Bill Riggins
Career 635 G · 709 H · 41 HR · 382 RBI · .295 AVG · 13.50 ERA · 1 SO · 0.2 IP
Seasons leading his league
5
0 best in baseball
5 league only
40
Top-5 finishes
4
Title seasons
5
Categories led
1929
Best season
Spanning 1924–1929, peaking at 2 titles in 1929.
Team records
#1 Cleveland Hornets career HR
#1 Cleveland Hornets career RBI
#1 Cleveland Hornets career H
#1 Cleveland Hornets career R
#1 Cleveland Hornets career SB
#1 Cleveland Hornets 1927 AVG
#1 Cleveland Hornets 1927 HR
#1 Cleveland Hornets 1927 RBI
#1 Cleveland Hornets 1927 H
#1 Cleveland Hornets 1927 R
All-Time Standing
Against every player since 1871Among league leaders
- 1,156th League titles 5
- 591st Top-5 finishes 40
Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.
Career leaderboards
- 308th Shortstop Putouts 815
- 311th Shortstop Assists 1,373
- 401st Shortstop Double Plays 170
All-time career totals, top 500 per category.
Where He Led
led all of MLB led his league| Category | Titles | Best | Streak | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Third Base Range Factor | 1 | 1st | — | 1929 ANL 2.91 1928 #2 |
| Third Base Fielding Percentage | 1 | 1st | — | 1928 ECL .949 1929 #3 |
| Third Base Double Plays | 1 | 1st | — | 1929 ANL 11 1928 #2 |
| Shortstop Range Factor | 1 | 1st | — | 1924 NNL 5.49 1922 #3 1923 #2 1926 #3 |
| Shortstop Assists | 1 | 1st | — | 1926 NNL 300 1922 #2 1923 #2 1924 #3 |
| Third Base Putouts | — | #2 | — | 1928 #2 1929 #3 |
| Third Base Assists | — | #3 | — | 1928 #3 1929 #3 |
| Stolen Bases | — | #2 | — | 1925 #2 1926 #2 |
| Shortstop Fielding Percentage | — | #2 | — | 1926 #2 |
| Shortstop Double Plays | — | #2 | — | 1923 #2 1924 #3 1926 #2 |
| Shortstop Putouts | — | #2 | — | 1922 #2 1924 #2 1926 #2 |
| Home Runs | — | #3 | — | 1928 #3 |
Title Seasons
4 seasons with at least one title| Year | Titles | Led in |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 2 | 3B DP 11 3B RF 2.91 |
| 1928 | 1 | 3B FPCT .949 |
| 1926 | 1 | SS A 300 |
| 1924 | 1 | SS RF 5.49 |
Batting
10 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | DS +1 | NNL | 52 | 181 | 16 | 49 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 1 | .271 | .320 | .381 | .701 |
| 1921 | DS | NNL | 63 | 257 | 33 | 76 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 14 | 2 | 6 | .296 | .337 | .393 | .730 |
| 1922 | DS | NNL | 67 | 245 | 40 | 62 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 1 | 8 | .253 | .315 | .322 | .637 |
| 1923 | DS | NNL | 71 | 265 | 59 | 80 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 43 | 32 | 0 | 2 | .302 | .379 | .426 | .806 |
| 1924 | DS | NNL | 63 | 264 | 49 | 81 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 18 | 0 | 5 | .307 | .353 | .402 | .755 |
| 1925 | DS | NNL | 93 | 360 | 63 | 97 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 68 | 31 | 0 | 25 | .269 | .327 | .431 | .758 |
| 1926 | DS | NNL | 91 | 330 | 80 | 99 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 52 | 36 | 0 | 25 | .300 | .376 | .455 | .830 |
| 1927 | CHT | NNL | 36 | 134 | 30 | 47 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 6 | .351 | .412 | .575 | .987 |
| 1928 | NLG | ECL | 33 | 126 | 26 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 7 | .270 | .324 | .468 | .792 |
| 1929 | NLG | ANL | 66 | 243 | 60 | 84 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 61 | 40 | 0 | 12 | .346 | .446 | .494 | .940 |
| Career | — | — | 635 | 2,405 | 456 | 709 | 115 | 41 | 41 | 382 | 222 | 4 | 97 | .295 | .359 | .428 | .787 |
Pitching
1 seasonsFielding
6 positions| Year | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | INN | PO | A | E | DP | TC | FLD% | RF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | DS | NNL | SS | 36 | 35 | 310.0 | 69 | 102 | 19 | 8 | 190 | .900 | 4.75 |
| 3B | 17 | 17 | 148.2 | 23 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 56 | .893 | 2.94 | |||
| 1921 | DS | NNL | SS | 58 | 58 | 510.0 | 123 | 151 | 39 | 19 | 313 | .875 | 4.72 |
| 1B | 5 | 5 | 43.1 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 1.000 | 10.40 | |||
| 1922 | DS | NNL | SS | 67 | 67 | 601.0 | 131 | 200 | 28 | 18 | 359 | .922 | 4.94 |
| 1923 | DS | NNL | SS | 71 | 70 | 623.2 | 109 | 324 | 36 | 44 | 469 | .923 | 6.10 |
| 1924 | DS | NNL | SS | 63 | 63 | 561.2 | 146 | 200 | 34 | 30 | 380 | .911 | 5.49 |
| 1925 | DS | NNL | SS | 92 | — | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.00 |
| 1B | 1 | — | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.00 | |||
| 3B | 1 | — | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.00 | |||
| 1926 | DS | NNL | SS | 87 | 86 | 753.1 | 178 | 300 | 34 | 46 | 512 | .934 | 5.49 |
| 3B | 5 | 4 | 20.0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1.000 | 1.80 | |||
| 2B | 3 | 1 | 13.0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | .889 | 2.67 | |||
| OF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.00 | |||
| P | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.00 | |||
| 1927 | CHT | NNL | SS | 31 | 27 | 230.2 | 59 | 96 | 29 | 5 | 184 | .842 | 5.00 |
| 3B | 6 | 5 | 39.1 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 18 | .889 | 2.67 | |||
| 2B | 2 | 2 | 17.0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1.000 | 7.50 | |||
| 1B | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .800 | 4.00 | |||
| 1928 | NLG | ECL | 3B | 32 | 32 | 277.0 | 35 | 58 | 5 | 7 | 98 | .949 | 2.91 |
| 2B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.00 | |||
| 1929 | NLG | ANL | 3B | 57 | 57 | 493.0 | 66 | 100 | 15 | 11 | 181 | .917 | 2.91 |
| 2B | 9 | 9 | 74.0 | 13 | 32 | 0 | 8 | 45 | 1.000 | 5.00 | |||
| Career | — | — | SS | 505 | 406 | 3590.1 | 815 | 1,373 | 219 | 170 | 2,407 | .909 | 4.33 |
| — | — | 3B | 118 | 115 | 978.0 | 131 | 203 | 28 | 18 | 362 | .923 | 2.83 | |
| — | — | 2B | 15 | 13 | 113.0 | 25 | 44 | 1 | 10 | 70 | .986 | 4.60 | |
| — | — | 1B | 7 | 5 | 46.1 | 52 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 57 | .982 | 8.00 | |
| — | — | OF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.00 | |
| — | — | P | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.00 |