Bill
Atkinson
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 7''
Weight: 165
 
Born: October 4, 1954 in Can, ON, CHATHAM
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1976 21 CLN NL   4 6 6 6 5 6 6 3 4 3
1977 22 BAL AL   4 6 7 6 6 7 6 4 4 4
1978 23 BAL AL   4 6 7 6 7 7 7 4 5 4
1979 24 BAL AL   5 5 6 6 7 7 7 3 4 4
1980 25 BAL AL   5 5 6 6 7 7 7 4 4 4
1981 26 BAL AL   5 5 6 5 7 7 7 3 4 4
1982 27 BAL AL $ 300,000 5 6 7 6 7 8 8 3 4 4
1983 28 BAL AL $ 300,000 5 6 7 6 8 9 8 4 5 5
1984 29 BAL AL $ 300,000 5 6 7 6 8 9 8 4 4 4
1985 30 BAL AL $ 300,000 5 5 6 6 5 6 6 3 3 3
1986 31 BAL AL   5 5 6 6 5 6 6 3 3 3
1987 32 BAL AL   5 5 6 6 5 6 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   4 5 6 5 5 6 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 5 6 7 6 8 9 8 4 5 5
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1976 21 AAA   9 7 .563 45 0 0 0 23 51.3 60 34 9 26 42 5.96 .291 .371 .476 .846  
1977 22 AAA   1 1 .500 29 0 0 0 3 34.7 40 12 3 9 30 3.12 .280 .322 .406 .728  
    AA   3 2 .600 20 0 0 0 10 26.0 12 3 0 10 25 1.04 .138 .227 .161 .388  
1978 23 AAA   9 1 .900 66 0 0 0 15 86.0 95 29 8 20 76 3.03 .275 .315 .386 .701  
1979 24 AAA   6 2 .750 80 1 0 0 8 110.3 102 38 8 33 78 3.10 .244 .299 .342 .641  
1980 25 AAA   5 5 .500 68 0 0 0 8 95.0 98 42 14 36 84 3.98 .266 .332 .429 .761  
1981 26 AAA   9 3 .750 69 2 0 0 12 114.3 116 57 16 32 80 4.49 .265 .316 .426 .741  
1982 27 BAL AL 0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 1 12.0 8 1 1 6 3 0.75 .195 .298 .268 .566 1.9
    AAA   3 0 1.000 34 0 0 0 1 45.7 33 17 5 20 41 3.35 .202 .290 .319 .609  
1983 28 BAL AL 3 4 .429 34 0 0 0 2 56.3 61 19 4 14 29 3.04 .276 .315 .380 .695 4.0
1984 29 BAL AL 2 3 .400 39 0 0 0 1 60.7 55 23 4 18 37 3.41 .241 .298 .342 .640 3.9
1986 31 AAA   2 0 1.000 16 0 0 0 1 31.3 26 14 3 13 24 4.02 .228 .307 .360 .667  
1987 32 AAA   0 0 .000 19 0 0 0 0 33.3 28 15 5 13 29 4.05 .222 .295 .397 .692  
3 Years Sim 5 7 .417 78 0 0 0 4 129.0 124 43 9 38 69 3.00 .253 .306 .353 .659 9.8
9 Years AAA 44 19 .698 426 3 0 0 71 602.0 598 258 71 202 484 3.86 .258 .317 .396 .713  
1 Years AA 3 2 .600 20 0 0 0 10 26.0 12 3 0 10 25 1.04 .138 .227 .161 .388  
10 Years Minors 47 21 .691 446 3 0 0 81 628.0 610 261 71 212 509 3.74 .253 .314 .388 .701  
Season Average 1 2 .333 26 0 0 0 1 43.0 41 14 3 12 23 3.00 .253 .306 .353 .659  
Career Highs 3 4 .429 39 0 0 0 2 60.7 61 23 4 18 37 3.41 .276 .315 .380 .695  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   64 18 4 20 43   .252 .307 .327 .633
vs LH   60 25 5 18 26   .254 .307 .381 .688
Home 4 3 .571 46 0 0 0 3 79.3 83 28 5 23 46 3.18 .268 .318 .361 .680
Away 1 4 .200 32 0 0 0 1 49.7 41 15 4 15 23 2.72 .228 .287 .339 .626
Mar/Apr 0 0 .000 12 0 0 0 1 20.0 25 7 1 4 10 3.15 .316 .349 .380 .729
May 0 1 .000 9 0 0 0 0 15.0 17 5 1 7 13 3.00 .279 .353 .361 .714
June 0 0 .000 10 0 0 0 0 7.7 7 1 0 1 4 1.17 .241 .267 .310 .577
July 2 2 .500 14 0 0 0 1 25.7 18 7 1 10 14 2.46 .191 .269 .234 .503
August 1 2 .333 18 0 0 0 1 37.0 32 12 2 11 19 2.92 .237 .295 .348 .643
Sep/Oct 2 2 .500 15 0 0 0 1 23.7 25 11 4 5 9 4.18 .272 .309 .467 .777
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1982 27 BAL AL P 5 0 12.0 2 3 0 2 1.000 3.75    
1983 28 BAL AL P 34 0 56.3 1 8 0 1 1.000 1.44    
1984 29 BAL AL P 39 0 60.7 5 8 0 0 1.000 1.93    
Career Totals   78 0 129.0 8 19 0 3 1.000 1.88    
Career Highs   39 0 60.7 5 8 0 2 1.000 3.75    
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  1. Art Fowler (987)
  2. Gary Wagner (985)
  3. Bill Wilson (984)
  4. Charles Nagy (984)
  5. Dick Welteroth (980)
  6. Monte Weaver (976)
  7. Ken Hunt (975)
  8. Bob Hasty (975)
  9. Vance Page (973)
  10. Luis Aquino (972)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 54th overall pick, by Cleveland (N) in 1976
Injured on 3/30/1982 with a Tight Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Earned first career win on 7/24/1983
Injured on 3/13/1985 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for full season