3B Bill Austin #42
Detroit Dynamos FABL
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
06/23/1975
BNN Index | FABL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
3B BILL AUSTIN #42 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
35 137 37 4 1 3 25 8 10 .270 .308 .380 2 -0.2
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
05/17/1975 BOS Win, 5-4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
05/16/1975 BOS Win, 4-3 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
05/14/1975 @ ATL Loss, 1-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
05/13/1975 @ ATL Loss, 1-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/11/1975 @ BOS Loss, 2-7 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
05/10/1975 @ BOS Loss, 0-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
05/09/1975 @ BOS Win, 5-3 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
05/07/1975 LAF Win, 5-3 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0
05/06/1975 LAF Loss, 4-12 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/04/1975 MIN Win, 7-6 5 1 3 5 1 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/05/1942
Born in:Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$46,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:10 Years, 3 Days
Service This Yr:77 Days
40-Man Service:10 Years, 3 Days
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension:$65,000 total for 1 year
Drafted:1961, 6th Pick in Round 3
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 35 137 37 4 1 3 25 12 8 10 .270 .308 .380 .688 .317 .109 99
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 34 146 0 0 0 1 0 1 52 8 2 4 33.3 15.2 3.88 -0.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   29 9 1 0 0 5 2 2 3 0 0 0 .310 .355 .345 .700
Versus Right   108 28 3 1 3 20 10 6 7 1 0 0 .259 .296 .389 .685
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   87 23 2 1 2 14 9 7 5 0 0 0 .264 .319 .379 .698
May   50 14 2 0 1 11 3 1 5 1 0 0 .280 .288 .380 .668
Spring Training   55 16 3 0 0 6 7 9 4 0 1 0 .291 .391 .345 .736
Last Year   600 178 33 8 11 95 69 43 41 2 4 1 .297 .344 .433 .777
2 Years Ago   612 193 30 6 17 100 84 48 39 9 0 2 .315 .362 .467 .829
Career   5797 1699 318 62 114 804 772 459 531 39 18 13 .293 .344 .428 .772
Home   54 14 1 0 2 11 5 4 3 0 0 0 .259 .310 .389 .699
Road   83 23 3 1 1 14 7 4 7 1 0 0 .277 .307 .373 .680
Grass   137 37 4 1 3 25 12 8 10 1 0 0 .270 .308 .380 .688
Day   61 21 2 0 3 16 7 3 3 1 0 0 .344 .369 .525 .894
Night   76 16 2 1 0 9 5 5 7 0 0 0 .211 .259 .263 .522
As Starter   136 37 4 1 3 25 12 8 10 1 0 0 .272 .310 .382 .693
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   31 11 0 0 1 7 4 4 2 0 0 0 .355 .429 .452 .880
Inning 1-3   42 11 0 1 2 10 3 4 2 0 0 0 .262 .326 .452 .778
Inning 4-6   48 12 3 0 0 6 2 0 5 1 0 0 .250 .245 .312 .557
Inning 7-9   43 12 1 0 1 9 6 4 2 0 0 0 .279 .340 .372 .713
Extra Innings   4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
0 Outs   55 16 1 0 2 8 7 1 4 1 0 0 .291 .298 .418 .716
1 Outs   34 5 2 0 0 5 2 2 3 0 0 0 .147 .194 .206 .400
2 Outs   48 16 1 1 1 12 3 5 3 0 0 0 .333 .396 .458 .855
Scoring Position   35 13 2 1 1 22 3 2 2 1 0 0 .371 .395 .571 .966
Bases Empty   73 18 2 0 1 1 6 4 7 0 0 0 .247 .286 .315 .601
Runner on 1st   29 6 0 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 .207 .258 .310 .568
Runner on 2nd   10 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
Runner on 3rd   8 3 0 1 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 .375 .375 .625 1.000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   8 4 1 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 2 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .667 .750 .667 1.417
