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Bill Skowron |
Nickname: Moose Bats: Right Throws: Right Height: 5' 11'' Weight: 205 Born: December 18, 1930 in Usa, IL, CHICAGO |
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 | |||
1954 | 23 | BSN | NL | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | ||||
1955 | 24 | BSN | NL | $ 300,000 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||
1956 | 25 | BSN | NL | $ 300,000 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |||
1957 | 26 | BSN | NL | $ 300,000 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |||
1958 | 27 | BSN | NL | $ 300,000 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |||
1959 | 28 | BSN | NL | $ 1,207,143 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |||
1960 | 29 | TAM | AL | $ 1,542,857 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |||
1961 | 30 | TAM | AL | $ 1,500,000 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |||
1962 | 31 | TAM | AL | $ 1,500,000 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||
1963 | 32 | TAM | AL | $ 1,500,000 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||
1964 | 33 | TAM | AL | $ 1,500,000 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||
1965 | 34 | CLN | NL | $ 10,119,080 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |||
1966 | 35 | KCR | AL | $ 6,500,000 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||
1967 | 36 | CLE | AL | $ 6,500,000 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |||
1968 | 37 | LAD | NL | $ 350,000 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
OOTP6 Min Ratings | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
OOTP6 Max Ratings | $ 10,119,080 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
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 | 23 | AAA | 137 | 498 | 92 | 154 | 27 | 2 | 40 | 113 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 90 | .309 | .363 | .612 | .975 | 102.8 | ||
1955 | 24 | BSN | NL | 76 | 250 | 34 | 66 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 49 | .264 | .313 | .460 | .773 | 34.9 | 5.8 |
1956 | 25 | BSN | NL | 110 | 306 | 55 | 101 | 18 | 4 | 20 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 47 | .330 | .379 | .611 | .990 | 64.6 | 15.6 |
1957 | 26 | BSN | NL | 125 | 410 | 45 | 119 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 60 | .290 | .333 | .429 | .762 | 55.6 | 9.2 |
AAA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 5.000 | 1.4 | ||||
1958 | 27 | BSN | NL | 154 | 548 | 68 | 144 | 24 | 1 | 21 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 94 | .263 | .305 | .425 | .730 | 64.6 | 8.6 |
1959 | 28 | BSN | NL | 131 | 401 | 54 | 109 | 22 | 4 | 12 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 78 | .272 | .307 | .436 | .744 | 49.7 | 8.5 |
1960 | 29 | TAM | AL | 133 | 421 | 53 | 118 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 69 | .280 | .302 | .416 | .718 | 50.4 | 9.7 |
1961 | 30 | TAM | AL | 120 | 357 | 41 | 127 | 19 | 2 | 15 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 68 | .356 | .379 | .546 | .925 | 63.6 | 16.6 |
1962 | 31 | TAM | AL | 131 | 348 | 49 | 103 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 56 | .296 | .347 | .411 | .758 | 44.8 | 8.5 |
1963 | 32 | TAM | AL | 126 | 354 | 33 | 113 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 68 | .319 | .355 | .486 | .841 | 55.4 | 12.3 |
1964 | 33 | TAM | AL | 126 | 369 | 42 | 101 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 56 | .274 | .303 | .434 | .737 | 46.6 | 9.3 |
1965 | 34 | CLN | NL | 115 | 306 | 44 | 99 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 63 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 44 | .324 | .363 | .507 | .870 | 52.4 | 12.7 |
1966 | 35 | KCR | AL | 54 | 94 | 10 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 17 | .266 | .349 | .351 | .700 | 10.7 | 1.6 |
