Bill Killefer

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

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

Born: October 10, 1887 in Bloomingdale, MI us

Died: July 3, 1960 in Elsmere, DE

Buried: Prospect Hill Cemetery, Paw Paw, MI

High School: Paw Paw HS (Paw Paw, MI)

Schools: Sacred Heart College (Watertown, WI), St. Edward's University (Austin, TX)

Debut: September 13, 1909 (Age 21-338d, 3,232nd in major league history)
vs. DET 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1921 (Age 33-356d)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1910 season

Full Name: William Killefer

Nicknames: Reindeer Bill

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Relatives: Brother of Red Killefer

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

9.8

3150

751

.238

237

RBI

240

OBP

.273

SLG

.283

OPS

.556

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	17-28 / in Starts: 16-22
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	44 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 3 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 144 PAs	18
Actual Runners on Base	105 (47-36-22) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 144 PAs	16
Avg. Runners on Base	95 (46-30-18)

Most Driven In
C Deal	4
J Sullivan	3
T Barber	3
G Maisel	2
B Twombly	2
D Robertson	1
R Thomas	1
R Grimes	1

Most Driven In By
M Flack	2
C Hollocher	2
Z Terry	2
P Alexander	1
T Barber	1
S Martin	1
J Kelleher	1
J York	0

1921 Batting Game Log

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1921 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	992	15 (14)	May 5	CHC		CIN	L,7-11	7-GF	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	8	.96	0.096	1.92	0.12%	1.15	C
2	993	16	May 6	CHC		CIN	W,8-7	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.571	.571	.571	1.143	8	1.06	0.258	1.85	0.27%	0.06	C
3	994	17	May 7	CHC		CIN	W,4-1	CG	4	4	1	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.636	.636	.636	1.273	8	1.42	0.120	2.76	0.14%	1.11	C
4	995	20 (2)	May 11	CHC	@	PHI	W,19-8	CG	5	5	1	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.625	.625	.625	1.250	8	.25	0.064	.52	0.08%	1.70	C
5	996	21	May 13	CHC	@	PHI	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.579	.579	.579	1.158	8	1.51	-0.028	3.16	-0.04%	-0.10	C
6	997	23 (1)	May 17	CHC	@	BSN	L,4-8	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.565	.565	.565	1.130	8	1.27	0.128	2.70	0.16%	0.26	C
7	998	31 (7)	May 28 (1)	CHC		STL	L,7-8	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.481	.481	.481	.963	8	1.62	-0.117	2.35	-0.10%	-1.34	C
8	999	32	May 28 (2)	CHC		STL	L,2-9	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.433	.433	.433	.867	8	1.12	-0.089	1.30	-0.06%	-0.73	C
9	1000	33	May 29	CHC		STL	L,1-6	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0	0	.406	.406	.406	.813	8						C
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	1001	41 (7)	Jun 6	CHC		BRO	L,4-7	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.394	.394	.394	.788	9	.76	-0.022	.35	-0.01%	-0.24	PH
11	1002	49 (7)	Jun 15	CHC		NYG	L,2-6	GS-11	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.395	.395	.395	.789	8	.80	0.069	.30	0.02%	0.27	C
12	1003	50	Jun 16	CHC		NYG	W,5-4	GS-9	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.390	.390	.390	.780	8	2.96	0.058	.93	0.01%	-0.59	C
13	1004	54 (3)	Jun 21 (1)	CHC	@	STL	L,5-17	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.356	.356	.356	.711	8	.77	-0.028	.20	0.00%	-0.98	C
14	1005	56 (1)	Jun 22	CHC	@	STL	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.347	.347	.347	.694	8	1.30	0.015	.27	0.00%	-0.08	C
15	1006	57	Jun 23	CHC	@	CIN	W,6-3	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1		0		1	0	.353	.365	.353	.718	8	1.56	0.083	.39	0.01%	0.52	C
16	1007	62 (4)	Jun 28 (2)	CHC		PIT	W,8-6	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.358	.370	.358	.729	8	.49	-0.001	.15	0.00%	-0.11	C
17	1008	63	Jun 29	CHC		PIT	L,1-3	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.352	.364	.352	.715	9	1.73	-0.044	.55	-0.01%	-0.24	PH
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
18	1009	67 (3)	Jul 4 (1)	CHC		CIN	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0				1	0	.397	.407	.414	.821	8						C
19	1010	68	Jul 4 (2)	CHC		CIN	W,6-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.377	.387	.393	.781	8	.70	-0.064	.04	0.00%	-1.14	C
