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Name	Team	Age
Wilbert Hickman	Retired (1979, Age 34)	Died (2025, Age 80)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 4, Pick 52 (1963)	RP	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Frank Thomas League	0	10 years (129 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
66	76	18
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
5	2	48
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
8	9	7
Endurance	Velocity	Control
45	71	61
Leadership	Mentor Value
81	100
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
55	0	3/4/1945
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	3	5
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)

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 Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.

Year	Endurance	Velocity	Control
1963	29	42	25
1964	29	45	27
1965	29	47	35
1966	30	52	40
1967	31	54	44
1968	31	56	46
1969	34	61	52
1970	37	66	56
1971	42	70	56
1972	44	71	60
1973	44	73	63
1974	44	73	64
1975	45	73	65
1976	45	73	65
1977	45	73	65
1978	45	73	65
1979	45	73	66

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1979-11-01	Wilbert Hickman has retired from the Washington Knuckleheads
1973-07-09	The Washington knuckleheads have promoted Wilbert Hickman to the major league team. The Washington knuckleheads have designated George Sanders for assignment.
1972-04-01	The Washington knuckleheads have promoted Lefty Gonder to the major league team. The Washington knuckleheads have designated Wilbert Hickman for assignment.
1970-06-09	Wilbert Hickman of the Washington knuckleheads is injured and is expected to be out 5 days.
1967-08-13	The Washington knuckleheads have promoted Wilbert Hickman to the major league team. The Washington knuckleheads have designated Stew Tesreau for assignment.
1967-08-13	The Washington knuckleheads have acquired Wilbert Hickman from the waiver wire.
1966-06-03	The Cleveland Browns have waived Wilbert Hickman.
1965-07-19	The Cleveland Browns have promoted Willis Arnold to the major league team. The Cleveland Browns have sent Wilbert Hickman to the minors.
1965-07-19	The Cleveland Browns have promoted Darryl Berry to the major league team. The Cleveland Browns have promoted Wilbert Hickman to the major league team. The Cleveland Browns have designated Dave Reed for assignment. The Cleveland Browns have sent Steve Mueller to the minors.