#7 Bill "Swish" Nicholson, Rightfield, 33 yrs, Chicago (A) White Sox Wednesday, 10/25/1948 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Bill Nicholson Swish 12/11/1914 33 USA,MD,CHESTERTOWN 6"0 205
Rightfield L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 6 / 6 (Extremely Popular) 6 / 6 (Extremely Popular) Good Normal Normal 4.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 15,000,000 1951 8 Year(s), 171 Days (1547 total Days) 172 Day(s) 8 Year(s), 171 Days (1547 total Days) 12 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Talent | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 6 3 4 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 1 (Range), .981 (Fielding Pct.) LF : 2 (Range), .984 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 2 (Range), .982 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 2 (Range), .986 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 6 Outfield Arm : 8
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/23 | WAS | L 4-8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
9/24 | WAS | W 9-7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/26 | @BOS | L 3-4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/27 | @BOS | L 8-13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/28 | NYY | L 3-13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/29 | DET | L 6-9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
9/30 | @SLA | L 4-9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/1 | CLE | W 9-8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/2 | @WAS | W 5-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/4 | PHA | L 3-9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #5 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 158 | 529 | 162 | 42 | 5 | 61 | 177 | 150 | 147 | 79 | .306 | .454 | .750 | 1.204 | 1.425 | .444 |
Projected | 158 | 529 | 162 | 42 | 5 | 61 | 177 | 150 | 147 | 79 | .306 | .454 | .750 | 1.204 | 1.425 | .444 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 152 | 692 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 397 | 108 | 4 | 1 | 80.0 | 190.1 | 12.9 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 186 | 43 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 38 | 38 | 44 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .231 | .376 | .511 | .887 |
vs. RHP | 343 | 119 | 31 | 4 | 48 | 139 | 112 | 103 | 45 | 8 | 0 | 4 | .347 | .493 | .880 | 1.374 |
Close/Late | 43 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .256 | .468 | .558 | 1.026 |
Scoring Position | 148 | 53 | 12 | 1 | 22 | 115 | 0 | 57 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 2 | .358 | .514 | .899 | 1.412 |
Pinch Hitting | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .167 | .400 | .567 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 79 | 258 | 82 | 22 | 3 | 26 | 92 | 69 | 72 | 38 | .318 | .462 | .729 | 1.190 |
Road | 79 | 271 | 80 | 20 | 2 | 35 | 85 | 81 | 75 | 41 | .295 | .446 | .771 | 1.217 |
March/April | 25 | 85 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 24 | 29 | 9 | .306 | .479 | .741 | 1.220 |
May | 26 | 90 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 33 | 23 | 20 | 15 | .356 | .465 | .767 | 1.232 |
June | 26 | 84 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 34 | 21 | 22 | 19 | .321 | .454 | .726 | 1.180 |
July | 26 | 81 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 8 | .321 | .472 | .679 | 1.151 |
August | 26 | 93 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 39 | 32 | 26 | 15 | .258 | .425 | .796 | 1.221 |
Sept/Oct | 29 | 96 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 13 | .281 | .432 | .781 | 1.213 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1940 | 140 | 491 | 147 | 30 | 5 | 49 | 125 | 132 | 128 | 2 | 2 | 70 | 15 | 8 | .299 | .445 | .680 | 1.125 | BRO,NL |