1967 | 36 | CLE | AL | 141 | 452 | 42 | 106 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 51 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 118 | .235 | .288 | .334 | .622 | 39.1 | 2.3 |
1968 | 37 | AAA | 137 | 557 | 58 | 142 | 24 | 0 | 15 | 49 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 149 | .255 | .304 | .379 | .683 | 63.3 | ||
13 Years Sim | 1542 | 4616 | 570 | 1331 | 205 | 18 | 166 | 708 | 7 | 3 | 267 | 824 | .288 | .329 | .448 | .777 | 632.5 | 120.6 | |||
3 Years AAA | 275 | 1056 | 151 | 297 | 51 | 2 | 56 | 163 | 4 | 4 | 81 | 239 | .281 | .337 | .492 | .829 | 167.6 | ||||
162 Game Average | 484 | 59 | 139 | 21 | 1 | 17 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 86 | .288 | .329 | .448 | .777 | 66.4 | |||||
Career Highs | 154 | 548 | 68 | 144 | 24 | 4 | 21 | 80 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 118 | .356 | .379 | .611 | .990 | 64.6 |
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 | 2123 | 249 | 610 | 77 | 10 | 69 | 309 | 3 | 3 | 113 | 401 | .287 | .325 | .431 | .756 | 285.0 | |
vs LH | 2493 | 321 | 721 | 128 | 8 | 97 | 399 | 4 | 0 | 154 | 423 | .289 | .332 | .464 | .796 | 367.1 | |
Home | 760 | 2264 | 288 | 639 | 82 | 6 | 75 | 342 | 2 | 1 | 126 | 409 | .282 | .322 | .423 | .745 | 298.2 |
Away | 782 | 2352 | 282 | 692 | 123 | 12 | 91 | 366 | 5 | 2 | 141 | 415 | .294 | .335 | .473 | .808 | 353.9 |
RISP | 1149 | 0 | 357 | 56 | 5 | 38 | 498 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 207 | .311 | .347 | .467 | .815 | 178.0 | |
Pinch Hitting | 369 | 49 | 117 | 13 | 0 | 19 | 83 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 57 | .317 | .360 | .507 | .867 | 63.0 | |
Close/Late | 611 | 48 | 158 | 25 | 0 | 13 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 124 | .259 | .304 | .363 | .668 | 67.2 | |
Mar/Apr | 237 | 722 | 96 | 205 | 35 | 3 | 25 | 107 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 136 | .284 | .324 | .445 | .769 | 99.3 |
May | 274 | 799 | 110 | 245 | 37 | 5 | 32 | 128 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 133 | .307 | .357 | .486 | .842 | 129.8 |
June | 255 | 750 | 77 | 205 | 33 | 3 | 23 | 113 | 5 | 0 | 46 | 124 | .273 | .314 | .417 | .732 | 97.2 |
July | 250 | 738 | 76 | 210 | 35 | 1 | 20 | 110 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 126 | .285 | .319 | .416 | .735 | 93.8 |
August | 280 | 848 | 120 | 249 | 32 | 3 | 40 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 157 | .294 | .325 | .480 | .805 | 125.8 |
Sep/Oct | 246 | 759 | 91 | 217 | 33 | 3 | 26 | 106 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 148 | .286 | .331 | .440 | .771 | 106.1 |
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 | ||||
1955 | 24 | BSN | NL | 1B | 66 | 62 | 521.7 | 611 | 38 | 3 | 65 | .995 | 11.20 | 0.9 | ||||
1956 | 25 | BSN | NL | 1B | 73 | 67 | 582.0 | 661 | 44 | 3 | 64 | .996 | 10.90 | 1.4 | ||||
CF | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.00 | 0.0 | ||||||||
1957 | 26 | BSN | NL | 1B | 111 | 89 | 835.3 | 992 | 73 | 3 | 95 | .997 | 11.47 | 2.0 | ||||
1958 | 27 | BSN | NL | 1B | 144 | 135 | 1210.0 | 1393 | 108 | 6 | 139 | .996 | 11.16 | 2.4 | ||||
1959 | 28 | BSN | NL | 1B | 113 | 93 | 853.3 | 1030 | 74 | 4 | 77 | .996 | 11.64 | 1.5 | ||||
1960 | 29 | TAM | AL | 1B | 95 | 92 | 793.0 | 874 | 63 | 8 | 76 | .992 | 10.63 | 2.3 | ||||
LF | 3 | 3 | 27.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | 0.0 | ||||||||
RF | 3 | 3 | 25.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.72 | |||||||||
CF | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.00 | |||||||||
SS | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 7.88 | 0.1 | ||||||||
1961 | 30 | TAM | AL | 1B | 101 | 84 | 742.3 | 814 | 61 | 6 | 74 | .993 | 10.61 | 1.4 | ||||
1962 | 31 | TAM | AL | 1B | 61 | 55 | 473.0 | 568 | 49 | 7 | 51 | .989 | 11.74 | 1.2 | ||||
3B | 12 | 9 | 86.7 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.28 | 0.2 | ||||||||
2B | 10 | 9 | 80.0 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 5 | .923 | 4.05 | 0.2 | ||||||||
