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Name Team Age
Bill Callison Retired (1988, Age 35) Died (2013, Age 60)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 21
(1976)
1B R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Orlando Cepeda League (AAA) 0 10 years (49 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- C+ D+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B+ C+
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
C- C-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D+
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
D+ C-
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
D- 0 3/12/1953
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 2
Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
(84.4 %) (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
1976 PIT 51 56 6 16 3 0 0 6 8 4 2 0 1 .724 .385 .339 .286
1977 PIT 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.500 .500 1.000 .500
1978 PIT 108 189 24 44 4 2 2 23 20 35 2 1 3 .607 .300 .307 .233
1979 PIT 86 125 16 32 6 1 2 12 9 12 3 3 3 .672 .304 .368 .256
1980 PIT 130 306 39 88 16 1 3 45 28 42 5 10 11 .724 .348 .376 .288
1981 PIT 135 341 49 84 7 1 8 38 54 55 15 12 8 .697 .354 .343 .246
1982 PIT 127 396 46 99 18 2 3 45 45 60 13 4 9 .662 .333 .328 .250
1983 PIT 102 228 24 58 9 3 2 23 18 29 1 4 6 .660 .313 .346 .254
1984 PIT 43 143 20 44 6 1 4 27 23 22 8 5 4 .844 .396 .448 .308
1985 PIT 24 84 14 24 6 1 2 17 10 18 2 2 3 .813 .361 .452 .286
1986 PIT 18 63 8 24 5 1 2 7 5 7 4 1 4 1.008 .420 .587 .381
1987 PIT 51 178 19 47 9 2 3 20 14 27 4 1 3 .706 .318 .388 .264
Total 876 2111 266 561 90 15 31 264 234 311 59 43 55 .707 .341 .367 .266
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1988-11-01Bill Callison has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1988-04-06The Pittsburgh Rowdys have waived Bill Callison.
1988-03-25The Pittsburgh Rowdys have promoted Casey Elliott to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Rowdys have promoted Tracy Paris to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Rowdys have designated Bill Callison for assignment. The Pittsburgh Rowdys have designated Tony Smith for assignment.
1986-06-13The Chicago Rowdys have promoted Bill Callison to the major league team. The Chicago Rowdys have sent Rod Brock to the minors.
1986-06-13The Chicago Rowdys have acquired Bill Callison from the waiver wire.
1986-06-03The Detroit Chumps have waived Bill Callison.
1986-04-01The Detroit Chumps have promoted Mookie Liddell to the major league team. The Detroit Chumps have designated Bill Callison for assignment.
1978-04-01The Detroit Americans have promoted Babe Baker to the major league team. The Detroit Americans have promoted Bill Callison to the major league team. The Detroit Americans have promoted Garland Taylor to the major league team. The Detroit Americans have sent Charlie Basinski to the minors. The Detroit Americans have sent Joe Grant to the minors. The Detroit Americans have designated Roger Slayton for assignment.
1977-04-01The Detroit Americans have demoted Bill Callison to the minor leagues.
1976-05-30The Detroit Americans have promoted Joe Ingerton to the major league team. The Detroit Americans have promoted Bill Callison to the major league team. The Detroit Americans have sent Lee Tinsley to the minors. The Detroit Americans have designated Ron Ostrowski for assignment.