1B Will Hickman #18
Cleveland Blue Caps PBB
Age: 40 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Good
10/01/1883
BNN Index | PBB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
1B WILL HICKMAN #18 - AGE: 40 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
97 442 127 14 9 0 39 17 25 .287 .313 .360 15 0.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact
Gap
Power
Eye
Avoid K's
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 2 1
Errors: - 3 1
Arm: 1 2 1
Turn DP: - 2 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 3 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 3
Stealing Aggressiveness: 5
Stealing Ability: 4
Baserunning Inst.: 3
Sacrifice Bunt: 1
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/30/1883 @ ROC Loss, 3-11 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
09/29/1883 ML1 Win, 14-4 6 2 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/27/1883 ML1 Win, 7-5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/1883 ML1 Win, 12-3 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/1883 CHI Win, 7-6 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1883 CHI Win, 7-6 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/20/1883 CHI Win, 8-7 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/1883 NYF Win, 8-7 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 1
09/18/1883 NYF Loss, 6-11 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 0
09/15/1883 NYF Win, 5-4 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/14/1842
Born in:Byron, IL
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:165 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$170
Signed Through:1883 Season
Major Service:7 Years, None
Service This Yr:153 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL 1883 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 97 442 127 14 9 0 39 81 17 25 .287 .313 .360 .673 .304 .072 111
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 97 467 1 0 0 6 4 3 159 23 15 12 55.6 47.6 3.78 .8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   3 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .667 .750 .667 1.417
Versus Right   439 125 14 9 0 37 81 16 25 3 4 1 .285 .309 .358 .667
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   20 6 1 0 0 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 .300 .300 .350 .650
May   98 32 5 3 0 8 20 2 5 0 0 0 .327 .340 .439 .779
June   65 23 3 1 0 6 9 2 4 2 2 0 .354 .362 .431 .793
July   102 25 2 1 0 4 18 4 8 0 0 0 .245 .274 .284 .558
August   93 20 2 1 0 9 12 3 7 1 1 1 .215 .245 .258 .503
September   84 27 2 3 0 12 22 6 1 0 1 0 .321 .367 .417 .783
Last Year   378 120 11 2 0 37 56 15 13 0 5 4 .317 .350 .357 .707
2 Years Ago   351 108 17 5 1 47 71 15 12 1 4 7 .308 .348 .393 .741
Career   2676 806 91 33 8 294 425 103 119 11 19 26 .301 .332 .369 .701
Home   228 76 9 5 0 21 49 7 11 2 3 0 .333 .350 .417 .767
Road   214 51 5 4 0 18 32 10 14 1 1 1 .238 .274 .299 .573
Grass   442 127 14 9 0 39 81 17 25 3 4 1 .287 .313 .360 .673
Day   442 127 14 9 0 39 81 17 25 3 4 1 .287 .313 .360 .673
As Starter   442 127 14 9 0 39 81 17 25 3 4 1 .287 .313 .360 .673
Close/Late   81 26 3 2 0 8 11 1 6 1 1 1 .321 .333 .407 .741
Inning 1-3   181 42 2 6 0 11 33 8 10 1 1 0 .232 .263 .309 .573
Inning 4-6   133 43 8 0 0 15 29 6 7 1 2 0 .323 .350 .383 .733
Inning 7-9   122 41 4 3 0 13 19 3 8 1 1 1 .336 .354 .418 .772
Extra Innings   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
0 Outs   204 53 5 5 0 6 45 10 10 0 4 0 .260 .294 .333 .628
1 Outs   120 45 5 3 0 16 24 3 10 3 0 1 .375 .386 .467 .852
2 Outs   118 29 4 1 0 17 12 4 5 0 0 0 .246 .270 .297 .567
Scoring Position   127 41 6 2 0 38 21 4 6 3 4 1 .323 .341 .402 .742
Bases Empty   268 69 7 6 0 0 45 11 17 0 0 0 .257 .287 .328 .615
Runner on 1st   47 17 1 1 0 1 15 2 2 0 0 0 .362 .388 .426 .813
Runner on 2nd   51 18 1 1 0 7 4 0 3 0 1 1 .353 .365 .412 .777
Runner on 3rd   11 4 0 1 0 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .364 .545 .909
Runner on 1st & 2nd   25 10 3 0 0 6 8 2 0 0 3 0 .400 .444 .520 .964
Runner on 1st & 3rd   15 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .133 .133 .133 .267
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   17 6 2 0 0 13 1 1 1 3 0 0 .353 .333 .471 .804
Bases Loaded   8 1 0 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .125 .222 .125 .347
Two Strikes   170 50 6 4 0 15 33 8 25 1 0 0 .294 .324 .376 .700
First Pitch   69 21 0 2 0 9 16 0 0 1 1 0 .304 .300 .362 .662
