Player
Kid Gleason
Player Info
- Full Name
- William J.
- Born
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October 26, 1865
Camden, NJ, USA - Died
- January 2, 1933
- Size
- 5'7" / 158 lbs
- B/T
- B / R
- Debut
- April 20, 1888
- Final Game
- August 27, 1912
- Career
- 25 years
Teams
- Philadelphia Phillies 1888-1908
- St. Louis Cardinals 1892-1894
- Baltimore Orioles 1894-1895
- New York Giants 1896-1900
- Detroit Tigers 1901-1902
- Chicago White Sox 1912-1912
Career Batting
1,968
G
.261
AVG
1,946
H
15
HR
824
RBI
.625
OPS
83
OPS vs Lg
84% of the career qualification threshold
· about these stats
Career Pitching
138-131
W-L
3.79
ERA
299
G
744
SO
6
SV
1.45
WHIP
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1895 | Baltimore Orioles | 2 | 4 | 6.97 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 50.1 | 6 | 21 |
| 1894 | St. Louis Browns | 2 | 6 | 6.05 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 58.0 | 9 | 21 |
| 1894 | Baltimore Orioles | 15 | 5 | 4.45 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 172.0 | 35 | 44 |
| 1893 | St. Louis Browns | 21 | 22 | 4.61 | 48 | 45 | 1 | 380.0 | 86 | 187 |
| 1892 | St. Louis Browns | 20 | 24 | 3.33 | 47 | 45 | 0 | 400.0 | 133 | 151 |
| 1891 | Philadelphia Phillies | 24 | 22 | 3.51 | 53 | 44 | 1 | 418.0 | 100 | 165 |
| 1890 | Philadelphia Phillies | 38 | 17 | 2.63 | 60 | 55 | 2 | 506.0 | 222 | 167 |
| 1889 | Philadelphia Quakers | 9 | 15 | 5.58 | 29 | 21 | 1 | 205.0 | 64 | 97 |
| 1888 | Philadelphia Quakers | 7 | 16 | 2.84 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 199.1 | 89 | 53 |
Advanced Pitching
About these stats
| Year | Lg | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | WHIP | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1895 | NL | 50.3 | 1.07 | 3.75 | 1.947 | |
| 1894 | NL | 230.0 | 1.72 | 2.54 | 1.583 | ✓ |
| 1893 | NL | 380.3 | 2.04 | 4.43 | 1.638 | ✓ |
| 1892 | NL | 400.0 | 2.99 | 3.40 | 1.350 | ✓ |
| 1891 | NL | 418.0 | 2.15 | 3.55 | 1.426 | ✓ |
| 1890 | NL | 506.0 | 3.95 | 2.97 | 1.277 | ✓ |
| 1889 | NL | 205.0 | 2.81 | 4.26 | 1.654 | ✓ |
| 1888 | NL | 199.7 | 4.01 | 2.39 | 1.262 | ✓ |
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | Chicago White Sox | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 1908 | Philadelphia Phillies | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1907 | Philadelphia Phillies | 36 | 126 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .143 |
| 1906 | Philadelphia Phillies | 135 | 494 | 112 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 47 | .227 |
| 1905 | Philadelphia Phillies | 155 | 608 | 150 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 95 | .247 |
| 1904 | Philadelphia Phillies | 153 | 587 | 161 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 61 | .274 |
| 1903 | Philadelphia Phillies | 106 | 412 | 117 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 65 | .284 |
| 1902 | Detroit Tigers | 118 | 441 | 109 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 42 | .247 |
| 1901 | Detroit Tigers | 135 | 547 | 150 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 82 | .274 |
| 1900 | New York Giants | 111 | 420 | 104 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 60 | .248 |
| 1899 | New York Giants | 147 | 580 | 154 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 73 | .266 |
| 1898 | New York Giants | 150 | 570 | 126 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 78 | .221 |
| 1897 | New York Giants | 132 | 543 | 172 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 86 | .317 |
| 1896 | New York Giants | 133 | 541 | 162 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 79 | .299 |
| 1895 | Baltimore Orioles | 112 | 421 | 130 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 90 | .309 |
