Bill Force - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

Bill Force

William Force
(Buddie)

Born: July 17, 1895 in Walker County, GA
Died: April 2, 1969 in Norfolk, VA
(73 years old)

Bats: R

Throws: R

Ht: 5'9"

Wt: 165

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Notes:

• College: Knoxville College (Knoxville, TN)
• Buried: Hampton National Cemetery (Hampton, VA)

Pitching

Basic Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
1921	DS	NNL	25	SP	8	8	.500	25	17		11	0	0	157.0	96	77	156	8	41	86	1	0	10	665	4.41	93
1922	DS	NNL	26	SP	9	4	.692	22	15		10	1	1	140.0	70	63	119	14	39	90	0	0	10	584	4.05	118
1923	DS	NNL/NVM	27	SP	12	10	.545	40	19		10	0	4	202.2	127	88	205	17	53	96	1	0	2	884	3.91	119
1924	BBS	ECL	28	SP	10	6	.625	25	12		7	1	0	115.1	66	59	115	3	33	64	4	0	5	503	4.60	86
1925	BBS	ECL	29	SP	3	5	.375	13	10		7	1	0	81.1	44	36	92	1	28	38	2	0	1	358	3.98	112
1926	BBS	ECL	30	SP	2	5	.286	14	7		2	0	1	49.1	44	33	62	2	25	21	1	0	1	234	6.02	68
1927	BBS	ECL	31	SP	7	6	.538	22	13		5	0	0	117.0	70	50	119	9	40	37	3	1	5	516	3.85	118
1928	BBS	ECL	32	RP	3	1	.750	12	4		1	0	0	58.0	50	45	78	8	24	16	0	0	1	274	6.98	71
1929	BBS	ANL	33	SP	1	2	.333	4	3		2	0	0	21.0	15	11	21	2	8	6	0	0	1	96	4.71	116
1930	BRG	IND	34	SP	0	1	.000	3	1		1	0	0	18.2	17	16	23	2	9	5	0	0	0	88	7.71	90
10	3			SP	55	48	.534	180	101		56	3	6	960.1	599	478	990	66	300	459	12	1	36	4202	4.48	100
162 Game Average					13	12	.534	44	24		14	1	1	232.1	145	116	240	16	73	111	3	0	9	1017	4.48	100

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
10	Negro Leagues				54	47	.535	177	100		56	3	6	952.2	589	474	984	64	297	455	12	1	36	4171	4.48	101
1	vs Major Leagues				1	1	.500	3	1		0	0	0	7.2	10	4	6	2	3	4	0		0	31	4.70	96

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
3	Detroit Stars I			SP	29	22	.569	87	51		31	1	5	499.2	293	228	480	39	133	272	2	0	22	2133	4.11	109
6	Baltimore Black Sox			SP	26	25	.510	90	49		24	2	1	442.0	289	234	487	25	158	182	10	1	14	1981	4.76	92
1	Brooklyn Royal Giants			RP	0	1	.000	3	1		1	0	0	18.2	17	16	23	2	9	5	0	0	0	88	7.71	90

Advanced Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
1921	DS	NNL	25	SP	157.0		1.25	1.34		12.9%	10.9%		6.2%	7.4%		2.10	1.47		1.2%	0.8%
1922	DS	NNL	26	SP	140.0		1.13	1.42		15.4%	11.2%		6.7%	7.6%		2.31	1.47		2.4%	1.1%
1923	DS	NNL/NVM	27	SP	202.2		1.27	1.50		10.9%	11.0%		6.0%	8.1%		1.81	1.11		1.9%	1.6%
1924	BBS	ECL	28	SP	115.1		1.28	1.33		12.7%	11.0%		6.6%	7.1%		1.94	1.56		0.6%	1.1%
1925	BBS	ECL	29	SP	81.1		1.48	1.43		10.6%	9.5%		7.8%	7.9%		1.36	1.21		0.3%	1.6%
1926	BBS	ECL	30	SP	49.1		1.76	1.36		9.0%	10.3%		10.7%	9.2%		0.84	1.12		0.9%	1.2%
1927	BBS	ECL	31	SP	117.0		1.36	1.47		7.2%	9.2%		7.8%	9.0%		0.93	1.02		1.7%	1.3%
1928	BBS	ECL	32	RP	58.0		1.76	1.45		5.8%	9.9%		8.8%	8.3%		0.67	1.19		2.9%	1.7%
1929	BBS	ANL	33	SP	21.0		1.38	1.60		6.3%	9.1%		8.3%	9.0%		0.75	1.00		2.1%	1.3%
1930	BRG	IND	34	SP	18.2		1.71	1.74		5.7%	9.8%		10.2%	8.6%		0.56	1.13		2.3%	1.4%
10	3			SP	960.1		1.34	1.43		10.9%	10.1%		7.1%	8.0%		1.53	1.28		1.6%	1.2%

