SS Bill Spiers #28
Age: 31 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Great
11/07/1997
OA: 64 POT: 64
SS BILL SPIERS #28 - AGE: 31 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
152 559 154 32 11 10 77 58 76 .275 .344 .426 12 3.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 50 55 55
Gap 55 50 60 55
Power 45 40 45 45
Eye 50 45 50 50
Avoid K's 50 50 55 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 70 20
Errors: - 55 20
Arm: 20 60 25
Turn DP: - 65 -
Ability: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 60
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 65 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 45
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Ability: 75
Baserunning Inst.: 65
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/10/1997 @ TEX Loss, 5-6 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
10/09/1997 @ TEX Loss, 2-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
10/08/1997 @ TEX Loss, 4-6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/06/1997 TEX Win, 4-1 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
10/05/1997 TEX Loss, 1-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
10/02/1997 @ CLE Win, 8-3 4 1 1 3 1 0 0 0
10/01/1997 @ CLE Win, 3-1 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 1
09/30/1997 @ CLE Loss, 2-3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/28/1997 KC Loss, 2-10 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/1997 KC Loss, 2-5 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
Never takes a break.
Personality Class: Sparkplug
High: Adaptability, Work Ethic
Birthday:06/05/1966
Born in:Orangeburg, SC
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$4,000,000
Signed Through:1999 Season
Major Service:9 Years, 165 Days
Service This Yr:179 Days
40-Man Service:9 Years, 165 Days
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1985, 24th Pick in Round 3
REPLAY BASEBALL LEAGUE 1997 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 152 559 154 32 11 10 77 80 58 76 .275 .344 .426 .770 .334 .150 103
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 148 637 6 2 0 13 3 11 238 53 12 2 85.7 85.3 5.31 3.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   158 37 7 2 2 13 27 16 28 2 2 3 .234 .313 .342 .655
Versus Right   401 117 25 9 8 64 53 42 48 9 1 3 .292 .356 .459 .815
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   74 17 4 2 1 6 8 9 9 0 0 1 .230 .321 .378 .700
May   98 28 8 1 2 9 17 7 10 0 2 1 .286 .340 .449 .789
June   97 26 5 2 0 12 11 9 13 3 0 2 .268 .333 .361 .694
July   89 28 7 3 2 17 14 11 15 3 1 1 .315 .385 .528 .913
August   104 24 2 2 1 8 10 6 16 3 0 1 .231 .272 .317 .589
September   90 29 6 1 3 22 19 15 12 2 0 0 .322 .411 .511 .922
October   7 2 0 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .375 .714 1.089
Spring Training   55 14 3 1 2 8 8 4 12 0 1 0 .255 .305 .455 .760
Postseason   22 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 .182 .182 .182 .364
Last Year   612 181 42 9 12 68 89 60 87 4 2 2 .296 .358 .453 .811
2 Years Ago   524 157 28 10 10 75 83 58 80 3 6 5 .300 .373 .448 .821
Career   5111 1425 309 78 73 649 715 500 698 57 49 29 .279 .343 .413 .756
Home   268 76 15 8 3 35 41 27 35 6 1 5 .284 .353 .433 .786
Road   291 78 17 3 7 42 39 31 41 5 2 1 .268 .335 .419 .755
Grass   495 135 27 9 7 64 70 51 67 11 3 6 .273 .341 .406 .747
Turf   64 19 5 2 3 13 10 7 9 0 0 0 .297 .366 .578 .944
Day   152 38 7 2 2 8 17 9 22 1 1 0 .250 .290 .362 .652
Night   407 116 25 9 8 69 63 49 54 10 2 6 .285 .362 .450 .812
As Starter   552 152 32 11 9 74 79 58 76 11 3 6 .275 .344 .422 .767