| 1894 | St. Louis Browns | 9 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .250 |
| 1894 | Baltimore Orioles | 26 | 86 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | .349 |
| 1893 | St. Louis Browns | 59 | 199 | 51 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 25 | .256 |
| 1892 | St. Louis Browns | 66 | 233 | 50 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 35 | .215 |
| 1891 | Philadelphia Phillies | 65 | 214 | 53 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 31 | .248 |
| 1890 | Philadelphia Phillies | 63 | 224 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .210 |
| 1889 | Philadelphia Quakers | 30 | 99 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .253 |
| 1888 | Philadelphia Quakers | 24 | 83 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .205 |
Advanced Batting
About these stats
| Year | Lg | PA | ISO | BABIP | BB% | K% | OPS vs Lg | HR/162 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | AL | 2 | .000 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 194 | 0.0 | |
| 1908 | NL | 1 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -100 | 0.0 | |
| 1907 | NL | 145 | .024 | .158 | 4.8 | 8.3 | 19 | 0.0 | |
| 1906 | NL | 562 | .043 | .241 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 77 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| 1905 | NL | 699 | .056 | .265 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 87 | 1.0 | ✓ |
| 1904 | NL | 661 | .060 | .292 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 108 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| 1903 | NL | 458 | .083 | .296 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 104 | 1.2 | ✓ |
| 1902 | AL | 480 | .050 | .252 | 5.2 | 2.5 | 69 | 1.2 | ✓ |
| 1901 | AL | 605 | .090 | .283 | 6.8 | 4.1 | 98 | 3.6 | ✓ |
| 1900 | NL | 449 | .048 | .258 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 63 | 1.1 | ✓ |
| 1899 | NL | 612 | .041 | .279 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 70 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| 1898 | NL | 619 | .032 | .233 | 6.3 | 4.5 | 56 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| 1897 | NL | 578 | .050 | .330 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 94 | 1.2 | ✓ |
| 1896 | NL | 595 | .072 | .302 | 7.1 | 2.2 | 95 | 4.9 | ✓ |
| 1895 | NL | 465 | .090 | .323 | 7.1 | 3.9 | 101 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| 1894 | NL | 127 | .079 | .333 | 7.1 | 2.4 | 91 | 0.0 | |
| 1893 | NL | 220 | .070 | .267 | 8.6 | 3.6 | 78 | 0.0 | |
| 1892 | NL | 267 | .073 | .227 | 12.7 | 8.6 | 87 | 3.1 | |
| 1891 | NL | 236 | .042 | .269 | 8.5 | 7.2 | 82 | 0.0 | |
| 1890 | NL | 236 | .013 | .232 | 5.1 | 8.9 | 41 | 0.0 | |
| 1889 | NL | 107 | .051 | .287 | 7.5 | 11.2 | 76 | 0.0 | |
| 1888 | NL | 86 | .024 | .254 | 3.5 | 18.6 | 52 | 0.0 |
Career Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2B | 1,585 | 3,887 | 4,776 | 571 | 585 | .938 |
| P | 299 | 163 | 476 | 66 | 16 | .906 |
| OF | 45 | 65 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .932 |
| SS | 19 | 38 | 41 | 19 | 4 | .806 |
| 3B | 16 | 27 | 26 | 10 | 1 | .841 |
| 1B | 7 | 57 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .983 |
Fielding Season by Season
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | Chicago White Sox | 2B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1908 | Philadelphia Phillies | 2B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1908 | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1907 | Philadelphia Phillies | 1B | 4 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .972 |
| 1907 | Philadelphia Phillies | 2B | 26 | 72 | 67 | 3 | 8 | .979 |
| 1907 | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1907 | Philadelphia Phillies | SS | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .889 |
