LF John Williams #4
Panhandle Jackrabbits WBL
Age: 35 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Good
01/20/1975
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LF JOHN WILLIAMS #4 - AGE: 35 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
59 210 69 3 2 4 28 47 37 .329 .448 .419 10 0.7
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/15/1974 RPD Loss, 4-6 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/14/1974 @ FAR Win, 8-7 5 2 4 2 0 0 0 1
09/13/1974 @ FAR Loss, 3-12 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/10/1974 @ CHY Loss, 3-9 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/09/1974 @ CHY Win, 9-4 3 2 0 0 0 2 2 1
09/07/1974 GIG Win, 9-3 6 0 3 1 0 0 1 0
09/04/1974 @ MIS Win, 9-7 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 0
09/03/1974 @ MIS Loss, 2-13 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/02/1974 @ MIS Loss, 5-9 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
08/30/1974 PUE Loss, 6-13 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/15/1939
Born in:Watertown, MA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:10 Years, None
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1961, 16th Pick in Round 5
WESTERN BASEBALL LEAGUE 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 59 210 69 3 2 4 28 42 47 37 .329 .448 .419 .867 .445 .090 127
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 56 261 0 1 0 3 2 2 88 9 10 5 66.7 44.4 7.83 .7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   56 16 1 2 0 6 7 10 11 0 0 0 .286 .394 .375 .769
Versus Right   154 53 2 0 4 22 35 37 26 2 2 0 .344 .466 .435 .901
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   29 9 1 1 0 4 4 6 9 1 0 0 .310 .417 .414 .830
May   44 16 1 0 0 6 12 17 7 0 1 0 .364 .541 .386 .927
June   40 13 0 1 2 9 7 8 6 0 0 0 .325 .438 .525 .963
July   51 15 1 0 2 5 11 9 6 0 0 0 .294 .400 .431 .831
August   12 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 .417 .462 .417 .878
September   34 11 0 0 0 4 5 6 8 1 1 0 .324 .415 .324 .738
Last Year   210 69 3 2 4 28 42 47 37 2 2 0 .329 .448 .419 .867
2 Years Ago   278 87 7 2 3 44 63 65 50 0 1 3 .313 .448 .385 .833
Career   3519 988 130 28 73 534 567 691 679 26 7 20 .281 .399 .396 .795
Home   89 27 1 1 1 13 21 30 17 1 2 0 .303 .475 .371 .846
Road   121 42 2 1 3 15 21 17 20 1 0 0 .347 .424 .455 .879
Grass   210 69 3 2 4 28 42 47 37 2 2 0 .329 .448 .419 .867
Day   57 22 1 0 1 8 14 14 8 1 0 0 .386 .500 .456 .956
Night   153 47 2 2 3 20 28 33 29 1 2 0 .307 .428 .405 .833
As Starter   208 68 3 2 4 26 41 46 37 2 2 0 .327 .445 .418 .864
As Reliever / Substitution   2 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
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
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 Ottumwa - R 21 34 36 12 1 0 0 7 5 12 0 0 6 4 1 .333 .500 .361 .861 100 125 0.2
1961 Savannah - A 21 13 26 5 1 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 7 1 0 .192 .276 .231 .507 29 23 -0.2
1962 Savannah - A 22 99 172 37 3 2 1 15 21 28 0 0 36 7 1 .215 .325 .273 .598 54 49 -0.9
1963 Wilmington - A 23 57 69 17 6 1 0 7 8 7 0 1 11 2 2 .246 .312 .362 .674 90 96 -0.0
1964 Salem - A 24 3 10 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .100 .100 .200 .300 -20 -45 -0.1
1964 Savannah - A 24 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -156 -0.0
1964 Total - A 24 4 11 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .091 .091 .182 .273 -28 -55 -0.1
