Bill Nicholson Stats

Bill Nicholson was born on Friday, December 11, 1914, in Chestertown, Maryland. Nicholson was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 13, 1936, with the Philadelphia Athletics. 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 Nicholson baseball stats page.
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Bill Nicholson

Bill Nicholson Autograph on a 1979 Diamond Greats (#111)

Bill Nicholson Autograph on a 1979 Diamond Greats (#111)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   William Beck Nicholson
Nickname:   Bill or Swish
Born On:   12-11-1914
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Chestertown, Maryland
Zodiac:   Sagittarius
Year of Death Data Died On:   03-08-1996
Place of Death Data Died In:   Chestertown, Maryland
Cemetery:   Old St. Paul Episcopal Church Cemetery, Chestertown, Maryland
College:   Washington College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00
Player Weight Chart Weight:   205
First Game:   06-13-1936 (Age 21)
Last Game:   09-19-1953
Draft:   Not Applicable
Bill Nicholson

Bill Nicholson 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 Nicholson

Bill Nicholson Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1936 Athletics 11 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 0 - 0 - .000 .000 .000
1939 Cubs 58 220 37 65 12 5 5 0 38 20 - 29 3 - 0 1 .295 .354 .464
1940 Cubs 135 491 78 146 27 7 25 2 98 50 - 67 1 - 3 7 .297 .366 .534
1941 Cubs 147 532 74 135 26 1 26 2 98 82 - 91 0 - 3 8 .254 .357 .453
1942 Cubs 152 588 83 173 22 11 21 0 78 76 - 80 1 - 8 7 .294 .382 .476
1943 Cubs 154 608 95 188 30 9 29 0 128 71 - 86 0 - 5 7 .309 .386 .531
1944 Cubs 156 582 116 167 35 8 33 2 122 93 - 71 5 - 6 3 .287 .391 .545
1945 Cubs 151 559 82 136 28 4 13 0 88 92 - 73 3 - 6 9 .243 .356 .377
1946 Cubs 105 296 36 65 13 2 8 1 41 44 - 44 3 - 2 4 .220 .325 .358
1947 Cubs 148 487 69 119 28 1 26 1 75 87 - 83 1 - 5 4 .244 .364 .466
1948 Cubs 143 494 68 129 24 5 19 0 67 81 - 60 1 - 5 5 .261 .371 .445
1949 Phillies 98 299 42 70 8 3 11 0 40 45 - 53 1 - 5 1 .234 .344 .391
1950 Phillies 41 58 3 13 2 1 3 0 10 8 - 16 0 - 0 2 .224 .318 .448
1951 Phillies 85 170 23 41 9 2 8 0 30 25 - 24 0 - 1 1 .241 .342 .459
1952 Phillies 55 88 17 24 3 0 6 0 19 14 - 26 1 - 3 0 .273 .390 .511
1953 Phillies 38 62 12 13 5 1 2 0 16 12 - 20 0 - 0 2 .210 .338 .419
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
16 Years 1,677 5,546 837 1,484 272 60 235 8 948 800 - 828 20 - 52 61 .268 .365 .465
Bill Nicholson

Bill Nicholson Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1936 Athletics RF 1 - - 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1939 Cubs RF 58 - - 134 2.3 128 123 5 6 0 n/a n/a n/a .955 0.00 -
1940 Cubs OF 123 - - 258 2.1 245 235 10 13 2 n/a n/a n/a .950 0.00 -
1941 Cubs OF 143 - - 312 2.2 303 293 10 9 2 n/a n/a n/a .971 0.00 -
1942 Cubs RF 151 - - 350 2.3 345 327 18 5 2 n/a n/a n/a .986 0.00 -
1943 Cubs RF 154 - - 364 2.4 356 340 16 8 2 n/a n/a n/a .978 0.00 -
1944 Cubs RF 156 - - 330 2.1 323 305 18 7 4 n/a n/a n/a .979 0.00 -
1945 Cubs RF 151 - - 315 2.1 312 300 12 3 4 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 -
1946 Cubs RF 80 - - 188 2.4 183 179 4 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .973 0.00 -
1947 Cubs RF 140 - - 291 2.1 288 281 7 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .990 0.00 -
1948 Cubs RF 136 - - 256 1.9 251 244 7 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .980 0.00 -
1949 Phillies RF 91 - - 196 2.2 195 185 10 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .995 0.00 -
1950 Phillies RF 15 - - 21 1.4 20 20 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .952 0.00 -
1951 Phillies RF 41 - - 77 1.9 76 75 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .987 0.00 -
1952 Phillies RF 19 - - 33 1.7 33 33 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1953 Phillies RF 12 - - 13 1.1 13 13 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
RF Totals 1,205 0 0 2,569 2.1 2,524 2,426 98 45 16 n/a n/a n/a .982 0.00 --
OF Totals 266 0 0 570 2.1 548 528 20 22 4 n/a n/a n/a .961 0.00 --
16 Years 1,471 - - 3,139 2.1 3,072 2,954 118 67 20 n/a n/a n/a .979 0.00 --
Bill Nicholson

Bill Nicholson Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1936 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.4 0.0 - - -
1939 Cubs 0 - - - - n/a 44.0 7.6 5.8 - - -
1940 Cubs 2 - - - - n/a 19.6 7.3 5.0 - - -
1941 Cubs 1 - - - - n/a 20.5 5.8 5.4 - - -
1942 Cubs 8 - - - - n/a 28.0 7.4 7.5 - - -
1943 Cubs 4 - - - - n/a 21.0 7.1 4.8 - - -
1944 Cubs 3 - - - - n/a 17.6 8.2 4.8 - - -
1945 Cubs 4 - - - - n/a 43.0 7.7 6.4 - - -
1946 Cubs 1 - - - - n/a 37.0 6.7 7.2 - - -
1947 Cubs 1 - - - - n/a 18.7 5.9 6.5 - - -
1948 Cubs 2 - - - - n/a 26.0 8.2 7.4 - - -
1949 Phillies 1 - - - - n/a 27.2 5.6 7.5 - - -
1950 Phillies 0 - - - - n/a 19.3 3.6 5.8 - - -
1951 Phillies 0 1 .000 - - n/a 21.3 7.1 5.7 - - -
1952 Phillies 0 0 .000 - - n/a 14.7 3.4 4.6 - - -
1953 Phillies 0 0 .000 - - n/a 31.0 3.1 3.9 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
16 Years 27 1 .964 - - n/a 23.6 6.7 5.9 - - -
Bill Nicholson

Bill Nicholson Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1936 Philadelphia Athletics 21 Undetermined - -
1939 Chicago Cubs 8 Undetermined - -
1940 Chicago Cubs 8 Undetermined Stats -
1941 Chicago Cubs 8 Undetermined Stats -
1942 Chicago Cubs 8 Undetermined - -
1943 Chicago Cubs 43 Undetermined Stats -
1944 Chicago Cubs 43 Undetermined Stats -
1945 Chicago Cubs 43 Undetermined n/a Stats
1946 Chicago Cubs 43 Undetermined - -
1947 Chicago Cubs 43 Undetermined - -
1948 Chicago Cubs 43 Undetermined - -
1949 Philadelphia Phillies 12 Undetermined - -
1950 Philadelphia Phillies 12 Undetermined - -
1951 Philadelphia Phillies 12 Undetermined - -
1952 Philadelphia Phillies 12 Undetermined - -
1953 Philadelphia Phillies 12 Undetermined - -




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