SS Billy Nielsen #37
Cleveland Bobcats MLB
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
05/15/1972
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SS BILLY NIELSEN #37 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
33 76 16 5 0 2 9 1 17 .211 .221 .355 0 -0.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 50 45 45
Gap 40 40 40 40
Power 40 40 35 40
Eye 40 45 40 40
Avoid K's 50 50 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 60 40
Errors: - 80 60
Arm: 20 50 40
Turn DP: - 55 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 55
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: 65 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 55
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 50
Stealing Aggressiveness: 40
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
05/14/1972 LAB Win, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
05/13/1972 LAB Loss, 1-8 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
05/12/1972 LAB Loss, 8-11 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
05/10/1972 SDC Win, 6-5 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 0
05/09/1972 SDC Win, 6-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
05/07/1972 @ WAS Loss, 3-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/06/1972 @ WAS Win, 3-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
05/05/1972 @ WAS Loss, 6-8 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/03/1972 @ LAB Win, 4-2 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
05/02/1972 @ LAB Loss, 2-7 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
He is driven to succeed.
High: Loyalty, Work Ethic
Birthday:01/19/1941
Born in:Sweeny, TX
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$65,600
Signed Through:1972 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 48 Days
Service This Yr:41 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1963, 15th Pick in Round 3
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 33 76 16 5 0 2 9 10 1 17 .211 .221 .355 .576 .264 .145 71
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 14 77 0 0 0 2 3 0 27 7 0 0 0.0 5.4 2.24 -0.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   45 9 3 0 2 5 6 1 9 0 3 0 .200 .217 .400 .617
Versus Right   31 7 2 0 0 4 4 0 8 0 0 0 .226 .226 .290 .516
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   9 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 4 0 0 0 .111 .111 .222 .333
April   47 12 4 0 2 6 7 1 9 0 2 0 .255 .271 .468 .739
May   29 4 1 0 0 3 3 0 8 0 1 0 .138 .138 .172 .310
Spring Training   57 11 0 0 0 2 0 1 12 0 1 0 .193 .207 .193 .400
Last Year   41 8 2 0 1 1 6 1 13 0 0 0 .195 .214 .317 .531
2 Years Ago   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career   1709 404 57 8 23 162 155 104 299 10 33 17 .236 .285 .319 .605
Home   31 6 3 0 1 4 6 1 8 0 0 0 .194 .219 .387 .606
Road   45 10 2 0 1 5 4 0 9 0 3 0 .222 .222 .333 .556
Grass   76 16 5 0 2 9 10 1 17 0 3 0 .211 .221 .355 .576
Day   46 10 2 0 2 6 6 0 11 0 3 0 .217 .217 .391 .609
Night   30 6 3 0 0 3 4 1 6 0 0 0 .200 .226 .300 .526
As Starter   57 11 3 0 2 5 8 1 11 0 3 0 .193 .207 .351 .558
As Reliever / Substitution   19 5 2 0 0 4 2 0 6 0 0 0 .263 .263 .368 .632
Pinch Hitting   14 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 .214 .214 .214 .429
Close/Late   21 5 2 0 1 4 3 0 4 0 0 0 .238 .238 .476 .714
Inning 1-3   24 4 2 0 1 2 4 0 7 0 3 0 .167 .167 .375 .542
Inning 4-6   18 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 6 0 0 0 .111 .158 .167 .325
Inning 7-9   32 10 2 0 1 6 5 0 4 0 0 0 .312 .312 .469 .781
Extra Innings   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   34 7 1 0 1 1 5 1 9 0 0 0 .206 .229 .324 .552
1 Outs   20 3 1 0 1 2 2 0 5 0 3 0 .150 .150 .350 .500
2 Outs   22 6 3 0 0 6 3 0 3 0 0 0 .273 .273 .409 .682
Scoring Position   18 4 2 0 0 7 1 0 2 0 3 0 .222 .222 .333 .556
Bases Empty   48 11 2 0 2 2 7 1 14 0 0 0 .229 .245 .396 .641
Runner on 1st   10 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 .100 .100 .200 .300
Runner on 2nd   6 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 .167 .167 .333 .500
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   6 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Bases Loaded   4 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Two Strikes   31 5 2 0 1 1 5 0 17 0 0 0 .161 .161 .323 .484
First Pitch   15 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 .133 .133 .333 .467
Count 0-1   11 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .273 .273 .545
Count 0-2   5 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Count 1-0   6 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .333 .500
Count 1-1   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Count 1-2   13 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 8 0 0 0 .077 .077 .308 .385
Count 2-0   4 3 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 1.000 1.750
Count 2-1   3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Count 2-2   8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .125 .125 .250 .375
Count 3-1   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Full Count   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Behind in Count   29 6 1 0 1 2 5 0 10 0 0 0 .207 .207 .345 .552
Ahead in Count   13 5 3 0 0 5 2 1 0 0 1 0 .385 .429 .615 1.044
Batting Leadoff   48 9 3 0 2 5 6 1 10 0 3 0 .188 .204 .375 .579
