Bill McClellan

Full Name: William Henry McClellan

Position: Second Baseman

Bats: Both • Throws: Left

5-5, 156lb

Team: Chicago White Stockings

Born: March 22, 1856 in Chicago, IL

Died: July 3, 1929 in Chicago, IL

League Debut: March 30, 1885 (CHC @ DTN, box score) • Age 29

Real-life MLB career: 1878–1888 • Baseball-Reference page ↗

🏆 1885 NL Gold Glove Award (2B)
 
1886
Career
WAR
1.6
3.7
AB
230
802
H
70
225
HR
0
1
BA
.304
.281
R
47
139
RBI
31
95
SB
22
89
OBP
.389
.360
SLG
.378
.355
OPS
.767
.715
OPS+
128
111

Standard Batting

YearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBI SBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSOPS+TBGIDPHBPSHSFIBBPosAwards
188529CHCNL 157639572 92155 3051 646729 6123 .271.347.346.694 104198 6 2BGG
188630CHCNL 66266230 4770 1130 312212 328 .304.389.378.767 12887 21120 2B
2 Yrs 223905802139225 4181958941 9331.281.360.355.715 11128527 120
Bold = led the league. OPS+ compares OBP and SLG with the league average (100 = average; no park adjustment). Blank GIDP/SH/SF/IBB cells: that season's source data didn't track them (PA there = AB+BB+HBP).

Value Batting

YearAgeTmLgPARbatRbaserRposRAAWAARrepRARWARoWARdWARPosAwards
188529CHCNL639 2.5-0.4-0.91.20.121.823.12.02.0-0.1 2BGG
188630CHCNL266 9.3-0.20.39.40.89.018.41.61.60.0 2B
2 Yrs905 11.8-0.6-0.610.60.930.841.53.73.7-0.1
Runs above average from batting (Rbat), baserunning (Rbaser) and position (Rpos); RAA/WAA = runs/wins above average, Rrep = replacement runs, RAR = runs above replacement (see how WAR is calculated).

Advanced Batting

YearAgeTmLgPABAbipISOHR%SO%BB%XBH%X/H%GB/FBGB%SB%P/PARCeBAClutchWIS WAR
188529CHCNL639 .281.0750.23.69.5 5.623.2 69.8
188630CHCNL266 .312.0740.03.012.0 5.320.0 0.9448.464.7 3.1336.3 .39031.31.6
2 Yrs905 .290.0750.13.410.3 5.522.20.9448.4 68.50.9236.31.6
BAbip = batting average on balls in play; ISO = SLG − BA; HR%, SO%, BB%, XBH% are per plate appearance; X/H% = extra-base hits per hit; GB/FB and P/PA come from the sim's batted-ball and pitch counts; RC = runs created. eBA, Clutch and WIS WAR are WhatIfSports' own metrics (1886 onward).

Batting Splits

YearSplitGPAABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSBAbip
1886Home321331142437 52017128 171.325.406.404.810.322
1886Away341331162333 61014104 157.284.371.353.725.303
1886vs LH Starter266251014 310000 112.275.403.373.776.286
1886vs RH Starter53200179056 820000 216.313.385.380.765.324
Splits come from the WhatIfSports season export (available from 1886). Traded players' splits combine all of their teams that season.

Appearances

YearAgeTmLgGGSBattingDefense PC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFPHPR
188529CHCNL157152157155 1552
188630CHCNL66566661 616
2 Yrs223208223216 2168
Games by position come from the fielding data; GS = games started; PH/PR = games entered as a pinch hitter or pinch runner (counted from the box scores).

Standard Fielding

YearAgeTmLgPosGGSInnChPOAEDP Fld%lgFld%RF/9lgRF9RF/G+Plays−PlaysPBSBCSCS%C.ERAPK
188529 CHC NL2B1551521343.0 8724603892339 .974.9345.695.79 5.4881
188630 CHC NL2B6156509.3 3561741622027 .944.9365.946.08 5.5120
Career2B2162081852.3 12286345514366 .9655.76 5.49101
Positions listed in scorebook order (P, C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, LF, CF, RF). Ch = chances (PO+A+E); RF/9 = 9×(PO+A)/Inn; RF/G = (PO+A)/G; lgFld% and lgRF9 = league average at that position. +Plays/−Plays are the sim's good and poor defensive plays. For pitchers, SB/CS are runners stealing while he pitched.

Leaderboards, Awards, & Honors

Awards & Honors

WAR for Position Players

Batting Average

  • 1886 NL  .304 (8th)

On-Base %

  • 1886 NL  .389 (6th)

On-Base Plus Slugging

  • 1886 NL  .767 (8th)

Runs Scored

Bases on Balls

Stolen Bases

Top-10 finishes in each league. Rate stats require 3.1 plate appearances (batters) or 1 inning pitched (pitchers) per team game.

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