Bill Ricks - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

Bill Ricks

John William Ricks
(Schoolboy)

Born: September 1, 1919 in Lexington, NC
Died: July 15, 1987 in Brooklyn, NY
(67 years old)

Bats: R

Throws: R

Ht: 6'4"

Wt: 195

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Notes:

• High School: Dunbar HS (Lexington, NC)
• Buried: South Lexington City Cemetery (Lexington, NC)
• Played in the Minor Leagues

Batting

Basic Batting

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
1944	PS	NN2	24	SP	24	66	61	8	13	2	1	0	6	0		4			0	1			.213	.262	.279	.540	39
1945	EAS/PS	EWA/NN2	25	SP	20	40	39	8	19	2	1	0	13	0	0	1			0	0	0		.487	.500	.590	1.090	198
1946	PS	NN2	26	SP	16	28	26	3	6	0	0	0	1	0		0			0	2			.231	.231	.231	.462	27
1947	PS	NN2	27	RP	5	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0			0	1			.000	.000	.000	.000	-100
1948	PS	NN2	28	SP	9	22	22	2	5	0	0	1	2	0		0			0	0			.227	.227	.364	.591	76
5	2			SP	74	160	151	21	43	4	2	1	22	0	0	5			0	4	0		.285	.308	.358	.665	76
162 Game Average						350	331	46	94	9	4	2	48	0	0	11			0	9	0		.285	.308	.358	.665	76

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+
5	Philadelphia Stars			SP	73	159	151	21	43	4	2	1	22	0		4			0	4			.285	.303	.358	.661	77
1	East All Stars			-	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1			0	0	0			1.000

Advanced Batting

Year	Team	Lg	PA		wOBA	LG		BB%	LG		K%	LG		BB/K	LG		HR%	LG		ISO	LG
1944	PS	NN2	66		.255	.360		6.1%	8.7%								0.0%	0.9%		.066	.110
1945	EAS/PS	EWA/NN2	40		.512	.345		2.5%				9.0%					0.0%	0.9%		.103	.102
1946	PS	NN2	28		.206	.345		0.0%	9.5%								0.0%	1.0%		.000	.099
1947	PS	NN2	4		.000	.340		0.0%	8.9%								0.0%	1.0%		.000	.103
1948	PS	NN2	22		.275	.317		0.0%	8.2%								4.5%	0.8%		.136	.091
5	2		160		.307	.347		3.1%	8.9%								0.6%	0.9%		.073	.103

Year	Team	Lg	PA		wOBA	LG		BB%	LG		K%	LG		BB/K	LG		HR%	LG		ISO	LG
5	Philadelphia Stars		159		.304	.347		2.5%	8.9%								0.6%	0.9%		.073	.103
1	East All Stars		1		.837	.376		100.0%	10.7%								0.0%	0.0%			.000

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