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Name Team Age
Bill James Retired (1973, Age 36) Died (2008, Age 71)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 24
(1961)
2B B/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Mordecai Brown League 0 9 years (22 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
53 65 39
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
63 65 59
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
35 45 22
Endurance Velocity Control
55 8 18
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
75 61 100
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
51 0 8/2/1937
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (SS) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
43 (43.7 %) 0 (0.0 %) 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
1961 PHI 7 9 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 .311 .200 .111 .111
1964 PHI 101 265 35 69 8 1 6 27 32 45 11 1 6 .708 .342 .366 .260
1965 PHI 79 183 20 43 10 2 2 21 17 27 12 3 1 .648 .304 .344 .235
1966 PHI 103 347 40 89 17 4 4 33 32 49 12 5 2 .682 .319 .363 .256
1967 PHI 89 252 25 73 12 2 5 30 18 39 4 2 4 .748 .336 .413 .290
1968 PHI 109 291 30 70 11 3 0 21 23 43 5 6 4 .596 .297 .299 .241
1969 PHI 48 88 11 26 5 1 2 9 11 12 2 1 2 .813 .370 .443 .295
1970 PHI 84 188 27 49 10 1 3 26 28 29 2 4 7 .729 .356 .372 .261
1971 PHI 111 276 33 64 11 1 8 36 33 30 4 4 8 .679 .313 .366 .232
1972 PHI 76 139 9 32 3 1 1 9 7 23 2 3 10 .551 .264 .288 .230
1973 PHI 5 11 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 .727 .273 .455 .273
Total 812 2049 231 519 87 17 31 215 202 300 54 30 45 .678 .320 .358 .253
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1973-11-01Bill James has retired from the Philadelphia Lockheed-Martins
1973-04-26The Philadelphia Lockheed-Martins have designated Bill James for assignment.
1963-10-14The Philadelphia Lockheed-Martins have promoted Bill James to the major league team. The Philadelphia Lockheed-Martins have designated Billy Boles for assignment.
1961-05-31The Philadelphia Lockheed-Martins have sent Bill James to the minors.
1961-05-09The Philadelphia Lockheed-Martins have promoted Bill James to the major league team.