#8 Bill Blair, Reliever, 32 yrs, Cleveland Spiders Wednesday, 10/18/1895 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Bill Blair
9/17/1863 32 USA,PA,PITTSBURGH 6"1 225
Reliever L L
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 4 / 6 (Popular) 3 / 6 (Well Known) Good Normal Prone 5.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 1,300,000 1898 7 Year(s), 35 Days (1239 total Days) 172 Day(s) 7 Year(s), 35 Days (1239 total Days) 7 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 2 | 8 | 9 | 87-90 Mph |
Versus LHB | 2 | 8 | 9 | |
Versus RHB | 2 | 8 | 9 | |
Talent | 3 | 9 | 10 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 7 53 3
| | Pitches: Fastball Splitfinger-Fastball
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus LHP | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 3 2 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 5 (Range), .954 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 1
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.72 | 36.1 | 44 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 3 | 75.0 |
Projected | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.72 | 36.0 | 44 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 13 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 4 | 2 | 13.4 | 10.9 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | .0 | 2 | 0 | .0 | 4.22 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 36 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .289 | .333 | .623 |
vs. RHB | 110 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .318 | .355 | .445 | .801 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.38 | 13.0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
Road | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.01 | 23.1 | 34 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 7 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
May | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
June | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 | 18.0 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
July | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13.50 | 5.1 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sept./Oct. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 12.0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1888 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2.67 | 60.2 | 56 | 26 | 18 | 2 | 22 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 1.29 | .262 | CLE |
1889 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4.34 | 95.1 | 103 | 50 | 46 | 0 | 26 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 1.35 | .304 | CLE |
1890 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1.71 | 63.1 | 43 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0.92 | .210 | CLE,AL |
1891 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2.34 | 50.0 | 40 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1.20 | .250 | CLE,AL |
1892 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3.22 | 103.1 | 105 | 48 | 37 | 2 | 36 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 1.36 | .292 | CLE,AL |
1893 | 40 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 3.92 | 170.0 | 178 | 91 | 74 | 0 | 64 | 73 | 13 | 0 | 1.42 | .309 | CLE |
1894 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.13 | 24.0 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.88 | .195 | CLE |
1895 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.72 | 36.1 | 44 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1.49 | .326 | CLE |
Total | 162 | 52 | 44 | 38 | 8 | 3.25 | 603.0 | 585 | 274 | 218 | 5 | 198 | 226 | 40 | 1 | 1.30 | .283 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
1888, AAA | 31 | 31 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 3.91 | 251.0 | 273 | 116 | 109 | 13 | 97 | 168 | 19 | 2 | 1.47 | .320 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
1894 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1888 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .190 | .333 | CLE |
1889 | 30 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | .290 | .290 | .387 | .677 | CLE |
1890 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .133 | .133 | .133 | .267 | CLE,AL |
1891 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .071 | .188 | .071 | .259 | CLE,AL |
1892 | 29 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .259 | .308 | .567 | CLE,AL |
1893 | 40 | 56 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .196 | .339 | CLE |
1894 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .111 | .000 | .111 | CLE |
1895 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .357 | .357 | .429 | .786 | CLE |
Total | 162 | 184 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 100 | 0 | 0 | .185 | .201 | .239 | .440 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 8 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 1 | .929 | 36.1 | 3.47 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 10th overall pick, by Cleveland in 1888... Had first career hit on 9/4/1888, off Harry Salisbury (BAL)... Earned first career win on 9/4/1888... Hit first career homerun on 9/24/1889, off Ed Seward (PHA)... Was selected to the 1890 Allstar game... Was selected to the 1891 Allstar game... 1/31/1892: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,537,143 through salary arbitration... Injured on 3/7/1892 with a Sore Back, out for one week... Was selected to the 1892 Allstar game... 1/31/1893: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,537,143 through salary arbitration... 7/13/1893: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland, $1,300,000 per year, for 5 years.
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