Bill Killefer was born on Monday, October 10, 1887, in Bloomingdale, Michigan. Killefer was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 13, 1909, with the St. Louis Browns. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bill Killefer baseball stats page.
"The time has gone by when the ideal catcher was considered a mountain of beef and bone, something that could stand any kind of knocks and, as long as he was successful as a battering ram, mattering not what his other qualities might be. The catcher now is more than a mere backstop, inserted to break the impact of pitched balls against the grand stand planks. Bill Killifer of the Phillies is an illustration. The St. Louis Browns disposed of him because he was considered too light for catching, but now he is doing the bulk of the work for the Phillies and showing that it does not take beef to make a catcher. The old iron man has given way to the more delicate structure of steel and Killifer is one of that sort, built on graceful lines, but able to give and take with the best of them." - The Sporting News (August 14, 1913)
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Bill KilleferBill Killefer Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Bill KilleferBill Killefer Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1909 | 22 | Browns | 11 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | .138 | .138 | .138 |
1910 | 23 | Browns | 74 | 193 | 14 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | - | - | 8 | - | 2 | - | .124 | .184 | .155 |
1911 | 24 | Phillies | 6 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | - | .188 | .188 | .188 |
1912 | 25 | Phillies | 85 | 268 | 18 | 60 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4 | - | 14 | 15 | - | 2 | - | .224 | .241 | .280 |
1913 | 26 | Phillies | 120 | 360 | 25 | 88 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4 | - | 17 | 10 | - | 1 | - | .244 | .255 | .300 |
1914 | 27 | Phillies | 98 | 299 | 27 | 70 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 8 | - | 17 | 10 | - | 3 | - | .234 | .261 | .274 |
1915 | 28 | Phillies | 105 | 320 | 26 | 76 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 18 | - | 14 | 3 | - | 4 | - | .238 | .287 | .278 |
1916 | 29 | Phillies | 97 | 286 | 22 | 62 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 8 | - | 14 | 10 | - | 3 | - | .217 | .246 | .294 |
1917 | 30 | Phillies | 125 | 409 | 28 | 112 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 15 | - | 21 | 9 | - | 4 | - | .274 | .306 | .303 |
1918 | 31 | Cubs | 104 | 331 | 30 | 77 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 17 | - | 10 | 13 | - | 3 | - | .233 | .276 | .281 |
1919 | 32 | Cubs | 103 | 315 | 17 | 90 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 15 | - | 8 | 13 | - | 2 | - | .286 | .322 | .330 |
1920 | 33 | Cubs | 62 | 191 | 16 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | - | 5 | 5 | - | 8 | - | .220 | .280 | .267 |
1921 | 34 | Cubs | 45 | 133 | 11 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | - | 4 | 4 | - | 3 | - | .323 | .357 | .331 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
13 Years | 1,035 | 3,150 | 237 | 751 | 86 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 240 | 113 | 0 | 126 | 102 | - | 35 | - | .238 | .273 | .283 |
Bill KilleferBill Killefer Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1909 Browns | C | 11 | - | - | 63 | 5.7 | 57 | 36 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | - | - | .905 | 0.00 |
1910 Browns | C | 73 | - | - | 464 | 6.4 | 435 | 311 | 124 | 29 | 16 | 4 | - | - | .938 | 0.00 |
1911 Phillies | C | 6 | 5 | 120 | 40 | 6.7 | 39 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | .975 | 8.78 |
1912 Phillies | C | 85 | - | - | 556 | 6.5 | 541 | 407 | 134 | 15 | 17 | 5 | - | - | .973 | 0.00 |
1913 Phillies | 1B | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1913 Phillies | C | 118 | - | - | 745 | 6.3 | 736 | 570 | 166 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 5 | - | .988 | 0.00 |
1914 Phillies | C | 90 | - | - | 632 | 7.0 | 618 | 464 | 154 | 14 | 11 | 2 | - | - | .978 | 0.00 |
1915 Phillies | C | 104 | 101 | 2,159 | 684 | 6.6 | 665 | 539 | 126 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 54 | 0 | .972 | 8.32 |
1916 Phillies | C | 91 | 85 | 2,071 | 540 | 5.9 | 532 | 443 | 89 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 71 | 0 | .985 | 6.94 |
1917 Phillies | C | 120 | 11 | 87 | 765 | 6.4 | 753 | 615 | 138 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 86 | .984 | 233.69 |
1917 Phillies | LF | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1918 Cubs | C | 104 | 10 | 2,541 | 608 | 5.8 | 597 | 487 | 110 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 63 | .982 | 6.34 |
1919 Cubs | C | 100 | 10 | 255 | 610 | 6.1 | 602 | 478 | 124 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 70 | 3 | .987 | 63.74 |
1920 Cubs | C | 61 | 61 | 1,243 | 393 | 6.4 | 384 | 304 | 80 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 36 | .977 | 8.34 |
1921 Cubs | C | 42 | 38 | 953 | 197 | 4.7 | 190 | 147 | 43 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 22 | .964 | 5.38 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
C Totals | 1,005 | 321 | 9,429 | 6,297 | 6.3 | 6,149 | 4,830 | 1,319 | 148 | 129 | 58 | 263 | 213 | .976 | 17.61 | |
1B Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 | |
LF Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 | |
13 Years | 1,007 | 321 | 9,429 | 6,300 | 6.3 | 6,152 | 4,833 | 1,319 | 148 | 129 | 58 | 263 | 213 | .977 | 17.62 |
Bill KilleferBill Killefer Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1909 Browns | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 29.0 | - | - | - |
1910 Browns | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 27.6 | - | - | - |
1911 Phillies | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | - | - | - |
1912 Phillies | 6 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 268.0 | 19.1 | 12.8 | - | - | - |
1913 Phillies | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 21.2 | 15.0 | - | - | - |
1914 Phillies | 3 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 17.6 | 11.1 | - | - | - |
1915 Phillies | 5 | 3 | .625 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 22.9 | 13.3 | - | - | - |
1916 Phillies | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 95.3 | 20.4 | 10.6 | - | - | - |
1917 Phillies | 4 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 19.5 | 13.2 | - | - | - |
1918 Cubs | 5 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 33.1 | 15.0 | - | - | - |
1919 Cubs | 5 | - | - | 2 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 39.4 | 14.3 | - | - | - |
1920 Cubs | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 38.2 | 11.9 | - | - | - |
1921 Cubs | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 33.3 | 8.3 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
13 Years | 39 | 12 | .765 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 787.5 | 25.0 | 13.1 | - | - | - |
Bill KilleferBill Killefer Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1909 St. Louis Browns | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1910 St. Louis Browns | n/a | $1,500.00 | n/a | - |
1911 Philadelphia Phillies | n/a | $2,500.00 | n/a | - |
1912 Philadelphia Phillies | n/a | $3,200.00 | n/a | - |
1913 Philadelphia Phillies | n/a | $3,200.00 | n/a | - |
1914 Philadelphia Phillies | n/a | $6,500.00 | n/a | - |
1915 Philadelphia Phillies | n/a | $6,500.00 | n/a | Stats |
1916 Philadelphia Phillies | n/a | $6,500.00 | n/a | - |
1917 Philadelphia Phillies | n/a | $4,500.00 | n/a | - |
1918 Chicago Cubs | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | Stats |
1919 Chicago Cubs | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1920 Chicago Cubs | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
1921 Chicago Cubs | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
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