#69 Bill Knickerbocker, Shortstop, 34 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates Monday, 10/23/1946 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Bill Knickerbocker
12/29/1911 34 USA,CA,LOS ANGELES 5"11 180
Shortstop R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Average None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Good Normal Normal 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 7,250,001 1948 13 Year(s), 0 Days (2236 total Days) 172 Day(s) 13 Year(s), 0 Days (2236 total Days) 13 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
Talent | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 2 1 4 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings SS : 8 (Range), .938 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 9 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/20 | NYN | L 6-10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/24 | @STL | W 6-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/26 | @CHC | L 1-9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
9/27 | @CHC | W 9-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #2 | | |
9/28 | @BRO | W 8-7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/29 | NYN | L 9-15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/30 | @NYN | W 11-5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/1 | BRO | W 6-2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/2 | PHI | L 0-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
10/4 | @CIN | L 5-8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 146 | 552 | 161 | 48 | 1 | 6 | 62 | 78 | 61 | 45 | .292 | .363 | .415 | .778 | .728 | .123 |
Projected | 146 | 552 | 161 | 48 | 1 | 6 | 62 | 78 | 61 | 45 | .292 | .363 | .415 | .778 | .728 | .123 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 139 | 620 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 229 | 55 | 0 | 1 | .0 | 86.4 | 5.8 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 100 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .330 | .447 | .470 | .917 |
vs. RHP | 452 | 128 | 40 | 1 | 4 | 48 | 62 | 41 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .283 | .341 | .403 | .744 |
Close/Late | 47 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .298 | .377 | .383 | .760 |
Scoring Position | 122 | 37 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 51 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .303 | .376 | .484 | .859 |
Pinch Hitting | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .600 | .750 | 1.350 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 71 | 259 | 72 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 24 | .278 | .354 | .398 | .751 |
Road | 75 | 293 | 89 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 34 | 46 | 31 | 21 | .304 | .368 | .430 | .798 |
March/April | 23 | 79 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | .278 | .348 | .380 | .728 |
May | 24 | 90 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 6 | .244 | .349 | .311 | .660 |
June | 25 | 91 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 6 | .308 | .382 | .484 | .866 |
July | 23 | 96 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 10 | .302 | .337 | .458 | .795 |
August | 24 | 99 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 6 | .283 | .339 | .404 | .743 |
Sept/Oct | 27 | 97 | 32 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 6 | .330 | .407 | .443 | .850 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1934 | 132 | 432 | 105 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 51 | 43 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 1 | .243 | .311 | .350 | .661 | SLA |
1935 | 162 | 588 | 137 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 90 | 59 | 54 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 2 | .233 | .298 | .311 | .609 | SLA |
1936 | 157 | 600 | 155 | 36 | 8 | 9 | 79 | 83 | 46 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 3 | 0 | .258 | .312 | .390 | .702 | SLA |
1937 | 162 | 583 | 136 | 36 | 2 | 8 | 68 | 66 | 49 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 2 | .233 | .295 | .343 | .638 | SLA |
1938 | 125 | 473 | 122 | 30 | 3 | 8 | 71 | 72 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 1 | .258 | .333 | .385 | .717 | SLA |
1939 | 162 | 630 | 155 | 34 | 7 | 12 | 79 | 80 | 41 | 1 | 6 | 31 | 0 | 1 | .246 | .291 | .379 | .670 | SLA |
1940 | 98 | 291 | 79 | 15 | 2 | 14 | 57 | 37 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | .271 | .315 | .481 | .796 | NYN |
1941 | 152 | 544 | 162 | 34 | 2 | 20 | 86 | 75 | 41 | 1 | 5 | 48 | 0 | 2 | .298 | .345 | .478 | .823 | NYN |
1942 | 149 | 591 | 196 | 36 | 4 | 23 | 104 | 98 | 44 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 0 | .332 | .378 | .523 | .901 | NYN,NL |
1943 | 153 | 572 | 171 | 39 | 5 | 12 | 97 | 90 | 52 | 0 | 4 | 53 | 2 | 2 | .299 | .355 | .448 | .803 | NYN |
1944 | 147 | 572 | 175 | 27 | 5 | 17 | 87 | 83 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 50 | 3 | 1 | .306 | .343 | .460 | .803 | NYN |
1945 | 157 | 587 | 188 | 37 | 4 | 13 | 102 | 72 | 51 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 3 | 1 | .320 | .374 | .463 | .838 | NYN |
1946 | 146 | 552 | 161 | 48 | 1 | 6 | 62 | 78 | 61 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 1 | .292 | .363 | .415 | .778 | PIT |
Total | 1902 | 7015 | 1942 | 437 | 46 | 149 | 1022 | 944 | 588 | 18 | 45 | 431 | 19 | 14 | .277 | .332 | .416 | .748 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1933, AAA | 135 | 497 | 145 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 86 | 85 | 70 | 38 | 5 | 3 | .292 | .376 | .406 | .782 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1940 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Total | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Second Base | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.0 | 2.57 | | | | |
Shortstop | 145 | 139 | 213 | 538 | 96 | 793 | 42 | .947 | 1184.2 | 6.02 | | | | |
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Drafted in 2nd round, 26th overall pick, by St. Louis (A) in 1933... Had first career hit on 4/17/1934, off Sheriff Blake (NYY)... Hit first career homerun on 5/22/1934, off Fritz Ostermueller (CLE)... Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Chicago (A) on 8/22/1934... 1/31/1937: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1938: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration... Injured on 8/30/1938 with a Torn Back Muscle, out for full season... 1/31/1939: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,278,571 through salary arbitration... Signed as a free agent by New York (N) on 2/25/1940 to a 3-year deal worth $3,500,000 per year... Had 21-game hitting streak snapped on 6/3/1942... Was selected to the 1942 Allstar game... Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against St. Louis (N) on 8/8/1942... 9/9/1942: Signed a contract extension with New York (N), $5,100,000 per year, for 3 years. Injured on 9/20/1942 with a Pulled Groin Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks... Injured on 3/4/1943 with a Bruised Ulna, out for 1-2 weeks... Won Gold Glove at Shortstop in 1943... Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Cincinnati on 8/13/1944... Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Brooklyn on 10/2/1944... Won Gold Glove at Shortstop in 1944... Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh on 2/5/1946 to a 3-year deal worth $7,250,001 per year... Won Gold Glove at Shortstop in 1946...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1942 - .332 - 7th
| Hits 1942 - 196 - 4th 1945 - 188 - 5th
| Doubles 1945 - 37 - 9th
| Triples 1936 - 8 - 10th 1939 - 7 - 9th
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