3B Billy 'Spitfire' McCullough #19
Hosho Reliables BAN
Age: 25 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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3B BILLY 'SPITFIRE' MCCULLOUGH #19 - AGE: 25 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
137 484 114 8 1 25 78 54 76 .236 .316 .411 1 2.2
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/08/1974 KOB Loss, 5-9 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10/07/1974 KOB Loss, 1-3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/05/1974 @ KOB Loss, 6-7 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
10/04/1974 @ KOB Loss, 2-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/01/1974 YOK Win, 5-4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/30/1974 YOK Loss, 0-2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/29/1974 YOK Loss, 1-2 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/28/1974 KYO Loss, 2-3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/1974 KYO Win, 5-2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/1974 KYO Win, 7-5 5 0 1 2 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:05/10/1949
Born in:Cincinnati, OH
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$18,190
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:5 Years, None
Service This Yr:154 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1967, 8th Pick in Round 8
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 137 484 114 8 1 25 78 72 54 76 .236 .316 .411 .727 .323 .176 110
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 130 545 4 2 0 24 1 2 199 34 1 5 16.7 56.6 3.80 2.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   80 21 2 0 3 11 14 12 10 1 0 1 .263 .362 .400 .762
Versus Right   404 93 6 1 22 67 58 42 66 1 1 3 .230 .307 .413 .720
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   101 27 2 0 5 23 13 7 18 1 0 0 .267 .312 .436 .748
June   88 21 2 0 7 17 16 15 13 0 0 3 .239 .368 .500 .868
July   95 19 1 0 3 7 10 14 19 1 1 0 .200 .300 .305 .605
August   92 21 1 0 8 15 19 9 17 0 0 1 .228 .304 .500 .804
September   106 26 2 1 2 16 14 9 9 0 0 0 .245 .304 .340 .644
October   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Postseason   14 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .143 .200 .143 .343
Last Year   458 127 14 5 26 74 76 56 66 4 9 3 .277 .357 .500 .857
2 Years Ago   456 133 26 1 33 84 87 74 93 3 3 6 .292 .395 .570 .965
Career   2065 544 74 8 111 325 312 257 404 18 19 17 .263 .347 .468 .815
Home   235 53 1 0 9 35 33 27 42 0 0 4 .226 .316 .345 .660
Road   249 61 7 1 16 43 39 27 34 2 1 0 .245 .317 .474 .790
Grass   484 114 8 1 25 78 72 54 76 2 1 4 .236 .316 .411 .727
Day   236 55 3 0 18 45 41 29 38 2 0 1 .233 .317 .475 .792
Night   248 59 5 1 7 33 31 25 38 0 1 3 .238 .315 .351 .666
As Starter   476 113 8 1 25 78 72 54 75 2 1 4 .237 .319 .416 .735
As Reliever / Substitution   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Pinch Hitting   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Close/Late   92 27 1 1 7 17 19 11 16 0 0 2 .293 .381 .554 .935
Inning 1-3   177 38 4 0 9 41 25 18 24 2 1 0 .215 .284 .390 .674
Inning 4-6   164 42 3 0 5 13 22 19 25 0 0 2 .256 .341 .366 .706
Inning 7-9   137 32 1 1 10 21 24 17 26 0 0 2 .234 .327 .474 .801
Extra Innings   6 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .833 1.167
0 Outs   155 37 2 0 7 20 32 17 24 1 1 0 .239 .312 .387 .699
1 Outs   147 36 4 0 7 27 21 19 20 1 0 0 .245 .329 .415 .744
2 Outs   182 41 2 1 11 31 19 18 32 0 0 4 .225 .309 .429 .737
Scoring Position   148 37 2 0 6 52 25 20 21 2 1 0 .250 .335 .385 .720
Bases Empty   242 53 5 1 12 12 31 27 41 0 0 3 .219 .305 .397 .702
Runner on 1st   94 24 1 0 7 14 16 7 14 0 0 1 .255 .314 .489 .803
Runner on 2nd   55 10 0 0 1 7 5 4 6 0 0 0 .182 .237 .236 .474
Runner on 3rd   13 2 0 0 0 4 0 4 3 0 0 0 .154 .353 .154 .507
Runner on 1st & 2nd   45 13 1 0 2 12 13 8 8 0 0 0 .289 .396 .444 .841
