Player
Billy Werber
Player Info
- Full Name
- William Murray
- Born
-
June 20, 1908
Berwyn, MD, USA - Died
- January 22, 2009
- Size
- 5'10" / 170 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- June 25, 1930
- Final Game
- September 5, 1942
- Career
- 13 years
Teams
- New York Yankees 1930-1933
- Boston Red Sox 1933-1936
- Philadelphia Athletics 1937-1938
- Cincinnati Reds 1939-1941
- New York Giants 1942-1942
Honors
1940 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(NL)
1934 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(AL)
Career Batting
1,295
G
.271
AVG
1,363
H
78
HR
539
RBI
.752
OPS
106
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | New York Giants | 98 | 370 | 76 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 51 | .205 |
| 1941 | Cincinnati Reds | 109 | 418 | 100 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 56 | .239 |
| 1940 | Cincinnati Reds | 143 | 584 | 162 | 35 | 5 | 12 | 105 | .277 |
| 1939 | Cincinnati Reds | 147 | 599 | 173 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 115 | .289 |
| 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics | 134 | 499 | 129 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 92 | .259 |
| 1937 | Philadelphia Athletics | 128 | 493 | 144 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 85 | .292 |
| 1936 | Boston Red Sox | 145 | 535 | 147 | 29 | 6 | 10 | 89 | .275 |
| 1935 | Boston Red Sox | 124 | 462 | 118 | 30 | 3 | 14 | 84 | .255 |
| 1934 | Boston Red Sox | 152 | 623 | 200 | 41 | 10 | 11 | 129 | .321 |
| 1933 | New York Yankees | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1933 | Boston Red Sox | 108 | 425 | 110 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 64 | .259 |
| 1930 | New York Yankees | 4 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .286 |
Advanced Batting
About these stats
| Year | Lg | PA | ISO | BABIP | BB% | K% | OPS vs Lg | HR/162 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | NL | 429 | .043 | .216 | 11.9 | 5.1 | 69 | 1.1 | |
| 1941 | NL | 477 | .060 | .246 | 11.1 | 5.0 | 83 | 4.2 | |
| 1940 | NL | 663 | .139 | .282 | 10.3 | 6.0 | 121 | 12.5 | ✓ |
| 1939 | NL | 707 | .100 | .307 | 12.9 | 6.5 | 116 | 5.2 | ✓ |
| 1938 | AL | 599 | .138 | .262 | 15.5 | 6.2 | 101 | 11.6 | ✓ |
| 1937 | AL | 576 | .122 | .307 | 12.8 | 6.8 | 109 | 7.4 | ✓ |
| 1936 | AL | 639 | .133 | .281 | 13.9 | 5.8 | 103 | 10.5 | ✓ |
| 1935 | AL | 549 | .169 | .256 | 12.6 | 7.5 | 108 | 14.7 | ✓ |
| 1934 | AL | 716 | .151 | .329 | 10.8 | 5.2 | 132 | 11.6 | ✓ |
| 1933 | AL | 473 | .119 | .278 | 7.0 | 8.2 | 88 | 3.3 | ✓ |
| 1930 | AL | 17 | .000 | .308 | 17.6 | 5.9 | 85 | 0.0 |
Career Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3B | 1,143 | 1,264 | 2,415 | 220 | 214 | .944 |
| SS | 96 | 183 | 272 | 47 | 53 | .906 |
| OF | 48 | 99 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .981 |
| 2B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Fielding Season by Season
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | New York Giants | 3B | 93 | 79 | 227 | 24 | 14 | .927 |
| 1941 | Cincinnati Reds | 3B | 107 | 120 | 256 | 16 | 30 | .959 |
| 1940 | Cincinnati Reds | 3B | 143 | 139 | 287 | 17 | 24 | .962 |
| 1939 | Cincinnati Reds | 3B | 147 | 165 | 308 | 34 | 32 | .933 |
| 1938 | Philadelphia Athletics | 3B | 134 | 168 | 266 | 30 | 21 | .935 |
| 1937 | Philadelphia Athletics | 3B | 125 | 132 | 260 | 17 | 25 | .958 |
| 1937 | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1936 | Boston Red Sox | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1936 | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 101 | 112 | 161 | 19 | 16 | .935 |
| 1936 | Boston Red Sox | OF | 45 | 90 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .980 |
| 1935 | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 123 | 174 | 264 | 27 | 20 | .942 |
| 1934 | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 130 | 136 | 323 | 29 | 25 | .941 |
| 1934 | Boston Red Sox | SS | 22 | 43 | 69 | 14 | 14 | .889 |
| 1933 | Boston Red Sox | 2B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1933 | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 38 | 39 | 63 | 7 | 7 | .936 |
| 1933 | New York Yankees | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1933 | Boston Red Sox | SS | 71 | 128 | 194 | 32 | 36 | .910 |
| 1930 | New York Yankees | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1930 | New York Yankees | SS | 3 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | .955 |
Postseason Batting
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 11 | 43 | 14 | 0 | 4 | .326 | ||
| 1940 | World Series | Cincinnati Reds | 7 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 2 | .370 |
| 1939 | World Series | Cincinnati Reds | 4 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .250 |