Bill Nicholson
1936–1953 · bats L / throws R · Chicago Cubs, NLS, Philadelphia Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies
1,678G
.268AVG
.365OBP
.466SLG
1,484H
235HR
953RBI
28SB
6Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,678 | 6,418 | 5,544 | 837 | 1,484 | 272 | 60 | 235 | 953 | 801 | 826 | 28 | 24 | 52 | 3 | 2,581 | .268 | .365 | .466 | .831 |
Streaks
22longest hitting streak · 1943-08-11 to 1943-08-29
26longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1944-07-23 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | 11 total bases | 1942-08-15 | 1 in 2,522 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1942-07-04 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 828 | 3111 | 738 | 99 | 442 | 375 | 400 | .273 | .358 | .458 |
| Away | 850 | 3307 | 746 | 136 | 511 | 426 | 426 | .263 | .354 | .473 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 120 | 469 | 97 | 15 | 79 | 62 | 57 | .242 | .339 | .419 |
| May | 266 | 1036 | 239 | 39 | 143 | 138 | 139 | .268 | .364 | .459 |
| June | 284 | 1036 | 238 | 37 | 161 | 131 | 121 | .267 | .356 | .466 |
| July | 327 | 1209 | 283 | 48 | 188 | 153 | 150 | .272 | .361 | .495 |
| August | 348 | 1325 | 311 | 51 | 195 | 166 | 164 | .272 | .360 | .478 |
| September | 324 | 1306 | 306 | 44 | 180 | 142 | 191 | .267 | .343 | .444 |
| October | 9 | 37 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 4 | .357 | .514 | .607 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-giants | 247 | 956 | 243 | 42 | 129 | 105 | 137 | .290 | .364 | .491 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 243 | 937 | 210 | 46 | 161 | 145 | 140 | .268 | .379 | .520 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 234 | 905 | 207 | 28 | 133 | 104 | 84 | .262 | .344 | .442 |
| cincinnati-reds | 232 | 885 | 189 | 31 | 132 | 115 | 99 | .248 | .344 | .430 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 229 | 871 | 183 | 35 | 125 | 90 | 158 | .237 | .313 | .415 |
| boston-braves | 227 | 902 | 224 | 34 | 145 | 125 | 94 | .293 | .387 | .527 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 193 | 784 | 201 | 17 | 113 | 93 | 85 | .294 | .375 | .468 |
| chicago-cubs | 54 | 151 | 26 | 2 | 14 | 23 | 20 | .210 | .325 | .331 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 |  Philadelphia Athletics | 11 | 12 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1939 |  Chicago Cubs | 58 | 220 | 65 | 5 | 38 | – | .295 | – | – |
| 1940 | Chicago Cubs | 135 | 491 | 146 | 25 | 98 | 2 | .297 | – | – |
| 1941 | Chicago Cubs | 147 | 532 | 135 | 26 | 98 | 1 | .254 | – | – |
| 1942 | Chicago Cubs | 152 | 587 | 173 | 21 | 80 | 8 | .295 | – | – |
| 1943 | Chicago Cubs | 154 | 607 | 188 | 29 | 128 | 5 | .310 | – | – |
| 1944 | Chicago Cubs | 156 | 582 | 167 | 33 | 122 | 3 | .287 | – | – |
| 1945 | Chicago Cubs | 151 | 559 | 136 | 13 | 88 | 4 | .243 | – | – |
| 1946 | Chicago Cubs | 105 | 296 | 65 | 8 | 43 | 1 | .220 | – | – |
| 1947 | Chicago Cubs | 148 | 487 | 119 | 26 | 75 | 1 | .244 | – | – |
| 1948 | Chicago Cubs | 143 | 494 | 129 | 19 | 67 | 2 | .261 | – | – |
| 1949 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 99 | 299 | 70 | 11 | 40 | 1 | .234 | – | – |
| 1950 | Philadelphia Phillies | 41 | 58 | 13 | 3 | 10 | – | .224 | – | – |
| 1951 | Philadelphia Phillies | 85 | 170 | 41 | 8 | 31 | – | .241 | – | – |
| 1952 | Philadelphia Phillies | 55 | 88 | 24 | 6 | 19 | – | .273 | – | – |
| 1953 | Philadelphia Phillies | 38 | 62 | 13 | 2 | 16 | – | .210 | – | – |