Billy Sunday

Full Name: William Ashley Sunday

Positions: Leftfielder, Rightfielder and Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-10, 160lb

Team: Chicago White Stockings

Born: November 19, 1862 in Ames, IA

Died: November 6, 1935 in Chicago, IL

League Debut: April 4, 1885 (CHC @ NYG, box score) • Age 22

Real-life MLB career: 1883–1890 • Baseball-Reference page ↗

 
1886
Career
WAR
0.0
0.3
AB
33
262
H
7
67
HR
0
2
BA
.212
.256
R
5
32
RBI
5
46
SB
7
43
OBP
.257
.323
SLG
.273
.324
OPS
.530
.647
OPS+
57
90

Standard Batting

YearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBI SBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSOPS+TBGIDPHBPSHSFIBBPosAwards
188522CHCNL 86253229 2760 432 413613 2233 .262.332.332.664 9576 2 LF-RF-CF
188623CHCNL 273733 57 010 571 23 .212.257.273.530 579 00200 LF-RF-CF
2 Yrs 1132902623267 442464314 2436.256.323.324.647 908502 200
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
188522CHCNL253 -2.01.8-4.8-5.1-0.58.63.60.30.3-0.4 LF-RF-CF
188623CHCNL37 -2.01.6-0.6-1.0-0.11.20.20.00.0-0.1 LF-RF-CF
2 Yrs290 -4.03.4-5.4-6.1-0.59.83.80.30.3-0.5
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
188522CHCNL253 .299.0700.813.08.7 3.615.0 73.5
188623CHCNL37 .233.0610.08.15.4 2.714.3 1.7864.087.5 3.223.1 .24335.10.1
2 Yrs290 .290.0690.712.48.3 3.414.91.7864.0 75.40.413.10.1
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
1886Home7131213 000030 01.250.250.250.500.273
1886Away20242144 010541 22.190.261.286.547.211
1886vs LH Starter44400 000000 00.000.000.000.000.000
1886vs RH Starter14312907 010000 23.241.290.310.601.269
Splits come from the WhatIfSports season export (available from 1886). Traded players' splits combine all of their teams that season.

Appearances

YearAgeTmLgGGSBattingDefense PC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFPHPR
188522CHCNL86528658 52153
188623CHCNL2752723 1114725
2 Yrs1135711381 16351255
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
188522 CHC NLLF5252457.7 132970350 .735.8861.912.25 1.8703
188522 CHC NLCF102.3 11000 1.000.9053.912.79 1.0000
188522 CHC NLRF505.0 22000 1.000.8923.601.68 0.4000
188623 CHC NL1B101.0 22000 1.000.99118.0011.58 2.0000
188623 CHC NLLF11341.0 109010 .900.9171.982.27 0.8200
188623 CHC NLCF4216.0 54101 1.000.9112.812.80 1.2501
188623 CHC NLRF7016.3 22000 1.000.8761.101.57 0.2900
Career1B101.0 22000 1.00018.00 2.0000
CareerLF6355498.7 1421060360 .7461.91 1.6803
CareerCF5218.3 65101 1.0002.95 1.2001
CareerRF12021.3 44000 1.0001.69 0.3300
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

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