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| Name | Team | Age |
| Billy Brinkman | Retired (2008, Age 35) | 67 |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 3, Pick 35 (1993) |
SS | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Jimmy Ryan League | 0 | 9 years (37 games) |
| Total Rating
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Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
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Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
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| Health
|
Injured Days
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Birthday |
| 0 | 2/4/1973 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alt Pos (2B) | Alt Pos (3B) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (86.8 %) | (68.3 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | Vs | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| 1997 | AHP | 4 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .665 | .353 | .312 | .312 |
| 1997 | HHP | 13 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 1.044 | .294 | .750 | .250 |
| 1997 | LHP | 6 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1.575 | .375 | 1.200 | .333 |
| 1997 | RHP | 14 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | .619 | .286 | .333 | .242 |
| 2000 | AHP | 68 | 123 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 28 | .568 | .235 | .333 | .195 |
| 2000 | HHP | 69 | 119 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 8 | 26 | .799 | .328 | .471 | .286 |
| 2000 | LHP | 64 | 100 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 18 | .694 | .284 | .410 | .250 |
| 2000 | RHP | 88 | 142 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 36 | .673 | .278 | .394 | .232 |
| 2001 | AHP | 73 | 240 | 62 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 17 | 57 | .660 | .310 | .350 | .258 |
| 2001 | HHP | 71 | 221 | 58 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 24 | 56 | .682 | .333 | .348 | .262 |
| 2001 | LHP | 66 | 149 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 44 | .648 | .313 | .336 | .248 |
| 2001 | RHP | 126 | 312 | 83 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 39 | 27 | 69 | .681 | .326 | .356 | .266 |
| 2002 | AHP | 74 | 243 | 58 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 15 | 58 | .636 | .282 | .354 | .239 |
| 2002 | HHP | 70 | 225 | 57 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 32 | 21 | 54 | .694 | .316 | .378 | .253 |
| 2002 | LHP | 62 | 126 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 29 | .823 | .355 | .468 | .302 |
| 2002 | RHP | 120 | 342 | 77 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 44 | 25 | 83 | .605 | .278 | .327 | .225 |
| 2003 | AHP | 74 | 258 | 63 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 18 | 65 | .729 | .295 | .434 | .244 |
| 2003 | HHP | 70 | 250 | 69 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 16 | 56 | .780 | .320 | .460 | .276 |
| 2003 | LHP | 71 | 151 | 41 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 12 | 45 | .835 | .325 | .510 | .272 |
| 2003 | RHP | 132 | 357 | 91 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 49 | 22 | 76 | .719 | .299 | .420 | .255 |
| 2004 | AHP | 61 | 131 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 29 | .712 | .307 | .405 | .260 |
| 2004 | HHP | 57 | 137 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 36 | .634 | .291 | .343 | .226 |
| 2004 | LHP | 56 | 109 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 24 | .838 | .370 | .468 | .312 |
| 2004 | RHP | 79 | 159 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 41 | .558 | .250 | .308 | .195 |
| 2005 | AHP | 42 | 112 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 22 | .595 | .264 | .330 | .214 |
| 2005 | HHP | 53 | 155 | 46 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 34 | .736 | .329 | .406 | .297 |
| 2005 | LHP | 48 | 111 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 30 | .813 | .345 | .468 | .315 |
| 2005 | RHP | 60 | 156 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 26 | .579 | .271 | .308 | .224 |
| 2006 | AHP | 53 | 117 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 29 | .609 | .276 | .333 | .214 |
| 2006 | HHP | 50 | 117 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 21 | .861 | .374 | .487 | .299 |
| 2006 | LHP | 58 | 138 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 32 | .617 | .305 | .312 | .225 |
| 2006 | RHP | 63 | 96 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 7 | 18 | .908 | .356 | .552 | .302 |
| 2007 | AHP | 51 | 135 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 18 | .681 | .296 | .385 | .267 |
| 2007 | HHP | 39 | 104 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 29 | .552 | .263 | .288 | .192 |
| 2007 | LHP | 72 | 165 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 36 | .569 | .254 | .315 | .218 |
| 2007 | RHP | 39 | 74 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 11 | .743 | .337 | .405 | .270 |
| 2008 | AHP | 51 | 150 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 29 | .435 | .235 | .200 | .153 |
| 2008 | HHP | 48 | 133 | 38 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 22 | .767 | .331 | .436 | .286 |
| 2008 | LHP | 67 | 155 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 24 | .607 | .303 | .303 | .200 |
| 2008 | RHP | 59 | 128 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 27 | .566 | .246 | .320 | .234 |
| Total | AHP | 551 | 1525 | 354 | 61 | 14 | 32 | 189 | 106 | 339 | .636 | .282 | .353 | .232 |
| Total | HHP | 540 | 1493 | 396 | 59 | 14 | 43 | 193 | 120 | 341 | .731 | .321 | .410 | .265 |
| Total | LHP | 570 | 1219 | 313 | 58 | 10 | 33 | 147 | 103 | 285 | .717 | .315 | .402 | .257 |
| Total | RHP | 780 | 1799 | 437 | 62 | 18 | 42 | 235 | 123 | 395 | .660 | .292 | .367 | .243 |
| Total | 1091 | 3018 | 750 | 120 | 28 | 75 | 382 | 226 | 680 | .683 | .302 | .381 | .249 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 2008-11-01 | Billy Brinkman has retired from the Chicago Cubs |
| 2006-09-11 | Billy Brinkman of the Chicago Bleacher Bums is injured and is expected to be out 14 days. |
| 2003-09-30 | Billy Brinkman of the Chicago Bleacher Bums is injured and is expected to be out 13 days. |
| 2000-03-07 | The Chicago Bleacher Bums have promoted Billy Brinkman to the major league team. The Chicago Bleacher Bums have designated Red Fette for assignment. |
| 1998-03-07 | The Chicago Bleacher Bums have sent Billy Brinkman to the minors. |
| 1997-08-21 | The Chicago Bleacher Bums have promoted Billy Brinkman to the major league team. |
| 1995-04-13 | The Chicago Bleacher Bums have acquired Billy Brinkman from the waiver wire. |
| 1995-04-09 | The New York red stix have waived Billy Brinkman. |
| 1994-04-05 | The New York red stix have renamed Bill Ainsmith to Billy Brinkman. |
| 1994-04-01 | The New York red stix have acquired Bill Ainsmith from the waiver wire. |
| 1993-04-13 | The New York red stix have waived Bill Ainsmith. |
| 1993-04-12 | The New York red stix have acquired Bill Ainsmith from the waiver wire. |
| 1993-04-08 | The Seattle Sonics have waived Bill Ainsmith. |