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

0 best in baseball 4 league only

11 Top-5 finishes

2 Title seasons

4 Categories led

1944 Best season

Spanning 1944–1945, peaking at 3 titles in 1944.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

490th League titles 4
1,015th Top-5 finishes 11

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
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	1	SV 1
1944	3	W 10 SO 92 IP 148.0

Pitching

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	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1944	PS	NN2	24	61	8	13	2	1	0	6	4	.213	.262	.279	.540
1945	PS	NN2	19	39	8	19	2	1	0	13	0	.487	.487	.590	1.077
1946	PS	NN2	16	26	3	6	0	0	0	1	0	.231	.231	.231	.462
1947	PS	NN2	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1948	PS	NN2	9	22	2	5	0	0	1	2	0	.227	.227	.364	.591
Career	—	—	73	151	21	43	4	2	1	22	4	.285	.303	.358	.661

Fielding by Position

Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%
P	64	14	88	5	6	.953
OF	1	1	0	0	0	1.000