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Billy Sullivan

1931–1947  ·  Bats L  ·  Throws R  ·  6'0", 170 lb  ·  b. 1910 Chicago, IL

Career 962 G · 820 H · 29 HR · 388 RBI · .289 AVG

Seasons leading his league
1
0 best in baseball 1 league only
6 Top-5 finishes
1 Title seasons
1 Categories led
1938 Best season

Spanning 1938–1938, peaking at 1 titles in 1938.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 2,919th League titles 1
  • 3,509th Top-5 finishes 6

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 Fielding Percentage 1 1st — 1938 AL .990
Catcher Range Factor — #2 — 1938 #2
Catcher Double Plays — #3 — 1938 #3

Title Seasons

1 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1938 1 C FPCT .990

Batting

12 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1931 CHA AL 92 363 48 100 16 5 2 33 20 14 4 .275 .315 .364 .679
1932 CHA AL 93 307 31 97 16 1 1 45 20 9 1 .316 .358 .384 .742
1933 CHA AL 54 125 9 24 0 1 0 13 10 5 0 .192 .252 .208 .460
1935 CIN NL 85 241 29 64 9 4 2 36 19 16 4 .266 .324 .361 .685
1936 CLE AL 93 319 39 112 32 6 2 48 16 9 5 .351 .382 .508 .890
1937 CLE AL 72 168 26 48 12 3 3 22 17 7 1 .286 .355 .446 .801
1938 SLA AL 111 375 35 104 16 1 7 49 20 10 8 .277 .316 .381 .697
1939 SLA AL 118 332 53 96 17 5 5 50 34 18 3 .289 .362 .416 .778
1940 DET AL 78 220 36 68 14 4 3 41 31 11 2 .309 .399 .450 .849
1941 DET AL 85 234 29 66 15 1 3 29 35 11 0 .282 .375 .393 .769
1942 BRO NL 43 101 11 27 2 1 1 14 12 6 1 .267 .345 .337 .682
1947 PIT NL 38 55 1 14 3 0 0 8 6 3 1 .255 .328 .309 .637
Career — — 962 2,840 347 820 152 32 29 388 240 119 30 .289 .346 .395 .742

Fielding

5 positions
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1931 CHA AL 3B 83 — — 96 152 24 9 272 .912 2.99
OF 2 — — 2 0 0 0 2 1.000 1.00
1B 1 — — 6 0 0 1 6 1.000 6.00
1932 CHA AL 1B 52 — — 485 35 5 42 525 .990 10.00
3B 17 — — 14 30 6 4 50 .880 2.59
C 5 — — 12 1 2 0 15 .867 2.60
OF 3 — — 3 0 2 0 5 .600 1.00
1933 CHA AL 1B 22 — — 211 12 4 22 227 .982 10.14
C 8 — — 21 3 4 0 28 .857 3.00
1935 CIN NL 1B 40 — — 350 31 3 35 384 .992 9.53
3B 15 — — 18 30 1 5 49 .980 3.20
2B 6 — — 15 17 4 1 36 .889 5.33
1936 CLE AL C 72 — — 324 40 12 8 376 .968 5.06
3B 5 — — 6 9 0 1 15 1.000 3.00
1B 3 — — 25 3 0 4 28 1.000 9.33
OF 1 — — 0 0 0 0 0 — 0.00
1937 CLE AL C 38 — — 146 20 9 1 175 .949 4.37
1B 5 — — 52 1 0 3 53 1.000 10.60
3B 1 — — 1 2 0 0 3 1.000 3.00
1938 SLA AL C 99 — — 441 65 5 10 511 .990 5.11
1B 6 — — 43 4 0 7 47 1.000 7.83
1939 SLA AL OF 59 — — 139 7 7 3 153 .954 2.47
C 19 — — 88 8 4 4 100 .960 5.05
1B 4 — — 24 2 1 5 27 .963 6.50
1940 DET AL C 57 — — 292 29 8 4 329 .976 5.63
3B 6 — — 4 14 2 1 20 .900 3.00
1941 DET AL C 63 — — 339 33 9 7 381 .976 5.90
1942 BRO NL C 41 — — 140 13 6 2 159 .962 3.73
1947 PIT NL C 12 — — 42 4 0 1 46 1.000 3.83
Career — — C 414 — — 1,845 216 59 37 2,120 .972 4.98
— — 1B 133 — — 1,196 88 13 119 1,297 .990 9.65
— — 3B 127 — — 139 237 33 20 409 .919 2.96
— — OF 65 — — 144 7 9 3 160 .944 2.32
— — 2B 6 — — 15 17 4 1 36 .889 5.33