LF Paul 'The Spark Plug' Williams #10
Pittsburgh Miners FABL
Age: 24 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
10/13/1950
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LF PAUL 'THE SPARK PLUG' WILLIAMS #10 - AGE: 24 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
115 358 111 20 3 9 62 62 52 .310 .420 .458 0 2.8
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/1950 WAS Win, 6-0 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
09/28/1950 PHI Loss, 4-5 3 1 3 1 0 1 0 0
09/27/1950 PHI Win, 6-5 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/25/1950 BOS Loss, 3-16 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/24/1950 @ WAS Loss, 4-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/23/1950 @ WAS Loss, 6-8 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1950 @ NYG Loss, 3-9 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/20/1950 @ NYG Loss, 7-15 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 0
09/19/1950 @ NYG Loss, 6-7 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
09/17/1950 @ DET Loss, 3-6 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/04/1926
Born in:St. Louis, MO
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:175 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$19,000
Signed Through:1950 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 121 Days
Service This Yr:167 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, 103 Days
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1945, 8th Pick in Round 1
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1950 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 115 358 111 20 3 9 62 48 62 52 .310 .420 .458 .878 .405 .148 148
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 100 431 8 3 0 8 0 3 164 32 0 0 0.0 73.4 7.69 2.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   99 32 6 1 4 22 15 23 14 0 0 4 .323 .468 .525 .994
Versus Right   259 79 14 2 5 40 33 39 38 3 0 4 .305 .400 .432 .832
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   53 18 3 0 0 6 6 6 4 0 0 1 .340 .417 .396 .813
May   55 17 1 0 1 11 8 13 10 2 0 0 .309 .429 .382 .810
June   76 23 5 1 3 18 13 18 11 0 0 3 .303 .454 .513 .967
July   19 7 2 0 2 5 2 2 3 0 0 0 .368 .429 .789 1.218
August   69 17 3 1 0 7 7 11 16 1 0 2 .246 .361 .319 .680
September   82 28 6 1 3 14 12 11 7 0 0 2 .341 .432 .549 .980
October   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Spring Training   37 9 3 0 1 3 2 5 10 0 0 2 .243 .364 .405 .769
Last Year   168 41 10 3 1 20 21 32 15 1 0 3 .244 .373 .357 .730
2 Years Ago   85 18 2 1 0 8 3 4 14 1 0 1 .212 .253 .259 .512
Career   611 170 32 7 10 90 72 98 81 5 0 12 .278 .386 .403 .788
Home   177 61 13 2 3 34 26 27 20 1 0 4 .345 .440 .492 .932
Road   181 50 7 1 6 28 22 35 32 2 0 4 .276 .401 .425 .826
Grass   358 111 20 3 9 62 48 62 52 3 0 8 .310 .420 .458 .878
Day   230 73 12 1 8 45 29 38 36 3 0 1 .317 .412 .483 .894
Night   128 38 8 2 1 17 19 24 16 0 0 7 .297 .434 .414 .848
As Starter   346 107 19 3 9 60 48 60 51 2 0 8 .309 .421 .460 .880
As Reliever / Substitution   12 4 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 .333 .400 .417 .817
Pinch Hitting   9 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 .111 .250 .222 .472
Close/Late   60 21 4 0 3 13 13 15 7 1 0 4 .350 .500 .567 1.067
Inning 1-3   132 40 6 2 4 20 14 20 24 1 0 0 .303 .392 .470 .862
Inning 4-6   127 40 8 1 2 22 17 17 16 1 0 3 .315 .405 .441 .846
Inning 7-9   95 30 6 0 2 18 15 22 11 1 0 5 .316 .463 .442 .906
Extra Innings   4 1 0 0 1 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 .250 .571 1.000 1.571
0 Outs   124 36 4 1 6 15 25 22 20 0 0 3 .290 .409 .484 .893
1 Outs   109 43 10 2 2 32 17 22 13 3 0 4 .394 .500 .578 1.078
2 Outs   125 32 6 0 1 15 6 18 19 0 0 1 .256 .354 .328 .682
Scoring Position   115 42 8 0 3 50 14 26 23 3 0 3 .365 .483 .513 .996
Bases Empty   168 43 6 0 5 5 23 22 23 0 0 5 .256 .359 .381 .740
Runner on 1st   75 26 6 3 1 7 11 14 6 0 0 0 .347 .449 .547 .996
Runner on 2nd   37 16 4 0 2 11 8 13 3 0 0 2 .432 .596 .703 1.299
Runner on 3rd   8 2 0 0 0 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 .250 .417 .250 .667
