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Willie
Stargell		  
Nickname: Pops
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 240
 
Born: March 6, 1940 in Usa, OK, EARLSBORO
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1966   
All-Star Selections 1963    1964    1965    1967    1969    1970    1972    1974   
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
1962 22 COL NL $ 300,000   9 9 8 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 8 8 5 5 5
1963 23 COL NL $ 300,000   8 8 8 9 10 9 8 8 8 7 8 7 5 5 5
1964 24 COL NL $ 300,000   8 8 8 9 10 9 7 8 7 7 8 8 5 5 5
1965 25 COL NL $ 300,000   8 8 8 9 10 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5
1966 26 COL NL $ 4,400,000   8 8 8 9 10 10 7 8 7 7 7 7 5 5 5
1967 27 COL NL $ 4,400,000   8 8 8 9 10 10 8 8 8 7 7 7 5 5 5
1968 28 COL NL $ 4,400,000   8 8 8 9 9 9 8 8 8 6 7 7 5 5 5
1969 29 COL NL $ 10,000,000   7 7 7 8 9 9 7 7 7 6 7 7 4 4 4
1970 30 BOS AL $ 10,000,000   7 7 7 8 9 9 7 7 7 6 7 6 4 4 4
1971 31 DET AL $ 10,000,000   7 7 7 8 9 9 7 7 7 6 7 6 3 4 4
1972 32 DET AL $ 10,000,000   7 7 7 8 9 9 7 7 7 6 7 6 3 4 4
1973 33 DET AL $ 8,000,000   7 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 7 6 4 4 4
1974 34 DET AL $ 8,000,000   7 7 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 7 6 3 3 3
1975 35 DET AL $ 8,000,000   4 4 4 3 4 4 3 3 3 6 7 6 3 3 3
1976 36 DET AL $ 8,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 6 7 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 6 7 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 10,000,000   9 9 8 9 10 10 8 8 8 7 8 8 5 5 5
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 22 COL NL 50 155 22 51 11 1 10 32 0 0 10 38 .329 .371 .606 .977 32.6 9.1
    AAA   106 412 88 140 25 2 51 103 4 0 46 89 .340 .406 .782 1.188 114.8  
1963 23 COL NL 153 540 94 155 24 4 31 86 2 4 62 123 .287 .363 .519 .882 97.1 23.8
1964 24 COL NL 157 546 87 157 25 3 34 103 3 1 79 126 .288 .376 .531 .907 103.8 25.2
1965 25 COL NL 156 562 86 147 29 2 37 85 3 2 70 124 .262 .342 .518 .859 97.7 22.5
1966 26 COL NL 151 567 83 138 24 1 31 95 2 2 66 132 .243 .326 .453 .779 86.5 17.7
1967 27 COL NL 154 597 106 172 24 4 30 101 4 2 68 147 .288 .364 .492 .857 102.3 25.3
1968 28 COL NL 157 601 94 161 31 2 28 85 4 1 69 145 .268 .343 .466 .809 92.8 20.2
1969 29 COL NL 155 564 85 143 25 3 21 73 1 2 67 135 .254 .334 .420 .755 77.9 12.7
1970 30 BOS AL 154 581 96 161 33 4 31 110 3 2 67 144 .277 .352 .508 .860 96.9 23.0
1971 31 BOS AL 78 297 49 72 14 0 16 46 0 1 29 68 .242 .314 .451 .765 41.9 7.8
  DET AL 77 303 38 69 14 1 19 53 1 2 24 94 .228 .290 .469 .759 41.2 6.5
  TOT   155 600 87 141 28 1 35 99 1 3 53 162 .235 .302 .460 .762 83.1 14.3
1972 32 DET AL 156 616 109 166 38 1 37 132 4 5 70 156 .269 .345 .515 .859 104.6 20.3
1973 33 DET AL 105 423 62 135 32 3 25 101 1 0 40 106 .319 .381 .586 .967 85.8 18.7
1974 34 DET AL 153 590 95 176 41 3 29 115 3 1 65 140 .298 .367 .525 .892 107.6 22.3
1975 35 DET AL 148 561 69 142 19 1 8 43 1 0 59 135 .253 .325 .333 .658 58.1 5.4
1976 36 AAA   137 472 48 106 13 1 7 46 0 1 71 102 .225 .326 .301 .627 51.7  
14 Years Sim 2004 7503 1175 2045 384 33 387 1260 32 25 845 1813 .273 .347 .487 .835 1226.7 260.6
2 Years AAA 243 884 136 246 38 3 58 149 4 1 117 191 .278 .367 .525 .892 166.4  
162 Game Average 606 94 165 31 2 31 101 2 2 68 146 .273 .347 .487 .835 99.2  
Career Highs 157 616 109 176 41 4 37 132 4 5 79 162 .329 .381 .606 .977 107.6  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   4823 801 1378 242 24 251 836 24 15 548 1066 .286 .359 .502 .861 846.3