Batting 4th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   9 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
Batting 7th   6 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
Batting 9th   11 4 2 0 0 3 2 0 4 0 0 0 .364 .364 .545 .909
Low Leverage   29 11 2 0 1 4 5 0 5 0 0 0 .379 .379 .552 .931
Medium Leverage   36 3 1 0 1 2 4 1 10 0 3 0 .083 .108 .194 .303
High Leverage   10 2 2 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
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 Pittsburgh - MLB 24 64 155 41 8 0 2 12 10 13 0 1 31 0 1 .265 .320 .355 .674 103 99 1.1
1966 Pittsburgh - MLB 25 132 436 115 20 6 7 43 52 25 3 2 67 1 0 .264 .307 .385 .692 103 103 3.7
1967 Pittsburgh - MLB 26 156 513 122 10 2 8 59 37 29 5 3 93 2 2 .238 .284 .312 .596 81 78 0.9
1968 Pittsburgh - MLB 27 100 310 65 9 0 2 21 20 22 9 1 47 0 2 .210 .281 .258 .539 70 63 0.1
1969 Pittsburgh - MLB 28 61 177 37 3 0 1 17 20 13 0 3 31 0 2 .209 .259 .243 .502 47 45 -0.7
1970 Pittsburgh - MLB 29 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -112 -0.0
1971 Pittsburgh - MLB 30 15 41 8 2 0 1 1 6 1 0 0 13 0 0 .195 .214 .317 .531 52 50 -0.2
1972 Cleveland - MLB 31 33 76 16 5 0 2 9 10 1 0 0 17 0 0 .211 .221 .355 .576 68 71 -0.2
Total MLB 563 1709 404 57 8 23 162 155 104 17 10 299 3 7 .236 .285 .319 .605 82 79 4.6
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
1963 Total - 22 63 286 83 10 1 3 51 69 24 4 0 30 26 6 .290 .354 .364 .717 100 100 0.9
CAREER POSTSEASON 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
1967 Pittsburgh - MLB 26 12 41 6 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 11 0 0 .146 .163 .171 .334 2 -14 0.1
Total MLB 12 41 6 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 11 0 0 .146 .163 .171 .334 2 -14
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1965 Pittsburgh - MLB 2B 31 28 55 94 22 149 0 1.000 257.2 5.20 +3.8 1.094
1965 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 2 2 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 17.0 2.12 +0.0 1.049
1965 Pittsburgh - MLB SS 16 12 15 37 9 53 1 .981 103.1 4.53 -0.7 .977
1966 Pittsburgh - MLB 2B 113 108 191 367 82 563 5 .991 927.2 5.41 +15.6 1.077
1966 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 4.2 1.93 +0.2 1.050
1966 Pittsburgh - MLB SS 16 13 15 34 7 52 3 .942 116.0 3.80 -1.5 .898
1967 Pittsburgh - MLB 2B 2 1 0 6 0 6 0 1.000 9.0 6.00 +0.4 1.046
1967 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 +0.1 1.053
1967 Pittsburgh - MLB SS 151 149 181 441 85 635 13 .980 1275.0 4.39 -2.5 1.004
1968 Pittsburgh - MLB 2B 17 14 28 38 11 66 0 1.000 120.1 4.94 +1.5 1.107
1968 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 8 7 4 14 0 18 0 1.000 62.0 2.61 +0.6 1.054
1968 Pittsburgh - MLB SS 75 71 101 204 50 315 10 .968 629.2 4.36 -6.5 .943
1969 Pittsburgh - MLB 2B 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.015
1969 Pittsburgh - MLB SS 59 55 93 164 36 261 4 .985 468.0 4.94 -3.5 .949
1970 Pittsburgh - MLB 2B 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 0.0 .000
1970 Pittsburgh - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Pittsburgh - MLB 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1971 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Pittsburgh - MLB SS 14 14 17 50 7 70 3 .957 111.0 5.43 -1.0 .949
1972 Cleveland - MLB 3B 9 9 4 13 2 17 0 1.000 77.0 1.99 -0.6 .971
1972 Cleveland - MLB SS 13 5 13 26 5 40 1 .975 54.0 6.50 -1.6 .879
TOTAL 2B 166 151 275 507 117 787 5 .994 1318.2 5.34 +21.4 1.082
TOTAL 3B 22 18 9 31 2 40 0 1.000 164.2 2.19 +0.2 1.017
TOTAL SS 345 319 435 956 199 1426 35 .975 2758.0 4.54 -17.3 .970
PLAYER HISTORY
12/16/1963 Drafted in the 1963 first-year player draft (Round 3, Pick 15, 63rd overall pick) by the Pittsburgh Industrials, out of college Oklahoma State
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 30 (35); Eye: 35 (45).
07/09/1964 Named the #65 prospect in the MLB
10/26/1964 Named the #47 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 35 (45).
04/13/1965 Named the #76 prospect in the MLB
06/22/1965 Injured (shoulder inflammation),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
11/07/1965 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $22,000.
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 35 (45).
11/08/1966 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $22,000.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 35 (45).
11/06/1967 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $59,950.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 30 (30); Eye: 40 (45).
11/17/1968 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $75,000.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 40 (45).
11/15/1969 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $85,000.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 40 (50).
11/15/1970 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $102,600.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 40 (50).
09/27/1971 Released by the Pittsburgh Industrials.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 40 (40); Eye: 40 (40).
03/02/1972 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $65,600 with the Cleveland Bobcats organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1967 150 8
Year IBB Rank
1967 5 7
1968 6 8
Year HP Rank
1968 9 2
Year SH Rank
1966 13 10
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