Billy
Hatcher
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9''
Weight: 180
 
Born: October 4, 1960 in Usa, AZ, WILLIAMS
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1984 23 BSN NL     5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 3 3 3 8 8 8
1985 24 BSN NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 3 3 3 8 8 8
1986 25 BSN NL $ 300,000   6 6 7 3 3 3 7 6 6 4 3 3 9 8 9
1987 26 BSN NL $ 300,000   6 6 7 3 3 3 7 6 7 4 4 4 9 9 9
1988 27 BSN NL $ 300,000   7 7 7 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 4 4 9 8 9
1989 28 BSN NL $ 1,621,429   8 8 8 4 4 4 7 6 7 5 4 4 9 8 8
1990 29 BSN NL $ 2,907,143   8 8 8 5 5 5 7 6 7 5 5 5 9 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 3 3 3 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,907,143   8 8 8 5 5 5 7 6 7 5 5 5 9 9 9
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
1984 23 AAA   4 17 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .176 .176 .176 .353 0.2  
    AA   133 498 61 129 29 6 10 66 21 0 50 39 .259 .327 .402 .728 68.9  
1985 24 BSN NL 87 322 36 81 19 1 7 43 8 2 14 27 .252 .284 .382 .666 35.8 5.6
    AAA   53 213 23 52 10 2 4 19 7 4 19 23 .244 .306 .366 .672 24.0  
1986 25 BSN NL 60 161 30 40 8 2 3 17 5 1 10 12 .248 .292 .379 .671 16.9 2.4
    AAA   57 256 40 82 10 3 6 26 10 3 14 17 .320 .356 .453 .809 39.4  
1987 26 BSN NL 122 452 65 123 27 6 4 40 16 3 39 34 .272 .328 .385 .713 59.5 12.0
1988 27 BSN NL 151 589 76 156 43 7 7 62 27 8 31 47 .265 .306 .397 .703 67.8 10.5
1989 28 BSN NL 154 634 95 193 40 7 6 46 52 9 33 56 .304 .346 .418 .764 89.8 17.8
1990 29 BSN NL 137 522 82 174 34 6 15 72 41 11 44 47 .333 .389 .508 .897 93.7 24.7
6 Years Sim 711 2680 384 767 171 29 42 280 149 34 171 223 .286 .332 .419 .751 363.5 72.9
3 Years AAA 114 486 64 137 20 5 10 46 17 7 33 41 .282 .330 .405 .736 63.5  
1 Years AA 133 498 61 129 29 6 10 66 21 0 50 39 .259 .333 .402 .735 68.9  
4 Years Minors 247 984 125 266 49 11 20 112 38 7 83 80 .270 .332 .403 .735 132.4  
162 Game Average 610 87 174 38 6 9 63 33 7 38 50 .286 .332 .419 .751 82.8  
Career Highs 154 634 95 193 43 7 15 72 52 11 44 56 .333 .389 .508 .897 93.7  
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   1830 264 527 122 19 25 193 108 24 115 158 .288 .335 .416 .751 249.9
vs LH   850 120 240 49 10 17 87 41 10 56 65 .282 .327 .424 .751 116.8
Home 356 1332 194 387 81 11 28 134 68 16 80 110 .291 .334 .431 .764 187.2
Away 355 1348 190 380 90 18 14 146 81 18 91 113 .282 .331 .407 .738 179.5
RISP   536 0 147 37 4 9 207 0 0 40 57 .274 .321 .409 .730 68.5
Pinch Hitting   36 6 14 1 1 1 9 0 0 1 1 .389 .405 .556 .961 6.9
Close/Late   305 41 85 23 4 4 31 0 0 22 23 .279 .328 .420 .748 39.8
Mar/Apr 106 389 55 109 28 7 7 40 16 7 20 33 .280 .317 .442 .759 51.6
May 105 380 62 113 19 5 6 36 28 4 25 26 .297 .342 .421 .763 55.6
June 132 477 69 125 25 4 7 53 28 3 30 40 .262 .311 .375 .686 57.2
July 122 463 68 137 29 4 7 57 26 3 40 48 .296 .355 .421 .776 69.6
August 125 508 55 139 34 4 5 43 24 9 23 32 .274 .308 .386 .694 57.7
Sep/Oct 121 463 75 144 36 5 10 51 27 8 33 44 .311 .363 .475 .838 74.9
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
1985 24 BSN NL LF 77 75 645.3 129 4 1 0 .993 1.85   1.5
    CF 3 2 16.0 6 0 1 0 .857 3.38    
    1B 1 1 9.0 3 0 1 1 .750 3.00   0.0
1986 25 BSN NL CF 40 38 317.0 61 2 0 1 1.000 1.79   0.8
    LF 7 6 48.0 7 0 0 0 1.000 1.31    
1987 26 BSN NL CF 108 102 910.7 250 2 4 2 .984 2.49   2.4
    LF 5 4 37.0 7 0 0 0 1.000 1.70    
    3B 2 2 20.7 0 1 1 0 .500 0.44   0.0
    2B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1988 27 BSN NL CF 150 148 1260.7 281 10 0 5 1.000 2.08   4.6
    LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1989 28 BSN NL CF 152 146 1300.0 274 7 2 2 .993 1.95   3.2
1990 29 BSN NL CF 130 128 1122.7 294 8 4 0 .987 2.42   1.6
    LF 4 3 27.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.00    
  CF 583 564 4927.0 1166 29 11 10 .991 2.18   12.7
  LF 94 88 758.3 146 4 1 0 .993 1.78   1.5
  3B 2 2 20.7 0 1 1 0 .500 0.44   0.0
  1B 1 1 9.0 3 0 1 1 .750 3.00   0.0
  2B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   681 655 5716.0 1315 34 14 11 .990 2.12   14.2
Career Highs   152 148 1300.0 297 10 5 5 1.000 2.41    
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.
Batting Average
1989-9-.304
1990-2-.333
On-Base Pct
1990-6-.389
Slugging Pct
1990-6-.508
OPS
1990-6-.897
At-Bats
1989-1-634
Runs
1989-7-95
Hits
1989-2-193
1990-7-174
Singles
1989-3-140
Triples
1988-5-7
1989-10-7
1990-7-6
Stolen Bases
1989-3-52
1990-5-41
   
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 28    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 26    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  1. Lenny Dykstra (952)
  2. Joe Orsulak (950)
  3. John Kruk (950)
  4. Ival Goodman (949)
  5. Willie McGee (943)
  6. Bob Bowman (941)
  7. Earl Webb (940)
  8. Tommy O'Brien (937)
  9. Jimmy O'Connell (936)
  10. Showboat Fisher (935)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 51st overall pick, by Boston (N) in 1984
Had first career hit on 6/1/1985, off Charlie Lea (BAL)
Hit first career homerun on 6/30/1985, off Mike Scott (TOR)
2/2/1989: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,621,429 through salary arbitration
2/2/1990: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,907,143 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/18/1990 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 8/9/1990 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 9/16/1990, hitting .500 with 4 HR, 9 RBI