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Bases Loaded   4 2 0 0 0 6 0 1 1 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Two Strikes   43 11 1 0 1 8 5 1 10 1 0 0 .256 .267 .349 .616
First Pitch   36 9 1 1 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .417 .667
Count 0-1   11 2 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .182 .455 .636
Count 0-2   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 1-0   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Count 1-1   17 8 2 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 .471 .471 .588 1.059
Count 1-2   14 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Count 2-0   6 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-1   11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .364 .364 .727
Count 2-2   17 5 1 0 1 4 3 0 2 1 0 0 .294 .278 .529 .807
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   5 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .375 .000 .375
Full Count   7 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
Behind in Count   30 7 0 0 1 5 3 0 6 0 0 0 .233 .233 .333 .567
Ahead in Count   30 7 0 0 0 3 2 7 0 0 0 0 .233 .378 .233 .612
Batting 4th   120 33 3 1 3 24 10 7 6 1 0 0 .275 .312 .392 .704
Batting 5th   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 6th   12 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .250 .308 .333 .641
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   54 15 3 0 1 4 6 4 6 0 0 0 .278 .328 .389 .716
Medium Leverage   59 14 0 1 1 8 2 2 3 0 0 0 .237 .262 .322 .584
High Leverage   24 8 1 0 1 13 4 2 1 1 0 0 .333 .370 .500 .870
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
1965 Kansas City - FABL 22 154 565 161 28 7 5 55 76 38 1 5 59 7 12 .285 .328 .386 .714 106 107 2.3
1966 Kansas City - FABL 23 160 603 172 30 8 11 58 83 48 1 1 70 14 3 .285 .338 .416 .755 116 121 4.8
1967 Kansas City - FABL 24 108 442 117 20 5 10 50 51 23 2 3 39 14 8 .265 .302 .400 .703 112 115 3.4
1968 Seattle - FABL 25 138 526 149 27 8 9 68 70 41 1 5 55 6 5 .283 .333 .416 .750 140 142 5.6
1969 Detroit - FABL 26 159 617 179 44 7 8 80 90 61 2 1 56 16 5 .290 .355 .423 .778 121 118 4.8
1970 Detroit - FABL 27 158 607 198 46 6 11 107 96 56 1 6 59 16 2 .326 .381 .476 .857 131 131 5.3
1971 Detroit - FABL 28 144 543 151 24 2 14 77 70 57 2 2 51 10 4 .278 .348 .407 .755 117 122 3.6
1972 Detroit - FABL 29 133 545 164 32 4 15 89 71 36 0 4 52 16 3 .301 .342 .457 .799 136 142 4.6
1973 Detroit - FABL 30 160 612 193 30 6 17 100 84 48 2 9 39 11 8 .315 .362 .467 .829 130 134 4.5
1974 Detroit - FABL 31 157 600 178 33 8 11 95 69 43 1 2 41 14 9 .297 .344 .433 .777 122 126 3.0
1975 Detroit - FABL 32 35 137 37 4 1 3 25 12 8 0 1 10 2 4 .270 .308 .380 .688 90 99 -0.2
Total FABL 1506 5797 1699 318 62 114 804 772 459 13 39 531 126 63 .293 .344 .428 .772 122 125 41.7
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
1961 Marshalltown - R 18 62 187 42 8 3 3 30 26 39 1 6 50 4 2 .225 .352 .348 .700 65 59 -0.5
1962 Marshalltown - R 19 45 45 11 2 2 0 4 9 11 0 0 11 0 0 .244 .393 .378 .771 90 94 0.1
1963 Tampa - A 20 50 176 58 17 2 2 38 35 41 2 2 18 3 2 .330 .457 .483 .940 142 154 1.9
1963 Springfield - A 20 12 42 11 0 1 0 1 6 6 0 0 2 1 0 .262 .354 .310 .664 83 77 -0.1
1963 Knoxville - AA 20 52 168 45 7 2 6 18 21 32 1 2 32 3 4 .268 .384 .440 .825 123 125 1.1
1964 Knoxville - AA 21 2 8 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 33 24 -0.1
1964 Seattle - AAA 21 129 437 136 27 4 9 64 68 79 4 5 63 13 18 .311 .417 .453 .870 135 136 2.9
