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Bill
Hands		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 205
 
Born: May 6, 1940 in Usa, NJ, HACKENSACK
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1965 25 CLE AL $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 7 8 7 7 8 7
1966 26 CLE AL $ 300,000 8 4 5 4 7 8 8 7 8 8
1967 27 CLE AL $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 7 8 8 8 8 8
1968 28 CLE AL $ 300,000 8 2 3 3 7 8 7 7 8 7
1969 29 CLE AL $ 350,000 8 2 3 3 7 8 7 7 8 7
1970 30 CLE AL $ 350,000 8 2 3 2 7 7 7 6 7 6
1971 31 CLE AL $ 350,000 8 2 2 2 7 7 7 6 7 6
1972 32 CLE AL $ 350,000 8 2 2 2 7 7 7 6 6 6
1973 33 BOS AL $ 750,000 8 2 2 2 6 7 7 5 6 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 8 2 2 2 6 7 7 5 6 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 750,000 8 4 5 4 7 8 8 8 8 8
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1965 25 CLE AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1966 26 CLE AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1967 27 CLE AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1968 28 CLE AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1969 29 CLE AL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1970 30 CLE AL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1971 31 CLE AL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1972 32 CLE AL $ 350,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1973 33 BOS AL $ 750,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 750,000   1 1 1 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
1965 25 CLE AL 5 4 .556 10 10 4 0 0 82.0 74 30 7 22 24 3.29 .242 .290 .369 .659 3.7
    AAA   9 9 .500 24 24 3 0 0 180.7 155 51 6 38 119 2.54 .224 .264 .309 .574  
1966 26 CLE AL 4 14 .222 51 0 0 0 19 56.0 79 40 9 19 28 6.43 .338 .388 .513 .901 0.0
1967 27 CLE AL 8 12 .400 41 16 6 0 7 152.0 170 73 16 43 85 4.32 .282 .330 .413 .743 8.1
1968 28 CLE AL 7 11 .389 36 25 5 0 0 194.7 245 98 15 56 93 4.53 .315 .358 .441 .799 3.0
1969 29 CLE AL 11 16 .407 33 33 8 1 0 257.3 281 128 21 88 101 4.48 .278 .337 .399 .736 11.6
1970 30 AAA   5 5 .500 21 10 0 0 0 87.3 105 50 11 31 43 5.15 .298 .355 .449 .804  
1971 31 CLE AL 6 12 .333 19 19 3 0 0 143.7 166 88 13 59 42 5.51 .292 .355 .397 .753 3.4
    AAA   7 0 1.000 9 8 0 0 0 59.3 58 21 8 24 29 3.19 .257 .328 .407 .735  
1972 32 CLE AL 0 2 .000 27 0 0 0 3 59.0 75 31 12 15 18 4.73 .309 .349 .494 .843 2.2
1973 33 AAA   3 4 .429 15 6 1 1 0 60.0 65 21 2 25 28 3.15 .283 .353 .365 .718  
7 Years Sim 41 71 .366 217 103 26 1 29 944.7 1090 488 93 302 391 4.65 .291 .343 .421 .764 32.0
4 Years AAA 24 18 .571 69 48 4 1 0 387.3 383 143 27 118 219 3.32 .255 .310 .365 .675  
Season Average 5 10 .333 31 14 3 0 4 135.0 155 69 13 43 55 4.65 .291 .343 .421 .764  
Career Highs 11 16 .556 51 33 8 1 19 257.3 281 128 21 88 101 6.43 .338 .388 .513 .901  
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   467 203 32 111 222   .265 .309 .374 .683
vs LH   623 285 61 191 169   .314 .375 .462 .837
Home 17 31 .354 103 47 12 1 13 437.0 503 240 38 133 164 4.94 .293 .343 .419 .763
Away 24 40 .375 114 56 14 0 16 507.6 587 248 55 169 227 4.40 .290 .345 .422 .767
Mar/Apr 5 7 .417 39 12 2 0 10 115.3 140 53 10 25 70 4.14 .302 .338 .441 .779
May 4 11 .267 28 11 2 0 4 115.3 149 58 15 37 44 4.53 .316 .366 .471 .837
June 7 11 .389 37 17 0 0 8 156.3 172 83 16 54 61 4.78 .277 .335 .412 .747
July 5 15 .250 36 18 4 0 3 156.3 206 102 18 56 61 5.87 .325 .380 .464 .843
August 11 13 .458 42 24 10 0 3 223.0 229 101 19 68 94 4.08 .268 .322 .378 .700
Sep/Oct 9 14 .391 35 21 8 1 1 178.3 194 91 15 62 61 4.59 .278 .337 .394 .731
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
1965 25 CLE AL 10 29 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 .034 .065 .034 .099 -1.2 0.0
1966 26 CLE AL 51 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1967 27 CLE AL 41 41 3 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 19 .073 .136 .098 .234 -0.8 0.0
1968 28 CLE AL 36 58 0 3 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 25 .052 .067 .086 .153 -2.1 0.0
4 Years Sim 138 131 4 7 3 0 0 8 0 0 4 53 .053 .087 .076 .163 -4.4 0.0
162 Game Average 153 4 8 3 0 0 9 0 0 4 62 .053 .087 .076 .163 -5.1  
Career Highs 51 58 3 3 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 25 .073 .136 .098 .234 -0.3  
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   92 2 5 2 0 0 6 0 0 3 33 .054 .083 .076 .159 -4.4
vs LH   39 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 20 .051 .095 .077 .172 -2.0
Home 68 54 2 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 22 .074 .107 .111 .218 -1.7
Away 70 77 2 3 1 0 0 5 0 0 2 31 .039 .073 .052 .125 -4.7
RISP   23 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 0 1 8 .043 .111 .043 .155 -1.3
Close/Late   12 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167 .231 .250 .481 0.3
Mar/Apr 7 16 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 .125 .176 .250 .426 0.4
May 9 15 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .000 .063 .000 .063 -1.4
June 17 18 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.7
July 22 16 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .063 .063 .063 .125 -0.9
August 18 32 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 .063 .118 .094 .211 -1.0
Sep/Oct 12 34 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 14 .059 .083 .059 .142 -1.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1965 25 CLE AL P 10 10 82.0 6 14 1 0 .952 2.20    
1966 26 CLE AL P 51 0 56.0 4 7 2 3 .846 1.77    
1967 27 CLE AL P 41 16 152.0 5 22 2 1 .931 1.60    
1968 28 CLE AL P 36 25 194.7 14 27 3 2 .932 1.90    
1969 29 CLE AL P 33 33 257.3 21 47 2 8 .971 2.38    
1971 31 CLE AL P 19 19 143.7 8 24 3 1 .914 2.00    
1972 32 CLE AL P 27 0 59.0 3 11 0 2 1.000 2.14    
Career Totals   217 103 944.7 61 152 13 17 .942 2.03    
Career Highs   51 33 257.3 21 47 3 8 1.000 2.38    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1969-6-16
 Saves
1966-2-19
 Innings Pitched
1969-10-257.3
 Hits Allowed
1969-4-281
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 6    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 37th overall pick, by Cleveland (A) in 1965
Earned first career win on 8/9/1965
Had first career hit on 9/7/1965, off Jim Brewer (COL)
Injured on 4/28/1968 with a Sore Back, out for 2 weeks
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
Injured on 3/13/1970 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 6 weeks
2/1/1971: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1972: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Boston (A) on 2/15/1973 to a 2-year deal worth $750,000 per year
 
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