Bill Force - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

Bill Force

William Force
(Buddie)

Born: July 17, 1895 in Walker County, GA
Died: April 2, 1969 in Norfolk, VA
(73 years old)

Bats: R

Throws: R

Ht: 5'9"

Wt: 165

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Notes:

• College: Knoxville College (Knoxville, TN)
• Buried: Hampton National Cemetery (Hampton, VA)

Pitching

Basic Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
1921	DS	NNL	25	SP	8	8	.500	25	17	6	11	0	0	157.0	96	77	156	8	41	86	1	0	10	665	4.41	93
1922	DS	NNL	26	SP	9	4	.692	22	15	5	10	1	1	140.0	70	63	119	14	39	90	0		10	584	4.05	119
1923	DS	NNL/NVM	27	SP	12	10	.545	40	19	17	10	0	4	202.2	127	88	205	17	53	96	1	0	2	883	3.91	119
1924	BBS	ECL	28	SP	9	6	.600	24	11		6	1	0	114.0	66	50	119		28	62	2		4		3.95	95
1925	BBS	ECL	29	SP	3	5	.375	13	11		7	1	0	82.0	45	37	90		28	26	2		1		4.06	111
1926	BBS	ECL	30	SP	2	5	.286	14	7	5	2	0	1	49.1	44	33	62	2	25	21	1		1	234	6.02	68
1927	BBS	ECL	31	SP	7	6	.538	22	13	7	5	0	0	117.0	70	52	119	9	40	37	3		5	516	4.00	113
1928	BBS	ECL	32	RP	3	1	.750	12	4	2	1	0	0	58.0	51	45	79	8	21	16	0		1	274	6.98	70
1929	BBS	ANL	33	SP	1	2	.333	4	3	1	2	0	0	21.0	15	11	21	2	8	6	0		1	96	4.71	116
1930	BRG	IND	34	SP	0	1	.000	3	1	2	1	0	0	18.2	17	16	23	2	9	5	0	0	0	88	7.71	91
10	3			SP	54	48	.529	179	101	45	55	3	6	959.2	601	472	993	62	292	445	10	0	35	3340	4.43	101
162 Game Average					13	12	.529	43	25	14	13	1	1	233.0	146	115	241	19	71	108	2	0	9	1028	4.43	101

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
10	Negro Leagues				53	47	.530	176	100	44	55	3	6	952.0	591	468	987	60	289	441	10	0	35	3309	4.42	101
1	vs Major Leagues				1	1	.500	3	1	1	0	0	0	7.2	10	4	6	2	3	4	0		0	31	4.70	96

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
3	Detroit Stars I			SP	29	22	.569	87	51	28	31	1	5	499.2	293	228	480	39	133	272	2	0	22	2132	4.11	110
6	Baltimore Black Sox			SP	25	25	.500	89	49	15	23	2	1	441.1	291	228	490	21	150	168	8		13	1120	4.65	94
1	Brooklyn Royal Giants			RP	0	1	.000	3	1	2	1	0	0	18.2	17	16	23	2	9	5	0	0	0	88	7.71	91

