Reading Coal Barons (AA)
Bill Burgess
Birthdate:
July 6, 1929 (32 y, 10 m, 29 d)Born In:
French Valley, CA, USANationality:
American
Position:
1BBats/Throws:
L/LHeight/Weight:
6'1"/202Entry:
1947 Draft
- Round: 3, Overall: 44, Team: New York Gothams
Contract:
$20.1k / 1 year
ML Service Time:
2 years, 42 days
Player Awards
| Award | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Rookie of the Year | 1952 (2nd) | New York (FABL) |
| Batter of the Month | Jun 1951 | Albany (MAL) |
| Rookie of the Month | Sep 1952 | New York (FABL) |
| Player of the Week | Sep 1, 1952 | New York (FABL) |
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 0 | 66.0 | 47.9 |
| Grey Ink | 15 | 273.0 | 220.3 |
| HoF Standard | 0 | 67.0 | 62.8 |
| WAR | 5.2 | 109.0 | 103.4 |
| WAR7 | 5.2 | 60.4 | 61.5 |
| JAWS | 5.2 | 84.7 | 82.5 |
Similar Players (LF)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Sammy Rogers R | 985 |
| Abner Hyde R | 983 |
| Tony Buenrostro R | 981 |
| Earl Lambert R | 979 |
| Billy Marshall R | 979 |
| Dick Fessel R | 976 |
| Henry Norman R | 975 |
| Hal Early R | 974 |
| Hippo Wallace | 974 |
| Sam Clay R | 973 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Similar Thru Age 32
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Abner Hyde R | 983 |
| Tony Buenrostro R | 981 |
| Earl Lambert R | 979 |
| Billy Marshall R | 979 |
| Dick Fessel R | 976 |
| Henry Norman R | 975 |
| Hal Early R | 974 |
| Sam Clay R | 973 |
| John Dorce R | 970 |
| Joe Green R | 969 |
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | 2B | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 30 | 5 |
| Year | 3B | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 9 | 4 |
| Year | R | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 86 | 9 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 80 | 9 |
| Year | XBH | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 47 | 10 |
| Year | Avg | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 0.297 | 7 |
| Year | OBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 0.398 | 4 |
| Year | SLG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 0.451 | 8 |
| Year | OPS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 0.848 | 6 |