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Bill
Stafford		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 203
 
Born: August 13, 1939 in Usa, NY, CATSKILL
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1965    1971   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1960 20 SEM AL   8 5 5 5 6 7 6 6 7 7
1961 21 SEM AL   8 5 5 5 7 7 7 5 6 5
1962 22 SEM AL   8 5 6 6 7 7 7 5 6 6
1963 23 SEM AL $ 300,000 8 6 6 6 7 8 7 6 6 6
1964 24 SEM AL $ 300,000 8 6 6 6 7 8 7 6 7 6
1965 25 SEM AL $ 300,000 8 6 6 6 7 8 8 7 7 7
1966 26 SEM AL $ 300,000 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 5 6 5
1967 27 SEM AL $ 300,000 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6
1968 28 SEM AL $ 352,857 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6
1969 29 SEM AL $ 352,857 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 7 6
1970 30 MON NL $ 1,820,000 8 7 7 7 6 7 7 5 6 5
1971 31 MON NL $ 300,000 8 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
1972 32 MON NL $ 300,000 7 6 6 6 6 7 6 5 6 5
1973 33 MON NL $ 300,000 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 6 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,820,000 8 7 7 7 7 8 8 7 7 7
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
1960 20 SEM AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1961 21 SEM AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1962 22 SEM AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1963 23 SEM AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1964 24 SEM AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1965 25 SEM AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1966 26 SEM AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1967 27 SEM AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1968 28 SEM AL $ 352,857   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1969 29 SEM AL $ 352,857   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1970 30 MON NL $ 1,820,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1971 31 MON NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1972 32 MON NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1973 33 MON NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,820,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
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
1960 20 AAA   12 8 .600 29 29 4 4 0 214.3 177 56 19 54 204 2.35 .221 .270 .335 .605  
1961 21 AAA   5 5 .500 15 11 1 1 0 75.7 79 38 8 26 68 4.52 .268 .327 .410 .737  
    AA   6 0 1.000 7 7 2 1 0 57.7 39 7 0 6 70 1.09 .191 .214 .245 .459  
1962 22 AAA   13 12 .520 30 30 4 2 0 217.0 199 77 26 52 222 3.19 .238 .283 .364 .646  
1963 23 SEM AL 16 14 .533 34 34 11 2 0 253.7 252 108 31 70 149 3.83 .256 .306 .399 .705 13.2
    AAA   3 3 .500 6 6 1 0 0 37.0 37 10 5 12 35 2.43 .247 .302 .407 .709  
1964 24 SEM AL 5 3 .625 53 4 0 0 4 88.7 73 34 11 16 60 3.45 .223 .259 .358 .617 7.6
1965 25 SEM AL 10 6 .625 100 0 0 0 16 118.7 118 48 10 34 74 3.64 .263 .310 .379 .690 10.3
1967 27 SEM AL 2 0 1.000 10 0 0 0 2 14.3 13 8 2 8 8 5.02 .236 .328 .400 .728 0.9
    AAA   6 6 .500 15 15 0 0 0 97.7 109 44 10 30 99 4.05 .282 .333 .401 .734  
1968 28 AAA   19 5 .792 29 29 2 2 0 209.7 168 54 11 60 236 2.32 .216 .272 .299 .571  
1969 29 SEM AL 5 4 .556 31 4 1 0 6 83.3 81 33 10 18 60 3.56 .253 .294 .400 .694 6.3
1970 30 MON NL 7 5 .583 29 4 1 0 5 65.3 83 50 18 29 36 6.89 .309 .377 .561 .939 0.0
1971 31 MON NL 10 7 .588 65 0 0 0 8 122.3 126 58 11 58 75 4.27 .272 .353 .393 .746 8.1
1972 32 MON NL 8 9 .471 53 2 0 0 20 107.3 119 61 18 40 69 5.12 .281 .343 .448 .791 5.2
1973 33 AAA   8 2 .800 37 6 0 0 1 104.0 101 38 10 42 77 3.29 .253 .324 .381 .705  
8 Years Sim 63 48 .568 375 48 13 2 61 853.6 865 400 111 273 531 4.22 .263 .319 .411 .730 51.7
7 Years AAA 66 41 .617 161 126 12 9 1 955.3 870 317 89 276 941 2.99 .239 .292 .355 .647  
1 Years AA 6 0 1.000 7 7 2 1 0 57.7 39 7 0 6 70 1.09 .191 .214 .245 .459  
8 Years Minors 72 41 .637 168 133 14 10 1 1013.0 909 324 89 282 1011 2.88 .236 .288 .349 .637  
Season Average 7 6 .538 46 6 1 0 7 106.7 108 50 13 34 66 4.22 .263 .319 .411 .730  
Career Highs 16 14 1.000 100 34 11 2 20 253.7 252 108 31 70 149 6.89 .309 .377 .561 .939  
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   459 216 57 135 318   .248 .299 .386 .686
vs LH   406 184 54 138 213   .282 .345 .443 .787
Home 36 25 .590 200 26 7 2 30 479.0 464 228 60 165 284 4.28 .255 .316 .399 .716
Away 27 23 .540 175 22 6 0 33 374.6 401 172 51 108 247 4.13 .273 .323 .426 .749
Mar/Apr 9 3 .750 52 2 0 0 7 88.7 85 47 20 29 56 4.77 .254 .313 .472 .785
May 10 7 .588 55 7 5 1 7 132.3 119 47 12 40 87 3.20 .237 .293 .353 .646
June 9 8 .529 58 7 3 0 11 137.0 125 51 13 35 86 3.35 .247 .295 .367 .662
July 9 8 .529 60 10 1 0 7 153.0 169 79 20 52 104 4.65 .278 .335 .423 .759
August 14 12 .538 92 7 1 0 17 157.6 198 92 27 62 84 5.25 .309 .370 .482 .852
