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| Name | Team | Age |
| Bill Bates | Retired (2001, Age 38) | Died (2031, Age 68) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 1, Pick 2 (1986) |
SP | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Ted Williams League | 0 | 15 years (137 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor Value
|
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 2/8/1963 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Energy | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Batting | Fielding | Game Log
| Year
|
Series | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | BS | IP | H | R | ER | HBP | BB | SO | WHIP | ERA |
| 1998 | LCS | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0.83 | 2.30 |
| 1998 | WS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2.06 | 6.75 |
| 1999 | WS | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 4.50 |
| 2000 | LCS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2.25 | 13.50 |
| 2001 | LCS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2.14 | 7.71 |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.1 | 36 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 26 | 1.42 | 5.01 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 2001-11-01 | Bill Bates has retired from the Tampa Bay Tropics |
| 1999-08-01 | A trade has been completed between the Tampa Bay Tropics and the Philadelphia Newshounds. The Philadelphia Newshounds receive Tommy Smith, Draft Pick 2002 Round 2 TB (Lefty Kuczynski) from the Tampa Bay Tropics in exchange for Bill Bates. |
| 1999-07-10 | The Philadelphia Newshounds have placed Bill Bates on the trade block. |
| 1998-06-08 | A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Newshounds and the Chicago Chinese Assassins. The Chicago Chinese Assassins receive Eddie Bailey, Draft Pick 1999 Round 2 PHI (John Stephens) from the Philadelphia Newshounds in exchange for Bill Bates. |
| 1996-06-05 | A trade has been completed between the Los Angeles Stars and the Chicago Chinese assassins. The Chicago Chinese assassins receive Bill Bates from the Los Angeles Stars in exchange for Bob Jones. |
| 1996-04-08 | Bill Bates of the Los Angeles Stars is injured and is expected to be out 40 days. |
| 1989-09-21 | Bill Bates of the Brooklyn Bullys is injured and is expected to be out 27 days. |
| 1989-07-05 | Bill Bates of the Brooklyn Bullys is injured and is expected to be out 38 days. |
| 1989-04-25 | Bill Bates of the Brooklyn Bullys is injured and is expected to be out 25 days. |
| 1987-07-09 | Bill Bates of the Brooklyn Bullys is injured and is expected to be out 19 days. |
| 1986-04-01 | The Brooklyn Bullys have promoted Dick Sanders to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bullys have promoted Bill Bates to the major league team. The Brooklyn Bullys have designated Don Gutierrez for assignment. The Brooklyn Bullys have designated Mike Kennedy for assignment. |