Bill Kuehne

Positions: Third Baseman, Shortstop and Outfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-8, 185lb (173cm, 83kg)

Born: October 24, 1858 in Leipzig, Germany de

Died: October 27, 1921 in Sulphur Springs, OH

Buried: Union Cemetery, Uhrichsville, OH

Debut: May 1, 1883 (Age 24-189d, 605th in MLB history)

Last Game: September 29, 1892 (Age 33-341d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1883 season

Full Name: William J. Kuehne

Name Note: born William J. Knelme

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.2

AB

4286

R

533

H

993

BA

.232

HR

RBI

403

SB

150

OBP

.257

SLG

.337

OPS

.594

OPS+

Standard Batting

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
1883	24	COL	AA	95	376	374	38	85	8	14	1			2		.227	.231	.332	.563	86	124			*54/6O
1884	25	COL	AA	110	425	415	48	98	13	16	5			9		.236	.254	.381	.635	112	158	1		*5
1885	26	PIT	AA	104	428	411	54	93	9	19	0	43		15		.226	.257	.341	.598	88	140	2		*5/6
1886	27	PIT	AA	117	502	481	73	98	16	17	1	48	26	19		.204	.237	.314	.551	76	151	2		O53
1887	28	PIT	NL	102	417	402	68	120	18	15	1	41	17	14	39	.299	.324	.425	.749	112	171	1		*6/35O
1888	29	PIT	NL	138	535	524	60	123	22	11	3	62	34	9	68	.235	.250	.336	.586	92	176	2		56
1889	30	PIT	NL	97	399	390	43	96	20	5	5	57	15	9	36	.246	.263	.362	.625	81	141	0		5O/436
1890	31	PBB	PL	128	565	537	66	126	21	12	5	73	21	28	37	.235	.273	.346	.619	71	186	0		*5
1891	32	TOT	AA	107	431	413	57	97	12	1	3	39	30	17	35	.235	.267	.291	.557	64	120	1		*5
1891	32	COL	AA	68	271	261	32	56	9	0	2	22	21	10	22	.215	.244	.272	.516	52	71	0		5
1891	32	LOU	AA	39	160	152	25	41	3	1	1	17	9	7	13	.270	.306	.322	.629	83	49	1		5
1892	33	ATA	B	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0		1			.000	.000	.000	.000		0				ATA · SOUA
1892	33	TOT	NL	89	354	339	26	57	6	5	1	40	7	14	45	.168	.203	.224	.428	33	76	1		5/46
1892	33	LOU	NL	76	300	287	22	48	4	5	0	36	6	13	36	.167	.203	.216	.419	31	62	0		5
1892	33	STL	NL	6	25	24	1	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	.167	.200	.208	.408	21	5	1		/56
1892	33	CIN	NL	6	25	24	3	5	1	0	1	4	0	1	5	.208	.240	.375	.615	86	9	0		/54
1892	33	STL	NL	1	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0		/5
1893	34	ERI	N/A	90	370	370	59	106	16	7	3		11			.286	.286	.392	.678		145				ERI · EL
1894	35	ERI	N/A	106	427	427	64	109	16	7	4		13			.255	.255	.354	.609		151				ERI · EL
1895	36	MNE	A	123	534	534	127	178	39	6	22		34			.333	.333	.552	.886		295				MNE · WL
1896	37	MNE	A																						MNE · WL
1897	38	MNE	A	84	377	366	40	92	14	6	0		13			.251	.251	.322	.574		118		11		MNE · WL
1898	39	STT,CHM,CLB,DTR,STT	A,N/A	50	200	198	33	55	17	1	1		10			.278	.278	.389	.667		77		2		STT,CHM,CLB,DTR,STT · CANL,WL,IL
1899	40	FWA	B																						FWA · ISLG
10 Yrs				1087	4432	4286	533	993	145	115	25	403	150	136	260	.232	.257	.337	.594	82	1443	10
162 Game Avg.				162	661	639	79	148	22	17	4	60		20		.232	.257	.337	.594	82	215

PIT (5 yrs)				558	2281	2208	298	530	85	67	10	251	92	66	143	.240	.264	.353	.617	90	779	7
LOU (2 yrs)				115	460	439	47	89	7	6	1	53	15	20	49	.203	.239	.253	.492	50	111	1
STL (1 yr)				7	29	28	1	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	.143	.172	.179	.351	4	5	1
COL (2 yrs)				205	801	789	86	183	21	30	6			11		.232	.243	.357	.601	99	282	1
COL (1 yr)				68	271	261	32	56	9	0	2	22	21	10	22	.215	.244	.272	.516	52	71	0
CIN (1 yr)				6	25	24	3	5	1	0	1	4	0	1	5	.208	.240	.375	.615	86	9	0
PBB (1 yr)				128	565	537	66	126	21	12	5	73	21	28	37	.235	.273	.346	.619	71	186	0

NL (4 yrs)				426	1705	1655	197	396	66	36	10	200	73	46	188	.239	.262	.341	.602	83	564	4
AA (5 yrs)				533	2162	2094	270	471	58	67	10	130	56	62	35	.225	.249	.331	.580	84	693	6
PL (1 yr)				128	565	537	66	126	21	12	5	73	21	28	37	.235	.273	.346	.619	71	186	0

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

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Bill Kuehne

SUMMARY

WAR

AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Player News

Standard Fielding

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Hall of Fame Statistics

Similarity Scores

Transactions

Salaries

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