Advanced Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
1921	DS	NNL	25	SP	157.0		1.25	1.34		12.9%	10.9%		6.2%	7.4%		2.10	1.47		1.2%	0.8%
1922	DS	NNL	26	SP	140.0		1.13	1.42		15.4%	11.2%		6.7%	7.6%		2.31	1.46		2.4%	1.1%
1923	DS	NNL/NVM	27	SP	202.2		1.27	1.50		10.9%	11.0%		6.0%	8.1%		1.81	1.11		1.9%	1.6%
1924	BBS	ECL	28	SP	114.0		1.29	1.27		12.8%	-1,298.1%		5.8%	-720.8%		2.21	1.80			-4.5%
1925	BBS	ECL	29	SP	82.0		1.44	1.40		7.3%	-484.4%		7.8%	-386.8%		0.93	1.25			-12.8%
1926	BBS	ECL	30	SP	49.1		1.76	1.36		9.0%	10.3%		10.7%	9.2%		0.84	1.12		0.9%	1.2%
1927	BBS	ECL	31	SP	117.0		1.36	1.46		7.2%	9.3%		7.8%	9.1%		0.93	1.02		1.7%	1.3%
1928	BBS	ECL	32	RP	58.0		1.72	1.44		5.8%	10.0%		7.7%	8.3%		0.76	1.20		2.9%	1.7%
1929	BBS	ANL	33	SP	21.0		1.38	1.60		6.3%	9.1%		8.3%	9.0%		0.75	1.00		2.1%	1.3%
1930	BRG	IND	34	SP	18.2		1.71	1.75		5.7%	9.8%		10.2%	8.6%		0.56	1.13		2.3%	1.4%
10	3			SP	959.2		1.34	1.42		10.6%	-183.4%		7.0%	-109.8%		1.52	1.31		1.9%	-0.6%

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
10	Negro Leagues				952.0		1.34	1.42		10.6%	-184.9%		7.0%	-110.7%		1.53	1.31		1.8%	-0.7%
1	vs Major Leagues				7.2		1.17	1.38		12.9%	12.9%		9.7%	7.9%		1.33	1.64		6.5%	1.8%

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
3	Detroit Stars I			SP	499.2		1.23	1.43		12.8%	10.3%		6.2%	7.8%		2.05	1.32		1.8%	1.1%
6	Baltimore Black Sox			SP	441.1		1.45	1.39		8.6%	-402.7%		7.6%	-243.1%		1.12	1.30		1.9%	-2.7%
1	Brooklyn Royal Giants			RP	18.2		1.71	1.75		5.7%	9.8%		10.2%	8.6%		0.56	1.13		2.3%	1.4%

Opponent's Batting

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1921	DS	NNL	25	SP	25	665	593	96	156	28	10	8	24	0	41	86	0	10	21		9	.263	.321	.384	.706
1922	DS	NNL	26	SP	22	584	515	70	119	20	3	14	12		39	90		10	20		8	.231	.298	.363	.661
1923	DS	NNL/NVM	27	SP	40	883	802	127	205	30	13	17	0	0	53	96		2	26		16	.256	.303	.389	.692
1924	BBS	ECL	28	SP	24			66	119						28	62		4
1925	BBS	ECL	29	SP	13			45	90						28	26		1
1926	BBS	ECL	30	SP	14	234	197	44	62	11	4	2	10	1	25	21		1	11		5	.315	.395	.442	.836
1927	BBS	ECL	31	SP	22	516	453	70	119	21	6	9	7		40	37		5	18		9	.263	.329	.395	.724
1928	BBS	ECL	32	RP	12	274	244	51	79	9	2	8	7		21	16		1	8		8	.324	.380	.475	.855
1929	BBS	ANL	33	SP	4	96	84	15	21	5	0	2	0		8	6		1	3		0	.250	.323	.381	.704
1930	BRG	IND	34	SP	3	88	77	17	23	9	1	2	2		9	5		0	2		1	.299	.372	.519	.892
10	3			SP	179	3340	2965	601	993	133	39	62	62	1	292	445	0	35	109		56	.264	.325	.398	.723

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
10	Negro Leagues				176	3309	2938	591	987	132	39	60	62	1	289	441	0	35	108		55	.265	.325	.398	.723
1	vs Major Leagues				3	31	27	10	6	1	0	2	0	0	3	4		0	1		1	.222	.300	.481	.781

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
3	Detroit Stars I			SP	87	2132	1910	293	480	78	26	39	36	0	133	272	0	22	67		33	.251	.308	.381	.688
6	Baltimore Black Sox			SP	89	1120	978	291	490	46	12	21	24	1	150	168		13	40		22	.287	.355	.423	.778
1	Brooklyn Royal Giants			RP	3	88	77	17	23	9	1	2	2		9	5		0	2		1	.299	.372	.519	.892

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