C William Hancock #18
Age: 45 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
C WILLIAM HANCOCK #18 - AGE: 45 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - 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:09/23/1929
Born in:Lexington, KY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:9 Years, 74 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:19 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
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 .811 132 135 1.6
1960 Nagasaki - BAN 30 118 388 92 17 6 6 54 66 72 1 4 77 2 0 .237 .355 .358 .713 103 106 2.7
1961 Nagasaki - BAN 31 115 367 87 16 3 10 68 53 83 3 7 86 3 1 .237 .376 .379 .755 107 108 2.8
1962 Nagasaki - BAN 32 120 370 80 23 4 8 56 43 65 1 5 80 1 4 .216 .331 .365 .696 98 97 1.5
1963 Nagasaki - BAN 33 50 97 21 5 0 2 13 14 26 1 2 28 0 0 .216 .381 .330 .711 108 99 0.4
1964 Nagasaki - BAN 34 38 98 18 2 1 3 11 9 13 4 2 25 0 0 .184 .299 .316 .615 78 79 0.3
1965 Nagasaki - BAN 35 33 83 18 1 0 3 11 15 15 1 1 19 0 1 .217 .340 .337 .677 102 102 0.3
1966 Nagasaki - BAN 36 40 103 21 0 0 1 5 9 9 0 0 19 0 0 .204 .268 .233 .501 53 58 0.1
1967 Nagasaki - BAN 37 53 107 27 4 1 2 11 14 11 1 0 25 0 0 .252 .328 .364 .692 109 104 0.7
1968 Nagasaki - BAN 38 42 76 16 3 0 1 6 9 7 0 0 19 0 1 .211 .277 .289 .567 78 64 0.0
Total BAN 662 1865 429 83 16 41 271 258 327 12 23 414 6 11 .230 .345 .358 .702 101 101 10.5
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
1948 Alexandria - R 18 41 70 21 2 2 1 9 8 7 0 0 18 4 1 .300 .364 .429 .792 93 89 0.2
1949 Alexandria - R 19 23 28 3 1 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 7 1 0 .107 .194 .143 .336 -20 -26 -0.3
1950 Mobile - R 20 34 45 8 2 1 1 5 9 18 0 0 17 3 1 .178 .413 .333 .746 90 105 0.4
1951 Mobile - R 21 38 102 28 4 0 7 19 27 58 0 0 35 10 1 .275 .537 .520 1.057 154 177 2.3
1951 Salem - A 21 26 75 25 7 3 0 13 11 13 0 0 11 3 1 .333 .432 .507 .938 154 154 1.0
1952 Mobile - R 22 20 37 12 1 1 2 10 17 34 0 0 14 2 1 .324 .648 .568 1.215 204 236 1.4
1952 Salem - A 22 66 176 47 5 2 4 23 37 65 1 3 42 14 2 .267 .461 .386 .848 122 133 2.3
1952 Scranton - A 22 31 61 18 1 2 2 11 11 8 0 1 19 0 1 .295 .371 .475 .847 154 159 0.7
1953 Salem - A 23 23 31 9 4 1 1 2 4 2 0 0 6 1 0 .290 .333 .581 .914 153 169 0.4
1953 Scranton - A 23 73 170 47 9 3 6 17 32 45 0 0 40 1 3 .276 .428 .471 .898 147 154 2.2
1953 Houston - AA 23 16 62 20 5 0 3 15 11 16 0 1 14 4 1 .323 .456 .548 1.004 173 174 1.2
1954 Scranton - A 24 82 205 56 13 5 3 24 42 64 1 1 48 4 3 .273 .446 .429 .876 142 151 3.0
1954 Houston - AA 24 41 120 39 12 2 7 30 26 34 0 0 25 1 1 .325 .474 .633 1.107 189 180 2.2
1955 Salem - A 25 44 128 33 11 1 2 10 16 6 0 1 21 0 1 .258 .289 .406 .695 104 97 0.6
1955 Scranton - A 25 59 78 22 2 2 1 6 13 35 0 0 9 1 0 .282 .504 .397 .902 143 163 1.2
1955 Houston - AA 25 18 58 16 2 0 1 7 9 14 1 0 6 1 2 .276 .425 .362 .787 108 125 0.5
1956 Scranton - A 26 25 65 17 5 0 1 7 12 15 0 0 12 1 0 .262 .400 .385 .785 109 122 0.6
1956 Houston - AA 26 53 141 41 7 2 4 16 28 38 3 1 25 2 2 .291 .448 .454 .902 136 143 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 72 69 0.2
1957 Salem - A 27 46 171 51 13 2 5 15 22 8 1 1 17 0 1 .298 .331 .485 .817 136 142 1.5
1957 Scranton - A 27 6 21 7 5 0 1 5 4 5 0 0 4 0 0 .333 .462 .714 1.176 221 223 0.5
Total GWL 32 116 28 3 0 3 9 10 10 2 2 21 0 0 .241 .308 .345 .653 72 69
Total MAL 276 600 167 35 12 14 70 114 172 1 2 132 7 7 .278 .439 .447 .885 144 154
Total COW 205 581 165 40 9 12 63 90 94 2 5 97 18 5 .284 .383 .446 .828 128 133
Total LSA 128 381 116 26 4 15 68 74 102 4 2 70 8 6 .304 .454 .512 .966 154 157
Total GSL 156 282 72 10 4 11 43 65 120 0 0 91 20 4 .255 .478 .436 .914 127 143
CAREER POSTSEASON 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
1963 Nagasaki - BAN 33 3 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250 255 248 0.1
Total BAN 3 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250 255 248
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 - R 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 - R C 3 3 19 3 0 22 0 1.000 26.0 7.62 +0.3 .000 1 4 3 75.0
1950 Mobile - R C 13 10 87 16 1 104 1 .990 88.1 10.49 +1.6 1.011 0 15 4 26.7
1951 Salem - A C 18 18 85 9 1 95 1 .989 158.1 5.34 +0.1 1.004 1 17 6 35.3
1951 Mobile - R 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 - A C 51 48 293 39 3 333 1 .997 430.0 6.95 +1.5 .955 1 64 21 32.8
1952 Mobile - R 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 - A 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 - A 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 - A 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 - A 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 33 25 147 15 2 162 0 1.000 232.1 6.28 -1.9 .901 4 17 3 17.6
1964 Nagasaki - INT C 33 29 193 15 0 209 1 .995 255.1 7.33 +0.2 .733 3 10 4 40.0
1965 Nagasaki - INT C 33 25 142 16 2 158 0 1.000 232.2 6.11 -1.8 .803 4 28 6 21.4
1966 Nagasaki - INT C 39 28 144 13 0 157 0 1.000 253.0 5.58 +0.7 1.034 1 18 7 38.9
1967 Nagasaki - INT C 30 26 140 17 1 158 1 .994 227.2 6.21 -0.2 .846 2 16 7 43.8
1968 Nagasaki - INT C 22 16 97 9 0 107 1 .991 156.2 6.09 -0.4 .507 2 9 5 55.6
TOTAL C 1078 1012 6344 586 43 6954 24 .997 9012.2 6.92 -1.4 .900 86 602 213 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.
10/13/1963 Wins the 1963 BAN Championship Series with the Nagasaki Stars.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 4.
10/11/1968 Retired from professional baseball.
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 IBB Rank
1963 3 5
Year HP Rank
1964 4 9
Year SF Rank
1961 7 5
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