C Bill Van Ness #4
Age: 33 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
08/07/1950
C BILL VAN NESS #4 - AGE: 33 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
72 236 45 9 1 4 22 42 15 .191 .318 .288 1 -0.3
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/06/1950 @ CHI Loss, 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/06/1950 @ CHI Loss, 2-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/01/1950 @ STL Loss, 4-9 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/30/1950 @ DET Loss, 0-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/29/1950 @ DET Loss, 3-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/28/1950 @ DET Loss, 2-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/27/1950 @ NYG Win, 3-0 3 0 1 3 0 0 1 0
07/25/1950 @ NYG Win, 5-2 2 1 1 1 0 2 0 0
07/23/1950 STL Win, 8-5 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
07/21/1950 STL Loss, 6-7 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:12/23/1916
Born in:Dayton, OH
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$11,110
Signed Through:1950 Season
Major Service:11 Years, 83 Days
Service This Yr:111 Days
40-Man Service:11 Years, 83 Days
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1935, 6th 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 72 236 45 9 1 4 22 26 42 15 .191 .318 .288 .606 .278 .097 64
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 69 286 3 7 0 3 3 2 68 14 1 0 100.0 24.6 3.34 -0.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .091 .167 .091 .258
Versus Right   225 44 9 1 4 22 26 42 15 2 3 2 .196 .325 .298 .623
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 .000 .250 .000 .250
April   42 10 3 0 0 4 7 8 1 0 2 0 .238 .360 .310 .670
May   64 14 2 0 2 5 5 13 5 0 0 1 .219 .359 .344 .703
June   66 11 2 1 2 7 7 10 2 0 0 1 .167 .286 .318 .604
July   58 10 2 0 0 6 7 10 6 2 1 0 .172 .286 .207 .493
August   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 .000 .250 .000 .250
Spring Training   41 10 4 0 0 1 3 7 4 0 1 2 .244 .380 .341 .721
Last Year   406 90 15 0 6 47 42 52 30 9 3 1 .222 .306 .303 .609
2 Years Ago   435 107 22 1 6 51 51 47 15 5 6 4 .246 .322 .343 .664
Career   4531 1116 191 8 61 545 529 569 217 51 16 38 .246 .332 .332 .664
Home   111 27 5 0 3 12 14 20 4 1 1 1 .243 .361 .369 .730
Road   125 18 4 1 1 10 12 22 11 1 2 2 .144 .280 .216 .496
Grass   236 45 9 1 4 22 26 42 15 2 3 3 .191 .318 .288 .606
Day   162 34 7 0 2 15 16 24 10 2 3 1 .210 .312 .290 .602
Night   74 11 2 1 2 7 10 18 5 0 0 2 .149 .330 .284 .614
As Starter   236 45 9 1 4 22 26 42 15 2 2 3 .191 .318 .288 .606
As Reliever / Substitution   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   55 9 2 0 0 5 5 16 4 0 2 0 .164 .352 .200 .552
Inning 1-3   78 20 5 0 3 11 8 2 2 0 0 1 .256 .284 .436 .720
Inning 4-6   81 11 1 1 1 6 9 21 9 2 1 0 .136 .308 .210 .518
Inning 7-9   73 14 3 0 0 5 9 17 4 0 2 2 .192 .359 .233 .592
Extra Innings   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
0 Outs   92 15 5 0 1 4 15 17 5 0 3 2 .163 .306 .250 .556
1 Outs   73 12 2 1 0 8 6 13 3 2 0 0 .164 .284 .219 .503
2 Outs   71 18 2 0 3 10 5 12 7 0 0 1 .254 .369 .408 .777
Scoring Position   70 13 2 0 1 18 8 20 5 2 3 1 .186 .366 .257 .623
Bases Empty   121 24 7 1 2 2 16 19 9 0 0 2 .198 .317 .322 .639
Runner on 1st   45 8 0 0 1 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 .178 .229 .244 .474
Runner on 2nd   26 4 0 0 1 3 3 12 2 0 1 1 .154 .436 .269 .705
Runner on 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .333 .400 .333 .733
Runner on 1st & 2nd   18 5 2 0 0 4 3 4 1 0 1 0 .278 .409 .389 .798
Runner on 1st & 3rd   10 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 .200 .182 .200 .382
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Bases Loaded   12 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .143
Two Strikes   106 18 5 0 2 12 9 13 15 2 0 1 .170 .262 .274 .536
First Pitch   42 9 0 1 1 3 4 5 0 0 0 0 .214 .298 .333 .631
