1B John 'Blue Collar' Willis #27
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
09/02/1963
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1B JOHN 'BLUE COLLAR' WILLIS #27 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
39 76 24 7 0 4 19 9 5 .316 .386 .566 1 1.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 3 3 3
Gap 3 3 3
Power 3 3 3
Eye 2 2 2
Avoid K's 4 4 3
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 2 1
Errors: - 2 1
Arm: 1 2 1
Turn DP: - 1 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 3 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Aggressiveness: 4
Stealing Ability: 3
Baserunning Inst.: 2
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
06/20/1963 RIC Win, 8-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/18/1963 @ CHA Win, 9-1 4 2 3 3 2 0 1 0
06/17/1963 @ CHA Win, 10-8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
06/16/1963 @ CHA Loss, 5-7 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
06/15/1963 @ ROC Loss, 3-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/14/1963 @ ROC Loss, 3-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/13/1963 @ ROC Loss, 5-12 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
06/11/1963 CHA Win, 5-1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/08/1963 ROC Win, 4-3 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
06/07/1963 ROC Loss, 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:01/17/1933
Born in:Nashville, TN
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:1 Year, 48 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:2 Years, 168 Days
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1954, 12th Pick in Round 3
UNION LEAGUE 1963 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 39 76 24 7 0 4 19 11 9 5 .316 .386 .566 .952 .414 .250 172
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 17 88 1 0 0 3 0 2 43 11 1 1 50.0 16.1 7.48 1.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   17 7 2 0 2 10 4 1 1 2 0 1 .412 .429 .882 1.311
Versus Right   59 17 5 0 2 9 7 8 4 0 0 0 .288 .373 .475 .848
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   21 3 1 0 0 4 1 5 4 0 0 0 .143 .308 .190 .498
May   34 12 4 0 1 7 7 4 0 1 0 0 .353 .410 .559 .969
June   21 9 2 0 3 8 3 0 1 1 0 1 .429 .435 .952 1.387
Last Year   126 34 11 0 3 15 17 9 9 0 1 0 .270 .319 .429 .747
Career   202 58 18 0 7 34 28 18 14 2 1 1 .287 .345 .480 .825
Home   25 8 2 0 2 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 .320 .346 .640 .986
Road   51 16 5 0 2 15 8 8 5 2 0 1 .314 .403 .529 .933
Grass   76 24 7 0 4 19 11 9 5 2 0 1 .316 .386 .566 .952
Day   12 4 0 0 2 3 2 2 2 0 0 1 .333 .467 .833 1.300
Night   64 20 7 0 2 16 9 7 3 2 0 0 .312 .370 .516 .885
As Starter   55 17 4 0 3 14 8 9 5 1 0 1 .309 .409 .545 .955
As Reliever / Substitution   21 7 3 0 1 5 3 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .318 .619 .937
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
1958 Pittsburgh - FABL 25 34 33 11 0 1 2 12 3 0 1 0 3 0 0 .333 .353 .576 .929 144 144 0.3
1959 Pittsburgh - FABL 26 30 26 6 1 0 0 5 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 .231 .214 .269 .484 29 18 -0.3
1960 Pittsburgh - FABL 27 12 11 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 .182 .308 .182 .490 36 44 -0.0
Total FABL 76 70 19 1 1 2 18 6 2 1 2 7 0 0 .271 .293 .400 .693 82 80 -0.0
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
1954 Total - 21 49 220 68 11 1 10 52 51 18 3 2 16 4 3 .309 .366 .505 .871 100 100 1.2
1954 Jackson - C 21 14 55 20 1 0 0 5 5 13 0 2 1 1 1 .364 .471 .382 .853 127 128 0.4
1954 Spokane - B 21 68 270 77 17 2 3 24 27 8 2 2 20 1 0 .285 .309 .396 .705 99 97 0.7
1954 Gary - A 21 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167 213 241 0.0
1955 Spokane - B 22 24 95 30 3 1 4 15 14 4 0 1 7 0 1 .316 .340 .495 .835 144 144 0.5
1955 Gary - A 22 72 207 67 11 0 3 25 30 41 3 0 26 1 2 .324 .442 .420 .863 130 139 1.3
1955 Birmingham - AA 22 8 37 11 1 0 2 8 2 3 0 0 2 1 1 .297 .350 .486 .836 113 109 0.1
1956 Gary - A 23 19 44 17 6 0 1 6 13 8 1 0 7 0 0 .386 .491 .591 1.081 193 183 0.7
1956 Birmingham - AA 23 68 182 46 7 1 5 23 33 22 2 0 19 2 1 .253 .340 .385 .724 82 70 -0.1
1956 St. Paul - AAA 23 15 57 15 0 0 5 13 9 3 0 0 3 1 0 .263 .300 .526 .826 127 126 0.3
1957 Birmingham - AA 24 15 46 12 2 0 2 4 8 5 0 0 4 0 0 .261 .333 .435 .768 90 75 -0.2
1957 St. Paul - AAA 24 102 315 104 21 2 21 56 47 24 3 1 29 2 2 .330 .382 .610 .991 175 175 3.8
