1B John 'Blue Collar' Willis #38
Age: 41 | Bats: R | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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1B JOHN 'BLUE COLLAR' WILLIS #38 - AGE: 41 - BATS: R - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
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:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:8 Years, 57 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:10 Years, 5 Days
Pro Service:19 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1954, 12th Pick in Round 3
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 .929 143 152 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 24 -0.2
1960 Pittsburgh - FABL 27 12 11 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 .182 .308 .182 .490 35 52 -0.0
1965 Toronto - FABL 32 26 25 6 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .240 .269 .440 .709 99 107 0.1
1966 Toronto - FABL 33 35 19 4 0 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 .211 .286 .368 .654 86 90 0.0
1967 Toronto - FABL 34 18 11 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .182 .182 .364 .545 58 67 0.0
1968 Toronto - FABL 35 13 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 .133 .188 .133 .321 2 -23 -0.2
1969 Toronto - FABL 36 15 16 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 .312 .389 .312 .701 105 94 0.0
1970 Toronto - FABL 37 11 13 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 .154 .154 .462 .615 62 61 -0.0
1971 New York - FABL 38 27 24 6 0 1 1 4 2 3 0 0 3 0 0 .250 .333 .458 .792 131 141 0.2
1972 Toronto - FABL 39 9 10 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600 76 80 0.0
1972 New York - FABL 39 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 204 212 0.0
1972 Total - FABL 39 11 12 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .417 .667 97 102 0.1
Total FABL 232 205 49 6 3 6 32 19 10 2 2 26 0 0 .239 .279 .385 .664 85 87 0.4
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
1954 Jackson - R 21 14 55 20 1 0 0 5 5 13 0 2 1 1 1 .364 .471 .382 .853 135 138 0.6
1954 Spokane - A 21 68 270 77 17 2 3 24 27 8 2 2 20 1 0 .285 .309 .396 .705 98 93 0.8
1954 Gary - A 21 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167 209 146 0.0
1955 Spokane - A 22 24 95 30 3 1 4 15 14 4 0 1 7 0 1 .316 .340 .495 .835 143 145 0.8
1955 Gary - A 22 72 207 67 11 0 3 25 30 41 3 0 26 1 2 .324 .442 .420 .863 127 136 1.6
1955 Birmingham - AA 22 8 37 11 1 0 2 8 2 3 0 0 2 1 1 .297 .350 .486 .836 107 106 0.1
1956 Gary - A 23 19 44 17 6 0 1 6 13 8 1 0 7 0 0 .386 .491 .591 1.081 191 184 0.6
1956 Birmingham - AA 23 68 182 46 7 1 5 23 33 22 2 0 19 2 1 .253 .340 .385 .724 77 67 -0.3
1956 St. Paul - AAA 23 15 57 15 0 0 5 13 9 3 0 0 3 1 0 .263 .300 .526 .826 113 117 0.3
1957 Birmingham - AA 24 15 46 12 2 0 2 4 8 5 0 0 4 0 0 .261 .333 .435 .768 84 72 -0.0
1957 St. Paul - AAA 24 102 315 104 21 2 21 56 47 24 3 1 29 2 2 .330 .382 .610 .991 167 174 3.9
1958 St. Paul - AAA 25 25 69 14 3 1 0 3 7 3 0 1 3 0 0 .203 .233 .275 .508 41 34 -0.3
1959 St. Paul - AAA 26 61 155 47 8 0 7 26 21 12 1 1 16 1 1 .303 .355 .490 .845 139 146 1.4
1960 St. Paul - AAA 27 98 174 53 9 0 5 29 23 8 1 2 11 0 0 .305 .335 .443 .778 117 117 0.5
1961 St. Paul - AAA 28 111 272 78 15 1 10 46 40 20 0 2 27 2 2 .287 .333 .460 .793 117 114 -0.3
1962 Jersey City - AAA 29 67 126 34 11 0 3 15 17 9 0 0 9 0 2 .270 .319 .429 .747 101 104 0.3
1963 Jersey City - AAA 30 39 76 24 7 0 4 19 11 9 1 2 5 1 1 .316 .386 .566 .952 156 157 0.8
1964 Vancouver - A 31 7 31 15 1 0 5 12 10 0 1 0 2 0 1 .484 .500 1.000 1.500 304 359 1.0
1964 Davenport - A 31 5 17 7 2 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 .412 .500 .529 1.029 173 190 0.3
1964 Chattanooga - AA 31 14 37 20 3 0 5 16 9 3 0 2 1 0 0 .541 .548 1.027 1.575 323 305 1.2
1964 Buffalo - AAA 31 69 136 43 10 1 1 10 21 15 2 0 8 1 0 .316 .392 .426 .819 130 123 1.0
1970 Davenport - A 37 5 15 8 1 0 2 6 9 5 0 0 3 0 0 .533 .650 1.000 1.650 382 352 0.6
1972 Vancouver - A 39 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 1.333 1.833 391 233 0.1
1972 Winston-Salem - A 39 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -138 -0.1
1972 Total - A 39 2 7 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .143 .250 .571 .821 145 47 -0.0
