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Bill Ricks

Bill Ricks

1944–1948  ·  Bats R  ·  Throws R  ·  6'4", 195 lb  ·  b. 1919 Lexington, NC

Career 21–15 · 3.23 ERA · 195 SO · 348.1 IP · 73 G · 43 H · 1 HR · 22 RBI · .285 AVG

Seasons leading his league
8
1 best in baseball 7 league only
15 Top-5 finishes
2 Title seasons
8 Categories led
1944 Best season

Spanning 1944–1945, peaking at 6 titles in 1944.

Team records #2 Philadelphia Stars 1945 ERA #2 Philadelphia Stars 1944 SO #3 Philadelphia Stars 1944 W #4 Philadelphia Stars career SV #4 Philadelphia Stars 1944 IP #6 Philadelphia Stars career SO #6 Philadelphia Stars career IP #7 Philadelphia Stars career W #7 Philadelphia Stars 1945 WHIP

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 693rd League titles 8
  • 1,845th Best in baseball 1
  • 1,957th Top-5 finishes 15

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
Pitcher Range Factor 1 1st — 1944 NN2 2.43
Pitcher Fielding Percentage 1 1st — 1945 1.000
Pitcher Putouts 1 1st — 1944 NN2 8
Pitcher Assists 1 1st — 1944 NN2 43
Innings Pitched 1 1st — 1944 NN2 148.0
Saves 1 1st — 1945 NN2 1
Strikeouts 1 1st — 1944 NN2 92
Wins 1 1st — 1944 NN2 10
Complete Games — #2 — 1944 #2
Shutouts — #2 — 1945 #2
Strikeouts / 9 — #3 — 1944 #3

Title Seasons

2 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1945 2 SV 1 P FPCT 1.000
1944 6 W 10 SO 92 IP 148.0 P A 43 P PO 8 P RF 2.43

Pitching

  led the league   5 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1944 PS NN2 10 7 2.86 21 17 0 148.0 149 47 5 51 92 1.35
1945 PS NN2 4 2 2.60 15 7 1 72.2 66 21 0 21 48 1.20
1946 PS NN2 1 5 4.73 15 7 1 64.2 63 34 3 26 25 1.38
1947 PS NN2 0 1 10.64 4 1 1 11.0 15 13 1 8 2 2.09
1948 PS NN2 6 0 1.73 9 5 1 52.0 43 10 0 21 28 1.23
Career — — 21 15 3.23 64 37 4 348.1 336 125 9 127 195 1.33

Batting

5 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1944 PS NN2 24 61 8 13 2 1 0 6 4 0 0 .213 .262 .279 .540
1945 PS NN2 19 39 8 19 2 1 0 13 0 0 0 .487 .487 .590 1.077
1946 PS NN2 16 26 3 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .231 .231 .231 .462
1947 PS NN2 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1948 PS NN2 9 22 2 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .227 .227 .364 .591
Career — — 73 151 21 43 4 2 1 22 4 0 0 .285 .303 .358 .661

Fielding

2 positions
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1944 PS NN2 P 21 17 148.0 8 43 2 4 53 .962 2.43
OF 1 0 3.2 1 0 0 0 1 1.000 1.00
1945 PS NN2 P 15 7 72.2 2 14 0 0 16 1.000 1.07
1946 PS NN2 P 15 7 64.2 1 17 1 1 19 .947 1.20
1947 PS NN2 P 4 1 11.0 0 4 1 0 5 .800 1.00
1948 PS NN2 P 9 5 52.0 3 10 1 1 14 .929 1.44
Career — — P 64 37 348.1 14 88 5 6 107 .953 1.59
— — OF 1 0 3.2 1 0 0 0 1 1.000 1.00