RF Bill 'Swish' Nicholson #12
Age: 40 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
01/13/1955
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RF BILL 'SWISH' NICHOLSON #12 - AGE: 40 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 35 35 35 35
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 50 45 50 50
Eye 50 50 50 50
Avoid K's 40 35 40 40
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 25 60
Errors: - 20 60
Arm: - 25 55
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 70
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 60
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Aggressiveness: 20
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 40
Sacrifice Bunt: 25
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
Birthday:12/11/1914
Born in:Chestertown, MD
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:14 Years, 61 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1936 Philadelphia - MLB 21 3 2 2 0 0 1 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 .667 2.500 3.167 691 463 0.2
1937 Philadelphia - MLB 22 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 77 79 -0.0
1938 Philadelphia - MLB 23 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -98 -0.0
1939 Philadelphia - MLB 24 102 329 96 10 5 14 66 51 30 2 4 35 0 1 .292 .351 .480 .831 119 116 2.4
1940 Philadelphia - MLB 25 149 563 157 34 5 22 104 88 68 2 7 79 2 2 .279 .355 .474 .829 123 121 4.2
1941 Philadelphia - MLB 26 147 536 144 27 4 16 78 89 78 9 2 99 3 5 .269 .370 .424 .793 123 124 4.4
1942 Philadelphia - MLB 27 153 579 166 21 8 22 108 91 70 8 3 67 7 7 .287 .370 .465 .834 144 138 6.7
1943 Philadelphia - MLB 28 150 571 173 25 5 26 109 92 71 10 9 78 16 8 .303 .384 .501 .885 168 168 8.9
1944 Philadelphia - MLB 29 96 349 94 19 4 13 47 47 51 2 3 50 7 8 .269 .363 .458 .821 140 138 2.7
1944 Cleveland - MLB 29 56 210 57 11 2 5 48 29 28 0 3 28 6 3 .271 .353 .414 .767 125 126 2.3
1944 Total - MLB 29 152 559 151 30 6 18 95 76 79 2 6 78 13 11 .270 .359 .442 .801 134 134 5.0
1945 Cleveland - MLB 30 153 546 134 22 1 19 73 76 68 8 5 66 14 11 .245 .335 .394 .729 115 120 3.8
1946 Cleveland - MLB 31 149 529 136 31 3 8 70 70 82 2 9 75 5 11 .257 .354 .372 .726 106 105 2.0
1947 Cleveland - MLB 32 149 540 138 30 1 21 83 83 76 8 4 75 6 2 .256 .354 .431 .785 125 128 5.5
1948 Cleveland - MLB 33 150 521 144 31 8 16 108 83 89 5 8 66 5 14 .276 .382 .459 .841 126 127 4.1
1949 Cleveland - MLB 34 69 96 24 6 2 6 15 18 10 1 0 7 0 0 .250 .327 .542 .869 136 131 0.5
1950 Cleveland - MLB 35 19 40 3 0 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 5 0 0 .075 .119 .150 .269 -28 -39 -0.6
1951 Cleveland - MLB 36 107 166 45 7 0 13 31 27 21 1 0 25 0 0 .271 .356 .548 .905 141 140 1.4
1952 Cleveland - MLB 37 131 447 120 25 1 18 70 54 59 4 5 70 0 0 .268 .355 .450 .805 129 131 4.1
1953 Cleveland - MLB 38 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -121 -0.0
Total MLB 1789 6030 1634 299 49 221 1017 903 803 62 63 825 71 72 .271 .359 .447 .806 129 128 52.4
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1946 Cleveland - MLB 31 5 19 3 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .158 .158 .316 .474 32 18 0.1
1948 Cleveland - MLB 33 5 16 3 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .188 .278 .438 .715 91 88 0.5
