SS Bill Blair #1
Houston Comets FABL
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
11/01/1974
BNN Index | FABL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
SS BILL BLAIR #1 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
162 483 110 14 4 4 48 41 109 .228 .300 .298 0 3.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/02/1974 @ DET Loss, 0-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/01/1974 @ DET Win, 5-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/29/1974 STL Loss, 2-7 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/28/1974 STL Win, 4-3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/1974 STL Loss, 6-7 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/26/1974 CHI Win, 5-3 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/25/1974 CHI Loss, 2-5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1974 CHI Win, 5-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
09/22/1974 @ STL Loss, 0-12 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/21/1974 @ STL Win, 6-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:08/08/1943
Born in:Maywood, IL
Nationality:American
Height:5' 8"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$38,000
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 118 Days
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:6 Years, 111 Days
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1964, 17th Pick in Round 15
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 162 483 110 14 4 4 48 41 41 109 .228 .300 .298 .598 .265 .070 68
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 151 537 10 14 0 13 0 3 144 22 0 2 0.0 42.2 2.91 3.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   154 31 3 1 1 13 13 16 34 0 0 4 .201 .293 .253 .546
Versus Right   329 79 11 3 3 35 28 25 75 3 0 6 .240 .303 .319 .622
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   69 18 3 0 2 7 8 7 13 0 0 0 .261 .329 .391 .720
May   82 20 3 1 0 5 9 6 12 1 0 4 .244 .323 .305 .627
June   83 13 3 0 0 7 4 5 17 1 0 1 .157 .211 .193 .404
July   85 24 3 2 2 12 12 6 23 0 0 1 .282 .337 .435 .772
August   75 16 1 0 0 9 4 8 17 1 0 2 .213 .302 .227 .529
September   82 19 1 1 0 8 4 9 25 0 0 2 .232 .323 .268 .591
October   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   29 6 1 0 0 1 1 2 5 0 0 1 .207 .281 .241 .523
Last Year   476 98 10 0 4 42 38 26 101 3 2 1 .206 .247 .252 .499
2 Years Ago   354 74 15 2 4 24 22 18 73 1 4 0 .209 .247 .297 .543
Career   2765 578 71 7 22 215 201 178 609 12 30 24 .209 .262 .264 .525
Home   227 52 7 2 1 20 18 24 46 2 0 4 .229 .311 .291 .602
Road   256 58 7 2 3 28 23 17 63 1 0 6 .227 .289 .305 .594
Grass   483 110 14 4 4 48 41 41 109 3 0 10 .228 .300 .298 .598
Day   113 22 3 1 1 11 6 10 26 0 0 2 .195 .272 .265 .537
Night   370 88 11 3 3 37 35 31 83 3 0 8 .238 .308 .308 .616
As Starter   478 110 14 4 4 48 41 41 105 3 0 10 .230 .303 .301 .604
As Reliever / Substitution   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   100 23 1 1 1 11 9 5 21 1 0 2 .230 .278 .290 .568
Inning 1-3   151 37 5 1 0 15 15 10 32 0 0 3 .245 .305 .291 .596
Inning 4-6   183 40 7 1 3 18 15 21 44 1 0 2 .219 .304 .317 .621
Inning 7-9   145 32 2 2 1 15 11 9 32 2 0 5 .221 .286 .283 .568
Extra Innings   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
0 Outs   159 27 5 2 0 5 19 7 43 1 0 4 .170 .222 .226 .449
1 Outs   162 46 6 1 4 24 17 9 32 2 0 1 .284 .322 .407 .729
