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Bill
Karns		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 175
 
Born: December 28, 1875 in Richmond, IA.
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1901 25 WS1 AL $ 300,000 6 3 2 2 6 5 5 10 10 10
1902 26 WS1 AL $ 300,000 6 3 2 2 5 5 5 10 10 10
1903 27 CLE AL $ 500,001 6 3 2 2 5 4 5 10 10 10
1904 28 CLE AL $ 500,001 6 2 2 2 5 4 5 10 10 10
1905 29 CLE AL $ 500,001 6 2 2 2 5 4 5 10 10 10
1906 30 PHA AL $ 2,690,000 6 2 1 2 5 4 5 10 10 10
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 6 2 1 2 5 4 5 10 10 10
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,690,000 6 3 2 2 6 5 5 10 10 10
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1901 25 WS1 AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1902 26 WS1 AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1903 27 CLE AL $ 500,001   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1904 28 CLE AL $ 500,001   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1905 29 CLE AL $ 500,001   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1906 30 PHA AL $ 2,690,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,690,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
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
1901 25 WS1 AL 3 4 .429 21 0 0 0 4 30.3 30 6 1 9 4 1.78 .278 .328 .343 .670 4.0
1902 26 WS1 AL 4 4 .500 34 0 0 0 5 38.0 44 25 1 22 5 5.92 .291 .383 .404 .787 1.5
1903 27 CLE AL 2 1 .667 15 0 0 0 5 21.3 13 1 0 3 8 0.42 .171 .232 .171 .403 4.9
1904 28 CLE AL 1 2 .333 11 0 0 0 3 10.3 11 3 0 3 2 2.61 .282 .333 .385 .718 1.7
1905 29 CLE AL 4 2 .667 17 0 0 0 5 21.7 14 4 0 9 6 1.66 .175 .283 .225 .508 4.6
1906 30 PHA AL 0 7 .000 17 10 1 0 0 41.7 56 33 0 26 20 7.13 .329 .414 .394 .808 0.0
6 Years Sim 14 20 .412 115 10 1 0 22 163.3 168 72 2 72 45 3.97 .269 .349 .338 .687 16.7
Season Average 2 3 .400 19 1 0 0 3 27.2 28 12 0 12 7 3.97 .269 .349 .338 .687  
Career Highs 4 7 .667 34 10 1 0 5 41.7 56 33 1 26 20 7.13 .329 .414 .404 .808  
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   120 55 1 52 21   .277 .355 .349 .703
vs LH   48 17 1 20 24   .251 .322 .314 .636
Home 7 10 .412 53 5 1 0 3 82.7 79 39 0 46 34 4.25 .259 .356 .325 .681
Away 7 10 .412 62 5 0 0 19 80.7 89 33 2 26 11 3.68 .279 .333 .351 .684
Mar/Apr 2 2 .500 10 1 0 0 2 17.0 16 8 0 12 8 4.24 .258 .378 .290 .669
May 2 3 .400 21 1 1 0 6 31.3 29 10 1 10 9 2.87 .244 .302 .303 .605
June 0 2 .000 12 3 0 0 1 21.7 29 22 0 10 10 9.14 .322 .390 .422 .812
July 4 2 .667 16 1 0 0 4 19.3 22 7 0 7 3 3.26 .289 .349 .355 .705
August 3 4 .429 28 1 0 0 5 36.0 32 10 0 14 8 2.50 .242 .315 .318 .633
Sep/Oct 3 7 .300 28 3 0 0 4 38.0 40 15 1 19 7 3.56 .276 .360 .345 .705
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 WS1 AL 21 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .667 1.000 0.5 0.3
1902 26 WS1 AL 34 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1903 27 CLE AL 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1906 30 PHA AL 17 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.7 0.0
4 Years Sim 87 21 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .048 .048 .095 .143 -1.5 0.3
162 Game Average 39 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 .048 .048 .095 .143 -2.8  
Career Highs 34 14 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .333 .333 .667 1.000 0.5  
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   12 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .083 .083 .167 .250 -0.3
vs LH   9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.9
Home 17 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.1
Away 48 10 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .100 .100 .200 .300 -0.1
RISP   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6
Close/Late   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Mar/Apr 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
May 13 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .400 .600 0.3
June 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
July 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
August 22 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
Sep/Oct 17 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
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    
1901 25 WS1 AL P 21 0 30.3 1 6 0 1 1.000 2.08    
1902 26 WS1 AL P 34 0 38.0 4 10 0 1 1.000 3.32    
1903 27 CLE AL P 15 0 21.3 1 3 0 0 1.000 1.69    
1904 28 CLE AL P 11 0 10.3 1 2 1 0 .750 2.61    
1905 29 CLE AL P 17 0 21.7 1 4 0 0 1.000 2.08    
1906 30 PHA AL P 17 10 41.7 2 12 0 2 1.000 3.02    
Career Totals   115 10 163.3 10 37 1 4 .979 2.59    
Career Highs   34 10 41.7 4 12 1 2 1.000 3.32    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1901-4-4
1902-4-5
1903-6-5
1905-4-5
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 45)
   Gray Ink Test: 12    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 231)
 
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  6. Bill Burns (964)
  7. Roy Meeker (963)
  8. Bill Bayne (962)
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History
Drafted in 14th round, 212nd overall pick, by Washington in 1901
Had first career hit (double) on 5/10/1901, off Heinie Smith (BLA)
Earned first career win on 7/11/1901
1/3/1903: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Released by Washington on 1/23/1903
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland on 1/26/1903 to a 3-year deal worth $500,001 per year
Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia (A) on 2/15/1906 to a 3-year deal worth $2,690,000 per year
Released by Philadelphia (A) on 3/11/1907
 
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