Chicken Wolf

Full Name: William Van Winkle Wolf

Position: Rightfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 190lb

Team: St. Louis Browns

Born: May 12, 1862 in Louisville, KY

Died: May 16, 1903 in Louisville, KY

League Debut: March 30, 1885 (PAT @ STL, box score) • Age 23

Real-life MLB career: 1882–1892 • Baseball-Reference page ↗

★ 1× All-Star (1885)🏆 1885 AA Silver Slugger Award (RF)
 
1886
Career
WAR
0.7
3.8
AB
289
1042
H
93
340
HR
1
2
BA
.322
.326
R
56
224
RBI
49
154
SB
17
98
OBP
.357
.352
SLG
.398
.422
OPS
.755
.774
OPS+
116
126

Standard Batting

YearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBI SBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSOPS+TBGIDPHBPSHSFIBBPosAwards
188523STLAA 162778753 168247 35201 1058133 2325 .328.350.432.781 130325 2 RFAS,SS
188624STLAA 65312289 5693 951 491712 1617 .322.357.398.755 116115 31420 RF
2 Yrs 22710901042224340 442521549845 3942.326.352.422.774 12644033 420
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
188523STLAA778 19.73.6-14.49.00.826.635.53.13.1-1.3 RFAS,SS
188624STLAA312 3.7-1.5-4.8-2.7-0.210.57.80.70.7-0.4 RF
2 Yrs1090 23.42.1-19.26.30.637.143.33.83.8-1.7
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
188523STLAA778 .338.1040.13.23.0 7.222.7 71.1
188624STLAA312 .337.0760.35.45.1 4.816.1 1.3357.158.6 3.0440.0 .35532.91.6
2 Yrs1090 .338.0960.23.93.6 6.520.91.3357.1 68.50.8740.01.6
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
1886Home341541413246 4312188 128.326.383.418.802.341
1886Away311581482447 5202894 49.318.331.378.710.333
1886vs LH Starter18434005 000000 30.125.186.125.311.125
1886vs RH Starter65262249088 951000 1317.353.385.442.827.377
Splits come from the WhatIfSports season export (available from 1886). Traded players' splits combine all of their teams that season.

Postseason Batting

YearTeamGABRH 2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBCS AVGOBPSLGOPS
1885 STL 630311 1005 0071 0.3670.367 0.4000.767
Postseason Career 630311 100 500 71 0.3670.367 0.4000.767

Appearances

YearAgeTmLgGGSBattingDefense PC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFPHPR
188523STLAA162162162162 162
188624STLAA65656565 65
2 Yrs227227227227 227
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
188523 STL AARF1621621444.0 3172882270 .915.8831.811.52 1.7931
188624 STL AARF6565584.0 115105370 .939.8921.661.56 1.6610
CareerRF2272272028.0 4323935340 .9211.77 1.7541
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

Batting Average

  • 1885 AA  .328 (6th)
  • 1886 AA  .322 (9th)

Slugging %

  • 1885 AA  .432 (10th)

Runs Scored

Hits

Total Bases

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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