As Reliever / Substitution   7 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .714 1.000
Pinch Hitting   4 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.250 1.750
Close/Late   117 32 4 2 3 20 14 14 18 2 1 2 .274 .356 .419 .774
Inning 1-3   176 43 13 4 2 20 20 14 26 2 0 0 .244 .297 .398 .695
Inning 4-6   212 64 10 4 5 27 40 19 26 3 2 3 .302 .363 .458 .820
Inning 7-9   166 46 9 3 2 27 19 24 23 6 1 3 .277 .367 .404 .770
Extra Innings   5 1 0 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .333 .800 1.133
0 Outs   196 49 9 3 2 9 30 16 29 3 3 1 .250 .306 .357 .663
1 Outs   180 51 11 4 5 35 35 25 23 8 0 3 .283 .366 .472 .838
2 Outs   183 54 12 4 3 33 15 17 24 0 0 2 .295 .361 .454 .815
Scoring Position   149 42 8 4 3 67 21 19 20 11 3 2 .282 .348 .450 .798
Bases Empty   312 84 19 7 6 6 49 29 40 0 0 3 .269 .337 .433 .770
Runner on 1st   98 28 5 0 1 4 10 10 16 0 0 1 .286 .358 .367 .725
Runner on 2nd   45 6 2 1 1 5 3 3 2 0 2 1 .133 .204 .289 .493
Runner on 3rd   14 6 2 0 0 8 2 3 2 2 0 0 .429 .474 .571 1.045
Runner on 1st & 2nd   46 14 2 1 1 14 6 5 6 0 0 1 .304 .385 .457 .841
Runner on 1st & 3rd   18 6 0 1 1 14 5 4 6 4 0 0 .333 .385 .611 .996
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 5 0 1 0 11 3 2 2 3 1 0 .556 .500 .778 1.278
Bases Loaded   17 5 2 0 0 15 2 2 2 2 0 0 .294 .333 .412 .745
Two Strikes   239 48 11 2 5 27 25 26 76 1 0 3 .201 .286 .326 .613
First Pitch   98 39 7 3 4 22 18 2 0 1 1 1 .398 .412 .653 1.065
Count 0-1   40 11 2 1 1 10 3 0 0 4 1 0 .275 .250 .450 .700
Count 0-2   44 5 0 1 1 3 3 0 12 0 0 0 .114 .114 .227 .341
Count 1-0   55 19 1 4 0 5 7 0 0 2 0 0 .345 .333 .509 .842
Count 1-1   67 16 5 0 0 5 10 0 0 1 0 2 .239 .257 .313 .571
Count 1-2   78 10 3 0 0 7 4 0 28 0 0 2 .128 .150 .167 .317
Count 2-0   19 7 3 1 0 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 .368 .368 .632 1.000
Count 2-1   27 12 2 0 0 3 3 0 0 2 0 0 .444 .414 .519 .932
Count 2-2   77 23 5 1 3 13 11 0 23 1 0 0 .299 .295 .506 .801
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 0 0 0 0 .000 .923 .000 .923
Count 3-1   13 2 1 0 0 3 7 18 0 0 0 0 .154 .645 .231 .876
Full Count   40 10 3 0 1 4 7 26 13 0 0 1 .250 .552 .400 .952
Behind in Count   162 26 5 2 2 20 10 0 40 4 1 2 .160 .167 .253 .420
Ahead in Count   115 40 7 5 0 13 24 30 0 4 1 0 .348 .470 .496 .965
Batting 4th   18 6 2 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 0 .333 .368 .444 .813
Batting 5th   259 74 15 7 4 45 33 29 35 9 0 2 .286 .351 .444 .795
Batting 6th   240 64 12 3 5 25 40 24 30 2 2 4 .267 .341 .404 .745
Batting 7th   29 6 3 0 0 3 2 2 5 0 0 0 .207 .258 .310 .568
Batting 8th   11 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 1 0 .182 .308 .364 .671
Batting 9th   2 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.500 3.500
Low Leverage   266 65 13 4 2 19 30 27 33 4 0 3 .244 .317 .346 .663
Medium Leverage   212 59 14 3 6 21 35 21 35 1 2 2 .278 .347 .458 .805
High Leverage   78 29 5 3 2 37 15 10 7 6 1 1 .372 .421 .590 1.011
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
1988 St. Louis - RBL 21 97 285 77 17 1 2 41 32 30 1 6 29 4 5 .270 .335 .358 .693 102 105 1.3
1989 St. Louis - RBL 22 149 563 172 31 9 4 55 80 54 4 5 70 16 10 .306 .367 .414 .781 128 135 5.9
1990 St. Louis - RBL 23 158 584 162 29 11 8 85 68 59 1 5 69 16 8 .277 .342 .406 .748 112 116 3.8
1991 St. Louis - RBL 24 137 524 147 26 9 9 68 84 62 2 6 73 15 5 .281 .355 .416 .771 110 113 5.3
1992 St. Louis - RBL 25 145 527 151 37 9 8 72 85 49 3 8 64 11 10 .287 .346 .436 .782 114 116 3.9
1993 St. Louis - RBL 26 149 532 121 36 7 6 62 59 43 5 7 85 22 10 .227 .288 .355 .643 74 69 1.3
1994 St. Louis - RBL 27 113 401 103 31 2 4 46 55 27 0 2 65 11 4 .257 .302 .374 .676 80 75 1.1
