#95 Bill "Wild bill" Wright, Centerfield, 35 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates Friday, 10/20/1949 |
| Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Bill Wright Wild bill 6/6/1914 35 NEGRO,LG,PLAYER 6"4 240
Centerfield S R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Loyal None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 4 / 6 (Popular) Average Normal Normal 3.0 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 $ 8,500,000 1952 15 Year(s), 67 Days (2647 total Days) 172 Day(s) 16 Year(s), 36 Days (2788 total Days) 17 Year(s) Not eligible 1 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Versus RHP | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
Talent | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 7 8 10 5 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings LF : 10 (Range), .930 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 10 (Range), .991 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 6 Outfield Arm : 5
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/20 | @CHC | L 1-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
9/21 | @CHC | L 5-8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/23 | BRO | L 3-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/24 | BRO | L 5-7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/27 | NYN | L 6-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/28 | @STL | W 7-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
9/29 | @CIN | L 6-7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
10/1 | @CHC | L 5-9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
10/2 | @BSN | W 12-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
10/4 | PHI | L 6-10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #5 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 105 | 164 | 60 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 33 | 43 | 15 | 11 | .366 | .413 | .573 | .986 | 1.052 | .207 |
Projected | 105 | 164 | 60 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 33 | 43 | 15 | 11 | .366 | .413 | .573 | .986 | 1.052 | .207 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 24 | 189 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 94 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 78.6 | 39.3 | 8.6 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 57 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .246 | .246 | .439 | .684 |
vs. RHP | 107 | 46 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 33 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .430 | .496 | .645 | 1.141 |
Close/Late | 33 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .242 | .256 | .394 | .650 |
Scoring Position | 51 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .294 | .349 | .549 | .898 |
Pinch Hitting | 50 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .280 | .361 | .420 | .781 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 52 | 73 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 2 | .356 | .422 | .589 | 1.011 |
Road | 53 | 91 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 4 | 9 | .374 | .384 | .560 | .944 |
March/April | 16 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | .455 | .500 | .682 | 1.182 |
May | 18 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .185 | .320 | .505 |
June | 23 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | .393 | .412 | .643 | 1.055 |
July | 11 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | .440 | .444 | .480 | .924 |
August | 15 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | .345 | .457 | .517 | .974 |
Sept/Oct | 22 | 35 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 5 | .371 | .400 | .743 | 1.143 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1932 | 13 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .185 | .207 | .185 | .392 | PIT |
1933 | 17 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .194 | .286 | .290 | .576 | PIT |
1934 | 146 | 511 | 154 | 27 | 6 | 18 | 73 | 97 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 42 | 7 | .301 | .370 | .483 | .854 | PIT |
1935 | 149 | 562 | 179 | 35 | 8 | 17 | 72 | 142 | 71 | 4 | 2 | 56 | 56 | 6 | .319 | .397 | .500 | .897 | PIT |
1936 | 152 | 567 | 178 | 38 | 5 | 21 | 77 | 120 | 74 | 0 | 5 | 64 | 33 | 8 | .314 | .390 | .510 | .900 | PIT |
1937 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .667 | .500 | 1.167 | PIT |
1938 | 150 | 539 | 192 | 35 | 5 | 25 | 106 | 115 | 69 | 1 | 6 | 60 | 47 | 4 | .356 | .426 | .579 | 1.005 | PIT,NL |
1939 | 139 | 495 | 152 | 23 | 5 | 23 | 84 | 94 | 66 | 1 | 3 | 56 | 30 | 9 | .307 | .388 | .513 | .901 | PIT |
1940 | 149 | 582 | 195 | 30 | 8 | 28 | 107 | 131 | 57 | 0 | 5 | 58 | 49 | 10 | .335 | .391 | .558 | .950 | PIT |
1941 | 156 | 561 | 196 | 33 | 5 | 25 | 131 | 128 | 69 | 2 | 6 | 62 | 40 | 6 | .349 | .418 | .560 | .978 | PIT,NL |
1942 | 134 | 431 | 137 | 25 | 5 | 14 | 74 | 66 | 50 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 31 | 1 | .318 | .391 | .497 | .887 | PIT |
1943 | 153 | 567 | 185 | 29 | 3 | 23 | 117 | 104 | 74 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 34 | 8 | .326 | .403 | .510 | .912 | PIT,NL |
1944 | 151 | 551 | 177 | 16 | 8 | 25 | 114 | 102 | 60 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 33 | 8 | .321 | .385 | .515 | .900 | PIT,NL |
1945 | 149 | 515 | 168 | 25 | 3 | 24 | 123 | 102 | 52 | 0 | 5 | 39 | 25 | 12 | .326 | .385 | .526 | .911 | PIT |
