#62 Bill Spiers, Shortstop, 32 yrs, Kansas City Royals Thursday, 11/2/1998 |
| Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Bill Spiers
6/5/1966 32 USA,SC,ORANGEBURG 6"2 195
Shortstop L R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Loyal None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Suffers Prone 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Extension : 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 $ 1,157,143 1998 $ 2,660,000 (2 year(s)) 5 Year(s), 129 Days (989 total Days) 172 Day(s) 7 Year(s), 39 Days (1243 total Days) 9 Year(s) Not eligible Out of Option Years
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 8 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 8 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
Talent | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 4 6 5 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 7 (Range), .988 (Fielding Pct.) 3B : 1 (Range), .958 (Fielding Pct.) SS : 5 (Range), .962 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 9 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/20 | CLE | W 12-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/26 | @NYY | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/29 | SEA | W 5-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
10/1 | @CLE | L 2-11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
10/3 | @CLE | W 9-6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/8 | @OAK | L 5-8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/11 | OAK | L 3-10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #5 | | |
10/12 | OAK | W 8-7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #5 | | |
10/13 | OAK | L 5-6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | #5 | | |
10/15 | @OAK | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 129 | 521 | 159 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 58 | 89 | 42 | 81 | .305 | .363 | .401 | .764 | .678 | .096 |
Projected | 129 | 521 | 159 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 58 | 89 | 42 | 81 | .305 | .363 | .401 | .764 | .678 | .096 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 119 | 578 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 209 | 35 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 74.5 | 5.2 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 76 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .316 | .381 | .421 | .802 |
vs. RHP | 445 | 135 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 72 | 34 | 67 | 1 | 8 | 6 | .303 | .360 | .398 | .758 |
Close/Late | 43 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .279 | .400 | .302 | .702 |
Scoring Position | 120 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .350 | .403 | .425 | .828 |
Pinch Hitting | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .200 | 1.000 | 1.200 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 66 | 274 | 86 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 48 | 25 | 48 | .314 | .372 | .405 | .777 |
Road | 63 | 247 | 73 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 41 | 17 | 33 | .296 | .343 | .397 | .740 |
March/April | 25 | 93 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 16 | .344 | .419 | .527 | .946 |
May | 26 | 104 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | .260 | .342 | .337 | .678 |
June | 25 | 107 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 18 | .262 | .293 | .290 | .583 |
July | 19 | 88 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 12 | .250 | .277 | .341 | .618 |
August | 24 | 107 | 42 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 28 | 8 | 18 | .393 | .436 | .514 | .950 |
Sept/Oct | 10 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .364 | .423 | .409 | .832 |
Postseason | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .167 | .313 | .167 | .479 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1991 | 15 | 44 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .273 | .283 | .273 | .555 | MIL |
1992 | 37 | 99 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | .253 | .282 | .343 | .625 | MIL |
1994 | 126 | 412 | 107 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 45 | 53 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 5 | 6 | .260 | .325 | .323 | .648 | MIL |
1995 | 130 | 454 | 124 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 63 | 71 | 42 | 2 | 5 | 62 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .334 | .339 | .673 | MIL KC |
1996 | 135 | 458 | 136 | 26 | 1 | 8 | 71 | 70 | 54 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 0 | 3 | .297 | .372 | .410 | .783 | KC |
1997 | 151 | 588 | 165 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 71 | 92 | 63 | 2 | 2 | 74 | 0 | 0 | .281 | .351 | .383 | .734 | KC |
1998 | 129 | 521 | 159 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 58 | 89 | 42 | 6 | 1 | 81 | 0 | 0 | .305 | .363 | .401 | .764 | KC |
Total | 723 | 2576 | 728 | 110 | 21 | 25 | 320 | 395 | 244 | 14 | 11 | 359 | 7 | 10 | .283 | .347 | .371 | .717 | |
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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 |
1989, AAA | 130 | 536 | 161 | 17 | 3 | 18 | 55 | 77 | 36 | 43 | 16 | 6 | .300 | .340 | .444 | .784 |
1990, AAA | 120 | 506 | 138 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 69 | 67 | 35 | 54 | 15 | 3 | .273 | .315 | .374 | .689 |
1991, AAA | 118 | 480 | 135 | 19 | 2 | 10 | 44 | 79 | 42 | 52 | 9 | 4 | .281 | .335 | .392 | .726 |
1992, AAA | 69 | 266 | 88 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 59 | 44 | 36 | 25 | 8 | 3 | .331 | .405 | .496 | .901 |
1993, AAA | 137 | 551 | 192 | 26 | 4 | 15 | 93 | 84 | 68 | 74 | 8 | 5 | .348 | .417 | .492 | .908 |
1994, AAA | 16 | 61 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .344 | .411 | .459 | .870 |
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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 |
1991 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1995 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .400 | .538 | .938 |
1996 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .364 | .400 | .764 |
1997 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .429 | .611 | 1.040 |
1998 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .313 | .167 | .479 |
Total | 26 | 53 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .283 | .387 | .453 | .840 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
First Base | 118 | 118 | 1205 | 98 | 113 | 1321 | 18 | .986 | 1059.2 | 11.22 | | | | |
Third Base | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1.000 | 22.0 | 4.09 | | | | |
Shortstop | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.0 | 7.20 | | | | |
Rightfield | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.0 | 4.50 | | | | |
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Drafted in 2nd round, 47th overall pick, by Milwaukee in 1989... Injured on 8/18/1989 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks... Injured on 5/2/1990 with a Blurred Vision Eye, out for 3 weeks... Injured on 5/10/1991 with a Inflamed Achilles Tendon, out for one week... Had first career hit on 9/3/1991, off Rod Beck (NYY)... Hit first career homerun on 5/13/1992, off Tim Layana (CAL)... Traded from Milwaukee to Kansas City on 2/27/1995 (Going to MIL: P John Burkett. Going to KC: SS Bill Spiers)... Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Toronto on 7/22/1996... 2/3/1997: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,157,143 through salary arbitration... Injured on 10/15/1997 with a Pulled Back Muscle, out for one week... 2/3/1998: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,157,143 through salary arbitration... 5/13/1998: Signed a contract extension with Kansas City, $2,660,000 per year, for 2 years. Had 5 hits with 1 RBI against Cleveland on 8/9/1998...
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