SS Billy Jo Anderson #9
Brooklyn Bluebirds MLB
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
08/21/1972
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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
54 145 26 3 1 0 10 12 18 .179 .242 .214 5 -0.3
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
07/28/1972 @ CLE Win, 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/26/1972 @ CLE Win, 4-3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/24/1972 @ NYK Loss, 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/23/1972 @ NYK Loss, 0-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
07/21/1972 DEN Win, 9-5 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
07/19/1972 DEN Win, 9-0 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/18/1972 SDC Loss, 1-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
07/16/1972 SDC Loss, 2-6 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1
07/14/1972 LAB Loss, 0-7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/09/1972 @ CIN Win, 5-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 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:7 Years, 33 Days
Service This Yr:139 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 54 145 26 3 1 0 10 12 12 18 .179 .242 .214 .456 .214 .034 33
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 42 157 0 1 0 4 3 0 31 4 5 2 71.4 7.6 1.60 -0.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   73 11 0 1 0 4 6 9 9 0 2 0 .151 .244 .178 .422
Versus Right   72 15 3 0 0 6 6 3 9 0 1 0 .208 .240 .250 .490
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   25 3 0 0 0 2 3 2 3 0 0 0 .120 .185 .120 .305
May   39 8 1 1 0 1 2 4 4 0 1 0 .205 .279 .282 .561
June   43 8 1 0 0 4 3 3 5 0 1 0 .186 .239 .209 .448
July   38 7 1 0 0 3 4 3 6 0 1 0 .184 .244 .211 .454
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   2414 544 86 13 12 165 202 171 316 12 33 5 .225 .277 .287 .563
Home   71 14 2 0 0 6 7 5 7 0 1 0 .197 .250 .225 .475
Road   74 12 1 1 0 4 5 7 11 0 2 0 .162 .235 .203 .437
Grass   145 26 3 1 0 10 12 12 18 0 3 0 .179 .242 .214 .456
Day   86 14 1 0 0 8 5 6 10 0 3 0 .163 .217 .174 .392
Night   59 12 2 1 0 2 7 6 8 0 0 0 .203 .277 .271 .548
As Starter   137 23 2 1 0 10 12 11 17 0 3 0 .168 .230 .197 .427
As Reliever / Substitution   8 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .375 .444 .500 .944
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   26 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 .154 .214 .154 .368
Inning 1-3   57 9 2 1 0 3 7 3 6 0 2 0 .158 .200 .228 .428
Inning 4-6   52 9 1 0 0 6 4 6 8 0 1 0 .173 .259 .192 .451
Inning 7-9   33 8 0 0 0 1 1 3 4 0 0 0 .242 .306 .242 .548
Extra Innings   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   43 8 2 0 0 4 8 5 5 0 2 0 .186 .271 .233 .503
1 Outs   56 10 0 1 0 3 4 1 8 0 1 0 .179 .193 .214 .407
2 Outs   46 8 1 0 0 3 0 6 5 0 0 0 .174 .269 .196 .465
Scoring Position   40 6 0 0 0 10 3 2 7 0 3 0 .150 .190 .150 .340
Bases Empty   87 19 3 1 0 0 7 7 8 0 0 0 .218 .277 .276 .552
Runner on 1st   18 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 .056 .190 .056 .246
Runner on 2nd   15 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 2 0 .133 .188 .133 .321
Runner on 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   10 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .100 .100 .100 .200
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Bases Loaded   3 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Two Strikes   57 8 1 0 0 5 5 4 18 0 0 0 .140 .197 .158 .355
First Pitch   28 8 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 .286 .310 .357 .667
Count 0-1   13 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .231 .231 .231 .462
Count 0-2   15 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 .067 .067 .133 .200
Count 1-0   15 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 1-1   15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 .067 .067 .133
Count 1-2   15 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 2-0   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   9 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .444 .667
Count 2-2   21 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   6 1 0 0 0 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 .167 .545 .167 .712
Full Count   6 1 0 0 0 2 3 4 1 0 0 0 .167 .500 .167 .667
Behind in Count   43 7 1 0 0 2 3 0 11 0 1 0 .163 .163 .186 .349
Ahead in Count   32 6 0 1 0 2 5 7 0 0 1 0 .188 .333 .250 .583
Batting Leadoff   26 7 1 0 0 1 1 3 3 0 1 0 .269 .345 .308 .653
Batting 2nd   50 7 0 1 0 3 4 4 5 0 1 0 .140 .204 .180 .384
Batting 5th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   22 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 .182 .182 .227 .409
Batting 7th   21 3 0 0 0 3 3 2 4 0 0 0 .143 .217 .143 .360
Batting 8th   23 4 1 0 0 2 2 2 6 0 0 0 .174 .240 .217 .457
Batting 9th   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Low Leverage   60 12 0 1 0 3 5 5 7 0 0 0 .200 .262 .233 .495
Medium Leverage   64 11 3 0 0 3 6 4 7 0 3 0 .172 .221 .219 .439
High Leverage   21 3 0 0 0 4 1 3 4 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
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 54 145 26 3 1 0 10 12 12 0 0 18 5 2 .179 .242 .214 .456 32 33 -0.3
Total MLB 847 2414 544 86 13 12 165 202 171 5 12 316 35 23 .225 .277 .287 .563 68 67 7.1
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 19 4 14 19 5 33 0 1.000 58.2 5.06 +0.5 1.106
1972 Brooklyn - MLB 3B 2 1 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 10.0 2.70 -0.0 1.044
1972 Brooklyn - MLB SS 38 34 48 105 13 157 4 .975 268.0 5.14 +2.8 1.030
1972 Brooklyn - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Brooklyn - MLB CF 3 3 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 24.0 3.38 -1.2 .814
TOTAL 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.0 1.025
TOTAL 2B 171 80 191 265 48 472 16 .966 863.0 4.76 +5.6 1.034
TOTAL 3B 33 18 19 39 3 62 4 .935 194.2 2.68 -3.0 .925
TOTAL SS 608 528 752 1670 292 2527 105 .958 4543.2 4.80 +48.5 1.047
TOTAL LF 7 7 11 0 0 12 1 .917 48.2 2.03 -1.3 .903
TOTAL CF 30 20 52 0 0 52 0 1.000 170.2 2.74 -3.7 .881
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.
07/28/1972 Injured (herniated disc (back)),out for 2 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1968 151 3
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