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| Bill Champion |
Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 6' 0'' Weight: 188 Born: September 18, 1947 in Usa, NC, SHELBY |
| Ratings - Pitching Help | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stuff | Control | Movement | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Salary | Endurance | vL | vR | OA | vL | vR | OA | vL | vR | OA | |||||||||||
| 1969 | 21 | DET | AL | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 1970 | 22 | DET | AL | $ 300,000 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 1971 | 23 | DET | AL | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 1972 | 24 | TAM | AL | $ 300,000 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1973 | 25 | TAM | AL | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 1974 | 26 | TAM | AL | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 1975 | 27 | TAM | AL | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 1976 | 28 | TAM | AL | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 1977 | 29 | TAM | AL | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| OOTP6 Min Ratings | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| OOTP6 Max Ratings | $ 300,000 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| 1969 | 21 | AAA | 11 | 13 | .458 | 29 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 210.3 | 176 | 67 | 16 | 91 | 136 | 2.87 | .229 | .311 | .333 | .644 | ||
| 1970 | 22 | DET | AL | 0 | 2 | .000 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.3 | 30 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 6.56 | .313 | .405 | .427 | .832 | 0.0 |
| AAA | 8 | 10 | .444 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128.0 | 174 | 65 | 14 | 66 | 70 | 4.57 | .321 | .395 | .461 | .856 | ||||
| 1971 | 23 | AAA | 4 | 12 | .250 | 27 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 146.0 | 175 | 80 | 10 | 79 | 104 | 4.93 | .291 | .374 | .383 | .756 | ||
| 1972 | 24 | DET | AL | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.38 | .200 | .273 | .300 | .573 | 0.2 |
| AA | 5 | 4 | .556 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 85.3 | 124 | 43 | 3 | 28 | 62 | 4.54 | .336 | .383 | .404 | .787 | ||||
| A | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3.00 | .273 | .304 | .318 | .623 | ||||
| 1973 | 25 | AA | 14 | 9 | .609 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 189.0 | 212 | 79 | 10 | 66 | 140 | 3.76 | .275 | .333 | .362 | .695 | ||
| 1974 | 26 | AA | 14 | 8 | .636 | 27 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 189.7 | 184 | 70 | 10 | 65 | 138 | 3.32 | .251 | .312 | .347 | .659 | ||
| 1975 | 27 | AA | 11 | 7 | .611 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.7 | 173 | 67 | 13 | 65 | 130 | 3.55 | .263 | .329 | .363 | .692 | ||
| 1976 | 28 | AA | 11 | 7 | .611 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 157.7 | 136 | 46 | 2 | 42 | 107 | 2.63 | .228 | .279 | .283 | .562 | ||
| 1977 | 29 | AAA | 5 | 17 | .227 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 192.7 | 229 | 102 | 23 | 67 | 91 | 4.76 | .293 | .349 | .448 | .796 | ||
| 1978 | 30 | AAA | 1 | 2 | .333 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11.0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5.73 | .227 | .277 | .364 | .640 | ||
| 2 Years Sim | 0 | 2 | .000 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.0 | 32 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 6.23 | .302 | .393 | .415 | .809 | 0.2 | |||
| 5 Years AAA | 29 | 54 | .349 | 117 | 103 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 688.0 | 764 | 321 | 63 | 306 | 403 | 4.20 | .279 | .352 | .403 | .754 | ||||
| 5 Years AA | 55 | 35 | .611 | 129 | 114 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 791.3 | 829 | 305 | 38 | 266 | 577 | 3.47 | .265 | .323 | .349 | .671 | ||||
| 1 Years A | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3.00 | .273 | .304 | .318 | .623 | ||||
| 11 Years Minors | 85 | 89 | .489 | 261 | 217 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1491.3 | 1605 | 630 | 101 | 574 | 989 | 3.80 | .272 | .336 | .373 | .710 | ||||
| Season Average | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6.23 | .302 | .393 | .415 | .809 | ||||
| Career Highs | 0 | 2 | .000 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.3 | 30 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 6.56 | .313 | .405 | .427 | .832 | ||||
| Career Pitching Splits Help | |||||||||||||||||||
| Click on a Category to view yearly stats. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Category | W | L | Pct | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | OAVG | OOBP | OSLG | OOPS |
| vs RH | 16 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 7 | .314 | .397 | .471 | .867 | ||||||||||
| vs LH | 16 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 4 | .291 | .391 | .364 | .754 | ||||||||||
| Home | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 | 25 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 10.05 | .379 | .474 | .485 | .959 |
| Away | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.54 | .175 | .250 | .300 | .550 |
| Mar/Apr | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.38 | .200 | .273 | .300 | .573 |
| Sep/Oct | 0 | 2 | .000 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.3 | 30 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 6.56 | .313 | .405 | .427 | .832 |
| Fielding Stats Help | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Pos | G | GS | IP | PO | A | E | DP | FPct | RF | |||||
| 1970 | 22 | DET | AL | P | 4 | 4 | 23.3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.70 | |||||
| 1972 | 24 | DET | AL | P | 1 | 0 | 2.7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.77 | |||||
| Career Totals | 5 | 4 | 26.0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.12 | |||||||||
| Career Highs | 4 | 4 | 23.3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 6.77 | |||||||||
| History |
| Drafted in 5th round, 97th overall pick, by Kansas City in 1969 |
| Traded from Kansas City to Detroit on 3/3/1969 (Going to KCR: P Bob Johnson. Going to DET: P Bill Champion) |
| Injured on 5/13/1970 with a Tender Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks |
| Traded from Detroit to Tampa Bay on 5/1/1972 (Going to DET: P Ron Taylor. Going to TAM: P Bill Champion, P Rickey Clark) |
| Injured on 8/25/1972 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 7 weeks |
| Injured on 5/3/1973 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 4 days |
| Injured on 5/9/1973 with a Strained Back, out for one week |
| Injured on 4/3/1974 with a Strained Tricep Tendon, out for 2-3 weeks |
| Injured on 6/1/1975 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 3-4 weeks |
| Injured on 5/12/1976 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 4-5 weeks |
| Released by Tampa Bay on 5/1/1978 |
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