Billy Southworth
William Harold Southworth
 
 
Born: March 9, 1893 in Harvard, NE
Died: November 15, 1969 - 76 years old
Bats: L Throws: R Ht: 5'9" Wt: 170
(legend)
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Notes:
- Inducted into the Hall of Fame as a Manager in 2008
- High School: Harvard (Harvard, NE)
- Visit Southworth's Managerial Page

Overall

Multi-Team Years
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr
Tm
Lg
CLE
AL
20.3
CF
-
-
 
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.0
0.0
-0.0
0.0
CLE
AL
22.3
CF
214
-
 
0.5
0.5
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
3.4
2.5
0.9
0.0
-0.7
-0.7
-0.0
0.0
PIT
NL
25.3
RF
275
-
 
3.6
2.4
0.8
0.0
-0.4
14.3
12.2
2.1
0.0
9.3
8.0
1.3
0.0
PIT
NL
26.3
LF
502
-
 
2.4
1.9
-0.2
0.0
-0.7
16.9
12.7
4.2
0.0
7.3
4.9
2.4
0.0
PIT
NL
27.3
RF
617
-
 
2.6
1.4
0.3
0.0
-0.8
16.8
11.7
5.1
0.0
5.3
2.4
3.0
0.0
BSN
NL
28.3
RF
642
-
 
2.8
2.4
-0.2
0.0
-0.6
18.9
14.9
3.9
0.0
7.1
5.2
1.9
0.0
BSN
NL
29.3
RF
182
-
 
1.6
1.2
0.2
0.0
-0.2
6.4
5.5
0.9
0.0
3.1
2.8
0.3
0.0
BSN
NL
30.3
RF
692
-
 
3.2
3.3
-0.9
0.0
-0.7
17.6
15.6
2.0
0.0
5.0
5.5
-0.4
0.0
NY1
NL
31.3
CF
325
-
 
-0.3
-0.0
-0.5
0.0
-0.3
5.0
3.9
1.1
0.0
-1.2
-1.0
-0.2
0.0
NY1
NL
32.3
CF
537
-
 
0.6
1.0
-0.7
0.0
-0.3
11.8
9.2
2.6
0.0
0.9
1.1
-0.2
0.0
NY1
NL
33.3
CF
127
-
 
0.9
0.9
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
4.8
4.1
0.7
0.0
2.3
2.2
0.1
0.0
SLN
NL
33.3
RF
439
-
 
2.8
2.2
0.1
0.0
-0.5
15.2
13.0
2.2
0.0
7.2
6.5
0.8
0.0
SLN
NL
34.3
RF
341
-
 
0.7
0.6
-0.3
0.0
-0.4
9.3
7.6
1.7
0.0
3.0
2.4
0.6
0.0
SLN
NL
36.3
RF
34
-
 
-0.3
-0.3
-0.0
0.0
-0.0
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
-0.5
-0.5
0.0
0.0
13
5
RF
4927
-
  
21.0
17.5
-1.7
0.0
-5.2
140.7
113.0
27.7
0.0
48.2
38.8
9.4
0.0
162 Game Average
670
-
  
2.9
2.4
-0.2
0.0
-0.7
  
19.1
15.4
3.8
0.0
  
6.5
5.3
1.3
0.0
 
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr Tm    
2
CF
214
-
 
0.5
0.5
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
3.4
2.5
0.9
0.0
-0.7
-0.7
-0.0
0.0
3
RF
1394
-
 
8.6
5.7
0.9
0.0
-1.9
48.1
36.6
11.5
0.0
21.9
15.3
6.6
0.0
3
RF
1516
-
 
7.5
6.9
-0.8
0.0
-1.5
42.9
36.1
6.8
0.0
15.2
13.5
1.8
0.0
3
CF
989
-
 
1.2
1.9
-1.4
0.0
-0.7
21.7
17.2
4.4
0.0
2.0
2.3
-0.4
0.0
3
RF
814
-
 
3.2
2.5
-0.2
0.0
-0.9
24.6
20.6
4.0
0.0
9.8
8.4
1.4
0.0
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James