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Billy
Gilbert		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 4''
Weight: 153
 
Born: June 21, 1876 in Tullytown, PA.
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1901 25 PHI NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 1 1 1 5 4 4 4 3 3 9 8 8
1902 26 PHI NL $ 300,000   5 5 6 1 1 1 5 5 5 4 4 4 9 9 9
1903 27 PHI NL $ 1,157,143   5 5 6 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 9 9 9
1904 28 PHI NL $ 2,600,000   5 5 6 1 1 1 5 4 4 4 4 4 9 9 9
1905 29 PHI NL $ 2,600,000   5 5 6 1 1 1 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 9 10
1906 30 WS1 AL     5 5 5 1 1 1 4 4 4 5 5 5 9 9 9
1907 31 NY1 NL $ 1,500,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 4 4 4 5 5 5 10 9 9
1908 32 NY1 NL $ 1,500,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 4 4 4 5 5 5 10 9 9
1909 33 NY1 NL $ 900,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 4 4 4 6 6 6 9 9 9
1910 34 NY1 NL $ 900,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 5 4 5 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 4 3 3 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,600,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 5 5 5 6 6 6 10 9 10
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1901 25 PHI NL 132 499 55 139 13 6 3 95 42 7 39 37 .279 .332 .347 .678 63.8 12.3
1902 26 PHI NL 134 576 91 152 19 2 11 33 65 11 28 22 .264 .306 .361 .667 72.0 14.1
1903 27 PHI NL 131 539 97 169 31 4 2 45 65 14 32 43 .314 .375 .397 .772 86.2 15.3
1904 28 PHI NL 144 587 92 155 21 6 4 44 55 16 44 58 .264 .322 .341 .663 68.9 8.0
1905 29 PHI NL 144 609 110 163 28 9 5 33 54 11 41 60 .268 .315 .368 .683 75.4 12.2
1906 30 A   120 423 51 110 15 1 5 27 30 5 91 77 .260 .391 .336 .727 68.2  
1907 31 NY1 NL 138 505 77 126 11 4 2 56 46 2 47 51 .250 .312 .299 .611 55.1 10.6
1908 32 NY1 NL 73 223 24 51 5 2 0 23 18 2 10 22 .229 .264 .269 .533 17.1 1.9
1909 33 NY1 NL 41 85 8 18 1 1 0 11 10 0 8 8 .212 .284 .247 .531 7.9 1.0
8 Years Sim 937 3623 554 973 129 34 27 340 355 63 249 301 .269 .322 .345 .667 446.3 75.4
1 Years A 120 423 51 110 15 1 5 27 30 5 91 77 .260 .390 .336 .726 68.2  
162 Game Average 626 95 168 22 5 4 58 61 10 43 52 .269 .322 .345 .667 77.2  
Career Highs 144 609 110 169 31 9 11 95 65 16 47 60 .314 .375 .397 .772 86.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   2519 385 671 91 25 20 264 245 43 184 203 .266 .323 .346 .669 303.3
vs LH   1104 169 302 38 9 7 76 110 20 65 98 .274 .321 .343 .664 129.3
Home 469 1784 281 499 61 21 20 180 172 34 129 151 .280 .334 .371 .705 233.6
Away 468 1839 273 474 68 13 7 160 183 29 120 150 .258 .310 .320 .630 199.0
RISP   822 0 226 20 10 4 302 0 0 60 61 .275 .326 .338 .665 89.7
Pinch Hitting   12 3 5 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 .417 .429 .500 .929 2.2
Close/Late   428 66 114 13 6 3 39 0 1 39 39 .266 .333 .346 .678 48.7
Mar/Apr 88 366 56 117 13 3 0 37 45 6 20 27 .320 .360 .372 .731 52.1
May 177 687 109 178 22 7 5 68 69 6 50 54 .259 .319 .333 .652 81.0
June 163 636 82 157 22 5 2 50 51 6 32 53 .247 .291 .307 .597 60.1
July 167 632 104 177 21 4 8 73 73 14 52 58 .280 .342 .364 .706 85.5
August 163 639 94 161 28 7 5 52 56 9 43 58 .252 .301 .341 .643 71.1
Sep/Oct 179 663 109 183 23 8 7 60 61 22 52 51 .276 .335 .367 .701 83.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1901 25 PHI NL 2B 129 129 1149.3 288 519 34 95 .960 6.32   2.6
1902 26 PHI NL 2B 134 134 1202.0 324 565 35 104 .962 6.66   5.0
1903 27 PHI NL 2B 127 127 1119.0 286 510 23 100 .972 6.40   4.5
1904 28 PHI NL 2B 144 143 1259.3 307 568 49 95 .947 6.25   3.2
1905 29 PHI NL SS 142 141 1280.0 219 504 51 89 .934 5.08   4.8
1907 31 NY1 NL SS 137 137 1212.7 186 465 39 63 .943 4.83   4.5
    2B 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
1908 32 NY1 NL SS 63 48 464.7 88 190 14 28 .952 5.38   2.3
    2B 10 8 79.3 23 28 2 5 .962 5.79   0.2
1909 33 NY1 NL SS 20 11 116.0 19 58 8 8 .906 5.97   0.3
    2B 18 12 114.7 20 53 4 3 .948 5.73   0.3
  2B 563 553 4925.7 1248 2244 147 402 .960 6.38   15.9
  SS 362 337 3073.3 512 1217 112 188 .939 5.06   11.9
Career Totals   925 890 7999.0 1760 3461 259 590 .953 5.87   27.8
Career Highs   144 143 1280.0 324 568 51 104 .972 6.66    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
At-Bats
1902-2-576
1903-8-539
1905-5-609
 Runs
1902-10-91
1905-8-110
 Singles
1903-6-132
 Homeruns
1902-6-11
 RBIs
1901-4-95
 Stolen Bases
1902-6-65
1903-3-65
1904-10-55
1905-10-54
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 28)
   Gray Ink Test: 25    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 183)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 25    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 56)
 
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  4. Everett Scott (928)
  5. Bill Dahlen (926)
  6. Shad Barry (926)
  7. Specs Toporczer (924)
  8. Aaron Ward (910)
  9. George Magoon (905)
  10. Art Phelan (904)
History
Drafted in 11th round, 171st overall pick, by Philadelphia (N) in 1901
Had first career hit on 4/18/1901, off Doc White (BSN)
Hit first career homerun on 5/16/1901, off Ned Garvin (PIT)
Won Player of the Week award on 7/29/1901, hitting .632 with 0 HR, 11 RBI
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Brooklyn on 6/21/1902
1/3/1903: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,157,143 through salary arbitration
2/14/1904: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,600,000 through salary arbitration
2/13/1905: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,600,000 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Washington on 3/15/1906 to a minor league deal
Signed as a free agent by New York (N) on 3/2/1907 to a 2-year deal worth $1,500,000 per year
Injured on 4/14/1908 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 2 weeks
Signed as a free agent by New York (N) on 2/27/1909 to a 3-year deal worth $900,000 per year
Injured on 3/22/1910 with a Ruptured Achilles Tendon, out for full season
 
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