2 Outs   162 37 3 1 0 19 5 25 34 0 0 5 .228 .349 .259 .608
Scoring Position   133 38 3 0 1 42 12 22 29 3 0 4 .286 .395 .331 .726
Bases Empty   259 55 9 3 2 2 26 12 57 0 0 5 .212 .261 .293 .554
Runner on 1st   91 17 2 1 1 4 3 7 23 0 0 1 .187 .253 .264 .516
Runner on 2nd   51 13 1 0 0 10 4 11 12 0 0 0 .255 .387 .275 .662
Runner on 3rd   7 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 1 .143 .417 .286 .702
Runner on 1st & 2nd   38 11 0 0 1 9 2 0 7 0 0 1 .289 .308 .368 .676
Runner on 1st & 3rd   19 8 0 0 0 9 3 2 2 1 0 2 .421 .500 .421 .921
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 2 1 0 0 6 2 6 3 0 0 0 .200 .500 .300 .800
Bases Loaded   8 3 0 0 0 6 1 0 2 1 0 0 .375 .333 .375 .708
Two Strikes   210 26 2 2 1 10 9 15 109 0 0 3 .124 .193 .167 .360
First Pitch   80 24 2 1 2 14 13 10 0 3 0 1 .300 .372 .425 .797
Count 0-1   43 16 2 1 0 7 5 0 0 0 0 3 .372 .413 .465 .878
Count 0-2   42 7 0 0 0 2 1 0 23 0 0 1 .167 .186 .167 .353
Count 1-0   44 15 2 0 0 6 5 1 0 0 0 1 .341 .370 .386 .756
Count 1-1   51 14 4 0 1 4 3 1 0 0 0 1 .275 .302 .412 .714
Count 1-2   82 12 2 1 1 5 7 0 42 0 0 1 .146 .157 .232 .388
Count 2-0   21 6 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .333 .619
Count 2-1   24 7 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .292 .346 .333 .679
Count 2-2   51 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 27 0 0 1 .059 .077 .098 .175
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   10 2 0 0 0 3 3 8 0 0 0 0 .200 .556 .200 .756
Full Count   35 4 0 0 0 2 1 15 17 0 0 0 .114 .380 .114 .494
Behind in Count   167 35 4 2 1 14 13 0 65 0 0 5 .210 .233 .275 .508
Ahead in Count   99 30 4 0 0 13 11 15 0 0 0 2 .303 .405 .343 .749
Batting 7th   27 6 0 0 0 5 1 0 10 1 0 0 .222 .214 .222 .437
Batting 8th   451 104 14 4 4 43 40 41 95 2 0 10 .231 .308 .306 .614
Batting 9th   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   186 44 2 2 1 16 11 15 43 2 0 4 .237 .304 .285 .589
Medium Leverage   220 47 10 2 2 17 26 18 52 0 0 4 .214 .285 .305 .590
High Leverage   72 18 2 0 1 15 4 7 14 1 0 2 .250 .329 .319 .649
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
1967 Los Angeles - FABL 23 16 51 8 1 0 0 1 4 3 1 0 14 0 0 .157 .218 .176 .395 21 28 -0.0
1968 Los Angeles - FABL 24 15 26 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 5 0 0 .192 .250 .192 .442 44 29 0.1
1969 Houston - FABL 25 155 483 99 9 0 4 36 30 22 6 2 98 0 0 .205 .248 .248 .496 42 39 -1.5
1970 Houston - FABL 26 155 485 98 12 1 2 34 29 30 4 1 116 0 0 .202 .254 .243 .497 35 35 -1.6
1971 Houston - FABL 27 131 407 86 10 0 4 30 35 36 2 2 93 0 1 .211 .277 .265 .543 57 48 0.5
1972 Houston - FABL 28 118 354 74 15 2 4 24 22 18 0 1 73 0 0 .209 .247 .297 .543 62 56 0.9
1973 Houston - FABL 29 150 476 98 10 0 4 42 38 26 1 3 101 0 1 .206 .247 .252 .499 39 38 -0.9
1974 Houston - FABL 30 162 483 110 14 4 4 48 41 41 10 3 109 0 2 .228 .300 .298 .598 68 68 3.0
Total FABL 902 2765 578 71 7 22 215 201 178 24 12 609 0 4 .209 .262 .264 .525 49 47 0.5
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 Mobile - R 20 47 154 44 7 1 1 19 21 24 2 2 17 0 0 .286 .385 .364 .748 82 86 0.8
1964 Salem - A 20 16 51 13 1 0 1 8 2 1 2 1 9 0 0 .255 .291 .333 .624 72 63 0.2
1965 Salem - A 21 41 152 48 9 1 5 20 15 1 2 0 26 0 0 .316 .329 .487 .816 121 121 1.8
1965 Scranton - A 21 90 303 73 11 1 6 36 29 33 3 1 53 0 1 .241 .321 .343 .664 89 81 2.2
1965 Shreveport - AA 21 2 6 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 87 55 0.0
