Bill Phillips

Full Name: William B. Phillips

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 202lb

Team: Cincinnati Red Stockings

Born: 1857 in St. John, NB, CAN

Died: October 7, 1900 in Chicago, IL

League Debut: March 30, 1885 (BRO @ CIN, box score) • Age 28

Real-life MLB career: 1879–1888 • Baseball-Reference page ↗

★ 1× All-Star (1885)🏆 1885 AA Gold Glove Award (1B)
 
1886
Career
WAR
-0.4
3.1
AB
286
903
H
73
266
HR
0
2
BA
.255
.295
R
42
165
RBI
29
151
SB
4
90
OBP
.297
.345
SLG
.322
.399
OPS
.619
.744
OPS+
77
118

Standard Batting

YearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBI SBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSOPS+TBGIDPHBPSHSFIBBPosAwards
188528CINAA 154670617 123193 33182 1228647 3917 .313.367.434.802 136268 14 1BAS,GG
188629CINAA 67303286 4273 1140 2948 1613 .255.297.322.619 7792 81001 1B
2 Yrs 221973903165266 442221519055 5530.295.345.399.744 118360815 001
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
188528CINAA670 23.7-3.2-4.116.51.422.939.43.53.5-0.4 1BAS,GG
188629CINAA303 -10.6-3.1-0.9-14.6-1.310.4-4.2-0.4-0.4-0.1 1B
2 Yrs973 13.1-6.3-5.01.90.133.335.23.13.1-0.4
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
188528CINAA670 .319.1220.32.55.8 7.927.5 64.7
188629CINAA303 .267.0660.04.35.3 5.020.5 1.0852.033.3 2.9724.0 .29718.10.2
2 Yrs973 .303.1040.23.15.7 7.025.61.0852.0 62.10.9224.00.2
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
1886Home351541442235 5301522 106.243.292.319.612.254
1886Away321491422038 6101426 67.268.302.324.626.281
1886vs LH Starter226361016 200000 24.262.286.295.581.281
1886vs RH Starter63239225057 940000 149.253.297.329.626.264
Splits come from the WhatIfSports season export (available from 1886). Traded players' splits combine all of their teams that season.

Appearances

YearAgeTmLgGGSBattingDefense PC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFPHPR
188528CINAA154148154150 150
188629CINAA67676767 67
2 Yrs221215221217 217
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
188528 CIN AA1B1501481325.7 174216141181044 .994.99211.7611.72 11.55220
188629 CIN AA1B6767595.7 77970374234 .997.99411.7411.40 11.6012
Career1B2172151921.4 252123171921278 .99511.75 11.56232
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

Slugging %

  • 1885 AA  .434 (9th)

On-Base Plus Slugging

  • 1885 AA  .802 (10th)

Doubles

Triples

Runs Batted In

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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