Bill Cooper

1938–1946 · Bats L · Throws R · 5'8", 170 lb · b. 1915 Sumter, SC

Career 183 G · 159 H · 6 HR · 76 RBI · .277 AVG

Seasons leading his league

0 best in baseball 4 league only

11 Top-5 finishes

3 Title seasons

2 Categories led

1941 Best season

Spanning 1940–1942, peaking at 2 titles in 1941.

Team records #3 Indianapolis ABCs/Atlanta Black Crackers 1938 R #3 Indianapolis ABCs/Atlanta Black Crackers 1938 SB #4 Indianapolis ABCs/Atlanta Black Crackers career R #4 Indianapolis ABCs/Atlanta Black Crackers career SB #5 Indianapolis ABCs/Atlanta Black Crackers 1938 H #7 Indianapolis ABCs/Atlanta Black Crackers career H

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

1,384th League titles 4
2,449th Top-5 finishes 11

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

No top-500 all-time placing His career totals do not reach the top 500 in any tracked category — unsurprising for most careers, and no reflection on the season titles alongside.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Catcher Double Plays	2	1st	2 yrs (1940–1941)	1940 NN2 3 1941 NN2 4 1942 #2
Catcher Assists	2	1st	2 yrs (1941–1942)	1941 NN2 32 1942 NN2 31 1940 #3

Title Seasons

3 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1942	1	C A 31
1941	2	C A 32 C DP 4
1940	1	C DP 3

Batting

7 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1938	BCA	NAL	29	83	23	27	4	0	0	6	14	6	3	.325	.429	.373	.802
1939	PS +1	NN2	12	29	10	10	2	0	1	5	5	1	1	.345	.441	.517	.958
1940	PS	NN2	53	166	32	44	6	2	3	24	17	2	1	.265	.333	.380	.713
1941	PS +1	NN2	48	161	18	43	8	1	0	17	12	3	4	.267	.322	.329	.651
1942	PS	NN2	35	118	13	31	4	0	2	21	8	1	0	.263	.310	.347	.657
1943	PS	NN2	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250
1946	NBY	NN2	5	13	2	4	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	.308	.400	.385	.785
Career	—	—	183	573	99	159	25	3	6	76	59	13	9	.277	.347	.363	.710

Fielding

6 positions

Year	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	INN	PO	A	E	DP	TC	FLD%	RF
1938	BCA	NAL	C	19	17	137.2	89	14	3	0	106	.972	5.42
			2B	3	2	19.0	3	5	1	2	9	.889	2.67
			3B	3	3	27.0	5	4	1	0	10	.900	3.00
			1B	1	0	1.0	0	0	1	0	1	.000	0.00
			OF	1	1	5.0	1	0	0	0	1	1.000	1.00
			SS	1	1	9.0	1	4	1	0	6	.833	5.00
1939	PS	NN2	C	5	3	28.0	20	4	0	1	24	1.000	4.80
			OF	3	3	24.0	4	0	1	0	5	.800	1.33
			1B	1	1	7.0	5	0	1	1	6	.833	5.00
			3B	1	0	5.0	0	1	1	0	2	.500	1.00
1940	PS	NN2	C	36	32	266.0	143	26	7	3	176	.960	4.69
			3B	10	9	67.1	7	12	1	1	20	.950	1.90
			OF	5	2	19.0	2	0	1	0	3	.667	0.40
1941	PS	NN2	C	35	34	278.0	143	32	5	4	180	.972	5.00
			OF	9	6	51.1	12	0	0	0	12	1.000	1.33
			3B	5	4	36.0	1	10	4	1	15	.733	2.20
1942	PS	NN2	C	34	31	286.0	165	31	5	2	201	.975	5.76
1943	PS	NN2	C	1	1	9.0	8	3	1	0	12	.917	11.00
1946	NBY	NN2	C	3	2	18.0	8	2	1	0	11	.909	3.33
			OF	2	2	14.2	4	0	0	0	4	1.000	2.00
Career	—	—	C	133	120	1022.2	576	112	22	10	710	.969	5.17
	—	—	OF	20	14	114.0	23	0	2	0	25	.920	1.15
	—	—	3B	19	16	135.1	13	27	7	2	47	.851	2.11
	—	—	2B	3	2	19.0	3	5	1	2	9	.889	2.67
	—	—	1B	2	1	8.0	5	0	2	1	7	.714	2.50
	—	—	SS	1	1	9.0	1	4	1	0	6	.833	5.00