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Bill
James		  
Nickname: Big Bill
 
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 220
 
Born: January 20, 1887 in Usa, MI, DETROIT
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1911 24 CHA AL   9 2 2 2 7 8 8 8 9 9
1912 25 CHA AL $ 300,000 9 2 2 2 7 8 8 9 10 9
1913 26 CHA AL   8 2 2 2 7 8 8 9 10 9
1914 27 CHA AL   8 2 2 2 7 8 7 9 10 9
1915 28 CHA AL   7 2 2 2 6 8 7 9 10 9
1916 29 CHA AL $ 300,000 7 2 2 2 7 8 8 10 10 10
1917 30 CHA AL $ 300,000 7 2 2 2 7 8 8 9 10 9
1918 31 CHA AL $ 300,000 7 2 3 2 6 7 7 9 10 9
1919 32 CHA AL $ 300,000 7 3 3 3 6 7 7 8 9 9
1920 33 CHA AL $ 350,000 8 3 3 3 6 7 6 8 8 8
1921 34 CHA AL   8 3 3 3 6 7 6 7 8 8
1922 35 SLA AL $ 756,001 8 2 2 2 5 6 6 6 7 6
1923 36 SLA AL $ 756,001 8 2 2 2 4 5 5 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 2 2 2 4 5 5 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 756,001 9 3 3 3 7 8 8 10 10 10
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
1911 24 CHA AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1912 25 CHA AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1913 26 CHA AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1914 27 CHA AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1915 28 CHA AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1916 29 CHA AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1917 30 CHA AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1918 31 CHA AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1919 32 CHA AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1920 33 CHA AL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1921 34 CHA AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1922 35 SLA AL $ 756,001   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1923 36 SLA AL $ 756,001   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 756,001   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1911 24 AAA   3 8 .273 12 12 5 0 0 85.7 86 45 8 36 69 4.73 .259 .332 .407 .738  
    AA   7 2 .778 11 11 4 2 0 89.7 65 23 2 34 92 2.31 .199 .275 .267 .542  
1912 25 CHA AL 1 3 .250 4 4 2 0 0 29.3 37 21 2 7 5 6.44 .311 .344 .504 .848 0.0
    AAA   11 6 .647 23 23 8 1 0 167.7 164 62 4 86 117 3.33 .257 .345 .345 .690  
1913 26 AAA   1 3 .250 13 4 1 0 0 43.0 47 12 1 17 27 2.51 .276 .342 .335 .678  
1914 27 AAA   10 8 .556 19 19 10 2 0 152.7 145 59 3 65 102 3.48 .250 .326 .321 .647  
1915 28 AAA   11 12 .478 27 27 11 3 0 206.0 181 71 13 95 128 3.10 .237 .321 .341 .662  
1916 29 CHA AL 9 6 .600 20 20 11 0 0 168.0 173 61 2 58 55 3.27 .266 .327 .332 .660 10.6
    AAA   3 4 .429 10 10 3 0 0 80.3 68 27 1 34 46 3.03 .223 .301 .275 .576  
1917 30 CHA AL 2 2 .500 9 1 1 0 0 23.0 23 10 0 14 4 3.91 .264 .366 .276 .642 1.0
1918 31 CHA AL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 2.7 4 0 0 1 0 0.00 .364 .417 .364 .780 0.4
1919 32 CHA AL 1 0 1.000 2 0 0 0 0 2.3 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.7
    AAA   4 1 .800 13 0 0 0 0 29.7 36 6 1 4 19 1.82 .313 .336 .383 .719  
1920 33 CHA AL 1 0 1.000 6 0 0 0 1 12.0 12 3 0 5 4 2.25 .261 .333 .283 .616 1.5
1921 34 CHA AL 0 0 .000 8 0 0 0 0 12.0 14 2 0 5 6 1.50 .275 .339 .353 .692 1.5
    AAA   0 3 .000 13 0 0 0 0 21.0 31 16 6 13 6 6.86 .337 .419 .598 1.017  
1922 35 SLA AL 0 1 .000 10 0 0 0 0 11.0 21 16 0 3 0 13.09 .389 .441 .519 .959 0.0
1923 36 AAA   3 3 .500 34 0 0 0 4 35.7 43 20 1 22 16 5.05 .301 .394 .350 .744  
8 Years Sim 14 12 .538 61 25 14 0 1 260.3 284 113 4 93 75 3.91 .277 .338 .354 .693 15.7
9 Years AAA 46 48 .489 164 95 38 6 4 821.6 801 318 38 372 530 3.48 .255 .334 .348 .682  
1 Years AA 7 2 .778 11 11 4 2 0 89.7 65 23 2 34 92 2.31 .199 .275 .267 .542  
10 Years Minors 53 50 .515 175 106 42 8 4 911.3 866 341 40 406 622 3.37 .250 .329 .340 .669  
Season Average 1 1 .500 7 3 1 0 0 32.5 35 14 0 11 9 3.91 .277 .338 .354 .693  
Career Highs 9 6 1.000 20 20 11 0 1 168.0 173 61 2 58 55 13.09 .389 .441 .519 .959  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   172 71 1 37 53   .274 .315 .349 .664
vs LH   112 42 3 56 22   .281 .370 .362 .732
Home 7 5 .583 33 12 7 0 0 140.0 158 52 1 53 37 3.34 .285 .347 .350 .697
