LF Billy L 'Sweet Swingin' Billy from Whistler' Williams #20
Age: 34 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Great
09/02/1972
LF BILLY L 'SWEET SWINGIN' BILLY FROM WHISTLER' WILLIAMS #20 - AGE: 34 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
37 50 14 1 1 2 9 5 12 .280 .362 .460 2 0.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 44 54 50
Gap 43 35 46 43
Power 61 50 64 61
Eye 48 39 51 48
Avoid K's 83 76 85 83
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 32
Errors: - 5 43
Arm: 1 4 43
Turn DP: - 2 -
Ability: 3 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 31
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 9
Stealing Ability: 72
Baserunning Inst.: 77
Sacrifice Bunt: 5
Bunt for Hit: 52
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/30/1972 @ BAS Loss, 4-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/29/1972 SC Win, 6-5 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
08/28/1972 SC Win, 7-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/23/1972 STC Loss, 6-7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/22/1972 @ OCE Loss, 7-11 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
08/14/1972 @ ROM Win, 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/12/1972 RED Loss, 7-10 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/11/1972 RED Win, 4-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/07/1972 TER Loss, 7-11 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 1
08/05/1972 @ SPO Loss, 1-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Good teammate who is always in on the clubhouse card game.
High: Financial Ambition
Birthday:06/15/1938
Born in:Unknown
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:3 Years, 16 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:6 Years, 4 Days
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1958, 10th Pick in Round 1
PUB DOUBLE A 1972 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 37 50 14 1 1 2 9 7 5 12 .280 .362 .460 .822 .367 .180 107
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 7 58 2 0 0 3 0 1 23 4 2 1 66.7 7.7 5.09 .2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Versus Right   49 14 1 1 2 9 7 5 11 1 0 2 .286 .368 .469 .838
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Last Week   2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
June   19 7 0 1 1 5 3 3 4 0 0 2 .368 .500 .632 1.132
July   15 2 0 0 1 3 2 0 2 1 0 0 .133 .125 .333 .458
August   16 5 1 0 0 1 2 2 6 0 0 0 .312 .389 .375 .764
Career   852 272 42 20 39 181 162 142 148 5 0 21 .319 .426 .553 .979
Home   32 9 1 1 0 4 4 4 6 1 0 0 .281 .351 .375 .726
Road   18 5 0 0 2 5 3 1 6 0 0 2 .278 .381 .611 .992
Grass   50 14 1 1 2 9 7 5 12 1 0 2 .280 .362 .460 .822
Day   21 5 0 0 0 2 1 1 6 0 0 2 .238 .333 .238 .571
Night   29 9 1 1 2 7 6 4 6 1 0 0 .310 .382 .621 1.003
As Starter   22 6 0 1 0 1 2 3 4 1 0 1 .273 .370 .364 .734
As Reliever / Substitution   28 8 1 0 2 8 5 2 8 0 0 1 .286 .355 .536 .891
PUB SINGLE A 1972 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 39 119 41 3 2 5 19 20 19 19 .345 .437 .529 .966 .431 .185 144
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 30 142 2 0 0 5 0 2 63 10 0 2 0.0 26.9 8.35 .8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   24 7 1 0 1 4 2 4 4 0 0 0 .292 .393 .458 .851
Versus Right   95 34 2 2 4 15 18 15 15 2 0 2 .358 .447 .547 .995
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   39 10 1 0 2 3 6 7 6 0 0 0 .256 .370 .436 .805
May   77 30 2 2 3 16 14 11 12 2 0 2 .390 .467 .584 1.052
June   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Career   1179 351 53 21 32 198 193 210 211 12 0 25 .298 .411 .460 .871
Home   59 22 1 2 2 11 9 11 9 2 0 1 .373 .466 .559 1.025
