LF Bill Anderson #18
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/01/1974
LF BILL ANDERSON #18 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
105 373 111 16 3 9 45 26 38 .298 .346 .429 7 1.5
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/29/1974 DET Loss, 1-3 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
09/21/1974 @ DET Loss, 3-4 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 0
09/14/1974 @ STL Loss, 3-10 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/06/1974 STL Win, 8-6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/05/1974 STL Win, 4-3 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/04/1974 CHI Win, 9-5 1 1 1 4 1 0 0 0
09/03/1974 CHI Loss, 9-12 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/31/1974 @ NYG Loss, 1-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
08/30/1974 @ NYG Loss, 3-4 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
08/28/1974 @ PHI Win, 2-1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/13/1946
Born in:Nicholasville, KY
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$56,000
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 98 Days
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:5 Years, 98 Days
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1964, 11th Pick in Round 11
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 105 373 111 16 3 9 45 48 26 38 .298 .346 .429 .775 .346 .131 125
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 92 408 2 3 0 5 6 1 160 28 7 5 58.3 54.9 5.32 1.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   89 27 4 0 2 15 17 8 8 1 0 1 .303 .364 .416 .779
Versus Right   284 84 12 3 7 30 31 18 30 0 6 1 .296 .340 .433 .773
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   46 16 2 0 0 6 2 2 4 0 0 1 .348 .388 .391 .779
May   71 18 2 1 0 4 9 8 6 0 0 1 .254 .338 .310 .647
June   81 23 3 1 3 10 14 6 7 0 1 0 .284 .333 .457 .790
July   77 26 7 1 1 10 12 4 12 0 1 0 .338 .370 .494 .864
August   75 24 1 0 3 9 6 5 5 0 3 0 .320 .362 .453 .816
September   23 4 1 0 2 6 5 1 4 1 1 0 .174 .200 .478 .678
Spring Training   23 7 0 0 0 2 3 2 1 1 0 0 .304 .346 .304 .651
Last Year   462 124 19 3 7 60 47 25 50 2 2 1 .268 .306 .368 .674
2 Years Ago   563 155 29 4 17 86 66 41 45 4 2 3 .275 .326 .432 .757
Career   2571 733 122 20 57 346 309 183 265 10 12 15 .285 .335 .415 .750
Home   185 61 11 3 3 28 30 15 23 1 1 0 .330 .378 .470 .848
Road   188 50 5 0 6 17 18 11 15 0 5 2 .266 .313 .388 .702
Grass   373 111 16 3 9 45 48 26 38 1 6 2 .298 .346 .429 .775
Day   60 15 3 0 3 7 5 3 6 0 1 0 .250 .286 .450 .736
Night   313 96 13 3 6 38 43 23 32 1 5 2 .307 .357 .425 .782
As Starter   362 107 15 3 8 38 44 24 37 1 6 2 .296 .342 .420 .762
As Reliever / Substitution   11 4 1 0 1 7 4 2 1 0 0 0 .364 .462 .727 1.189
Pinch Hitting   6 3 0 0 1 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .571 1.000 1.571
Close/Late   105 29 5 1 3 19 13 5 10 1 0 0 .276 .306 .429 .735
Inning 1-3   116 33 7 0 2 8 14 5 10 0 4 1 .284 .320 .397 .716
Inning 4-6   121 39 2 2 3 11 14 13 12 0 2 1 .322 .393 .446 .839
Inning 7-9   128 38 7 1 4 26 20 8 14 1 0 0 .297 .336 .461 .797
Extra Innings   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
0 Outs   126 39 6 1 3 10 24 8 17 0 6 1 .310 .356 .444 .800
1 Outs   133 41 5 0 6 21 22 10 16 1 0 0 .308 .354 .481 .835
2 Outs   114 31 5 2 0 14 2 8 5 0 0 1 .272 .325 .351 .676
Scoring Position   94 29 8 1 1 33 13 10 6 1 6 1 .309 .377 .447 .824
Bases Empty   189 54 3 2 6 6 22 15 28 0 0 1 .286 .341 .418 .759
Runner on 1st   90 28 5 0 2 6 13 1 4 0 0 0 .311 .319 .433 .752
Runner on 2nd   28 8 2 1 0 5 4 4 2 0 5 0 .286 .375 .429 .804
Runner on 3rd   8 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Runner on 1st & 2nd   30 8 2 0 0 5 3 3 2 0 1 1 .267 .353 .333 .686
Runner on 1st & 3rd   13 5 2 0 0 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 .385 .357 .538 .896
