Doc Nance Stats

Doc Nance was born on Wednesday, August 2, 1876, in Fort Worth, Texas. Nance was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 19, 1897, with the Louisville Colonels. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Doc Nance baseball stats page.

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Doc Nance
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   William Gideon Nance
Nickname:   Doc or Kid
Born On:   08-02-1876
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Fort Worth, Texas
Zodiac:   Leo
Year of Death Data Died On:   05-28-1958
Place of Death Data Died In:   Fort Worth, Texas
Cemetery:   Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park, Fort Worth, Texas
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-07
Player Weight Chart Weight:   165
First Game:   08-19-1897 (Age 21)
Last Game:   09-28-1901
Draft:   Not Applicable
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Doc Nance Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
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Doc Nance Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1897 Colonels 35 120 25 29 5 3 3 0 17 20 - - 3 - 1 - .242 .355 .408
1898 Colonels 22 76 13 24 5 0 1 0 16 12 - - 2 - 1 - .316 .416 .421
1901 Tigers 132 461 72 129 24 5 3 0 66 51 - - 24 - 3 - .280 .355 .373
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
3 Years 189 657 110 182 34 8 7 0 99 83 - - 29 - 5 - .277 .362 .385
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Doc Nance Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1897 Colonels OF 35 - - 69 2.0 68 60 8 1 4 n/a n/a n/a .986 0.00 -
1898 Colonels RF 22 - - 37 1.7 35 28 7 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .946 0.00 -
1901 Tigers OF 132 - - 279 2.1 260 240 20 19 6 n/a n/a n/a .932 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
OF Totals 167 0 0 348 2.1 328 300 28 20 10 n/a n/a n/a .943 0.00 --
RF Totals 22 0 0 37 1.7 35 28 7 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .946 0.00 --
3 Years 189 - - 385 2.0 363 328 35 22 12 n/a n/a n/a .943 0.00 --
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Doc Nance Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1897 Colonels 3 - - - - n/a 40.0 0.0 7.1 - - -
1898 Colonels 2 - - - - n/a 76.0 0.0 4.8 - - -
1901 Tigers 9 - - - - n/a 153.7 0.0 7.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
3 Years 14 - - - - n/a 93.9 0.0 6.6 - - -
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Doc Nance Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1897 Louisville Colonels n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1898 Louisville Colonels n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1901 Detroit Tigers n/a Undetermined n/a n/a


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