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Billy
Bryan		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 205
 
Born: December 4, 1938 in Usa, GA, MORGAN
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1966    1968    1969    1970   
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
1961 22 CIN NL     4 4 4 6 7 7 5 5 5 4 5 5 4 4 4
1962 23 COL NL     5 5 4 7 8 7 4 5 5 4 5 5 4 4 4
1963 24 COL NL     5 5 5 7 8 8 4 5 5 4 5 5 4 4 4
1964 25 COL NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 9 10 10 4 5 5 5 6 6 4 4 4
1965 26 COL NL $ 300,000   6 6 5 9 10 9 4 5 5 6 7 7 4 4 4
1966 27 KCR AL $ 300,000   6 6 5 9 10 9 4 5 5 6 7 7 4 4 4
1967 28 KCR AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 9 10 10 5 5 5 6 7 7 4 4 4
1968 29 KCR AL $ 2,200,000   7 7 6 9 10 9 4 5 5 6 7 7 5 5 5
1969 30 KCR AL $ 2,750,000   7 7 6 9 10 10 5 6 5 6 7 7 5 5 5
1970 31 KCR AL $ 4,250,000   6 6 6 8 9 8 4 5 5 6 7 7 4 4 4
1971 32 KCR AL $ 4,250,000   6 6 6 7 8 8 4 5 5 6 7 7 4 4 4
1972 33 KCR AL $ 4,250,000   6 6 6 7 8 8 4 5 5 6 7 7 4 4 4
1973 34 NYA AL $ 4,250,000   6 6 5 6 7 7 5 5 5 6 7 7 4 4 4
1974 35 NYA AL $ 1,000,000   5 5 4 6 7 7 3 4 4 6 7 7 3 3 3
1975 36 COL NL $ 519,848   5 5 4 6 7 7 3 4 4 6 7 7 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 6 7 7 3 4 4 4 5 5 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,250,000   7 7 6 9 10 10 5 6 5 6 7 7 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
1961 22 A   137 498 88 139 17 0 49 99 2 4 85 148 .279 .384 .608 .993 112.8  
1962 23 AA   137 496 88 155 25 2 53 117 1 4 53 130 .313 .379 .692 1.070 118.1  
1963 24 AA   137 478 85 136 22 1 48 129 5 7 59 108 .285 .363 .636 .999 104.4  
1964 25 COL NL 136 472 54 96 15 3 28 72 0 1 38 131 .203 .262 .426 .688 54.6 7.3
1965 26 COL NL 110 267 41 57 10 2 20 57 1 0 35 66 .213 .305 .491 .796 41.6 8.2
1966 27 KCR AL 126 443 68 90 12 2 27 83 0 0 54 111 .203 .289 .422 .711 57.8 7.5
    AAA   2 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 .125 .222 .125 .347 -0.2  
1967 28 KCR AL 128 444 59 96 19 1 28 86 0 0 51 109 .216 .295 .453 .748 58.9 7.6
1968 29 KCR AL 130 480 59 119 14 1 28 86 2 1 59 124 .248 .328 .456 .785 72.5 13.8
1969 30 KCR AL 144 537 89 120 21 1 28 111 1 1 58 140 .223 .302 .423 .725 70.1 11.8
1970 31 KCR AL 139 486 86 125 19 1 33 104 1 1 45 129 .257 .318 .504 .822 78.5 15.7
1971 32 KCR AL 140 489 83 112 14 5 26 93 0 2 70 133 .229 .324 .438 .762 69.9 12.1
1972 33 KCR AL 138 485 78 116 17 3 28 85 1 1 69 124 .239 .332 .460 .791 74.6 11.8
1973 34 NYA AL 97 224 30 50 8 1 3 29 0 1 25 47 .223 .300 .308 .608 17.5 0.0
1974 35 NYA AL 95 213 21 63 8 1 7 28 1 1 16 44 .296 .342 .441 .783 28.5 3.6
1975 36 AA   135 475 71 115 12 1 34 65 3 2 83 116 .242 .355 .486 .841 86.2  
11 Years Sim 1383 4540 668 1044 157 21 256 834 7 9 520 1158 .230 .308 .443 .751 624.5 99.3
1 Years AAA 2 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 .125 .222 .125 .347 -0.2  
3 Years AA 409 1449 244 406 59 4 135 311 9 13 195 354 .280 .365 .606 .971 308.7  
1 Years A 137 498 88 139 17 0 49 99 2 4 85 148 .279 .383 .608 .992 112.8  
5 Years Minors 548 1955 332 546 76 4 184 410 11 18 281 504 .279 .369 .605 .974 421.3  
162 Game Average 531 78 122 18 2 29 97 0 1 60 135 .230 .308 .443 .751 73.2  
Career Highs 144 537 89 125 21 5 33 111 2 2 70 140 .296 .342 .504 .822 78.5  
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   3112 486 785 112 17 189 632 6 9 381 724 .252 .333 .481 .814 508.3
vs LH   1428 182 259 45 4 67 202 1 0 139 434 .181 .253 .359 .612 139.8
Home 692 2206 341 503 69 10 136 425 5 3 266 564 .228 .310 .453 .764 326.8
Away 691 2334 327 541 88 11 120 409 2 6 254 594 .232 .306 .433 .739 321.3
RISP   1292 0 313 43 6 86 582 0 0 173 309 .242 .325 .485 .809 214.9
Pinch Hitting   150 22 40 3 2 8 44 1 0 26 26 .267 .372 .473 .846 27.7
Close/Late   614 93 147 19 6 37 113 0 0 82 137 .239 .328 .471 .798 98.7
Mar/Apr 215 717 119 181 30 5 44 148 0 2 78 168 .252 .323 .492 .816 115.6
May 243 761 123 173 22 3 53 149 1 2 92 194 .227 .309 .473 .782 117.2
June 240 807 117 168 24 0 47 145 2 1 97 220 .208 .294 .413 .706 105.1
July 213 726 103 176 26 5 45 140 1 0 85 188 .242 .321 .478 .799 115.0
August 247 796 98 179 29 5 32 131 2 3 77 190 .225 .292 .394 .686 95.0
Sep/Oct 225 733 108 167 26 3 35 121 1 1 91 198 .228 .313 .415 .727 100.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1964 25 COL NL C 134 128 1166.0 805 37 7 1 .992 6.50 72 19 .264 0 4.9
1965 26 COL NL C 89 64 608.3 414 18 4 2 .991 6.39 41 6 .146 3 0.0
1966 27 KCR AL C 123 118 1070.0 829 53 10 1 .989 7.42 100 31 .310 1 4.5