Total MLB 10 35 6 1 0 2 4 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 .171 .216 .371 .588 61 52
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1936 Philadelphia - MLB RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 .988
1937 Philadelphia - MLB RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 -0.2 .970
1939 Philadelphia - MLB LF 82 74 148 0 0 150 2 .987 663.2 2.01 +7.0 1.070
1939 Philadelphia - MLB RF 6 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.1 2.16 +0.3 1.911
1940 Philadelphia - MLB LF 145 143 307 6 2 323 10 .969 1260.2 2.23 +11.5 1.048
1941 Philadelphia - MLB LF 83 82 166 3 0 175 6 .966 730.1 2.08 +8.7 1.079
1941 Philadelphia - MLB RF 59 56 119 3 1 124 2 .984 501.0 2.19 +5.8 1.081
1942 Philadelphia - MLB LF 91 91 173 5 0 181 3 .983 820.1 1.95 +8.8 1.079
1942 Philadelphia - MLB RF 60 56 141 2 0 146 3 .979 504.2 2.55 +13.7 1.131
1943 Philadelphia - MLB LF 19 19 40 0 0 41 1 .976 167.2 2.15 +1.5 1.046
1943 Philadelphia - MLB RF 130 128 279 12 3 294 3 .990 1140.2 2.30 +16.1 1.066
1944 Philadelphia - MLB LF 14 14 27 0 0 28 1 .964 121.0 2.01 +2.6 1.168
1944 Cleveland - MLB LF 2 2 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 17.0 2.65 +0.4 .981
1944 Cleveland - MLB RF 53 53 113 9 1 124 2 .984 457.1 2.40 +4.9 1.049
1944 Philadelphia - MLB RF 80 80 201 3 0 211 7 .967 710.0 2.59 +5.1 1.004
1945 Cleveland - MLB LF 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 7.1 2.45 +0.7 1.967
1945 Cleveland - MLB RF 148 148 303 10 1 320 7 .978 1305.0 2.16 +17.2 1.071
1946 Cleveland - MLB LF 143 143 262 5 1 273 6 .978 1258.0 1.91 +11.3 1.064
1946 Cleveland - MLB RF 8 6 20 0 0 20 0 1.000 60.0 3.00 +1.1 1.081
1947 Cleveland - MLB LF 32 0 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 60.0 2.40 +0.6 1.041
1947 Cleveland - MLB RF 148 148 294 6 0 304 4 .987 1245.2 2.17 +20.6 1.112
1948 Cleveland - MLB RF 148 147 302 7 1 313 4 .987 1284.0 2.17 +14.0 1.068
1949 Cleveland - MLB LF 15 5 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 51.2 1.39 -0.3 .985
1949 Cleveland - MLB RF 11 11 33 0 0 33 0 1.000 95.0 3.13 +0.0 .981
1950 Cleveland - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1950 Cleveland - MLB RF 11 8 14 1 0 15 0 1.000 73.2 1.83 -0.4 .987
1951 Cleveland - MLB LF 57 18 57 0 0 61 4 .934 225.0 2.28 +1.6 .993
1951 Cleveland - MLB RF 16 13 21 0 0 21 0 1.000 116.0 1.63 +1.7 1.149
1952 Cleveland - MLB RF 128 128 252 9 0 268 7 .974 1108.0 2.12 +11.4 1.054
1953 Cleveland - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 688 591 1211 19 3 1263 33 .974 5385.2 2.06 +54.6 1.062
TOTAL RF 1012 982 2096 62 7 2197 39 .982 8617.1 2.25 +111.4 1.069
PLAYER HISTORY
10/12/1935 Signed with the Philadelphia Athletics.
01/01/1936 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (50); Power: 40 (70); Eye: 45 (60).
04/14/1936 Named the #6 prospect in the MLB
07/06/1936 Named the #1 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1937 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (50); Power: 40 (70); Eye: 45 (60).
04/19/1937 Named the #3 prospect in the MLB
07/11/1937 Named the #1 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1938 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 45 (70); Eye: 45 (60).