1967 Portland - AAA 24 3 13 4 0 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .400 .538 .938 174 118 0.1
Total DIX 54 176 47 7 2 6 18 22 32 1 2 35 5 4 .267 .379 .432 .811 119 121
Total GWL 132 450 140 27 4 10 67 70 81 4 5 63 13 18 .311 .417 .456 .872 136 136
Total HL 12 42 11 0 1 0 1 6 6 0 0 2 1 0 .262 .354 .310 .664 83 77
Total SEL 50 176 58 17 2 2 38 35 41 2 2 18 3 2 .330 .457 .483 .940 142 154
Total UMVA 107 232 53 10 5 3 34 35 50 1 6 61 4 2 .228 .360 .353 .713 70 66
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1961 Marshalltown - R 2B 43 43 108 79 25 192 5 .974 350.1 4.80 -2.4 .968
1961 Marshalltown - R 3B 17 17 9 31 6 40 0 1.000 135.0 2.67 +1.3 1.007
1961 Marshalltown - R SS 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 -0.5 .479
1962 Marshalltown - R 2B 6 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 5.1 1.69 -0.1 .960
1962 Marshalltown - R 3B 7 2 0 4 1 4 0 1.000 26.0 1.38 +0.1 1.008
1962 Marshalltown - R SS 3 2 4 3 0 8 1 .875 18.1 3.44 -0.3 .863
1963 Knoxville - AA 2B 34 34 74 105 26 187 8 .957 296.0 5.44 -0.7 .965
1963 Springfield - A 2B 1 1 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 -0.3 .971
1963 Tampa - A 2B 34 34 81 76 21 161 4 .975 282.2 5.00 -0.6 1.026
1963 Knoxville - AA 3B 12 12 14 20 2 34 0 1.000 104.0 2.94 -0.5 1.002
1963 Springfield - A 3B 2 1 3 1 1 4 0 1.000 12.0 3.00 +0.1 1.042
1963 Tampa - A 3B 17 12 7 22 4 31 2 .935 113.0 2.31 -1.0 .946
1963 Knoxville - AA SS 3 2 5 9 0 15 1 .933 22.1 5.64 -0.3 .957
1963 Springfield - A SS 10 10 14 23 5 39 2 .949 78.0 4.27 -2.2 .883
1963 Tampa - A SS 4 4 9 4 1 14 1 .929 32.0 3.66 -0.3 .775
1964 Seattle - AAA 2B 30 14 49 51 11 102 2 .980 146.0 6.16 +1.5 1.044
1964 Seattle - AAA 3B 26 23 19 45 3 70 6 .914 194.1 2.96 -2.0 .943
1964 Knoxville - AA 3B 2 2 0 2 0 4 2 .500 16.0 1.12 -1.0 .529
1964 Seattle - AAA SS 87 85 148 230 50 397 19 .952 698.0 4.87 -10.8 .927
1965 Kansas City - MLB 2B 28 23 59 70 12 132 3 .977 214.1 5.42 -1.9 .995
1965 Kansas City - MLB 3B 123 116 86 231 19 329 12 .964 984.2 2.90 -1.0 1.003
1965 Kansas City - MLB SS 18 3 14 28 5 42 0 1.000 58.1 6.48 +1.1 1.038
1966 Kansas City - MLB 2B 13 13 27 40 7 67 0 1.000 108.1 5.57 -0.4 1.038
1966 Kansas City - MLB 3B 137 135 111 252 25 378 15 .960 1138.0 2.87 +3.7 1.023
1966 Kansas City - MLB SS 19 5 24 24 5 50 2 .960 76.2 5.63 -1.2 .959
1967 Kansas City - MLB 2B 97 97 234 269 80 508 5 .990 834.0 5.43 +4.0 1.026
1967 Portland - AAA 2B 3 3 6 11 2 17 0 1.000 29.0 5.28 +0.1 .912
1967 Kansas City - MLB 3B 25 9 6 33 4 41 2 .951 116.0 3.03 +0.6 1.027
1967 Kansas City - MLB SS 3 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 4.0 6.75 -0.3 .508
1968 Seattle - MLB 2B 113 113 263 314 77 589 12 .980 976.2 5.32 +3.0 1.019
1968 Seattle - MLB 3B 25 16 20 37 1 59 2 .966 160.2 3.19 +1.7 1.108
1968 Seattle - MLB SS 7 1 6 7 3 14 1 .929 22.2 5.16 -1.2 .826
1969 Detroit - MLB 2B 140 137 331 383 78 727 13 .982 1221.2 5.26 +2.3 1.001
1969 Detroit - MLB 3B 14 10 5 22 2 28 1 .964 92.1 2.63 +0.9 1.053
1970 Detroit - MLB 2B 142 140 315 392 89 724 17 .977 1221.1 5.21 -2.2 .972
1970 Detroit - MLB 3B 11 8 6 26 0 33 1 .970 73.2 3.91 +0.5 1.047
1971 Detroit - MLB 2B 136 136 355 417 112 783 11 .986 1186.0 5.86 -4.3 .986
1971 Detroit - MLB 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.2 2.45 0.0 .000
1971 Detroit - MLB SS 2 2 0 8 0 9 1 .889 18.0 4.00 -0.8 .814
1972 Detroit - MLB 2B 108 95 264 301 67 576 11 .981 877.1 5.80 -10.5 .920
1972 Detroit - MLB 3B 38 36 19 75 5 97 3 .969 306.2 2.76 +1.1 1.018
1973 Detroit - MLB 2B 155 152 385 453 135 847 9 .989 1312.0 5.75 -9.1 .962
1973 Detroit - MLB 3B 13 0 1 6 0 7 0 1.000 23.2 2.66 +0.3 1.052
