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| Name | Team | Age |
| Willie Bates | Retired (2041, Age 38) | 67 |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 1, Pick 2 (2024) |
C | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Tim Raines League | 0 | 17 years (57 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
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| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 4/2/2003 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Alt Pos (1B) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (27.4 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year
|
Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| 2024 | SEA | 104 | 311 | 42 | 82 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 30 | 39 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .747 | .345 | .402 | .264 |
| 2025 | SEA | 103 | 284 | 35 | 76 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 19 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .702 | .318 | .384 | .268 |
| 2026 | SEA | 115 | 348 | 34 | 91 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 40 | 35 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .737 | .332 | .405 | .261 |
| 2027 | SEA | 124 | 405 | 49 | 118 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 56 | 34 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .779 | .347 | .432 | .291 |
| 2028 | SEA | 140 | 481 | 57 | 112 | 25 | 3 | 19 | 60 | 44 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .714 | .299 | .416 | .233 |
| 2029 | SEA | 70 | 160 | 20 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 12 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .706 | .318 | .388 | .263 |
| 2030 | SEA | 135 | 523 | 66 | 140 | 29 | 1 | 11 | 53 | 47 | 95 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .720 | .330 | .390 | .268 |
| 2031 | PHI | 148 | 468 | 67 | 131 | 16 | 2 | 25 | 80 | 53 | 84 | 8 | 7 | 0 | .838 | .355 | .483 | .280 |
| 2032 | PHI | 146 | 472 | 53 | 118 | 20 | 2 | 11 | 64 | 46 | 100 | 8 | 4 | 1 | .688 | .317 | .371 | .250 |
| 2033 | PHI | 144 | 477 | 70 | 139 | 16 | 5 | 22 | 72 | 53 | 95 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .845 | .360 | .484 | .291 |
| 2034 | PHI | 147 | 492 | 81 | 137 | 24 | 2 | 26 | 85 | 60 | 82 | 5 | 7 | 2 | .852 | .358 | .494 | .278 |
| 2035 | PHI | 142 | 471 | 58 | 128 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 74 | 54 | 92 | 10 | 5 | 2 | .733 | .344 | .389 | .272 |
| 2036 | PHI | 143 | 499 | 78 | 131 | 17 | 3 | 33 | 101 | 43 | 96 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .829 | .322 | .507 | .263 |
| 2037 | PHI | 142 | 494 | 79 | 135 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 81 | 71 | 87 | 12 | 4 | 1 | .766 | .363 | .403 | .273 |
| 2038 | PHI | 135 | 467 | 58 | 116 | 16 | 4 | 23 | 81 | 42 | 105 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .760 | .313 | .448 | .248 |
| 2039 | PHI | 132 | 430 | 57 | 104 | 15 | 4 | 16 | 72 | 46 | 81 | 3 | 3 | 5 | .722 | .315 | .407 | .242 |
| 2040 | PHI | 129 | 410 | 63 | 110 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 45 | 39 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .736 | .331 | .405 | .268 |
| 2041 | PHI | 67 | 200 | 21 | 47 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .663 | .308 | .355 | .235 |
| Total | 2266 | 7392 | 988 | 1957 | 305 | 42 | 267 | 1067 | 758 | 1439 | 69 | 43 | 78 | .759 | .334 | .426 | .265 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 2041-11-01 | Willie Bates has retired from the Philadelphia Ramblers |
| 2041-06-09 | Willie Bates of the Philadelphia Ramblers is injured and is expected to be out 20 days. |
| 2038-09-22 | Willie Bates of the Philadelphia Ramblers is injured and is expected to be out 32 days. |
| 2031-03-07 | Trade #1564791 has been completed between the Seattle Kings and the Philadelphia Ramblers. The Philadelphia Ramblers receive Willie Bates, Tom Wilson, Ezra Cafego, Draft Pick - 2032 Round 1 (SEA) from the Seattle Kings in exchange for Marty May. |
| 2029-07-06 | Willie Bates of the Seattle Storm is injured and is expected to be out 41 days. |
| 2028-04-05 | The Seattle Storm have promoted Willie Bates to the major league team. |
| 2028-04-05 | The Seattle Storm have demoted Willie Bates to the minor leagues. |
| 2027-04-05 | The Seattle Storm have promoted Willie Bates to the major league team. The Seattle Storm have waived Germany Sadowski. |
