SS Billy Jo Anderson #9
Brooklyn Bluebirds MLB
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
04/24/1972
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SS BILLY JO ANDERSON #9 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
8 18 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .111 .158 .111 1 -0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 55 50 55
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 35 35 35 35
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 55 55 55 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 70 60
Errors: - 60 55
Arm: 20 50 45
Turn DP: - 65 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 60
Catcher: - Left Field: 20
1st Base: - Center Field: 30
2nd Base: 70 Right Field: 30
3rd Base: 45
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 45
Stealing Aggressiveness: 65
Stealing Ability: 70
Baserunning Inst.: 50
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
04/23/1972 @ PIT Win, 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/21/1972 @ PIT Loss, 3-5 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
04/19/1972 @ WAS Loss, 3-4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/16/1972 @ NYK Loss, 1-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
04/13/1972 PIT Loss, 0-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/11/1972 PIT Win, 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
04/08/1972 WAS Win, 8-2 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
04/07/1972 WAS Loss, 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
03/31/1972 KCB Win, 4-3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
03/30/1972 @ DEN Loss, 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Billy Jo is a man of old-fashioned values.
Personality Class: Humble
Low: Financial Ambition
Birthday:04/17/1945
Born in:Dallas, TX
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$76,400
Signed Through:1972 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 53 Days
Service This Yr:20 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension:$307,200 total for 4 years
Drafted:1962, 1st Pick in Round 4
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1972 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 8 18 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 .111 .158 .111 .269 .133 .000 -23
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 5 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 100.0 0.4 0.74 -0.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   7 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .125 .000 .125
Versus Right   11 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .182 .182 .182 .364
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
April   18 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 .111 .158 .111 .269
Spring Training   41 11 1 0 0 3 1 2 5 1 2 0 .268 .295 .293 .588
Last Year   241 51 10 4 2 17 21 20 26 3 5 0 .212 .269 .311 .580
2 Years Ago   231 57 9 0 1 14 24 22 21 3 3 0 .247 .309 .299 .607
Career   2287 520 83 12 12 157 192 160 300 12 30 5 .227 .278 .290 .568
Home   9 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Road   9 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .111 .200 .111 .311
Grass   18 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 .111 .158 .111 .269
Day   14 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 .143 .200 .143 .343
Night   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
As Starter   16 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 .125 .176 .125 .301
As Reliever / Substitution   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Inning 1-3   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Inning 4-6   6 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Inning 7-9   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
1 Outs   7 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
2 Outs   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Scoring Position   6 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Bases Empty   10 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .100 .182 .100 .282
Runner on 1st   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Two Strikes   8 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
First Pitch   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 0-2   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 1-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-2   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-2   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 3-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Full Count   1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Behind in Count   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Ahead in Count   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 7th   12 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 .083 .154 .083 .237
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Medium Leverage   6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .143
High Leverage   6 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1965 Philadelphia - MLB 20 24 77 14 0 0 0 2 5 5 0 0 17 0 0 .182 .232 .182 .414 26 22 -0.7
1966 Philadelphia - MLB 21 118 270 60 12 1 2 22 29 19 1 0 42 0 1 .222 .276 .296 .572 69 67 0.1
1967 San Diego - MLB 22 159 543 135 17 2 5 38 49 35 1 3 74 8 10 .249 .294 .315 .609 85 86 2.5
1968 San Diego - MLB 23 160 538 127 18 0 2 41 31 32 0 1 66 10 3 .236 .278 .281 .559 76 76 3.8
1969 Brooklyn - MLB 24 131 369 74 17 5 0 21 31 26 3 2 52 2 4 .201 .258 .274 .531 55 52 1.2
1970 Brooklyn - MLB 25 103 231 57 9 0 1 14 24 22 0 3 21 4 2 .247 .309 .299 .607 68 64 0.5
1971 Brooklyn - MLB 26 98 241 51 10 4 2 17 21 20 0 3 26 6 1 .212 .269 .311 .580 68 62 -0.0
