Bill Knickerbocker
Career 907 G · 943 H · 28 HR · 368 RBI · .276 AVG
No league-leading finishes.
This player never placed in the top 25 of a tracked
category. The season record below is the full story.
All-Time Standing
Against every player since 1871Career leaderboards
- 207th Shortstop Putouts 1,205
- 217th Shortstop Double Plays 395
- 225th Shortstop Assists 2,043
All-time career totals, top 500 per category.
Where He Led
led all of MLB led his league| Category | Titles | Best | Streak | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shortstop Range Factor | — | #3 | — | 1935 #3 |
| Shortstop Fielding Percentage | — | #2 | — | 1934 #2 |
| Shortstop Double Plays | — | #2 | — | 1934 #2 1936 #3 |
| Shortstop Putouts | — | #2 | — | 1934 #2 |
| Shortstop Assists | — | #2 | — | 1935 #3 1936 #2 |
Batting
10 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | CLE | AL | 80 | 279 | 20 | 63 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 11 | 30 | 1 | .226 | .255 | .326 | .581 |
| 1934 | CLE | AL | 146 | 593 | 82 | 188 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 67 | 25 | 40 | 6 | .317 | .347 | .408 | .755 |
| 1935 | CLE | AL | 132 | 540 | 77 | 161 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 55 | 27 | 31 | 2 | .298 | .332 | .380 | .711 |
| 1936 | CLE | AL | 155 | 618 | 81 | 182 | 35 | 3 | 8 | 73 | 56 | 30 | 5 | .294 | .354 | .400 | .754 |
| 1937 | SLA | AL | 121 | 491 | 53 | 128 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 61 | 30 | 32 | 3 | .261 | .303 | .365 | .668 |
| 1938 | NYA | AL | 46 | 128 | 15 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 0 | .250 | .309 | .383 | .692 |
| 1939 | NYA | AL | 6 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .154 | .231 | .385 |
| 1940 | NYA | AL | 45 | 124 | 17 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 1 | .242 | .333 | .347 | .680 |
| 1941 | CHA | AL | 89 | 343 | 51 | 84 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 41 | 27 | 6 | .245 | .329 | .385 | .714 |
| 1942 | PHA | AL | 87 | 289 | 25 | 73 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 29 | 30 | 1 | .253 | .323 | .304 | .627 |
| Career | — | — | 907 | 3,418 | 423 | 943 | 198 | 27 | 28 | 368 | 244 | 238 | 25 | .276 | .326 | .374 | .700 |
Fielding
3 positions| Year | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | INN | PO | A | E | DP | TC | FLD% | RF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | CLE | AL | SS | 80 | — | — | 151 | 233 | 25 | 37 | 409 | .939 | 4.80 |
| 1934 | CLE | AL | SS | 146 | — | — | 262 | 451 | 28 | 106 | 741 | .962 | 4.88 |
| 1935 | CLE | AL | SS | 128 | — | — | 247 | 453 | 32 | 82 | 732 | .956 | 5.47 |
| 1936 | CLE | AL | SS | 155 | — | — | 313 | 486 | 40 | 97 | 839 | .952 | 5.15 |
| 1937 | SLA | AL | SS | 115 | — | — | 205 | 368 | 25 | 59 | 598 | .958 | 4.98 |
| 2B | 6 | — | — | 15 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 27 | .963 | 4.33 | |||
| 1938 | NYA | AL | 2B | 34 | — | — | 78 | 86 | 3 | 23 | 167 | .982 | 4.82 |
| SS | 3 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1.000 | 2.33 | |||
| 1939 | NYA | AL | 2B | 2 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1.000 | 5.50 |
| SS | 2 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 | 3.50 | |||
| 1940 | NYA | AL | SS | 19 | — | — | 22 | 43 | 1 | 12 | 66 | .985 | 3.42 |
| 3B | 17 | — | — | 11 | 34 | 5 | 6 | 50 | .900 | 2.65 | |||
| 1941 | CHA | AL | 2B | 88 | — | — | 204 | 221 | 13 | 58 | 438 | .970 | 4.83 |
| 1942 | PHA | AL | 2B | 81 | — | — | 178 | 220 | 15 | 45 | 413 | .964 | 4.91 |
| SS | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.00 | |||
| Career | — | — | SS | 649 | — | — | 1,205 | 2,043 | 152 | 395 | 3,400 | .955 | 5.00 |
| — | — | 2B | 211 | — | — | 480 | 544 | 32 | 132 | 1,056 | .970 | 4.85 | |
| — | — | 3B | 17 | — | — | 11 | 34 | 5 | 6 | 50 | .900 | 2.65 |