Bill White

First Base

1956—1969

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Player LeveL
Star
Top 100 Rank
NR
First Base RANK
#42

Player Detail

William DeKova
GIVEN NAME
White
SURNAME
January 28, 1934, in Lakewood, FL
BORN
STILL LIVING
DIED
1956—1969
Playing Career
Played from 22-35
PLAYING AGE
New York Giants
San Francisco Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia Phillies
Teams Played For
First Base
PRIMARY POSITION
St. Louis Cardinals
PRIMARY TEAM
1964
World Series titles
NONE
NICKNAME
none
UNIFORM NUMBER
#3 IN LINEUP
BATTING ORDER
6-0 / 185
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Left / Left
BATTED / THREW
May 7, 1956
Major League Debut
September 24, 1969
FINAL GAME

WHO IS Bill White?

Excellent fielder at first base, later served as president of NL and a force for racial change in the game.

60

HITTING

60

POWER

50

RUNNING

60

FIELDING

30

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1673
1706
202
870
.286
8 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

Teammate Team

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:

BEST SEASON

1963 Cardinals

29 Years Old

.304
AVG
27
HR
109
RBI
106
RUNS
.360
OBP
200
HITS
26
2B
8
3B
.491
SLG
59
BB
10
SB
6.0
WAR

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.286
.351
.455

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

VERSUS HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.806
.772
104.8

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

Hall of Fame Worthy?

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
35.3
52.3

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

Bill White Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TB TRB AVG OBP SLG OPS
White
536
153
76
25
6
18
78
54
83
9
244
209
.286
.351
.455
806
AVG 1B
535
144
69
23
4
19
52
87
5
234
201
.269
.336
.436
.772

Bill White Rankings

AT First Base BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
42
58
45
47
65
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT First Base BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
NR
NR
NR
NR
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Bill White PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
38.6
32.1
26.3
16.8
3.73
62.1
42.4
30.7
21.0
5.09
BLUE = Bill White
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 1B

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
208.3
155.0
119.6
77.0
20.1
348.1
202.5
145.2
97.0
26.5
BLUE = Bill White
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME 1B

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

Wins Above Replacement is a non-standardized sabermetric statistic developed to sum up a player’s total contributions to his team. A player’s WAR value is claimed to be the number of additional wins his team has achieved above the number of expected team wins if that player were substituted with a replacement-level player:

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called PLAYER PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Wins Above Replacement (WAR) per season (calculated for 162 games).

Advanced statistical method devised by Bill James. A Win Share represents one-third of a team win, by definition, and takes into account defense, offense, baserunning, park effects, and level of competition, era, and many other factors.

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Win Shares per season (calculated for 162 games).

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