Bill Skiff - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

Bill Skiff



William Franklin Skiff


Born: October 16, 1895 in New Rochelle, NY
Died: December 25, 1976 in Bronxville, NY
          (81 years old)

Bats: R
Throws: R
Ht: 5'10"
Wt: 170
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Notes:


• Buried: Holy Mount Cemetery (Eastchester, NY)
• Played in the Major Leagues
• Played in the Minor Leagues


Compared to Contemporary Catchers (Top 50)

Compare With:

Glossary
# Players Pos Yrs Career HoF
WAR
Off
Fld
Pit
Adj
1
C
24
1920-1947
✔
29.8
26.7
1.1
-0.7
2.7
2
C
17
1910-1926
✔
17.0
15.9
-0.4
0.0
1.4
3
C
26
1920-1946
16.0
5.9
7.5
0.0
2.6
4
C
20
1906-1925
12.3
2.6
6.5
0.0
3.2
5
C
12
1910-1928
11.0
6.9
2.5
0.0
1.6
6
C
13
1919-1932
10.4
5.8
3.9
-0.6
1.4
7
C
16
1919-1937
8.7
11.1
-2.1
0.0
-0.2
8
C
26
1921-1947
8.0
4.2
1.1
0.0
2.6
9
C
11
1921-1933
6.8
5.5
0.2
0.0
1.0
10
C
17
1916-1941
6.0
3.6
1.8
-0.7
1.3
11
C
29
1916-1947
5.9
2.6
1.2
0.1
2.1
12
C
12
1913-1925
4.9
5.1
-1.3
0.0
1.1
13
C
16
1919-1934
4.7
3.7
0.1
0.1
0.8
14
C
15
1909-1923
4.2
3.4
-0.2
0.2
0.7
15
C
15
1917-1934
3.8
3.2
-1.0
0.0
1.6
16
C
18
1899-1922
2.1
0.6
0.8
0.0
0.7
17
C
5
1920-1924
2.1
3.6
-1.8
0.0
0.3
18
C
17
1920-1937
2.0
0.1
1.2
0.0
0.8
19
C
5
1920-1930
1.9
1.3
0.6
-0.3
0.3
20
C
10
1919-1929
1.9
2.4
-0.9
0.0
0.4
21
C
6
1920-1928
1.3
1.5
-0.2
0.0
0.0
22
C
3
1912-1923
0.7
0.5
0.1
0.0
0.1
23
C
11
1918-1928
0.6
-0.5
0.7
0.0
0.4
24
C
7
1912-1927
0.6
-0.1
0.6
0.0
0.1
25
C
16
1904-1923
0.4
-0.6
-1.3
1.0
1.3
26
C
8
1917-1924
0.3
-0.4
0.3
0.0
0.4
27
C
3
1921-1923
0.3
-0.1
0.3
0.0
0.1
28
C
2
1912-1923
0.2
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
29
C
2
1920-1924
0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.1
30
C
2
1921-1922
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
0.0
31
C
4
1921-1927
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
32
C
5
1916-1924
0.0
0.3
-0.4
-0.1
0.1
33
C
2
1921-1928
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
34
C
3
1920-1922
-0.1
0.2
-0.4
0.0
0.1
35
C
2
1921-1924
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.1
36
C
2
1921-1922
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
37
C
2
1914-1922
-0.2
0.0
-0.3
0.0
0.1
38
C
2
1920-1922
-0.3
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.1
39
C
10
1915-1933
-0.4
-0.8
0.1
0.0
0.3
40
C
6
1921-1932
-0.4
-0.8
-0.1
0.0
0.5
41
C
5
1918-1923
-0.5
0.0
-0.5
0.0
0.1
42
C
11
1915-1933
-0.5
-0.8
0.1
0.0
0.2
43
C
9
1914-1928
-0.6
-1.8
0.8
0.0
0.4
44
C
3
1921-1924
-0.8
0.3
-1.4
0.0
0.3
45
C
10
1921-1931
-0.9
-1.8
0.2
0.0
0.7
46
C
6
1920-1928
-1.0
-1.0
-0.1
0.0
0.1
47
C
12
1913-1923
-1.1
0.6
-3.8
-0.1
2.1
48
C
8
1919-1925
-1.4
0.0
-2.8
0.0
1.4
49
C
13
1914-1927
-2.0
-3.2
0.7
0.0
0.5
50
C
11
1921-1935
-3.0
-1.6
-2.3
0.0
0.9

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