# Bill Bergen

> William Aloysius Bergen was an American professional baseball catcher. He played eleven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1901 to 1911 for the Cincinnati Reds and Brooklyn Superbas/Dodgers. He was one of the worst-hitting position players in the history of the Major Leagues, but was also one of the best defensive catchers of all time. His −6.9 career WAR is the second-worst among position players in MLB history.

*American baseball player*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/bill-bergen

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Athlete ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131))
- **Category:** Athletes
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1878-06-13
- **Died:** 1943-12-19
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

William Aloysius Bergen was an American professional baseball catcher. He played eleven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1901 to 1911 for the Cincinnati Reds and Brooklyn Superbas/Dodgers. He was one of the worst-hitting position players in the history of the Major Leagues, but was also one of the best defensive catchers of all time. His −6.9 career WAR is the second-worst among position players in MLB history.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 42.7 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 4.0 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 25.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Bill Bergen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Bergen)
- [بيل بيرغن](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%84_%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%BA%D9%86)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4908118)

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