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Bill
Bonham		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 215
 
Born: October 1, 1948 in Usa, CA, GLENDALE
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1971 22 NYA AL   8 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7
1972 23 NYA AL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7
1973 24 NYA AL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8
1974 25 NYA AL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 9 9 9
1975 26 NYA AL $ 1,137,143 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 9 9 9
1976 27 NYA AL $ 1,137,143 9 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8
1977 28 NYA AL $ 1,160,000 9 5 5 5 4 5 5 8 8 8
1978 29 NYG NL   9 5 5 5 4 4 4 7 7 7
1979 30 NYA AL $ 480,000 9 5 6 5 4 4 4 7 7 7
1980 31 NYA AL $ 480,000 9 5 5 5 4 4 4 8 8 8
1981 32 NYA AL $ 480,000 10 5 5 5 4 4 4 7 7 7
1982 33 NYA AL $ 300,000 9 4 5 4 4 4 4 7 7 7
1983 34 LAD NL $ 475,000 9 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,160,000 10 5 6 5 5 5 5 9 9 9
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
1971 22 AAA   8 10 .444 25 25 0 0 0 152.0 189 75 14 65 128 4.44 .302 .368 .438 .805  
1972 23 NYA AL 10 14 .417 82 0 0 0 9 169.7 193 109 16 117 80 5.78 .291 .397 .432 .829 3.6
1973 24 NYA AL 7 5 .583 32 12 4 0 9 116.0 100 39 6 52 65 3.03 .235 .318 .346 .664 14.1
1974 25 NYA AL 13 14 .481 46 18 3 0 4 184.0 213 116 11 95 89 5.67 .289 .371 .401 .772 6.0
1975 26 NYA AL 12 15 .444 49 13 4 0 4 170.3 188 103 11 79 89 5.44 .281 .354 .413 .768 5.3
1976 27 NYA AL 9 6 .600 67 0 0 0 14 118.0 110 60 4 57 55 4.58 .249 .335 .345 .679 10.3
1977 28 NYA AL 9 8 .529 67 0 0 0 13 112.7 111 53 6 61 55 4.23 .257 .348 .363 .712 8.9
1978 29 NYG NL 3 8 .273 17 13 4 0 0 96.0 128 70 8 54 56 6.56 .323 .406 .485 .890 0.0
1979 30 NYA AL 6 12 .333 65 14 2 0 4 183.0 196 115 14 105 77 5.66 .273 .367 .391 .757 2.8
1980 31 NYA AL 7 15 .318 53 17 2 0 1 172.7 179 90 16 78 86 4.69 .266 .343 .385 .729 8.1
1981 32 NYA AL 5 6 .455 24 15 2 0 1 107.7 123 68 12 45 43 5.68 .287 .356 .430 .785 2.6
1982 33 NYA AL 8 14 .364 30 30 8 1 0 202.3 226 123 22 89 82 5.47 .281 .355 .407 .762 4.0
1983 34 AA   13 8 .619 29 29 2 0 0 205.3 174 57 10 72 192 2.50 .229 .296 .309 .605  
11 Years Sim 89 117 .432 532 132 29 1 59 1632.3 1767 946 126 832 777 5.22 .277 .360 .401 .761 65.7
1 Years AAA 8 10 .444 25 25 0 0 0 152.0 189 75 14 65 128 4.44 .302 .368 .438 .805  
1 Years AA 13 8 .619 29 29 2 0 0 205.3 174 57 10 72 192 2.50 .229 .296 .309 .605  
2 Years Minors 21 18 .538 54 54 2 0 0 357.3 363 132 24 137 320 3.32 .262 .328 .367 .696  
Season Average 8 10 .444 48 12 2 0 5 148.4 160 86 11 75 70 5.22 .277 .360 .401 .761  
Career Highs 13 15 .600 82 30 8 1 14 202.3 226 123 22 117 89 6.56 .323 .406 .485 .890  
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   833 478 77 395 436   .259 .340 .391 .731
vs LH   934 468 49 437 341   .294 .380 .410 .790
Home 58 55 .513 272 64 12 0 37 856.0 897 451 60 431 377 4.74 .271 .355 .388 .743
Away 31 62 .333 260 68 17 1 23 776.3 870 495 66 401 400 5.74 .283 .366 .414 .780
Mar/Apr 12 16 .429 94 20 6 0 9 270.3 291 145 18 123 146 4.83 .276 .351 .386 .737
May 14 23 .378 99 21 0 0 7 294.6 332 192 26 166 144 5.86 .282 .371 .419 .789
June 14 23 .378 103 23 5 0 12 285.0 329 179 15 151 118 5.65 .290 .374 .397 .770
