Bill
Kunkel
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 187
 
Born: July 7, 1936 in Usa, NJ, HOBOKEN
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1961 24 BRK NL   6 4 5 4 7 7 7 3 4 4
1962 25 BRK NL $ 300,000 6 4 5 5 7 7 7 3 4 4
1963 26 BRK NL   6 4 5 5 7 7 7 4 5 4
1964 27 BRK NL $ 300,000 6 4 5 5 7 7 7 5 6 5
1965 28 LAD NL $ 300,000 6 4 5 4 6 7 7 5 5 5
1966 29 LAD NL $ 350,000 6 4 5 4 6 7 7 5 5 5
1967 30 LAD NL $ 350,000 6 4 5 4 6 7 7 5 5 5
1968 31 LAD NL $ 350,000 6 4 5 4 6 7 6 5 5 5
1969 32 LAD NL $ 350,000 6 4 4 4 6 7 6 4 4 4
1970 33 LAD NL $ 350,000 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 5 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 4 4 4 6 6 6 3 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000 6 4 5 5 7 7 7 5 6 5
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
1961 24 BRK NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1962 25 BRK NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1963 26 BRK NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1964 27 BRK NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1965 28 LAD NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1966 29 LAD NL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1967 30 LAD NL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1968 31 LAD NL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1969 32 LAD NL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1970 33 LAD NL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
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
1961 24 AAA   3 7 .300 54 0 0 0 3 58.3 73 37 9 28 55 5.71 .309 .383 .475 .857  
    AA   1 1 .500 38 0 0 0 5 44.7 24 7 0 11 48 1.41 .159 .216 .199 .415  
1962 25 BRK NL 2 7 .222 37 7 0 0 2 78.0 89 51 10 31 42 5.88 .286 .356 .415 .771 0.0
1963 26 AAA   11 14 .440 30 30 2 0 0 202.3 230 94 32 56 173 4.18 .283 .329 .471 .799  
1964 27 BRK NL 10 22 .313 40 40 1 0 0 270.3 324 161 38 79 141 5.36 .299 .347 .468 .815 1.1
1965 28 LAD NL 9 19 .321 38 38 4 0 0 276.7 287 118 38 71 127 3.84 .265 .315 .412 .727 11.9
1966 29 LAD NL 0 1 .000 9 0 0 0 0 11.7 18 12 4 3 6 9.26 .353 .382 .647 1.029 0.0
1967 30 LAD NL 1 1 .500 11 0 0 0 0 11.7 14 7 1 4 10 5.40 .298 .346 .383 .729 0.1
    AAA   0 0 .000 34 0 0 0 4 49.0 53 16 2 9 39 2.94 .277 .310 .335 .645  
1968 31 AAA   0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 0 7.7 14 7 2 2 7 8.22 .400 .432 .657 1.090  
    AA   2 6 .250 37 0 0 0 3 46.7 61 26 5 18 42 5.02 .323 .382 .460 .842  
    A   2 1 .667 33 0 0 0 2 52.7 37 12 2 8 44 2.05 .201 .234 .266 .501  
1969 32 AA   3 1 .750 54 1 0 0 6 70.3 63 24 7 27 64 3.07 .244 .316 .357 .672  
    A   0 1 .000 39 0 0 0 3 47.0 27 13 3 14 54 2.49 .164 .229 .291 .520  
1970 33 AA   2 0 1.000 18 0 0 0 2 24.0 27 15 5 10 17 5.63 .293 .363 .500 .863  
    A   2 1 .667 66 0 0 0 7 65.3 51 15 2 20 51 2.07 .218 .280 .295 .574  
5 Years Sim 22 50 .306 135 85 5 0 2 648.3 732 349 91 188 326 4.84 .284 .335 .440 .775 13.1
4 Years AAA 14 21 .400 122 30 2 0 7 317.3 370 154 45 95 274 4.37 .290 .339 .456 .795  
4 Years AA 8 8 .500 147 1 0 0 16 185.7 175 72 17 66 171 3.49 .254 .319 .370 .688  
3 Years A 4 3 .571 138 0 0 0 12 165.0 115 40 7 42 149 2.18 .197 .251 .285 .536  
11 Years Minors 26 32 .448 407 31 2 0 35 668.0 660 266 69 203 594 3.58 .259 .314 .393 .707  
Season Average 4 10 .286 27 17 1 0 0 129.7 146 69 18 37 65 4.84 .284 .335 .440 .775  
Career Highs 10 22 .500 40 40 4 0 2 276.7 324 161 38 79 141 9.26 .353 .382 .647 1.029  
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   357 161 44 86 187   .265 .309 .418 .728
vs LH   375 188 47 102 139   .305 .358 .464 .822
Home 13 27 .325 75 45 2 0 0 354.0 396 180 50 101 167 4.58 .281 .329 .427 .756
Away 9 23 .281 60 40 3 0 2 294.3 336 169 41 87 159 5.17 .288 .337 .456 .793
Mar/Apr 5 10 .333 25 12 3 0 1 105.3 116 54 17 31 56 4.61 .283 .333 .446 .780