Runner on 1st & 2nd   37 9 3 0 0 9 3 5 12 0 0 0 .243 .333 .324 .658
Runner on 1st & 3rd   16 4 0 0 0 7 0 1 5 2 0 0 .250 .263 .250 .513
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 4 1 0 0 7 0 3 2 0 0 0 .444 .583 .556 1.139
Bases Loaded   8 7 0 0 1 13 2 1 0 0 0 1 .875 .900 1.250 2.150
Two Strikes   175 48 6 1 4 27 19 31 52 1 0 3 .274 .390 .389 .779
First Pitch   48 12 1 1 2 6 4 3 0 0 0 2 .250 .321 .438 .758
Count 0-1   19 9 1 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 .474 .500 .684 1.184
Count 0-2   24 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 10 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 1-0   43 16 4 0 0 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 .372 .372 .465 .837
Count 1-1   28 9 3 1 0 10 4 0 0 2 0 2 .321 .344 .500 .844
Count 1-2   64 25 4 1 2 15 6 0 15 0 0 2 .391 .409 .578 .987
Count 2-0   14 5 1 0 1 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 .357 .357 .643 1.000
Count 2-1   22 10 3 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .455 .455 .727 1.182
Count 2-2   46 9 1 0 1 3 2 0 15 1 0 0 .196 .191 .283 .474
Count 3-0   2 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 0 0 0 0 .000 .867 .000 .867
Count 3-1   7 2 1 0 0 1 4 15 0 0 0 0 .286 .773 .429 1.201
Full Count   41 8 1 0 1 7 11 31 12 0 0 1 .195 .548 .293 .841
Behind in Count   107 40 5 1 3 20 10 0 25 0 0 3 .374 .391 .523 .914
Ahead in Count   88 33 9 0 2 16 17 28 0 0 0 0 .375 .526 .545 1.071
Batting Leadoff   2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 3rd   126 42 9 2 1 17 16 12 14 0 0 3 .333 .404 .460 .865
Batting 4th   91 25 3 0 2 12 9 20 14 1 0 2 .275 .412 .374 .786
Batting 5th   3 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Batting 6th   128 40 7 1 6 31 21 28 22 1 0 3 .312 .444 .523 .967
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   5 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .200 .286 .400 .686
Low Leverage   143 31 5 0 3 10 13 21 20 0 0 2 .217 .325 .315 .640
Medium Leverage   142 52 11 2 3 22 21 24 18 1 0 4 .366 .468 .535 1.003
High Leverage   73 28 4 1 3 30 14 17 14 2 0 2 .384 .500 .589 1.089
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1948 Pittsburgh - FABL 21 27 85 18 2 1 0 8 3 4 1 1 14 1 0 .212 .253 .259 .512 38 38 -0.6
1949 Pittsburgh - FABL 22 51 168 41 10 3 1 20 21 32 3 1 15 0 0 .244 .373 .357 .730 97 102 0.5
1950 Pittsburgh - FABL 23 115 358 111 20 3 9 62 48 62 8 3 52 0 0 .310 .420 .458 .878 128 148 2.8
Total FABL 193 611 170 32 7 10 90 72 98 12 5 81 1 0 .278 .386 .403 .788 108 121 2.7
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1943 Total - 16 25 98 47 11 2 4 30 46 17 5 2 3 8 4 .480 .566 .755 1.321 100 100 2.4
1944 Total - 17 25 105 49 15 0 5 36 39 19 5 0 7 2 1 .467 .566 .752 1.318 100 100 2.7
1945 Total - 18 24 98 45 13 1 9 35 40 18 5 2 5 1 1 .459 .553 .888 1.441 100 100 2.9
1945 Jackson - C 18 14 44 14 1 1 0 4 6 6 4 1 8 0 0 .318 .436 .386 .823 150 140 0.0
1945 Spokane - B 18 54 197 48 9 0 5 23 26 18 2 1 60 1 0 .244 .312 .365 .677 99 104 0.6
1946 Gary - A 19 75 266 74 11 5 4 41 36 26 3 3 57 0 2 .278 .346 .402 .748 117 116 0.8
1946 Birmingham - AA 19 55 203 47 7 1 2 18 21 15 1 1 37 0 0 .232 .286 .305 .592 69 70 -0.4
1947 Gary - A 20 14 60 20 7 0 2 8 10 7 0 0 13 0 0 .333 .403 .550 .953 155 155 0.3
1947 Birmingham - AA 20 124 473 129 21 4 4 56 45 37 0 6 88 2 1 .273 .322 .359 .681 80 78 -1.3
1948 Matanzas - DL 21 31 63 19 3 0 1 12 8 8 0 1 8 0 0 .302 .375 .397 .772 98 106 0.2
1948 Birmingham - AA 21 32 112 48 14 0 5 27 16 8 2 2 9 1 0 .429 .468 .688 1.155 199 212 1.6
1948 St. Paul - AAA 21 69 259 78 13 1 7 35 27 22 2 0 45 0 0 .301 .360 .440 .801 108 112 0.5
1949 St. Paul - AAA 22 84 322 103 17 0 12 39 52 56 1 1 55 2 1 .320 .421 .484 .906 142 152 2.3
Total DIX 211 788 224 42 5 11 101 82 60 3 9 134 3 1 .284 .334 .392 .726 94 95
Total CL 153 581 181 30 1 19 74 79 78 3 1 100 2 1 .312 .395 .465 .860 128 135
Total HL 89 326 94 18 5 6 49 46 33 3 3 70 0 2 .288 .356 .429 .786 124 123
Total COW 54 197 48 9 0 5 23 26 18 2 1 60 1 0 .244 .312 .365 .677 99 104
