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

Biographical
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Notes:

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	6	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	5	10	1	1	140.0	70	63	119	14	39	90	0	10	584	4.05	118
1923	DS	NNL / NvM	27	SP	12	10	.545	40	19	16	10	0	3	202.2	127	88	205	17	53	96	1	0	2	883	3.91	118
1924	BBS	ECL	28	SP	9	6	.600	24	11	6	1	0	114.0	66	50	119	28	62	2	4	3.95	96
1925	BBS	ECL	29	SP	3	5	.375	13	11	7	1	0	82.0	45	37	90	28	26	2	1	361	4.06	112
1926	BBS	ECL	30	SP	2	5	.286	14	7	2	1	0	49.1	44	32	62	2	25	21	1	1	234	5.84	68
1927	BBS	ECL	31	SP	7	6	.538	22	13	7	5	0	0	117.0	70	49	119	9	40	37	3	5	516	3.77	116
1928	BBS	ECL	32	RP	3	1	.750	12	4	2	1	0	0	58.0	51	45	79	8	21	16	0	1	274	6.98	70
1929	BBS	ANL	33	SP	1	2	.333	4	3	1	2	0	0	21.0	15	11	21	2	8	6	0	1	96	4.71	112
1930	brg	IND	34	SP	0	1	.000	3	1	2	1	0	0	18.2	17	16	23	2	9	5	0	0	88	7.71	92
10	3			SP	54	48	.529	179	101	39	55	4	4	959.2	601	468	993	62	292	445	10	0	35	3701	4.39	101
162 Game Average					13	12	.529	43	25	14	13	1	1	233.0	146	114	241	19	71	108	2	0	9	1027	4.39	101

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				53	47	.530	176	100	39	55	4	4	952.0	591	464	987	60	289	441	10	0	35	3670	4.39	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	95

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	27	31	1	4	499.2	293	228	480	39	133	272	2	0	22	2132	4.11	109
6	Baltimore Black Sox			SP	25	25	.500	89	49	10	23	3	0	441.1	291	224	490	21	150	168	8	13	1481	4.57	94
1	Brooklyn Royal Giants			RP	0	1	.000	3	1	2	1	0	0	18.2	17	16	23	2	9	5	0	0	88	7.71	92

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	1.48		2.4%	1.1%
1923	DS	NNL / NvM	27	SP	202.2		1.27	1.49		10.9%	11.0%		6.0%	8.0%		1.81	1.12		1.9%	1.6%
1924	BBS	ECL	28	SP	114.0		1.29	1.28		12.8%	11.2%		5.8%	6.2%		2.21	1.80
1925	BBS	ECL	29	SP	82.0		1.44	1.40		7.2%	9.3%		7.8%	7.5%		0.93	1.24
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	1.46		7.2%	9.3%		7.8%	9.1%		0.93	1.02		1.7%	1.3%
1928	BBS	ECL	32	RP	58.0		1.72	1.44		5.8%	10.0%		7.7%	8.3%		0.76	1.20		2.9%	1.7%
1929	BBS	ANL	33	SP	21.0		1.38	1.60		6.3%	9.1%		8.3%	9.1%		0.75	0.99		2.1%	1.3%
1930	brg	IND	34	SP	18.2		1.71	1.76		5.7%	10.8%		10.2%	9.5%		0.56	1.13		2.3%	1.5%
10	3			SP	959.2		1.34	1.42		10.6%	10.1%		7.0%	7.9%		1.52	1.31		1.9%	1.2%

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
10	Negro Leagues				952.0		1.34	1.42		10.6%	10.1%		7.0%	7.9%		1.53	1.31		1.8%	1.2%
1	vs Major Leagues				7.2		1.17	1.38		12.9%	12.9%		9.7%	7.8%		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	1.42		12.8%	10.3%		6.2%	7.8%		2.05	1.33		1.8%	1.1%
6	Baltimore Black Sox			SP	441.1		1.45	1.39		8.6%	10.0%		7.6%	8.0%		1.12	1.30		1.9%	1.4%
1	Brooklyn Royal Giants			RP	18.2		1.71	1.76		5.7%	10.8%		10.2%	9.5%		0.56	1.13		2.3%	1.5%

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	0	41	86	0	10	21	0	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	883	802	127	205	1	0	17	0	53	96	2	1	1	.256	.303	.320	.624
1924	BBS	ECL	28	SP	24	66	119	28	62	4
1925	BBS	ECL	29	SP	13	361	45	90	28	26	1
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	453	70	119	21	6	9	7	0	40	37	5	18	9	.263	.329	.395	.724
1928	BBS	ECL	32	RP	12	274	244	51	79	9	2	8	7	21	16	1	8	8	.324	.380	.475	.855
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	179	3701	2965	601	993	104	26	62	62	0	292	445	0	35	84	0	41	.264	.325	.403	.728

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				176	3670	2938	591	987	103	26	60	62	0	289	441	0	35	83	0	40	.265	.325	.402	.727
1	vs Major Leagues				3	31	27	10	6	1	0	2	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	2132	1910	293	480	49	13	39	36	0	133	272	0	22	42	0	18	.251	.308	.377	.685
6	Baltimore Black Sox			SP	89	1481	978	291	490	46	12	21	24	0	150	168	13	40	22	.287	.355	.423	.778
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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