1973 Detroit - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Detroit - MLB 2B 145 140 304 412 110 725 9 .988 1221.0 5.28 -12.0 .951
1974 Detroit - MLB 3B 21 10 9 20 2 30 1 .967 94.2 2.76 +0.4 1.006
1974 Detroit - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 Detroit - MLB 2B 9 8 26 28 10 55 1 .982 71.0 6.85 -1.4 .925
1975 Detroit - MLB 3B 27 26 16 38 5 61 7 .885 217.0 2.24 -2.4 .940
TOTAL 2B 1237 1183 2884 3403 862 6397 110 .983 10362.0 5.46 -35.2 .979
TOTAL 3B 518 435 332 865 80 1251 54 .957 3811.1 2.83 +2.9 1.009
TOTAL SS 157 114 226 338 70 592 28 .953 1030.1 4.93 -16.8 .922
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1961 Drafted in the 1961 first-year player draft out of high school (Mesquite; Mesquite, TX) by the Kansas City Kings. (Round 3, Pick 6, 38th overall pick).
09/11/1961 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for one week.
09/16/1961 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 3.
04/24/1963 Injured (hamstring tendinitis),out for 5 days.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 3.
04/12/1965 Named the #48 prospect in the FABL
04/16/1967 Goes 5-7 against the Chicago Cougars, with 1 2B, 1 3B, 0 RBI and 1 R.
05/28/1967 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
07/30/1967 Injured (broken collarbone),out for 6 weeks.
06/14/1968 Injured (oblique strain),out for 2-3 weeks.
07/22/1968 Wins the FABL CA Player of the Week Award.
01/27/1969 Was traded by the Seattle Kings to the Detroit Dynamos, along with CL Dick Howard, in exchange for SS Ben Baker and SP Gary Preston.
08/25/1969 Injured (hamstring tightness),day-to-day for 2 days.
10/03/1969 Injured (virus),day-to-day for 4 days.
06/22/1970 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/17/1970 Injured (pulled abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 4 days.
09/14/1970 Goes 5-8 against the Minneapolis Millers, with 4 2B, 2 RBI and 2 R.
06/25/1971 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
07/11/1971 Was selected to the 1971 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
08/11/1971 Goes 5-6 against the New York Gothams, with 1 3B, 1 RBI and 3 R.
06/13/1972 Injured (high ankle sprain),out for 3-4 weeks.
06/25/1973 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
07/22/1973 Was selected to the 1973 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
07/23/1973 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
08/06/1973 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
07/21/1974 Was selected to the 1974 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
09/02/1974 Wins the FABL FA Player of the Week Award.
03/10/1975 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $65,000 with the Detroit Dynamos organization.
05/17/1975 Injured (high ankle sprain),out for 7 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1966 153 2
1973 152 6
Year PA Rank
1969 682 4
Year AB Rank
1966 603 8
1969 617 4
1970 607 6
1973 612 5
Year H Rank
1966 172 8
1969 179 5
1970 198 1
1973 193 3
1974 178 7
Year TB Rank
1969 261 8
1972 249 8
1973 286 5
1974 260 9
Year 2B Rank
1969 44 1
1970 46 2
1972 32 8
1974 33 5
Year 3B Rank
1966 8 10
1968 8 4
1969 7 7
1974 8 2
Year SB Rank
1970 16 9
Year RBI Rank
1972 89 7
1973 100 4
1974 95 6
Year IBB Rank
1969 14 8
Year SF Rank
1970 6 10
1973 9 1
Year EBH Rank
1969 59 5
1972 51 6
1974 52 4
Year AVG Rank
1968 .283 6
1970 .326 4
1972 .301 9
1973 .315 6
1974 .297 10
Year SLG Rank
1972 .457 6
Year wOBA Rank
1972 .362 8
Year OPS Rank
1972 .799 10
Year WAR Rank
1968 5.5 10
1970 5.9 9
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