1941 | 157 | 552 | 148 | 27 | 6 | 59 | 136 | 133 | 134 | 5 | 7 | 102 | 11 | 5 | .268 | .411 | .659 | 1.071 | BRO,NL |
1942 | 160 | 552 | 169 | 33 | 5 | 73 | 165 | 159 | 126 | 3 | 4 | 98 | 11 | 3 | .306 | .435 | .781 | 1.216 | BRO,NL |
1943 | 124 | 438 | 134 | 20 | 2 | 58 | 132 | 126 | 99 | 2 | 2 | 76 | 10 | 4 | .306 | .434 | .758 | 1.192 | BRO |
1944 | 156 | 557 | 181 | 37 | 5 | 78 | 163 | 178 | 140 | 6 | 1 | 86 | 8 | 5 | .325 | .464 | .829 | 1.294 | BRO,NL |
1945 | 156 | 567 | 173 | 35 | 6 | 64 | 145 | 153 | 126 | 1 | 2 | 76 | 9 | 5 | .305 | .431 | .727 | 1.158 | BRO,NL |
1946 | 65 | 232 | 75 | 14 | 1 | 33 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 5 | .323 | .443 | .819 | 1.262 | BRO |
1947 | 151 | 511 | 157 | 31 | 5 | 71 | 158 | 151 | 135 | 6 | 7 | 70 | 3 | 10 | .307 | .452 | .804 | 1.257 | CHA,AL |
1948 | 158 | 529 | 162 | 42 | 5 | 61 | 177 | 150 | 147 | 5 | 11 | 79 | 4 | 1 | .306 | .454 | .750 | 1.204 | CHA,AL |
Total | 1267 | 4429 | 1346 | 269 | 40 | 546 | 1274 | 1247 | 1088 | 31 | 41 | 683 | 76 | 46 | .304 | .441 | .753 | 1.194 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1936, AAA | 129 | 376 | 128 | 20 | 3 | 60 | 140 | 116 | 106 | 75 | 5 | 10 | .340 | .480 | .888 | 1.368 |
1937, AAA | 133 | 485 | 158 | 25 | 5 | 75 | 158 | 149 | 111 | 81 | 9 | 11 | .326 | .450 | .862 | 1.312 |
1938, AAA | 132 | 489 | 183 | 24 | 3 | 94 | 183 | 164 | 121 | 85 | 8 | 8 | .374 | .494 | 1.012 | 1.507 |
1939, AAA | 138 | 474 | 207 | 20 | 5 | 115 | 212 | 198 | 148 | 83 | 10 | 8 | .437 | .564 | 1.228 | 1.792 |
1940, AAA | 15 | 57 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 0 | .368 | .507 | 1.018 | 1.524 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1941 | 14 | 52 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 0 | .212 | .359 | .692 | 1.052 |
1942 | 9 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .281 | .439 | .625 | 1.064 |
1943 | 14 | 45 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .267 | .476 | .511 | .987 |
1944 | 7 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .367 | .457 | .700 | 1.157 |
Total | 44 | 159 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 53 | 37 | 44 | 39 | 4 | 0 | .270 | .429 | .629 | 1.058 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
First Base | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 22.50 | | | | |
Rightfield | 153 | 152 | 267 | 11 | 1 | 283 | 5 | .982 | 1341.2 | 1.90 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 6th overall pick, by Brooklyn in 1936... Injured on 7/21/1937 with a Pulled Hamstring Muscle, out for 2 weeks... Had first career hit on 4/17/1940, off Emil Roy (CIN)... Hit first career homerun on 4/28/1940, off Leon Day (CHC)... Was selected to the 1940 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 9/18/1940, hitting .400 with 5 HR, 10 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1940, hitting .318 with 11 HR, 27 RBI... Won Rookie Of The Year in 1940, hitting .299 with 49 HR, 125 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 5/15/1941, hitting .391 with 4 HR, 8 RBI... Was selected to the 1941 Allstar game... Drove in 6 runs against Pittsburgh on 6/21/1942... Was selected to the 1942 Allstar game... Won Most Valuable Hitter in 1942, hitting .306 with 73 HR, 165 RBI... Hit 3 homeruns against Chicago (N), driving in 5 runs on 4/5/1943... Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against New York (N) on 4/9/1943... Won Player of the Week award on 4/10/1943, hitting .680 with 8 HR, 14 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1943, hitting .393 with 15 HR, 33 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against St. Louis (N) on 5/18/1943... Won Player of the Week award on 5/22/1943, hitting .409 with 6 HR, 15 RBI... Injured on 6/18/1943 with a Broken Finger, out for 4 weeks... 