#84 Willard "Big bill" Brown, Catcher, 30 yrs, Columbus Solons Tuesday, 10/24/1896 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Willard Brown Big bill 1/1/1866 30 SAN FRANCISCO CA U 6"2 190
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| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Loyal None at all 0 / 6 (Unknown) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Normal Normal 1.0 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 $ 300,000 1896 (Arbitration eligible) 5 Year(s), 32 Days (892 total Days) 172 Day(s) 7 Year(s), 154 Days (1358 total Days) 9 Year(s) Arbitration eligible Out of Option Years
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
Talent | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 6 6 7 3 1 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings C : 7 (Range), .930 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 5 Infield Arm : 5 Outfield Arm : 3
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/6 | @PHA | W 6-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/10 | IND | L 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
9/11 | IND | L 0-10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/12 | IND | L 3-8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
9/13 | LOU | L 0-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
9/14 | LOU | W 3-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/16 | @BOS | L 3-8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/17 | @BOS | W 4-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/28 | PHA | L 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
10/3 | @CLE | W 5-3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 38 | 109 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 10 | .202 | .230 | .294 | .524 | .422 | .092 |
Projected | 38 | 109 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 10 | .202 | .230 | .294 | .524 | .422 | .092 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 28 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 6.8 | 2.0 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 26 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .259 | .308 | .567 |
vs. RHP | 83 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .193 | .221 | .289 | .510 |
Close/Late | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .222 | .294 | .516 |
Scoring Position | 37 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .216 | .237 | .297 | .534 |
Pinch Hitting | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 18 | 50 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .180 | .180 | .240 | .420 |
Road | 20 | 59 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 | .220 | .270 | .339 | .609 |
March/April | 5 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .222 | .263 | .500 | .763 |
May | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .444 | .444 | .444 | .889 |
June | 4 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .067 | .067 | .133 | .200 |
July | 8 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .333 | .429 | .556 | .984 |
August | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 |
Sept/Oct | 12 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1891 | 16 | 58 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .241 | .286 | .362 | .648 | COL |
1892 | 27 | 88 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | .227 | .269 | .284 | .553 | COL |
1893 | 34 | 118 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 4 | .271 | .279 | .339 | .618 | COL |
1894 | 29 | 92 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | .207 | .221 | .250 | .471 | COL |
1895 | 40 | 102 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 3 | .294 | .327 | .431 | .758 | COL |
1896 | 38 | 109 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .202 | .230 | .294 | .524 | COL |
Total | 184 | 567 | 137 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 61 | 49 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 58 | 25 | 11 | .242 | .268 | .326 | .594 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1887, A | 138 | 467 | 178 | 27 | 4 | 38 | 110 | 83 | 46 | 55 | 15 | 4 | .381 | .434 | .700 | 1.134 |
1888, A | 138 | 454 | 146 | 31 | 2 | 30 | 81 | 72 | 42 | 41 | 17 | 2 | .322 | .378 | .597 | .974 |
1889, AAA | 138 | 490 | 134 | 16 | 4 | 15 | 42 | 64 | 35 | 62 | 15 | 5 | .273 | .317 | .414 | .731 |
1890, AAA | 138 | 536 | 150 | 23 | 2 | 19 | 72 | 70 | 69 | 60 | 22 | 6 | .280 | .358 | .437 | .794 |
1891, AAA | 138 | 503 | 143 | 30 | 3 | 17 | 67 | 61 | 45 | 40 | 13 | 8 | .284 | .342 | .457 | .799 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Catcher | 29 | 28 | 156 | 23 | 0 | 185 | 6 | .968 | 253.2 | 6.56 | 2 | 72 | 19 | 26.4 |
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Drafted in 2nd round, 22nd overall pick, by Detroit in 1887... 10/22/1890: Signed a minor league contract extension with Columbus... Had first career hit on 9/13/1891, off Ed Mars (BAL)... Hit first career homerun on 9/28/1891, off Kid Nichols (CLE)... Injured on 4/21/1893 with a Broken Finger, out for 3 weeks... 1/31/1895: Gets a new one-year contract worth $300,000 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1896: Gets a new one-year contract worth $300,000 through salary arbitration...
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