| 1906 | Philadelphia Phillies | 2B | 135 | 215 | 358 | 32 | 39 | .947 |
| 1905 | Philadelphia Phillies | 2B | 155 | 365 | 457 | 46 | 49 | .947 |
| 1904 | Philadelphia Phillies | 2B | 152 | 379 | 463 | 52 | 44 | .942 |
| 1904 | Philadelphia Phillies | 3B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1903 | Philadelphia Phillies | 2B | 102 | 236 | 280 | 22 | 30 | .959 |
| 1903 | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .857 |
| 1902 | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 118 | 320 | 349 | 42 | 66 | .941 |
| 1901 | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 135 | 334 | 457 | 64 | 67 | .925 |
| 1900 | New York Giants | 2B | 111 | 321 | 326 | 48 | 51 | .931 |
| 1900 | New York Giants | SS | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .500 |
| 1899 | New York Giants | 2B | 147 | 404 | 472 | 50 | 61 | .946 |
| 1898 | New York Giants | 2B | 144 | 366 | 468 | 55 | 57 | .938 |
| 1898 | New York Giants | SS | 6 | 17 | 20 | 5 | 1 | .881 |
| 1897 | New York Giants | 2B | 130 | 312 | 396 | 53 | 43 | .930 |
| 1897 | New York Giants | SS | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | .813 |
| 1896 | New York Giants | 2B | 130 | 329 | 397 | 48 | 38 | .938 |
| 1896 | New York Giants | 3B | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .846 |
| 1896 | New York Giants | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1895 | Baltimore Orioles | 2B | 85 | 205 | 250 | 51 | 32 | .899 |
| 1895 | Baltimore Orioles | 3B | 12 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 1 | .833 |
| 1895 | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1895 | Baltimore Orioles | P | 9 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .875 |
| 1894 | St. Louis Browns | 1B | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1894 | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1894 | Baltimore Orioles | P | 21 | 15 | 21 | 4 | 1 | .900 |
| 1894 | St. Louis Browns | P | 8 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 0 | .885 |
| 1893 | St. Louis Browns | OF | 11 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .957 |
| 1893 | St. Louis Browns | P | 48 | 30 | 87 | 12 | 3 | .907 |
| 1893 | St. Louis Browns | SS | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .625 |
| 1892 | St. Louis Browns | 1B | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1892 | St. Louis Browns | 2B | 9 | 20 | 24 | 1 | 0 | .978 |
| 1892 | St. Louis Browns | OF | 10 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
| 1892 | St. Louis Browns | P | 47 | 42 | 100 | 10 | 4 | .934 |
| 1891 | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1891 | Philadelphia Phillies | P | 53 | 22 | 73 | 11 | 2 | .896 |
| 1891 | Philadelphia Phillies | SS | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .765 |
| 1890 | Philadelphia Phillies | 2B | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .750 |
| 1890 | Philadelphia Phillies | P | 60 | 24 | 95 | 8 | 4 | .937 |
| 1889 | Philadelphia Quakers | 2B | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .889 |
| 1889 | Philadelphia Quakers | OF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1889 | Philadelphia Quakers | P | 29 | 12 | 44 | 9 | 1 | .862 |
| 1888 | Philadelphia Quakers | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1888 | Philadelphia Quakers | P | 24 | 6 | 31 | 7 | 1 | .841 |
Managerial record: 392-364 (.519)
Full Managerial Record
| Year | Team | League | G | W | L | PCT | Finish | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | Chicago White Sox | AL | 156 | 69 | 85 | .448 | 7 | |
| 1922 | Chicago White Sox | AL | 155 | 77 | 77 | .500 | 5 | |
| 1921 | Chicago White Sox | AL | 154 | 62 | 92 | .403 | 7 | |
| 1920 | Chicago White Sox | AL | 154 | 96 | 58 | .623 | 2 | |
| 1919 | Chicago White Sox | AL | 140 | 88 | 52 | .629 | 1 |