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Bill
Bruton		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 174
 
Born: November 9, 1925 in Usa, AL, PANOLA
 
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
1953 27 OAK AL $ 300,000   7 7 6 3 3 3 6 7 6 4 4 4 7 7 7
1954 28 OAK AL $ 300,000   7 7 6 3 3 3 6 7 6 4 4 4 7 8 8
1955 29 OAK AL $ 300,000   7 7 7 3 3 3 6 7 7 4 4 4 7 8 8
1956 30 OAK AL $ 300,000   7 7 6 3 3 3 6 7 6 4 4 4 7 7 7
1957 31 OAK AL $ 2,237,143   7 7 7 3 3 3 6 7 6 4 4 4 7 8 7
1958 32 OAK AL $ 2,237,143   7 7 6 3 3 3 6 7 6 4 4 4 7 8 8
1959 33 CIN NL $ 2,237,143   7 7 6 3 3 3 6 7 7 4 4 4 7 7 7
1960 34 CIN NL     7 7 6 3 3 3 6 7 7 4 4 4 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings     7 7 6 3 3 3 6 7 6 4 4 4 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,237,143   7 7 7 3 3 3 6 7 7 4 4 4 7 8 8
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
1953 27 OAK AL 72 221 25 53 10 2 4 33 19 5 20 30 .240 .300 .357 .658 24.2 2.1
    AAA   80 341 48 98 14 5 4 36 12 10 33 40 .287 .350 .393 .743 45.4  
1954 28 OAK AL 70 53 22 14 3 1 0 10 15 8 8 5 .264 .355 .358 .713 6.8 0.7
1955 29 OAK AL 104 101 34 37 9 2 0 20 12 7 6 8 .366 .402 .495 .897 16.7 3.5
1956 30 OAK AL 137 350 74 103 18 6 7 51 37 12 42 35 .294 .368 .440 .808 59.3 10.4
1957 31 OAK AL 150 426 54 120 20 6 4 62 35 20 41 51 .282 .344 .385 .729 53.4 8.2
1958 32 OAK AL 145 415 48 104 18 6 1 34 38 18 27 56 .251 .294 .330 .624 37.6 2.2
1959 33 TAM AL 46 70 7 12 4 1 0 9 1 1 3 11 .171 .213 .257 .470 3.0 0.0
    AAA   51 162 23 48 3 3 7 30 9 5 15 32 .296 .356 .481 .837 27.0  
1960 34 AAA   53 214 30 66 17 4 6 23 7 2 21 25 .308 .370 .509 .880 38.1  
    A   83 302 47 111 25 1 8 54 13 7 37 40 .368 .437 .536 .973 63.4  
7 Years Sim 724 1636 264 443 82 24 16 219 157 71 147 196 .271 .329 .380 .709 201.0 27.0
3 Years AAA 184 717 101 212 34 12 17 89 28 17 69 97 .296 .359 .448 .806 110.5  
1 Years A 83 302 47 111 25 1 8 54 13 7 37 40 .368 .436 .536 .972 63.4  
4 Years Minors 267 1019 148 323 59 13 25 143 41 24 106 137 .317 .382 .474 .856 173.9  
162 Game Average 366 59 99 18 5 3 49 35 15 32 43 .271 .329 .380 .709 45.0  
Career Highs 150 426 74 120 20 6 7 62 38 20 42 56 .366 .402 .495 .897 59.3  
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   1338 193 376 71 23 11 193 112 49 125 146 .281 .340 .393 .733 181.0
vs LH   298 71 67 11 1 5 26 45 22 22 50 .225 .279 .319 .597 27.5
Home 355 803 130 201 40 10 8 117 75 34 76 93 .250 .312 .355 .667 92.9
Away 369 833 134 242 42 14 8 102 82 37 71 103 .291 .347 .403 .750 115.6
RISP   443 0 129 28 3 2 189 0 0 44 49 .291 .347 .381 .729 59.0
Pinch Hitting   156 21 42 12 4 1 31 5 3 13 18 .269 .324 .417 .740 20.2
Close/Late   251 64 67 11 2 3 30 0 0 22 29 .267 .325 .363 .687 29.6
Mar/Apr 107 227 39 60 9 6 3 16 27 11 15 30 .264 .311 .396 .708 28.4
May 122 248 44 74 19 9 3 53 27 12 23 29 .298 .353 .484 .837 41.0
June 113 209 37 59 16 1 0 36 21 12 19 22 .282 .339 .368 .708 25.6
July 121 296 50 78 13 0 2 43 27 7 29 33 .264 .328 .328 .656 35.3
August 131 320 42 81 11 4 4 29 29 17 30 41 .253 .314 .350 .664 35.9
Sep/Oct 130 336 52 91 14 4 4 42 26 12 31 41 .271 .333 .372 .705 42.4
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
1953 27 OAK AL CF 66 65 496.0 116 3 1 1 .992 2.16   1.5
    2B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1954 28 OAK AL CF 30 10 120.3 34 0 1 0 .971 2.54   0.5
1955 29 OAK AL CF 39 11 150.0 32 3 0 0 1.000 2.10   0.8
    RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
    SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1956 30 OAK AL CF 117 84 789.3 226 6 1 1 .996 2.65   4.8
1957 31 OAK AL CF 121 100 943.3 241 3 3 0 .988 2.33   4.6
    SS 1 0 3.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 6.00   0.0
1958 32 OAK AL CF 127 106 981.3 243 6 6 0 .976 2.28   4.7
1959 33 TAM AL LF 7 7 60.0 9 0 1 0 .900 1.35   0.3
    CF 11 4 48.3 14 0 0 0 1.000 2.61    
  CF 511 380 3528.7 906 21 12 2 .987 2.36   16.9
  LF 7 7 60.0 9 0 1 0 .900 1.35   0.3
  SS 2 0 4.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
  RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
  2B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   522 387 3596.7 917 21 13 2 .986 2.35   17.2
Career Highs   127 106 981.3 243 6 6 1 1.000 2.65    
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
1955 29 OAK AL 6 18 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 .056 .190 .056 .246
Career Post-Season Batting 6 18 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 .056 .190 .056 .246
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.
Triples
1956-6-6
1957-5-6
1958-5-6
 Stolen Bases
1953-7-19
1954-9-15
1955-9-12
1956-1-37
1957-1-35
1958-1-38
 Caught Stealing
1953-9-5
1954-9-8
1955-6-7
1956-1-12
1957-1-20
1958-1-18
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 6    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 15    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 20    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  4. Nick Cullop (961)
  5. Paul Lehner (960)
  6. Chuck Hinton (957)
  7. Ethan Allen (955)
  8. Lance Richbourg (954)
  9. Terry Moore (954)
  10. Hub Walker (950)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 36th overall pick, by Oakland in 1953
Had first career hit on 7/4/1953, off Johnny Antonelli (NYG)
Hit first career homerun on 7/7/1953, off Ray Scarborough (NYG)
2/1/1957: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,237,143 through salary arbitration
2/1/1958: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,237,143 through salary arbitration
2/1/1959: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,237,143 through salary arbitration
Traded from Oakland to Tampa Bay on 2/3/1959 (Going to OAK: CF Whitey Lockman, RF Jackie Jensen. Going to TAM: P Humberto Robinson, CF Bill Bruton)
4/2/1959: Signed a minor league contract extension with Tampa Bay
Traded from Tampa Bay to Cincinnati on 7/31/1959 (Going to CIN: P Walt Masterson, P Dave Ferriss, CF Bill Bruton, P Don Newcombe. Going to TAM: 1B Ferris Fain, SS Alex Grammas)
 
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