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| Billy Shantz |
Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 6' 1'' Weight: 165 Born: July 31, 1927 in Usa, PA, POTTSTOWN |
| 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 | |||
| 1954 | 26 | DET | AL | $ 300,000 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||
| 1955 | 27 | DET | AL | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| 1956 | 28 | DET | AL | $ 300,000 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 8 | |||
| 1957 | 29 | DET | AL | $ 300,000 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||
| 1958 | 30 | DET | AL | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| 1959 | 31 | SEM | AL | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| OOTP6 Min Ratings | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||||||
| OOTP6 Max Ratings | $ 300,000 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 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 |
| 1954 | 26 | DET | AL | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 | .125 | .125 | .250 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
| 1955 | 27 | AAA | 137 | 526 | 46 | 127 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 7 | 6 | 57 | 66 | .241 | .316 | .298 | .614 | 51.1 | ||
| 1956 | 28 | AAA | 128 | 506 | 32 | 105 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 69 | .208 | .262 | .279 | .540 | 34.9 | ||
| 1957 | 29 | DET | AL | 140 | 469 | 39 | 110 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 69 | .235 | .286 | .292 | .578 | 37.0 | 1.2 |
| 1958 | 30 | DET | AL | 8 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .091 | .091 | .091 | .182 | -1.1 | 0.0 |
| 1959 | 31 | SEM | AL | 84 | 253 | 31 | 63 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 33 | .249 | .305 | .360 | .665 | 24.8 | 2.7 |
| AAA | 29 | 120 | 8 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 24 | .242 | .295 | .317 | .611 | 11.0 | ||||
| 4 Years Sim | 240 | 741 | 71 | 175 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 104 | .236 | .288 | .310 | .599 | 60.5 | 4.0 | |||
| 3 Years AAA | 294 | 1152 | 86 | 261 | 48 | 6 | 5 | 91 | 8 | 9 | 103 | 159 | .227 | .291 | .292 | .583 | 97.0 | ||||
| 162 Game Average | 500 | 47 | 118 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 70 | .236 | .288 | .310 | .599 | 40.9 | |||||
| Career Highs | 140 | 469 | 39 | 110 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 69 | .249 | .305 | .360 | .665 | 37.0 | ||||
| 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 | 418 | 41 | 86 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 65 | .206 | .256 | .256 | .511 | 26.2 | |
| vs LH | 323 | 30 | 89 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 39 | .276 | .330 | .381 | .711 | 39.8 | |
| Home | 119 | 368 | 38 | 89 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 55 | .242 | .289 | .332 | .620 | 35.2 |
| Away | 121 | 373 | 33 | 86 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 49 | .231 | .287 | .290 | .577 | 30.8 |
| RISP | 150 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 20 | .160 | .240 | .227 | .467 | 8.8 | |
| Pinch Hitting | 28 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .107 | .167 | .214 | .381 | 0.7 | |
| Close/Late | 91 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | .220 | .277 | .297 | .574 | 7.4 | |
| Mar/Apr | 47 | 145 | 15 | 39 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 23 | .269 | .318 | .386 | .705 | 17.4 |
| May | 40 | 115 | 8 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17 | .226 | .258 | .330 | .588 | 9.4 |
| June | 49 | 145 | 18 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | .255 | .310 | .317 | .627 | 14.2 |
| July | 48 | 165 | 18 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 30 | .212 | .267 | .285 | .552 | 12.4 |
| August | 25 | 84 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | .214 | .258 | .250 | .508 | 5.1 |
| Sep/Oct | 31 | 87 | 8 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | .230 | .309 | .253 | .562 | 7.4 |
| Fielding Stats Help | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Pos | G | GS | IP | PO | A | E | DP | FPct | RF | RSA | RTO | RTO% | PB | DWS |
| 1957 | 29 | DET | AL | C | 139 | 135 | 1199.0 | 702 | 54 | 3 | 0 | .996 | 5.67 | 40 | 23 | .575 | 8 | 10.7 |
| 1958 | 30 | DET | AL | C | 5 | 2 | 25.3 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.11 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 1959 | 31 | SEM | AL | C | 72 | 67 | 593.0 | 354 | 26 | 4 | 0 | .990 | 5.77 | 24 | 7 | .292 | 1 | 2.8 |
| RF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| C | 216 | 204 | 1817.3 | 1074 | 82 | 7 | 0 | .994 | 5.72 | 65 | 30 | .462 | 9 | 13.6 | ||||
| RF | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Career Totals | 217 | 204 | 1818.3 | 1074 | 82 | 7 | 0 | .994 | 5.72 | 65 | 30 | .462 | 9 | 13.6 | ||||
| Career Highs | 139 | 135 | 1199.0 | 702 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.11 | 40 | 23 | .575 | 8 | |||||
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| History |
| Drafted in 4th round, 57th overall pick, by Detroit in 1954 |
| Had first career hit on 7/26/1954, off Joey Jay (CIN) |
| 3/3/1956: Signed a minor league contract extension with Detroit |
| Injured on 8/17/1956 with a Strained Groin Muscle, out for one week |
| Hit first career homerun on 7/6/1957, off Camilo Pascual (CLE) |
| Released by Detroit on 10/13/1958 |
| Signed as a free agent by Seattle on 4/2/1959 to a minor league deal |
| Released by Seattle on 10/3/1959 |
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