04/18/1938 Named the #4 prospect in the MLB
07/10/1938 Named the #1 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1939 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 60 (70); Eye: 50 (60).
01/01/1940 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 65 (70); Eye: 55 (60).
06/03/1940 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
07/07/1940 Was selected to the 1940 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
10/20/1940 Wins the 1940 MLB AL Great Glove Award at LF.
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 70 (70); Eye: 60 (60).
07/06/1941 Was selected to the 1941 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 70 (70); Eye: 60 (60).
06/14/1942 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-5 against the Cleveland Indians, with 4 RBI and 1 runs scored.
06/22/1942 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
07/01/1942 Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award.
07/04/1942 Was selected to the 1942 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 75 (75); Eye: 60 (60).
07/11/1943 Was selected to the 1943 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/02/1943 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
09/13/1943 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
10/23/1943 Wins the 1943 MLB AL Platinum Stick Award at RF.
10/26/1943 Finished 2nd in 1943 MLB AL Most Valuable Batter Award voting.
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 70 (70); Eye: 65 (65).
07/27/1944 Was traded by the Philadelphia Athletics to the Cleveland Indians, along with $12,550, in exchange for RF Gene Woodling and LF Luis Olmo.
08/07/1944 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
09/04/1944 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 65 (65).
10/20/1945 Wins the 1945 MLB AL Great Glove Award at RF.
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 65 (65).
10/17/1946 Wins the 1946 MLB AL Great Glove Award at LF.
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 65 (65).
06/23/1947 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
10/16/1947 Wins the 1947 MLB AL Great Glove Award at RF.
10/18/1947 Wins the 1947 MLB AL Platinum Stick Award at RF.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 60 (60).
05/24/1948 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
09/27/1948 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
10/12/1948 Wins the 1948 World Series with the Cleveland Indians.
10/21/1948 Wins the 1948 MLB AL Great Glove Award at RF.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 60 (60).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 55 (55).
01/01/1951 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 55 (55).
01/01/1952 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 60 (60).
09/01/1952 Collects his 1000th career Major League Baseball RBI!
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (35); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 50 (50).
10/09/1953 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1940 143 9
1942 147 5
1944 149 7
Year PA Rank
1943 661 9
Year H Rank
1943 173 8
Year K Rank
1940 79 7
1941 99 2
1943 78 9
1944 78 4
1946 75 10
1952 70 9
Year TB Rank
1942 269 6
1943 286 2
Year 3B Rank
1942 8 10
Year HR Rank
1942 22 5
1943 26 1
1944 18 5
1945 19 5
1947 21 7
Year SB Rank
1943 16 5
Year RBI Rank
1942 108 3
1943 109 1
1944 95 3
1948 108 10
Year R Rank
1943 92 5
Year BB Rank
1944 79 8
1946 82 9
Year IBB Rank
1942 6 6
1946 6 5
Year HP Rank
1941 9 3
1942 8 5
1943 10 1
1945 8 4
1947 8 4
1948 5 7
Year SF Rank
1940 7 10
1943 9 2
1944 6 9
1946 9 1
1948 8 10
Year EBH Rank
1940 61 10
1942 51 10
1943 56 3
1944 54 6
Year AVG Rank
1943 .303 7
Year OBP Rank
1943 .384 6
Year SLG Rank
1942 .465 6
1943 .501 2
1944 .442 8
Year RC Rank
1942 98.08 7
1943 111.76 3
Year RC/27 Rank
1942 6.03 9
1943 7.02 2
1944 5.53 9
Year ISO Rank
1942 .178 5
1943 .198 3
1944 .172 3
1945 .148 8
Year wOBA Rank
1942 .387 7
1943 .414 2
1944 .372 9
Year OPS Rank
1942 .834 6
1943 .885 2
1944 .801 7
Year WAR Rank
1942 6.9 8
1943 8.8 2
1947 5.3 9
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