Sep/Oct 12 10 .545 58 15 3 1 14 185.0 169 84 19 55 114 4.09 .242 .297 .381 .678
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
1963 23 SEM AL 34 92 5 18 2 0 0 9 0 0 1 23 .196 .202 .217 .420 2.7 0.0
1964 24 SEM AL 53 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .091 .091 .091 .182 -0.3 0.0
1965 25 SEM AL 100 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.1 0.0
1967 27 AAA   11 36 3 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 12 .250 .270 .278 .548 2.5  
3 Years Sim 187 109 7 20 2 0 0 9 0 0 1 28 .183 .189 .202 .391 2.5 0.0
1 Years AAA 11 36 3 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 12 .250 .270 .278 .548 2.5  
162 Game Average 94 6 17 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 24 .183 .189 .202 .391 2.1  
Career Highs 100 92 5 18 2 0 0 9 0 0 1 23 .196 .202 .217 .420 2.7  
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   73 6 12 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 19 .164 .176 .178 .354 0.7
vs LH   36 1 8 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 9 .222 .216 .250 .466 1.5
Home 100 61 5 10 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 16 .164 .177 .164 .341 0.4
Away 43 48 2 10 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 12 .208 .204 .250 .454 1.8
RISP   35 0 6 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 8 .171 .167 .200 .367 0.4
Close/Late   10 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .300 .300 .300 .600 0.8
Mar/Apr 13 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5
May 11 24 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.5
June 18 19 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 .158 .158 .211 .368 0.2
July 29 17 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 .059 .105 .059 .164 -0.7
August 26 19 2 7 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 7 .368 .368 .421 .789 2.6
Sep/Oct 33 29 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .172 .172 .172 .345 0.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1963 23 SEM AL P 34 34 253.7 10 39 0 2 1.000 1.74    
1964 24 SEM AL P 53 4 88.7 5 9 0 2 1.000 1.42    
1965 25 SEM AL P 100 0 118.7 8 17 0 3 1.000 1.90    
1967 27 SEM AL P 10 0 14.3 1 1 0 0 1.000 1.26    
1969 29 SEM AL P 31 4 83.3 8 11 0 0 1.000 2.05    
1970 30 MON NL P 29 4 65.3 4 6 2 0 .833 1.38    
1971 31 MON NL P 65 0 122.3 7 23 1 4 .968 2.21    
1972 32 MON NL P 53 2 107.3 5 14 0 0 1.000 1.59    
Career Totals   375 48 853.6 48 120 3 11 .982 1.77    
Career Highs   100 34 253.7 10 39 2 4 1.000 2.21    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1965 25 SEM AL 3 0 1.000 7 0 0 0 1 11.7 8 0 0 6 9 0.00 .205 .311 .205 .516
1970 30 MON NL 0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 1 8.7 8 3 1 3 4 3.12 .250 .314 .406 .721
1971 31 MON NL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 2.7 7 2 1 1 3 6.77 .500 .533 .786 1.319
Career Post-Season Pitching 3 0 1.000 14 0 0 0 2 23.0 23 5 2 10 16 1.96 .271 .347 .376 .724
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
1965 25 SEM AL 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1965-6-16
1971-10-8
1972-3-20
 Games Pitched
1965-1-100
1971-3-65
1972-8-53
 Complete Games
1963-6-11
 Shutouts
1963-5-2
 Homeruns Allowed
1963-4-31
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 15    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Ted Wilks (965)
  2. Craig Swan (965)
  3. Charlie Lea (959)
  4. Danny Coombs (949)
  5. Arnie Portocarrero (946)
  6. Kent Tekulve (945)
  7. Skip Lockwood (944)
  8. Ralph Buxton (944)
  9. Johnny Kucks (943)
  10. Lew Krausse (943)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 17th overall pick, by Seattle in 1960
Injured on 8/7/1961 with a Torn Ligament Elbow, out for full season
Earned first career win on 5/2/1963
Had first career hit on 5/20/1963, off Jackie Collum (DET)
Won Player of the Week award on 9/29/1963, winning 2 games with a 2.00 ERA
Won World Championship with Seattle in 1965
Injured on 4/15/1967 with a Blister On Finger, out for 4 days
Injured on 5/17/1967 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 4-5 weeks
2/1/1968: Gets a new one-year contract worth $352,857 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/10/1968 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 5 days
2/1/1969: Gets a new one-year contract worth $352,857 through salary arbitration
2/1/1970: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,820,000 through salary arbitration
Traded from Seattle to Montreal on 2/3/1970 (Going to MON: P Bill Stafford. Going to SEM: P Jerry Walker)
Injured on 4/21/1970 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 5 weeks
9/22/1970: Signed a contract extension with Montreal, $300,000 per year, for 4 years
Won World Championship with Montreal in 1971
 
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