Road   60 19 2 0 3 8 11 8 10 0 0 1 .317 .406 .500 .906
Grass   119 41 3 2 5 19 20 19 19 2 0 2 .345 .437 .529 .966
Day   44 17 0 0 1 6 5 4 5 0 0 0 .386 .438 .455 .892
Night   75 24 3 2 4 13 15 15 14 2 0 2 .320 .436 .573 1.010
As Starter   111 38 2 2 5 19 19 17 18 2 0 2 .342 .432 .532 .963
As Reliever / Substitution   8 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 .375 .500 .500 1.000
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1963 Toronto - PUB 24 4 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .182 .182 .182 .364 -3 -13 -0.1
1965 Houston - PUB 26 111 389 115 21 1 16 59 59 37 1 4 57 3 1 .296 .355 .478 .833 122 129 2.5
1966 Houston - PUB 27 130 417 126 18 4 13 73 54 26 3 9 52 5 4 .302 .341 .458 .799 118 120 1.5
1967 Houston - PUB 28 70 126 36 4 1 4 28 14 13 2 2 13 0 0 .286 .357 .429 .785 121 118 1.1
1968 Houston - PUB 29 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -112 -0.0
Total PUB 317 945 279 43 6 33 160 127 76 6 15 123 8 5 .295 .346 .458 .805 118 121 4.9
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1958 Dunedin - A 19 65 228 58 7 5 5 38 20 25 6 4 44 2 0 .254 .338 .395 .733 93 90 0.6
1959 Dunedin - A 20 10 33 9 3 0 2 4 11 6 3 0 9 0 0 .273 .429 .545 .974 159 174 0.5
1959 Buffalo - AA 20 105 361 87 21 10 6 51 33 48 11 2 78 0 0 .241 .346 .404 .750 90 85 0.5
1960 Dunedin - A 21 108 380 108 20 7 6 55 58 52 7 5 78 1 1 .284 .376 .421 .797 116 120 2.4
1961 Dunedin - A 22 113 419 135 20 7 14 82 84 108 7 1 61 3 1 .322 .467 .504 .971 153 152 5.2
1962 Buffalo - AA 23 104 401 157 18 7 31 112 113 82 6 2 48 3 0 .392 .499 .703 1.202 192 190 7.4
1963 Hamilton - AAA 24 126 484 160 24 2 29 116 101 54 5 7 55 4 3 .331 .398 .568 .966 130 130 3.7
1964 Hamilton - AAA 25 57 228 88 13 1 14 54 53 28 2 2 19 1 0 .386 .454 .636 1.090 160 165 3.0
1964 Texarkana - AAA 25 71 272 84 13 7 18 60 53 45 4 0 21 1 0 .309 .414 .607 1.021 144 141 2.3
1964 Total - AAA 25 128 500 172 26 8 32 114 106 73 6 2 40 2 0 .344 .432 .620 1.052 151 152 5.2
1968 Texarkana - AAA 29 56 136 46 1 0 6 36 12 12 3 4 22 4 0 .338 .394 .478 .871 113 113 0.9
1969 Beaumont - AA 30 37 40 14 2 2 0 9 9 7 2 0 10 0 0 .350 .469 .500 .969 144 144 0.4
1972 Brooklyn - A 33 39 119 41 3 2 5 19 20 19 2 2 19 0 2 .345 .437 .529 .966 134 144 0.8
1972 Charleston - AA 33 37 50 14 1 1 2 9 7 5 2 1 12 2 1 .280 .362 .460 .822 105 107 0.2
Total PUBAAA 310 1120 378 51 10 67 266 219 139 14 13 117 10 3 .338 .413 .580 .993 137 138
Total PUBAA 283 852 272 42 20 39 181 162 142 21 5 148 5 1 .319 .426 .553 .979 142 140
Total PUBA 335 1179 351 53 21 32 198 193 210 25 12 211 6 4 .298 .411 .460 .871 129 130
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1965 Houston - PUB 26 4 12 4 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .529 .417 .946 160 124 -0.0
1966 Houston - PUB 27 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -117 -0.8
1967 Houston - PUB 28 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -123 0.0
Total PUB 8 16 4 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 .250 .429 .312 .741 110 78
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1963 Toronto - MLB LF 2 2 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 17.0 1.59 +0.2 .000
1965 Houston - MLB LF 98 98 182 2 0 186 2 .989 854.2 1.94 +3.0 1.007
1966 Houston - MLB LF 108 104 176 5 0 185 4 .978 913.1 1.78 -2.1 .980
1967 Houston - MLB LF 24 24 45 3 0 49 1 .980 214.0 2.02 +1.7 1.016
1972 Charleston - AA LF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 -0.1 .000
1972 Brooklyn - A LF 7 4 11 1 0 12 0 1.000 43.0 2.51 -0.7 .919
TOTAL LF 240 233 418 11 0 436 7 .984 2051.0 1.88 +2.1 .993
PLAYER HISTORY
06/01/1958 Drafted in the 1958 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 10, 10th overall pick) by the Toronto Blue Jays.