vs LH   2680 374 667 142 9 136 424 8 10 297 747 .249 .326 .461 .787 403.4
Home 1004 3646 566 1013 186 13 199 630 17 10 404 873 .278 .351 .500 .851 626.0
Away 1000 3857 609 1032 198 20 188 630 15 15 441 940 .268 .344 .475 .819 623.7
RISP   1917 0 526 103 5 93 820 0 0 265 473 .274 .356 .479 .835 332.3
Pinch Hitting   92 19 24 4 0 6 18 0 0 11 20 .261 .343 .500 .843 15.7
Close/Late   895 153 249 36 4 59 149 0 0 126 227 .278 .366 .525 .892 170.9
Mar/Apr 331 1276 223 347 70 6 72 220 8 5 154 343 .272 .354 .505 .860 222.8
May 342 1286 216 351 60 1 69 221 6 3 162 304 .273 .354 .482 .836 219.5
June 330 1206 175 320 56 7 58 189 6 5 151 316 .265 .349 .468 .817 196.4
July 297 1124 173 290 54 6 55 177 6 5 119 260 .258 .329 .464 .792 171.7
August 343 1291 185 364 69 8 65 211 2 4 118 292 .282 .343 .499 .842 212.8
Sep/Oct 361 1320 203 373 75 5 68 242 4 3 141 298 .283 .352 .502 .854 226.4
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
1962 22 COL NL LF 34 33 296.7 66 0 2 0 .971 2.00   0.5
    1B 15 0 28.7 34 4 0 4 1.000 11.93   0.1
1963 23 COL NL LF 139 138 1221.0 249 1 8 0 .969 1.84   2.1
    1B 9 0 14.0 21 1 0 0 1.000 14.14   0.0
1964 24 COL NL LF 150 144 1300.0 256 4 11 0 .959 1.80   3.2
    1B 5 0 11.0 14 0 0 6 1.000 11.45   0.0
1965 25 COL NL LF 156 150 1335.0 278 4 11 1 .962 1.90   3.9
1966 26 COL NL LF 149 148 1321.7 313 8 16 3 .953 2.19   3.2
1967 27 COL NL LF 152 149 1330.0 261 4 13 2 .953 1.79   2.7
1968 28 COL NL LF 157 149 1372.7 247 3 11 3 .958 1.64   3.5
1969 29 COL NL LF 13 2 40.3 16 0 0 0 1.000 3.57   0.3
    1B 1 1 9.0 12 0 0 1 1.000 12.00   0.0
1970 30 BOS AL LF 150 148 1297.7 241 6 12 3 .954 1.71   2.9
    3B 1 1 9.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00   0.0
    1B 2 0 6.0 7 1 0 1 1.000 12.00   0.0
1971 31 BOS AL LF 76 76 672.1 135 2 5 1 .965 1.83   1.1
    1B 1 0 2.0 2 0 0 1 1.000 9.00   0.0
  DET AL LF 76 75 678.2 136 2 6 1 .958 1.83   1.6
    1B 1 0 2.0 3 1 0 1 1.000 18.00   0.0
  TOT   LF 152 151 1350.3 271 4 11 2 .962 1.83   2.8
      1B 2 0 4.0 5 1 0 2 1.000 13.50   0.0
1972 32 DET AL LF 152 151 1357.7 251 4 4 2 .985 1.69   2.9
    1B 3 0 5.0 6 1 0 1 1.000 12.60   0.0
1973 33 DET AL LF 101 101 892.3 159 2 12 0 .931 1.62   1.2
    1B 3 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
1974 34 DET AL 1B 84 82 730.3 910 60 10 70 .990 11.95   2.2
    LF 14 14 125.0 27 0 1 0 .964 1.94   0.2
    RF 1 0 4.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 6.75    
1975 35 DET AL LF 146 142 1265.0 247 9 18 3 .934 1.82   1.8
  LF 1665 1620 14505.3 2882 49 130 19 .958 1.82   31.2
  1B 124 83 812.0 1010 69 10 85 .991 11.96   2.4
  3B 1 1 9.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00   0.0
  RF 1 0 4.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 6.75    
Career Totals   1791 1704 15330.3 3897 118 140 104 .966 2.36   33.6
Career Highs   157 151 1372.7 940 60 18 70 1.000 10.47    
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
1964 24 COL NL 6 18 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 2 .278 .391 .278 .669
1967 27 COL NL 7 30 4 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 8 .233 .258 .233 .491
1968 28 COL NL 5 18 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 .278 .381 .278 .659
1969 29 COL NL 20 77 10 17 4 0 4 11 0 1 8 20 .221 .310 .429 .739
1972 32 DET AL 10 45 7 12 4 0 2 6 1 1 5 13 .267 .333 .489 .822
Career Post-Season Batting 48 188 21 46 8 0 6 23 1 2 20 46 .245 .324 .383 .707
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.