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 2 1 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 .400 .500 .600 1.100
Bases Loaded   10 4 1 0 1 10 3 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .800 1.200
Two Strikes   149 35 5 1 4 14 21 10 38 0 0 2 .235 .292 .362 .654
First Pitch   62 19 3 0 1 5 5 2 0 0 2 0 .306 .328 .403 .731
Count 0-1   47 15 2 1 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 .319 .319 .404 .723
Count 0-2   25 4 3 0 0 4 3 0 5 0 0 2 .160 .222 .280 .502
Count 1-0   38 14 3 0 2 9 6 0 0 0 3 0 .368 .368 .605 .974
Count 1-1   39 11 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 .282 .275 .333 .608
Count 1-2   56 14 1 0 1 2 6 0 16 0 0 0 .250 .250 .321 .571
Count 2-0   12 5 1 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .417 .417 1.000 1.417
Count 2-1   14 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .857
Count 2-2   36 7 1 0 3 6 5 0 9 0 0 0 .194 .194 .472 .667
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   12 6 2 0 0 3 4 11 0 0 0 0 .500 .739 .667 1.406
Full Count   32 10 0 1 0 2 7 10 8 0 0 0 .312 .476 .375 .851
Behind in Count   128 33 6 1 1 12 15 0 21 0 0 2 .258 .269 .344 .613
Ahead in Count   76 31 6 0 4 17 14 14 0 0 3 0 .408 .500 .645 1.145
Batting Leadoff   19 8 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .421 .421 .474 .895
Batting 2nd   117 27 4 1 3 11 14 10 11 1 3 1 .231 .295 .359 .654
Batting 3rd   8 2 1 0 1 7 3 1 3 0 0 0 .250 .333 .750 1.083
Batting 4th   13 2 1 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 .154 .267 .231 .497
Batting 5th   72 26 5 1 1 13 9 7 5 0 2 1 .361 .425 .500 .925
Batting 6th   57 16 1 0 1 2 9 2 6 0 0 0 .281 .305 .351 .656
Batting 7th   79 28 3 1 3 10 8 3 10 0 1 0 .354 .378 .532 .910
Batting 9th   8 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Low Leverage   125 39 3 2 4 10 15 8 13 0 0 0 .312 .353 .464 .817
Medium Leverage   154 44 5 1 3 10 22 11 13 0 5 1 .286 .337 .390 .727
High Leverage   91 28 8 0 2 25 11 7 10 1 1 1 .308 .360 .462 .822
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
1969 Houston - FABL 22 93 203 51 11 1 3 20 27 20 1 1 20 0 2 .251 .320 .360 .680 95 93 0.1
1970 Houston - FABL 23 119 465 140 26 5 10 56 67 36 5 1 62 1 4 .301 .357 .443 .800 114 110 1.7
1971 Minneapolis - FABL 24 138 505 152 21 4 11 79 54 35 3 1 50 1 5 .301 .349 .424 .773 121 124 2.7
1972 Minneapolis - FABL 25 151 563 155 29 4 17 86 66 41 3 4 45 5 11 .275 .326 .432 .757 122 123 2.9
1973 Minneapolis - FABL 26 133 462 124 19 3 7 60 47 25 1 2 50 5 7 .268 .306 .368 .674 86 89 0.5
1974 Minneapolis - FABL 27 105 373 111 16 3 9 45 48 26 2 1 38 7 5 .298 .346 .429 .775 116 125 1.5
Total FABL 739 2571 733 122 20 57 346 309 183 15 10 265 19 34 .285 .335 .415 .750 111 113 9.4
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
1964 Waterloo - R 17 25 84 26 3 4 0 9 12 12 0 0 16 3 1 .310 .396 .440 .836 99 91 0.0
1964 Tacoma - A 17 44 150 36 6 0 1 7 10 3 2 2 21 1 2 .240 .261 .300 .561 54 42 -1.1
1964 Cedar Rapids - A 17 13 39 7 1 0 1 3 4 3 0 0 6 1 0 .179 .238 .282 .520 37 30 -0.2
1965 Waterloo - R 18 33 79 26 1 0 2 15 9 23 1 2 9 2 3 .329 .476 .418 .894 113 118 0.3
1965 Tacoma - A 18 14 44 16 3 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 8 0 0 .364 .364 .477 .841 131 137 0.2
1966 Waterloo - R 19 21 50 18 6 2 0 9 9 11 0 0 5 3 2 .360 .475 .560 1.035 140 149 0.5
1966 Tacoma - A 19 66 229 72 3 1 7 32 24 5 2 6 27 0 5 .314 .326 .428 .754 106 104 0.3
1967 Waterloo - R 20 18 15 2 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 4 0 0 .133 .316 .133 .449 20 32 -0.1
1967 Tacoma - A 20 49 140 41 8 0 7 20 18 28 1 1 30 3 3 .293 .412 .500 .912 151 157 1.5
1967 Cedar Rapids - A 20 6 17 6 2 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 .353 .353 .471 .824 146 154 0.3
1968 Tacoma - A 21 2 6 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 .500 .556 .500 1.056 192 200 0.1