July 10 21 .323 72 18 2 0 9 226.6 279 154 21 117 96 6.12 .307 .386 .458 .844
August 22 16 .579 86 21 4 0 15 273.0 260 126 19 135 143 4.15 .250 .336 .361 .697
Sep/Oct 17 18 .486 78 29 12 1 8 282.6 276 150 27 140 130 4.78 .258 .344 .388 .732
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1972 23 NYA AL P 82 0 169.7 11 26 0 2 1.000 1.96    
1973 24 NYA AL P 32 12 116.0 5 15 2 1 .909 1.55    
1974 25 NYA AL P 46 18 184.0 8 26 2 1 .944 1.66    
1975 26 NYA AL P 49 13 170.3 6 22 2 0 .933 1.48    
1976 27 NYA AL P 67 0 118.0 4 14 0 1 1.000 1.37    
1977 28 NYA AL P 67 0 112.7 7 12 2 0 .905 1.52    
1978 29 NYG NL P 17 13 96.0 6 13 1 0 .950 1.78    
1979 30 NYA AL P 65 14 183.0 12 25 1 1 .974 1.82    
1980 31 NYA AL P 53 17 172.7 9 27 2 1 .947 1.88    
1981 32 NYA AL P 24 15 107.7 5 15 1 0 .952 1.67    
1982 33 NYA AL P 30 30 202.3 18 33 2 4 .962 2.27    
Career Totals   532 132 1632.3 91 228 15 11 .955 1.76    
Career Highs   82 30 202.3 18 33 2 4 1.000 2.27    
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
1973 24 NYA AL 1 0 1.000 1 1 0 0 0 8.3 9 7 1 4 6 7.56 .281 .361 .406 .767
1974 25 NYA AL 3 1 .750 11 0 0 0 1 29.0 32 13 2 17 14 4.03 .278 .371 .391 .763
1976 27 NYA AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 3 2 0 1 2 18.00 .600 .667 1.000 1.667
1977 28 NYA AL 1 0 1.000 3 0 0 0 0 7.0 9 2 0 2 5 2.57 .310 .355 .310 .665
Career Post-Season Pitching 5 1 .833 16 1 0 0 1 45.3 53 24 3 24 27 4.77 .293 .376 .398 .773
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1972-9-14
1974-9-14
1975-9-15
 Saves
1972-10-9
1973-10-9
1976-4-14
1977-5-13
 Games Pitched
1972-2-82
1976-4-67
1977-3-67
1979-7-65
 Complete Games
1982-10-8
 Homeruns Allowed
1982-10-22
 Walks Allowed
1972-4-117
1979-5-105
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 18    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Ralph Branca (956)
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  4. Virgil Trucks (923)
  5. Don Wilson (920)
  6. Glen Hobbie (918)
  7. Gene Schott (909)
  8. Lon Warneke (908)
  9. Chris Zachary (907)
  10. John Miller (906)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 21st overall pick, by New York (A) in 1971
Injured on 7/19/1971 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Earned first career win on 4/19/1972
2/1/1975: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,137,143 through salary arbitration
2/1/1976: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,137,143 through salary arbitration
2/1/1977: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,160,000 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by New York (N) on 2/7/1978 to a 4-year deal worth $2,006,900 per year
Released by New York (N) on 10/3/1978
Signed as a free agent by New York (A) on 2/5/1979 to a 3-year deal worth $480,000 per year
3/4/1979: Signed a minor league contract extension with New York (A)
Injured on 7/12/1979 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 6/24/1981 with a Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 3-4 weeks
Injured on 8/23/1982 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for one week
Signed as a free agent by Los Angeles on 2/6/1983 to a 1-year deal worth $475,000 per year
Injured on 6/18/1983 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 2 weeks
 
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