Billy Earle

Positions: Catcher, Rightfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 170lb (178cm, 77kg)

Born: November 10, 1867 in Philadelphia, PA us

Died: May 30, 1946 in Omaha, NE

Buried: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, NE

Debut: April 27, 1889 (Age 21-168d, 1,326th in MLB history)

Last Game: September 6, 1894 (Age 26-300d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1889 season

Full Name: William Moffat Earle

Nicknames: The Little Globetrotter

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.6

AB

465

R

102

H

133

BA

.286

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

.378

SLG

.419

OPS

.798

OPS+

115

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	HBP	SH	Pos	Awards
1886	18	NVL,MEM	B	25	98	98	14	19	3	2	0		6			.194	.194	.265	.459		26				NVL,MEM · SOUA
1887	19	DUL	N/A	104	477	477	112	158	24	9	8		55			.331	.331	.470	.801		224				DUL · NWES
1888	20	STP	A	88	327	327	60	83	17	3	8		48			.254	.254	.398	.651		130				STP · WA
1889	21	CIN	AA	53	202	169	37	45	4	7	4	31	26	30	24	.266	.386	.444	.830	132	75	3		O2/3
1890	22	TAC	N/A	62	279	263	59	81	25	2	2		34			.308	.308	.441	.749		116		16		TAC · PNWL
1890	22	STL	AA	22	82	73	16	17	3	1	0	12	6	7		.233	.317	.301	.618	72	22	2		2/O456

1891	23	SXC	N/A	119	447	415	73	103	11	9	4		30			.248	.248	.347	.595		144		32		SXC · WA
1892	24	SLE,BIR	B	48	200	200	39	52	12	6	3		23			.260	.260	.425	.685		85				SLE,BIR · PNWL,SOUA
1892	24	PIT	NL	5	17	13	5	7	2	0	0	3	2	4	1	.538	.647	.692	1.339	303	9	0		/2
1893	25	BIR	B	84	342	342	80	107	22	7	4					.313	.313	.453	.766		155				BIR · SOUA
1893	25	PIT	NL	27	102	95	21	24	4	4	2	15	1	7	6	.253	.304	.442	.746	100	42	0		2
1894	26	TOT	NL	35	135	115	23	40	7	0	0	13	6	15	5	.348	.427	.409	.836	109	47	1	4	2/435O
1894	26	LOU	NL	21	77	65	10	23	1	0	0	7	2	9	3	.354	.432	.369	.802	101	24	0	3	2/345O
1894	26	BRO	NL	14	58	50	13	17	6	0	0	6	4	6	2	.340	.421	.460	.881	119	23	1	1	2/4
1895	27	GRR	A	33	133	133	34	44	14	0	2		7			.331	.331	.481	.812		64				GRR · WL
1896	28	DAL	C																						DAL · TEXA
1897	29	CLB	A	1	4	4	1	0	0	0	0		0			.000	.000	.000	.000		0				CLB · WL
1902	34	VBG	D																						VBG · CSTL
1903	35	VBG	D		268	268		60								.224	.224								VBG · CSTL
1904	36	VBG	D		227	227		58								.256	.256								VBG · CSTL
1905	37	CLM	C	50	172	172		30								.174	.174								CLM · SALL
1906	38	VBG	D	48	145	145		23								.159	.159								VBG · CSTL
1908	40	OTM	D																						OTM · CENA
5 Yrs				142	538	465	102	133	20	12	6	74	41	63	36	.286	.378	.419	.798	115	195	6	4
162 Game Avg.				162	614	530	116	152	23	14	7	84	47	72		.286	.378	.419	.798	115	222	7

PIT (2 yrs)				32	119	108	26	31	6	4	2	18	3	11	7	.287	.353	.472	.825	124	51	0
LOU (1 yr)				21	77	65	10	23	1	0	0	7	2	9	3	.354	.432	.369	.802	101	24	0	3
BRO (1 yr)				14	58	50	13	17	6	0	0	6	4	6	2	.340	.421	.460	.881	119	23	1	1
CIN (1 yr)				53	202	169	37	45	4	7	4	31	26	30	24	.266	.386	.444	.830	132	75	3
STL (1 yr)				22	82	73	16	17	3	1	0	12	6	7		.233	.317	.301	.618	72	22	2

NL (3 yrs)				67	254	223	49	71	13	4	2	31	9	26	12	.318	.392	.439	.831	116	98	1	4
AA (2 yrs)				75	284	242	53	62	7	8	4	43	32	37	24	.256	.366	.401	.767	114	97	5

Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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