1958 St. Paul - AAA 25 25 69 14 3 1 0 3 7 3 0 1 3 0 0 .203 .233 .275 .508 48 36 -0.2
1959 St. Paul - AAA 26 61 155 47 8 0 7 26 21 12 1 1 16 1 1 .303 .355 .490 .845 144 144 1.4
1960 St. Paul - AAA 27 98 174 53 9 0 5 29 23 8 1 2 11 0 0 .305 .335 .443 .778 122 117 0.6
1961 St. Paul - AAA 28 111 272 78 15 1 10 46 40 20 0 2 27 2 2 .287 .333 .460 .793 121 113 -0.2
1962 Jersey City - AAA 29 67 126 34 11 0 3 15 17 9 0 0 9 0 2 .270 .319 .429 .747 112 112 0.2
1963 Jersey City - AAA 30 39 76 24 7 0 4 19 11 9 1 2 5 1 1 .316 .386 .566 .952 161 172 1.1
Total DIX 91 265 69 10 1 9 35 43 30 2 0 25 3 2 .260 .340 .408 .748 88 76
Total CL 412 1042 311 56 4 48 173 147 70 5 7 89 6 5 .298 .343 .498 .841 137 133
Total HL 92 253 85 17 0 4 31 44 50 4 0 33 1 2 .336 .453 .451 .903 142 148
Total UL 106 202 58 18 0 7 34 28 18 1 2 14 1 3 .287 .345 .480 .825 131 136
Total COW 92 365 107 20 3 7 39 41 12 2 3 27 1 1 .293 .317 .422 .739 111 109
Total GSL 14 55 20 1 0 0 5 5 13 0 2 1 1 1 .364 .471 .382 .853 127 128
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1954 Gary - A 1B 1 1 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 9.0 10.00 0.0 .000
1954 Spokane - B 1B 67 67 537 35 42 580 8 .986 594.2 8.66 +3.6 1.053
1954 Jackson - C 1B 14 14 113 15 19 128 0 1.000 127.2 9.02 +1.9 1.150
1955 Birmingham - AA 1B 8 8 69 4 8 73 0 1.000 70.2 9.30 +0.7 1.127
1955 Gary - A 1B 56 52 424 30 53 458 4 .991 457.0 8.94 +1.1 1.020
1955 Spokane - B 1B 22 21 184 15 10 201 2 .990 194.2 9.20 +0.7 .993
1955 Gary - A SS 1 1 1 2 1 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.0 1.011
1956 St. Paul - AAA 1B 13 13 124 7 9 132 1 .992 115.0 10.25 +0.0 .998
1956 Birmingham - AA 1B 44 38 335 19 37 358 4 .989 332.1 9.59 +1.5 1.035
1956 Gary - A 1B 12 9 75 2 11 77 0 1.000 81.1 8.52 +0.2 1.021
1957 St. Paul - AAA 1B 79 71 603 55 78 667 9 .987 626.0 9.46 +2.7 1.035
1957 Birmingham - AA 1B 12 10 78 7 10 86 1 .988 90.2 8.44 +0.6 1.107
1958 Pittsburgh - MLB 1B 3 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 3.0 12.00 +0.1 1.015
1958 St. Paul - AAA 1B 15 15 151 10 11 161 0 1.000 133.0 10.89 +1.4 1.030
1959 Pittsburgh - MLB 1B 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1959 St. Paul - AAA 1B 36 32 289 15 22 306 2 .993 283.0 9.67 +1.2 1.034
1960 Pittsburgh - MLB 1B 2 0 8 0 1 8 0 1.000 5.0 14.40 -0.0 .000
1960 St. Paul - AAA 1B 49 22 276 16 22 294 2 .993 253.1 10.37 -0.3 .992
1960 St. Paul - AAA SS 4 4 9 10 3 26 7 .731 36.0 4.75 -2.4 .710
1961 St. Paul - AAA 1B 40 26 247 21 21 270 2 .993 248.0 9.73 +1.4 1.121
1961 St. Paul - AAA 3B 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.2 1.080
1961 St. Paul - AAA SS 30 30 55 79 21 169 35 .793 274.2 4.39 -15.7 .721
1962 Jersey City - AAA 1B 26 22 188 12 14 203 3 .985 185.1 9.71 -0.8 .955
1962 Jersey City - AAA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Jersey City - AAA 1B 18 17 132 9 10 142 1 .993 140.0 9.06 +0.8 1.030
1963 Jersey City - AAA SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.060
TOTAL 1B 519 438 3849 272 378 4160 39 .991 3951.2 9.39 +16.9 1.037
TOTAL 3B 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.2 1.080
TOTAL SS 36 35 65 92 25 199 42 .789 320.2 4.41 -18.0 .724
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1954 Drafted in the 1954 first-year player draft out of college (Yellowhammer State; Tuscaloosa, AL) by the Pittsburgh Miners. (Round 3, Pick 12, 44th overall pick).
08/11/1954 Goes 0-4 against the Fresno Falcons, ending his hitting streak at 25 games.
08/23/1954 Goes 5-5 against the Tuscaloosa Tomcats, with 1 RBI and 2 R.
06/07/1955 Injured (strained hamstring),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
05/21/1956 Wins the HL Player of the Week Award.
04/23/1957 Detrimentally completed training to learn a new position at the Pittsburgh Miners development complex.
07/22/1957 Wins the CL Player of the Week Award.
12/11/1957 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Pittsburgh Miners.
12/25/1959 Injured (undisclosed injury),out for 2 weeks.
04/18/1961 Outstandingly completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Pittsburgh Miners development complex.
01/02/1962 Drafted in the 1961 expansion draft from the Pittsburgh Miners by the New York Imperials. (Round 33, Pick 2, 130th overall pick).
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 3; Eye: 2.
06/24/1963 Released by the New York organization.
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