1995 New York - RBL 28 138 524 157 28 10 10 75 83 58 5 3 80 17 10 .300 .373 .448 .821 116 119 4.3
1996 New York - RBL 29 153 612 181 42 9 12 68 89 60 2 4 87 19 6 .296 .358 .453 .811 111 112 4.8
1997 New York - RBL 30 152 559 154 32 11 10 77 80 58 6 11 76 12 2 .275 .344 .426 .770 105 103 3.3
Total RBL 1391 5111 1425 309 78 73 649 715 500 29 57 698 143 70 .279 .343 .413 .756 106 108 34.9
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
1985 Havana Cuba - R 18 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -123 -0.0
1986 Key West - A 19 127 489 113 24 12 3 61 51 52 4 7 34 18 15 .231 .306 .348 .654 106 107 2.6
1987 Slippery Rock - AA 20 130 470 140 28 8 9 67 87 91 2 9 60 21 15 .298 .407 .449 .856 150 143 4.9
Total TL 130 470 140 28 8 9 67 87 91 2 9 60 21 15 .298 .407 .449 .856 150 143
Total FLOR 127 489 113 24 12 3 61 51 52 4 7 34 18 15 .231 .306 .348 .654 106 107
Total IL 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -123
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
1989 St. Louis - RBL 22 12 51 17 2 1 0 3 10 4 0 0 6 2 1 .333 .382 .412 .794 132 143 1.4
1991 St. Louis - RBL 24 18 75 23 6 0 1 8 9 6 1 1 9 3 3 .307 .361 .427 .788 114 119 2.1
1992 St. Louis - RBL 25 14 60 21 1 1 3 9 11 1 2 0 6 1 1 .350 .381 .550 .931 153 160 1.3
1997 New York - RBL 30 5 22 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 .182 .182 .182 .364 -2 -13 0.9
Total RBL 49 208 65 9 2 4 22 30 11 3 1 28 6 5 .312 .354 .433 .787 118 124
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1988 St. Louis - MLB 2B 54 54 120 112 30 239 7 .971 457.1 4.57 +0.4 1.001
1988 St. Louis - MLB 3B 1 1 0 5 0 5 0 1.000 9.0 5.00 +0.4 1.065
1988 St. Louis - MLB SS 26 18 29 56 10 90 5 .944 175.1 4.36 -1.7 .934
1989 St. Louis - MLB 2B 136 134 284 309 87 606 13 .979 1192.1 4.48 +4.2 1.042
1989 St. Louis - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1989 St. Louis - MLB SS 15 11 13 35 5 48 0 1.000 102.1 4.22 +1.2 1.088
1990 St. Louis - MLB 2B 153 150 308 380 90 707 19 .973 1338.0 4.63 +1.4 1.016
1990 St. Louis - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1991 St. Louis - MLB 2B 130 130 234 379 80 622 9 .986 1139.2 4.84 +13.0 1.095
1991 St. Louis - MLB SS 11 0 1 10 2 11 0 1.000 20.1 4.87 +0.2 1.009
1992 St. Louis - MLB 2B 23 19 32 59 12 91 0 1.000 169.2 4.83 +1.9 1.058
1992 St. Louis - MLB SS 117 109 126 315 47 459 18 .961 977.0 4.06 +0.3 1.000
1993 St. Louis - MLB 2B 36 35 54 101 19 157 2 .987 295.0 4.73 +3.6 1.063
1993 St. Louis - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1993 St. Louis - MLB SS 106 99 109 313 56 435 13 .970 898.1 4.23 +3.1 1.027
1994 St. Louis - MLB 2B 47 43 61 129 38 193 3 .984 379.0 4.51 +1.5 1.035
1994 St. Louis - MLB SS 60 56 65 187 36 262 10 .962 505.2 4.49 +2.1 1.015
1995 New York - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1995 New York - MLB SS 138 136 200 463 88 686 23 .966 1192.1 5.00 +3.6 1.007
1996 New York - MLB 2B 5 4 10 10 1 20 0 1.000 42.0 4.29 +0.3 1.126
1996 New York - MLB 3B 4 4 0 5 2 5 0 1.000 30.0 1.50 +0.2 1.330
1996 New York - MLB SS 142 141 184 430 79 633 19 .970 1259.1 4.39 +7.5 1.041
1997 New York - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1997 New York - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1997 New York - MLB SS 150 148 189 463 92 678 26 .962 1314.2 4.46 +5.5 1.027
TOTAL 2B 584 569 1103 1479 357 2635 53 .980 5013.0 4.64 +26.2 1.046
TOTAL 3B 5 5 0 10 2 10 0 1.000 39.0 2.31 +0.6 1.183
TOTAL SS 766 718 916 2272 415 3302 114 .965 6446.0 4.45 +21.9 1.019
PLAYER HISTORY
08/05/1985 Drafted in the 1985 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 24, 95th overall pick) by the St. Louis Cardinals.