1972 Wichita - A 39 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650 83 101 0.1
Total DIX 105 302 89 13 1 14 51 52 33 2 2 26 3 2 .295 .366 .483 .849 112 102
Total GWL 412 1042 311 56 4 48 173 147 70 5 7 89 6 5 .298 .343 .498 .841 130 133
Total HL 103 289 101 20 0 6 42 55 58 5 0 38 1 2 .349 .466 .481 .947 154 158
Total UL 69 136 43 10 1 1 10 21 15 2 0 8 1 0 .316 .392 .426 .819 130 123
Total SEL 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -138
Total COW 100 399 123 21 3 13 52 52 13 3 3 29 1 2 .308 .333 .474 .806 127 127
Total GSL 14 55 20 1 0 0 5 5 13 0 2 1 1 1 .364 .471 .382 .853 135 138
Total CL 106 202 58 18 0 7 34 28 18 1 2 14 1 3 .287 .345 .480 .825 123 125
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 - A 1B 67 67 537 35 42 580 8 .986 594.2 8.66 +3.6 1.053
1954 Jackson - R 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 - A 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 +0.1 .991
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 +2.6 1.026
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 +1.5 1.038
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 +1.3 1.033
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 -0.1 .995
1960 St. Paul - AAA SS 4 4 9 10 3 26 7 .731 36.0 4.75 -2.9 .669
1961 St. Paul - AAA 1B 40 26 247 21 21 270 2 .993 248.0 9.73 +1.8 1.132
1961 St. Paul - AAA 3B 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.3 1.086
1961 St. Paul - AAA SS 30 30 55 79 21 169 35 .793 274.2 4.39 -18.7 .679
1962 Jersey City - AAA 1B 26 22 188 12 14 203 3 .985 185.1 9.71 +0.0 .929
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 +0.7 1.000
1963 Jersey City - AAA SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.000
1964 Buffalo - AAA 1B 31 25 236 18 19 256 2 .992 230.2 9.91 +1.4 1.031
1964 Chattanooga - AA 1B 8 8 69 4 5 73 0 1.000 70.0 9.39 +1.0 1.144
1964 Davenport - A 1B 4 4 35 3 4 38 0 1.000 35.0 9.77 +0.6 1.051
1964 Vancouver - A 1B 7 7 51 3 3 54 0 1.000 62.0 7.84 +0.0 1.063
1965 Toronto - MLB 1B 7 0 13 1 1 14 0 1.000 11.1 11.12 +0.1 1.062
1966 Toronto - MLB 1B 24 0 40 1 2 41 0 1.000 37.0 9.97 -0.1 1.057
1967 Toronto - MLB 1B 11 0 7 1 1 8 0 1.000 11.0 6.55 +0.3 1.063
1968 Toronto - MLB 1B 10 0 14 1 1 16 1 .938 16.2 8.10 -0.1 1.057
1969 Toronto - MLB C 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
1969 Toronto - MLB 1B 11 0 19 1 0 20 0 1.000 24.0 7.50 +0.1 1.045
1970 Toronto - MLB 1B 5 0 9 0 5 9 0 1.000 8.2 9.35 +0.0 .000
1970 Davenport - A 1B 4 4 36 0 5 36 0 1.000 35.0 9.26 +0.1 1.043
1971 New York - MLB 1B 3 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 4.0 9.00 0.0 .000
1972 Toronto - MLB 1B 4 0 11 1 0 12 0 1.000 9.0 12.00 +0.3 1.047
1972 Wichita - A 1B 1 1 9 1 3 10 0 1.000 9.0 10.00 +0.4 2.116
1972 Winston-Salem - A 1B 1 1 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 8.0 5.62 0.0 .000
1972 Vancouver - A 1B 1 1 4 1 1 5 0 1.000 7.0 6.43 +0.0 1.051
TOTAL C 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
TOTAL 1B 651 489 4411 308 428 4761 42 .991 4530.0 9.38 +22.2 1.038
TOTAL 3B 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.3 1.086
TOTAL SS 36 35 65 92 25 199 42 .789 320.2 4.41 -21.6 .682
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.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 3; Eye: 2.
05/02/1964 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Toronto Wolves organization.
05/13/1964 Was granted free agency by the Toronto organization.
05/26/1964 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Toronto Wolves organization.
04/01/1965 Injured (flu),day-to-day for 2 days.
04/08/1965 Injured (sore knee),day-to-day for one week.
11/02/1967 Unsuccessfully completed training to learn a new position at the Toronto Wolves development complex.
08/03/1970 Wins the HL Player of the Week Award.
08/03/1970 Released by the Toronto organization.
02/18/1971 Signed a minor league contract with the New York Imperials organization.
05/10/1972 Released by the New York organization.
05/19/1972 Signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Wolves organization.
08/07/1972 Released by the Toronto organization.
10/14/1973 Retired from professional baseball.
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