1946 | 147 | 489 | 156 | 26 | 2 | 18 | 91 | 83 | 66 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 38 | 9 | .319 | .399 | .491 | .889 | PIT,NL |
1947 | 144 | 451 | 148 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 95 | 90 | 64 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 36 | 5 | .328 | .410 | .519 | .928 | PIT |
1948 | 109 | 338 | 107 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 44 | 64 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 21 | 9 | .317 | .380 | .441 | .821 | PIT |
1949 | 105 | 164 | 60 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 33 | 43 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 3 | .366 | .413 | .573 | .986 | PIT |
Total | 2164 | 7383 | 2396 | 384 | 72 | 296 | 1345 | 1482 | 880 | 17 | 53 | 692 | 526 | 106 | .325 | .395 | .516 | .911 | |
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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 |
1932, AAA | 131 | 457 | 178 | 23 | 6 | 38 | 113 | 116 | 76 | 60 | 30 | 9 | .389 | .474 | .716 | 1.189 |
1933, AAA | 120 | 398 | 132 | 18 | 7 | 25 | 85 | 92 | 81 | 40 | 31 | 7 | .332 | .442 | .601 | 1.042 |
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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 |
1934 | 9 | 36 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .361 | .439 | .583 | 1.022 |
1935 | 6 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .333 | .407 | .417 | .824 |
Total | 15 | 60 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .350 | .426 | .517 | .943 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Leftfield | 16 | 12 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | .931 | 108.2 | 2.40 | | | | |
Centerfield | 38 | 12 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 0 | 1.000 | 164.1 | 2.57 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 9th overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1932... Had first career hit on 9/10/1932, off Ted Trent (PHI)... Injured on 4/25/1933 with a Pulled Rib Cage Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks... Injured on 8/8/1933 with a Pinched Nerve Neck, out for 5 days... Hit first career homerun on 4/4/1934, off Speed Martin (CIN)... Won World Series with Pittsburgh in 1934... Won Rookie Of The Year in 1934, hitting .301 with 18 HR, 73 RBI... Won Gold Glove at Centerfield in 1934... Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Brooklyn on 8/3/1935... Won Gold Glove at Centerfield in 1935... Won Player of the Week award on 7/3/1936, hitting .464 with 5 HR, 9 RBI... Won Gold Glove at Centerfield in 1936... 1/31/1937: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,542,857 through salary arbitration... Injured on 4/1/1937 with a Broken Wrist, out for full season... 8/14/1937: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $5,750,000 per year, for 4 years. Was selected to the 1938 Allstar game... Drove in 6 runs against Cincinnati on 8/21/1938... Won Player of the Week award on 9/11/1938, hitting .476 with 2 HR, 9 RBI... Injured on 5/27/1939 with a Hyper Extended Knee, out for 1-2 weeks... Injured on 7/16/1939 with a Inflamed Rib Cage Muscle, out for one week... Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Philadelphia (N) on 4/9/1940... Was selected to the 1941 Allstar game... 9/1/1941: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $7,750,000 per year, for 5 years. Injured on 6/23/1942 with a Strained Back, out for one week... Won Player of the Week award on 8/28/1942, hitting .526 with 2 HR, 6 RBI... Injured on 9/28/1942 with a Broken Foot, out for 5 weeks... Was selected to the 1943 Allstar game... Won Gold Glove at Centerfield in 1943... Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against St. Louis (N) on 5/28/1944... Hit 3 homeruns against Brooklyn, driving in 6 runs on 6/24/1944... Was selected to the 1944 Allstar game... Won Gold Glove at Centerfield in 1944... Won Player of the Week award on 5/8/1945, hitting .381 with 2 HR, 9 RBI... Won Player of the Week award on 5/22/1945, hitting .455 with 3 HR, 11 RBI... Had 2000th career hit on 6/15/1946, off Jack Wilson (CIN)... Was selected to the 1946 Allstar game... Drove in 6 runs against Brooklyn on 8/13/1946... 9/1/1946: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $8,500,000 per year, for 2 years. Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Boston (N) on 5/1/1948... Injured on 6/12/1948 with a Broken Ulna, out for 4-5 weeks... 9/17/1948: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $8,500,000 per year, for 4 years. Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Philadelphia (N) on 8/23/1949...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG 1938 - .356 - 2nd 1940 - .335 - 6th 1941 - .349 - 3rd 1943 - .326 - 8th 1944 - .321 - 10th 1945 - .326 - 7th 1946 - .319 - 7th 1947 - .328 - 7th
| OBP 1935 - .397 - 10th 1938 - .426 - 7th 1941 - .418 - 7th
| OPS 1938 - 1.005 - 7th
| Hits 1938 - 192 - 4th 1940 - 195 - 5th 1941 - 196 - 7th 1943 - 185 - 8th
| Triples 1940 - 8 - 6th 1944 - 8 - 8th 1947 - 6 - 6th
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RBI 1941 - 131 - 9th
| Runs 1935 - 142 - 5th 1940 - 131 - 7th 1941 - 128 - 9th
| SB 1934 - 42 - 8th 1935 - 56 - 2nd 1938 - 47 - 6th 1940 - 49 - 3rd 1941 - 40 - 8th 1942 - 31 - 9th 1943 - 34 - 9th 1944 - 33 - 9th 1946 - 38 - 8th 1947 - 36 - 9th
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