SS Billy Jo Anderson #9
Brooklyn Bluebirds MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
07/31/1973
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SS BILLY JO ANDERSON #9 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
41 90 28 2 0 0 8 8 8 .311 .360 .333 3 0.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 30 30 30 30
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 55 55 55 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 65 55
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: 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
07/20/1973 STL Loss, 5-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/14/1973 @ PIT Loss, 4-9 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
07/12/1973 @ PIT Win, 6-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/08/1973 @ CLE Win, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/05/1973 PHI Win, 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
07/01/1973 WAS Win, 10-3 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
06/30/1973 WAS Win, 6-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/24/1973 @ PHI Loss, 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/23/1973 @ PHI Loss, 2-4 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 1
06/19/1973 @ WAS Loss, 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Anderson keeps his nose to the grindstone.
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:$76,800
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 33 Days
Service This Yr:119 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:10 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1962, 1st Pick in Round 4
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1973 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 41 90 28 2 0 0 8 9 8 8 .311 .360 .333 .693 .304 .022 85
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 22 101 0 2 0 0 1 2 30 2 3 2 60.0 11.7 4.70 .7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   33 10 1 0 0 1 2 4 2 0 1 0 .303 .378 .333 .712
Versus Right   57 18 1 0 0 7 6 4 6 2 0 0 .316 .349 .333 .683
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   34 8 0 0 0 3 2 5 3 1 1 0 .235 .325 .235 .560
May   27 11 1 0 0 2 4 2 2 0 0 0 .407 .448 .444 .893
June   19 6 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 .316 .300 .368 .668
July   10 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 .300 .364 .300 .664
Spring Training   57 11 3 0 1 4 5 3 9 0 0 0 .193 .233 .298 .532
Last Year   181 31 4 1 0 14 12 16 24 0 4 1 .171 .242 .204 .447
2 Years Ago   241 51 10 4 2 17 21 20 26 3 5 0 .212 .269 .311 .580
Career   2540 577 89 13 12 177 211 183 330 14 35 6 .227 .279 .287 .566
Home   43 12 0 0 0 2 4 5 4 0 0 0 .279 .354 .279 .633
Road   47 16 2 0 0 6 5 3 4 2 1 0 .340 .365 .383 .748
Grass   90 28 2 0 0 8 9 8 8 2 1 0 .311 .360 .333 .693
Day   52 18 1 0 0 6 7 2 5 2 0 0 .346 .357 .365 .723
Night   38 10 1 0 0 2 2 6 3 0 1 0 .263 .364 .289 .653
As Starter   78 23 2 0 0 6 6 7 8 2 1 0 .295 .345 .321 .665
As Reliever / Substitution   12 5 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 .417 .462 .417 .878
Pinch Hitting   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   19 8 0 0 0 4 3 2 1 1 1 0 .421 .455 .421 .876
Inning 1-3   24 8 2 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 0 .333 .360 .417 .777
Inning 4-6   35 10 0 0 0 2 2 1 4 0 0 0 .286 .306 .286 .591
Inning 7-9   29 10 0 0 0 5 3 5 1 2 1 0 .345 .417 .345 .761
Extra Innings   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
0 Outs   29 10 0 0 0 3 3 2 4 2 1 0 .345 .364 .345 .708
1 Outs   29 8 1 0 0 2 3 3 3 0 0 0 .276 .344 .310 .654
2 Outs   32 10 1 0 0 3 2 3 1 0 0 0 .312 .371 .344 .715
Scoring Position   29 6 0 0 0 8 3 4 6 2 1 0 .207 .286 .207 .493
Bases Empty   50 19 2 0 0 0 4 4 1 0 0 0 .380 .426 .420 .846
Runner on 1st   11 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .273 .273 .273 .545
Runner on 2nd   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 .125 .364 .125 .489
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   10 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .200 .273 .200 .473
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   3 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .250 .333 .583
Two Strikes   23 6 0 0 0 1 1 2 8 1 0 0 .261 .308 .261 .569
First Pitch   23 7 0 0 0 4 3 2 0 1 1 0 .304 .346 .304 .651
Count 0-1   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 0-2   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   12 7 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .583 .583 .667 1.250
Count 1-1   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Count 1-2   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Count 2-0   6 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .667 1.167
Count 2-1   9 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-2   7 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 .286 .250 .286 .536
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200
Full Count   7 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 .429 .556 .429 .984
Behind in Count   15 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 .133 .133 .133 .267
Ahead in Count   31 13 2 0 0 3 3 4 0 0 0 0 .419 .486 .484 .970
Batting 2nd   7 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 .286 .444 .286 .730
Batting 5th   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Batting 6th   6 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .429 .333 .762
Batting 7th   67 19 2 0 0 5 3 4 7 2 0 0 .284 .315 .313 .629
Batting 8th   4 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 .750 1.500
Batting 9th   6 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Low Leverage   44 16 2 0 0 2 3 4 3 1 0 0 .364 .408 .409 .817
Medium Leverage   23 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 1 1 0 .130 .192 .130 .323
High Leverage   20 8 0 0 0 5 4 2 2 0 0 0 .400 .455 .400 .855
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 25 18 -0.7
1966 Philadelphia - MLB 21 118 270 60 12 1 2 22 29 19 1 0 42 0 1 .222 .276 .296 .572 66 60 -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 87 86 2.6
1968 San Diego - MLB 23 160 538 127 18 0 2 41 31 32 0 1 66 10 3 .236 .278 .281 .559 77 77 3.8
1969 Brooklyn - MLB 24 131 369 74 17 5 0 21 31 26 3 2 52 2 4 .201 .258 .274 .531 53 44 0.8
1970 Brooklyn - MLB 25 103 231 57 9 0 1 14 24 22 0 3 21 4 2 .247 .309 .299 .607 65 57 0.2
1971 Brooklyn - MLB 26 98 241 51 10 4 2 17 21 20 0 3 26 6 1 .212 .269 .311 .580 65 54 -0.3
1972 Brooklyn - MLB 27 73 181 31 4 1 0 14 12 16 1 0 24 6 3 .171 .242 .204 .447 31 27 -1.0
1973 Brooklyn - MLB 28 41 90 28 2 0 0 8 9 8 0 2 8 3 2 .311 .360 .333 .693 90 85 0.7
Total MLB 907 2540 577 89 13 12 177 211 183 6 14 330 39 26 .227 .279 .287 .566 68 63 6.1
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 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
1973 Brooklyn - MLB 2B 27 19 52 52 12 105 1 .990 174.1 5.37 +4.1 1.152
1973 Brooklyn - MLB SS 11 3 9 17 4 27 1 .963 43.0 5.44 -0.2 .928
1973 Brooklyn - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.0 1.025
TOTAL 2B 201 99 245 318 60 580 17 .971 1042.0 4.86 +9.5 1.054
TOTAL 3B 36 21 21 44 3 69 4 .942 217.0 2.70 -3.2 .921
TOTAL SS 627 535 768 1705 301 2581 108 .958 4625.1 4.81 +47.4 1.044
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.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 35 (35); Eye: 45 (45).
07/20/1973 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 4 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1968 151 3
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