1/31/1944: Gets a new one-year contract worth $7,164,286 through salary arbitration... Hit 3 homeruns against Chicago (N), driving in 5 runs on 5/17/1944... Won Player of the Week award on 5/22/1944, hitting .500 with 6 HR, 13 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 5/29/1944, hitting .500 with 4 HR, 14 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1944, hitting .406 with 14 HR, 36 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 6/5/1944, hitting .529 with 4 HR, 9 RBI... Was selected to the 1944 Allstar game... 1/31/1945: Gets a new one-year contract worth $7,864,286 through salary arbitration... Won Player of the Week award on 5/15/1945, hitting .435 with 3 HR, 8 RBI... Drove in 7 runs against Philadelphia (N) on 6/20/1945... Won Player of the Week award on 6/26/1945, hitting .385 with 4 HR, 11 RBI... Was selected to the 1945 Allstar game... Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1945, hitting .326 with 17 HR, 34 RBI... 1/31/1946: Gets a new one-year contract worth $7,864,286 through salary arbitration... Injured on 6/16/1946 with a Broken Wrist, out for full season... Signed as a free agent by Chicago (A) on 2/18/1947 to a 5-year deal worth $15,000,000 per year... Hit 3 homeruns against New York (A), driving in 5 runs on 4/21/1947... Won Player of the Week award on 4/24/1947, hitting .579 with 6 HR, 10 RBI... Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1947, hitting .405 with 17 HR, 33 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against New York (A) on 5/13/1947... Hit 3 homeruns against Boston (A), driving in 4 runs on 5/28/1947... Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1947, hitting .338 with 11 HR, 31 RBI... Drove in 7 runs against Cleveland on 6/11/1947... Was selected to the 1947 Allstar game... Hit 4 homeruns against Detroit, driving in 5 runs on 10/4/1947... Won Most Valuable Hitter in 1947, hitting .307 with 71 HR, 158 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against Washington on 5/7/1948... Had 500th career homerun on 5/24/1948, off Cookie Cuccurullo (DET)... Won Player of the Week award on 6/5/1948, hitting .545 with 4 HR, 15 RBI... Was selected to the 1948 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 8/21/1948, hitting .421 with 6 HR, 15 RBI... Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Washington on 9/7/1948... Hit 3 homeruns against Washington, driving in 4 runs on 9/7/1948... Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1948, hitting .299 with 14 HR, 29 RBI... Won Most Valuable Hitter in 1948, hitting .306 with 61 HR, 177 RBI... Won Gold Glove at Rightfield in 1948...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1944 - .325 - 4th
| OBP 1940 - .445 - 4th 1941 - .411 - 10th 1942 - .435 - 6th 1943 - .434 - 6th 1944 - .464 - 1st 1945 - .431 - 5th 1947 - .452 - 5th
| SLG 1940 - .680 - 5th 1941 - .659 - 5th 1942 - .781 - 3rd 1943 - .758 - 4th 1944 - .829 - 2nd 1945 - .727 - 1st 1947 - .804 - 1st
| OPS 1940 - 1.125 - 4th 1941 - 1.071 - 6th 1942 - 1.216 - 3rd 1943 - 1.192 - 4th 1944 - 1.294 - 1st 1945 - 1.158 - 1st 1947 - 1.257 - 1st
| Hits 1944 - 181 - 9th
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Homeruns 1940 - 49 - 5th 1941 - 59 - 3rd 1942 - 73 - 2nd 1943 - 58 - 5th 1944 - 78 - 1st 1945 - 64 - 1st 1946 - 33 - 7th 1947 - 71 - 1st
| RBI 1940 - 125 - 7th 1941 - 136 - 6th 1942 - 165 - 1st 1943 - 132 - 7th 1944 - 163 - 2nd 1945 - 145 - 3rd 1947 - 158 - 2nd
| Runs 1940 - 132 - 6th 1941 - 133 - 7th 1942 - 159 - 1st 1943 - 126 - 10th 1944 - 178 - 1st 1945 - 153 - 2nd 1947 - 151 - 1st
| BB 1940 - 128 - 1st 1941 - 134 - 2nd 1942 - 126 - 3rd 1943 - 99 - 10th 1944 - 140 - 2nd 1945 - 126 - 2nd 1947 - 135 - 3rd
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