| 2027-04-05 | The Seattle Storm have demoted Willie Bates to the minor leagues. |
| 2027-04-01 | The Seattle Storm have promoted Willie Bates to the major league team. The Seattle Storm have waived Mike White. |
| 2026-10-23 | The Seattle Storm have sent Willie Bates to the minors. The Seattle Storm have sent Del Gibson to the minors. The Seattle Storm have sent Dutch Wheelock to the minors. The Seattle Storm have sent Matt Evans to the minors. |
| 2025-06-15 | The Seattle Storm have promoted Willie Bates to the major league team. The Seattle Storm have designated Bill Cox for assignment. |
| 2025-06-15 | The Seattle Storm have demoted Willie Bates to the minor leagues. |
| 2025-05-14 | The Seattle Storm have promoted Willie Bates to the major league team. The Seattle Storm have sent Steve Lopez to the minors. |
| 2025-05-14 | The Seattle Storm have demoted Willie Bates to the minor leagues. |
| 2025-04-05 | The Seattle Storm have promoted Willie Bates to the major league team. The Seattle Storm have sent Kevin Maas to the minors. |
| 2025-04-05 | The Seattle Storm have demoted Willie Bates to the minor leagues. |
| 2024-08-14 | The Seattle Storm have promoted Willie Bates to the major league team. |
| 2024-08-10 | The Seattle Storm have auto-demoted Willie Bates to the minor leagues. |
| 2024-08-07 | The Seattle Storm have promoted Willie Bates to the major league team. The Seattle Storm have designated Ugueth Urbina for assignment. |
| 2024-08-07 | The Seattle Storm have demoted Willie Bates to the minor leagues. |
| 2024-07-25 | The Seattle Storm have promoted Willie Bates to the major league team. The Seattle Storm have waived Keith Crabtree. |
| 2024-07-25 | The Seattle Storm have demoted Willie Bates to the minor leagues. |
| 2024-07-15 | The Seattle Storm have promoted Willie Bates to the major league team. The Seattle Storm have waived Sal Ciottolo. |
| 2024-07-13 | The Seattle Storm have demoted Willie Bates to the minor leagues. |
| 2024-06-25 | The Seattle Storm have promoted Willie Bates to the major league team. The Seattle Storm have waived Vic Hibbs. |
| 2024-06-19 | The Seattle Storm have demoted Willie Bates to the minor leagues. |
| 2024-06-09 | The Seattle Storm have promoted Willie Bates to the major league team. The Seattle Storm have designated Keith Crabtree for assignment. |
| 2024-06-09 | The Seattle Storm have demoted Willie Bates to the minor leagues. |
| 2024-06-08 | The Seattle Storm have promoted Willie Bates to the major league team. The Seattle Storm have designated Joe Hughes for assignment. |
| 2024-06-08 | The Seattle Storm have demoted Willie Bates to the minor leagues. |
| 2024-06-05 | The Seattle Storm have promoted Willie Bates to the major league team. The Seattle Storm have designated Rod Cook for assignment. |
| 2024-06-05 | The Seattle Storm have demoted Willie Bates to the minor leagues. |
| 2024-05-23 | The Seattle Storm have promoted Willie Bates to the major league team. The Seattle Storm have designated Frank Thomas for assignment. |
| 2024-05-23 | The Seattle Storm have demoted Willie Bates to the minor leagues. |
| 2024-04-29 | The Seattle Storm have promoted Willie Bates to the major league team. |
| 2024-04-29 | The Seattle Storm have demoted Willie Bates to the minor leagues. |
| 2024-04-22 | The Seattle Storm have promoted Willie Bates to the major league team. The Seattle Storm have designated Bob Henry for assignment. |
| 2024-04-22 | The Seattle Storm have demoted Willie Bates to the minor leagues. |
| 2024-04-18 | The Seattle Storm have promoted Willie Bates to the major league team. The Seattle Storm have sent Jose Castleton to the minors. |
| 2024-04-18 | The Seattle Storm have demoted Willie Bates to the minor leagues. |
| 2024-04-14 | The Seattle Storm have promoted Willie Bates to the major league team. The Seattle Storm have waived Rudy Carter. |
| 2024-04-14 | The Seattle Storm have demoted Willie Bates to the minor leagues. |
| 2024-04-10 | The Seattle Storm have promoted Willie Bates to the major league team. The Seattle Storm have designated John Harrison for assignment. |
| 2024-04-05 | The Seattle Storm have demoted Willie Bates to the minor leagues. |
| 2024-04-01 | The Seattle Storm have promoted Willie Bates to the major league team. The Seattle Storm have waived Gene Kalin. |