SS Billy Jo Anderson #9
Brooklyn Bluebirds MLB
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
01/06/1975
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SS BILLY JO ANDERSON #9 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
90 205 50 5 2 2 10 14 29 .244 .291 .317 6 0.5
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: 25
2nd Base: 70 Right Field: 20
3rd Base: 45
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 45
Stealing Aggressiveness: 65
Stealing Ability: 70
Baserunning Inst.: 55
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/29/1974 @ NYK Win, 5-2 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/26/1974 PHI Loss, 2-5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1974 WAS Win, 8-4 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 1
09/20/1974 WAS Loss, 6-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/14/1974 @ PHI Loss, 1-2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10/1974 @ WAS Win, 7-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/09/1974 @ WAS Win, 6-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/07/1974 @ CLE Win, 11-2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
09/05/1974 @ CLE Win, 3-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/04/1974 KCB Loss, 4-6 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Average Joe.
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:9 Years, 33 Days
Service This Yr:174 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:12 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 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 90 205 50 5 2 2 10 20 14 29 .244 .291 .317 .608 .273 .073 67
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 45 228 0 0 0 4 8 1 65 9 6 2 75.0 19.4 3.09 .5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   61 15 2 0 0 4 4 5 10 0 3 0 .246 .303 .279 .582
Versus Right   144 35 3 2 2 6 16 9 19 1 5 0 .243 .286 .333 .619
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   56 16 0 0 0 2 5 2 6 1 3 0 .286 .305 .286 .591
May   62 17 0 2 0 0 5 3 11 0 2 0 .274 .308 .339 .646
June   27 5 1 0 2 2 3 1 4 0 2 0 .185 .214 .444 .659
July   15 3 2 0 0 0 3 6 1 0 0 0 .200 .429 .333 .762
August   21 4 1 0 0 3 2 1 5 0 1 0 .190 .227 .238 .465
September   24 5 1 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 .208 .240 .250 .490
Spring Training   49 11 0 0 0 2 5 7 7 1 2 0 .224 .316 .224 .540
Last Year   205 50 5 2 2 10 20 14 29 1 8 0 .244 .291 .317 .608
2 Years Ago   112 35 3 0 0 17 10 8 9 3 1 0 .312 .350 .339 .689
Career   2767 634 95 15 14 196 232 197 360 16 43 6 .229 .280 .289 .570
Home   99 26 1 2 2 9 10 4 16 0 4 0 .263 .291 .374 .665
Road   106 24 4 0 0 1 10 10 13 1 4 0 .226 .291 .264 .555
Grass   205 50 5 2 2 10 20 14 29 1 8 0 .244 .291 .317 .608
Day   116 33 3 0 2 8 13 7 16 1 4 0 .284 .323 .362 .685
Night   89 17 2 2 0 2 7 7 13 0 4 0 .191 .250 .258 .508
As Starter   165 39 3 2 1 4 13 9 22 1 7 0 .236 .274 .297 .571
As Reliever / Substitution   40 11 2 0 1 6 7 5 7 0 1 0 .275 .356 .400 .756
Pinch Hitting   28 9 2 0 1 6 5 3 7 0 0 0 .321 .387 .500 .887
Close/Late   57 13 3 0 1 4 7 3 10 0 3 0 .228 .267 .333 .600
Inning 1-3   67 15 2 0 0 1 4 4 8 1 3 0 .224 .264 .254 .518
Inning 4-6   59 16 0 2 1 3 6 2 4 0 2 0 .271 .295 .390 .685
Inning 7-9   69 17 2 0 0 5 8 8 17 0 2 0 .246 .325 .275 .600
Extra Innings   10 2 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .200 .600 .800
0 Outs   70 18 1 0 2 3 9 3 8 1 7 0 .257 .284 .357 .641
1 Outs   78 22 3 2 0 4 10 9 11 0 1 0 .282 .356 .372 .728
2 Outs   57 10 1 0 0 3 1 2 10 0 0 0 .175 .203 .193 .396
Scoring Position   45 5 1 0 0 8 2 5 12 1 8 0 .111 .196 .133 .329
Bases Empty   121 36 4 2 2 2 15 7 11 0 0 0 .298 .336 .413 .749
Runner on 1st   39 9 0 0 0 0 3 2 6 0 0 0 .231 .268 .231 .499
Runner on 2nd   15 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 5 0 6 0 .133 .278 .133 .411
Runner on 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   14 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .071 .133 .071 .205
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 1 0 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Bases Loaded   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   78 14 1 0 1 1 6 2 29 0 0 0 .179 .200 .231 .431
First Pitch   47 13 1 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 4 0 .277 .277 .340 .617
Count 0-1   10 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .300 .600
Count 0-2   11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 .091 .091 .091 .182
Count 1-0   25 6 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 .240 .240 .240 .480
Count 1-1   15 6 2 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 .400 .400 .667 1.067
Count 1-2   31 7 0 0 1 1 3 0 10 0 0 0 .226 .226 .323 .548
Count 2-0   9 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222 .200 .222 .422
Count 2-1   17 6 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 .353 .353 .588 .941
Count 2-2   26 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 9 0 0 0 .192 .192 .231 .423
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .429 .000 .429
Full Count   10 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 .100 .250 .100 .350
Behind in Count   52 11 0 0 1 2 3 0 17 0 0 0 .212 .212 .269 .481
Ahead in Count   55 14 1 0 1 5 7 12 0 1 2 0 .255 .382 .327 .710
Batting Leadoff   35 8 0 0 0 1 2 2 5 0 1 0 .229 .270 .229 .499
Batting 2nd   94 20 3 0 1 3 8 6 12 1 7 0 .213 .257 .277 .534
Batting 5th   3 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Batting 6th   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Batting 7th   29 9 0 2 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 0 .310 .355 .448 .803
Batting 8th   16 5 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .312 .353 .375 .728
Batting 9th   23 6 0 0 1 3 4 3 4 0 0 0 .261 .346 .391 .737
Low Leverage   93 26 4 1 0 2 10 6 11 0 1 0 .280 .323 .344 .667
Medium Leverage   66 15 0 1 1 2 5 6 9 1 2 0 .227 .288 .303 .591
High Leverage   46 9 1 0 1 6 5 2 9 0 5 0 .196 .229 .283 .512
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 53 112 35 3 0 0 17 10 8 0 3 9 3 2 .312 .350 .339 .689 90 81 0.7
1974 Brooklyn - MLB 29 90 205 50 5 2 2 10 20 14 0 1 29 6 2 .244 .291 .317 .608 69 67 0.5
Total MLB 1009 2767 634 95 15 14 196 232 197 6 16 360 45 28 .229 .280 .289 .570 68 63 6.5
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 29 20 55 54 12 110 1 .991 184.1 5.32 +4.1 1.144
1973 Brooklyn - MLB SS 16 6 13 26 7 42 3 .929 74.1 4.72 -1.0 .902
1973 Brooklyn - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Brooklyn - MLB 2B 44 34 89 103 25 196 4 .980 322.2 5.36 +5.4 1.061
1974 Brooklyn - MLB 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.056
1974 Brooklyn - MLB SS 19 11 17 40 7 60 3 .950 95.1 5.38 -2.1 .925
TOTAL 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.0 1.025
TOTAL 2B 247 134 337 423 85 781 21 .973 1374.2 4.98 +15.0 1.055
TOTAL 3B 37 21 21 45 3 70 4 .943 218.0 2.72 -3.2 .924
TOTAL SS 651 549 789 1754 311 2656 113 .957 4752.0 4.82 +44.5 1.040
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.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 45 (45).
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 45 (45).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1968 151 3
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