Player

Willard Brown HOF 2006

Player Info
Full Name
Willard Jessie
Born
June 26, 1915
Shreveport, LA, USA
Died
August 4, 1996
Size
5'11" / 200 lbs
B/T
R / R
Debut
July 19, 1947
Final Game
September 18, 1949
Career
3 years
Teams
Honors
5 x All-Star
1948, 1943, 1942, 1937, 1936
Career Batting
473
G
.354
AVG
643
H
63
HR
432
RBI
.984
OPS
187
OPS vs Lg
84% of the career qualification threshold · about these stats
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1948 Kansas City Monarchs 46 174 71 23 2 7 43 .408
1947 Kansas City Monarchs 48 200 75 22 7 6 42 .375
1947 St. Louis Browns 21 67 12 3 0 1 4 .179
1946 Kansas City Monarchs 38 145 48 11 6 3 30 .331
1944 Kansas City Monarchs 3 9 3 0 0 0 2 .333
1943 Kansas City Monarchs 54 204 68 13 2 7 33 .333
1942 Kansas City Monarchs 46 182 69 12 2 6 36 .379
1941 Kansas City Monarchs 42 159 54 9 4 6 35 .340
1940 Kansas City Monarchs 3 11 2 0 0 0 1 .182
1939 Kansas City Monarchs 45 179 64 15 7 4 36 .358
1938 Kansas City Monarchs 47 180 62 16 4 7 36 .344
1937 Kansas City Monarchs 56 214 81 11 10 10 51 .379
1936 Kansas City Monarchs 11 47 18 1 2 1 11 .383
1935 Kansas City Monarchs 13 47 16 3 0 5 8 .340
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1948 NAL 197 .276 .390 11.2 1.5 215 14.2
1947 AL 283 .225 .316 5.3 2.5 159 11.4
1946 NAL 153 .221 .321 4.6 1.3 177 7.3
1944 NAL 10 .000 — 10.0 — 132 0.0
1943 NAL 221 .186 .310 7.2 0.0 180 22.7 ✓
1942 NAL 199 .187 .360 8.0 0.5 202 19.4 ✓
1941 NAL 176 .220 .316 9.1 0.6 191 17.4 ✓
1940 NAL 11 .000 — 0.0 — 12 0.0
1939 NAL 188 .229 — 4.3 — 185 10.8 ✓
1938 NAL 191 .250 — 5.8 — 188 16.7
1937 NAL 235 .285 .348 8.1 0.0 208 23.1 ✓
1936 IND 49 .170 .378 2.0 2.0 160 10.8 ✓
1935 IND 52 .383 .268 9.6 1.9 218 50.6 ✓
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
OF 404 740 35 32 10 .960
SS 52 72 122 18 20 .915
2B 12 30 34 6 3 .914
3B 9 7 15 3 2 .880
1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1948 Kansas City Monarchs OF 46 68 7 8 3 .904
1947 St. Louis Browns OF 18 41 0 0 0 1.000
1947 Kansas City Monarchs OF 45 105 6 5 0 .957
1947 Kansas City Monarchs SS 3 6 5 0 1 1.000
1946 Kansas City Monarchs 2B 12 30 34 6 3 .914
1946 Kansas City Monarchs OF 26 62 3 0 1 1.000
1944 Kansas City Monarchs OF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000
1943 Kansas City Monarchs OF 50 116 4 5 1 .960
1943 Kansas City Monarchs SS 4 8 10 1 1 .947
1942 Kansas City Monarchs OF 46 97 5 5 2 .953
1941 Kansas City Monarchs 3B 1 1 2 2 1 .600
1941 Kansas City Monarchs OF 42 68 2 3 0 .959
1940 Kansas City Monarchs OF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000
1939 Kansas City Monarchs 3B 2 2 4 0 0 1.000
1939 Kansas City Monarchs OF 44 66 3 4 2 .945
1939 Kansas City Monarchs SS 1 0 2 0 0 1.000
1938 Kansas City Monarchs 3B 6 4 9 1 1 .929
1938 Kansas City Monarchs OF 41 67 2 1 1 .986
1938 Kansas City Monarchs SS 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1937 Kansas City Monarchs 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
1937 Kansas City Monarchs OF 41 47 3 1 0 .980
1937 Kansas City Monarchs SS 19 28 42 5 5 .933
1936 Kansas City Monarchs SS 11 14 36 3 5 .943
1935 Kansas City Monarchs SS 13 16 27 9 8 .827
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 25 98 33 4 21 .337
1948 ALC Kansas City Monarchs 7 28 10 1 5 .357
1946 NWS Kansas City Monarchs 7 29 7 2 10 .241
1942 NWS Kansas City Monarchs 4 15 7 1 2 .467
1939 ALC Kansas City Monarchs 3 10 3 0 2 .300
1937 ALC Kansas City Monarchs 4 16 6 0 2 .375