Billy Goodman

Positions: Second Baseman, First Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 165lb (180cm, 74kg)

Born: March 22, 1926 in Concord, NC us

Died: October 1, 1984 in Sarasota, FL

Buried: Mount Olivet Methodist Church Cemetery, Concord, NC

High School: Winecoff HS (Concord, NC)

Debut: April 19, 1947 (Age 21-028d, 7,962nd in MLB history)
vs. PHA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1962 (Age 36-192d)
vs. SFG 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season

Full Name: William Dale Goodman

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

26.9

AB

5644

R

807

H

1691

BA

.300

HR

RBI

591

SB

OBP

.376

SLG

.378

OPS

.754

OPS+

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Games by Position

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1944	18	ATA	A1	137	554	554		186	22	13	2						.336	.336	.433	.769		240							ATA · SOUA
1945			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1946	20	ATA	AA	86	332	332		129	14	3	1						.389	.389	.458	.846		152							ATA · SOUA
1947	21	BOS-min	AAA	94	383	329	55	112	18	8	2	49	8		52	27	.340	.430	.462	.892		152	10	0	2				LOU · AA
1947	21	BOS	AL	12	12	11	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	.182	.250	.182	.432	18	2	0	0	0			/9
1948	22	BOS	AL	127	527	445	65	138	27	2	1	66	5	3	74	44	.310	.414	.387	.801	109	172	18	5	3			*3/45	MVP-27,RoY-4
1949	23	BOS	AL	122	510	443	54	132	23	3	0	56	2	0	58	21	.298	.382	.363	.745	91	161	14	2	6			*3	AS
1950	24	BOS	AL	110	485	424	91	150	25	3	4	68	2	4	52	25	*.354*	.427	.455	.882	117	193	8	2	7			753/46	MVP-2
1951	25	BOS	AL	141	638	546	92	162	34	4	0	50	7	4	79	37	.297	.388	.374	.761	98	204	12	2	11			349/75	MVP-18
1952	26	BOS	AL	138	579	513	79	157	27	3	4	56	8	2	48	23	.306	.370	.394	.764	106	202	7	4	14			*43/57	MVP-16
1953	27	BOS	AL	128	581	514	73	161	33	5	2	41	1	4	57	11	.313	.384	.409	.793	111	210	2	2	8			*43	AS,MVP-21
1954	28	BOS	AL	127	551	489	71	148	25	4	1	36	3	3	51	15	.303	.370	.376	.746	97	184	10	2	9	1		4375	MVP-19
1955	29	BOS	AL	149	716	599	100	176	31	2	0	52	5	5	99	44	.294	.394	.352	.747	96	211	13	3	10	4	1	*4/37
1956	30	BOS	AL	105	448	399	61	117	22	8	2	38	0	3	40	22	.293	.356	.404	.760	92	161	3	0	7	2	1	4
1957	31	TOT	AL	91	316	279	37	82	11	3	3	33	0	2	23	19	.294	.351	.387	.738	108	108	11	3	8	3	1	5/34967
1957	31	BOS	AL	18	18	16	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	.063	.167	.125	.292	-21	2	0	0	0	0	0
1957	31	BAL	AL	73	298	263	36	81	10	3	3	33	0	2	21	18	.308	.362	.403	.765	116	106	11	3	8	3	1	5/34967
1958	32	CHW	AL	116	471	425	41	127	15	5	0	40	1	0	37	21	.299	.355	.358	.712	98	152	10	2	3	4	1	*5/346
1959	33	CHW	AL	104	291	268	21	67	14	1	1	28	3	0	19	20	.250	.304	.321	.625	73	86	4	2	2	0	0	5/4
1960	34	CHW	AL	30	89	77	5	18	4	0	0	6	0	0	12	8	.234	.337	.286	.623	71	22	2	0	0	0	1	5/4
1961	35	CHW	AL	41	59	51	4	13	4	0	1	10	0	0	7	6	.255	.339	.392	.731	97	20	1	0	0	1	0	/534
1962	36	HOU	NL	82	174	161	12	41	4	1	0	10	0	0	12	11	.255	.306	.292	.598	67	47	6	0	1	0	2	45/3
1963	37	HOU-min	A	71	202	175	29	62	12	0	6	37	0	0	27	8	.354	.441	.526	.966		92		0	0	0			DHM · CARL
1964	38	HOU-min	A	43	105	80	13	26	6	0	1	22	0	0	22	2	.325	.462	.438	.899		35		0	1	2			DHM · CARL
16 Yrs				1623	6447	5644	807	1691	299	44	19	591	37	30	669	329	.300	.376	.378	.754	99	2135	121	29	89	15	7
162 Game Avg.				162	644	563	81	169	30	4	2	59	4	3	67	33	.300	.376	.378	.754	99	213	12	3	9
				G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
BOS (11 yrs)				1177	5065	4399	688	1344	248	34	14	464	33	28	561	245	.306	.386	.387	.773	101	1702	87	22	75	7	2
CHW (4 yrs)				291	910	821	71	225	37	6	2	84	4	0	75	55	.274	.336	.341	.677	87	280	17	4	5	5	2
HOU (1 yr)				82	174	161	12	41	4	1	0	10	0	0	12	11	.255	.306	.292	.598	67	47	6	0	1	0	2
BAL (1 yr)				73	298	263	36	81	10	3	3	33	0	2	21	18	.308	.362	.403	.765	116	106	11	3	8	3	1

AL (15 yrs)				1541	6273	5483	795	1650	295	43	19	581	37	30	657	318	.301	.378	.381	.759	100	2088	115	29	88	15	5
NL (1 yr)				82	174	161	12	41	4	1	0	10	0	0	12	11	.255	.306	.292	.598	67	47	6	0	1	0	2

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

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Billy Goodman

SUMMARY

WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Player News

Postseason Batting

Standard Fielding

Appearances

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Hall of Fame Statistics

Similarity Scores

Transactions

Salaries

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