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Bill
Sarni		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 207
 
Born: September 19, 1927 in Usa, CA, LOS ANGELES
 
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
1951 23 BSN NL     5 5 5 3 3 3 6 6 6 4 4 4 7 7 7
1952 24 BSN NL     6 6 6 3 3 3 7 7 7 4 4 4 7 7 7
1953 25 BSN NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 3 3 3 7 7 7 4 4 4 8 8 8
1954 26 BSN NL $ 300,000   8 8 8 3 3 3 7 7 7 4 4 4 8 8 8
1955 27 BSN NL $ 300,000   8 8 8 3 3 3 7 7 7 4 4 4 8 8 8
1956 28 BSN NL $ 1,039,286   8 8 8 4 4 4 7 7 7 4 4 4 8 8 8
1957 29 BSN NL $ 1,039,286   7 7 7 3 3 3 6 6 6 4 4 4 8 8 8
1958 30 BSN NL $ 1,039,286   6 6 7 3 3 3 6 6 6 4 4 4 7 7 7
1959 31 BSN NL $ 1,340,000   6 6 7 3 3 3 6 6 6 4 4 4 7 7 7
1960 32 BSN NL $ 1,340,000   6 6 7 3 3 3 6 6 6 4 4 4 7 7 7
1961 33 NYG NL $ 1,172,000   6 6 7 3 3 3 6 6 6 4 4 4 7 7 7
1962 34 CLE AL $ 2,000,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 6 6
1963 35 WOR AL $ 1,600,002   2 2 2 1 1 1 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,000,000   8 8 8 4 4 4 7 7 7 4 4 4 8 8 8
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
1951 23 AA   91 326 42 94 21 1 12 46 7 6 39 35 .288 .364 .469 .834 53.8  
1952 24 AAA   137 478 64 157 28 6 15 78 7 12 43 53 .328 .384 .506 .890 83.2  
1953 25 BSN NL 28 17 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 .000 .261 .000 .261 0.1 0.0
1954 26 BSN NL 19 32 5 7 3 0 1 8 0 0 4 2 .219 .306 .406 .712 4.2 0.8
1955 27 BSN NL 59 165 22 61 13 0 2 27 0 0 15 25 .370 .422 .485 .907 29.3 6.9
1956 28 BSN NL 58 90 12 22 1 0 1 13 0 0 10 6 .244 .317 .289 .606 6.4 0.0
1957 29 BSN NL 34 84 9 29 8 0 1 10 0 0 6 12 .345 .385 .476 .861 13.8 3.2
1958 30 BSN NL 43 124 12 33 4 1 0 14 0 0 2 21 .266 .278 .315 .592 8.4 0.4
1959 31 BSN NL 24 64 2 11 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 10 .172 .169 .203 .372 0.8 0.0
1960 32 BSN NL 122 375 59 119 18 3 8 38 0 0 32 58 .317 .370 .445 .815 58.0 13.7
1961 33 NYG NL 63 72 13 21 4 0 3 9 0 0 5 11 .292 .346 .472 .818 10.5 1.9
1962 34 CLE AL 91 128 14 26 5 0 0 11 0 0 13 18 .203 .277 .242 .519 8.0 0.0
1963 35 WOR AL 131 423 34 78 10 2 3 22 3 2 20 101 .184 .221 .239 .459 16.4 0.0
11 Years Sim 672 1574 188 407 68 6 19 159 3 2 113 264 .259 .308 .346 .653 156.0 26.9
1 Years AAA 137 478 64 157 28 6 15 78 7 12 43 53 .328 .385 .506 .891 83.2  
1 Years AA 91 326 42 94 21 1 12 46 7 6 39 35 .288 .363 .469 .833 53.8  
2 Years Minors 228 804 106 251 49 7 27 124 14 18 82 88 .312 .376 .491 .868 137.0  
162 Game Average 379 45 98 16 1 4 38 0 0 27 63 .259 .308 .346 .653 37.6  
Career Highs 131 423 59 119 18 3 8 38 3 2 32 101 .370 .422 .485 .907 58.0  
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   745 94 171 26 2 10 67 2 1 39 143 .230 .268 .310 .578 59.9
vs LH   829 94 236 42 4 9 92 1 1 74 121 .285 .343 .378 .720 106.0
Home 326 739 90 188 34 2 6 70 1 1 55 121 .254 .306 .330 .636 73.9
Away 346 835 98 219 34 4 13 89 2 1 58 143 .262 .309 .359 .668 92.0
RISP   354 0 96 19 0 3 127 0 0 28 55 .271 .320 .350 .671 39.8
Pinch Hitting   236 29 66 9 1 4 34 0 0 14 31 .280 .321 .377 .699 27.7
Close/Late   234 28 63 11 0 4 26 0 0 24 35 .269 .337 .368 .705 29.4