1966 Shreveport - AA 22 83 286 78 10 0 4 39 32 28 4 4 58 0 0 .273 .342 .350 .691 90 91 2.0
1966 Salt Lake City - AAA 22 41 136 37 6 0 3 12 10 5 1 1 29 0 0 .272 .301 .382 .683 95 90 1.2
1967 Salt Lake City - AAA 23 90 292 70 10 1 4 36 19 13 4 2 52 1 0 .240 .280 .322 .602 81 78 2.4
1968 Salt Lake City - AAA 24 108 357 97 15 2 9 47 49 22 9 6 58 0 0 .272 .325 .401 .725 108 101 3.7
1971 Phoenix - AAA 27 27 92 24 6 0 1 14 13 9 3 0 13 0 0 .261 .346 .359 .705 92 101 0.8
1972 Phoenix - AAA 28 3 17 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 .176 .167 .176 .343 -7 -17 -0.1
Total GWL 269 894 231 37 3 17 111 91 49 17 10 156 1 0 .258 .306 .364 .670 94 90
Total MAL 90 303 73 11 1 6 36 29 33 3 1 53 0 1 .241 .321 .343 .664 89 81
Total COW 57 203 61 10 1 6 28 17 2 4 1 35 0 0 .300 .319 .448 .767 108 105
Total LSA 85 292 80 10 0 4 40 32 28 4 4 59 0 0 .274 .341 .349 .691 90 90
Total GSL 47 154 44 7 1 1 19 21 24 2 2 17 0 0 .286 .385 .364 .748 82 86
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
1973 Houston - FABL 29 7 16 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 3 0 0 .188 .316 .250 .566 59 74 1.3
Total FABL 7 16 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 3 0 0 .188 .316 .250 .566 59 74
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1964 Mobile - R 2B 10 10 15 29 4 45 1 .978 73.2 5.38 +0.8 .988
1964 Salem - A 3B 7 7 3 18 0 21 0 1.000 57.0 3.32 +1.6 1.079
1964 Mobile - R 3B 5 5 3 7 1 10 0 1.000 40.0 2.25 +0.3 1.066
1964 Salem - A SS 10 9 8 20 3 29 1 .966 72.0 3.50 -0.2 1.021
1964 Mobile - R SS 33 29 71 97 25 172 4 .977 249.1 6.06 +3.9 1.064
1965 Shreveport - AA 2B 1 1 2 2 1 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 -0.0 1.020
1965 Scranton - A 2B 9 8 20 27 7 47 0 1.000 72.0 5.88 +1.4 1.076
1965 Salem - A 2B 24 24 69 61 14 131 1 .992 202.0 5.79 +4.9 1.220
1965 Scranton - A 3B 25 24 11 33 3 47 3 .936 191.1 2.07 +0.1 .995
1965 Salem - A 3B 6 4 2 7 0 9 0 1.000 36.0 2.25 +0.2 1.196
1965 Shreveport - AA SS 1 1 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 8.2 3.12 +0.1 1.069
1965 Scranton - A SS 55 52 85 154 29 251 12 .952 458.2 4.69 +10.2 1.106
1965 Salem - A SS 13 8 13 25 2 39 1 .974 77.1 4.42 +2.4 1.253
1965 Scranton - A CF 4 4 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 33.0 3.55 +0.7 1.039
1965 Salem - A CF 3 3 10 0 0 11 1 .909 22.0 4.09 -1.2 .848
1965 Scranton - A RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.025
1966 Salt Lake City - AAA 3B 3 3 2 7 0 9 0 1.000 26.0 3.12 +0.9 1.235
1966 Shreveport - AA 3B 18 16 10 18 1 29 1 .966 136.2 1.84 +1.1 1.113
1966 Salt Lake City - AAA SS 37 37 52 96 22 151 3 .980 314.1 4.24 +5.5 1.147
1966 Shreveport - AA SS 60 59 92 149 21 251 10 .960 494.2 4.38 +9.0 1.106
1966 Shreveport - AA CF 5 5 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 42.0 1.29 -0.4 1.012
1967 Salt Lake City - AAA 3B 12 12 6 26 3 35 3 .914 96.0 3.00 -0.8 .953
1967 Los Angeles - MLB SS 16 16 21 57 12 82 4 .951 137.2 5.10 +1.4 1.035
1967 Salt Lake City - AAA SS 78 77 113 251 34 374 10 .973 629.2 5.20 +15.2 1.102
1968 Salt Lake City - AAA 2B 6 6 11 15 2 27 1 .963 48.1 4.84 -0.2 1.079
1968 Los Angeles - MLB 3B 8 3 2 2 1 4 0 1.000 30.2 1.17 +0.0 1.560
1968 Salt Lake City - AAA 3B 16 16 10 33 2 45 2 .956 141.0 2.74 +0.2 1.026
1968 Los Angeles - MLB SS 7 5 12 15 3 27 0 1.000 47.2 5.10 +1.4 1.009
1968 Salt Lake City - AAA SS 84 83 138 266 48 417 13 .969 711.0 5.11 +16.6 1.125