1963 | 32 | TAM | AL | 1B | 102 | 90 | 761.3 | 941 | 79 | 12 | 88 | .988 | 12.06 | 2.0 | ||||
1964 | 33 | TAM | AL | 1B | 105 | 88 | 781.0 | 907 | 68 | 6 | 79 | .994 | 11.24 | 1.9 | ||||
1965 | 34 | CLN | NL | 1B | 81 | 75 | 630.7 | 747 | 44 | 10 | 65 | .988 | 11.29 | 0.9 | ||||
1966 | 35 | KCR | AL | 1B | 37 | 18 | 197.0 | 217 | 16 | 2 | 28 | .991 | 10.64 | 0.4 | ||||
1967 | 36 | CLE | AL | 1B | 133 | 122 | 1072.7 | 1330 | 95 | 12 | 125 | .992 | 11.96 | 1.3 | ||||
1B | 1222 | 1070 | 9453.3 | 11085 | 812 | 82 | 1026 | .993 | 11.33 | 19.7 | ||||||||
3B | 12 | 9 | 86.7 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.28 | 0.2 | ||||||||
2B | 10 | 9 | 80.0 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 5 | .923 | 4.05 | 0.2 | ||||||||
LF | 3 | 3 | 27.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | 0.0 | ||||||||
RF | 3 | 3 | 25.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.72 | |||||||||
CF | 2 | 1 | 12.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.00 | 0.0 | ||||||||
SS | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 7.88 | 0.1 | ||||||||
Career Totals | 1253 | 1096 | 9692.0 | 11118 | 853 | 85 | 1034 | .993 | 11.12 | 20.2 | ||||||||
Career Highs | 144 | 135 | 1210.0 | 1393 | 108 | 12 | 139 | .997 | 12.06 |
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 |
1957 | 26 | BSN | NL | 5 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .278 | .278 | .444 | .722 |
1962 | 31 | TAM | AL | 11 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .105 | .150 | .158 | .308 |
1963 | 32 | TAM | AL | 7 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .115 | .115 | .231 | .346 |
1964 | 33 | TAM | AL | 3 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .444 | .500 | .444 | .944 |
1965 | 34 | CLN | NL | 7 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .207 | .258 | .207 | .465 |
1966 | 35 | KCR | AL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
Career Post-Season Batting | 34 | 102 | 5 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | .206 | .236 | .275 | .510 |
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History |
Drafted in 1st round, 11th overall pick, by Boston (N) in 1954 |
Had first career hit on 4/5/1955, off Bill Henry (CLE) |
Hit first career homerun on 4/12/1955, off Joe Nuxhall (BOS) |
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against New York (A) on 5/23/1957 |
Won Player of the Week award on 5/26/1957, hitting .684 with 2 HR, 5 RBI |
2/1/1959: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,207,143 through salary arbitration |
2/1/1960: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,542,857 through salary arbitration |
Traded from Boston (N) to Tampa Bay on 3/3/1960 (Going to TAM: LF Dick Kokos, 2B Hank Thompson, 1B Bill Skowron. Going to BSN: LF Irv Noren, RF Gus Bell, 2B Bobby Avila) |
9/1/1960: Signed a contract extension with Tampa Bay, $1,500,000 per year, for 4 years |
Won Player of the Week award on 9/1/1961, hitting .500 with 4 HR, 8 RBI |
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1961, hitting .398 with 7 HR, 18 RBI |
Hit 3 homeruns against St. Louis, driving in 3 runs on 9/5/1961 |
Injured on 4/20/1963 with a Inflamed Achilles Tendon, out for 1-2 weeks |
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland (N) on 2/2/1965 to a 1-year deal worth $10,119,083 per year |
Won Player of the Week award on 5/19/1965, hitting .478 with 2 HR, 7 RBI |
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1965, hitting .429 with 6 HR, 22 RBI |
Had 27-game hitting streak snapped on 6/4/1965 |
Signed as a free agent by Kansas City on 2/12/1966 to a 2-year deal worth $6,500,000 per year |
Traded from Kansas City to Cleveland (A) on 3/3/1967 (Going to KCR: P Gus Keriazakos, P Milt Pappas. Going to CLE: 1B Bill Skowron) |
Signed as a free agent by Los Angeles on 2/5/1968 to a 2-year deal worth $350,000 per year |
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