1972 Brooklyn - MLB 27 8 18 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .111 .158 .111 .269 -20 -23 -0.0
Total MLB 801 2287 520 83 12 12 157 192 160 5 12 300 31 21 .227 .278 .290 .568 70 68 7.3
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1962 Total - 17 23 106 46 13 2 0 24 37 10 0 3 3 3 1 .434 .471 .594 1.065 100 100 1.7
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1965 Philadelphia - MLB 2B 22 22 48 57 10 111 6 .946 175.0 5.40 -2.2 .900
1965 Philadelphia - MLB SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Philadelphia - MLB 2B 63 39 77 129 22 214 8 .963 399.0 4.65 +5.0 1.076
1966 Philadelphia - MLB 3B 24 11 9 27 1 39 3 .923 126.0 2.57 -2.2 .891
1966 Philadelphia - MLB SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 4.1 2.08 +0.0 1.067
1966 Philadelphia - MLB LF 3 3 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 18.2 2.89 -0.1 .991
1966 Philadelphia - MLB CF 5 2 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 19.1 3.72 -0.6 .884
1966 Philadelphia - MLB RF 3 3 3 0 0 4 1 .750 20.0 1.35 -0.7 .743
1967 San Diego - MLB 2B 13 0 6 7 0 13 0 1.000 25.2 4.56 +0.6 1.046
1967 San Diego - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 San Diego - MLB SS 150 145 197 438 84 660 25 .962 1262.2 4.53 +9.9 1.045
1967 San Diego - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 San Diego - MLB CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 San Diego - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 San Diego - MLB 2B 23 0 7 11 1 18 0 1.000 42.0 3.86 +0.7 1.046
1968 San Diego - MLB SS 155 151 161 457 83 646 28 .957 1239.0 4.49 +16.6 1.061
1969 Brooklyn - MLB 2B 2 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 5.0 5.40 +0.5 1.522
1969 Brooklyn - MLB SS 127 109 196 365 55 589 28 .952 953.1 5.30 +13.2 1.048
1970 Brooklyn - MLB 2B 9 3 7 9 3 17 1 .941 41.0 3.51 -0.2 .997
1970 Brooklyn - MLB 3B 2 1 4 2 1 6 0 1.000 14.2 3.68 -0.3 1.050
1970 Brooklyn - MLB SS 76 50 95 194 38 297 8 .973 467.1 5.57 +6.7 1.062
1970 Brooklyn - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Brooklyn - MLB CF 11 10 20 0 0 20 0 1.000 76.0 2.37 -1.8 .885
1970 Brooklyn - MLB RF 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 12.1 0.73 +0.0 .979
1971 Brooklyn - MLB 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.0 1.025
1971 Brooklyn - MLB 2B 20 12 32 30 7 63 1 .984 116.2 4.78 +0.8 1.057
1971 Brooklyn - MLB 3B 5 5 4 9 1 14 1 .929 44.0 2.66 -0.4 .963
1971 Brooklyn - MLB SS 59 39 55 110 19 177 12 .932 347.0 4.28 -0.8 .985
1971 Brooklyn - MLB LF 4 4 5 0 0 6 1 .833 30.0 1.50 -1.3 .814
1971 Brooklyn - MLB CF 10 5 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 49.1 2.74 -0.1 .918
1971 Brooklyn - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Brooklyn - MLB 2B 3 0 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 5.0 9.00 +0.5 1.258
1972 Brooklyn - MLB SS 5 5 4 18 2 23 1 .957 37.0 5.35 +0.3 .972
TOTAL 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.0 1.025
TOTAL 2B 155 76 179 249 43 444 16 .964 809.1 4.76 +5.6 1.033
TOTAL 3B 31 17 17 38 3 59 4 .932 184.2 2.68 -2.9 .920
TOTAL SS 575 499 708 1583 281 2393 102 .957 4312.2 4.78 +46.0 1.047
TOTAL LF 7 7 11 0 0 12 1 .917 48.2 2.03 -1.3 .903
TOTAL CF 27 17 43 0 0 43 0 1.000 146.2 2.64 -2.6 .896
TOTAL RF 5 4 4 0 0 5 1 .800 32.1 1.11 -0.7 .790
PLAYER HISTORY
11/08/1962 Drafted in the 1962 first-year player draft (Round 4, Pick 1, 73rd overall pick) by the Houston Drillers, out of high school St. Edmund Prep (St. Edmund Prep; Brooklyn, NY).
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (50); Power: 20 (25); Eye: 25 (45).
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 20 (25); Eye: 25 (45).
10/26/1964 Named the #65 prospect in the MLB
11/02/1964 Was traded by the Houston Drillers to the Philadelphia Quakers, along with a 1st round draft pick, in exchange for SP Howie Hinman, LF Armando Amador, and a 2nd round draft pick.
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (50); Power: 20 (25); Eye: 30 (45).
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 20 (25); Eye: 30 (40).
05/02/1966 Injured (strained calf),day-to-day for one week.
05/06/1966 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
10/20/1966 Was traded by the Philadelphia Quakers to the San Diego Captains, along with SS Frankie Novy and a 2nd round draft pick, in exchange for a 2nd round draft pick, a 2nd round draft pick, and a 3rd round draft pick.
11/08/1966 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $19,800.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 20 (25); Eye: 40 (40).
03/13/1967 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),out for 4 weeks.
07/04/1967 Injured (twisted ankle),day-to-day for 5 days.
11/08/1967 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $21,000.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 20 (25); Eye: 40 (40).
02/10/1968 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $465,600 with the San Diego Captains organization.
10/31/1968 Was traded by the San Diego Captains to the Brooklyn Bluebirds in exchange for a 1st round draft pick and a 3rd round draft pick.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 45 (45).
03/07/1969 Injured (strained hamstring),out for 3-4 weeks.
06/23/1969 Injured (sore foot),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 45 (45).
08/29/1970 Injured (sore wrist),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 45 (45).
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 45 (45).
02/25/1972 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $307,200 with the Brooklyn Bluebirds organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1968 151 3
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