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
10	Negro Leagues				952.2		1.34	1.43		10.9%	10.1%		7.1%	8.0%		1.53	1.27		1.5%	1.2%
1	vs Major Leagues				7.2		1.17	1.38		12.9%	12.9%		9.7%	7.9%		1.33	1.64		6.5%	1.8%

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
3	Detroit Stars I			SP	499.2		1.23	1.43		12.8%	10.3%		6.2%	7.8%		2.05	1.32		1.8%	1.1%
6	Baltimore Black Sox			SP	442.0		1.46	1.42		9.2%	9.9%		8.0%	8.2%		1.15	1.23		1.3%	1.3%
1	Brooklyn Royal Giants			RP	18.2		1.71	1.74		5.7%	9.8%		10.2%	8.6%		0.56	1.13		2.3%	1.4%

Opponent's Batting

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1921	DS	NNL	25	SP	25	665	593	96	156	28	10	8	24		41	86		10	21		9	.263	.321	.384	.706
1922	DS	NNL	26	SP	22	584	515	70	119	20	3	14	12		39	90		10	20		8	.231	.298	.363	.661
1923	DS	NNL/NVM	27	SP	40	884	804	127	205	30	12	17	2	0	53	96		2	25		16	.255	.303	.386	.688
1924	BBS	ECL	28	SP	25	503	448	66	115	18	4	3	15		33	64		5	17		0	.257	.315	.335	.650
1925	BBS	ECL	29	SP	13	358	320	44	92	10	8	1	6		28	38		1	9		5	.288	.347	.378	.725
1926	BBS	ECL	30	SP	14	234	197	44	62	11	4	2	10		25	21		1	11		5	.315	.395	.442	.836
1927	BBS	ECL	31	SP	22	516	452	70	119	21	5	9	7		40	37		5	19		8	.263	.330	.392	.722
1928	BBS	ECL	32	RP	12	274	241	50	78	9	2	8	7		24	16		1	8		8	.324	.387	.477	.864
1929	BBS	ANL	33	SP	4	96	84	15	21	5	0	2	0		8	6		1	3		0	.250	.323	.381	.704
1930	BRG	IND	34	SP	3	88	77	17	23	9	1	2	2		9	5		0	2		1	.299	.372	.519	.892
10	3			SP	180	4202	3731	599	990	161	49	66	85	0	300	459		36	135		60	.265	.326	.388	.714

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
10	Negro Leagues				177	4171	3704	589	984	160	49	64	85		297	455		36	134		59	.266	.326	.387	.713
1	vs Major Leagues				3	31	27	10	6	1	0	2	0	0	3	4		0	1		1	.222	.300	.481	.781

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
3	Detroit Stars I			SP	87	2133	1912	293	480	78	25	39	38	0	133	272		22	66		33	.251	.307	.379	.686
6	Baltimore Black Sox			SP	90	1981	1742	289	487	74	23	25	45		158	182		14	67		26	.280	.344	.392	.736
1	Brooklyn Royal Giants			RP	3	88	77	17	23	9	1	2	2		9	5		0	2		1	.299	.372	.519	.892

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