Bill Knickerbocker Stats

Bill Knickerbocker was born on Friday, December 29, 1911, in Los Angeles, California. Knickerbocker was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 12, 1933, with the Cleveland Indians. 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 Knickerbocker baseball stats page.

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Bill Knickerbocker
 
 
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Birth Name:   William Hart Knickerbocker
Nickname:   Bill or Knick
Born On:   12-29-1911  (Capricorn)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Los Angeles, California
Year of Death Data Died On:   09-08-1963 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Sebastopol, California
Cemetery:   Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California
High School:   Roosevelt High School (Los Angeles, CA)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   170
First Game:   04-12-1933 (Age 21)
Last Game:   09-17-1942
Draft:   Not Applicable
Bill Knickerbocker

Bill Knickerbocker Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Bill Knickerbocker

Bill Knickerbocker Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1933 22 Indians 80 279 20 63 16 3 2 0 32 11 - 30 13 - 0 - .226 .255 .326
1934 23 Indians 146 593 82 188 32 5 4 1 67 25 - 40 12 - 2 - .317 .347 .408
1935 24 Indians 132 540 77 161 34 5 0 0 55 27 - 31 10 - 0 - .298 .332 .380
1936 25 Indians 155 618 81 182 35 3 8 1 73 56 - 30 11 - 1 - .294 .354 .400
1937 26 Browns 121 491 53 128 29 5 4 0 61 30 - 32 9 - 0 - .261 .303 .365
1938 27 Yankees 46 128 15 32 8 3 1 0 21 11 - 10 4 - 0 - .250 .309 .383
1939 28 Yankees 6 13 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 0 0 - 0 1 .154 .154 .231
1940 29 Yankees 45 124 17 30 8 1 1 0 10 14 - 8 4 - 3 3 .242 .333 .347
1941 30 White Sox 89 343 51 84 23 2 7 0 29 41 - 27 10 - 2 4 .245 .329 .385
1942 31 Athletics 87 289 25 73 12 0 1 0 19 29 - 30 9 - 1 11 .253 .323 .304
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
10 Years 907 3,418 423 943 198 27 28 2 368 244 - 238 82 - 9 19 .276 .326 .374
Bill Knickerbocker

Bill Knickerbocker Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1933 Indians SS 80 75 1,893 409 5.1 384 151 233 25 37 n/a n/a n/a .939 5.48
1934 Indians SS 146 146 3,810 741 5.1 713 262 451 28 106 n/a n/a n/a .962 5.05
1935 Indians SS 128 128 3,306 732 5.7 700 247 453 32 82 n/a n/a n/a .956 5.72
1936 Indians SS 155 155 465 839 5.4 799 313 486 40 97 n/a n/a n/a .952 46.39
1937 Browns 2B 6 5 105 27 4.5 26 15 11 1 5 n/a n/a n/a .963 6.69
1937 Browns SS 115 115 2,961 598 5.2 573 205 368 25 59 n/a n/a n/a .958 5.22
1938 Yankees 2B 34 31 819 167 4.9 164 78 86 3 23 n/a n/a n/a .982 5.41
1938 Yankees SS 3 0 - 7 2.3 7 4 3 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1939 Yankees 2B 2 1 27 11 5.5 11 5 6 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 11.00
1939 Yankees SS 2 0 - 7 3.5 7 1 6 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1940 Yankees 3B 17 17 450 50 2.9 45 11 34 5 6 n/a n/a n/a .900 2.70
1940 Yankees SS 19 11 282 66 3.5 65 22 43 1 12 n/a n/a n/a .985 6.22
1941 White Sox 2B 88 87 2,145 438 5.0 425 204 221 13 58 n/a n/a n/a .970 5.35
1942 Athletics 2B 81 77 1,824 413 5.1 398 178 220 15 45 n/a n/a n/a .964 5.89
1942 Athletics SS 1 0 - 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
SS Totals 649 630 12,717 3,400 5.2 3,248 1,205 2,043 152 395 n/a n/a n/a .955 6.90
2B Totals 211 201 4,920 1,056 5.0 1,024 480 544 32 132 n/a n/a n/a .970 5.62
3B Totals 17 17 450 50 2.9 45 11 34 5 6 n/a n/a n/a .900 2.70
10 Years 877 848 18,087 4,506 5.1 4,317 1,696 2,621 189 533 n/a n/a n/a .958 6.44
Bill Knickerbocker

Bill Knickerbocker Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1933 Indians 1 4 .200 1 0 n/a 139.5 9.3 8.7 - - -
1934 Indians 6 6 .500 0 0 n/a 148.3 14.8 8.9 - - -
1935 Indians 2 12 .143 4 0 n/a 0.0 17.4 9.8 - - -
1936 Indians 5 14 .263 0 0 n/a 77.3 20.6 8.5 - - -
1937 Browns 3 2 .600 0 0 n/a 122.8 15.3 8.0 - - -
1938 Yankees 0 0 .000 9 2 n/a 128.0 12.8 6.1 - - -
1939 Yankees 0 0 .000 2 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 13.0 - - -
1940 Yankees 1 1 .500 8 2 n/a 124.0 15.5 12.4 - - -
1941 White Sox 6 5 .545 1 0 n/a 49.0 12.7 11.8 - - -
1942 Athletics 1 2 .333 6 0 n/a 289.0 9.6 15.2 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
10 Years 25 46 .352 31 4 n/a 122.1 14.4 9.3 - - -
Bill Knickerbocker

Bill Knickerbocker Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1933 Cleveland Indians 26 $3,600.00 - -
1934 Cleveland Indians 4 $4,500.00 - -
1935 Cleveland Indians 4 $7,000.00 - -
1936 Cleveland Indians 4 $8,500.00 - -
1937 St. Louis Browns 1 $9,000.00 - -
1938 New York Yankees 10 $9,000.00 - -
1939 New York Yankees 10 $9,000.00 - -
1940 New York Yankees 10 $9,000.00 - -
1941 Chicago White Sox 2, 12 $9,500.00 - -
1942 Philadelphia Athletics 2 $8,000.00 - -


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