SS Billy Jo Anderson #9
Brooklyn Bluebirds MLB
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
09/16/1974
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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
86 194 49 5 2 2 9 13 28 .253 .298 .330 5 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: 25
3rd Base: 45
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 45
Stealing Aggressiveness: 65
Stealing Ability: 70
Baserunning Inst.: 50
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
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
09/03/1974 KCB Win, 7-1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
09/02/1974 KCB Win, 7-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/28/1974 CLE Win, 8-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/26/1974 CLE Loss, 1-3 3 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:9 Years, 33 Days
Service This Yr:160 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:11 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 86 194 49 5 2 2 9 19 13 28 .253 .298 .330 .628 .281 .077 73
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 43 216 0 0 0 4 8 1 64 9 5 2 71.4 19.4 3.27 .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   133 34 3 2 2 5 15 8 18 1 5 0 .256 .296 .353 .649
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
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   13 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .308 .308 .385 .692
Spring Training   49 11 0 0 0 2 5 7 7 1 2 0 .224 .316 .224 .540
Last Year   112 35 3 0 0 17 10 8 9 3 1 0 .312 .350 .339 .689
2 Years Ago   181 31 4 1 0 14 12 16 24 0 4 1 .171 .242 .204 .447
Career   2756 633 95 15 14 195 231 196 359 16 43 6 .230 .281 .290 .571
Home   91 25 1 2 2 8 9 4 16 0 4 0 .275 .305 .396 .701
Road   103 24 4 0 0 1 10 9 12 1 4 0 .233 .292 .272 .564
Grass   194 49 5 2 2 9 19 13 28 1 8 0 .253 .298 .330 .628
Day   106 32 3 0 2 7 12 6 15 1 4 0 .302 .336 .387 .723
Night   88 17 2 2 0 2 7 7 13 0 4 0 .193 .253 .261 .514
As Starter   157 38 3 2 1 3 12 8 21 1 7 0 .242 .277 .306 .583
As Reliever / Substitution   37 11 2 0 1 6 7 5 7 0 1 0 .297 .381 .432 .813
Pinch Hitting   27 9 2 0 1 6 5 3 7 0 0 0 .333 .400 .519 .919
Close/Late   53 13 3 0 1 4 7 3 9 0 3 0 .245 .286 .358 .644
Inning 1-3   65 14 2 0 0 1 4 3 8 1 3 0 .215 .246 .246 .493
Inning 4-6   55 16 0 2 1 2 5 2 4 0 2 0 .291 .316 .418 .734
Inning 7-9   66 17 2 0 0 5 8 8 16 0 2 0 .258 .338 .288 .626
Extra Innings   8 2 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .250 .750 1.000
0 Outs   64 18 1 0 2 3 9 3 7 1 7 0 .281 .309 .391 .699
1 Outs   76 21 3 2 0 3 9 9 11 0 1 0 .276 .353 .368 .721
2 Outs   54 10 1 0 0 3 1 1 10 0 0 0 .185 .200 .204 .404
Scoring Position   44 5 1 0 0 7 1 4 12 1 8 0 .114 .184 .136 .320
Bases Empty   112 35 4 2 2 2 15 7 11 0 0 0 .312 .353 .438 .790
Runner on 1st   38 9 0 0 0 0 3 2 5 0 0 0 .237 .275 .237 .512
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   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
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   76 14 1 0 1 1 6 1 28 0 0 0 .184 .195 .237 .432
First Pitch   42 12 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 .286 .286 .357 .643
Count 0-1   9 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 0-2   11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 .091 .091 .091 .182
Count 1-0   24 6 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 1-1   14 6 2 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 .429 .429 .714 1.143
Count 1-2   31 7 0 0 1 1 3 0 10 0 0 0 .226 .226 .323 .548
Count 2-0   8 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .222 .250 .472
Count 2-1   17 6 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 .353 .353 .588 .941
Count 2-2   25 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 8 0 0 0 .200 .200 .240 .440
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   9 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 .111 .200 .111 .311
Behind in Count   51 11 0 0 1 2 3 0 17 0 0 0 .216 .216 .275 .490
Ahead in Count   53 14 1 0 1 5 7 12 0 1 2 0 .264 .394 .340 .734
Batting Leadoff   35 8 0 0 0 1 2 2 5 0 1 0 .229 .270 .229 .499
Batting 2nd   89 19 3 0 1 2 7 6 12 1 7 0 .213 .260 .281 .541
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   26 9 0 2 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 .346 .370 .500 .870
Batting 8th   16 5 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .312 .353 .375 .728
Batting 9th   20 6 0 0 1 3 4 3 4 0 0 0 .300 .391 .450 .841
Low Leverage   87 25 4 1 0 2 10 6 10 0 1 0 .287 .333 .356 .690
Medium Leverage   64 15 0 1 1 2 5 5 9 1 2 0 .234 .286 .312 .598
High Leverage   43 9 1 0 1 5 4 2 9 0 5 0 .209 .244 .302 .547
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 86 194 49 5 2 2 9 19 13 0 1 28 5 2 .253 .298 .330 .628 75 73 0.5
Total MLB 1005 2756 633 95 15 14 195 231 196 6 16 359 44 28 .230 .281 .290 .571 68 64 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 41 32 82 99 25 185 4 .978 301.2 5.40 +4.3 1.040
1974 Brooklyn - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 Brooklyn - MLB SS 18 11 17 39 6 59 3 .949 94.1 5.34 -2.2 .923
TOTAL 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.0 1.025
TOTAL 2B 244 132 330 419 85 770 21 .973 1353.2 4.98 +13.9 1.050
TOTAL 3B 36 21 21 44 3 69 4 .942 217.0 2.70 -3.2 .921
TOTAL SS 650 549 789 1753 310 2655 113 .957 4751.0 4.82 +44.4 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).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1968 151 3
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