20	1011	69	Jul 5	CHC		CIN	W,3-2	CG	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.391	.400	.406	.806	8	.62	0.049	.04	0.00%	0.41	C
21	1012	70	Jul 8	CHC	@	NYG	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.373	.382	.388	.770	8	.92	-0.075	.10	-0.01%	-0.55	C
22	1013	71	Jul 9	CHC	@	NYG	L,5-6	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	1	.357	.366	.371	.738	8	1.38	-0.124	.11	-0.01%	-1.18	C
23	1014	72	Jul 10	CHC	@	NYG	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.342	.351	.356	.708	8	.87	-0.070	.04	0.00%	-0.59	C
24	1015	73	Jul 11	CHC	@	NYG	W,7-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.342	.347	.689	8	.78	-0.041	.03	0.00%	-0.35	C
25	1016	74	Jul 12	CHC	@	BSN	L,1-2	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	1	.329	.338	.342	.679	8	1.91	-0.143	.11	-0.01%	-1.31	C
26	1017	83 (8)	Jul 20 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	W,10-0	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.338	.346	.350	.696	8	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.40	C
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
27	1018	97 (13)	Aug 3 (1)	CHC		BSN	L,3-5	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0		0	0	.337	.353	.349	.702	8	1.34	0.080	.00	0.00%	0.90	C
28	1019	100 (2)	Aug 5	CHC		BSN	L,1-6	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.329	.352	.341	.693	8	1.06	-0.119	.00	0.00%	-0.85	C
29	1020	102 (1)	Aug 7	CHC		NYG	L,2-7	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.337	.359	.348	.707	8	1.08	0.085	.00	0.00%	0.34	C
30	1021	103	Aug 8	CHC		NYG	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.323	.344	.333	.677	8	1.06	-0.108	.00	0.00%	-1.02	C
31	1022	106 (2)	Aug 11 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	L,4-5	9-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.323	.344	.333	.677	8						C
32	1023	107	Aug 12	CHC	@	PIT	L,9-12	9-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.330	.351	.340	.691	9	.27	0.011	.00	0.00%	0.96	PH
33	1024	108	Aug 13	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-4	GS-7	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.340	.360	.351	.711	8	1.23	0.067	.00	0.00%	1.01	C
34	1025	112 (3)	Aug 17 (2)	CHC	@	BSN	W,2-1	CG(10)	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.352	.343	.696	8	1.88	-0.260	.00	0.00%	-2.34	C
35	1026	118 (5)	Aug 24	CHC	@	BRO	W,6-1	CG	5	5	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		1	0	.346	.364	.355	.719	8	.55	-0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.06	C
36	1027	123 (4)	Aug 29	CHC	@	NYG	L,7-8	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0		0	1	.339	.363	.349	.711	8	1.08	-0.052	.00	0.00%	-0.58	C
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
37	1028	126 (2)	Sep 3	CHC	@	CIN	L,0-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.357	.342	.699	8	.79	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.39	C
38	1029	132 (5)	Sep 6 (2)	CHC	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.325	.347	.333	.681	8	.97	-0.080	.00	0.00%	-0.79	C
39	1030	133	Sep 7	CHC		CIN	L,2-5	CG(10)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1		0	0	.322	.344	.331	.675	8	1.80	-0.088	.00	0.00%	0.09	C
40	1031	138 (4)	Sep 13	CHC		PHI	L,2-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.317	.339	.325	.664	8	1.31	-0.092	.00	0.00%	-0.91	C
41	1032	140 (1)	Sep 15	CHC		PHI	L,3-6	CG	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0		0	0	.325	.352	.333	.685	8	1.46	0.038	.00	0.00%	0.82	C
42	1033	143 (2)	Sep 18 (2)	CHC		BRO	W,5-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.320	.346	.328	.674	8	1.00	-0.047	.00	0.00%	-1.07	C
43	1034	144	Sep 20	CHC		NYG	W,7-6	GS-8	4	3	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.336	.366	.344	.709	8	.93	0.140	.00	0.00%	1.30	C
44	1035	147 (2)	Sep 25 (1)	CHC		BSN	W,4-3	GS-0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				0	0	.326	.355	.333	.688	8						C
45	1036	151 (3)	Oct 1	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-5	6-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.323	.357	.331	.688	8	1.70	-0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.24	C
							17-28		144	133	11	43	1	0	0	18	4	1	4	3	3		3		3	3	.323	.357	.331	.688		1.18	-0.398	.52	0.57%	-6.48

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