Bill
Spiers
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 190
 
Born: June 5, 1966 in Usa, SC, ORANGEBURG
 
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
1989 23 TOR AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 5 7 6 4 6 5 7 8 8
1990 24 TOR AL $ 300,000   8 8 7 2 3 3 5 6 6 4 6 5 7 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 5 6 6 4 6 5 7 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   8 8 7 2 3 3 5 7 6 4 6 5 7 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
1989 23 TOR AL 61 188 18 44 10 2 2 17 0 1 16 15 .234 .291 .340 .632 18.2 1.6
    AAA   55 233 30 62 8 2 5 23 6 0 16 21 .266 .313 .382 .695 28.6  
    AA   13 52 8 15 5 1 2 15 1 2 8 8 .288 .383 .538 .922 9.7  
1990 24 TOR AL 135 417 71 135 31 7 2 56 2 0 27 33 .324 .368 .446 .814 60.9 14.3
2 Years Sim 196 605 89 179 41 9 4 73 2 1 43 48 .296 .344 .413 .757 79.1 15.9
1 Years AAA 55 233 30 62 8 2 5 23 6 0 16 21 .266 .312 .382 .694 28.6  
1 Years AA 13 52 8 15 5 1 2 15 1 2 8 8 .288 .403 .538 .942 9.7  
2 Years Minors 68 285 38 77 13 3 7 38 7 2 24 29 .270 .330 .411 .741 38.4  
162 Game Average 500 73 147 33 7 3 60 1 0 35 39 .296 .344 .413 .757 65.4  
Career Highs 135 417 71 135 31 7 2 56 2 1 27 33 .324 .368 .446 .814 60.9  
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   489 78 152 29 9 4 64 1 1 36 39 .311 .359 .431 .791 70.7
vs LH   116 11 27 12 0 0 9 1 0 7 9 .233 .276 .336 .613 10.2
Home 98 303 47 83 19 5 3 41 1 0 22 21 .274 .324 .399 .723 37.7
Away 98 302 42 96 22 4 1 32 1 1 21 27 .318 .363 .427 .790 43.2
RISP   148 0 46 10 1 2 63 0 0 11 9 .311 .358 .432 .790 21.6
Pinch Hitting   8 1 2 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .625 .875 1.2
Close/Late   68 8 22 5 0 0 6 0 0 4 5 .324 .361 .397 .758 9.0
Mar/Apr 22 68 14 25 6 2 1 10 1 0 5 5 .368 .411 .559 .970 13.6
May 21 56 12 20 6 2 0 10 1 0 4 4 .357 .400 .536 .936 10.5
June 25 83 11 25 3 1 0 7 0 0 5 7 .301 .341 .361 .702 9.8
July 38 126 20 34 7 1 1 18 0 0 8 8 .270 .321 .365 .686 13.9
August 45 140 15 44 10 2 1 19 0 1 11 13 .314 .364 .436 .800 20.4
Sep/Oct 45 132 17 31 9 1 1 9 0 0 10 11 .235 .287 .341 .628 12.7
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
1989 23 TOR AL 2B 58 57 480.3 84 198 3 40 .989 5.28   2.5
    SS 4 2 20.0 0 4 0 0 1.000 1.80   0.0
1990 24 TOR AL 2B 119 112 969.7 179 390 11 69 .981 5.28   5.1
    SS 11 7 68.0 10 32 2 6 .955 5.56   0.3
    3B 1 0 4.0 0 2 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
  2B 177 169 1450.0 263 588 14 109 .984 5.28   7.6
  SS 15 9 88.0 10 36 2 6 .958 4.70   0.3
  3B 1 0 4.0 0 2 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
Career Totals   193 178 1542.0 273 626 16 115 .983 5.25   7.9
Career Highs   131 119 1041.7 189 424 13 75 .990 5.30    
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
1989 23 TOR AL 10 28 3 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 6 .250 .344 .250 .594
1990 24 TOR AL 5 17 4 7 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 .412 .444 .588 1.033
Career Post-Season Batting 15 45 7 14 3 0 0 4 0 0 5 8 .311 .380 .378 .758
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.
Triples
1990-6-7
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 1    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 58th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1978
Injured on 4/26/1978 with a Broken Finger, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 4/29/1979 with a Inflamed Abdominal Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Traded from New York (N) to Oakland on 7/31/1979 (Going to NYG: CF Mike Easler. Going to OAK: CF Jim Lentine, 2B Tucker Ashford, RF Terry Crowley)
Had first career hit on 8/1/1979, off Stan Perzanowski (MIN)
Hit first career homerun on 8/9/1979, off Mario Soto (BOS)
Injured on 9/21/1979 with a Tight Knee, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 4/5/1981 with a Bruised Jaw, out for one week
Injured on 6/13/1984 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
2/2/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1988: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 8/5/1988 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Drafted in 2nd round, 39th overall pick, by Toronto in 1989
Injured on 3/18/1989 with a Broken Finger, out for 4 weeks
Had first career hit (double) on 7/5/1989, off Erik Hanson (MIL)
Hit first career homerun on 7/30/1989, off John Habyan (TAM)