Count 0-1   29 5 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .172 .172 .241 .414
Count 0-2   16 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 .125 .118 .125 .243
Count 1-0   14 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 .286 .333 .286 .619
Count 1-1   20 5 2 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .318 .500 .818
Count 1-2   37 5 1 0 0 1 2 0 5 1 0 1 .135 .154 .162 .316
Count 2-0   7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Count 2-1   14 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 .143 .200 .143 .343
Count 2-2   30 6 3 0 2 6 5 0 4 0 0 0 .200 .200 .500 .700
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 1 0 0 0 1 4 14 0 0 1 0 .250 .833 .250 1.083
Full Count   23 5 1 0 0 4 2 13 2 0 0 0 .217 .500 .261 .761
Behind in Count   82 12 3 0 0 4 3 0 9 2 0 1 .146 .153 .183 .336
Ahead in Count   39 8 0 0 0 3 10 24 0 0 3 0 .205 .508 .205 .713
Batting 5th   29 4 1 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 1 0 .138 .242 .172 .415
Batting 6th   4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   120 26 5 1 3 13 12 22 6 0 0 2 .217 .347 .350 .697
Batting 8th   83 15 3 0 1 9 11 16 8 2 1 1 .181 .314 .253 .567
Batting 9th   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   85 18 5 0 3 4 9 10 7 0 0 2 .212 .309 .376 .686
Medium Leverage   97 22 3 1 1 10 15 20 4 1 0 1 .227 .361 .309 .671
High Leverage   54 5 1 0 0 8 2 12 4 1 3 0 .093 .254 .111 .365
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
1938 Boston - FABL 21 17 59 19 2 0 1 9 5 6 0 1 2 0 0 .322 .379 .407 .786 113 119 0.5
1939 Boston - FABL 22 145 518 122 22 1 5 63 56 55 7 6 26 0 0 .236 .314 .311 .625 70 65 0.3
1940 Boston - FABL 23 111 386 95 21 0 4 42 47 32 4 4 9 0 0 .246 .308 .332 .639 81 84 1.4
1941 Boston - FABL 24 56 169 51 11 0 3 21 18 16 0 1 1 0 2 .302 .360 .420 .780 116 122 1.2
1942 Boston - FABL 25 91 257 63 7 1 3 33 41 43 0 4 6 0 0 .245 .349 .315 .664 93 100 1.9
1943 Boston - FABL 26 130 411 105 18 1 4 44 61 70 7 4 26 0 2 .255 .370 .333 .703 107 112 3.3
1944 Boston - FABL 27 96 300 61 14 0 2 31 29 40 0 0 23 1 0 .203 .297 .270 .567 68 67 0.7
1945 Boston - FABL 28 136 465 134 18 1 6 48 57 68 5 2 18 1 1 .288 .383 .370 .753 123 130 4.4
1946 Boston - FABL 29 133 467 112 14 1 7 62 47 43 4 5 25 0 0 .240 .306 .319 .625 86 85 1.7
1947 Boston - FABL 30 123 422 112 18 1 10 72 49 55 3 8 21 1 1 .265 .348 .384 .732 102 105 3.1
1948 Boston - FABL 31 121 435 107 22 1 6 51 51 47 4 5 15 1 0 .246 .322 .343 .664 80 82 1.0
1949 Boston - FABL 32 122 406 90 15 0 6 47 42 52 1 9 30 0 0 .222 .306 .303 .609 64 57 -0.5
1950 Boston - FABL 33 72 236 45 9 1 4 22 26 42 3 2 15 1 0 .191 .318 .288 .606 61 64 -0.3
Total FABL 1353 4531 1116 191 8 61 545 529 569 38 51 217 5 6 .246 .332 .332 .664 88 89 18.8
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
1934 Total - 17 25 99 52 16 0 1 29 37 18 4 3 1 7 2 .525 .597 .717 1.314 100 100 2.5
1935 Total - 18 22 91 47 13 0 3 28 36 16 4 0 5 1 1 .516 .604 .758 1.362 100 100 2.5
1936 Arlington - B 19 102 384 113 32 6 0 59 37 15 3 6 30 0 1 .294 .321 .409 .730 97 95 1.3
1936 Springfield - A 19 26 95 24 11 0 1 9 5 2 0 0 17 0 0 .253 .268 .400 .668 91 93 0.5
1937 Springfield - A 20 96 362 95 24 2 5 54 40 22 5 2 27 1 0 .262 .312 .381 .693 86 86 1.0
1938 Columbus - AAA 21 120 428 146 29 3 7 64 52 44 6 4 21 1 0 .341 .407 .472 .879 133 137 4.3
Total CL 120 428 146 29 3 7 64 52 44 6 4 21 1 0 .341 .407 .472 .879 133 137
Total MAL 122 457 119 35 2 6 63 45 24 5 2 44 1 0 .260 .303 .385 .688 87 87
Total SEL 102 384 113 32 6 0 59 37 15 3 6 30 0 1 .294 .321 .409 .730 97 95
CAREER POSTSEASON 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
1941 Boston - FABL 24 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 1.250 234 235 0.2
1943 Boston - FABL 26 7 22 2 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 1 2 0 0 .091 .192 .091 .283 -16 -21 0.7
Total FABL 9 26 3 0 0 1 4 2 3 0 1 2 0 0 .115 .200 .231 .431 18 13