May 4 6 .400 33 14 1 0 0 118.3 136 66 20 29 59 5.02 .288 .329 .463 .792
June 2 11 .154 21 14 0 0 0 101.3 114 64 19 35 45 5.68 .284 .341 .465 .806
July 4 4 .500 18 12 0 0 0 92.3 102 50 14 24 49 4.87 .284 .329 .462 .791
August 1 7 .125 17 12 0 0 1 83.7 95 40 6 25 37 4.30 .284 .333 .406 .739
Sep/Oct 6 12 .333 21 21 1 0 0 147.3 169 75 15 44 80 4.58 .284 .333 .406 .739
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
1962 25 BRK NL 37 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.5 0.0
1964 27 BRK NL 41 87 4 14 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 34 .161 .161 .195 .356 1.1 0.0
1965 28 LAD NL 38 94 6 22 1 0 0 4 1 1 2 24 .234 .247 .245 .492 5.4 0.0
1967 30 LAD NL 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1968 31 A   2 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .286 .286 .571 0.5  
1969 32 A   2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2  
1970 33 A   3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2  
4 Years Sim 127 201 10 36 4 0 0 9 1 1 2 67 .179 .186 .199 .385 4.8 0.0
3 Years A 7 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .182 .182 .182 .364 0.1  
162 Game Average 256 12 45 5 0 0 11 1 1 2 85 .179 .186 .199 .385 6.1  
Career Highs 41 94 6 22 3 0 0 5 1 1 2 34 .234 .247 .245 .492 5.4  
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   116 5 18 3 0 0 5 0 1 2 43 .155 .168 .181 .349 0.6
vs LH   85 5 18 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 24 .212 .212 .224 .435 3.0
Home 71 106 5 17 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 30 .160 .160 .170 .330 0.4
Away 56 95 5 19 3 0 0 6 0 1 2 37 .200 .214 .232 .446 3.2
RISP   35 0 8 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 14 .229 .222 .229 .451 1.4
Close/Late   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.8
Mar/Apr 22 32 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .188 .188 .219 .406 0.7
May 21 37 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 13 .162 .162 .189 .351 -0.1
June 15 30 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 9 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.1
July 16 31 2 8 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 9 .258 .258 .258 .516 2.0
August 12 27 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 12 .148 .179 .185 .364 0.4
Sep/Oct 21 44 4 7 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 16 .159 .174 .182 .356 0.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1962 25 BRK NL P 37 7 78.0 3 13 0 1 1.000 1.85    
1964 27 BRK NL P 40 40 270.3 13 49 3 5 .954 2.06    
    2B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1965 28 LAD NL P 38 38 276.7 19 52 0 1 1.000 2.31    
1966 29 LAD NL P 9 0 11.7 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.54    
1967 30 LAD NL P 11 0 11.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
  P 135 85 648.3 36 115 3 7 .981 2.10    
  2B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   136 85 649.3 36 115 3 7 .981 2.09    
Career Highs   41 40 276.7 19 52 3 5 1.000 2.31    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1964-2-22
1965-7-19
Hits Allowed
1964-5-324
Homeruns Allowed
1964-4-38
1965-4-38
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 4th round, 59th overall pick, by Brooklyn in 1961
Earned first career win on 9/10/1962
Injured on 6/4/1963 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 4 days
Injured on 8/25/1963 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 6 days
Had first career hit on 4/5/1964, off Jim Constable (NYG)
Injured on 8/15/1965 with a Strained Back, out for one week
2/1/1966: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1967: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1968: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1969: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1970: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration