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Bill Nicholson
William Beck Nicholson (Swish)

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 205 lb.
School Washington (MD) College

MLB Debut June 13, 1936
Final Game September 19, 1953
Born December 11, 1914 in Chestertown, MD
Died March 8, 1996 (age 81)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1939 24 BOA AL   17   54   13   15   1   0   2   11   0   0    4    9  .278  .328  .407  .735    91    22   1   0   0   0   1  
 1940 25 CHN NL  139  513   96  160  21   9  42  110   8   1   57   96  .312  .381  .634 1.014   145   325   0   0   9   0  17  MVP-2
 1941 26 CHN NL  142  500   65  115  21   0  28   91   2   2   64   91  .230  .319  .440  .759   107   220   0   1   2   2  11  
 1942 27 CHN NL  154  600   94  183  19   9  17   94  20   9   85   91  .305  .393  .452  .845   124   271   0   3  15   4  11  MVP-5
 1943 28 CHN NL  154  574   98  176  38   6  26  106   6   1   81  104  .307  .390  .530  .920   133   304   0   7  19   2  12  MVP-2
 1944 29 CHN NL  154  560  124  185  27   8  42  137   6   5   91   71  .330  .418  .632 1.050   140   354   0  13   9   3  15  MVP-1
 1945 30 CHN NL   83  126   17   27   8   1   3   15   1   1   26   23  .214  .346  .365  .711    96    46   0   1   1   0   4  
 1946 31 CHN NL  102  311   34   68  12   2   9   53   0   3   48   53  .219  .322  .357  .678   100   111   0   6   2   2   6  
 1947 32 CHN NL  123  405   74  114  21   2  30   94   3   0   79   89  .281  .393  .565  .959   127   229   0   7   1   0   8  
 1948 33 CHN NL  139  527   76  142  40   4  21   76   1   1   50   62  .269  .336  .480  .816   113   253   0   8   1   7  10  
 1949 34 CHN NL  111  325   45   73   7   2  13   37   5   3   40   64  .225  .314  .378  .693    92   123   1   1   0   3   8  
 1950 35 CHN NL   19   38    7    9   1   1   4    9   0   0    4    7  .237  .302  .632  .934   120    24   0   1   1   0   1  
 1951 36 CHN NL    9   12    1    2   1   0   1    3   0   0    0    1  .167  .167  .500  .667    90     6   0   0   0   0   0  
 1952 37 CHN NL   18   32    6    4   1   0   1    1   0   1    9   11  .125  .317  .250  .567    76     8   0   0   2   0   0  
 1953 38 CHN NL   21   34    9    8   0   1   2    7   0   0   12   15  .235  .447  .471  .917   113    16   0   0   1   1   0  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 15 Seasons     1385 4611  759 1281 218  45 241  844  52  27  650  787  .278  .367  .501  .868        2312   2  48  63  24 104
 Per 600 PA           519   85  144  25   5  27   95   6   3   73   89                                 260   0   5   7   3  12
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With CHN     1368 4557  746 1266 217  45 239  833  52  27  646  778  .278  .367  .503  .870        2290   1  48  63  24 103
   With BOA       17   54   13   15   1   0   2   11   0   0    4    9  .278  .328  .407  .735          22   1   0   0   0   1
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1677 5546  837 1484 272  60 235  948  27   1  800  828  .268  .365  .465  .830        2581  20          52  61
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1939 24 BOA AL   9    7   4.7   4   0   0  .000   0    6    2  .333    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e16   -83   
 1940 25 CHN NL  21  119   8.7  11   3   0  .273   8   39   14  .359    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e16   115   
 1941 26 CHN NL  15   70   4.8  12   3   1  .250   4   45   19  .422    0    0  .000  OF   4(-1)e10  -50   
 1942 27 CHN NL  22  110   6.8   0   0   0  .000   4   50   25  .500    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e5    -14   
 1943 28 CHN NL  19  121   7.8   0   0   0  .000   7   50   22  .440    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e8      2   
 1944 29 CHN NL  20  149   9.9   0   0   0  .000   5   46   15  .326    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e7    115   
 1945 30 CHN NL  16   16   4.3  58  13   2  .224   0    2    1  .500    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e3    -22   
 1946 31 CHN NL   8   37   3.9  16   2   0  .125   8   32   11  .344    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e9     -4   
 1947 32 CHN NL   9   95   8.5   7   0   0  .000   2   36   15  .417    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e3    128   
