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	12-18 / in Starts: 8-12
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	22 games
Most Games w/o RBI	16 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 53 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	14 (3-8-3) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 53 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	31 (14-10-6)

Most Driven In
H Heilmann	1
D Baker	0
O Stanage	0

Most Driven In By
T Cobb	1

1916 Batting Game Log

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1916 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	102	4 (3)	Apr 15	DET	@	CHW	L,4-9	1-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.28	-0.010	.68	-0.01%	-0.11	P
2	103	10 (5)	Apr 23	DET		CHW	L,2-3	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
3	104	15 (4)	Apr 30	DET		CLE	L,6-12	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	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
4	105	19 (3)	May 5	DET		SLB	L,4-5	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	106	25 (5)	May 12	DET	@	PHA	W,8-6	GS-6	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0		0		0		.000	.167	.000	.167	9	1.16	-0.061	2.77	-0.09%	-0.77	P
6	107	29 (3)	May 17	DET	@	WSH	L,4-6	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.000	.167	.000	.167	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
7	108	64 (34)	Jun 27 (2)	DET	@	SLB	W,5-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.000	.111	.000	.111	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
8	109	68 (3)	Jul 1	DET	@	CHW	L,0-6	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.000	.091	.000	.091	9	1.16	-0.056	2.87	-0.08%	-0.40	P
9	110	72 (3)	Jul 4 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,3-6	GS-0	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.077	.143	.077	.220	9						P
10	111	75 (2)	Jul 8	DET	@	PHA	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		0		0		.063	.118	.063	.180	9	.56	-0.039	.78	-0.03%	-0.38	P
11	112	79 (3)	Jul 13	DET	@	WSH	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		4	0	0				0		.050	.095	.050	.145	9						P
12	113	84 (4)	Jul 17 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.045	.087	.045	.132	9	.69	-0.034	2.30	-0.07%	-0.28	P
13	114	90 (5)	Jul 22 (2)	DET	@	BOS	L,0-1	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0		0		.043	.083	.043	.127	9	2.26	-0.086	5.99	-0.14%	-0.71	P
14	115	93 (2)	Jul 25	DET		WSH	W,6-5	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.043	.083	.043	.127	9						P
15	116	98 (4)	Jul 29 (2)	DET		BOS	W,7-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	1				0		.038	.074	.038	.113	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
16	117	101 (2)	Aug 1	DET		BOS	L,2-6	GS-0	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.036	.069	.036	.105	9						P
17	118	105 (3)	Aug 5	DET		NYY	W,3-2	8-GF(14)	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0		.034	.097	.034	.131	9	2.69	-0.036	4.29	-0.03%	-0.03	P
18	119	110 (4)	Aug 10	DET		PHA	W,10-4	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.033	.094	.033	.127	9						P
19	120	113 (2)	Aug 13	DET	@	CHW	W,9-4	GS-0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.065	.121	.065	.186	9						P
20	121	115 (1)	Aug 17 (1)	DET	@	WSH	W,11-6	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.065	.121	.065	.186	9						P
21	122	120 (4)	Aug 22	DET	@	PHA	L,0-1	GS-0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	1				0		.061	.114	.061	.175	9						P
22	123	124 (3)	Aug 26	DET	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0		.056	.105	.056	.161	9	.85	-0.064	4.34	-0.20%	-0.50	P
23	124	127 (2)	Aug 30	DET	@	NYY	L,2-5	GS-3	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0		.081	.128	.081	.209	9	1.05	0.077	7.62	0.33%	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
24	125	131 (3)	Sep 4 (1)	DET		CLE	W,7-5	2-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0		.077	.122	.077	.199	9	.28	-0.016	2.78	-0.09%	-0.88	P
25	126	137 (5)	Sep 10	DET	@	CLE	L,2-8	GS-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.075	.119	.075	.194	9						P
26	127	145 (7)	Sep 18	DET		PHA	L,0-2	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.075	.119	.075	.194	9						P
27	128	146	Sep 19	DET		BOS	L,1-3	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.075	.119	.075	.194	9						P
28	129	150 (3)	Sep 23	DET		WSH	L,3-6	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0		.075	.119	.075	.194	9						P
29	130	152 (1)	Sep 25	DET		WSH	L,5-8	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.073	.116	.073	.189	9						P
30	131	155 (2)	Oct 1	DET	@	SLB	L,3-6	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		2	0	0				0		.068	.128	.068	.196	9						P
							12-18		53	44	3	3	0	0	0	2	3	0	24	0	6		0		0		.068	.128	.068	.196		1.07	-0.325	3.14	-0.41%	-3.46

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