1968 Salt Lake City - AAA CF 2 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 17.0 2.12 -0.1 1.010
1969 Houston - MLB 3B 130 130 114 266 26 401 21 .948 1063.0 3.22 +3.6 1.020
1969 Houston - MLB SS 33 17 44 52 16 98 2 .980 173.1 4.98 -0.6 1.051
1969 Houston - MLB CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Houston - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Houston - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Houston - MLB SS 151 149 250 467 94 749 32 .957 1251.1 5.16 +3.7 1.024
1970 Houston - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Houston - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Phoenix - AAA 2B 3 2 9 8 1 17 0 1.000 19.0 8.05 -0.0 1.010
1971 Houston - MLB 3B 85 85 61 168 10 235 6 .974 714.0 2.89 +4.3 1.037
1971 Houston - MLB SS 53 42 71 168 36 241 2 .992 367.1 5.86 +8.2 1.114
1971 Phoenix - AAA SS 25 24 44 74 19 122 4 .967 197.0 5.39 +3.2 1.113
1972 Houston - MLB 3B 6 4 0 7 4 7 0 1.000 33.0 1.91 +0.3 1.043
1972 Houston - MLB SS 113 112 174 391 64 587 22 .963 907.1 5.60 +7.7 1.027
1972 Phoenix - AAA SS 3 3 6 10 1 17 1 .941 31.0 4.65 +0.7 1.208
1973 Houston - MLB SS 147 142 242 475 90 741 24 .968 1213.1 5.32 +5.8 1.033
1974 Houston - MLB SS 159 151 246 480 97 747 21 .972 1280.1 5.10 +23.0 1.088
1974 Houston - MLB 3B 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 5.0 3.60 +0.0 1.048
1974 Houston - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 53 51 126 142 29 271 3 .989 424.0 5.69 +6.9 1.110
TOTAL 3B 326 309 225 593 51 854 36 .958 2570.0 2.86 +11.8 1.031
TOTAL SS 1078 1016 1682 3250 616 5098 166 .967 8622.0 5.15 +117.1 1.071
TOTAL CF 16 14 33 0 0 34 1 .971 118.0 2.52 -1.0 .965
TOTAL RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.025
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 1; Eye: 2.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 1; Power: 1; Eye: 1.
06/18/1964 Drafted in the 1964 first-year player draft out of college (Darnell State; Dallas, TX) by the Los Angeles Stars. (Round 15, Pick 17, 297th overall pick).
08/28/1964 Injured (calf soreness),day-to-day for 2 days.
05/18/1966 Injured (quadriceps strain),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
06/23/1966 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
05/01/1967 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 4 weeks.
06/28/1967 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
02/25/1968 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Los Angeles Stars.
10/13/1968 Wins the 1968 World Championship Series with the Los Angeles Stars.
01/02/1969 Drafted in the 1968 expansion draft from the Los Angeles Stars by the Houston Comets. (Round 23, Pick 4, 92nd overall pick).
05/07/1972 Injured (sprained elbow),out for 6 weeks.
07/01/1972 Injured (knee soreness),day-to-day for 1 day.
08/06/1972 Injured (mild hip strain),day-to-day for 4 days.
09/01/1973 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for one week.
09/06/1973 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
10/12/1973 Injured (strained hamstring),day-to-day for 3-4 weeks.
03/16/1974 Injured (bruised elbow),day-to-day for 2 days.
10/28/1974 Wins the 1974 FABL FA Diamond Defense Award at SS.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1970 149 2
Year K Rank
1974 109 9
Year IBB Rank
1971 16 10
1974 14 7
Year HP Rank
1969 6 9
1974 10 2
Year SH Rank
1969 14 6
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