#58 William "Zack" Pettus, First Base, 34 yrs, Chicago (A) White Sox
Friday, 10/11/1918
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William Pettus
Zack
8/13/1884
34
NEGRO,LG,PLAYER
5"10
190

First Base
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3.0 Stars
 

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Big League Contract
$ 5,650,000
1919
10 Year(s), 0 Days (1720 total Days)
172 Day(s)
10 Year(s), 0 Days (1720 total Days)
9 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
  

Ratings

BattingContactGapPowerDiscipline/EyeAvoid K's
Overall710548
Versus LHP610637
Versus RHP810548
Talent79638
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6
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1
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Fielding Ratings
1B : 5 (Range), .988 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 4
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

DateOpp. ResultABRH2B3BHRRBIBBKSpot  
9/29@NYAW 9-3402000110#5  
9/30@NYAW 7-2310000012#5  
10/2CLEL 3-7400000002#5  
10/3CLEW 4-2402000001#5  
10/4BOSL 0-4300000001#6  
10/5@WASW 6-1401000210#5  
10/7@DETL 5-8300000110#5  
10/8PHAW 4-3302000210#5  
10/9SLAL 2-4000000000#6  
10/11@CLEL 2-3401000100#5  

Batting Stats 1918

BattingGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKAVGOBPSLGOPSTAVGISO
Overall15555816030411100675255.287.343.414.757.680.127
Projected15555816030411100675255.287.343.414.757.680.127
BattingGSPAHPIWCIGDPSHSFTBEBHSBCSSB%RCRC/27
Overall1466180301608231452528.681.85.2
 ABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSFSHHPAVGOBPSLGOPS
vs. LHP21955132231221327200.251.291.356.647
vs. RHP339105172969453928600.310.375.451.826
Close/Late7120303131084100.282.350.451.801
Scoring Position1645110138101717800.311.360.439.799
Pinch Hitting520000200000.400.400.400.800
 GABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKAVGOBPSLGOPS
Home7625582161443352124.322.369.439.808
Road7930378143757323131.257.322.393.714
This Week41030004020.300.385.300.685
Last Week51830002126.167.250.167.417
March/April26106264001712712.245.282.283.565
May23841750210479.202.264.333.597
June2693306031917910.323.379.484.863
July207223412151135.319.347.486.833
August258525810188136.294.380.412.792
Sept/Oct351183932421151313.331.394.492.885

Career Batting Stats

YearGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBHPSFKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPSTeams
190914856313733645670370316321.243.289.345.633 PHA
191016262912729816964500616520.202.258.278.537PHA
191115662615646327072330111901.249.286.342.628PHA,AL
1912162619147421119279500913612.237.291.346.636PHA,AL
191316260312238947555590411333.202.272.315.587PHA
19141615761384275884734059801.240.280.363.643PHA
191512443111524511635526038214.267.307.422.729 PHI CHA
19161525641535493646650049430.271.328.415.743CHA
191716059017051347773580512121.288.349.405.754CHA
1918155558160304111006752085525.287.343.414.757CHA,AL
Total154257591425389654675464844904811461618.247.300.362.661 

Career Minor League Batting Stats

YearGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPS
1909, AAA7205311753500.250.348.650.998

Career Postseason Batting Stats

YearGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPS
19135181000200600.056.056.056.111
191593311110434310.333.405.424.830
1917114712312663910.255.300.489.789
Total25982442212971820.245.295.388.683

Fielding Stats 1918

PositionGGSPOADPTCEPCTINNRANGEPBRSTARTORTO%
First Base1491461684118113181412.9931278.012.77    

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 3rd overall pick, by Philadelphia (A) in 1909...
Had first career hit on 4/9/1909, off Harry Coveleski (CLE)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/27/1909, off Rube Foster (WAS)...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/10/1910, hitting .474 with 0 HR, 4 RBI...
Won Gold Glove Award at First Base in 1910...
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Washington on 4/8/1911...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/10/1911, hitting .520 with 1 HR, 8 RBI...
Was selected to the 1911 Allstar game...
Won Gold Glove Award at First Base in 1911...
1/31/1912: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,071,429 through salary arbitration...
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against New York (A) on 5/27/1912...
Was selected to the 1912 Allstar game...
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against St. Louis (A) on 7/9/1912...
1/31/1913: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,607,143 through salary arbitration...
1/31/1914: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,607,143 through salary arbitration...
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Washington on 4/30/1914...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/1/1914, hitting .522 with 1 HR, 10 RBI...
Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia (N) on 2/5/1915 to a 2-year deal worth $1,750,000 per year...
Traded from Philadelphia (N) to Chicago (A) on 3/2/1915 (Going to CHA: 1B William Pettus. Going to PHI: C Bill Rariden, P Johnny Enzmann)...
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1915, hitting .300 with 5 HR, 19 RBI...
6/18/1916: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (A), $5,650,000 per year, for 3 years.
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1918, hitting .323 with 3 HR, 19 RBI...
Was selected to the 1918 Allstar game...
Batting Leader Boards Appearances
SLG
1916 - .415 - 10th
Doubles
1911 - 46 - 4th
1912 - 42 - 6th
1914 - 42 - 7th
1916 - 54 - 3rd
1917 - 51 - 4th
Triples
1912 - 11 - 6th
Homeruns
1915 - 11 - 3rd
RBI
1911 - 70 - 10th
1912 - 92 - 1st
1913 - 75 - 5th
1914 - 88 - 2nd
1917 - 77 - 6th
Runs
1912 - 79 - 8th
1917 - 73 - 10th
BB
1917 - 58 - 6th
   

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