#84 Willard "Big bill" Brown, Catcher, 31 yrs, Columbus Solons Wednesday, 10/25/1897 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Willard Brown Big bill 1/1/1866 31 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 1897 6 Year(s), 32 Days (1064 total Days) 172 Day(s) 8 Year(s), 154 Days (1530 total Days) 10 Year(s) Not eligible Out of Option Years
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
Versus LHP | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 4 | 5 | 2 | 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 | | |
8/24 | BAL | L 3-8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
8/26 | BAL | W 11-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #7 | | |
8/27 | IND | L 4-12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
9/10 | @PHA | W 5-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #9 | PoG | |
9/12 | @PHA | L 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
9/14 | LOU | W 13-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/16 | BAL | L 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #7 | | |
9/21 | LOU | L 3-18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
10/8 | @IND | L 4-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
10/12 | IND | W 5-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 50 | 107 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 14 | .196 | .233 | .346 | .579 | .500 | .150 |
Projected | 50 | 107 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 14 | .196 | .233 | .346 | .579 | .500 | .150 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 24 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 9.7 | 2.8 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 39 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .175 | .256 | .431 |
vs. RHP | 68 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .221 | .263 | .397 | .660 |
Close/Late | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .278 | .611 | .889 |
Scoring Position | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .103 | .121 | .310 | .432 |
Pinch Hitting | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .136 | .154 | .364 | .517 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 26 | 52 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 8 | .173 | .203 | .288 | .492 |
Road | 24 | 55 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | .218 | .254 | .400 | .654 |
March/April | 13 | 38 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | .237 | .244 | .395 | .639 |
May | 8 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .286 | .500 | .786 |
June | 10 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .214 | .235 | .357 | .592 |
July | 8 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .235 | .278 | .353 | .631 |
August | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .077 | .200 | .077 | .277 |
Sept/Oct | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .077 | .077 | .308 | .385 |
Postseason | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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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 |
1897 | 50 | 107 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 2 | .196 | .233 | .346 | .579 | COL |
Total | 234 | 674 | 158 | 31 | 6 | 7 | 74 | 63 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 72 | 27 | 13 | .234 | .262 | .329 | .592 | |
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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 |
1897 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Total | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 24 | 24 | 108 | 17 | 0 | 133 | 8 | .940 | 209.1 | 5.72 | 0 | 52 | 15 | 28.8 |
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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... 1/31/1897: Gets a new one-year contract worth $300,000 through salary arbitration...
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