Bill Knickerbocker
1933–1942 · bats R / throws R · Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Guardians, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Athletics, PIR, St. Louis Browns
909G
.276AVG
.327OBP
.375SLG
944H
28HR
368RBI
27SB
2Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 909 | 3,763 | 3,423 | 424 | 944 | 198 | 28 | 28 | 368 | 249 | 239 | 27 | 50 | 9 | 0 | 1,282 | .276 | .327 | .375 | .702 |
Streaks
16longest hitting streak · 1937-05-16 to 1937-05-31
16longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | 1934-08-12 | 1 in 497 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1941-09-27 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1934-04-24 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 457 | 1863 | 457 | 9 | 200 | 138 | 106 | .272 | .319 | .368 |
| Away | 452 | 1900 | 487 | 19 | 168 | 111 | 133 | .279 | .315 | .381 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 76 | 322 | 76 | 2 | 23 | 28 | 19 | .270 | .323 | .363 |
| May | 171 | 749 | 190 | 8 | 79 | 50 | 34 | .280 | .320 | .417 |
| June | 193 | 803 | 212 | 5 | 78 | 47 | 62 | .288 | .323 | .386 |
| July | 193 | 817 | 203 | 7 | 90 | 51 | 56 | .271 | .311 | .372 |
| August | 149 | 588 | 141 | 5 | 52 | 40 | 40 | .263 | .308 | .351 |
| September | 123 | 470 | 120 | 1 | 46 | 31 | 27 | .278 | .321 | .334 |
| October | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .167 | .286 | .250 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-red-sox | 138 | 581 | 162 | 2 | 60 | 40 | 42 | .306 | .348 | .403 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 131 | 540 | 149 | 2 | 57 | 37 | 19 | .304 | .344 | .420 |
| new-york-yankees | 125 | 524 | 122 | 5 | 49 | 41 | 45 | .259 | .311 | .346 |
| detroit-tigers | 124 | 503 | 116 | 6 | 52 | 29 | 44 | .251 | .288 | .337 |
| chicago-white-sox | 122 | 500 | 124 | 4 | 40 | 29 | 29 | .273 | .306 | .345 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 113 | 474 | 112 | 6 | 55 | 27 | 27 | .257 | .293 | .386 |
| st-louis-browns | 103 | 432 | 108 | 3 | 37 | 26 | 24 | .272 | .310 | .395 |
| cleveland-guardians | 51 | 201 | 50 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 9 | .282 | .338 | .339 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | Cleveland Guardians, PIR | 82 | 285 | 64 | 2 | 32 | 2 | .225 | – | – |
| 1934 |  Cleveland Guardians | 146 | 593 | 188 | 4 | 66 | 7 | .317 | – | – |
| 1935 | Cleveland Guardians | 132 | 539 | 161 | – | 55 | 2 | .299 | – | – |
| 1936 | Cleveland Guardians | 155 | 618 | 182 | 8 | 74 | 6 | .294 | – | – |
| 1937 |  St. Louis Browns | 121 | 491 | 128 | 4 | 61 | 3 | .261 | – | – |
| 1938 |  New York Yankees | 46 | 128 | 32 | 1 | 21 | – | .250 | – | – |
| 1939 | New York Yankees | 6 | 13 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .154 | – | – |
| 1940 | New York Yankees | 45 | 124 | 30 | 1 | 10 | 1 | .242 | – | – |
| 1941 |  Chicago White Sox | 89 | 343 | 84 | 7 | 29 | 5 | .245 | – | – |
| 1942 |  Philadelphia Athletics | 87 | 289 | 73 | 1 | 19 | 1 | .253 | – | – |