C William Hancock #18
Age: 33 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
09/09/1963
C WILLIAM HANCOCK #18 - AGE: 33 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
46 84 19 5 0 1 9 25 24 .226 .402 .321 0 0.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 2 2 2
Gap 3 2 3
Power 2 2 2
Eye 4 4 4
Avoid K's 2 2 2
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 1
Errors: - 1 2
Arm: 3 3 4
Turn DP: - 1 -
Framing: 3 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 2 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Aggressiveness: 4
Stealing Ability: 4
Baserunning Inst.: 3
Sacrifice Bunt: 5
Bunt for Hit: 3
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/06/1963 @ OSA Loss, 4-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/05/1963 KIN Win, 6-1 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
09/03/1963 KIN Loss, 3-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/01/1963 KOB Loss, 5-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/27/1963 @ FUK Win, 7-6 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 0
08/23/1963 OSA Win, 9-5 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/15/1963 @ KOB Win, 8-2 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
08/11/1963 FUK Loss, 0-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/10/1963 VES Win, 5-1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
08/08/1963 VES Win, 8-5 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:09/23/1929
Born in:Lexington, KY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$25,000
Signed Through:1963 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 57 Days
Service This Yr:131 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:1948, 10th Pick in Round 10
BASEBALL ASSOCIATION OF NIPPON 1963 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 46 84 19 5 0 1 9 13 25 24 .226 .402 .321 .723 .325 .095 115
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 21 112 1 3 0 0 1 2 27 6 0 0 0.0 13.8 5.46 .4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   28 7 2 0 0 5 5 7 6 0 0 0 .250 .400 .321 .721
Versus Right   56 12 3 0 1 4 8 18 18 2 1 1 .214 .403 .321 .724
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
May   23 10 3 0 1 4 5 8 7 0 1 0 .435 .581 .696 1.276
June   19 4 0 0 0 3 2 6 3 2 0 0 .211 .370 .211 .581
July   19 1 0 0 0 1 2 5 8 0 0 1 .053 .280 .053 .333
August   17 3 2 0 0 0 4 5 5 0 0 0 .176 .364 .294 .658
September   6 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Last Year   370 80 23 4 8 56 43 65 80 5 5 1 .216 .331 .365 .696
2 Years Ago   367 87 16 3 10 68 53 83 86 7 5 3 .237 .376 .379 .755
Career   1385 327 73 14 30 223 201 271 303 20 13 6 .236 .359 .374 .733
Home   48 12 2 0 1 6 8 15 13 1 1 0 .250 .422 .354 .776
Road   36 7 3 0 0 3 5 10 11 1 0 1 .194 .375 .278 .653
Grass   84 19 5 0 1 9 13 25 24 2 1 1 .226 .402 .321 .723
Day   25 8 1 0 0 3 5 11 8 1 0 0 .320 .514 .360 .874
Night   59 11 4 0 1 6 8 14 16 1 1 1 .186 .347 .305 .652
As Starter   65 17 3 0 1 8 11 20 17 2 1 0 .262 .425 .354 .779
As Reliever / Substitution   19 2 2 0 0 1 2 5 7 0 0 1 .105 .320 .211 .531
Pinch Hitting   14 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 5 0 0 1 .000 .263 .000 .263
Close/Late   26 4 3 0 0 1 4 9 9 1 1 0 .154 .361 .269 .630
Inning 1-3   20 7 1 0 1 3 3 3 2 0 0 0 .350 .435 .550 .985
