Bill James

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-4, 195lb (193cm, 88kg)

Born: January 20, 1887 in Detroit, MI us

Died: May 25, 1942 in Venice, CA

Buried: Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA

Debut: June 12, 1911 (Age 24-143d, 3,520th in major league history)
vs. NYY 8.0 IP, 4 H, 5 SO, 4 BB, L

Last Game: September 17, 1919 (Age 32-240d)
vs. NYY 9.0 IP, 9 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1911 season

Full Name: William Henry James

Nicknames: Big Bill

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.6

ERA

3.21

203

146

1178.2

408

WHIP

1.432

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	18-26 / in Starts: 14-16
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	31 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 78 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	21 (12-5-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 78 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	47 (22-16-8)

Most Driven In
G Burns	1
B Veach	1
R Young	0

Most Driven In By
T Cobb	2
O Vitt	1

1915 Batting Game Log

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1915 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	56	4 (3)	Apr 17	SLB		CHW	W,4-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.44	-0.073	3.09	-0.10%	-0.59	P
2	57	8 (3)	Apr 21	SLB		CLE	L,1-3	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
3	58	11 (2)	Apr 24	SLB	@	CHW	L,1-4	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.97	-0.024	1.41	-0.02%	-0.22	P
4	59	15 (3)	Apr 28	SLB	@	DET	L,3-12	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0		0		1	0	0				0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	60	19 (3)	May 4	SLB		DET	L,1-3	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	0				0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	61	23 (3)	May 9	SLB		CHW	L,1-6	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	62	27 (3)	May 15	SLB		PHA	W,5-4	GS-0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0		0		0	0	1				0		.100	.100	.100	.200	9						P
8	63	30 (2)	May 20	SLB		NYY	L,2-4	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.100	.100	.100	.200	9						P
9	64	32 (1)	May 22	SLB		NYY	W,6-2	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.87	-0.045	.48	-0.02%	-0.29	P
10	65	35 (2)	May 29 (1)	SLB		DET	L,1-7	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
11	66	40 (4)	May 31 (2)	SLB	@	CLE	L,6-9	GS-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	1				0		.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	67	41	Jun 1	SLB	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	1				0		.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
13	68	44 (2)	Jun 5	SLB	@	PHA	L,2-4	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.143	.143	.143	.286	9						P
14	69	45	Jun 7	SLB	@	PHA	W,4-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		0		0		.176	.222	.176	.399	9	.57	-0.008	.26	0.00%	0.11	P
15	70	49 (3)	Jun 11	SLB	@	WSH	W,5-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1		2	0	0				0		.200	.273	.200	.473	9						P
16	71	53 (3)	Jun 15	SLB	@	NYY	L,4-9	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0		.217	.280	.217	.497	9	1.12	0.049	.20	0.01%	0.61	P
17	72	54	Jun 17	SLB	@	BOS	L,10-11	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.217	.280	.217	.497	8						PR
18	73	56 (1)	Jun 19	SLB	@	BOS	T,5-5	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.217	.280	.217	.497	9						P
19	74	58 (1)	Jun 22	SLB	@	DET	W,13-9	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.217	.280	.217	.497	5						P
20	75	59	Jun 23	SLB	@	DET	L,2-4	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.200	.259	.200	.459	9						P
21	76	62 (2)	Jun 27	SLB	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0		1	0	0				0		.214	.267	.250	.517	9						P
22	77	65 (2)	Jun 30	SLB	@	CHW	L,6-8	4-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.214	.267	.250	.517	9						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
23	78	66	Jul 1	SLB		CLE	L,2-5	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.207	.258	.241	.499	9						P
24	79	70 (3)	Jul 5 (1)	SLB		CHW	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		1	0	0				0		.219	.265	.250	.515	9						P
25	80	73 (2)	Jul 9	SLB		PHA	L,1-3	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	1				0		.206	.250	.235	.485	9						P
26	81	76 (2)	Jul 13 (1)	SLB		WSH	L,2-3	GS-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.206	.270	.235	.506	9						P
27	82	80 (3)	Jul 15 (2)	SLB		WSH	W,4-3	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.206	.270	.235	.506	9						P
28	83	82 (1)	Jul 17	SLB		NYY	W,4-3	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.200	.263	.229	.492	9	1.70	-0.037	.00	0.00%	-0.33	P
29	84	83	Jul 19 (1)	SLB		NYY	L,3-10	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.200	.263	.229	.492	9						P
30	85	86 (2)	Jul 21	SLB		BOS	L,2-4	GS-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	1				0		.194	.256	.222	.479	9						P
31	86	87	Jul 22	SLB		BOS	L,3-7	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.194	.256	.222	.479	9						P
32	87	91 (3)	Jul 25 (1)	SLB		BOS	W,9-8	GS-0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0		1		1	0	0				0		.189	.268	.216	.485	9						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
33	88	103 (11)	Aug 7 (2)	SLB	@	NYY	T,4-4	GS-6	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.205	.279	.256	.535	9	.63	0.028	.00	0.00%	0.19	P
34	89	107 (3)	Aug 11 (1)	SLB	@	BOS	L,3-11	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.205	.279	.256	.535	9						P
35	90	108	Aug 11 (2)	SLB	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.190	.261	.238	.499	9						P
				Player went from St. Louis Browns to Detroit Tigers
36	91	114	Aug 20	DET		PHA	W,11-1	CG	5	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1		1	1	1				0		.205	.300	.250	.550	9						P
37	92	118 (3)	Aug 25	DET		BOS	L,1-2	GS-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.200	.308	.244	.552	9						P
38	93	122 (3)	Aug 28 (1)	DET		NYY	L,0-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.191	.296	.234	.530	9	.93	-0.045	6.38	-0.19%	-0.37	P
39	94	125 (2)	Aug 31	DET		CHW	W,9-8	7-GF	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.208	.309	.271	.580	9	1.79	0.136	9.88	0.45%	0.61	P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
40	95	127 (1)	Sep 2	DET		CHW	W,8-6	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.216	.310	.275	.585	9	.97	0.150	5.57	0.52%	1.33	P
41	96	131 (3)	Sep 5 (1)	DET	@	SLB	W,6-5	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.208	.300	.264	.564	9						P
42	97	136 (4)	Sep 10	DET	@	CLE	L,2-6	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.204	.295	.259	.554	9						P
43	98	138 (1)	Sep 13	DET	@	NYY	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.224	.308	.276	.584	9	.75	-0.036	3.94	-0.11%	-0.48	P
44	99	142 (3)	Sep 17	DET	@	BOS	L,2-7	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.220	.303	.271	.574	9	.31	-0.008	5.73	-0.08%	-0.09	P
45	100	150 (7)	Sep 25 (2)	DET	@	WSH	W,9-3	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	0		0		0		.222	.310	.270	.580	9	1.22	0.178	1.94	0.17%	0.97	P
46	101	156 (5)	Oct 3	DET		CLE	W,6-5	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.222	.310	.270	.580	9						P
							18-26		78	63	6	14	3	0	0	5	6	0	24	2	7		0		0		.222	.310	.270	.580		.98	0.265	2.53	0.62%	1.48

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