Bill Bradford
1938–1945 · bats L / throws R · Birmingham Black Barons, Chicago American Giants, IN7, Memphis Red Sox, New York Black Yankees, SSA
145G
.208AVG
.280OBP
.264SLG
More career statistics
94H
1HR
30RBI
11SB
1Rare feat
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Games | 145 | 110 |
| Batting · At bats | 451 | 337 |
| Batting · Doubles | 12 | 10 |
| Batting · Hits | 94 | 83 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 5 | 2 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 501 | 376 |
| Batting · Runs | 44 | 37 |
| Batting · RBI | 30 | 28 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 11 | 7 |
| Batting · Triples | 5 | 6 |
| Batting · Walks | 40 | 30 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 145 | 501 | 451 | 44 | 94 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 40 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 119 | .208 | .280 | .264 | .544 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1938-07-10 to 1938-08-06
9longest on-base streak
The rarest thing in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1939-05-30 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 46 | 151 | 39 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 0 | .300 | .384 | .392 |
| Away | 64 | 225 | 44 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 4 | .213 | .244 | .275 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
| May | 28 | 98 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 0 | .329 | .408 | .400 |
| June | 37 | 121 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 3 | .229 | .281 | .339 |
| July | 27 | 84 | 17 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | .215 | .250 | .266 |
| August | 16 | 63 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | .204 | .254 | .259 |
| September | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kansas-city-monarchs | 25 | 73 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .125 | .192 | .141 |
| chicago-american-giants | 18 | 63 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | .328 | .349 | .483 |
| memphis-red-sox | 12 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .242 | .306 | .273 |
| ATN | 10 | 41 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | .324 | .390 | .500 |
| birmingham-black-barons | 8 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .381 |
| newark-eagles | 8 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .250 | .323 | .250 |
| philadelphia-stars | 6 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .217 | .250 | .304 |
| new-york-cubans | 4 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .308 | .500 | .308 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | IN7 | 21 | 64 | 14 | – | 8 | 1 | .219 | – | – |
| 1939 | SSA | 25 | 86 | 19 | 1 | 11 | 2 | .221 | – | – |
| 1940 | MSMemphis Red Sox | 19 | 46 | 14 | – | 4 | 1 | .304 | – | – |
| 1941 | CGChicago American Giants | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1942 | Birmingham Black Barons, Memphis Red Sox | 21 | 59 | 18 | – | – | 2 | .305 | – | – |
| 1943 | NYNew York Black Yankees | 22 | 81 | 18 | – | 5 | 1 | .222 | – | – |