Inning 4-6   26 5 1 0 0 2 4 8 10 1 0 0 .192 .371 .231 .602
Inning 7-9   38 7 3 0 0 4 6 14 12 1 1 1 .184 .407 .263 .671
0 Outs   28 7 2 0 1 2 6 4 3 1 1 0 .250 .333 .429 .762
1 Outs   25 4 1 0 0 1 3 9 9 1 0 0 .160 .371 .200 .571
2 Outs   31 8 2 0 0 6 4 12 12 0 0 1 .258 .477 .323 .800
Scoring Position   21 5 1 0 0 8 6 11 6 2 1 1 .238 .486 .286 .771
Bases Empty   43 9 3 0 1 1 5 6 11 0 0 0 .209 .306 .349 .655
Runner on 1st   20 5 1 0 0 0 2 8 7 0 0 0 .250 .464 .300 .764
Runner on 2nd   6 2 1 0 0 1 4 6 1 0 0 0 .333 .667 .500 1.167
Runner on 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 2 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .143
Runner on 1st & 2nd   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 .000 .125 .000 .125
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Bases Loaded   2 2 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Two Strikes   41 6 2 0 0 3 3 8 24 1 0 0 .146 .280 .195 .475
First Pitch   10 3 1 0 1 1 3 3 0 0 1 0 .300 .462 .700 1.162
Count 0-1   7 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286 .250 .286 .536
Count 0-2   11 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 .182 .182 .273 .455
Count 1-0   5 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Count 1-1   7 2 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .375 .429 .804
Count 1-2   13 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 1 0 0 .154 .143 .154 .297
Count 2-0   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 2-1   10 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .300 .500
Count 2-2   9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   3 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 0 .333 .818 .333 1.152
Full Count   8 2 1 0 0 2 2 8 5 0 0 0 .250 .625 .375 1.000
Behind in Count   31 6 1 0 0 2 1 0 12 2 0 0 .194 .182 .226 .408
Ahead in Count   19 6 1 0 0 1 4 14 0 0 0 0 .316 .606 .368 .974
Batting 6th   11 4 0 0 0 1 4 3 2 0 0 0 .364 .500 .364 .864
Batting 7th   12 6 1 0 0 2 3 7 3 0 0 0 .500 .684 .583 1.268
Batting 8th   47 7 2 0 1 6 4 12 15 2 1 1 .149 .323 .255 .578
Batting 9th   14 2 2 0 0 0 2 3 4 0 0 0 .143 .294 .286 .580
Low Leverage   35 8 2 0 0 2 4 12 11 0 0 0 .229 .426 .286 .711
Medium Leverage   32 6 1 0 1 4 6 9 9 1 0 1 .188 .372 .312 .685
High Leverage   17 5 2 0 0 3 3 4 4 1 1 0 .294 .409 .412 .821
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
1959 Nagasaki - BAN 29 53 176 49 12 1 5 36 26 26 0 2 36 0 4 .278 .368 .443 .811 132 137 1.8
1960 Nagasaki - BAN 30 118 388 92 17 6 6 54 66 72 1 4 77 2 0 .237 .355 .358 .713 102 107 2.5
1961 Nagasaki - BAN 31 115 367 87 16 3 10 68 53 83 3 7 86 3 1 .237 .376 .379 .755 106 112 3.0
1962 Nagasaki - BAN 32 120 370 80 23 4 8 56 43 65 1 5 80 1 4 .216 .331 .365 .696 96 100 1.4
1963 Nagasaki - BAN 33 46 84 19 5 0 1 9 13 25 1 2 24 0 0 .226 .402 .321 .723 113 115 0.4
Total BAN 452 1385 327 73 14 30 223 201 271 6 20 303 6 9 .236 .359 .374 .733 106 111 9.2
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
1945 Total - 15 23 93 42 13 3 4 26 42 19 3 0 5 35 9 .452 .557 .785 1.341 100 100 2.4
1946 Total - 16 20 84 38 9 3 1 21 28 17 3 0 6 32 8 .452 .558 .667 1.224 100 100 1.9
1947 Total - 17 23 93 41 14 4 2 24 39 18 3 3 6 32 7 .441 .530 .742 1.272 100 100 2.1
