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Jesse Orosco League
8-4-2215
Bill Willis Catcher
Retired (1968, Age 35)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .267 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .759 Status Deceased (2004) Option Years 0  
H 910 Age at Death 72 Date of Birth 12-26-1932
HR 104 Drafted Round 1, Pick 2
(1953)		 Majors Svc Time 13 years
(49 games)
RBI 474
SB 37
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship A+
Power vs. R A- Power vs. L B  Velocity D-   Mentor vR A+
Speed B  Bunt F  Control D-   Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range D+ WS Rings 1
1B A+ (98.9%) LF --- Arm A+ WS Appearances 6
2B --- CF ---   Health B  LCS Appearances 9
3B --- RF A+ (92.5%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1955 LHP 31 66 13 2 0 1 4 1 12 .482 .209 .273 .076 .197
1955 RHP 83 277 78 20 1 14 50 22 49 .848 .336 .513 .231 .282
1956 LHP 45 116 37 8 1 3 20 10 13 .856 .373 .483 .164 .319
1956 RHP 110 362 89 14 6 2 39 31 64 .642 .308 .334 .088 .246
1957 LHP 48 85 26 3 0 3 14 11 11 .839 .392 .447 .141 .306
1957 RHP 132 426 105 25 1 13 39 52 69 .731 .330 .401 .155 .246
1958 LHP 21 71 14 3 0 2 11 6 9 .593 .269 .324 .127 .197
1958 RHP 30 47 18 2 2 5 16 4 4 1.272 .442 .830 .447 .383
1959 LHP 42 147 33 6 0 3 11 16 22 .628 .301 .327 .102 .224
1959 RHP 83 88 16 3 0 3 7 14 18 .632 .314 .318 .136 .182
1960 LHP 39 95 23 8 1 2 14 9 17 .718 .308 .411 .168 .242
1960 RHP 90 177 57 8 1 8 34 18 36 .895 .381 .514 .192 .322
1961 LHP 26 39 9 1 0 0 5 4 8 .559 .302 .256 .026 .231
1961 RHP 92 214 56 6 2 9 33 27 36 .782 .347 .435 .173 .262
1962 LHP 27 35 10 0 0 2 4 1 6 .754 .297 .457 .171 .286
1962 RHP 110 317 92 16 1 8 47 40 57 .793 .370 .423 .132 .290
1963 LHP 36 104 28 4 0 2 11 12 13 .707 .342 .365 .096 .269
1963 RHP 71 131 33 7 1 3 23 15 14 .718 .329 .389 .137 .252
1964 LHP 11 24 8 0 0 2 2 3 6 .991 .407 .583 .250 .333
1964 RHP 71 100 29 5 0 3 16 15 15 .813 .383 .430 .140 .290
1965 LHP 10 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 .333 .167 .167 .000 .167
1965 RHP 75 139 35 10 1 6 23 16 24 .801 .333 .468 .216 .252
1966 LHP 5 5 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 1.571 .571 1.000 .600 .400
1966 RHP 66 136 39 7 0 4 24 11 22 .767 .340 .426 .140 .287
1967 LHP 6 6 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .762 .429 .333 .000 .333
1967 RHP 47 96 25 8 1 3 11 11 18 .795 .336 .458 .198 .260
1968 LHP 4 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .833 .500 .333 .000 .333
1968 RHP 31 94 30 6 1 2 14 7 19 .843 .375 .468 .149 .319
Total LHP 351 808 208 35 2 21 98 77 125 .707 .323 .384 .126 .257
Total RHP 1091 2604 702 137 18 83 376 283 445 .775 .343 .432 .162 .270
Total 1235 3412 910 172 20 104 474 360 570 .759 .339 .420 .154 .267
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1968-11-01Bill Willis has retired from the Texas Rangers
1958-06-04Bill Willis of the Texas Rangers is injured and is expected to be out 40 days.
1958-06-01The Texas Rangers have promoted Bill Willis to the major league team.
1958-04-01The Texas Rangers have promoted Tim Pippen to the major league team. The Texas Rangers have sent Bill Willis to the minors.
1956-07-22Bill Willis of the Texas Rangers is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1955-06-15A trade has been completed between the Texas Rangers and the Los Angeles Stomping Wampas. The Los Angeles Stomping Wampas receive Benny Rios, Fred Luebber, Moon Cummings, Joe Conine from the Texas Rangers in exchange for Bill Willis, Bruce Rodriguez, Alan Brantley, Draft Pick 1957 Round 1 LAN (March Birkbeck), Draft Pick 1958 Round 1 LAN (Elias Kirke).