Ned Williamson

Full Name: Edward Nagle Williamson

Positions: Third Baseman and Shortstop

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 210lb

Team: Chicago White Stockings

Born: October 24, 1857 in Philadelphia, PA

Died: March 3, 1894 in Mountain Valley Springs, AR

League Debut: March 30, 1885 (CHC @ DTN, box score) • Age 27

Real-life MLB career: 1878–1890 • Baseball-Reference page ↗

★ 1× All-Star (1885)
 
1886
Career
WAR
0.7
3.7
AB
206
727
H
44
181
HR
1
8
BA
.214
.249
R
32
135
RBI
35
105
SB
5
72
OBP
.317
.363
SLG
.277
.355
OPS
.594
.718
OPS+
77
112

Standard Batting

YearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBI SBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSOPS+TBGIDPHBPSHSFIBBPosAwards
188527CHCNL 162621521 103137 2597 706742 9461 .263.382.386.767 126201 6 3BAS
188628CHCNL 65257206 3244 431 3552 3527 .214.317.277.594 7757 50881 SS
2 Yrs 227878727135181 291281057244 12988.249.363.355.718 11225856 881
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
188527CHCNL621 19.6-8.11.512.91.121.234.23.03.00.1 3BAS
188628CHCNL257 -4.00.73.0-0.4-0.08.27.80.70.70.3 SS
2 Yrs878 15.6-7.44.512.51.129.442.03.73.70.4
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
188527CHCNL621 .287.1231.19.815.1 6.629.9 61.5
188628CHCNL257 .231.0630.410.513.6 3.118.2 1.1653.671.4 3.2821.5 .31723.11.0
2 Yrs878 .271.1060.910.014.7 5.627.11.1653.6 62.10.9621.51.0
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
1886Home30127971824 3201821 2010.247.361.320.680.261
1886Away351301091420 1111731 1517.183.276.239.514.202
1886vs LH Starter308070018 201000 106.257.350.329.679.270
1886vs RH Starter51161136026 230000 2521.191.317.250.567.226
Splits come from the WhatIfSports season export (available from 1886). Traded players' splits combine all of their teams that season.

Appearances

YearAgeTmLgGGSBattingDefense PC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFPHPR
188527CHCNL162161162161 161
188628CHCNL65556559 596
2 Yrs227216227220 161596
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
188527 CHC NL3B1611611417.7 721199477458 .938.9194.294.14 4.2090
188628 CHC NLSS5955497.3 3311191684432 .867.8955.195.63 4.8622
Career3B1611611417.7 721199477458 .9384.29 4.2090
CareerSS5955497.3 3311191684432 .8675.19 4.8622
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

On-Base %

  • 1885 NL  .382 (3rd)

On-Base Plus Slugging

  • 1885 NL  .767 (10th)

Bases on Balls

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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