1948 Total - 18 23 94 40 10 5 5 26 41 15 3 3 6 34 9 .426 .504 .798 1.302 100 100 2.1
1948 Alexandria - C 18 41 70 21 2 2 1 9 8 7 0 0 18 4 1 .300 .364 .429 .792 92 96 0.3
1949 Alexandria - C 19 23 28 3 1 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 7 1 0 .107 .194 .143 .336 -20 -27 -0.3
1950 Mobile - C 20 34 45 8 2 1 1 5 9 18 0 0 17 3 1 .178 .413 .333 .746 89 104 0.5
1951 Mobile - C 21 38 102 28 4 0 7 19 27 58 0 0 35 10 1 .275 .537 .520 1.057 150 168 1.9
1951 Salem - B 21 26 75 25 7 3 0 13 11 13 0 0 11 3 1 .333 .432 .507 .938 155 157 0.8
1952 Mobile - C 22 20 37 12 1 1 2 10 17 34 0 0 14 2 1 .324 .648 .568 1.215 199 226 1.3
1952 Salem - B 22 66 176 47 5 2 4 23 37 65 1 3 42 14 2 .267 .461 .386 .848 124 134 2.4
1952 Scranton - A 22 31 61 18 1 2 2 11 11 8 0 1 19 0 1 .295 .371 .475 .847 154 156 0.7
1953 Salem - B 23 23 31 9 4 1 1 2 4 2 0 0 6 1 0 .290 .333 .581 .914 156 168 0.4
1953 Scranton - A 23 73 170 47 9 3 6 17 32 45 0 0 40 1 3 .276 .428 .471 .898 147 150 2.0
1953 Houston - AA 23 16 62 20 5 0 3 15 11 16 0 1 14 4 1 .323 .456 .548 1.004 172 171 1.2
1954 Scranton - A 24 82 205 56 13 5 3 24 42 64 1 1 48 4 3 .273 .446 .429 .876 143 147 2.8
1954 Houston - AA 24 41 120 39 12 2 7 30 26 34 0 0 25 1 1 .325 .474 .633 1.107 188 177 2.1
1955 Salem - B 25 44 128 33 11 1 2 10 16 6 0 1 21 0 1 .258 .289 .406 .695 104 98 0.3
1955 Scranton - A 25 59 78 22 2 2 1 6 13 35 0 0 9 1 0 .282 .504 .397 .902 144 159 1.4
1955 Houston - AA 25 18 58 16 2 0 1 7 9 14 1 0 6 1 2 .276 .425 .362 .787 109 123 0.5
1956 Scranton - A 26 25 65 17 5 0 1 7 12 15 0 0 12 1 0 .262 .400 .385 .785 110 119 0.5
1956 Houston - AA 26 53 141 41 7 2 4 16 28 38 3 1 25 2 2 .291 .448 .454 .902 136 140 1.7
1956 Salt Lake City - AAA 26 32 116 28 3 0 3 9 10 10 2 2 21 0 0 .241 .308 .345 .653 71 73 0.3
1957 Salem - B 27 46 171 51 13 2 5 15 22 8 1 1 17 0 1 .298 .331 .485 .817 137 143 1.3
1957 Scranton - A 27 6 21 7 5 0 1 5 4 5 0 0 4 0 0 .333 .462 .714 1.176 220 219 0.4
Total GWL 32 116 28 3 0 3 9 10 10 2 2 21 0 0 .241 .308 .345 .653 71 73
Total MAL 276 600 167 35 12 14 70 114 172 1 2 132 7 7 .278 .439 .447 .885 144 150
Total COW 205 581 165 40 9 12 63 90 94 2 5 97 18 5 .284 .383 .446 .828 129 134
Total LSA 128 381 116 26 4 15 68 74 102 4 2 70 8 6 .304 .454 .512 .966 154 154
Total GSL 156 282 72 10 4 11 43 65 120 0 0 91 20 4 .255 .478 .436 .914 125 140
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1948 Alexandria - C C 15 14 107 14 2 121 0 1.000 120.0 9.07 -0.3 1.046 0 9 0 0.0
1949 Alexandria - C C 3 3 19 3 0 22 0 1.000 26.0 7.62 +0.3 .000 1 4 3 75.0
1950 Mobile - C C 13 10 87 16 1 104 1 .990 88.1 10.49 +1.6 1.011 0 15 4 26.7
1951 Salem - B C 18 18 85 9 1 95 1 .989 158.1 5.34 +0.1 1.004 1 17 6 35.3
1951 Mobile - C C 32 32 348 22 1 370 0 1.000 284.0 11.73 +1.6 .966 2 17 7 41.2
1952 Scranton - A C 11 11 77 9 2 86 0 1.000 103.0 7.51 -0.2 .730 1 7 4 57.1
1952 Salem - B C 51 48 293 39 3 333 1 .997 430.0 6.95 +1.5 .955 1 64 21 32.8
1952 Mobile - C C 13 13 156 8 0 164 0 1.000 115.0 12.83 +0.5 .879 1 9 3 33.3
1953 Houston - AA C 16 16 111 9 1 120 0 1.000 151.0 7.15 +0.4 .972 1 4 3 75.0
1953 Scranton - A C 44 41 249 24 0 273 0 1.000 371.1 6.62 -0.4 1.003 4 21 7 33.3
1953 Salem - B C 4 3 16 2 1 18 0 1.000 28.2 5.65 +0.1 1.030 0 0 0 0.0