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1936 Springfield - A C 26 26 88 18 2 108 2 .981 220.2 4.32 +0.2 1.096 3 27 8 29.6
1936 Arlington - B C 99 99 280 46 9 343 17 .950 847.2 3.46 -3.3 .896 6 96 22 22.9
1937 Springfield - A C 92 92 355 58 5 423 10 .976 813.1 4.57 +0.8 .936 4 92 29 31.5
1938 Boston - MLB C 17 16 51 7 0 59 1 .983 137.2 3.79 -0.1 .772 1 9 3 33.3
1938 Columbus - AAA C 114 114 416 66 6 493 11 .978 998.2 4.34 -1.1 .842 8 74 28 37.8
1939 Boston - MLB C 144 143 546 88 9 645 11 .983 1274.1 4.48 -2.7 .923 7 123 45 36.6
1940 Boston - MLB C 102 97 340 61 11 414 13 .969 875.2 4.12 -1.2 .917 5 80 32 40.0
1941 Boston - MLB C 44 40 156 19 5 179 4 .978 365.2 4.31 -1.6 .762 3 15 5 33.3
1942 Boston - MLB C 74 63 233 40 1 277 4 .986 585.0 4.20 +3.2 1.189 2 44 23 52.3
1943 Boston - MLB C 124 120 394 78 10 479 7 .985 1054.1 4.03 +2.7 1.015 8 57 24 42.1
1944 Boston - MLB C 92 85 338 38 6 379 3 .992 758.1 4.46 +1.7 .984 5 37 18 48.6
1945 Boston - MLB C 126 120 411 68 16 487 8 .984 1082.1 3.98 +0.8 .913 9 51 26 51.0
1946 Boston - MLB C 129 122 426 67 5 498 5 .990 1100.2 4.03 +0.4 .964 15 60 29 48.3
1947 Boston - MLB C 121 117 366 77 12 452 9 .980 1033.2 3.86 +1.9 1.142 11 59 32 54.2
1948 Boston - MLB C 120 119 434 72 12 508 2 .996 1051.1 4.33 -0.2 .888 9 64 30 46.9
1949 Boston - MLB C 121 117 406 63 9 471 2 .996 1047.0 4.03 -4.5 .911 10 65 19 29.2
1950 Boston - MLB C 71 69 251 37 6 289 1 .997 608.1 4.26 +0.1 1.026 5 30 11 36.7
TOTAL C 1616 1559 5491 903 124 6504 110 .983 13854.2 4.15 -3.1 .948 111 983 384 39.1
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1935 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
12/05/1935 Drafted in the 1935 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 6, 6th overall pick) by the Boston Minutemen, out of high school (Suffolk; Suffolk, VA).
12/14/1935 Signed a minor league contract with the Boston Minutemen organization with a signing bonus of $13,000.
01/01/1936 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/14/1936 Named the #25 prospect in the FABL
07/06/1936 Named the #14 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1937 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/19/1937 Named the #20 prospect in the FABL
07/11/1937 Named the #15 prospect in the FABL
08/12/1937 Injured (fractured thumb),out for 5 weeks.
10/14/1937 Named the #34 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1938 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/18/1938 Named the #76 prospect in the FABL
06/26/1938 Injured (bruised forearm),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/10/1938 Named the #48 prospect in the FABL
08/15/1938 Wins the CL Player of the Week Award.
10/15/1938 Named the #39 prospect in the FABL
01/01/1939 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/24/1939 Named the #38 prospect in the FABL
07/01/1939 Wins the FABL FA Rookie of the Month Award.
01/01/1940 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/08/1941 Injured (strep throat),day-to-day for 4 days.
10/10/1941 Wins the 1941 World Championship Series with the Boston Minutemen.
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/01/1943 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
10/18/1944 Injured (undisclosed injury),out for 5 days.
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/08/1945 Was selected to the 1945 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
10/02/1946 Injured (earache),day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
08/14/1948 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/18/1948 Injured (intercostal strain),out for 4 days.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year BB Rank
1943 70 10
Year IBB Rank
1939 13 1
1943 7 7
1944 7 8
1949 12 2
Year HP Rank
1939 7 4
1940 4 10
1943 7 2
1945 5 3
1946 4 8
1947 3 10
1948 4 7
Year SF Rank
1947 8 7
1949 9 4
Year OBP Rank
1945 .383 7
Year wOBA Rank
1945 .362 9
Year OPS Rank
1945 .753 10
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