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Bill
Fischer		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 200
 
Born: October 11, 1930 in Usa, WI, WAUSAU
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1956 25 NYA AL $ 300,000 6 2 3 3 8 9 8 6 7 6
1957 26 NYA AL   6 2 3 3 8 9 8 6 6 6
1958 27 NYA AL   5 3 3 3 7 8 8 5 6 5
1959 28 NYA AL   5 3 3 3 7 8 7 4 5 5
1960 29 NYA AL   5 3 3 3 7 8 7 5 5 5
1961 30 NYA AL   5 2 3 3 7 8 8 5 5 5
1962 31 TOR AL $ 300,000 5 2 3 3 7 8 7 4 5 5
1963 32 TOR AL $ 300,000 5 2 3 3 7 7 7 5 5 5
1964 33 TOR AL $ 300,000 5 2 3 3 6 7 7 4 4 4
1965 34 TOR AL   5 2 3 3 6 6 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   5 2 3 3 6 6 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 6 3 3 3 8 9 8 6 7 6
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1956 25 NYA AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1957 26 NYA AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1958 27 NYA AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1959 28 NYA AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1960 29 NYA AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1961 30 NYA AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1962 31 TOR AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1963 32 TOR AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1964 33 TOR AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1965 34 TOR AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 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
1956 25 NYA AL 5 3 .625 14 14 4 2 0 104.7 99 45 11 25 25 3.87 .249 .292 .405 .696 7.6
    AAA   3 4 .429 12 12 0 0 0 78.3 94 29 6 18 53 3.33 .289 .327 .394 .720  
1957 26 AAA   11 11 .500 29 29 1 0 0 198.7 220 90 26 56 125 4.08 .277 .325 .431 .756  
1958 27 AAA   1 7 .125 11 10 0 0 0 68.7 91 37 10 16 42 4.85 .307 .343 .463 .806  
1959 28 AAA   2 4 .333 16 16 0 0 0 58.7 79 33 8 20 45 5.06 .317 .368 .470 .838  
    AA   1 4 .200 12 12 1 0 0 65.0 63 17 3 8 54 2.35 .250 .273 .337 .610  
1960 29 AAA   6 10 .375 29 29 0 0 0 125.0 132 59 9 40 102 4.25 .269 .324 .385 .709  
1961 30 AAA   8 8 .500 29 29 0 0 0 126.0 138 47 16 32 61 3.36 .278 .321 .408 .730  
1962 31 TOR AL 5 8 .385 59 0 0 0 7 66.7 79 36 5 23 21 4.86 .293 .349 .407 .756 3.2
1963 32 TOR AL 2 6 .250 35 0 0 0 15 32.7 44 20 6 4 15 5.51 .324 .340 .500 .840 1.5
1964 33 TOR AL 3 3 .500 28 0 0 0 8 36.7 48 20 4 11 14 4.91 .320 .359 .447 .806 1.6
    AAA   0 1 .000 6 0 0 0 0 12.7 17 9 1 3 13 6.40 .304 .339 .446 .785  
1965 34 A   4 1 .800 86 0 0 0 9 63.7 60 26 4 26 44 3.68 .256 .331 .350 .681  
4 Years Sim 15 20 .429 136 14 4 2 30 240.6 270 121 26 63 75 4.53 .283 .326 .426 .751 14.0
7 Years AAA 31 45 .408 132 125 1 0 0 668.0 771 304 76 185 441 4.10 .285 .331 .421 .752  
1 Years AA 1 4 .200 12 12 1 0 0 65.0 63 17 3 8 54 2.35 .250 .273 .337 .610  
1 Years A 4 1 .800 86 0 0 0 9 63.7 60 26 4 26 44 3.68 .256 .331 .350 .681  
9 Years Minors 36 50 .419 230 137 2 0 9 796.6 894 347 83 219 539 3.92 .280 .326 .410 .736  
Season Average 3 5 .375 34 3 1 0 7 60.2 67 30 6 15 18 4.53 .283 .326 .426 .751  
Career Highs 5 8 .625 59 14 4 2 15 104.7 99 45 11 25 25 5.51 .324 .359 .500 .840  
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   141 60 13 38 45   .255 .303 .380 .684
vs LH   129 61 13 25 30   .321 .361 .488 .848
Home 7 7 .500 67 6 2 1 13 114.3 124 56 11 29 36 4.41 .276 .320 .419 .739
Away 8 13 .381 69 8 2 1 17 126.3 146 65 15 34 39 4.63 .289 .334 .432 .766
Mar/Apr 2 6 .250 19 0 0 0 5 18.0 27 14 4 6 5 7.00 .329 .375 .488 .863
May 1 2 .333 25 0 0 0 11 28.3 46 25 4 12 10 7.94 .377 .433 .541 .974
June 3 4 .429 30 0 0 0 8 39.0 50 18 2 7 15 4.15 .313 .341 .425 .766
July 0 0 .000 20 1 0 0 3 23.0 25 10 1 8 8 3.91 .281 .340 .360 .700
August 6 2 .750 20 7 3 2 1 71.3 53 21 5 17 14 2.65 .205 .255 .341 .596
Sep/Oct 3 6 .333 22 6 1 0 2 61.0 69 33 10 13 23 4.87 .284 .320 .461 .781
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1956 25 NYA AL 14 34 3 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 .118 .143 .176 .319 0.2 0.0
1962 31 TOR AL 59 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.0 0.0
1964 33 TOR AL 28 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
3 Years Sim 101 46 4 5 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 13 .109 .128 .152 .280 -0.2 0.0
162 Game Average 73 6 8 3 0 0 4 0 0 1 20 .109 .128 .152 .280 -0.4  
Career Highs 59 34 3 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 .167 .167 .176 .333 0.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   38 3 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 11 .079 .103 .105 .208 -1.3
vs LH   8 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .375 .625 0.6
Home 49 18 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .167 .167 .222 .389 0.3
Away 52 28 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 9 .071 .103 .107 .211 -0.9
RISP   9 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 .111 .200 .111 .311 0.1
Close/Late   7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.1
Mar/Apr 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
May 12 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
June 21 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.1
July 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
August 20 20 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .100 .100 .200 .300 -0.3
Sep/Oct 15 12 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 .167 .231 .167 .397 0.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1956 25 NYA AL P 14 14 104.7 4 23 0 2 1.000 2.32    
1962 31 TOR AL P 59 0 66.7 2 13 0 3 1.000 2.03    
1963 32 TOR AL P 35 0 32.7 0 6 0 0 1.000 1.65    
1964 33 TOR AL P 28 0 36.7 2 7 1 0 .900 2.21    
Career Totals   136 14 240.6 8 49 1 5 .983 2.13    
Career Highs   59 14 104.7 4 23 1 3 1.000 2.32    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1963-7-15
1964-10-8
 Shutouts
1956-2-2
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 7    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  8. Bobby Hogue (978)
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 25th overall pick, by New York (A) in 1956
Had first career hit (double) on 8/4/1956, off Kent Peterson (MON)
Earned first career win on 8/4/1956
Won Player of the Week award on 9/1/1956, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Injured on 8/11/1959 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week
Traded from New York (A) to Toronto on 2/21/1962 (Going to TOR: C Jack Shepard, 3B Randy Jackson, P Tom Sturdivant, P Bill Fischer. Going to NYA: SS Danny O'connell)
Injured on 7/27/1963 with a Spasms Back, out for 5 weeks
 
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