1953 Scranton - A 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1953 Scranton - A SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1953 Salem - B SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1953 Scranton - A LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1953 Scranton - A CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Houston - AA C 34 34 220 16 1 236 0 1.000 300.2 7.06 +0.6 .875 1 17 8 47.1
1954 Scranton - A C 53 51 316 30 1 349 3 .991 481.1 6.47 +1.2 1.012 3 25 13 52.0
1954 Scranton - A 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Scranton - A 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Scranton - A SS 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.1 1.052
1955 Houston - AA C 14 14 73 7 0 80 0 1.000 129.0 5.58 +0.8 .000 1 3 2 66.7
1955 Scranton - A C 18 15 91 7 0 99 1 .990 134.1 6.57 -0.7 .497 1 9 4 44.4
1955 Salem - B C 27 27 181 20 4 201 0 1.000 252.0 7.18 -0.4 .854 1 16 7 43.8
1955 Scranton - A 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1955 Scranton - A SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.6 .000
1956 Salt Lake City - AAA C 32 32 162 19 0 181 0 1.000 274.1 5.94 +1.1 1.205 5 14 10 71.4
1956 Houston - AA C 37 37 248 14 2 262 0 1.000 331.2 7.11 +0.3 .881 0 12 4 33.3
1956 Scranton - A C 16 14 78 13 1 91 0 1.000 136.0 6.02 -0.2 .865 2 7 4 57.1
1957 Scranton - A C 6 6 30 2 0 32 0 1.000 53.0 5.43 -0.2 1.030 0 5 1 20.0
1957 Salem - B C 38 38 258 20 2 281 3 .989 353.0 7.09 -3.0 .753 4 20 4 20.0
1959 Nagasaki - INT C 52 52 282 19 3 303 2 .993 442.0 6.13 -0.7 .893 4 28 7 25.0
1960 Nagasaki - INT C 114 112 677 54 1 733 2 .997 973.2 6.76 +0.0 .852 8 56 20 35.7
1961 Nagasaki - INT C 112 110 636 70 4 709 3 .996 948.2 6.70 +1.3 1.030 12 61 22 36.1
1962 Nagasaki - INT C 115 112 681 55 7 740 4 .995 969.2 6.83 -3.1 .821 16 64 17 26.6
1963 Nagasaki - INT C 29 21 126 14 2 140 0 1.000 199.0 6.33 -1.9 .907 4 16 3 18.8
TOTAL C 917 884 5607 515 40 6143 21 .997 7854.0 7.02 +0.1 .913 74 520 184 35.4
TOTAL 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .500 5.0 1.80 -0.7 .526
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/21/1948 Drafted in the 1948 first-year player draft (Round 10, Pick 10, 154th overall pick) by the New York Stars, out of high school Lexington (Lexington; Lexington, KY).
07/06/1948 Signed a minor league contract with the New York Stars organization with a signing bonus of $1,200.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/25/1951 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 1 day.
06/15/1953 Wins the MAL Player of the Week Award.
07/31/1953 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/02/1955 Goes 5-6 against the El Paso Missions, with 2 RBI and 1 R.
04/16/1956 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Los Angeles Stars development complex.
09/24/1956 Wins the 1956 Championship with the Scranton Silver Stars!
06/21/1957 Released by the Los Angeles organization.
07/22/1959 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $11,800 with the Nagasaki Stars organization.
09/01/1959 Wins the BAN WL Rookie of the Month Award.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 4.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year K Rank
1960 77 8
1961 86 5
1962 80 5
Year BB Rank
1960 72 6
1961 83 7
1962 65 7
Year SF Rank
1961 7 5
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