RF Bill 'Candy' Harper #31
Cleveland Bobcats MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
05/08/1972
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RF BILL 'CANDY' HARPER #31 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
30 111 34 4 5 8 19 23 24 .306 .425 .649 6 2.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 60 55 60
Gap 55 55 55 55
Power 60 60 60 70
Eye 80 80 80 80
Avoid K's 50 50 50 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 40 55
Errors: - 60 65
Arm: 20 65 65
Turn DP: - 55 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 25
Catcher: - Left Field: 30
1st Base: 50 Center Field: 35
2nd Base: 45 Right Field: 60
3rd Base: 40
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Aggressiveness: 70
Stealing Ability: 70
Baserunning Inst.: 75
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 40
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
05/07/1972 @ WAS Loss, 3-5 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
05/06/1972 @ WAS Win, 3-1 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 0
05/05/1972 @ WAS Loss, 6-8 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
05/03/1972 @ LAB Win, 4-2 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 0
05/02/1972 @ LAB Loss, 2-7 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
04/30/1972 @ SDC Win, 7-5 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 0
04/29/1972 @ SDC Win, 3-1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
04/28/1972 @ SDC Loss, 6-7 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 3
04/27/1972 WAS Loss, 2-3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
04/26/1972 WAS Loss, 2-4 5 0 2 2 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
He is unthinking.
Low: Intelligence
Birthday:07/27/1945
Born in:Florence, SC
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$132,000
Signed Through:1972 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 34 Days
Service This Yr:34 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1968, 5th Pick in Round 1
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 30 111 34 4 5 8 19 25 23 24 .306 .425 .649 1.074 .477 .342 226
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 28 134 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 17 6 4 60.0 32.1 10.69 2.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   34 14 0 0 5 9 9 4 9 0 0 0 .412 .474 .853 1.327
Versus Right   77 20 4 5 3 10 16 19 15 0 0 0 .260 .406 .558 .965
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   15 2 0 0 1 2 3 7 3 0 0 0 .133 .409 .333 .742
April   96 32 4 5 7 17 22 16 21 0 0 0 .333 .429 .698 1.126
May   15 2 0 0 1 2 3 7 3 0 0 0 .133 .409 .333 .742
Spring Training   55 12 2 0 2 2 7 7 15 0 0 0 .218 .306 .364 .670
Last Year   319 89 10 3 18 49 73 86 65 1 0 3 .279 .435 .498 .934
2 Years Ago   532 164 24 9 31 84 132 139 95 3 0 4 .308 .453 .562 1.015
Career   1466 397 55 20 77 208 324 370 307 5 0 11 .271 .420 .493 .913
Home   47 18 3 3 3 7 13 9 12 0 0 0 .383 .482 .766 1.248
Road   64 16 1 2 5 12 12 14 12 0 0 0 .250 .385 .562 .947
Grass   111 34 4 5 8 19 25 23 24 0 0 0 .306 .425 .649 1.074
Day   72 24 4 2 6 13 18 15 18 0 0 0 .333 .448 .694 1.143
Night   39 10 0 3 2 6 7 8 6 0 0 0 .256 .383 .564 .947
As Starter   109 33 4 5 8 18 25 23 24 0 0 0 .303 .424 .651 1.076
As Reliever / Substitution   2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   26 11 3 3 2 7 7 8 8 0 0 0 .423 .559 1.000 1.559
Inning 1-3   46 11 0 2 3 7 10 8 8 0 0 0 .239 .352 .522 .874
Inning 4-6   29 9 1 0 2 4 6 6 6 0 0 0 .310 .429 .552 .980
Inning 7-9   31 12 2 2 3 7 7 9 8 0 0 0 .387 .525 .871 1.396
Extra Innings   5 2 1 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 .400 .400 1.000 1.400
0 Outs   47 13 2 3 2 4 14 6 10 0 0 0 .277 .358 .574 .933
1 Outs   31 8 1 0 3 4 4 6 4 0 0 0 .258 .378 .581 .959
2 Outs   33 13 1 2 3 11 7 11 10 0 0 0 .394 .545 .818 1.364
Scoring Position   22 8 0 2 1 9 6 4 5 0 0 0 .364 .462 .682 1.143
