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Satchel Paige League
9-5-2046
Bill Bligh Right Field
Retired (2026, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .258 Total Rating B-   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .737 Status Retired (2026) Option Years 0  
H 1482 Age 58 (OS 58) Date of Birth 08-06-1988
HR 216 Drafted Round 2, Pick 27
(2010)
Majors Svc Time 12 years
(152 games)
RBI 836
SB 62
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L D+ Endurance B-   Ldrship D+
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L B+ Velocity   Mentor vR
Speed B+ Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range WS Rings 0
1B --- LF A+ (97.9%) Arm WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF A- (81.3%)   Health LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF A+ (100%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP PB SB CS CS% +/- RF   FPCT GG
2013 CF MON 98 98 836.2 230 219 6 5 0 -7 2.42 .978
RF MON 4 4 33.1 7 7 0 0 0 -1 1.89 1.000
2014 CF MON 130 130 1132.1 339 318 11 10 3 -4 2.61 .971
RF MON 4 4 35.0 5 5 0 0 0 0 1.29 1.000
LF MON 1 1 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.12 1.000
2015 CF MON 120 120 1055.2 309 296 8 5 1 -1 2.59 .984
RF MON 5 5 44.2 12 11 0 1 0 0 2.22 .917
LF MON 1 1 8.0 5 5 0 0 0 0 5.62 1.000
2016 RF MON 65 65 579.2 112 109 1 2 0 -1 1.71 .982
CF MON 46 46 409.1 104 100 2 2 1 -5 2.24 .981
LF MON 13 13 111.0 21 21 0 0 0 -3 1.70 1.000
C MON 3 0 4.0 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 0 9.00 1.000
2017 RF MON 98 98 870.1 178 169 6 3 0 -3 1.81 .983
LF MON 5 5 43.2 11 11 0 0 0 0 2.27 1.000
C MON 16 0 25.0 19 16 2 1 0 0 2 0 0.0% 0 6.48 .947
SS MON 1 1 8.0 3 1 2 0 0 -1 3.38 1.000
2018 RF MON 106 104 934.0 218 210 6 2 2 -1 2.08 .991
CF MON 9 9 76.0 19 19 0 0 0 0 2.25 1.000
LF MON 5 5 43.0 14 12 2 0 0 0 2.93 1.000
C MON 2 0 4.0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 NaN% 0 6.75 1.000
2019 RF MON 121 112 1032.0 215 207 5 3 2 +1 1.85 .986
LF MON 7 7 67.0 12 12 0 0 0 0 1.61 1.000
CF MON 5 5 45.0 16 16 0 0 0 0 3.20 1.000
1B MON 1 1 9.0 10 10 0 0 0 0 10.00 1.000
2020 RF CHN 106 106 944.0 224 213 8 3 3 -4 2.11 .987
2021 RF CHN 133 133 1180.0 271 255 12 4 2 +3 2.04 .985
2022 CF MON-NYA 112 103 939.2 228 219 8 1 3 -1 2.17 .996
RF MON-NYA 12 4 51.1 9 8 1 0 0 0 1.58 1.000
1B MON-NYA 5 5 46.2 45 45 0 0 2 0 8.68 1.000
2023 RF NYA 133 117 1085.1 227 216 7 4 1 -4 1.85 .982
CF NYA 2 1 11.0 4 4 0 0 0 0 3.27 1.000
LF NYA 1 0 6.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 NaN
2024 RF NYA 125 108 1003.2 218 209 6 3 0 -1 1.93 .986
CF NYA 3 3 20.0 7 7 0 0 0 0 3.15 1.000
2025 RF NYA 40 13 169.1 36 36 0 0 0 +3 1.91 1.000
LF NYA 8 2 26.2 4 4 0 0 0 0 1.35 1.000
CF NYA 2 2 17.0 4 4 0 0 0 0 2.12 1.000
Pos Total RF 952 873 7962.2 1732 1655 52 25 10 -8 1.93 .986
CF 527 517 4542.2 1260 1202 35 23 8 -18 2.45 .982
LF 41 34 314.0 68 66 2 0 0 -3 1.95 1.000
1B 6 6 55.2 55 55 0 0 2 0 8.89 1.000
C 21 0 33.0 26 23 2 1 0 0 3 0 0.0% 0 6.82 .962
SS 1 1 8.0 3 1 2 0 0 -1 3.38 1.000
Total 1548 1431 12916.0 3144 3002 93 49 20 0 3 0 0.0% -30 2.16 .984
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2026-11-01Bill Bligh has retired from the Free Agency Pool
2026-04-01The New York Highlanders have waived Bill Bligh.
2025-09-24The New York Highlanders have designated Bill Bligh for assignment.
2022-04-27Trade #1835609 has been completed between the New York Highlanders and the Montreal Howlers. The Montreal Howlers receive Cuno Barlow, Draft Pick 2023 Round 3 NYA (Johnny Selbach) from the New York Highlanders in exchange for Bill Bligh, Eddie Swift, Draft Pick 2023 Round 3 MON (Charlie Keriazakos).
2021-06-10Bill Bligh of the Chicago Howlers is injured and is expected to be out 5 days.
2020-04-30Bill Bligh of the Chicago Howlers is injured and is expected to be out 41 days.
2018-06-02Bill Bligh of the Montreal Howlers is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
2015-08-12Bill Bligh of the Montreal Friars is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
2013-04-01The Montreal Friars have promoted Dave Grohl to the major league team. The Montreal Friars have promoted Bill Bligh to the major league team. The Montreal Friars have designated Chuck Goodwin for assignment. The Montreal Friars have designated Buck Hutchison for assignment.