On-Base Pct
1963-9-.363
1964-5-.376
 Slugging Pct
1963-8-.519
1964-6-.531
1965-4-.518
1967-8-.492
1970-4-.508
1972-4-.515
1973-2-.541*
1974-4-.525
 OPS
1963-5-.882
1964-6-.907
1965-9-.859
1967-6-.857
1970-7-.860
1972-8-.859
1973-4-.896*
1974-7-.892
 XR
1963-7-97.1
1964-4-103.8
1965-6-97.7
1967-4-102.3
1968-9-92.8
1970-7-96.9
1972-4-104.6
1974-5-107.6
 Games
1964-6-157
1965-6-156
1968-3-157
1969-6-155
1972-10-156
 At-Bats
1967-3-597
1968-5-601
1970-10-581
1971-5-600
1972-7-616
1974-10-590
Runs
1963-7-94
1967-1-106
1968-6-94
1970-8-96
1972-4-109
 Hits
1967-5-172
1974-10-176
 Total Bases
1963-6-280
1964-6-290
1965-6-291
1967-3-294
1968-7-280
1970-4-295
1971-6-276
1972-3-317
1974-3-310
 Singles
1967-10-114
 Doubles
1965-10-29
1968-10-31
1970-6-33
1972-3-38
1974-3-41
 Homeruns
1963-8-31
1964-6-34
1965-2-37
1966-6-31
1967-6-30
1968-7-28
1970-6-31
1971-3-35
1972-1-37
1973-6-25
1974-6-29
CAR-39-387
RBIs
1964-6-103
1966-10-95
1967-5-101
1970-4-110
1971-8-99
1972-1-132
1973-7-101
1974-5-115
 Walks
1964-3-79
1965-9-70
1966-10-66
1968-10-69
 Strikeouts
1963-6-123
1964-6-126
1965-6-124
1966-6-132
1967-2-147
1968-1-145
1969-5-135
1970-8-144
1971-1-162
1972-3-156
1974-1-140
1975-6-135
CAR-12-1813
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 11    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 150    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 37    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 3rd overall pick, by Colorado in 1962
Had first career hit on 7/31/1962, off Virgil Jester (OAK)
Hit first career homerun on 7/31/1962, off Virgil Jester (OAK)
Injured on 6/1/1963 with a Pulled Abdominal Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Was selected to the 1963 Allstar game
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Seattle on 4/8/1964
Was selected to the 1964 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1965 Allstar game
2/1/1966: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,400,000 through salary arbitration
Won Gold Glove at Leftfield in 1966
2/1/1967: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,400,000 through salary arbitration
Drove in 7 runs against Kansas City on 5/23/1967
Was selected to the 1967 Allstar game
2/1/1968: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,400,000 through salary arbitration
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1968, hitting .292 with 9 HR, 23 RBI
10/22/1968: Signed a contract extension with Colorado, $10,000,000 per year, for 4 years
Won Player of the Week award on 6/16/1969, hitting .500 with 4 HR, 5 RBI
Was selected to the 1969 Allstar game
Traded from Colorado to Boston (A) on 3/3/1970 (Going to COL: P Gary Nolan, RF Frank Robinson, 2B Chuck Schilling. Going to BOS: 1B Willie Stargell)
Was selected to the 1970 Allstar game
Drove in 6 runs against Oakland on 4/21/1971
Traded from Boston (A) to Detroit on 7/1/1971 (Going to DET: LF Willie Stargell. Going to BOS: P Frank Baumann, CF Bobby Wine, 1B Ossie Blanco, P Juan Pizarro)
Won Player of the Week award on 5/19/1972, hitting .444 with 4 HR, 10 RBI
Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against Toronto on 5/20/1972
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1972, hitting .340 with 11 HR, 29 RBI
6/1/1972: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $8,000,000 per year, for 4 years
Was selected to the 1972 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 9/22/1972, hitting .375 with 3 HR, 12 RBI
Drove in 6 runs against Toronto on 5/2/1973
Injured on 6/29/1973 with a Inflamed Anterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 6-7 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 6/30/1973, hitting .429 with 2 HR, 17 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 6/23/1974, hitting .565 with 1 HR, 7 RBI
Was selected to the 1974 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 8/18/1974, hitting .450 with 3 HR, 6 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 10/1/1974, hitting .361 with 5 HR, 24 RBI
Had 2000th career hit on 8/8/1975, off Danny Coombs (TOR)
 
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