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Billy
Grabarkewitz		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 170
 
Born: January 18, 1946 in Usa, TX, LOCKHART
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1972   
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
1969 23 BSN NL     4 4 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 10 9 9 4 4 4
1970 24 BSN NL     4 4 4 6 5 5 6 5 5 10 10 10 4 4 4
1971 25 BSN NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 6 6 6 6 5 5 10 10 10 4 4 4
1972 26 BSN NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 6 6 6 6 5 6 10 10 10 4 4 4
1973 27 BSN NL     4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 10 10 10 3 3 3
1974 28 BSN NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 5 10 10 10 3 3 3
1975 29 BSN NL $ 300,000   4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 3 3 3
1976 30 BSN NL $ 350,000   4 4 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 4 4 4
1977 31 BSN NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10 4 4 4
1978 32 BSN NL $ 381,429   4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 5 10 10 10 4 4 4
1979 33 BSN NL $ 381,429   4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 5 10 10 10 4 4 4
1980 34 BSN NL     3 3 4 5 4 5 5 4 4 10 10 10 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 4 5 4 5 5 4 4 10 9 9 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 381,429   4 4 5 6 6 6 6 5 6 10 10 10 4 4 4
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
1969 23 AA   2 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.2  
    A   134 450 76 108 17 4 22 57 14 9 125 120 .240 .405 .442 .847 89.9  
1970 24 AA   137 456 101 128 21 1 32 79 25 6 134 109 .281 .444 .542 .986 115.9  
1971 25 BSN NL 102 331 48 71 14 0 11 40 13 9 46 90 .215 .311 .356 .667 38.8 5.4
    AA   54 185 53 59 9 2 11 25 8 4 51 41 .319 .466 .568 1.034 48.3  
1972 26 BSN NL 147 493 59 100 20 7 9 47 20 12 81 150 .203 .315 .327 .642 53.6 7.1
1974 28 BSN NL 153 536 77 116 17 6 7 36 32 14 74 138 .216 .318 .310 .627 56.8 5.7
1975 29 BSN NL 38 36 6 8 1 0 0 2 4 3 5 8 .222 .333 .250 .583 2.7 0.0
1976 30 BSN NL 22 34 8 8 1 0 2 4 1 0 5 10 .235 .325 .441 .766 4.8 0.7
    AAA   77 229 45 53 10 2 12 34 8 1 59 54 .231 .389 .450 .839 45.3  
1977 31 BSN NL 6 2 4 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.000 2.500 3.500 2.3 1.0
    AAA   124 438 62 117 14 5 18 72 8 6 91 100 .267 .393 .445 .838 80.8  
1978 32 BSN NL 69 79 22 11 1 1 2 6 5 1 12 18 .139 .253 .253 .506 6.2 0.0
1979 33 BSN NL 13 15 4 5 0 0 2 6 0 1 4 1 .333 .474 .733 1.207 4.5 1.6
    AAA   96 294 53 75 8 1 12 40 6 3 63 61 .255 .387 .412 .798 51.6  
1980 34 BSN NL 13 16 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 .125 .176 .188 .364 -0.1 0.0
    AAA   103 347 51 78 10 2 13 44 7 4 69 72 .225 .353 .378 .731 52.1  
9 Years Sim 563 1542 230 323 55 14 34 143 75 41 229 419 .209 .314 .329 .644 169.5 21.5
4 Years AAA 400 1308 211 323 42 10 55 190 29 14 282 287 .247 .382 .420 .802 229.9  
3 Years AA 193 649 154 188 30 3 43 104 33 10 185 152 .290 .450 .544 .994 164.0  
1 Years A 134 450 76 108 17 4 22 57 14 9 125 120 .240 .405 .442 .847 89.9  
8 Years Minors 727 2407 441 619 89 17 120 351 76 33 592 559 .257 .405 .458 .863 483.8  
162 Game Average 443 66 92 15 4 9 41 21 11 65 120 .209 .314 .329 .644 48.8  
Career Highs 153 536 77 116 20 7 11 47 32 14 81 150 1.000 1.000 2.500 3.500 56.8  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1023 158 200 38 8 25 94 52 27 143 275 .196 .297 .322 .619 106.5
vs LH   519 72 123 17 6 9 49 23 14 86 144 .237 .346 .345 .691 67.8
Home 282 739 105 158 27 10 18 70 32 23 108 196 .214 .316 .350 .666 86.6
Away 281 803 125 165 28 4 16 73 43 18 121 223 .205 .313 .310 .623 87.7
RISP   351 0 62 19 1 3 90 0 0 45 87 .177 .270 .262 .532 26.1
Pinch Hitting   34 4 12 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 7 .353 .371 .382 .754 4.4
Close/Late   179 49 41 8 2 5 18 0 0 31 49 .229 .344 .380 .724 25.3