1968 Cedar Rapids - A 21 68 235 71 12 4 3 28 28 29 2 2 35 5 3 .302 .381 .426 .806 150 160 2.4
1968 Austin - AA 21 35 114 35 7 1 2 14 15 13 0 1 15 2 0 .307 .375 .439 .814 127 128 0.7
1968 Oklahoma City - AAA 21 26 70 14 2 0 1 5 8 10 0 0 5 0 1 .200 .300 .271 .571 56 47 -0.6
1970 Phoenix - AAA 23 4 15 5 1 0 1 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .444 .600 1.044 182 166 0.2
Total GWL 4 15 5 1 0 1 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .444 .600 1.044 182 166
Total HL 87 291 84 15 4 4 32 36 32 2 2 42 6 3 .289 .361 .409 .770 135 143
Total COW 175 569 168 20 2 15 63 56 38 5 10 86 4 11 .295 .339 .417 .756 108 106
Total LSA 35 114 35 7 1 2 14 15 13 0 1 15 2 0 .307 .375 .439 .814 127 128
Total UMVA 97 228 72 10 6 2 35 31 50 1 2 34 8 6 .316 .438 .439 .876 107 110
Total CL 26 70 14 2 0 1 5 8 10 0 0 5 0 1 .200 .300 .271 .571 56 47
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1964 Cedar Rapids - A 1B 12 12 85 7 11 92 0 1.000 91.2 9.03 +0.7 1.051
1964 Tacoma - A 1B 21 21 129 11 7 141 1 .993 162.0 7.78 -0.4 1.025
1964 Tacoma - A LF 12 6 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 63.2 2.12 -0.3 .921
1964 Waterloo - R LF 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Cedar Rapids - A CF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Waterloo - R CF 10 10 21 1 0 22 0 1.000 74.2 2.65 -1.2 .939
1964 Tacoma - A RF 18 16 25 0 0 25 0 1.000 120.2 1.86 -1.7 .890
1964 Waterloo - R RF 14 13 29 0 0 29 0 1.000 118.0 2.21 -0.3 .969
1965 Tacoma - A 1B 12 11 77 4 6 82 1 .988 90.2 8.04 +0.2 .946
1965 Waterloo - R 1B 28 27 161 16 15 178 1 .994 206.0 7.73 -0.2 1.004
1965 Tacoma - A LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Tacoma - A CF 2 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 7.1 3.68 -0.3 1.017
1965 Waterloo - R CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1965 Tacoma - A RF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 -0.4 .523
1965 Waterloo - R RF 4 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 9.1 3.86 +0.3 1.378
1966 Tacoma - A 1B 7 6 40 3 3 43 0 1.000 44.1 8.73 +0.4 1.076
1966 Waterloo - R 1B 2 2 10 1 0 11 0 1.000 16.0 6.19 +0.1 1.056
1966 Tacoma - A LF 11 11 16 0 0 17 1 .941 91.0 1.58 -2.4 .838
1966 Waterloo - R LF 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 13.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Tacoma - A CF 19 17 59 0 0 60 1 .983 155.0 3.43 -4.8 .919
1966 Waterloo - R CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 10.0 0.90 +0.0 1.009
1966 Tacoma - A RF 32 23 45 1 0 46 0 1.000 220.0 1.88 +3.4 1.092
1966 Waterloo - R RF 11 6 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 62.1 1.59 +0.3 1.055
1967 Cedar Rapids - A 1B 2 2 14 0 2 14 0 1.000 16.0 7.88 +0.1 1.058
1967 Tacoma - A 1B 2 2 10 1 2 11 0 1.000 14.0 7.07 +0.1 1.054
1967 Cedar Rapids - A LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Tacoma - A LF 14 8 14 0 0 16 2 .875 81.1 1.55 -0.9 .828
1967 Waterloo - R LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Cedar Rapids - A CF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 +0.1 1.029
1967 Tacoma - A CF 16 13 33 0 0 34 1 .971 116.0 2.56 -0.2 .968
1967 Cedar Rapids - A RF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.9 2.030
1967 Tacoma - A RF 15 12 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 112.0 1.29 +1.3 1.071
1967 Waterloo - R RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Oklahoma City - AAA 1B 13 10 68 3 7 71 0 1.000 83.0 7.70 -0.6 1.000
1968 Austin - AA 1B 25 25 176 18 11 195 1 .995 212.0 8.24 -1.2 .938
1968 Cedar Rapids - A 1B 28 27 197 15 22 214 2 .991 233.0 8.19 -2.2 .922
1968 Austin - AA LF 4 4 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 27.1 1.98 +0.9 1.336
1968 Cedar Rapids - A LF 7 6 8 0 0 10 2 .800 56.0 1.29 -0.3 1.010
1968 Tacoma - A LF 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 +0.0 1.050