1967 28 KCR AL C 127 116 1061.0 848 55 4 1 .996 7.66 90 26 .289 5 5.1
1968 29 KCR AL C 128 125 1129.0 963 51 5 1 .995 8.08 103 31 .301 6 5.6
1969 30 KCR AL C 141 136 1226.3 1007 49 10 0 .991 7.75 84 28 .333 1 3.8
1970 31 KCR AL C 138 135 1203.7 955 39 8 1 .992 7.43 98 26 .265 2 6.0
1971 32 KCR AL C 140 137 1240.0 844 39 9 0 .990 6.41 118 21 .178 1 2.0
1972 33 KCR AL C 137 134 1207.0 815 46 16 0 .982 6.42 135 29 .215 5 1.5
1973 34 NYA AL C 38 34 317.7 201 13 4 0 .982 6.06 30 6 .200 1 0.5
    SS 3 0 3.0 0 1 1 0 .500 3.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1974 35 NYA AL C 42 38 335.7 210 20 4 0 .983 6.17 42 9 .214 1 0.9
    CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  C 1237 1165 10564.6 7891 420 81 7 .990 7.08 913 232 .254 26 34.8
  SS 3 0 3.0 0 1 1 0 .500 3.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   1242 1165 10570.6 7891 421 82 7 .990 7.08 913 232 .254 26 34.8
Career Highs   141 137 1240.0 1007 55 16 2 .996 8.08 135 31 .333 6  
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 25 COL NL 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667
1966 27 KCR AL 11 42 6 11 2 0 4 8 0 0 4 11 .262 .326 .595 .921
1967 28 KCR AL 8 22 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .273 .273 .273 .545
1968 29 KCR AL 11 44 7 7 1 0 3 9 0 0 1 16 .159 .196 .386 .582
1969 30 KCR AL 4 15 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .200 .235 .267 .502
1970 31 KCR AL 3 9 1 3 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .778 1.111
1971 32 KCR AL 12 43 2 8 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 15 .186 .205 .256 .460
1973 34 NYA AL 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500
1974 35 NYA AL 6 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Career Post-Season Batting 59 185 19 41 6 1 8 26 0 0 7 52 .222 .256 .395 .651
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.
Slugging Pct
1970-5-.504
 Runs
1969-8-89
 Homeruns
1964-9-28
1966-2-27
1967-5-28
1968-5-28
1969-6-28
1970-4-33
1971-7-26
1972-5-28
 RBIs
1968-7-86
1969-4-111
1970-7-104
 Strikeouts
1964-5-131
1968-8-124
1971-9-133
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 50    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 35    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  1. Duke Sims (923)
  2. Roy Campanella (899)
  3. Johnny Romano (897)
  4. Stan Lopata (895)
  5. Andy Seminick (894)
  6. Bill Sudakis (893)
  7. Tim Hosley (856)
  8. Yogi Berra (855)
  9. Del Crandall (848)
  10. Del Rice (840)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 30th overall pick, by Cincinnati in 1961
Injured on 7/21/1963 with a Bruised Wrist, out for one week
Had first career hit (homerun) on 4/2/1964, off John Miller (TOR)
Traded from Colorado to Kansas City on 2/1/1966 (Going to COL: C Johnny Roseboro, SS Ozzie Virgil, P Bill Landis, P Rudy May. Going to KCR: P Gene Conley, C Billy Bryan)
Hit 3 homeruns against Tampa Bay, driving in 6 runs on 5/10/1966
Was selected to the 1966 Allstar game
Injured on 7/8/1966 with a Pulled Groin Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
2/1/1968: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,200,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/7/1968 with a Inflamed Abdominal Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Drove in 6 runs against Oakland on 5/22/1968
Was selected to the 1968 Allstar game
2/1/1969: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,750,000 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 4/21/1969, hitting .529 with 4 HR, 12 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1969, hitting .333 with 9 HR, 34 RBI
6/1/1969: Signed a contract extension with Kansas City, $4,250,000 per year, for 4 years
Was selected to the 1969 Allstar game
Injured on 10/7/1969 with a Dislocated Finger, out for one week
Won Player of the Week award on 6/9/1970, hitting .476 with 3 HR, 9 RBI
Was selected to the 1970 Allstar game
Injured on 10/6/1970 with a Fractured Ankle, out for 3 weeks
Drove in 6 runs against Tampa Bay on 6/19/1971
Drove in 7 runs against Boston (A) on 8/31/1971
Traded from Kansas City to New York (A) on 2/3/1973 (Going to NYA: 3B Adolfo Phillips, 1B Rusty Staub, C Billy Bryan. Going to KCR: 1B Jim Breazeale, P Tom Qualters)
7/31/1973: Signed a contract extension with New York (A), $1,000,000 per year, for 1 years
Signed as a free agent by Colorado on 2/8/1975 to a 1-year deal worth $519,848 per year
 
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