Runner on 1st & 3rd   13 4 0 0 0 5 1 1 3 1 0 0 .308 .333 .308 .641
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 2 0 0 1 5 2 1 0 0 1 0 .333 .429 .833 1.262
Bases Loaded   16 6 1 0 2 19 4 2 1 1 0 0 .375 .421 .812 1.234
Two Strikes   262 46 3 0 10 29 31 20 76 0 0 2 .176 .239 .302 .541
First Pitch   53 17 1 0 4 12 7 2 0 1 1 0 .321 .339 .566 .905
Count 0-1   39 12 2 1 2 11 5 0 0 1 0 0 .308 .300 .564 .864
Count 0-2   42 10 0 0 3 7 5 0 12 0 0 0 .238 .238 .452 .690
Count 1-0   44 11 0 0 2 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .386 .636
Count 1-1   34 14 1 0 4 12 8 0 0 0 0 1 .412 .429 .794 1.223
Count 1-2   81 15 0 0 1 4 6 0 32 0 0 1 .185 .195 .222 .417
Count 2-0   16 5 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .312 .312 .500 .812
Count 2-1   18 5 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 .278 .316 .611 .927
Count 2-2   83 11 1 0 4 13 9 0 20 0 0 0 .133 .133 .289 .422
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 6 15 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   18 4 1 0 0 2 7 17 0 0 0 0 .222 .600 .278 .878
Full Count   56 10 2 0 2 5 11 20 12 0 0 1 .179 .403 .321 .724
Behind in Count   162 37 2 1 6 22 16 0 44 1 0 1 .228 .232 .364 .596
Ahead in Count   96 25 1 0 5 14 21 32 0 0 0 1 .260 .450 .427 .877
Batting 3rd   19 4 0 0 0 1 6 3 0 0 0 1 .211 .348 .211 .558
Batting 4th   453 108 8 1 25 77 65 51 75 2 1 3 .238 .318 .426 .744
Batting 6th   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 9th   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Low Leverage   179 40 4 0 7 9 19 19 31 0 0 2 .223 .305 .363 .668
Medium Leverage   210 48 3 1 12 38 36 24 31 0 1 2 .229 .314 .424 .737
High Leverage   88 26 1 0 6 31 17 9 12 2 0 0 .295 .354 .511 .865
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
1970 Hosho - BAN 21 108 341 91 13 0 13 48 39 38 2 4 75 5 1 .267 .340 .419 .760 136 135 1.6
1971 Hosho - BAN 22 99 326 79 13 1 14 41 38 35 2 5 94 1 1 .242 .315 .417 .732 101 97 0.9
1972 Hosho - BAN 23 126 456 133 26 1 33 84 87 74 6 3 93 0 3 .292 .395 .570 .965 163 159 5.7
1973 Hosho - BAN 24 129 458 127 14 5 26 74 76 56 3 4 66 2 1 .277 .357 .500 .857 137 135 5.1
1974 Hosho - BAN 25 137 484 114 8 1 25 78 72 54 4 2 76 1 5 .236 .316 .411 .727 101 110 2.2
Total BAN 599 2065 544 74 8 111 325 312 257 17 18 404 9 11 .263 .347 .468 .815 129 129 15.6
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
1967 Marshalltown - R 18 31 102 23 5 0 1 14 9 12 1 1 33 0 0 .225 .310 .304 .614 61 48 -0.5
1967 Tampa - A 18 39 125 23 2 0 3 13 10 20 0 0 37 0 0 .184 .297 .272 .569 71 64 -0.9
1968 Marshalltown - R 19 21 41 10 1 0 0 2 2 9 0 0 11 0 0 .244 .380 .268 .648 71 78 -0.3
1968 Tampa - A 19 21 58 13 0 0 0 4 7 11 2 1 25 0 0 .224 .361 .224 .585 73 80 -0.4
1968 Springfield - A 19 1 4 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 .750 1.500 366 403 0.2
1969 Marshalltown - R 20 16 34 11 1 1 1 5 3 5 1 0 9 0 0 .324 .425 .500 .925 138 142 0.5
1969 Tampa - A 20 14 27 8 1 0 2 4 4 4 0 0 5 0 0 .296 .387 .556 .943 182 174 0.3
1970 Springfield - A 21 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -127 -0.0
Total HL 2 5 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 .600 1.200 273 297
Total SEL 74 210 44 3 0 5 21 21 35 2 1 67 0 0 .210 .327 .295 .622 85 82
Total UMVA 68 177 44 7 1 2 21 14 26 2 1 53 0 0 .249 .350 .333 .683 78 73
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
1974 Hosho - BAN 25 4 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 .143 .200 .143 .343 -2 0 0.1
Total BAN 4 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 .143 .200 .143 .343 -2 0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1967 Tampa - A 3B 30 30 21 57 5 87 9 .897 264.2 2.65 -3.1 .918
1967 Marshalltown - R 3B 28 27 12 47 3 64 5 .922 233.1 2.28 -2.4 .914
1967 Tampa - A SS 6 6 13 13 1 32 6 .812 56.0 4.18 -5.1 .685
1967 Marshalltown - R SS 2 2 1 7 0 8 0 1.000 17.0 4.24 +0.4 1.077