1964 Wilmington - A 24 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 310 340 0.1
1964 Scranton - A 24 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -136 -0.0
1964 Total - A 24 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000 173 181 0.0
1965 Panhandle - A 25 121 415 113 13 2 15 88 54 60 5 5 65 10 6 .272 .367 .422 .789 116 122 0.8
1966 Panhandle - A 26 126 467 135 17 2 16 91 67 88 1 4 105 15 10 .289 .400 .437 .837 98 104 0.8
1967 Panhandle - A 27 133 452 118 21 6 6 69 70 110 2 4 89 34 10 .261 .405 .374 .779 109 108 1.7
1968 Panhandle - A 28 126 444 132 25 4 8 61 69 81 3 3 68 26 15 .297 .407 .426 .832 141 135 2.3
1969 Panhandle - A 29 129 440 112 20 1 6 51 53 78 3 7 59 24 8 .255 .366 .345 .711 113 119 1.1
1970 Panhandle - A 30 122 420 120 15 4 4 55 74 75 2 1 97 21 8 .286 .396 .369 .765 103 111 0.7
1971 Panhandle - A 31 90 242 64 5 5 7 27 45 52 1 0 72 18 5 .264 .397 .413 .810 113 118 1.2
1972 Panhandle - A 32 62 151 38 4 0 4 20 30 35 0 0 37 9 2 .252 .392 .358 .750 100 96 0.2
1973 Panhandle - A 33 84 278 87 7 2 3 44 63 65 3 0 50 15 6 .313 .448 .385 .833 114 126 1.1
1974 Panhandle - A 34 59 210 69 3 2 4 28 42 47 0 2 37 10 5 .329 .448 .419 .867 113 127 0.7
Total MAL 60 72 18 7 1 0 7 9 7 0 1 11 2 2 .250 .312 .375 .688 93 100
Total SEL 113 199 42 4 2 1 17 24 31 0 0 44 8 1 .211 .317 .266 .584 50 45
Total COW 3 10 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .100 .100 .200 .300 -20 -45
Total WBL 1052 3519 988 130 28 73 534 567 691 20 26 679 182 75 .281 .399 .396 .795 113 117
Total UMVA 34 36 12 1 0 0 7 5 12 0 0 6 4 1 .333 .500 .361 .861 100 125
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1961 Ottumwa - R LF 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 +0.1 .915
1961 Savannah - A CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1961 Savannah - A RF 8 7 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 60.0 0.60 -0.5 .968
1961 Ottumwa - R RF 13 4 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 44.1 1.02 -0.8 .806
1962 Savannah - A C 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1962 Savannah - A 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 Savannah - A SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.4 .000
1962 Savannah - A LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 Savannah - A RF 44 23 54 1 0 55 0 1.000 252.0 1.96 -3.9 .935
1963 Wilmington - A LF 5 5 6 0 0 7 1 .857 40.0 1.35 -1.3 .954
1963 Wilmington - A RF 12 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 28.1 0.64 -0.3 .980
1964 Salem - A RF 3 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 20.0 1.80 +0.6 1.075
1965 Panhandle - A LF 73 71 97 1 0 99 1 .990 623.0 1.42 -11.5 .877
1965 Panhandle - A CF 11 11 23 0 0 24 1 .958 93.2 2.21 -1.7 .959
1965 Panhandle - A RF 34 23 34 0 0 35 1 .971 223.0 1.37 -3.5 .942
1966 Panhandle - A LF 51 48 62 1 1 64 1 .984 411.0 1.38 -3.2 .927
1966 Panhandle - A CF 11 11 16 0 0 18 2 .889 91.2 1.57 -1.2 .906
1966 Panhandle - A RF 65 61 100 0 0 100 0 1.000 526.1 1.71 -1.7 .971
1967 Panhandle - A LF 49 46 72 2 0 78 4 .949 405.0 1.64 -3.0 .946
1967 Panhandle - A CF 2 2 4 0 0 5 1 .800 16.0 2.25 +0.3 1.010
1967 Panhandle - A RF 80 79 89 5 0 96 2 .979 673.2 1.26 -1.6 1.008
1968 Panhandle - A LF 37 35 49 4 0 53 0 1.000 310.2 1.54 -3.8 .929
1968 Panhandle - A CF 8 8 20 0 0 20 0 1.000 68.0 2.65 +0.7 1.016
1968 Panhandle - A RF 80 76 105 10 0 122 7 .943 667.1 1.55 -7.8 .898