 1948 33 CHN NL  29   86   5.8   1   0   0  .000   1   38   18  .474    0    0  .000  OF   4(+1)e6     0   
 1949 34 CHN NL  22   39   4.0  23   4   1  .174   7   37   14  .378    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e9    -42   
 1950 35 CHN NL   5    7   6.1   9   1   0  .111   0    1    0  .000    0    0  .000  OF   4(+2)e16  167   
 1951 36 CHN NL   8    1   2.7   8   2   1  .250   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e7   -134   
 1952 37 CHN NL  10    2   2.7   8   0   0  .000   0    3    2  .667    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e7   -335   
 1953 38 CHN NL  22    8   8.9   8   2   0  .250   0    1    1 1.000    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e7    160   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 15 Seasons          873   6.7 165  30   5  .182  46  386  159  .412    0    0  .000                  26   3
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 30.7 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 65.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1939 24 BOA AL  RF    13    29     1    0    1  1.000    12    96.2   2.79
 1940 25 CHN NL  RF   128   205     4    8    2   .963   128  1104.0   1.70
                 CF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
 1941 26 CHN NL  RF   128   211     3    4    0   .982   128  1084.0   1.78
                 LF     2     2     0    0    0  1.000     1    10.0   1.80
 1942 27 CHN NL  RF   154   279     7    4    1   .986   154  1396.0   1.84
 1943 28 CHN NL  RF   154   247     9    7    4   .973   154  1266.1   1.82
 1944 29 CHN NL  RF   153   225    10    5    3   .979   153  1263.0   1.67
                 LF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     1     6.0   0.00
 1945 30 CHN NL  RF    13    17     0    0    0  1.000    12    95.0   1.61
                 LF    11    21     1    0    0  1.000     8    67.2   2.93
                 CF     3     2     0    0    0  1.000     0     5.0   3.60
 1946 31 CHN NL  RF    83   145     5    8    2   .949    83   674.2   2.00
                 CF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
 1947 32 CHN NL  LF   112   195    13    2    0   .990   112   907.2   2.06
                 RF     3     4     0    0    0  1.000     2    19.0   1.89
 1948 33 CHN NL  RF   136   230     9    1    1   .996   136  1170.1   1.84
                 LF     2     3     0    0    0  1.000     2    16.0   1.69
 1949 34 CHN NL  RF    69   130     3    5    0   .964    69   578.0   2.07
                 LF    17    35     1    2    0   .947    17   141.2   2.29
                 CF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
 1950 35 CHN NL  LF     5     6     0    0    0  1.000     5    38.0   1.42
                 RF     4     5     0    0    0  1.000     3    22.0   2.05
 1951 36 CHN NL  LF     1     3     0    0    0  1.000     1     7.0   3.86
 1952 37 CHN NL  RF     8     7     0    0    0  1.000     7    57.0   1.11
                 CF     1     2     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.1   7.71
 1953 38 CHN NL  RF     8    12     0    0    0  1.000     7    54.0   2.00
                 LF     3     5     0    0    0  1.000     2    19.0   2.37
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 RF  1054  1746    51   42   14   .977  1048  8880.0   1.82
                 LF   154   270    15    4    0   .986   149  1213.0   2.11
                 CF     7     5     0    0    0  1.000     0    13.1   3.38
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1945 WS    CHN DEA   L    3   3  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  2  .000  .000  .000  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1939  BOA   75-79   Steve Bivens
 1940  CHN   84-70   Billy Vanson
 1941  CHN   69-85   Billy Vanson
 1942  CHN   74-80   Alan Boodman
 1943  CHN   88-66   Alan Boodman
 1944  CHN   96-58   Alan Boodman
 1945  CHN  110-44   Alan Boodman
 1946  CHN   80-74   Alan Boodman
 1947  CHN   72-82   Alan Boodman
 1948  CHN   75-79   Alan Boodman
 1949  CHN   57-97   Alan Boodman
 1950  CHN   76-78   Alan Boodman
 1951  CHN   79-75   Alan Boodman
 1952  CHN   71-83   Alan Boodman
 1953  CHN   60-94   Alan Boodman

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