3 0.3 0 3 0.3 .517 .501 0.2 0.1 3 /19
1942 35 CAG NAL 12 1 0 0 0 1 2 0.2 0 2 0.2 .520 .501 0.2 0.0 2 /1
1942 35 CCB NAL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .504 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
1942 35 JRC NAL 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .524 .500 0.0 0.1 0 /9
1943 36 CAG NAL 54 -1 0 0 -1 3 1 0.1 1 1 0.1 .503 .500 0.2 -0.2 3 1/75
1945 38 CAG NAL 31 5 0 0 0 2 6 0.6 0 7 0.6 .533 .503 0.6 0.0 7 1/7
1946 39 CAG NAL 10 1 0 0 0 1 2 0.1 0 2 0.2 .535 .501 0.2 0.0 2 /1
PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
14 Yrs 458 -15 0 0 -1 39 23 2.1 2 26 2.4 .510 .501 2.4 -0.2 27 17/945
162 Game Avg 357 -11 0 0 -1 30 18 1.7 2 20 1.8 .510 .501 1.9 -0.1 21
CAG (12 Yrs) 373 -8 0 0 -1 32 23 2.1 2 24 2.2 .513 .501 2.3 -0.2 26 1/795
MRS (2 Yrs) 54 -5 0 0 0 4 -1 -0.1 0 0 0.0 .498 .500 0.0 -0.1 0 1/749
BBB (1 Yr) 22 -2 0 0 0 2 0 0.0 0 1 0.1 .503 .500 0.1 0.0 0 1
CCB (1 Yr) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .504 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
JRC (1 Yr) 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .524 .500 0.0 0.1 0 /9
NAL (9 Yrs) 271 -1 0 0 -1 22 20 1.8 2 22 2.0 .514 .501 2.0 -0.1 22 1/795
NN2 (3 Yrs) 111 -7 0 0 0 10 3 0.3 0 4 0.3 .507 .501 0.3 0.0 4 1/9
NNL (2 Yrs) 76 -6 0 0 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .499 .500 0.1 -0.1 1 1/749

Advanced Batting

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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1929 22 MRS NNL 29 .325 83 .280 .000 0.0 13.8 36.4 /1749
1930 23 2TM NNL 47 .202 13 .133 .156 0.0 4.3 50.0 1/7
1930 23 MRS NNL 25 .156 -15 .125 .042 0.0 4.0 50.0 1/7
1930 23 BBB NNL 22 .254 44 .143 .286 0.0 4.5 50.0 1
1933 26 CAG NN2 44 .283 67 .167 .111 0.0 15.9 53.8 1 AS
1934 27 CAG NN2 39 .225 31 .167 .056 0.0 5.1 55.6 1/9
1935 28 CAG NN2 28 .306 67 .136 .130 3.6 17.9 62.5 1 AS
1937 30 CAG NAL 46 .169 4 .071 .116 2.2 4.3 50.0 1/97
1938 31 CAG NAL 44 .295 79 .143 .167 2.3 11.4 27.3 1 AS
1939 32 CAG NAL 38 .302 84 .265 .000 0.0 10.5 30.8 1
1940 33 CAG NAL 2 .487 192 .500 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 /1
1941 34 CAG NAL 25 .372 133 .350 .000 0.0 8.0 22.2 /1
1942 35 3TM NAL 21 .389 140 .350 .100 0.0 4.8 25.0 /19
1942 35 CAG NAL 12 .443 171 .364 .182 0.0 8.3 20.0 /1
1942 35 CCB NAL 4 .237 52 .250 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 /1
1942 35 JRC NAL 5 .380 134 .400 .000 0.0 0.0 50.0 /9
1943 36 CAG NAL 54 .298 89 .191 .146 1.9 7.4 61.5 1/75
1945 38 CAG NAL 31 .525 220 .440 .160 0.0 16.1 31.3 1/7
1946 39 CAG NAL 10 .446 164 .375 .000 0.0 20.0 0.0 /1
Batting Batting Ratios
PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
14 Yrs 458 .296 76 .209 .100 0.9 9.8 39.7 17/945
MLB Average .334 100 .284 .113 1.3 8.5 34.2
Advanced Batting Table
Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1934 27 CAG NN2 5 .000 .000 0.0 20.0 100.0 /1
1937 30 CAG NAL 12 .091 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 /1
1943 36 CAG NAL 2 .500 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 /1
3 Yrs 19 .118 .000 0.0 5.3 33.3 /1
MLB Average .246 .077 0.6 7.4 28.1
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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Willie Cornelius born?

Willie Cornelius was born on September 3, 1906.

Where was Willie Cornelius born?

Willie Cornelius was born in Atlanta, GA.

How tall was Willie Cornelius?

Willie Cornelius was 5-8 (173 cm) tall.

How much did Willie Cornelius weigh when playing?

Willie Cornelius weighed 180 lbs (81 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Willie Cornelius play?

Willie Cornelius played 14 seasons.

Is Willie Cornelius in the Hall of Fame?

Willie Cornelius has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Willie Cornelius play?

Willie Cornelius was a Pitcher and Outfielder.

How many strikeouts did Willie Cornelius have?

Willie Cornelius had 519 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Willie Cornelius played for?

Willie Cornelius played for 5 teams; the Birmingham Black Barons, Chicago American Giants, Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes, Jacksonville Red Caps and Memphis Red Sox.

How many World Series has Willie Cornelius won?

Willie Cornelius never won a World Series.

When did Willie Cornelius retire?

Willie Cornelius last played in 1946.

What are Willie Cornelius' nicknames?

Sug is a nickname for Willie Cornelius.

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