Player

Billy Herman HOF 1975

Player Info
Full Name
William Jennings Bryan
Born
July 7, 1909
New Albany, IN, USA
Died
September 5, 1992
Size
5'11" / 180 lbs
B/T
R / R
Debut
August 29, 1931
Final Game
August 1, 1947
Career
17 years
Teams
Honors
10 x All-Star
1943, 1942, 1941, 1940, 1939, 1938, 1937, 1936, 1935, 1934
1943 - Sporting News All-Star (ML)
1943 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (NL)
1943 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (ML)
1940 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (NL)
1938 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (NL)
1937 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (NL)
1936 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (NL)
1935 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (NL)
1932 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (NL)
Career Batting
1,922
G
.304
AVG
2,345
H
47
HR
839
RBI
.772
OPS
120
OPS vs Lg
Qualified for career rate leaderboards · about these stats
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1947 Pittsburgh Pirates 15 47 10 4 0 0 3 .213
1946 Brooklyn Dodgers 47 184 53 8 4 0 24 .288
1946 Boston Braves 75 252 77 23 1 3 32 .306
1943 Brooklyn Dodgers 153 585 193 41 2 2 76 .330
1942 Brooklyn Dodgers 155 571 146 34 2 2 76 .256
1941 Chicago Cubs 11 36 7 0 1 0 4 .194
1941 Brooklyn Dodgers 133 536 156 30 4 3 77 .291
1940 Chicago Cubs 135 558 163 24 4 5 77 .292
1939 Chicago Cubs 156 623 191 34 18 7 111 .307
1938 Chicago Cubs 152 624 173 34 7 1 86 .277
1937 Chicago Cubs 138 564 189 35 11 8 106 .335
1936 Chicago Cubs 153 632 211 57 7 5 101 .334
1935 Chicago Cubs 154 666 227 57 6 7 113 .341
1934 Chicago Cubs 113 456 138 21 6 3 79 .303
1933 Chicago Cubs 153 619 173 35 2 0 82 .279
1932 Chicago Cubs 154 656 206 42 7 1 102 .314
1931 Chicago Cubs 25 98 32 7 0 0 14 .327
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1947 NL 49 .085 .250 4.1 14.3 49 0.0
1946 NL 512 .115 .310 13.5 4.5 136 3.1 ✓
1943 NL 663 .087 .343 10.0 3.9 142 2.1 ✓
1942 NL 647 .077 .279 11.1 8.0 103 2.1 ✓
1941 NL 649 .086 .304 10.3 6.6 113 3.1 ✓
1940 NL 616 .084 .302 7.6 4.9 107 5.3 ✓
1939 NL 713 .146 .315 9.3 4.3 129 7.3 ✓
1938 NL 696 .082 .291 8.5 4.5 99 1.1 ✓
1937 NL 632 .144 .339 8.9 3.5 145 8.4 ✓
1936 NL 709 .136 .345 8.3 4.2 138 5.3 ✓
1935 NL 735 .135 .349 5.7 3.9 137 7.4 ✓
1934 NL 501 .092 .320 6.8 6.2 107 3.2 ✓
1933 NL 681 .063 .296 6.6 5.0 99 0.0 ✓
1932 NL 723 .090 .330 5.5 4.6 111 1.1 ✓
1931 NL 115 .071 .348 11.3 5.2 124 0.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
2B 1,813 4,780 5,681 354 1,177 .967
3B 71 90 132 9 11 .961
1B 27 214 10 2 14 .991
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1947 Pittsburgh Pirates 1B 2 6 2 0 0 1.000
1947 Pittsburgh Pirates 2B 10 14 13 0 2 1.000
1946 Boston Braves 1B 22 179 6 1 12 .995
1946 Brooklyn Dodgers 2B 16 42 36 0 5 1.000
1946 Boston Braves 2B 44 95 101 9 22 .956
1946 Brooklyn Dodgers 3B 29 31 55 5 8 .945
1946 Boston Braves 3B 5 5 9 1 1 .933
1943 Brooklyn Dodgers 2B 117 291 322 18 69 .971
1943 Brooklyn Dodgers 3B 37 54 68 3 2 .976
1942 Brooklyn Dodgers 1B 3 29 2 1 2 .969
1942 Brooklyn Dodgers 2B 153 383 402 22 97 .973
1941 Brooklyn Dodgers 2B 133 297 354 20 64 .970
1941 Chicago Cubs 2B 11 33 20 6 5 .898
1940 Chicago Cubs 2B 135 366 448 22 94 .974
1939 Chicago Cubs 2B 156 377 485 29 95 .967
1938 Chicago Cubs 2B 151 404 517 18 111 .981
1937 Chicago Cubs 2B 137 384 468 41 97 .954
1936 Chicago Cubs 2B 153 457 492 24 110 .975
1935 Chicago Cubs 2B 154 416 520 35 109 .964
1934 Chicago Cubs 2B 111 278 385 17 64 .975
1933 Chicago Cubs 2B 153 466 512 45 114 .956
1932 Chicago Cubs 2B 154 401 527 38 102 .961
1931 Chicago Cubs 2B 25 76 79 10 17 .939
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 18 66 16 1 7 .242
1941 World Series Brooklyn Dodgers 4 8 1 0 0 .125
1938 World Series Chicago Cubs 4 16 3 0 0 .188
1935 World Series Chicago Cubs 6 24 8 1 6 .333
1932 World Series Chicago Cubs 4 18 4 0 1 .222
Managerial record: 189-274 (.408) Full Managerial Record
Year Team League G W L PCT Finish
1966 Boston Red Sox AL 146 64 82 .438 9
1965 Boston Red Sox AL 162 62 100 .383 9
1964 Boston Red Sox AL 2 2 0 1.000 8
1947 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 155 61 92 .399 7 Player-Mgr