Count 0-1   53 14 1 2 0 1 6 0 0 0 1 1 .264 .278 .358 .636
Count 0-2   31 10 2 0 0 2 4 0 8 0 0 0 .323 .323 .387 .710
Count 1-0   50 13 2 0 0 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 .260 .260 .300 .560
Count 1-1   42 14 4 1 0 6 11 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .326 .476 .802
Count 1-2   58 15 3 2 0 3 8 0 9 0 0 0 .259 .259 .379 .638
Count 2-0   18 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 2-1   27 8 1 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 .296 .296 .333 .630
Count 2-2   47 12 1 1 0 5 12 0 7 1 0 0 .255 .250 .319 .569
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   13 4 0 0 0 1 3 6 0 0 0 0 .308 .526 .308 .834
Full Count   34 13 0 1 0 5 9 8 1 0 0 0 .382 .500 .441 .941
Behind in Count   142 39 6 4 0 6 18 0 17 0 1 1 .275 .280 .373 .653
Ahead in Count   108 28 3 0 0 8 15 9 0 0 2 0 .259 .316 .287 .603
Batting Leadoff   358 100 12 6 0 27 59 11 24 3 3 1 .279 .300 .346 .647
Batting 2nd   84 27 2 3 0 12 22 6 1 0 1 0 .321 .367 .417 .783
Low Leverage   165 47 7 6 0 11 32 4 11 2 0 1 .285 .302 .400 .702
Medium Leverage   208 57 4 3 0 13 36 10 9 1 0 0 .274 .306 .322 .628
High Leverage   65 22 3 0 0 15 12 3 5 0 4 0 .338 .368 .385 .752
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1876 Cincinnati - PBB 33 57 247 72 9 3 0 36 33 6 4 2 25 8 1 .291 .317 .352 .669 109 106 1.1
1877 Brooklyn - PBB 34 60 247 71 9 1 2 26 31 19 4 3 22 4 7 .287 .344 .356 .701 128 127 1.4
1878 Chicago - PBB 35 61 259 88 9 2 2 44 36 21 2 1 10 10 6 .340 .392 .413 .805 160 147 2.1
1879 Cleveland - PBB 36 79 369 123 12 5 2 34 59 2 1 0 3 20 7 .333 .339 .409 .748 149 145 2.8
1880 Cleveland - PBB 37 86 383 97 10 6 1 31 58 8 3 1 9 7 6 .253 .273 .319 .592 103 103 1.0
1881 Cleveland - PBB 38 76 351 108 17 5 1 47 71 15 7 1 12 15 12 .308 .348 .393 .741 126 125 1.6
1882 Cleveland - PBB 39 84 378 120 11 2 0 37 56 15 4 0 13 20 11 .317 .350 .357 .707 125 123 1.3
1883 Cleveland - PBB 40 97 442 127 14 9 0 39 81 17 1 3 25 15 12 .287 .313 .360 .673 108 111 0.8
Total PBB 600 2676 806 91 33 8 294 425 103 26 11 119 99 62 .301 .332 .369 .701 125 122 12.1
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1876 Cincinnati - MLB 1B 57 57 602 37 22 651 12 .982 503.0 11.43 +4.1 1.066
1877 Brooklyn - MLB 1B 60 60 638 43 24 694 13 .981 537.0 11.41 +5.2 1.082
1878 Chicago - MLB 1B 61 61 619 49 21 679 11 .984 547.2 10.98 +1.7 1.029
1879 Cleveland - MLB 1B 79 79 862 50 45 932 20 .979 707.1 11.60 +0.7 1.006
1880 Cleveland - MLB 1B 86 86 990 62 38 1078 26 .976 765.0 12.38 +3.2 1.025
1881 Cleveland - MLB 1B 76 76 816 50 32 885 19 .979 679.0 11.48 +0.5 1.023
1882 Cleveland - MLB 1B 84 84 971 52 52 1050 27 .974 752.2 12.23 -4.2 .959
1883 Cleveland - MLB 1B 97 97 1026 55 46 1114 33 .970 865.1 11.24 -2.8 .979
TOTAL 1B 600 600 6524 398 280 7083 161 .977 5357.0 11.63 +8.3 1.016
PLAYER HISTORY
01/22/1876 Outstandingly completed training to learn a new position at the Cincinnati Monarchs development complex.
02/11/1876 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Cincinnati Monarchs development complex.
05/08/1876 Wins the CL Player of the Week Award.
07/04/1878 Goes 5-5 against the Cleveland Blue Caps, with 2 RBI and 3 R.
07/08/1878 Wins the PBB Player of the Week Award.
05/05/1879 Goes 0-4 against the Rochester Robins, ending his hitting streak at 29 games.
10/01/1879 Wins the 1879 Professional Base Ball Championship with the Cleveland Blue Caps.
07/24/1881 Goes 6-6 against the Louisville Colts, with 4 RBI and 2 R.
08/01/1881 Injured on 07/29/1881, diagnosed with a hamstring strain, will miss 2 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1880 86 3
Year PA Rank
1880 399 5
1882 402 7
1883 467 3
Year AB Rank
1878 259 7
1879 369 9
1880 383 4
1882 378 6
1883 442 3
Year H Rank
1878 88 1
1879 123 2
1882 120 2
1883 127 9
Year TB Rank
1878 107 8
1879 151 9
Year 3B Rank
1880 6 10
Year HR Rank
1878 2 10
1879 2 9
Year SB Rank
1879 20 5
1882 20 5
Year RBI Rank
1878 44 3
Year R Rank
1879 59 8
1880 58 4
1881 71 5
1883 81 3
Year IBB Rank
1876 3 5
1878 5 3
Year HP Rank
1876 4 9
1877 4 7
1881 7 2
Year SF Rank
1877 3 5
1883 3 10
Year AVG Rank
1878 .340 1
1879 .333 3
1882 .317 3
Year OBP Rank
1878 .392 3
1879 .339 6
1882 .350 6
Year SLG Rank
1878 .413 10
1879 .409 10
Year RC Rank
1878 41.48 3
1879 51.50 6
1882 48.70 10
Year RC/27 Rank
1878 6.12 4
1879 5.43 5
1882 4.80 9
Year wOBA Rank
1878 .370 6
1879 .333 8
Year OPS Rank
1878 .805 5
1879 .748 9
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