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William Boyd McKechnie

First name: Bill

Last name: McKechnie

Birthdate: 1886-08-07

Bats: B   Throws: R

MLBAM ID: 118766

Retro ID: mckeb101

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1910PIT3.00.83.8-0.30.83.02
1911PIT4.71.05.80.01.74.15
1912PIT1.00.31.3-1.0-0.62.0-2
1913BSN0.10.00.10.00.00.00
1913NYA1.60.42.1-1.5-0.92.9-3
1916NY13.61.14.7-0.90.44.21
1916CIN1.80.52.4-0.10.61.82
1917CIN1.90.62.5-0.60.12.30
1918PIT6.22.08.31.43.84.411
1920PIT1.80.62.4-0.8-0.12.50
Career25.77.333.4-3.85.827.216

Detailed Batting Components

Year Team PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM DVoDH
1910PIT230-15-16100-16000-108.8-1.10.00.0-1.112
1911PIT374-14-141212-1-100-99.2-1.0-0.1-0.1-1.27
1912PIT79-5-5-1-21-1-4000-129.4-1.30.00.0-1.3-2
1913BSN5-1-10000100009.40.00.00.00.01
1913NYA126-14-14-21-1-10000-178.7-1.90.00.0-1.93
1916NY1273-9-8-320-1-6200-168.1-2.00.2-0.1-1.92
1916CIN141-2-2-2-201-1100-68.2-0.70.10.0-0.63
1917CIN145-3-30-10-1-5100-108.6-1.20.10.0-1.1-1
1918PIT479-4-50-2021300-48.0-0.50.3-0.1-0.316
1920PIT140-9-91-20-10100-118.0-1.40.10.0-1.34
Career1,992-76-77-5-41-1-9700-95--11.10.7-0.3-10.745

Defense

Infield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ GB+ DP Start DP Turn DP Runs Total Fielding Runs
1910 PIT 1B 86 10 0.8 1 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 1
1910 PIT 2B 1079 195 9.0 9 6 32 16 -0.3 -0.3 -1 5
1910 PIT 3B 195 21 -1.1 -1 -1 -2 -1 -0.2 0.0 0 -1
1910 PIT SS 326 62 1.8 2 1 -5 -5 0.1 0.1 0 1
1911 PIT 1B 1557 136 1.1 2 1 9 -2 0.3 0.0 0 1
1911 PIT 2B 478 70 1.6 2 1 3 1 0.4 0.6 1 2
1911 PIT 3B 114 11 -1.2 -1 -1 -2 -3 0.0 0.0 0 -1
1911 PIT SS 319 43 -4.0 -4 -3 -12 -9 -0.1 0.2 0 -3
1912 PIT 1B 13 2 -1.0 -1 -1 -1 0 0.0 0.0 0 -1
1912 PIT 2B 59 7 -1.0 -1 -1 -2 -1 0.0 0.0 0 -1
1912 PIT 3B 356 52 2.0 2 1 7 6 0.3 0.0 0 1
1912 PIT SS 117 14 -4.0 -4 -3 -7 -5 0.3 -0.1 0 -3
1913 NYA 2B 719 125 2.3 2 1 20 12 -0.2 0.4 0 1
1913 NYA 3B 28 4 -0.8 -1 -1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 -1
1913 NYA SS 147 29 -0.2 0 0 -2 -2 -0.2 -0.2 0 0
1916 CIN 3B 987 138 -2.4 -2 -1 -20 -15 0.3 0.0 0 -1
1916 NY1 3B 2060 274 -9.0 -9 -6 -4 1 0.0 0.0 0 -6
1917 CIN 2B 620 96 -4.0 -4 -3 -14 -11 0.3 0.0 0 -3
1917 CIN 3B 94 6 -1.0 -1 -1 -4 -4 0.0 0.0 0 -1
1917 CIN SS 377 69 -2.0 -2 -1 -1 0 0.3 0.2 0 -1
1918 PIT 3B 3697 496 1.0 2 1 58 33 -0.1 0.0 0 1
1920 PIT 1B 11 0 0.0 0 0 -1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1920 PIT 2B 210 33 -1.0 -1 -1 -2 -1 0.0 0.0 0 -1
1920 PIT 3B 529 66 -4.0 -4 -3 -3 -4 -0.2 0.0 0 -3
1920 PIT SS 278 63 5.0 5 4 14 12 0.5 -0.1 0 4
1B 1667 148 0.9 2 1 7 -1 0.3 0.0 0 1
2B 3165 526 6.9 7 3 37 16 0.2 0.7 0 3
3B 8060 1068 -16.5 -15 -12 30 14 0.1 0.0 0 -12
SS 1564 280 -3.4 -3 -2 -13 -9 0.9 0.1 0 -2

Outfield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ OF Arm Opps OF Arm Runs Total Fielding Runs
1913 BSN CF 28 3 0.8 1 1 1 0 0 1
CF 28 3 0.8 1 1 1 0 0 1

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Glossary

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Stat description
GSGame Shares
WAMWins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name.
WARWins above Replacement
VSVictory Shares
WWins - Not traditional pitcher wins. Estimate of the number of wins each pitcher was responsible for. His share, as opposed to the shares of his fielders and offense.
LLosses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score.
BatRunsBatting runs above average
Adj RPark adjusted batting runs
RISPRuns for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position
BSRBaserunning runs
DPDouble play avoidance runs
ROERuns from reaching on error
FldFielding runs
PosPosition adjustment
DHDesignated hitter adjustment
PitPitcher batting adjustment
RAARuns above average before position and league adjustment
RPWRuns per win
WAAWins above average before position and league adjustment
POS WinsPosition adjustment converted to wins
LGALeague quality adjustment
DVoDHDefensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter
GGames pitched
GSGame shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index
XRExpected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced
DRDefensive runs support
RoleStarter vs reliever role adjustment
LgAdjLeague adjustment
R+Runs above average
LILeverage index
R_lev+Leverage adjusted runs above average
ChancesEstimated opportunies to make a defensive play
BIPBalls in play while this player was on the field
OAAOuts above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level
OAA adjPark adjusted outs above average
DER runsRun value of outs above average
Frame RunsRuns from framing balls and strikes
SB RunsStolen base prevention runs
Block RunsWild pitch and passed ball prevention runs
Err RunsCatcher error prevention runs
Catcher RunsCatcher runs from SB, errors, PB, and WP. Does not include framing.
Play+plays made above average per ball in play
GB+ground ball plays above average per ball in play
DP StartRuns from starting double plays
DP TurnRuns from turning double plays
DP runsTotal double play runs
OF Arm oppsOpportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play
OF Arm runsRuns from throwing from the outfield

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