First name: Bill
Last name: Knickerbocker
Birthdate: 1911-12-29
Bats: R Throws: R
RetroID: knicb101
| Year | Team | Off GS | Def GS | Game Shares | WAR | W | L | Victory Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | CLE | 3.8 | 1.5 | 5.3 | -0.1 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 4 |
| 1934 | CLE | 7.8 | 2.8 | 10.6 | 2.5 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 17 |
| 1935 | CLE | 7.1 | 2.4 | 9.5 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 5.8 | 11 |
| 1936 | CLE | 8.3 | 3.0 | 11.3 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 7.4 | 12 |
| 1937 | SLA | 6.5 | 2.2 | 8.8 | -1.6 | 1.0 | 7.8 | 3 |
| 1938 | NYA | 1.8 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 4 |
| 1939 | NYA | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 1940 | NYA | 1.8 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 4 |
| 1941 | CHA | 5.0 | 1.5 | 6.4 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 8 |
| 1942 | PHA | 4.2 | 1.3 | 5.5 | -0.3 | 1.3 | 4.1 | 4 |
| Career | 46.5 | 15.7 | 62.2 | 4.0 | 22.1 | 39.7 | 68 |
| Year | Team | PA | BatRuns | Adj R | RISP | BSR | DP | ROE | Fld | Pos | DH | Pit | RAA | RPW | WAA | Pos Wins | LgA | WAM | DVoDH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | CLE | 303 | -20 | -21 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -16 | 9.5 | -1.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -1.2 | 12 |
| 1934 | CLE | 632 | -6 | -6 | -2 | 2 | -1 | -1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 10.6 | -0.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 24 |
| 1935 | CLE | 576 | -13 | -14 | 0 | -9 | -1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -17 | 10.2 | -1.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -1.0 | 26 |
| 1936 | CLE | 687 | -13 | -13 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | -30 | 11.4 | -2.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | -1.8 | 10 |
| 1937 | SLA | 530 | -25 | -29 | -3 | 5 | -3 | -2 | -13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -45 | 11.2 | -4.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -3.4 | 4 |
| 1938 | NYA | 144 | -5 | -4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 5 |
| 1939 | NYA | 13 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2 |
| 1940 | NYA | 145 | -4 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 6 |
| 1941 | CHA | 397 | -5 | -5 | 1 | -5 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 9.0 | -0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.7 | 10 |
| 1942 | PHA | 328 | -8 | -8 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -15 | 9.5 | -1.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -1.4 | 7 |
| Career | 3,755 | -101 | -105 | 2 | -10 | -7 | 0 | -14 | 35 | 0 | 0 | -134 | - | -12.8 | 3.5 | 0.5 | -8.8 | 106 |
| Year | Team | POS | BIP | Chances | OAA | OAA adj | DER Runs | Play+ | GB+ | DP Start | DP Turn | DP Runs | Total Fielding Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | CLE | SS | 2353 | 404 | 4.0 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 27 | -0.8 | -0.4 | -1 | 1 |
| 1934 | CLE | SS | 4250 | 730 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 2 | 3 |
| 1935 | CLE | SS | 3922 | 729 | 9.0 | 7 | 6 | 60 | 54 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1 | 7 |
| 1936 | CLE | SS | 4751 | 819 | -13.0 | -13 | -10 | 17 | 27 | -2.4 | -0.3 | -3 | -13 |
| 1937 | SLA | 2B | 157 | 24 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -7 | -6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1937 | SLA | SS | 3418 | 594 | -17.0 | -16 | -13 | -30 | -12 | 0.1 | -0.6 | 0 | -13 |
| 1938 | NYA | 2B | 948 | 154 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1938 | NYA | SS | 39 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | NYA | 2B | 33 | 9 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1939 | NYA | SS | 41 | 9 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1940 | NYA | 3B | 511 | 69 | -2.0 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0 | -2 |
| 1940 | NYA | SS | 355 | 66 | 4.0 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1 | 4 |
| 1941 | CHA | 2B | 2272 | 339 | -2.0 | -2 | -2 | -35 | -24 | -0.6 | 1.9 | 1 | -1 |
| 1942 | PHA | 2B | 1873 | 317 | -2.0 | -1 | -1 | 3 | -2 | -0.9 | -0.6 | -2 | -3 |
| 1942 | PHA | SS | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2B | 5283 | 843 | -4.0 | -3 | -3 | -30 | -27 | -0.2 | 1.6 | 1 | -2 | ||
| 3B | 511 | 69 | -2.0 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0 | -2 | ||
| SS | 19135 | 3358 | -10.0 | -13 | -10 | 111 | 123 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0 | -10 |
No batting records available for this player.
| Stat description | |
|---|---|
| GS | Game Shares |
| WAM | Wins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name. |
| WAR | Wins above Replacement |
| VS | Victory Shares |
| W | Wins - 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. |
| L | Losses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score. |
| BatRuns | Batting runs above average |
| Adj R | Park adjusted batting runs |
| RISP | Runs for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position |
| BSR | Baserunning runs |
| DP | Double play avoidance runs |
| ROE | Runs from reaching on error |
| Fld | Fielding runs |
| Pos | Position adjustment |
| DH | Designated hitter adjustment |
| Pit | Pitcher batting adjustment |
| RAA | Runs above average before position and league adjustment |
| RPW | Runs per win |
| WAA | Wins above average before position and league adjustment |
| POS Wins | Position adjustment converted to wins |
| LGA | League quality adjustment |
| DVoDH | Defensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter |
| G | Games pitched |
| GS | Game shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index |
| XR | Expected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced |
| DR | Defensive runs support |
| Role | Starter vs reliever role adjustment |
| LgAdj | League adjustment |
| R+ | Runs above average |
| LI | Leverage index |
| R_lev+ | Leverage adjusted runs above average |
| Chances | Estimated opportunies to make a defensive play |
| BIP | Balls in play while this player was on the field |
| OAA | Outs above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level |
| OAA adj | Park adjusted outs above average |
| DER runs | Run value of outs above average |
| Frame Runs | Runs from framing balls and strikes |
| SB Runs | Stolen base prevention runs |
| Block Runs | Wild pitch and passed ball prevention runs |
| Err Runs | Catcher error prevention runs |
| Catcher Runs | Catcher 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 Start | Runs from starting double plays |
| DP Turn | Runs from turning double plays |
| DP runs | Total double play runs |
| OF Arm opps | Opportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play |
| OF Arm runs | Runs from throwing from the outfield |
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