1968 Oklahoma City - AAA CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Cedar Rapids - A CF 7 6 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 52.0 1.21 +0.3 1.018
1968 Oklahoma City - AAA RF 10 9 16 1 0 18 1 .944 78.0 1.96 -1.4 .941
1968 Austin - AA RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Cedar Rapids - A RF 22 20 34 1 0 35 0 1.000 181.0 1.74 +1.6 1.029
1968 Tacoma - A RF 1 1 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.2 1.039
1969 Houston - MLB 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.0 1.045
1969 Houston - MLB LF 39 28 47 1 0 49 1 .980 256.2 1.68 -1.5 .953
1969 Houston - MLB CF 17 7 16 0 0 17 1 .941 83.0 1.73 -0.8 .943
1969 Houston - MLB RF 25 10 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 97.0 1.11 -0.2 .992
1970 Houston - MLB LF 97 96 160 7 1 170 3 .982 849.2 1.77 -0.1 1.021
1970 Houston - MLB CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1970 Phoenix - AAA CF 3 3 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 25.0 2.16 +0.1 1.030
1970 Houston - MLB RF 18 17 23 3 0 26 0 1.000 147.2 1.58 +0.6 1.127
1970 Phoenix - AAA RF 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 10.0 1.80 +0.0 1.018
1971 Minneapolis - MLB 1B 6 3 26 4 3 31 1 .968 33.0 8.18 -0.3 .933
1971 Minneapolis - MLB LF 120 117 190 1 0 196 5 .974 1018.2 1.69 +0.8 .992
1971 Minneapolis - MLB CF 3 2 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 17.0 3.71 -0.3 .887
1971 Minneapolis - MLB RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 14.0 0.64 +0.0 .998
1972 Minneapolis - MLB LF 139 139 244 4 0 255 7 .973 1224.0 1.82 +0.3 1.005
1972 Minneapolis - MLB CF 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 +0.1 1.004
1972 Minneapolis - MLB RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Minneapolis - MLB LF 106 105 180 4 0 191 7 .963 906.2 1.83 +1.4 1.027
1973 Minneapolis - MLB CF 3 3 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 27.0 3.33 -0.4 .915
1974 Minneapolis - MLB LF 94 91 187 1 0 192 4 .979 797.0 2.12 -2.8 .985
1974 Minneapolis - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Minneapolis - MLB RF 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 7.2 2.35 +0.0 1.000
1974 Minneapolis - MLB 1B 1 1 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 12.0 11.25 +0.1 1.041
TOTAL 1B 160 149 1010 83 89 1100 7 .994 1214.2 8.10 -3.2 .981
TOTAL LF 650 614 1068 18 1 1118 32 .971 5408.0 1.81 -4.9 .997
TOTAL CF 91 66 166 1 0 170 3 .982 600.2 2.50 -7.5 .943
TOTAL RF 187 132 225 7 0 233 1 .996 1212.0 1.72 +4.5 1.023
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1964 Drafted in the 1964 first-year player draft out of high school (Fort Thomas; Fort Thomas, KY) by the Chicago Chiefs. (Round 11, Pick 11, 211st overall pick).
06/19/1966 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 1 day.
06/09/1967 Injured (hamstring tightness),day-to-day for one week.
06/13/1968 Was selected to the 1968 Heartland League All-Star Game.
07/11/1968 Injured (calf soreness),day-to-day for 4 days.
01/02/1969 Drafted in the 1968 expansion draft from the Chicago Chiefs by the Houston Comets. (Round 22, Pick 1, 85th overall pick).
03/30/1970 Injured (sore knee),day-to-day for 1 day.
04/20/1970 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/09/1970 Injured (fractured cheekbone),out for 5-6 weeks.
12/16/1970 Was traded by the Houston Comets to the Minneapolis Millers, along with 1B Bill Bently, in exchange for LF Lindsay Cohn and 3B Ben Cooper.
08/09/1971 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
07/17/1972 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
07/29/1974 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 2B Rank
1972 29 9
Year RBI Rank
1972 86 10
Year EBH Rank
1972 50 7
Year AVG Rank
1971 .301 8
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