Bill
Parsons
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 6''
Weight: 195
 
Born: August 17, 1948 in Usa, CA, RIVERSIDE
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1971 22 MIN AL   7 6 6 6 7 7 7 3 3 3
1972 23 MIN AL   7 6 6 6 7 7 7 3 3 3
1973 24 MIN AL   7 6 6 6 6 7 7 4 4 4
1974 25 MIN AL $ 300,000 7 5 5 5 6 7 7 5 5 5
1975 26 MIN AL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 7 7 7 6 6 6
1976 27 MIN AL $ 300,000 7 5 5 5 6 7 7 4 4 4
1977 28 MIN AL $ 350,000 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4
1978 29 MIN AL $ 350,000 7 5 5 5 5 6 6 3 3 3
1979 30 MIN AL $ 350,000 7 5 5 5 5 6 5 3 3 3
1980 31 MIN AL $ 350,000 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 3 3 3
1981 32 MIN AL $ 350,000 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 5 5 5 5 6 5 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6
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
1971 22 AAA   12 10 .545 29 29 4 3 0 214.0 182 66 26 63 173 2.78 .228 .284 .364 .648  
1972 23 AAA   14 10 .583 28 28 3 0 0 204.7 182 62 19 51 161 2.73 .238 .285 .360 .646  
1973 24 AAA   11 13 .458 30 30 2 1 0 203.0 184 102 33 67 156 4.52 .239 .300 .432 .731  
1974 25 MIN AL 5 14 .263 30 22 5 0 1 187.7 185 98 29 56 99 4.70 .258 .315 .448 .763 10.2
1975 26 MIN AL 16 14 .533 32 32 12 2 0 248.3 237 116 24 90 131 4.20 .251 .315 .380 .695 17.1
1976 27 MIN AL 8 20 .286 34 34 5 0 0 241.7 250 136 37 114 110 5.06 .267 .345 .441 .786 6.8
1977 28 MIN AL 0 0 .000 11 0 0 0 0 19.3 24 12 3 9 3 5.59 .312 .379 .468 .847 0.5
1978 29 AAA   5 4 .556 30 0 0 0 0 58.7 62 33 6 28 44 5.06 .272 .352 .408 .759  
1979 30 AAA   3 1 .750 34 0 0 0 1 57.3 45 23 6 25 42 3.61 .221 .306 .368 .673  
1980 31 AAA   1 2 .333 32 0 0 0 1 50.0 50 26 5 27 35 4.68 .256 .347 .349 .696  
1981 32 AAA   0 1 .000 19 0 0 0 0 36.0 35 18 10 10 23 4.50 .259 .310 .526 .836  
4 Years Sim 29 48 .377 107 88 22 2 1 697.0 696 362 93 269 343 4.67 .260 .328 .422 .750 34.6
7 Years AAA 46 41 .529 202 87 9 4 2 823.7 740 330 105 271 634 3.61 .239 .300 .390 .690  
Season Average 7 12 .368 26 22 5 0 0 174.2 174 90 23 67 85 4.67 .260 .328 .422 .750  
Career Highs 16 20 .533 34 34 12 2 1 248.3 250 136 37 114 131 5.59 .312 .379 .468 .847  
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   321 170 48 109 172   .251 .310 .418 .728
vs LH   375 192 45 160 171   .268 .343 .426 .769
Home 18 22 .450 53 46 10 1 0 352.3 341 173 41 137 180 4.42 .254 .324 .413 .736
Away 11 26 .297 54 42 12 1 1 344.7 355 189 52 132 163 4.94 .266 .332 .432 .764
Mar/Apr 3 7 .300 20 11 1 0 1 104.0 116 65 11 44 45 5.63 .282 .352 .438 .790
May 5 7 .417 19 16 3 0 0 126.6 105 53 14 48 62 3.77 .224 .296 .343 .639
June 8 6 .571 18 15 6 1 0 124.0 109 60 15 43 76 4.36 .234 .299 .387 .686
July 6 7 .462 16 15 5 0 0 114.7 119 54 18 38 59 4.24 .271 .329 .453 .782
August 4 11 .267 18 16 4 0 0 118.3 120 60 13 49 52 4.56 .263 .334 .425 .758
Sep/Oct 3 10 .231 16 15 3 1 0 109.3 127 70 22 47 49 5.76 .292 .361 .497 .858
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1974 25 MIN AL P 30 22 187.7 13 28 2 4 .953 1.97    
1975 26 MIN AL P 32 32 248.3 11 30 0 4 1.000 1.49    
1976 27 MIN AL P 34 34 241.7 16 38 2 4 .964 2.01    
1977 28 MIN AL P 11 0 19.3 2 3 0 2 1.000 2.33    
Career Totals   107 88 697.0 42 99 4 14 .972 1.82    
Career Highs   34 34 248.3 16 38 2 4 1.000 2.33    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1975-9-16
Losses
1974-9-14
1976-1-20
Games Started
1976-9-34
Complete Games
1975-4-12
Shutouts
1975-3-2
Hits Allowed
1976-10-250
Homeruns Allowed
1974-10-29
1976-1-37
Walks Allowed
1976-7-114
WHiP
1974-10-1.28
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 8    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Marty Pattin (980)
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  4. Bob Shaw (969)
  5. Tommy De La Cruz (967)
  6. Don Durham (965)
  7. Bill Laskey (964)
  8. Bob Klinger (964)
  9. Tom Candiotti (964)
  10. Monty Montgomery (963)
History
Drafted in 4th round, 73rd overall pick, by Minnesota in 1971
Injured on 8/20/1972 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for one week
Earned first career win on 4/28/1974
2/1/1977: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1978: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1979: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1980: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1981: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration