Bill Nicholson
William Beck Nicholson
(Swish)
 
Born: December 11, 1914 in Chestertown, MD
Died: March 8, 1996 - 81 years old
Bats: L Throws: R Ht: 6'0" Wt: 205
(legend)
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Notes:
- Signed by the Philadelphia Athletics as an Amateur Free Agent in 1936
- High School: Chestertown (Chestertown, MD)
- College/Univ: Washington College (1934-1936)

Overall

Multi-Team Years
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr
Tm
Lg
PHA
AL
21.6
RF
12
-
 
-0.3
-0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.2
-0.2
-0.0
0.0
CHN
NL
24.6
RF
243
-
 
1.0
1.0
-0.3
0.0
-0.3
8.3
7.3
1.0
0.0
3.8
3.7
0.2
0.0
CHN
NL
25.6
RF
545
-
 
4.1
4.4
-1.0
0.0
-0.6
20.0
17.7
2.4
0.0
10.1
9.6
0.5
0.0
CHN
NL
26.6
RF
617
-
 
3.9
3.7
-0.6
0.0
-0.8
20.5
18.7
1.8
0.0
9.3
9.5
-0.2
0.0
CHN
NL
27.6
RF
673
-
 
5.8
5.6
-0.7
0.0
-0.8
27.5
25.4
2.1
0.0
15.2
15.4
-0.2
0.0
CHN
NL
28.6
RF
684
-
 
6.9
6.6
-0.5
0.0
-0.8
30.9
27.6
3.3
0.0
18.4
17.6
0.9
0.0
CHN
NL
29.6
RF
686
-
 
6.0
6.4
-1.1
0.0
-0.8
31.0
29.1
1.9
0.0
18.6
18.9
-0.3
0.0
CHN
NL
30.6
RF
660
-
 
2.4
2.0
-0.3
0.0
-0.7
18.9
14.7
4.2
0.0
6.8
4.9
1.9
0.0
CHN
NL
31.6
RF
345
-
 
1.2
0.8
0.0
0.0
-0.4
8.2
6.8
1.4
0.0
1.9
1.6
0.3
0.0
CHN
NL
32.6
RF
580
-
 
3.5
3.3
-0.4
0.0
-0.6
18.4
15.5
2.9
0.0
7.6
6.8
0.8
0.0
CHN
NL
33.6
RF
581
-
 
3.5
3.6
-0.7
0.0
-0.6
17.1
14.8
2.3
0.0
6.5
6.1
0.4
0.0
PHI
NL
34.6
RF
350
-
 
1.9
1.3
0.2
0.0
-0.4
9.2
7.4
1.8
0.0
2.9
2.2
0.6
0.0
PHI
NL
35.6
RF
66
-
 
-0.2
0.1
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
1.4
1.2
0.2
0.0
0.2
0.2
-0.0
0.0
PHI
NL
36.6
RF
196
-
 
0.8
1.0
-0.4
0.0
-0.2
5.3
4.8
0.5
0.0
1.9
1.9
-0.0
0.0
PHI
NL
37.6
RF
106
-
 
1.0
1.0
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
4.5
4.2
0.3
0.0
2.7
2.6
0.1
0.0
PHI
NL
38.6
RF
74
-
 
0.3
0.3
0.0
0.0
-0.0
1.4
1.3
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.2
-0.1
0.0
16
3
RF
6418
-
  
41.8
40.7
-6.0
0.0
-7.1
222.7
196.4
26.2
0.0
105.6
100.7
4.9
0.0
162 Game Average
620
-
  
4.0
3.9
-0.6
0.0
-0.7
  
21.5
19.0
2.5
0.0
  
10.2
9.7
0.5
0.0
 
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr Tm    
1
RF
12
-
 
-0.3
-0.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.2
-0.2
-0.0
0.0
10
RF
5614
-
 
38.3
37.4
-5.4
0.0
-6.3
200.8
177.5
23.3
0.0
98.1
93.8
4.3
0.0
5
RF
792
-
 
3.8
3.7
-0.6
0.0
-0.8
21.8
18.9
2.9
0.0
7.7
7.1
0.6
0.0
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James