Bill Francis

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .213
HR 8
RBI 205
H 449
OPS .585
PIV -3,275
Position
Third Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'5" / 140 lb
Born
2/28/1879 in Philadelphia, PA, USA
Died
1/26/1942 in Chicago, IL, USA

Full name: William Henry Francis

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
100.0 85.0 6.0 12.0 0 1.0 0 1.0 5.0 4.0 2.0 .141 .198 .165 .363

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
620 2,107 312 449 61 18 8 205 55 278 2 .213 .314 .271 .585 -3,275

Career AVG .213 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 19.1% below league average.

Career OBP .314 vs. league average .327 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .271 vs. league average .352 across their career seasons — 23.1% below league average.

Career OPS .585 vs. league average .678 across their career seasons — 13.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1906 PG EAS 16 57 5 7 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 .123 .247 (-50%) .307 (-41%) .315 (-61%) .622 (-51%) -400.2
1907 PG NAC 6 18 2 3 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 .167 — — — — 0.0
1908 PG NAC 30 102 15 23 1 0 0 10 4 13 0 .225 .240 (-6%) .298 (+7%) .306 (-23%) .605 (-8%) -52.9
1909 PG INT 18 73 10 17 1 2 1 9 1 3 0 .233 .244 (-5%) .306 (-5%) .312 (+10%) .618 (+2%) 12.8
1910 PG EAS 19 76 11 10 2 2 0 4 3 7 0 .132 .249 (-47%) .317 (-33%) .326 (-36%) .644 (-34%) -387.4
1911 NLG EAS 15 56 13 16 5 1 0 9 5 9 0 .286 .266 (+7%) .336 (+20%) .356 (+15%) .693 (+17%) 185.8
1912 NLG EAS 21 82 13 24 2 0 0 8 4 4 0 .293 .268 (+9%) .335 (+2%) .358 (-12%) .694 (-5%) -51.8
1913 NLG EAS 16 55 5 9 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 .164 .259 (-37%) .325 (-36%) .345 (-42%) .670 (-39%) -330.4
1914 CAG WES 45 148 30 43 6 1 0 18 0 15 0 .291 .255 (+14%) .322 (+12%) .339 (+2%) .661 (+6%) 190.5
1915 CAG WES 56 195 32 40 6 0 1 17 1 25 0 .205 .250 (-18%) .318 (-5%) .332 (-24%) .651 (-15%) -358.8
1916 CAG WES 62 199 27 42 10 0 0 22 1 31 0 .211 .248 (-15%) .314 (+5%) .326 (-20%) .640 (-8%) -101.1
1917 CAG WES 57 174 21 35 7 2 0 15 5 26 0 .201 .248 (-19%) .312 (+4%) .323 (-18%) .635 (-7%) -73.8
1918 CAG WES 25 87 10 21 4 0 0 13 1 13 0 .241 .255 (-5%) .318 (+7%) .326 (-12%) .645 (-3%) 5.4
1919 CAG WES 41 137 18 24 4 2 0 14 7 22 0 .175 .262 (-33%) .322 (-4%) .347 (-33%) .670 (-19%) -301.4
1919 DS WES 5 14 1 4 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 .286 — — — — -301.4
1920 HIL EAS 19 69 2 11 1 0 0 6 0 7 0 .159 .271 (-41%) .331 (-29%) .363 (-52%) .694 (-41%) -422.8
1921 HIL EAS 44 158 36 49 6 5 5 31 10 26 0 .310 .286 (+8%) .344 (+19%) .395 (+28%) .739 (+24%) 722.9
1922 HIL IND 36 123 18 21 3 0 1 8 3 15 1 .171 .285 (-40%) .345 (-22%) .397 (-45%) .743 (-34%) -656.1
1923 ACB ECL 53 173 30 26 2 0 0 6 1 35 1 .150 .282 (-47%) .344 (-14%) .390 (-59%) .734 (-38%) -953.3
1924 CBN NNL 11 40 5 9 0 1 0 3 2 6 0 .225 — — — — 0.0
1925 CAG NNL 25 71 8 15 1 0 0 7 1 11 0 .211 .288 (-27%) .349 (-9%) .407 (-45%) .756 (-28%) -302.0
Career · 21 seasons 620 2,107 312 449 61 18 8 205 55 278 2 .213 — — — — -3,576

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 6 0 6 9 2 0
3B 588 236 688 1145 110 68
SS 31 22 48 88 11 4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1906 PG 3B 16 16 23 26 8 2
1907 PG 3B 6 6 5 12 2 1
1908 PG 3B 30 30 37 73 13 4
1909 PG 3B 18 0 17 50 8 0
1910 PG 2B 1 0 3 2 1 0
1910 PG 3B 17 0 28 42 6 3
1910 PG SS 1 0 0 2 0 0
1911 NLG 3B 15 0 14 23 5 4
1912 NLG 3B 21 0 19 31 1 0
1913 NLG 3B 16 0 21 27 0 1
1914 CAG 3B 45 0 69 90 7 6
1914 CAG SS 2 0 1 1 0 0
1915 CAG 2B 1 0 1 5 1 0
1915 CAG 3B 51 0 83 98 3 13
1915 CAG SS 6 0 11 16 5 0
1916 CAG 3B 62 0 63 119 6 12
1917 CAG 3B 57 0 69 113 6 4
1918 CAG 3B 25 0 33 41 10 4
1919 CAG 3B 41 41 55 93 6 5
1919 DS 3B 5 5 5 15 1 1
1920 HIL 3B 19 19 29 43 4 0
1921 HIL 2B 1 0 2 2 0 0
1921 HIL 3B 22 22 23 58 6 3
1921 HIL SS 22 22 36 69 6 4
1922 HIL 3B 36 34 32 71 4 3
1923 ACB 3B 53 52 53 91 12 0
1924 CBN 3B 11 11 10 29 2 2
1925 CAG 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0
1925 CAG 3B 22 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Second Base 6
Third Base 588
Shortstop 31

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Frequently Asked Questions about Bill Francis

Was Bill Francis a pitcher?
No. Bill Francis was a position player (Third Baseman).
How many home runs did Bill Francis hit?
Bill Francis hit 8 career home runs with 449 hits.