Player

Bill Nicholson

Player Info
Full Name
William Beck
Born
December 11, 1914
Chestertown, MD, USA
Died
March 8, 1996
Size
6'0" / 205 lbs
B/T
L / R
Debut
June 13, 1936
Final Game
September 19, 1953
Career
18 years
Teams
Honors
5 x All-Star
1945, 1944, 1943, 1941, 1940
1944 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (NL)
1944 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (ML)
1943 - Sporting News All-Star (ML)
1943 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (NL)
1943 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (ML)
1940 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (NL)
1940 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (ML)
Career Batting
1,677
G
.268
AVG
1,484
H
235
HR
948
RBI
.825
OPS
137
OPS vs Lg
83% of the career qualification threshold · about these stats
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1953 Philadelphia Phillies 38 62 13 5 1 2 12 .210
1952 Philadelphia Phillies 55 88 24 3 0 6 17 .273
1951 Philadelphia Phillies 85 170 41 9 2 8 23 .241
1950 Philadelphia Phillies 41 58 13 2 1 3 3 .224
1949 Philadelphia Phillies 98 299 70 8 3 11 42 .234
1948 Chicago Cubs 143 494 129 24 5 19 68 .261
1947 Chicago Cubs 148 487 119 28 1 26 69 .244
1946 Chicago Cubs 105 296 65 13 2 8 36 .220
1945 Chicago Cubs 151 559 136 28 4 13 82 .243
1944 Chicago Cubs 156 582 167 35 8 33 116 .287
1943 Chicago Cubs 154 608 188 30 9 29 95 .309
1942 Chicago Cubs 152 588 173 22 11 21 83 .294
1941 Chicago Cubs 147 532 135 26 1 26 74 .254
1940 Chicago Cubs 135 491 146 27 7 25 78 .297
1939 Chicago Cubs 58 220 65 12 5 5 37 .295
1936 Philadelphia Athletics 11 12 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1953 NL 74 .210 .275 16.2 27.0 103 2.1
1952 NL 106 .239 .321 13.2 24.5 157 6.3
1951 NL 196 .218 .239 12.8 12.2 121 8.4
1950 NL 66 .224 .256 12.1 24.2 107 3.1
1949 NL 350 .157 .251 12.9 15.1 104 11.6
1948 NL 581 .184 .265 13.9 10.3 128 19.9 ✓
1947 NL 580 .222 .246 15.0 14.3 127 27.2 ✓
1946 NL 345 .139 .234 12.8 12.8 99 8.4
1945 NL 660 .134 .260 13.9 11.1 110 13.6 ✓
1944 NL 686 .258 .280 13.6 10.3 169 34.1 ✓
1943 NL 684 .222 .323 10.4 12.6 172 30.5 ✓
1942 NL 673 .182 .312 11.3 11.9 158 21.9 ✓
1941 NL 617 .199 .263 13.3 14.7 135 27.2 ✓
1940 NL 545 .236 .303 9.2 12.3 154 26.3 ✓
1939 NL 243 .168 .323 8.2 11.9 125 5.2
1936 AL 12 .000 .000 0.0 41.7 -100 0.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
OF 1,471 2,954 118 67 20 .979
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1953 Philadelphia Phillies OF 12 13 0 0 0 1.000
1952 Philadelphia Phillies OF 19 33 0 0 0 1.000
1951 Philadelphia Phillies OF 41 75 1 1 0 .987
1950 Philadelphia Phillies OF 15 20 0 1 0 .952
1949 Philadelphia Phillies OF 91 185 10 1 1 .995
1948 Chicago Cubs OF 136 244 7 5 1 .980
1947 Chicago Cubs OF 140 281 7 3 1 .990
1946 Chicago Cubs OF 80 179 4 5 1 .973
1945 Chicago Cubs OF 151 300 12 3 4 .990
1944 Chicago Cubs OF 156 305 18 7 4 .979
1943 Chicago Cubs OF 154 340 16 8 2 .978
1942 Chicago Cubs OF 151 327 18 5 2 .986
1941 Chicago Cubs OF 143 293 10 9 2 .971
1940 Chicago Cubs OF 123 235 10 13 2 .950
1939 Chicago Cubs OF 58 123 5 6 0 .955
1936 Philadelphia Athletics OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 7 28 6 0 8 .214
1945 World Series Chicago Cubs 7 28 6 0 8 .214