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Bill
Pleis		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 180
 
Born: August 5, 1937 in Usa, MO, ST. LOUIS
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1961 23 STL NL   6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
1962 24 WAS NL $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 5 4 5 6 6 6
1963 25 WAS NL   6 5 5 5 5 4 4 6 6 6
1964 26 WAS NL $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 6 6
1965 27 WAS NL $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 6 6
1966 28 WAS NL $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5
1967 29 WAS NL $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5
1968 30 WAS NL $ 350,000 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5
1969 31 WAS NL $ 350,000 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5
1970 32 WAS NL $ 350,000 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
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
1961 23 STL NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1962 24 WAS NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1963 25 WAS NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1964 26 WAS NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1965 27 WAS NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1966 28 WAS NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1967 29 WAS NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1968 30 WAS NL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1969 31 WAS NL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1970 32 WAS NL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
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 23 AAA   12 9 .571 27 27 1 0 0 176.7 163 61 19 85 169 3.11 .240 .325 .371 .696  
1962 24 WAS NL 3 1 .750 7 7 0 0 0 43.3 46 18 4 17 24 3.74 .274 .341 .351 .692 2.7
    AAA   2 7 .222 11 11 1 0 0 70.7 79 33 8 32 54 4.20 .277 .350 .396 .747  
    AA   7 6 .538 18 18 1 1 0 131.3 90 19 5 42 132 1.30 .192 .259 .261 .520  
1963 25 AAA   11 13 .458 29 29 1 0 0 173.3 188 86 20 70 159 4.47 .272 .339 .404 .743  
1964 26 AAA   6 9 .400 18 18 1 0 0 118.7 136 54 19 57 101 4.10 .293 .370 .461 .832  
1965 27 WAS NL 1 1 .500 28 0 0 0 0 30.3 29 7 1 19 8 2.08 .261 .369 .306 .676 3.5
1966 28 WAS NL 0 2 .000 13 0 0 0 0 14.0 19 8 1 5 9 5.14 .311 .368 .410 .777 0.0
1967 29 WAS NL 0 1 .000 9 0 0 0 0 15.0 15 5 2 6 6 3.00 .254 .323 .373 .696 1.0
1968 30 AAA   1 0 1.000 20 0 0 0 0 38.0 41 18 4 18 27 4.26 .268 .345 .392 .737  
1969 31 AAA   2 1 .667 13 0 0 0 0 25.0 20 12 3 10 21 4.32 .213 .288 .383 .671  
1970 32 AAA   2 0 1.000 22 0 0 0 1 22.3 22 7 5 7 13 2.82 .268 .326 .500 .826  
4 Years Sim 4 5 .444 57 7 0 0 0 102.7 109 38 8 47 47 3.33 .273 .350 .351 .701 7.3
7 Years AAA 36 39 .480 140 85 4 0 1 624.6 649 271 78 279 544 3.90 .265 .340 .406 .747  
1 Years AA 7 6 .538 18 18 1 1 0 131.3 90 19 5 42 132 1.30 .192 .259 .261 .520  
8 Years Minors 43 45 .489 158 103 5 1 1 756.0 739 290 83 321 676 3.45 .253 .327 .383 .711  
Season Average 1 1 .500 14 1 0 0 0 25.7 27 9 2 11 11 3.33 .273 .350 .351 .701  
Career Highs 3 2 .750 28 7 0 0 0 43.3 46 18 4 19 24 5.14 .311 .369 .410 .777  
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   77 27 5 27 28   .287 .353 .354 .707
vs LH   32 11 3 20 19   .244 .344 .344 .688
Home 3 3 .500 30 5 0 0 0 66.0 67 17 5 25 32 2.32 .263 .329 .337 .666
Away 1 2 .333 27 2 0 0 0 36.7 42 21 3 22 15 5.16 .292 .386 .375 .761
Mar/Apr 0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 0 7.0 2 0 0 5 4 0.00 .095 .269 .095 .364
May 1 1 .500 15 0 0 0 0 15.0 23 9 1 9 4 5.40 .359 .438 .438 .876
June 0 2 .000 8 0 0 0 0 12.7 9 1 1 4 8 0.71 .191 .255 .255 .510
July 0 0 .000 6 0 0 0 0 7.3 7 2 0 4 1 2.46 .269 .367 .308 .674
August 0 1 .000 9 0 0 0 0 8.3 8 4 1 5 3 4.33 .235 .333 .382 .716
Sep/Oct 3 1 .750 14 7 0 0 0 52.3 60 22 5 20 27 3.78 .290 .352 .372 .724
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 24 WAS NL 7 16 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .125 .176 .125 .301 0.0 0.0
1965 27 WAS NL 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1966 28 WAS NL 13 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4 0.0
3 Years Sim 48 19 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .158 .200 .158 .358 0.3 0.0
162 Game Average 64 3 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 27 .158 .200 .158 .358 1.1  
Career Highs 28 16 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4  
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   13 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .154 .214 .154 .368 0.3
vs LH   6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.0
Home 25 14 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .143 .200 .143 .343 0.2
Away 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.1
RISP   5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.1
Close/Late   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
June 7 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3
Sep/Oct 7 16 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .125 .176 .125 .301 0.0
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 24 WAS NL P 7 7 43.3 2 8 0 1 1.000 2.08    
1965 27 WAS NL P 28 0 30.3 3 5 0 1 1.000 2.37    
1966 28 WAS NL P 13 0 14.0 3 1 0 0 1.000 2.57    
1967 29 WAS NL P 9 0 15.0 1 3 1 0 .800 2.40    
Career Totals   57 7 102.7 9 17 1 2 .963 2.28    
Career Highs   28 7 43.3 3 8 1 1 1.000 2.57    
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 42nd overall pick, by St. Louis in 1961
Injured on 4/2/1962 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Traded from St. Louis to Washington on 5/1/1962 (Going to STL: P Bob Miller. Going to WAS: P Bill Pleis)
Earned first career win on 9/7/1962
Had first career hit on 9/15/1962, off Ed Rakow (CLN)
Injured on 6/24/1963 with a Strained Back, out for one week
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
10/13/1970: Signed a minor league contract extension with Washington
 
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