01/01/1986 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 25 (50); Power: 30 (40); Eye: 45 (60).
06/11/1986 Injured (Bruised thigh), day-to-day for 4 days.
07/06/1986 Named the #74 prospect in the RBL
07/13/1986 Was selected to the 1986 Replay Baseball League All-Star Futures Game.
01/01/1987 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (55); Power: 30 (40); Eye: 55 (60).
04/06/1987 Named the #76 prospect in the RBL
04/12/1987 Injured (bruised back),day-to-day for 4 days.
06/21/1987 Was selected to the 1987 Texas League All-Star Game.
07/05/1987 Named the #84 prospect in the RBL
07/12/1987 Was selected to the 1987 Replay Baseball League All-Star Futures Game.
10/01/1987 Wins the 1987 TL Platinum Stick Award at SS.
11/03/1987 Named the #69 prospect in the RBL
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 30 (40); Eye: 55 (60).
04/04/1988 Named the #86 prospect in the RBL
04/08/1988 Injured (forearm stiffness),out for 5 days.
08/12/1988 Injured on 08/10/1988, diagnosed with a fractured finger, will miss 6 weeks.
11/25/1988 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $96,000.
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 35 (40); Eye: 55 (55).
06/02/1989 Goes 5-5 against the Chicago Cubs, with 2 2B, 3 RBI and 2 R.
06/05/1989 Wins the RBL NL Player of the Week Award.
08/29/1989 Injured (bruised elbow),day-to-day for one week.
11/22/1989 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $96,000.
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 55 (55).
11/20/1990 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $562,500.
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 50 (50).
09/15/1991 Injured on 09/12/1991, diagnosed with a sprained ankle, will miss 3 weeks.
11/25/1991 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,500,000.
12/11/1991 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $11,340,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
05/27/1992 Injured (elbow contusion),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
06/06/1992 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4 days.
07/28/1992 Was selected to the 1992 Replay Baseball League All-Star Game.
08/12/1992 Injured (elbow contusion),day-to-day for one week.
10/15/1992 Wins the 1992 RBL NL League Divisional Series MVP Award.
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 45 (45).
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
09/29/1994 Injured on 09/26/1994, diagnosed with a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament, will miss 6 months.
11/04/1994 Exercised his contract opt-out.
11/26/1994 Became a free agent.
12/27/1994 Signed a 5-year contract worth a total of $20,000,000 with the New York Yankees organization.
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
04/19/1995 Injured (elbow contusion),day-to-day for one week.
07/25/1995 Was selected to the 1995 Replay Baseball League All-Star Game.
08/04/1995 Injured on 08/03/1995, diagnosed with a bruised toe, will not miss additional time.
09/23/1995 Injured on 09/20/1995, diagnosed with back tightness, will miss 2 weeks.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (50).
07/23/1996 Was selected to the 1996 Replay Baseball League All-Star Game.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1990 150 10
Year AB Rank
1996 612 9
Year 2B Rank
1992 37 8
1996 42 8
Year 3B Rank
1989 9 3
1990 11 2
1991 9 2
1992 9 4
1993 7 9
1995 10 4
1996 9 5
1997 11 3
Year SF Rank
1992 8 10
1997 11 2
Year WAR Rank
1989 5.4 8
1991 5.1 8
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