Total GSL 14 44 14 1 1 0 4 6 6 4 1 8 0 0 .318 .436 .386 .823 150 140
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1945 Spokane - B LF 54 54 95 1 0 97 1 .990 439.2 1.97 -0.6 .958
1945 Jackson - C LF 13 12 32 0 0 32 0 1.000 108.2 2.65 -2.3 .929
1946 Gary - A 1B 17 17 129 7 12 138 2 .986 131.0 9.34 -0.1 1.037
1946 Birmingham - AA LF 55 55 128 2 1 133 3 .977 456.2 2.56 +1.2 .978
1946 Gary - A LF 58 58 134 2 1 138 2 .986 476.2 2.57 -2.2 .975
1947 Birmingham - AA 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1947 Birmingham - AA LF 56 55 126 3 0 133 4 .970 470.1 2.47 -1.2 1.013
1947 Birmingham - AA RF 68 68 186 4 1 195 5 .974 574.2 2.98 -6.4 .973
1947 Gary - A RF 14 14 48 0 0 49 1 .980 117.0 3.69 -1.8 .963
1948 Pittsburgh - MLB 1B 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.052
1948 St. Paul - AAA 1B 2 0 3 0 1 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 0.0 .000
1948 Matanzas - DL 1B 8 8 64 3 7 67 0 1.000 66.0 9.14 -0.7 .687
1948 Pittsburgh - MLB LF 8 5 16 2 2 18 0 1.000 50.0 3.24 +0.1 1.004
1948 St. Paul - AAA LF 43 43 87 0 0 89 2 .978 353.0 2.22 +0.1 .976
1948 Birmingham - AA LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 .996
1948 Matanzas - DL LF 9 2 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 18.0 2.00 -0.0 .970
1948 Pittsburgh - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1948 Pittsburgh - MLB RF 18 18 33 1 0 36 2 .944 151.0 2.03 -1.1 .984
1948 St. Paul - AAA RF 25 24 58 3 1 66 5 .924 209.0 2.63 -2.4 .976
1948 Birmingham - AA RF 32 32 72 1 1 76 3 .961 254.0 2.59 -1.4 .974
1948 Matanzas - DL RF 12 3 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 38.2 1.63 -0.3 1.007
1949 Pittsburgh - MLB 1B 7 5 52 2 1 54 0 1.000 45.0 10.80 -0.1 1.054
1949 St. Paul - AAA 1B 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 1.0 27.00 +0.0 1.062
1949 Pittsburgh - MLB LF 36 36 90 5 0 95 0 1.000 305.0 2.80 -2.0 .988
1949 St. Paul - AAA LF 81 81 189 4 3 195 2 .990 711.1 2.44 -4.0 .958
1949 Pittsburgh - MLB RF 10 8 26 0 0 26 0 1.000 65.1 3.58 -0.1 .940
1949 St. Paul - AAA RF 2 2 6 1 1 7 0 1.000 18.0 3.50 -1.1 1.000
1950 Pittsburgh - MLB 1B 6 3 33 2 3 36 1 .972 36.0 8.75 -0.3 .934
1950 Pittsburgh - MLB LF 96 96 245 10 6 258 3 .988 756.0 3.04 -2.7 .975
1950 Pittsburgh - MLB RF 6 1 4 1 0 5 0 1.000 17.0 2.65 -0.2 .993
TOTAL 1B 44 33 286 14 25 303 3 .990 284.0 9.51 -1.2 .973
TOTAL LF 510 497 1146 30 13 1193 17 .986 4146.1 2.55 -13.7 .975
TOTAL RF 187 170 440 11 4 467 16 .966 1444.2 2.81 -14.7 .972
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/27/1945 Drafted in the 1945 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 8, 8th overall pick) by the Pittsburgh Miners, out of high school Clayton (Clayton; St. Louis, MO).
07/08/1945 Named the #31 prospect in the FABL
07/26/1945 Injured (bruised back),day-to-day for 5 days.
09/03/1945 Wins the COW Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/16/1946 Named the #40 prospect in the FABL
05/24/1946 Injured (oblique strain),out for one week.
09/23/1946 Wins the 1946 Championship with the Gary Steelmen!
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/14/1947 Named the #55 prospect in the FABL
07/06/1947 Named the #55 prospect in the FABL
10/10/1947 Named the #65 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/19/1948 Named the #58 prospect in the FABL
05/10/1948 Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award.
05/24/1948 Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award.
07/11/1948 Named the #54 prospect in the FABL
08/20/1948 Injured (hand soreness),day-to-day for one week.
11/23/1948 Named to the 1948 Cuban Winter League for the Matanzas Buccaneers.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/18/1949 Named the #74 prospect in the FABL
04/20/1949 Injured (calf soreness),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/04/1949 Wins the CL Player of the Week Award.
07/10/1949 Named the #20 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/07/1950 Injured (strained back),out for 3 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HP Rank
1950 8 1
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