Mar/Apr 82 200 28 50 10 3 4 20 9 7 34 42 .250 .362 .390 .752 29.1
May 82 208 30 41 5 1 5 16 8 4 34 49 .197 .314 .303 .617 22.5
June 97 272 38 55 15 2 4 27 12 9 42 78 .202 .310 .316 .626 28.4
July 91 261 39 55 11 2 5 27 11 4 29 65 .211 .291 .326 .617 26.5
August 100 282 39 53 8 3 5 19 16 7 39 92 .188 .286 .291 .577 26.5
Sep/Oct 111 319 56 69 6 3 11 34 19 10 51 93 .216 .330 .357 .687 41.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1971 25 BSN NL 3B 99 98 837.0 54 195 14 14 .947 2.68   3.1
    SS 2 0 6.3 0 2 0 0 1.000 2.84   0.0
1972 26 BSN NL 3B 141 138 1202.0 90 357 18 28 .961 3.35   3.0
    2B 4 0 5.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.80   0.0
    SS 2 0 5.0 2 3 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
1974 28 BSN NL 3B 151 143 1241.7 68 375 20 30 .957 3.21   3.5
    2B 2 0 4.0 2 4 0 2 1.000 13.50   0.1
    SS 2 0 4.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 2.25   0.0
1975 29 BSN NL SS 12 1 38.3 4 21 0 2 1.000 5.87   0.3
    3B 7 2 29.7 2 8 0 1 1.000 3.03   0.2
    2B 4 1 16.0 4 9 0 2 1.000 7.31   0.1
    1B 1 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 18.00   0.0
1976 30 BSN NL SS 13 5 60.0 8 21 1 4 .967 4.35   0.3
    2B 4 3 23.0 3 10 0 0 1.000 5.09   0.1
    3B 2 1 10.0 2 1 1 0 .750 2.70   0.0
1977 31 BSN NL SS 2 0 3.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1978 32 BSN NL 2B 28 10 128.7 24 65 2 13 .978 6.23   0.7
    SS 15 5 63.0 7 34 1 1 .976 5.86   0.4
    3B 8 2 26.7 2 9 0 2 1.000 3.71   0.2
    CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1979 33 BSN NL 2B 5 2 23.0 4 8 0 2 1.000 4.70   0.1
    SS 3 1 12.0 5 6 0 2 1.000 8.25   0.2
    3B 1 1 9.0 0 3 0 1 1.000 3.00   0.0
1980 34 BSN NL SS 7 1 21.0 2 9 0 1 1.000 4.71   0.1
    2B 4 2 20.0 7 13 0 2 1.000 9.00   0.3
    3B 2 0 4.0 2 1 0 0 1.000 6.75   0.1
  3B 411 385 3360.0 220 949 53 76 .957 3.13   10.0
  2B 51 18 219.7 45 109 2 21 .987 6.31   1.5
  SS 58 13 213.3 28 97 2 10 .984 5.27   1.4
  CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  1B 1 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 18.00   0.0
Career Totals   522 416 3795.0 295 1155 57 107 .962 3.44   12.8
Career Highs   155 143 1249.7 93 380 20 32 1.000 6.80    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1975 29 BSN NL 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Triples
1972-2-7
1974-6-6
 Stolen Bases
1972-5-20
1974-3-32
 Caught Stealing
1971-7-9
1972-4-12
1974-5-14
 Walks
1972-7-81
 Strikeouts
1972-2-150
1974-1-138
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 8    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
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  1. Ed Spiezio (962)
  2. Syd O'Brien (961)
  3. Floyd Rayford (956)
  4. Milt Bolling (956)
  5. Jim Anderson (945)
  6. Don Young (942)
  7. Lou Skizas (942)
  8. Dick Schofield (939)
  9. Buddy Kerr (939)
  10. Bob Sadowski (935)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 12th overall pick, by Boston (N) in 1969
Had first career hit (double) on 6/1/1971, off Gary Nolan (COL)
Hit first career homerun on 6/8/1971, off Jim Mcandrew (PIT)
Injured on 8/23/1972 with a Strained Back, out for one week
Won Gold Glove at Third Base in 1972
2/1/1976: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
3/3/1976: Signed a minor league contract extension with Boston (N)
Injured on 6/1/1977 with a Sore Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 6/22/1977 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 6 days
2/2/1978: Gets a new one-year contract worth $381,429 through salary arbitration
2/2/1979: Gets a new one-year contract worth $381,429 through salary arbitration
2/2/1980: Gets a new one-year contract worth $381,429 through salary arbitration
Injured on 6/19/1980 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week
Released by Boston (N) on 10/14/1980
 
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