1B Willie Stephens #5
Boston Minutemen FABL
Age: 23 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Good
11/01/1974
BNN Index | FABL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
1B WILLIE STEPHENS #5 - AGE: 23 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
94 321 124 22 2 3 46 41 32 .386 .458 .495 1 3.6
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/02/1974 @ BAL Loss, 1-5 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
10/01/1974 @ BAL Loss, 1-7 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
09/30/1974 @ BAL Loss, 4-6 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/29/1974 WAS Loss, 5-6 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 0
09/28/1974 WAS Win, 8-5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/1974 WAS Win, 4-0 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/25/1974 PHI Win, 3-2 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1974 PHI Win, 3-1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/1974 PHI Win, 8-1 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/22/1974 @ WAS Win, 6-0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/30/1951
Born in:Attleboro, MA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$29,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:None, 106 Days
Service This Yr:106 Days
40-Man Service:None, 106 Days
Pro Service:1 Year
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1973, 1st Pick in Round 1
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 94 321 124 22 2 3 46 43 41 32 .386 .458 .495 .953 .430 .109 181
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 87 365 2 4 0 15 0 1 159 27 1 1 50.0 70.4 8.88 3.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   71 23 3 0 2 11 12 4 9 0 0 0 .324 .360 .451 .811
Versus Right   250 101 19 2 1 35 31 37 23 1 0 2 .404 .483 .508 .991
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
June   36 10 0 1 0 6 2 3 5 0 0 0 .278 .333 .333 .667
July   94 36 9 0 2 14 19 14 11 0 0 1 .383 .468 .543 1.010
August   93 42 9 0 1 18 12 14 9 1 0 1 .452 .523 .581 1.104
September   90 31 3 1 0 8 9 10 7 0 0 0 .344 .410 .400 .810
October   8 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .625 .625 .750 1.375
Spring Training   26 7 1 0 0 1 2 4 5 0 0 0 .269 .367 .308 .674
Career   321 124 22 2 3 46 43 41 32 1 0 2 .386 .458 .495 .953
Home   145 61 12 0 0 19 21 17 12 0 0 2 .421 .488 .503 .991
Road   176 63 10 2 3 27 22 24 20 1 0 0 .358 .433 .489 .921
Grass   321 124 22 2 3 46 43 41 32 1 0 2 .386 .458 .495 .953
Day   100 46 7 1 3 19 17 18 13 0 0 0 .460 .542 .640 1.182
Night   221 78 15 1 0 27 26 23 19 1 0 2 .353 .417 .430 .847
As Starter   315 120 22 2 3 46 42 40 31 1 0 2 .381 .453 .492 .945
As Reliever / Substitution   6 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .667 .714 .667 1.381
Pinch Hitting   6 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .667 .714 .667 1.381
Close/Late   55 27 1 2 1 7 12 11 5 0 0 0 .491 .576 .636 1.212
Inning 1-3   125 48 10 0 0 17 15 14 14 0 0 1 .384 .450 .464 .914
Inning 4-6   112 38 8 0 2 16 12 12 7 1 0 1 .339 .405 .464 .869
Inning 7-9   80 37 4 2 1 12 16 13 11 0 0 0 .463 .538 .600 1.138
Extra Innings   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 .250 .750
0 Outs   110 44 6 2 3 10 23 10 9 0 0 0 .400 .450 .573 1.023
1 Outs   93 34 6 0 0 15 10 12 10 1 0 0 .366 .434 .430 .864
2 Outs   118 46 10 0 0 21 10 19 13 0 0 2 .390 .482 .475 .957
Scoring Position   82 41 7 1 1 43 11 10 6 1 0 1 .500 .553 .646 1.200
Bases Empty   176 66 13 1 2 2 24 23 20 0 0 1 .375 .450 .494 .944
Runner on 1st   63 17 2 0 0 1 8 8 6 0 0 0 .270 .352 .302 .654
Runner on 2nd   29 15 3 1 1 15 4 4 1 0 0 0 .517 .576 .793 1.369
Runner on 3rd   8 5 1 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 .625 .667 .750 1.417
Runner on 1st & 2nd   31 15 0 0 0 8 3 1 3 0 0 0 .484 .500 .484 .984
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 1 0 0 .200 .375 .200 .575
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Bases Loaded   9 5 3 0 0 12 1 1 0 0 0 0 .556 .600 .889 1.489
Two Strikes   215 72 14 1 3 34 24 11 32 0 0 1 .335 .370 .451 .821
First Pitch   27 16 2 0 0 1 4 3 0 1 0 0 .593 .613 .667 1.280
Count 0-1   12 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .417 .417 .417 .833
Count 0-2   19 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 .158 .158 .211 .368
