SS Billy Jo Anderson #9
Brooklyn Bluebirds MLB
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
10/20/1972
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SS BILLY JO ANDERSON #9 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
73 181 31 4 1 0 14 16 24 .171 .242 .204 6 -0.7
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: -
1st Base: - Center Field: 30
2nd Base: 70 Right Field: 25
3rd Base: 50
       
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
09/22/1972 @ PHI Loss, 1-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
09/21/1972 @ NYK Loss, 0-6 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/20/1972 @ NYK Loss, 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/17/1972 WAS Win, 2-0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/16/1972 WAS Loss, 1-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/15/1972 WAS Win, 6-0 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0
09/13/1972 PHI Win, 6-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/12/1972 PHI Loss, 2-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/10/1972 NYK Loss, 0-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/10/1972 NYK Loss, 1-2 2 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:200 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:175 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 73 181 31 4 1 0 14 12 16 24 .171 .242 .204 .447 .213 .033 33
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 54 198 1 1 0 5 4 0 37 5 6 3 66.7 9.2 1.53 -0.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   78 14 1 1 0 5 6 10 9 0 3 0 .179 .273 .218 .491
Versus Right   103 17 3 0 0 9 6 6 15 0 1 1 .165 .218 .194 .412
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
August   10 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .100 .182 .100 .282
September   26 4 1 0 0 2 0 3 4 0 1 1 .154 .267 .192 .459
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   2450 549 87 13 12 169 202 175 322 12 34 6 .224 .276 .285 .561
Home   95 17 2 0 0 8 7 8 11 0 1 0 .179 .243 .200 .443
Road   86 14 2 1 0 6 5 8 13 0 3 1 .163 .242 .209 .451
Grass   181 31 4 1 0 14 12 16 24 0 4 1 .171 .242 .204 .447
Day   105 15 1 0 0 10 5 9 12 0 3 0 .143 .211 .152 .363
Night   76 16 3 1 0 4 7 7 12 0 1 1 .211 .286 .276 .562
As Starter   169 28 3 1 0 13 12 15 23 0 4 1 .166 .238 .195 .433
As Reliever / Substitution   12 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .308 .333 .641
Pinch Hitting   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   31 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 0 0 0 .129 .206 .129 .335
Inning 1-3   71 11 3 1 0 3 7 3 9 0 2 1 .155 .200 .225 .425
Inning 4-6   65 11 1 0 0 9 4 8 10 0 2 0 .169 .260 .185 .445
Inning 7-9   41 9 0 0 0 1 1 5 5 0 0 0 .220 .304 .220 .524
Extra Innings   4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   51 9 3 0 0 4 8 6 7 0 3 1 .176 .276 .235 .511
1 Outs   72 14 0 1 0 7 4 2 10 0 1 0 .194 .216 .222 .438
2 Outs   58 8 1 0 0 3 0 8 7 0 0 0 .138 .242 .155 .398
Scoring Position   51 8 0 0 0 14 3 2 8 0 4 1 .157 .204 .157 .361
Bases Empty   108 21 4 1 0 0 7 11 11 0 0 0 .194 .269 .250 .519
Runner on 1st   22 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 0 0 0 .091 .200 .091 .291
Runner on 2nd   20 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 3 1 .100 .182 .100 .282
Runner on 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Runner on 1st & 2nd   11 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .091 .091 .091 .182
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 3 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 .375 .375 .375 .750
Bases Loaded   3 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Two Strikes   69 10 1 0 0 7 5 6 24 0 0 1 .145 .224 .159 .383
First Pitch   36 8 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 .222 .243 .278 .521
Count 0-1   14 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .214 .214 .214 .429
Count 0-2   18 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 .056 .056 .111 .167
Count 1-0   19 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .211 .211 .211 .421
Count 1-1   19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .053 .053 .053 .105
Count 1-2   21 4 0 0 0 2 1 0 8 0 0 0 .190 .190 .190 .381
Count 2-0   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   12 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Count 2-2   22 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 0 0 1 .182 .217 .182 .399
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   7 2 0 0 0 1 3 7 0 0 0 0 .286 .643 .286 .929
Full Count   8 1 0 0 0 2 3 6 2 0 0 0 .125 .500 .125 .625
Behind in Count   53 8 1 0 0 4 3 0 16 0 1 0 .151 .151 .170 .321
Ahead in Count   43 9 1 1 0 3 5 9 0 0 1 0 .209 .346 .279 .625
Batting Leadoff   26 7 1 0 0 1 1 3 3 0 1 0 .269 .345 .308 .653
Batting 2nd   56 8 0 1 0 5 4 6 6 0 1 0 .143 .226 .179 .404
Batting 5th   15 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 .000 .062 .000 .062
Batting 6th   24 6 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 .250 .250 .333 .583
Batting 7th   33 5 0 0 0 3 3 4 5 0 0 0 .152 .243 .152 .395
Batting 8th   25 4 1 0 0 2 2 2 6 0 0 0 .160 .222 .200 .422
Batting 9th   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Low Leverage   79 15 0 1 0 4 5 9 10 0 0 0 .190 .273 .215 .488
Medium Leverage   75 13 4 0 0 5 6 4 10 0 4 1 .173 .225 .227 .452
High Leverage   27 3 0 0 0 5 1 3 4 0 0 0 .111 .200 .111 .311
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 73 181 31 4 1 0 14 12 16 1 0 24 6 3 .171 .242 .204 .447 30 33 -0.7
Total MLB 866 2450 549 87 13 12 169 202 175 6 12 322 36 24 .224 .276 .285 .561 68 66 6.7
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 22 4 16 20 5 36 0 1.000 63.1 5.12 +0.4 1.099
1972 Brooklyn - MLB 3B 5 4 4 6 0 10 0 1.000 32.1 2.78 -0.3 .931
1972 Brooklyn - MLB SS 46 38 55 123 18 184 6 .967 306.2 5.22 +1.9 1.021
1972 Brooklyn - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Brooklyn - MLB CF 8 8 25 1 0 26 0 1.000 68.0 3.44 -2.6 .887
TOTAL 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.0 1.025
TOTAL 2B 174 80 193 266 48 475 16 .966 867.2 4.76 +5.5 1.034
TOTAL 3B 36 21 21 44 3 69 4 .942 217.0 2.70 -3.2 .921
TOTAL SS 616 532 759 1688 297 2554 107 .958 4582.1 4.81 +47.6 1.046
TOTAL LF 7 7 11 0 0 12 1 .917 48.2 2.03 -1.3 .903
TOTAL CF 35 25 68 1 0 69 0 1.000 214.2 2.89 -5.2 .893
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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