06/01/1958 Released by the Toronto organization.
06/01/1958 Drafted in the 1958 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 10, 10th overall pick) by the Toronto Blue Jays.
01/01/1959 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 39 (80); Power: 14 (60); Eye: 26 (27).
01/01/1960 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 49 (76); Power: 22 (54); Eye: 39 (39).
01/01/1961 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 53 (80); Power: 22 (61); Eye: 43 (43).
04/03/1961 Named the #68 prospect in the PUB
04/24/1961 Wins the PUBA SL2 Player of the Week Award.
06/19/1961 Was selected to the 1961 PUB Single A All-Star Game.
09/19/1961 Wins the 1961 PUB Single A Round 1 with the Dunedin Blue Jays!
10/03/1961 Finished 3rd in 1961 PUBA SL2 Outstanding Hitter Award voting.
01/01/1962 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 69 (85); Power: 44 (62); Eye: 46 (46).
04/22/1962 Goes 5-6 against the Paradise Valley Polar Kings, with 2 HR, 5 RBI and 3 R.
04/23/1962 Wins the PUBAA SL1 Player of the Week Award.
05/01/1962 Wins the PUBAA SL1 Batter of the Month Award.
06/04/1962 Wins the PUBAA SL1 Player of the Week Award.
06/18/1962 Was selected to the 1962 PUB Double A All-Star Game.
08/16/1962 Goes 0-2 against the Lakeland Rustlers, ending his hitting streak at 42 games.
09/05/1962 Goes 5-5 against the Lloydminster Liners, with 1 HR, 3 RBI and 2 R.
09/20/1962 Wins the 1962 PUB Double A Round 1 with the Buffalo Bisons!
10/01/1962 Wins the 1962 PUBAA SL1 Platinum Stick Award at LF.
10/04/1962 Wins the 1962 PUBAA SL1 Outstanding Hitter Award.
11/13/1962 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,900 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 77 (79); Power: 56 (60); Eye: 42 (42).
04/13/1963 Injured (Bruised knee), day-to-day for 2 days.
06/18/1963 Was selected to the 1963 PUB Triple A All-Star Game.
11/18/1963 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,900 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 75 (75); Power: 61 (61); Eye: 39 (39).
06/23/1964 Was selected to the 1964 PUB Triple A All-Star Game.
06/29/1964 Wins the PUBAAA SL2 Player of the Week Award.
06/29/1964 Was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Houston Colt .45s, along with CF Peyton Williams, a 3rd draft pick, in exchange for a 2nd draft pick, a 4th draft pick.
11/27/1964 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,900 through automatic renewal.
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 75 (75); Power: 62 (62); Eye: 38 (38).
11/23/1965 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $7,900.
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 62 (62); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 37 (37).
11/23/1966 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $7,900.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 53 (53); Eye: 37 (37).
11/15/1967 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $14,000.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 64 (64); Power: 53 (53); Eye: 38 (38).
06/13/1968 Goes 0-3 against the Edmonton Cubs, ending his hitting streak at 21 games.
10/14/1968 Wins the 1968 PUB Triple A AAA Championship with the Texarkana Bears!
10/25/1968 Wins the 1968 Polaris Classic with the Houston Colt .45s.
11/16/1968 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $16,000.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 61 (61); Power: 52 (52); Eye: 37 (37).
11/24/1969 Became a free agent.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 59 (59); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 39 (39).
12/28/1970 Signed a minor league contract ($1,000 bonus) with the Toronto Blue Jays organization.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 56 (56); Power: 64 (64); Eye: 49 (49).
04/08/1971 Released by the Toronto organization.
12/11/1971 Signed a minor league contract with the California Seals organization.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 54 (54); Power: 63 (63); Eye: 47 (47).
05/02/1972 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 5 days.
05/27/1972 Goes 5-5 against the Susquehanna Trails Scarlets, with 1 RBI and 1 R.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SF Rank
1966 9 3
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