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Bill Krieg

Bill Krieg

1884–1887  ·  Bats R  ·  Throws R  ·  5'8", 180 lb  ·  b. 1859 Petersburg, IL

Career 141 G · 127 H · 4 HR · 37 RBI · .237 AVG

Seasons leading his league
2
1 best in baseball 1 league only
4 Top-5 finishes
1 Title seasons
2 Categories led
1884 Best season

Spanning 1884–1884, peaking at 2 titles in 1884.

Team records #2 Chicago/Pittsburgh (Union League) 1884 AVG #2 Chicago/Pittsburgh (Union League) 1884 OPS #3 Chicago/Pittsburgh (Union League) career R #3 Chicago/Pittsburgh (Union League) 1884 R #4 Chicago/Pittsburgh (Union League) career H #4 Chicago/Pittsburgh (Union League) 1884 H #9 Washington Nationals career HR

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 2,194th League titles 2
  • 1,857th Best in baseball 1
  • 4,220th Top-5 finishes 4

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 Range Factor 1 1st — 1884 10.46
Catcher Fielding Percentage 1 1st — 1884 UA .932
Catcher Assists — #3 — 1884 #3
Catcher Putouts — #2 — 1884 #2

Title Seasons

1 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1884 2 C FPCT .932 C RF 10.46

Batting

4 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1884 CHU UA 71 279 35 69 15 4 0 0 11 0 0 .247 .276 .330 .606
1885 BR3 +1 AA 18 63 7 9 4 0 1 5 2 2 0 .143 .169 .254 .423
1886 WS8 NL 27 98 11 25 6 3 1 15 3 12 2 .255 .277 .408 .685
1887 WS8 NL 25 95 9 24 4 1 2 17 7 5 2 .253 .311 .379 .690
Career — — 141 535 62 127 29 8 4 37 23 19 4 .237 .270 .344 .614

Fielding

4 positions
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1884 CHU UA C 52 — 454.0 429 115 40 3 584 .932 10.46
OF 20 — 266.0 36 2 16 1 54 .704 1.90
1B 1 — 5.0 6 0 1 0 7 .857 6.00
SS 1 — 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0.00
1885 BR3 AA C 13 — 108.0 62 17 9 0 88 .898 6.08
1B 5 — 38.0 38 1 3 3 42 .929 7.80
1886 WS8 NL 1B 27 — 200.0 227 5 6 7 238 .975 8.59
1887 WS8 NL 1B 16 — 125.0 140 5 4 5 149 .973 9.06
OF 9 — 45.0 8 0 1 0 9 .889 0.89
Career — — C 65 — 562.0 491 132 49 3 672 .927 9.58
— — 1B 49 — 368.0 411 11 14 15 436 .968 8.61
— — OF 29 — 311.0 44 2 17 1 63 .730 1.59
— — SS 1 — 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0.00