William Randall
Center Fielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records
William Randall was a center fielder who played in Major League Baseball for the Homestead Grays. In 2 career games, he hit .250 with 1 hits and 1 RBI. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020.
- AVG (Batting Average):
- Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
- HR (Home Runs):
- Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
- RBI (Runs Batted In):
- Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
- OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
- On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.
Data updated
- Position
- Center Fielder
- Bats / Throws
- L / R
- Height / Weight
- 5'10" / 180 lb
- Died
- 2/13/2013 in Columbia, MD, USA
Full name: William Talton Randall
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 0 |
Career AVG .250 vs. league average .256 across their career seasons — near league average.
Career OBP .250 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 23.1% below league average.
Career SLG .250 vs. league average .346 across their career seasons — 27.8% below league average.
Career OPS .500 vs. league average .671 across their career seasons — 25.5% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
Click a stat to plot it across every season.
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | HG | NN2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 1 season | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | — | — | — | — | 0 | ||
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.
Game Log & Splits
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Center Field | 2 |
William Randall: the record in brief
The season rows for William Randall begin in 1943. Randall spent the whole of the career shown here with one club, the Homestead Grays. Randall played primarily as a center fielder and threw right-handed and batted left-handed. The bio adds a birth date on August 5, 1915, in Phoebus, VA, USA and a listed size of 5 feet, 10 inches and 180 pounds. The bio records the death on February 13, 2013, in Columbia, MD, USA. On the record, William Randall was born William Talton Randall.
Randall collected 1 hits in 4 at bats across 2 games, good for a .250 batting average, plus 1 RBI. Randall hit .250 while the league hit .256 over the same span, a figure close to average. Randall's lone season row is 1943 with the Homestead Grays: 2 games, 1 hits in 4 at bats.
The Negro Leagues section records 1 hits in 2 at bats for Randall, a .500 average. Negro Leagues totals are drawn from box-score research and sit in their own table on this page.
Randall appears at one position only: center field, in 2 games.
Frequently Asked Questions about William Randall
- Was William Randall a pitcher?
- No. William Randall was a position player (Center Fielder).
- How many home runs did William Randall hit?
- William Randall hit 0 career home runs with 1 hit.
- What teams did William Randall play for?
- William Randall played for one team, the Homestead Grays (1943).
- What were William Randall's career stats?
- In 2 games, William Randall had 1 hits, 1 RBI, and 1 runs, with a .250 batting average.
- What position did William Randall play?
- William Randall played primarily as a center fielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.
- How tall was William Randall and how much did he weigh?
- William Randall was listed at 5 feet 10 inches and 180 pounds.
- What was William Randall's career batting average?
- William Randall batted .250 over his career, with 1 hits in 4 at bats.
- How many RBI did William Randall have?
- William Randall drove in 1 runs in his career.
- Is William Randall in the Hall of Fame?
- No. William Randall has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.