Bases Empty   77 22 4 2 5 5 16 14 16 0 0 0 .286 .396 .584 .980
Runner on 1st   12 4 0 1 2 5 3 5 3 0 0 0 .333 .529 1.000 1.529
Runner on 2nd   14 6 0 2 1 6 5 1 3 0 0 0 .429 .467 .929 1.395
Runner on 3rd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 1st & 3rd   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .600 .333 .933
Two Strikes   59 14 3 0 4 7 12 12 24 0 0 0 .237 .366 .492 .858
First Pitch   10 4 0 1 2 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 1.200 1.600
Count 0-1   11 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .273 .273 .545
Count 0-2   7 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 .286 .286 .714 1.000
Count 1-0   9 5 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .556 .556 .778 1.333
Count 1-1   6 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .500 .667
Count 1-2   21 3 2 0 1 1 2 0 10 0 0 0 .143 .143 .381 .524
Count 2-0   3 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.333 1.667
Count 2-1   8 4 0 2 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.375 1.875
Count 2-2   18 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 .056 .056 .056 .111
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   5 2 1 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 .400 .750 .600 1.350
Full Count   13 8 1 0 2 4 8 12 3 0 0 0 .615 .800 1.154 1.954
Behind in Count   39 8 2 0 2 4 4 0 13 0 0 0 .205 .205 .410 .615
Ahead in Count   25 12 1 3 2 5 9 11 0 0 0 0 .480 .639 1.000 1.639
Batting Leadoff   72 18 2 5 4 10 16 14 14 0 0 0 .250 .372 .583 .955
Batting 2nd   37 15 2 0 4 8 9 9 10 0 0 0 .405 .522 .784 1.306
Batting 7th   1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   43 15 1 1 5 8 9 15 8 0 0 0 .349 .517 .767 1.285
Medium Leverage   50 13 1 2 3 8 12 7 11 0 0 0 .260 .351 .540 .891
High Leverage   17 6 2 2 0 3 4 1 4 0 0 0 .353 .389 .706 1.095
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
1969 Cleveland - MLB 23 139 504 110 17 3 20 56 94 122 4 1 123 26 14 .218 .374 .383 .757 121 126 1.9
1970 Cleveland - MLB 24 151 532 164 24 9 31 84 132 139 4 3 95 37 18 .308 .453 .562 1.015 178 179 9.4
1971 Cleveland - MLB 25 96 319 89 10 3 18 49 73 86 3 1 65 28 11 .279 .435 .498 .934 170 170 4.8
1972 Cleveland - MLB 26 30 111 34 4 5 8 19 25 23 0 0 24 6 4 .306 .425 .649 1.074 213 226 2.6
Total MLB 416 1466 397 55 20 77 208 324 370 11 5 307 97 47 .271 .420 .493 .913 160 162 18.7
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
1968 Total - 22 54 222 67 10 4 11 51 58 44 4 2 28 35 8 .302 .423 .532 .954 100 100 2.9
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
1970 Cleveland - MLB 24 6 11 1 0 0 0 0 6 12 3 0 1 2 1 .091 .615 .091 .706 110 179 0.8
Total MLB 6 11 1 0 0 0 0 6 12 3 0 1 2 1 .091 .615 .091 .706 110 179
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1969 Cleveland - MLB 1B 64 63 534 34 47 576 8 .986 537.0 9.52 -0.8 .977
1969 Cleveland - MLB 2B 58 56 150 164 49 322 8 .975 503.1 5.61 -10.8 .907
1969 Cleveland - MLB SS 8 8 12 24 5 40 4 .900 69.2 4.65 -4.1 .760
1969 Cleveland - MLB LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Cleveland - MLB CF 2 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 8.0 4.50 -0.0 .979
1969 Cleveland - MLB RF 7 7 12 0 0 13 1 .923 57.0 1.89 -0.6 .839
1970 Cleveland - MLB 1B 7 3 27 4 3 31 0 1.000 29.1 9.51 +0.4 1.236
1970 Cleveland - MLB 2B 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 4.2 3.86 -0.0 .997
1970 Cleveland - MLB 3B 3 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 +0.1 1.050
1970 Cleveland - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Cleveland - MLB CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Cleveland - MLB RF 142 139 235 3 0 240 2 .992 1209.1 1.77 -4.2 .970
1971 Cleveland - MLB 1B 17 3 33 1 6 35 1 .971 39.0 7.85 -1.1 .854
1971 Cleveland - MLB 2B 5 3 11 7 3 19 1 .947 28.1 5.72 -1.7 .851
1971 Cleveland - MLB 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 1.043
1971 Cleveland - MLB SS 1 1 0 3 0 4 1 .750 7.0 3.86 -0.3 .770
