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Bill
Salkeld		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 200
 
Born: March 8, 1917 in Usa, ID, POCATELLO
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1947    1949    1951   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1945 28 SDP NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 5 6 6 5 5 5 10 10 10 7 8 8
1946 29 SDP NL $ 300,000   7 7 6 6 6 6 5 6 5 10 10 10 7 8 8
1947 30 SDP NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 10 10 10 7 8 7
1948 31 SDP NL $ 300,000   7 7 6 5 6 6 5 6 5 10 10 10 8 8 8
1949 32 SDP NL $ 2,685,714   7 7 6 5 6 6 5 5 5 10 10 10 7 8 8
1950 33 SDP NL $ 3,078,571   6 6 6 5 6 6 5 5 5 10 10 10 7 8 7
1951 34 SDP NL $ 3,421,429   6 6 5 3 4 4 3 4 4 10 10 10 5 6 6
1952 35 SDP NL $ 4,000,000   5 5 5 3 4 4 3 4 4 9 10 10 5 6 6
1953 36 NYG NL     5 5 5 3 4 4 3 4 4 8 10 10 5 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 5 3 4 4 3 4 4 8 10 10 5 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,000,000   7 7 6 6 6 6 5 6 5 10 10 10 8 8 8
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1945 28 SDP NL 131 383 74 94 13 3 16 56 0 0 102 40 .245 .398 .420 .818 72.7 12.7
1946 29 SDP NL 142 453 68 118 14 0 16 71 0 0 97 52 .260 .386 .397 .783 74.1 11.9
1947 30 SDP NL 124 405 85 115 18 3 17 53 1 0 92 48 .284 .414 .469 .883 81.2 20.1
    AAA   2 8 3 3 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .750 1.125 2.0  
1948 31 SDP NL 129 378 61 99 16 4 11 65 0 0 79 37 .262 .388 .413 .800 65.5 13.2
1949 32 SDP NL 127 405 74 116 19 1 14 56 1 0 95 38 .286 .421 .442 .863 79.4 16.7
1950 33 SDP NL 108 328 59 92 16 1 12 47 0 0 89 42 .280 .432 .445 .877 64.5 11.8
1951 34 SDP NL 131 382 83 108 12 1 15 57 0 0 92 56 .283 .422 .437 .859 74.9 14.6
1952 35 SDP NL 114 373 62 96 13 2 9 42 0 0 92 66 .257 .403 .375 .779 64.1 10.6
1953 36 NYG NL 108 346 46 83 10 1 10 51 0 0 65 63 .240 .362 .361 .723 48.1 6.1
9 Years Sim 1114 3453 612 921 131 16 120 498 2 0 803 442 .267 .403 .418 .821 624.4 117.8
1 Years AAA 2 8 3 3 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .750 1.125 2.0  
162 Game Average 502 88 133 19 2 17 72 0 0 116 64 .267 .403 .418 .821 90.8  
Career Highs 142 453 85 118 19 4 17 71 1 0 102 66 .286 .432 .469 .883 81.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   2697 509 738 101 14 109 417 2 0 655 325 .274 .413 .443 .856 536.2
vs LH   756 103 183 30 2 11 81 0 0 148 117 .242 .365 .331 .695 104.8
Home 551 1637 271 426 59 10 50 223 1 0 392 210 .260 .402 .400 .802 295.6
Away 563 1816 341 495 72 6 70 275 1 0 411 232 .273 .403 .434 .838 345.5
RISP   791 0 243 36 4 26 361 0 0 197 95 .307 .434 .461 .895 170.4
Pinch Hitting   168 20 46 5 2 3 30 0 0 50 19 .274 .436 .381 .817 33.3
Close/Late   444 64 136 13 2 23 78 0 0 94 54 .306 .428 .500 .928 96.0
Mar/Apr 165 540 103 125 17 4 20 69 1 0 114 75 .231 .364 .389 .753 86.3
May 208 673 121 161 24 2 19 74 0 0 149 92 .239 .376 .366 .741 106.2
June 193 558 103 178 26 6 22 99 0 0 120 66 .319 .435 .505 .941 123.0
July 176 560 85 139 23 2 19 71 0 0 134 77 .248 .392 .398 .790 98.6
August 204 626 119 183 24 1 24 104 1 0 157 72 .292 .430 .449 .879 130.9