Mar/Apr 107 261 24 64 7 0 3 21 1 1 20 34 .245 .299 .307 .605 24.1
May 127 270 35 59 9 0 3 27 1 0 21 53 .219 .273 .285 .558 21.4
June 104 245 32 68 11 3 1 15 1 0 17 37 .278 .326 .359 .685 27.9
July 97 251 32 78 13 2 3 30 0 0 17 43 .311 .354 .414 .769 34.9
August 114 246 22 59 14 0 4 32 0 1 19 45 .240 .294 .346 .640 24.5
Sep/Oct 111 301 39 79 14 1 5 34 0 0 19 52 .262 .304 .365 .670 33.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1953 25 BSN NL C 8 5 48.0 32 2 0 0 1.000 6.38 1 1 1.000 0 0.3
1954 26 BSN NL C 10 7 65.0 45 3 0 0 1.000 6.65 7 2 .286 0 0.4
    RF 1 0 1.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1955 27 BSN NL C 39 37 304.3 203 13 1 0 .995 6.39 11 4 .364 0 1.7
1956 28 BSN NL C 21 17 137.7 113 4 1 2 .992 7.65 3 2 .667 0 0.9
1957 29 BSN NL C 24 22 180.7 162 6 0 0 1.000 8.37 5 3 .600 0 1.7
1958 30 BSN NL C 31 28 246.7 202 5 1 1 .995 7.55 4 2 .500 1 1.3
1959 31 BSN NL C 20 17 145.3 107 7 0 0 1.000 7.06 6 3 .500 1 1.1
1960 32 BSN NL C 103 89 802.0 603 26 4 1 .994 7.06 25 10 .400 0 3.3
1961 33 NYG NL C 9 4 48.0 39 2 0 0 1.000 7.69 2 0 .000 0 0.2
1962 34 CLE AL C 18 18 137.0 95 3 1 0 .990 6.44 3 1 .333 1 0.7
    1B 1 0 3.0 4 0 0 1 1.000 12.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1963 35 WOR AL C 130 127 1098.7 611 57 9 0 .987 5.47 107 37 .346 5 6.2
  C 413 371 3213.3 2212 128 17 4 .993 6.55 174 65 .374 8 17.9
  1B 1 0 3.0 4 0 0 1 1.000 12.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  RF 1 0 1.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   415 371 3218.0 2216 128 17 5 .993 6.56 174 65 .374 8 17.9
Career Highs   130 127 1098.7 611 57 9 2 1.000 8.37 107 37 1.000 5  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1957 29 BSN NL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Frank Mancuso (985)
  2. Tim McCarver (983)
  3. Dutch Dotterer (976)
  4. Sammy White (972)
  5. Larry Howard (972)
  6. Roy Partee (969)
  7. Ed Fitz Gerald (968)
  8. Mickey Owen (967)
  9. Roy Spencer (966)
  10. Jimmie Wilson (965)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 42nd overall pick, by Boston (N) in 1951
Injured on 5/12/1951 with a Inflamed Anterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 6 weeks
Had first career hit on 8/4/1954, off Bill Wight (BRK)
Hit first career homerun on 8/11/1954, off Don Newcombe (TAM)
2/1/1956: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,039,286 through salary arbitration
2/1/1957: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,039,286 through salary arbitration
2/1/1958: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,039,286 through salary arbitration
10/13/1958: Signed a contract extension with Boston (N), $1,340,000 per year, for 2 years
Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Montreal on 7/23/1960
Signed as a free agent by New York (N) on 4/2/1961 to a 1-year deal worth $1,172,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland (A) on 3/1/1962 to a 1-year deal worth $2,000,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Worcester on 2/16/1963 to a 4-year deal worth $1,600,002 per year
Released by Worcester on 2/13/1964
 
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