1971 Cleveland - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Cleveland - MLB RF 86 83 150 9 0 163 4 .975 706.0 2.03 +3.9 1.037
1972 Cleveland - MLB 1B 1 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 2.0 18.00 +0.1 1.031
1972 Cleveland - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Cleveland - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1972 Cleveland - MLB RF 29 28 49 4 1 55 2 .964 253.0 1.89 +1.8 1.052
TOTAL 1B 89 69 598 39 56 646 9 .986 607.1 9.44 -1.4 .983
TOTAL 2B 65 59 161 173 52 343 9 .974 536.1 5.60 -12.6 .906
TOTAL 3B 7 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 11.0 2.45 +0.1 1.048
TOTAL SS 9 9 12 27 5 44 5 .886 76.2 4.58 -4.3 .762
TOTAL LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL CF 3 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 -0.0 .979
TOTAL RF 264 257 446 16 1 471 9 .981 2225.1 1.87 +0.9 .996
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1968 Drafted in the 1968 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 5, 5th overall pick) by the New York Empires, out of college Georgia
10/31/1968 Named the #1 prospect in the MLB
10/31/1968 Was traded by the New York Empires to the Cleveland Bobcats in exchange for SP Jon Pierce, 3B Rick Lintner, and 1B Mark Goen.
12/16/1968 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at second base at the Cleveland Bobcats development complex.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 55 (65); Eye: 70 (80).
01/27/1969 Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Cleveland Bobcats development complex.
03/06/1969 Injured (strained hamstring),out for 3 weeks.
03/09/1969 Outstandingly completed training to learn a new position at the Cleveland Bobcats development complex.
04/08/1969 Named the #1 prospect in the MLB
05/14/1969 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 3 days.
07/22/1969 Injured (sprained thumb),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
11/17/1969 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $23,400.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 80 (80).
03/21/1970 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Cleveland Bobcats development complex.
06/11/1970 Injured (sore groin),day-to-day for 1 day.
06/22/1970 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
07/01/1970 Wins the MLB NBL Batter of the Month Award.
07/05/1970 Was selected to the 1970 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
10/29/1970 Finished 3rd in 1970 MLB NBL Most Valuable Player Award voting.
11/17/1970 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $24,800.
12/08/1970 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at right field at the Cleveland Bobcats development complex.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 80 (80).
03/14/1971 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Cleveland Bobcats development complex.
06/01/1971 Injured (tendinitis (elbow)),out for 5 weeks.
08/15/1971 Injured (tendinitis (elbow)),out for 7-8 weeks.
11/11/1971 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $132,000.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 60 (70); Eye: 80 (80).
02/07/1972 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at right field at the Cleveland Bobcats development complex.
04/03/1972 Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Cleveland Bobcats development complex.
04/10/1972 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
04/24/1972 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year PA Rank
1970 678 4
Year K Rank
1969 123 7
Year TB Rank
1970 299 8
Year 3B Rank
1970 9 7
Year HR Rank
1970 31 7
Year SB Rank
1969 26 9
1970 37 5
1971 28 7
Year R Rank
1969 94 6
1970 132 2
Year BB Rank
1969 122 3
1970 139 4
1971 86 9
Year OBP Rank
1970 .453 3
Year SLG Rank
1970 .562 7
Year RC Rank
1970 150.06 3
Year RC/27 Rank
1970 10.31 3
Year ISO Rank
1970 .254 4
Year wOBA Rank
1970 .450 2
Year OPS Rank
1970 1.015 4
Year WAR Rank
1970 9.6 2
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