Sep/Oct 168 496 81 135 17 1 16 81 0 0 129 60 .272 .422 .407 .829 96.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1945 28 SDP NL C 121 100 928.7 297 43 8 0 .977 3.30 51 18 .353 1 6.6
1946 29 SDP NL C 136 124 1125.3 360 47 7 1 .983 3.26 45 16 .356 2 4.6
1947 30 SDP NL C 118 109 970.3 298 35 3 0 .991 3.09 42 11 .262 0 4.1
1948 31 SDP NL C 111 83 796.3 277 31 1 1 .997 3.48 34 10 .294 0 4.6
1949 32 SDP NL C 116 102 932.0 328 40 4 3 .989 3.55 31 9 .290 0 5.8
1950 33 SDP NL C 100 85 791.3 299 31 4 2 .988 3.75 19 10 .526 2 5.9
1951 34 SDP NL C 117 92 865.7 329 26 2 1 .994 3.69 35 13 .371 0 6.7
1952 35 SDP NL C 97 89 799.0 354 31 0 2 1.000 4.34 40 12 .300 0 4.2
    SS 4 4 28.0 7 8 2 5 .882 4.82 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    2B 2 2 18.0 5 6 0 1 1.000 5.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1953 36 NYG NL C 104 95 853.3 521 21 6 0 .989 5.72 34 8 .235 1 3.3
  C 1020 879 8062.0 3063 305 35 10 .990 3.76 331 107 .323 6 45.7
  SS 4 4 28.0 7 8 2 5 .882 4.82 0 0 .000 0 0.1
  2B 2 2 18.0 5 6 0 1 1.000 5.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   1026 885 8108.0 3075 319 37 16 .989 3.77 331 107 .323 6 45.8
Career Highs   136 124 1125.3 521 47 8 8 .997 5.72 51 18 .526 2  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1950 33 SDP NL 7 23 8 6 3 0 1 3 0 0 7 3 .261 .433 .522 .955
Career Post-Season Batting 7 23 8 6 3 0 1 3 0 0 7 3 .261 .433 .522 .955
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
On-Base Pct
1945-5-.392*
1946-10-.386
1947-4-.412*
1949-6-.421
CAR-13-.403
 OPS
1947-8-.879*
 Walks
1945-2-102
1946-4-97
1947-8-92
1949-9-95
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 8    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 40    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Johnny Roseboro (924)
  2. Bruce Edwards (922)
  3. Johnny Pramesa (920)
  4. Frankie Hayes (920)
  5. Bob Chance (917)
  6. Harry Danning (902)
  7. Mickey Cochrane (902)
  8. Andy Seminick (896)
  9. Clyde McCullough (893)
  10. Steve Souchock (886)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 6th overall pick, by San Diego in 1945
Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/2/1945, off Bill Bevens (BSN)
Was selected to the 1947 Allstar game
2/1/1949: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,685,714 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1949 Allstar game
Injured on 9/15/1949 with a Inflamed Thigh Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
2/1/1950: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,078,571 through salary arbitration
Injured on 3/29/1950 with a Inflamed Anterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 5 weeks
Won World Series with San Diego in 1950
2/1/1951: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,421,429 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1951 Allstar game
9/22/1951: Signed a contract extension with San Diego, $4,000,000 per year, for 1 years
Won Player of the Week award on 6/9/1952, hitting .650 with 1 HR, 3 RBI
Signed as a free agent by New York (N) on 2/16/1953 to a 2-year deal worth $1,505,050 per year
Injured on 6/5/1953 with a Fractured Hip, out for 5 weeks
Released by New York (N) on 10/3/1953
 
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