1B Willie Stephens #5
Boston Minutemen FABL
Age: 23 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
08/11/1975
BNN Index | FABL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
1B WILLIE STEPHENS #5 - AGE: 23 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
51 183 61 15 0 0 29 25 22 .333 .412 .415 1 1.6
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
06/08/1975 STL Loss, 3-6 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
06/08/1975 STL Win, 8-7 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/07/1975 STL Loss, 6-8 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 0
06/06/1975 STL Win, 3-2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/05/1975 HOU Loss, 0-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/04/1975 HOU Win, 4-2 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0
06/03/1975 HOU Loss, 0-7 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
06/01/1975 @ MIN Loss, 1-4 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
05/31/1975 @ MIN Win, 10-4 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
05/30/1975 @ MIN Win, 10-6 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
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:1 Year, 60 Days
Service This Yr:126 Days
40-Man Service:1 Year, 60 Days
Pro Service:2 Years
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 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 51 183 61 15 0 0 29 23 25 22 .333 .412 .415 .828 .383 .082 143
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 51 211 1 1 0 14 0 2 76 15 1 0 100.0 29.1 5.69 1.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   64 24 6 0 0 13 9 6 8 1 0 1 .375 .431 .469 .899
Versus Right   119 37 9 0 0 16 14 19 14 1 0 0 .311 .403 .387 .789
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   51 13 2 0 0 5 4 8 8 1 0 1 .255 .361 .294 .655
May   108 42 11 0 0 23 16 11 11 0 0 0 .389 .445 .491 .936
June   24 6 2 0 0 1 3 6 3 1 0 0 .250 .387 .333 .720
Spring Training   47 16 1 0 0 5 7 11 8 1 0 0 .340 .458 .362 .819
Last Year   321 124 22 2 3 46 43 41 32 1 0 2 .386 .458 .495 .953
Career   504 185 37 2 3 75 66 66 54 3 0 3 .367 .441 .466 .907
Home   94 29 7 0 0 13 11 11 10 1 0 0 .309 .377 .383 .760
Road   89 32 8 0 0 16 12 14 12 1 0 1 .360 .448 .449 .897
Grass   173 58 14 0 0 28 21 23 20 1 0 0 .335 .411 .416 .827
Turf   10 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 .300 .429 .400 .829
Day   73 21 7 0 0 9 9 13 9 2 0 1 .288 .393 .384 .777
Night   110 40 8 0 0 20 14 12 13 0 0 0 .364 .426 .436 .863
As Starter   183 61 15 0 0 29 23 25 22 2 0 1 .333 .412 .415 .828
Close/Late   40 11 2 0 0 3 3 2 7 0 0 0 .275 .310 .325 .635
Inning 1-3   72 24 4 0 0 13 9 7 10 1 0 1 .333 .395 .389 .784
Inning 4-6   58 22 8 0 0 8 7 12 3 0 0 0 .379 .486 .517 1.003
Inning 7-9   51 15 3 0 0 8 7 6 9 1 0 0 .294 .362 .353 .715
Extra Innings   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   48 21 6 0 0 13 11 10 6 1 0 0 .438 .525 .562 1.088
1 Outs   67 17 4 0 0 11 7 8 11 1 0 0 .254 .329 .313 .642
2 Outs   68 23 5 0 0 5 5 7 5 0 0 1 .338 .408 .412 .820
Scoring Position   46 22 6 0 0 29 9 10 4 2 0 0 .478 .552 .609 1.160
Bases Empty   94 28 6 0 0 0 11 12 13 0 0 1 .298 .383 .362 .745
Runner on 1st   43 11 3 0 0 0 3 3 5 0 0 0 .256 .304 .326 .630
Runner on 2nd   16 7 1 0 0 7 2 5 2 0 0 0 .438 .571 .500 1.071
Runner on 3rd   9 5 2 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .556 .556 .778 1.333
Runner on 1st & 2nd   8 3 1 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 .375 .375 .500 .875
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 3 1 0 0 5 2 2 0 2 0 0 .500 .500 .667 1.167
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 2 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .667 .800 1.000 1.800
Bases Loaded   4 2 0 0 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .600 .500 1.100
Two Strikes   137 43 8 0 0 23 16 10 22 1 0 1 .314 .362 .372 .735
First Pitch   14 3 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .214 .267 .357 .624
Count 0-1   7 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .714 1.143
Count 0-2   13 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 .231 .231 .308 .538
Count 1-0   10 6 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 .800 1.400
Count 1-1   9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
Count 1-2   29 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 10 1 0 1 .138 .161 .172 .334
Count 2-0   4 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Count 2-1   1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 .500 1.000 1.500
Count 2-2   34 11 2 0 0 9 2 0 6 0 0 0 .324 .324 .382 .706
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   0 0 0 0 0 1 2 10 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Full Count   61 25 4 0 0 10 13 10 2 0 0 0 .410 .493 .475 .968
Behind in Count   49 10 4 0 0 4 1 0 14 1 0 1 .204 .216 .286 .501
Ahead in Count   16 10 3 0 0 5 6 14 0 1 0 0 .625 .774 .812 1.587
Batting 3rd   122 39 10 0 0 18 15 18 18 2 0 1 .320 .406 .402 .807
Batting 4th   61 22 5 0 0 11 8 7 4 0 0 0 .361 .426 .443 .869
Low Leverage   79 27 5 0 0 7 11 12 12 0 0 1 .342 .435 .405 .840
Medium Leverage   74 24 5 0 0 12 6 6 7 2 0 0 .324 .366 .392 .758
High Leverage   30 10 5 0 0 10 6 7 3 0 0 0 .333 .459 .500 .959
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 .953 173 176 3.6
1975 Boston - FABL 23 51 183 61 15 0 0 29 23 25 1 2 22 1 0 .333 .412 .415 .828 129 143 1.6
Total FABL 145 504 185 37 2 3 75 66 66 3 3 54 2 1 .367 .441 .466 .907 157 164 5.2
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 95 108 0.1
Total UL 145 512 136 21 2 2 47 79 111 3 6 81 0 2 .266 .396 .326 .722 107 122
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 Boston - MLB 1B 87 87 724 55 73 786 7 .991 685.1 10.23 -3.3 .944
1974 Columbus - AAA 1B 63 63 510 40 46 556 6 .989 502.0 9.86 -3.5 .987
1975 Boston - MLB 1B 51 51 463 16 27 481 2 .996 413.1 10.43 +1.3 1.017
TOTAL 1B 280 280 2331 158 209 2507 18 .993 2223.1 10.08 -6.1 .987
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.
03/21/1975 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Boston Minutemen development complex.
06/08/1975 Injured (torn meniscus (knee)),out for 3 months.
07/31/1975 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, requires surgery and will miss another 5 months.
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