1968 Tampa - A 2B 3 2 1 6 0 9 2 .778 17.0 3.71 -1.8 .689
1968 Marshalltown - R 2B 3 3 6 5 0 12 1 .917 25.0 3.96 -1.4 .624
1968 Springfield - A 3B 1 1 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 8.0 3.38 +0.2 1.072
1968 Tampa - A 3B 13 12 7 14 2 25 4 .840 117.1 1.61 -2.4 .856
1968 Marshalltown - R 3B 7 0 2 1 0 4 1 .750 10.2 2.53 -0.7 .721
1968 Tampa - A SS 3 3 5 6 1 12 1 .917 24.0 4.12 -1.0 .827
1968 Marshalltown - R SS 9 7 9 16 4 26 1 .962 67.0 3.36 -1.5 .908
1969 Tampa - A 2B 4 2 10 3 0 13 0 1.000 20.1 5.75 -0.1 1.085
1969 Tampa - A 3B 6 2 1 6 2 8 1 .875 21.0 3.00 -0.7 .929
1969 Marshalltown - R 3B 10 6 5 17 1 22 0 1.000 58.2 3.38 +1.3 1.098
1969 Tampa - A SS 1 1 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 11.0 4.91 +0.3 1.094
1969 Marshalltown - R SS 1 1 2 4 1 6 0 1.000 9.0 6.00 +0.2 1.144
1970 Hosho - INT 2B 6 4 3 5 0 10 2 .800 22.1 3.22 -0.6 .774
1970 Hosho - INT 3B 14 11 5 19 1 25 1 .960 102.1 2.11 +0.9 1.020
1970 Hosho - INT SS 91 76 124 204 36 352 24 .932 703.0 4.20 -17.5 .909
1971 Hosho - INT 2B 2 1 6 5 2 11 0 1.000 10.2 9.28 +0.3 1.040
1971 Hosho - INT 3B 82 81 48 153 14 214 13 .939 642.1 2.82 -2.6 .963
1971 Hosho - INT SS 22 15 24 47 3 74 3 .959 143.2 4.45 -1.8 .938
1972 Hosho - INT 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Hosho - INT 3B 123 123 69 257 25 347 21 .939 1044.1 2.81 -2.0 .991
1972 Hosho - INT SS 7 0 0 7 2 7 0 1.000 15.1 4.11 +0.0 1.047
1973 Hosho - INT 3B 123 122 71 258 18 344 15 .956 1048.0 2.83 +6.3 1.037
1973 Hosho - INT SS 2 2 5 4 2 9 0 1.000 15.0 5.40 +0.3 1.559
1974 Hosho - INT 3B 132 130 76 259 20 357 22 .938 1109.1 2.72 +0.4 1.003
1974 Hosho - INT SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 19 12 26 24 2 55 5 .909 96.1 4.67 -3.7 .790
TOTAL 3B 569 545 317 1091 91 1500 92 .939 4660.0 2.72 -4.7 .991
TOTAL SS 144 113 186 311 50 532 35 .934 1061.0 4.22 -25.8 .911
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1967 Drafted in the 1967 first-year player draft out of high school (Marshall; Los Angeles, CA) by the Kansas City Kings. (Round 8, Pick 8, 148th overall pick).
07/21/1969 Injured (hamstring strain),out for 3 weeks.
08/07/1969 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
07/01/1970 Wins the BAN EL Rookie of the Month Award.
08/17/1970 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
05/03/1971 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
08/14/1971 Goes 5-5 against the Yokohama Kingfishers, with 2 HR, 4 RBI and 2 R.
08/16/1971 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
08/27/1971 Injured (hamstring strain),out for 6 weeks.
05/29/1972 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
06/01/1972 Wins the BAN EL Batter of the Month Award.
07/31/1972 Was selected to the 1972 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
08/21/1972 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
07/31/1973 Was selected to the 1973 Baseball Association of Nippon All-Star Game.
09/24/1973 Injured (concussion),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
07/01/1974 Wins the BAN EL Player of the Week Award.
09/28/1974 Injured (quadriceps soreness),day-to-day for 1 day.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year AB Rank
1974 484 10
Year H Rank
1972 133 6
Year K Rank
1972 93 10
Year TB Rank
1972 260 4
1973 229 8
Year 2B Rank
1972 26 2
Year 3B Rank
1973 5 3
Year HR Rank
1972 33 5
1973 26 7
Year RBI Rank
1972 84 7
1973 74 8
1974 78 9
Year R Rank
1972 87 6
1973 76 9
Year SF Rank
1970 4 4
1971 5 4
1973 4 9
Year EBH Rank
1972 60 3
1973 45 9
Year AVG Rank
1972 .292 4
1973 .277 9
Year OBP Rank
1972 .395 8
Year SLG Rank
1972 .570 6
1973 .500 8
Year RC Rank
1972 103.20 5
1973 84.68 7
Year RC/27 Rank
1972 8.08 5
1973 6.50 8
Year ISO Rank
1972 .279 5
1973 .223 7
Year wOBA Rank
1972 .430 6
1973 .370 8
Year OPS Rank
1972 .965 6
1973 .857 7
Year WAR Rank
1972 5.7 6
1973 5.1 7
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