Count 1-0   15 5 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .375 .400 .775
Count 1-1   19 10 2 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .526 .526 .632 1.158
Count 1-2   37 12 3 1 0 6 3 0 11 0 0 0 .324 .324 .459 .784
Count 2-0   8 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .750 .778 .875 1.653
Count 2-1   16 5 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .312 .312 .500 .812
Count 2-2   49 15 6 0 1 10 8 0 11 0 0 0 .306 .306 .490 .796
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 2 15 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   9 5 1 0 0 0 6 11 0 0 0 0 .556 .800 .667 1.467
Full Count   110 42 4 0 2 18 12 11 4 0 0 1 .382 .443 .473 .915
Behind in Count   68 20 4 1 0 7 5 0 17 0 0 0 .294 .294 .382 .676
Ahead in Count   48 21 4 1 0 6 11 27 0 0 0 1 .438 .645 .562 1.207
Batting 2nd   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 3rd   252 95 18 2 3 38 33 28 27 1 0 0 .377 .438 .500 .938
Batting 4th   64 25 4 0 0 8 9 12 5 0 0 2 .391 .500 .453 .953
Batting 7th   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 8th   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 9th   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Low Leverage   137 47 12 0 1 7 14 23 18 0 0 1 .343 .441 .453 .894
Medium Leverage   132 56 7 1 2 23 22 13 9 0 0 0 .424 .476 .538 1.014
High Leverage   52 21 3 1 0 16 7 5 5 1 0 1 .404 .458 .500 .958
UNION LEAGUE 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 65 233 58 11 0 0 18 39 51 36 .249 .385 .296 .681 .331 .047 108
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 63 291 3 4 0 3 0 4 69 11 0 1 0.0 31.2 4.60 .1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   60 14 2 0 0 4 7 11 10 1 0 1 .233 .356 .267 .623
Versus Right   173 44 9 0 0 14 32 40 26 3 0 2 .254 .394 .306 .701
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   79 18 5 0 0 6 14 15 12 0 0 0 .228 .351 .291 .642
May   99 24 3 0 0 9 14 21 17 2 0 2 .242 .379 .273 .652
June   55 16 3 0 0 3 11 15 7 2 0 1 .291 .438 .345 .784
Last Year   279 78 10 2 2 29 40 60 45 2 1 0 .280 .405 .351 .756
Career   512 136 21 2 2 47 79 111 81 6 1 3 .266 .396 .326 .722
Home   111 30 6 0 0 8 15 24 14 2 0 2 .270 .403 .324 .727
Road   122 28 5 0 0 10 24 27 22 2 0 1 .230 .368 .270 .639
Grass   233 58 11 0 0 18 39 51 36 4 0 3 .249 .385 .296 .681
Day   65 20 4 0 0 9 9 17 11 4 0 0 .308 .430 .369 .799
Night   168 38 7 0 0 9 30 34 25 0 0 3 .226 .366 .268 .634
As Starter   232 58 11 0 0 17 39 51 35 3 0 3 .250 .388 .297 .685
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
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
1974 Boston - FABL 22 94 321 124 22 2 3 46 43 41 2 1 32 1 1 .386 .458 .495 .953 168 181 3.6
Total FABL 94 321 124 22 2 3 46 43 41 2 1 32 1 1 .386 .458 .495 .953 168 181 3.6
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
1973 Columbus - AAA 21 80 279 78 10 2 2 29 40 60 0 2 45 0 1 .280 .405 .351 .756 117 133 1.9
1974 Columbus - AAA 22 65 233 58 11 0 0 18 39 51 3 4 36 0 1 .249 .385 .296 .681 89 108 0.1
Total UL 145 512 136 21 2 2 47 79 111 3 6 81 0 2 .266 .396 .326 .722 104 122
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1973 Columbus - AAA 1B 79 79 634 47 63 684 3 .996 622.2 9.84 -0.6 1.009
1974 Columbus - AAA 1B 63 63 510 40 46 556 6 .989 502.0 9.86 -3.5 .987
1974 Boston - MLB 1B 87 87 724 55 73 786 7 .991 685.1 10.23 -3.3 .944
TOTAL 1B 229 229 1868 142 182 2026 16 .992 1810.0 9.99 -7.4 .980
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1973 Drafted in the 1973 first-year player draft out of college (Greensburg State; Greensburg, PA) by the Boston Minutemen. (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall pick).
08/13/1973 Wins the UL Player of the Week Award.
03/22/1974 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the Boston Minutemen development complex.
04/04/1974 Named the #3 prospect in the FABL
06/02/1974 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/15/1974 Goes 0-3 against the Los Angeles Suns, ending his hitting streak at 22 games.
08/26/1974 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
09/01/1974 Wins the FABL FA Batter of the Month Award.
09/01/1974 Wins the FABL FA Rookie of the Month Award.
10/29/1974 Finished 3rd in 1974 FABL FA Kellogg Award voting.
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