1969 Panhandle - A LF 27 23 32 1 0 33 0 1.000 203.2 1.46 -6.6 .788
1969 Panhandle - A CF 9 9 20 1 0 21 0 1.000 74.0 2.55 -2.9 .885
1969 Panhandle - A RF 91 88 116 11 0 128 1 .992 765.0 1.49 -6.6 .942
1970 Panhandle - A LF 22 22 21 0 0 24 3 .875 190.0 0.99 -4.2 .794
1970 Panhandle - A CF 8 8 16 2 0 18 0 1.000 70.0 2.31 -1.2 .947
1970 Panhandle - A RF 82 74 82 8 0 93 3 .968 650.2 1.24 -7.7 .878
1971 Panhandle - A LF 27 26 29 0 0 29 0 1.000 216.0 1.21 -1.6 .951
1971 Panhandle - A RF 39 34 38 4 0 42 0 1.000 291.0 1.30 -0.4 .975
1972 Panhandle - A LF 3 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 12.0 1.50 -0.5 .673
1972 Panhandle - A RF 40 36 32 6 0 40 2 .950 316.1 1.08 -1.4 .974
1973 Panhandle - A 1B 27 27 229 13 38 249 7 .972 237.0 9.19 -3.8 .816
1973 Panhandle - A LF 6 6 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 51.0 1.24 -0.1 1.002
1973 Panhandle - A RF 33 32 32 5 0 37 0 1.000 290.0 1.15 -3.9 .838
1974 Panhandle - A 1B 39 39 316 25 39 349 8 .977 319.0 9.62 -3.2 .909
1974 Panhandle - A LF 10 7 10 2 0 12 0 1.000 67.2 1.60 -1.4 .846
1974 Panhandle - A RF 10 10 10 0 0 11 1 .909 82.1 1.09 -1.1 .879
TOTAL C 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
TOTAL 1B 66 66 545 38 77 598 15 .975 556.0 9.44 -7.0 .880
TOTAL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.4 .000
TOTAL LF 316 290 389 11 1 410 10 .976 2539.0 1.42 -37.2 .896
TOTAL CF 49 49 99 3 0 106 4 .962 413.1 2.22 -5.9 .945
TOTAL RF 634 549 707 50 0 774 17 .978 4890.1 1.39 -40.5 .935
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1957 Was not drafted and joined Opelika State.
06/19/1960 Was not drafted and returned to college.
06/19/1961 Drafted in the 1961 first-year player draft out of college (Opelika State; Opelika, AL) by the Cleveland Foresters. (Round 5, Pick 16, 80th overall pick).
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
09/23/1963 Wins the 1963 Championship with the Wilmington Pipers!
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
05/14/1964 Released by the Cleveland organization.
05/18/1964 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Cleveland Foresters organization.
05/18/1964 Released by the Cleveland organization.
05/20/1964 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Los Angeles Stars organization.
06/05/1964 Released by the Los Angeles organization.
06/10/1964 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Memphis Excelsiors organization.
04/01/1965 Released by the Memphis Excelsiors.
04/02/1965 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Panhandle Jackrabbits organization.
07/04/1966 Wins the WBL Player of the Week Award.
04/20/1967 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his outfield defense at the Panhandle Jackrabbits development complex.
07/15/1968 Wins the WBL Player of the Week Award.
08/10/1968 Goes 5-5 against the Colorado Springs Mountaineers, with 2 2B, 2 RBI and 3 R.
08/12/1968 Wins the WBL Player of the Week Award.
08/30/1968 Goes 0-2 against the Santa Fe Coyotes, ending his hitting streak at 20 games.
07/02/1971 Injured (elbow tendinitis),out for 6 weeks.
08/29/1972 Injured (sore thumb),day-to-day for 1 day.
05/13/1973 Goes 5-5 against the Billings Buffaloes, with 1 RBI and 1 R.
07/14/1973 Injured (strained medial collateral ligament),out for 5 weeks.
07/20/1974 Injured (fractured hand),out for 6 weeks.
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