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Bill Killefer

Bill Killefer

1909–1921  ·  Bats R  ·  Throws R  ·  5'10", 170 lb  ·  b. 1887 Bloomingdale, MI

Career 1,035 G · 751 H · 4 HR · 240 RBI · .238 AVG

Seasons leading his league
18
5 best in baseball 13 league only
38 Top-5 finishes
8 Title seasons
5 Categories led
1917 Best season

Spanning 1912–1919, peaking at 4 titles in 1917.

Led in Catcher Range Factor for 4 straight seasons (1912–1915) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 181st League titles 18
  • 508th Best in baseball 5
  • 645th Top-5 finishes 38

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

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Catcher Range Factor 7 1st 4 yrs (1912–1915) 1917 6.28 1919 6.02 1912 NL 6.36 1913 NL 6.24 1914 NL 6.87 1915 NL 6.39 1918 NL 5.74
Catcher Fielding Percentage 3 1st 2 yrs (1916–1917) 1917 .984 1919 .987 1916 NL .985 1913 #2 1914 #2 1918 #2
Catcher Assists 3 1st 2 yrs (1913–1914) 1913 NL 166 1914 NL 154 1919 NL 124 1917 #2
Catcher Putouts 3 1st 3 yrs (1917–1919) 1918 487 1917 NL 615 1919 NL 478 1913 #2 1914 #3 1915 #3
Catcher Double Plays 2 1st — 1913 NL 16 1917 NL 14 1910 #2 1912 #2 1916 #2

Title Seasons

8 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1919 4 C PO 478 C A 124 C FPCT .987 C RF 6.02
1918 2 C PO 487 C RF 5.74
1917 4 C PO 615 C DP 14 C FPCT .984 C RF 6.28
1916 1 C FPCT .985
1915 1 C RF 6.39
1914 2 C A 154 C RF 6.87
1913 3 C A 166 C DP 16 C RF 6.24
1912 1 C RF 6.36

Batting

13 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1909 SLA AL 11 29 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 .138 .138 .138 .276
1910 SLA AL 74 193 14 24 2 2 0 7 12 31 0 .124 .184 .155 .339
1911 PHI NL 6 16 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 .188 .188 .188 .375
1912 PHI NL 85 268 18 60 6 3 1 21 4 14 6 .224 .241 .280 .521
1913 PHI NL 120 360 25 88 14 3 0 24 4 17 2 .244 .255 .300 .555
1914 PHI NL 98 299 27 70 10 1 0 27 8 17 3 .234 .261 .274 .536
1915 PHI NL 105 320 26 76 9 2 0 24 18 14 5 .238 .287 .278 .565
1916 PHI NL 97 286 22 62 5 4 3 27 8 14 2 .217 .246 .294 .539
1917 PHI NL 125 409 28 112 12 0 0 31 15 21 4 .274 .306 .303 .609
1918 CHN NL 104 331 30 77 10 3 0 22 17 10 5 .233 .276 .281 .557
1919 CHN NL 103 315 17 90 10 2 0 22 15 8 5 .286 .322 .330 .652
1920 CHN NL 62 191 16 42 7 1 0 16 8 5 2 .220 .280 .267 .547
1921 CHN NL 45 133 11 43 1 0 0 16 4 4 3 .323 .357 .331 .688
Career — — 1,035 3,150 237 751 86 21 4 240 113 159 39 .238 .273 .283 .555

Fielding

3 positions
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1909 SLA AL C 11 10 72.0 36 21 6 2 63 .905 5.18
1910 SLA AL C 73 62 538.0 311 124 29 16 464 .938 5.96
1911 PHI NL C 6 — — 29 10 1 1 40 .975 6.50
1912 PHI NL C 85 — — 407 134 15 17 556 .973 6.36
1913 PHI NL C 118 — — 570 166 9 16 745 .988 6.24
1B 1 — — 1 0 0 0 1 1.000 1.00
1914 PHI NL C 90 — — 464 154 14 11 632 .978 6.87
1915 PHI NL C 104 — — 539 126 19 6 684 .972 6.39
1916 PHI NL C 91 — — 443 89 8 15 540 .985 5.85
1917 PHI NL C 120 — — 615 138 12 14 765 .984 6.28
OF 1 — — 2 0 0 0 2 1.000 2.00
1918 CHN NL C 104 — — 487 110 11 12 608 .982 5.74
1919 CHN NL C 100 — — 478 124 8 7 610 .987 6.02
1920 CHN NL C 61 — — 304 80 9 6 393 .977 6.30
1921 CHN NL C 42 — — 147 43 7 6 197 .964 4.52
Career — — C 1,005 72 610.0 4,830 1,319 148 129 6,297 .976 6.12
— — 1B 1 — — 1 0 0 0 1 1.000 1.00
— — OF 1 — — 2 0 0 0 2 1.000 2.00