Away 7 7 .500 28 13 7 0 1 120.3 126 61 3 40 38 4.56 .268 .325 .360 .685
Mar/Apr 0 1 .000 5 0 0 0 0 6.0 7 9 0 6 2 13.55 .259 .394 .333 .727
May 1 0 1.000 13 0 0 0 0 16.3 24 4 0 7 4 2.21 .324 .383 .392 .775
June 1 2 .333 6 2 1 0 0 24.3 32 15 2 7 4 5.55 .333 .379 .458 .837
July 5 5 .500 17 10 7 0 1 94.3 100 45 1 40 29 4.29 .271 .342 .374 .716
August 2 4 .333 11 6 3 0 0 56.0 62 24 1 15 17 3.86 .283 .329 .352 .681
Sep/Oct 5 0 1.000 9 7 3 0 0 63.3 59 16 0 18 19 2.27 .246 .298 .275 .573
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
1912 25 CHA AL 4 13 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 .077 .077 .231 .308 -0.4 0.0
1916 29 CHA AL 20 59 0 8 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 18 .136 .136 .153 .288 -0.7 0.0
1917 30 CHA AL 9 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.1 0.0
1918 31 CHA AL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1920 33 CHA AL 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1921 34 CHA AL 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
    AAA   1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
6 Years Sim 49 83 2 10 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 25 .120 .120 .157 .277 -1.5 0.0
1 Years AAA 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
162 Game Average 274 6 33 3 3 0 13 0 0 0 82 .120 .120 .157 .277 -5.0  
Career Highs 20 59 2 8 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 18 .143 .143 .231 .308 -0.1  
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   65 2 6 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 19 .092 .092 .123 .215 -2.1
vs LH   18 0 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 .222 .222 .278 .500 0.9
Home 25 42 1 6 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 9 .143 .143 .214 .357 0.3
Away 20 41 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16 .098 .098 .098 .195 -1.6
RISP   21 0 3 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 10 .143 .143 .286 .429 0.5
Close/Late   9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .111 .111 .111 .222 -0.3
May 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
June 4 10 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 .100 .100 .300 .400 0.2
July 14 33 0 5 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 11 .152 .152 .182 .333 0.0
August 6 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .056 .056 .056 .111 -1.1
Sep/Oct 7 20 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .150 .150 .150 .300 -0.1
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    
1912 25 CHA AL P 4 4 29.3 0 7 0 1 1.000 2.15    
1916 29 CHA AL P 20 20 168.0 8 41 4 4 .925 2.63    
1917 30 CHA AL P 9 1 23.0 1 4 0 0 1.000 1.96    
1918 31 CHA AL P 2 0 2.7 1 1 0 1 1.000 6.77    
1919 32 CHA AL P 2 0 2.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1920 33 CHA AL P 6 0 12.0 0 2 0 1 1.000 1.50    
1921 34 CHA AL P 8 0 12.0 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.50    
1922 35 SLA AL P 10 0 11.0 1 2 0 0 1.000 2.45    
Career Totals   61 25 260.3 11 59 4 7 .946 2.42    
Career Highs   20 20 168.0 8 41 4 4 1.000 6.77    
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 26th overall pick, by Chicago (A) in 1911
Injured on 5/30/1912 with a Blister On Finger, out for 4 days
Had first career hit (triple) on 6/30/1912, off Gus Dorner (CLE)
Earned first career win on 6/30/1912
Injured on 7/20/1912 with a Blister On Finger, out for 4 days
Injured on 8/8/1912 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 4/22/1913 with a Blister On Finger, out for one week
Injured on 6/18/1914 with a Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 8 weeks
Injured on 5/12/1916 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 8/27/1916, winning 2 games with a 1.06 ERA
2/18/1920: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 8/27/1920 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
2/18/1921: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Released by Chicago (A) on 10/13/1921
Signed as a free agent by St. Louis (A) on 2/15/1922 to a 2-year deal worth $756,001 per year
 
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