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Donnie
Hill		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 160
 
Born: November 12, 1960 in Usa, CA, POMONA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1976    1977   
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
1983 22 SEM AL     5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 4 4 8 9 9
1984 23 SEM AL     5 5 5 4 4 4 5 6 5 3 4 4 8 9 9
1985 24 SEM AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 4 4 9 9 9
1986 25 SEM AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 5 4 9 9 9
1987 26 SEM AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 4 4 4 6 7 6 4 5 4 8 9 9
1988 27 SEM AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 4 5 5 6 7 6 4 5 4 8 9 9
1989 28 SEM AL $ 978,571   5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 6 4 5 4 8 9 9
1990 29 SEM AL $ 978,571   5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 4 5 4 8 9 9
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 4 4 8 9 9
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 978,571   5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 6 4 5 4 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
1983 22 AA   137 515 48 130 20 5 6 43 7 0 53 33 .252 .322 .346 .668 60.1  
1984 23 AAA   137 587 72 135 18 2 11 54 15 3 48 37 .230 .288 .324 .612 57.5  
1985 24 SEM AL 135 444 36 122 21 2 10 46 5 0 24 28 .275 .310 .399 .709 52.7 9.1
1986 25 SEM AL 124 449 48 106 16 1 7 39 6 4 39 26 .236 .297 .323 .619 43.4 5.3
1987 26 SEM AL 126 414 43 116 21 3 8 38 13 3 27 23 .280 .326 .403 .729 50.9 7.6
    AAA   4 15 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 .333 .375 .333 .708 1.6  
1988 27 SEM AL 137 540 69 143 28 4 11 47 13 3 36 30 .265 .308 .393 .701 64.2 9.7
1989 28 SEM AL 155 592 72 129 33 3 11 53 1 1 45 41 .218 .273 .340 .612 51.9 3.9
1990 29 SEM AL 138 479 65 126 35 2 14 54 0 0 35 32 .263 .312 .432 .744 60.9 10.8
6 Years Sim 815 2918 333 742 154 15 61 277 38 11 206 180 .254 .303 .380 .683 324.0 46.4
2 Years AAA 141 602 75 140 18 2 11 55 15 4 49 37 .233 .289 .324 .612 59.1  
1 Years AA 137 515 48 130 20 5 6 43 7 0 53 33 .252 .322 .346 .667 60.1  
3 Years Minors 278 1117 123 270 38 7 17 98 22 4 102 70 .242 .304 .334 .638 119.2  
162 Game Average 580 66 147 30 2 12 55 7 2 40 35 .254 .303 .380 .683 64.4  
Career Highs 155 592 72 143 35 4 14 54 13 4 45 41 .280 .326 .432 .744 64.2  
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   2317 261 597 117 12 51 212 29 11 159 155 .258 .305 .385 .689 269.3
vs LH   601 72 145 37 3 10 65 9 0 47 25 .241 .294 .363 .657 65.5
Home 408 1480 157 378 63 10 34 141 18 8 96 91 .255 .300 .380 .680 167.7
Away 407 1438 176 364 91 5 27 136 20 3 110 89 .253 .305 .380 .685 167.0
RISP   548 0 135 24 1 12 187 0 0 44 35 .246 .296 .359 .655 59.9
Pinch Hitting   50 5 11 4 0 1 7 0 0 1 6 .220 .235 .360 .595 3.9
Close/Late   385 46 112 18 0 10 48 0 0 33 24 .291 .346 .416 .761 54.4
Mar/Apr 129 468 53 113 17 3 14 43 8 2 40 30 .241 .300 .380 .680 55.3
May 142 511 51 125 21 5 8 39 6 3 35 28 .245 .291 .352 .644 52.3
June 139 511 58 127 29 2 9 58 8 1 42 36 .249 .305 .366 .670 58.0
July 139 516 63 131 25 2 12 45 7 4 27 33 .254 .291 .380 .671 55.6
August 147 497 62 136 33 1 9 49 6 1 27 30 .274 .311 .398 .709 59.5
Sep/Oct 119 415 46 110 29 2 9 43 3 0 35 23 .265 .322 .410 .731 54.1
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 SEM AL 2B 45 45 396.0 101 160 3 42 .989 5.93   2.1
    SS 7 3 30.7 7 10 0 1 1.000 4.99   0.2
    3B 2 1 12.0 0 3 0 0 1.000 2.25   0.1
1986 25 SEM AL 3B 113 110 942.0 52 201 17 13 .937 2.42   2.9
    SS 4 0 7.7 1 5 0 1 1.000 7.05   0.1
    2B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1987 26 SEM AL 3B 119 119 1025.0 59 215 17 15 .942 2.41   2.9
    SS 8 4 41.0 6 14 0 3 1.000 4.39   0.2
    2B 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
1988 27 SEM AL 3B 134 132 1158.0 86 272 13 25 .965 2.78   7.5
    2B 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
    SS 1 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1989 28 SEM AL 3B 144 141 1251.7 72 256 12 22 .965 2.36   5.7
    2B 4 0 11.0 3 7 0 2 1.000 8.18   0.1
    SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1990 29 SEM AL 3B 114 108 964.7 52 225 12 19 .958 2.58   3.6
    SS 10 1 24.7 3 6 0 1 1.000 3.28   0.1
    2B 8 0 16.0 8 5 0 3 1.000 7.31   0.1
  3B 626 611 5353.3 321 1172 71 94 .955 2.51   22.5
  2B 60 45 427.0 114 172 3 47 .990 6.03   2.4
  SS 31 8 105.6 17 35 0 6 1.000 4.43   0.5
Career Totals   717 664 5886.0 452 1379 74 147 .961 2.80   25.4
Career Highs   149 141 1263.7 108 272 17 43 .989 5.77    
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.
Games
1989-2-155
 At-Bats
1989-5-592
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 2    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
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  4. Jim Presley (934)
  5. Dave Hostetler (934)
  6. Kurt Bevacqua (933)
  7. Tom Heintzelman (932)
  8. Mickey Stanley (926)
  9. Tommy Thevenow (924)
  10. Lee Maye (922)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 3rd overall pick, by Cleveland (A) in 1972
Traded from Cleveland (A) to Kansas City on 2/1/1973 (Going to CLE: SS Dick Allen, P Gary Wagner, P Jim Merritt, P Jerry Cram. Going to KCR: 1B Cliff Johnson, RF Joe Lahoud, CF Pepe Mangual, CF Jim Nettles)
Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/3/1973, off Dick Baney (BSN)
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1973, hitting .333 with 7 HR, 25 RBI
Injured on 4/23/1975 with a Bruised Ribs, out for one week
Won World Championship with Kansas City in 1976
2/1/1977: Gets a new one-year contract worth $591,429 through salary arbitration
Injured on 3/7/1977 with a Inflamed Abdominal Muscle, out for one week
Won World Championship with Kansas City in 1977
11/2/1977: Signed a contract extension with Kansas City, $1,000,000 per year, for 4 years
Signed as a free agent by Boston (A) on 4/3/1982 to a minor league deal
Drafted in 4th round, 78th overall pick, by Seattle in 1983
Had first career hit on 4/4/1985, off Steve Farr (BAL)
Hit first career homerun on 4/21/1985, off Dennis Eckersley (BOS)
Had 6 hits with 0 RBI against San Diego on 6/30/1985
Injured on 5/14/1988 with a Pulled Bicep Tendon, out for 3 weeks
2/2/1989: Gets a new one-year contract worth $978,571 through salary arbitration
2/2/1990: Gets a new one-year contract worth $978,571 through salary arbitration
 
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