#84 Willard "Big bill" Brown, Catcher, 29 yrs, Columbus Solons Wednesday, 10/18/1895 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Willard Brown Big bill 1/1/1866 29 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 1895 (Arbitration eligible) 4 Year(s), 32 Days (720 total Days) 172 Day(s) 6 Year(s), 154 Days (1186 total Days) 8 Year(s) Arbitration eligible Out of Option Years
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
Talent | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
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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 | | |
8/19 | @BAL | L 1-7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
8/22 | @LOU | W 9-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
8/24 | BOS | W 7-6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | #7 | | |
8/31 | @LOU | L 2-8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/2 | WAS | L 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
9/12 | @IND | L 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #8 | | |
9/23 | LOU | L 3-15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/26 | @BOS | W 4-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | #8 | | |
9/28 | WAS | W 9-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #9 | | |
10/4 | BAL | W 5-4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | #8 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 40 | 102 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 11 | .294 | .327 | .431 | .758 | .737 | .137 |
Projected | 40 | 102 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 11 | .294 | .327 | .431 | .758 | .737 | .137 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 28 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 70.0 | 16.0 | 5.4 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .176 | .176 | .353 |
vs. RHP | 85 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .318 | .356 | .482 | .838 |
Close/Late | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .313 | .385 | .697 |
Scoring Position | 23 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .304 | .379 | .478 | .858 |
Pinch Hitting | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .182 | .000 | .182 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 20 | 49 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | .245 | .264 | .327 | .591 |
Road | 20 | 53 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | .340 | .362 | .528 | .890 |
March/April | 8 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .474 | .476 | .737 | 1.213 |
May | 6 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .133 | .125 | .200 | .325 |
June | 8 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .111 | .222 |
July | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .214 | .313 | .214 | .527 |
August | 7 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .318 | .292 | .455 | .746 |
Sept/Oct | 6 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .500 | .563 | .857 | 1.420 |
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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 |
Total | 146 | 458 | 115 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 38 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 48 | 23 | 11 | .251 | .277 | .334 | .611 | |
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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 | 28 | 28 | 118 | 16 | 0 | 140 | 6 | .957 | 243.0 | 5.19 | 0 | 60 | 11 | 18.3 |
Shortstop | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.2 | 6.75 | | | | |
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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...
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