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Name Team Age
Bill Householder Retired (1982, Age 38) Died (2024, Age 80)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 27
(1965)		 LF R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Duke Snider League 0 16 years (37 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B- B-
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
A- A- B 
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B- B- D-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D- D-
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
A+ A+ A+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
B+ 0 10/28/1944
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 5 15
Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (LF) Alt Pos (1B)
A+ (99.0 %) A+ (97.7 %) F  (0.1 %)

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
1967 DET 128 447 62 117 17 3 8 44 52 81 11 3 11 .708 .341 .367 .262
1968 DET 156 575 66 143 23 1 18 77 50 91 12 5 9 .693 .307 .386 .249
1969 DET 158 581 89 158 32 0 10 74 74 94 39 9 6 .732 .353 .379 .272
1970 DET 157 614 117 183 25 7 23 96 72 102 34 14 2 .848 .374 .474 .298
1971 DET 157 654 122 187 34 12 18 72 71 76 63 7 5 .813 .356 .457 .286
1972 DET 161 662 153 191 32 6 19 91 76 93 36 12 4 .804 .363 .441 .289
1973 DET 159 666 121 191 37 9 18 65 59 77 34 5 7 .797 .347 .450 .287
1974 DET 157 643 111 183 31 7 13 64 63 100 37 9 6 .765 .350 .415 .285
1975 DET 159 650 123 205 34 9 14 93 75 99 56 18 4 .848 .388 .460 .315
1976 DET 156 641 132 202 38 13 23 71 70 81 30 4 6 .906 .384 .523 .315
1977 DET-CHN 152 608 95 170 34 7 19 82 58 85 27 11 4 .795 .343 .452 .280
1978 CHN-NYA 148 557 111 158 26 9 24 72 74 95 41 11 10 .861 .369 .492 .284
1979 NYA 135 268 47 89 15 3 9 47 41 49 13 6 1 .932 .421 .511 .332
1980 NYA 119 209 34 63 12 1 4 23 25 31 22 2 2 .808 .382 .426 .301
1981 NYA 115 223 35 61 15 2 3 23 24 24 7 1 0 .743 .344 .399 .274
1982 NYA 30 85 11 26 5 0 3 11 6 16 3 1 4 .822 .352 .471 .306
Total 2247 8083 1429 2327 410 89 226 1005 890 1194 465 118 81 .804 .359 .445 .288
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1982-11-01Bill Householder has retired from the New York Metropolitans
1978-06-10A trade has been completed between the New York Metropolitans and the Chicago Slayers. The Chicago Slayers receive Walt Slaught from the New York Metropolitans in exchange for Bill Householder.
1977-08-23A trade has been completed between the Chicago Slayers and the Detroit Thugs. The Detroit Thugs receive Jeff Shinault, Jim Hock from the Chicago Slayers in exchange for Bill Householder.
1967-08-29The Detroit Thugs have promoted Bill Householder to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Footsie Prim to the minors.
1967-08-08The Detroit Thugs have promoted Footsie Prim to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Bill Householder to the minors.
1967-07-23The Detroit Thugs have promoted Bill Householder to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Footsie Prim to the minors.
1967-07-23The Detroit Thugs have sent Bill Householder to the minors.
1967-07-01The Detroit Thugs have promoted Bill Householder to the major league team.
1967-06-17The Detroit Thugs have promoted Footsie Prim to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Bill Householder to the minors.
1967-04-04The Detroit Thugs have promoted Vance Griffin to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have promoted Bill Householder to the major league team. The Detroit Thugs have sent Gordon Marrero to the minors. The Detroit Thugs have sent Footsie Prim to the minors.