3B Bill 'Candy' Harper #31
Cleveland Bobcats MLB
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
09/16/1974
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3B BILL 'CANDY' HARPER #31 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
146 502 140 28 4 19 54 124 73 .279 .422 .464 55 4.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 50 60
Gap 55 60 50 55
Power 60 75 60 70
Eye 80 80 80 80
Avoid K's 50 50 45 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: 20
Catcher: - Left Field: 20
1st Base: 55 Center Field: 30
2nd Base: 40 Right Field: 60
3rd Base: 50
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Aggressiveness: 70
Stealing Ability: 70
Baserunning Inst.: 75
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 45
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/15/1974 @ DEN Loss, 5-11 3 2 1 0 0 2 1 2
09/14/1974 @ DEN Loss, 2-6 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/13/1974 @ DEN Win, 6-4 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 0
09/12/1974 NYK Win, 7-0 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 1
09/11/1974 NYK Win, 5-1 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1
09/10/1974 NYK Loss, 1-13 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
09/08/1974 BRO Win, 3-0 4 2 2 3 2 0 1 0
09/07/1974 BRO Loss, 2-11 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/06/1974 BRO Win, 9-5 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 1
09/05/1974 BRO Loss, 1-3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
He is unthinking.
Low: Baseball IQ
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:$524,000
Signed Through:1977 Season
Major Service:6 Years, None
Service This Yr:160 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:6 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1968, 5th Pick in Round 1
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 146 502 140 28 4 19 54 95 124 73 .279 .422 .464 .886 .384 .185 153
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 137 635 4 23 0 4 0 5 233 51 55 37 59.8 104.2 6.90 4.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   133 39 12 2 5 17 31 53 12 1 0 1 .293 .495 .526 1.021
Versus Right   369 101 16 2 14 37 64 71 61 4 0 3 .274 .391 .442 .833
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   21 6 2 0 0 0 5 9 1 0 0 0 .286 .500 .381 .881
April   70 18 0 1 4 9 13 18 8 0 0 1 .257 .416 .457 .873
May   81 24 4 2 1 8 15 23 12 2 0 0 .296 .443 .432 .875
June   91 23 5 1 3 14 23 36 17 3 0 0 .253 .454 .429 .882
July   105 30 5 0 4 9 18 15 11 0 0 1 .286 .380 .448 .828
August   102 25 7 0 3 8 12 21 15 0 0 2 .245 .384 .402 .786
September   53 20 7 0 4 6 14 11 10 0 0 0 .377 .484 .736 1.220
All-Star Game   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   66 14 2 0 3 11 13 6 9 0 0 2 .212 .297 .379 .676
Last Year   578 169 34 5 22 72 105 96 92 2 0 1 .292 .393 .483 .876
2 Years Ago   566 172 31 5 22 63 103 103 91 0 0 4 .304 .415 .493 .907
Career   3001 844 144 29 132 378 602 670 539 12 0 20 .281 .414 .481 .895
Home   252 72 12 3 10 28 45 54 33 3 0 4 .286 .415 .476 .892
Road   250 68 16 1 9 26 50 70 40 2 0 0 .272 .429 .452 .881
Grass   502 140 28 4 19 54 95 124 73 5 0 4 .279 .422 .464 .886
Day   303 85 18 2 13 34 58 69 44 2 0 2 .281 .415 .482 .897
Night   199 55 10 2 6 20 37 55 29 3 0 2 .276 .432 .437 .870
As Starter   496 139 27 4 19 54 94 121 72 5 0 4 .280 .422 .466 .887
As Reliever / Substitution   6 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 .167 .444 .333 .778
Pinch Hitting   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Close/Late   104 36 7 0 7 16 23 37 14 0 0 0 .346 .518 .615 1.133
Inning 1-3   212 57 12 1 6 16 42 41 32 1 0 3 .269 .393 .420 .813
Inning 4-6   142 36 5 2 4 17 21 37 18 3 0 1 .254 .404 .401 .806
Inning 7-9   142 44 10 1 8 19 28 41 23 1 0 0 .310 .462 .563 1.025
Extra Innings   6 3 1 0 1 2 4 5 0 0 0 0 .500 .727 1.167 1.894
0 Outs   238 65 13 1 8 12 51 36 31 1 0 1 .273 .370 .437 .807
1 Outs   151 41 11 0 7 28 26 47 17 4 0 3 .272 .444 .483 .927
2 Outs   113 34 4 3 4 14 18 41 25 0 0 0 .301 .487 .496 .983
Scoring Position   70 21 3 1 2 31 11 39 14 5 0 1 .300 .530 .457 .988
Bases Empty   366 98 20 1 15 15 67 68 47 0 0 3 .268 .387 .451 .838
Runner on 1st   66 21 5 2 2 8 17 17 12 0 0 0 .318 .458 .545 1.003
Runner on 2nd   29 7 0 1 0 5 2 18 5 0 0 0 .241 .532 .310 .842
Runner on 3rd   7 3 0 0 0 5 2 6 1 1 0 0 .429 .643 .429 1.071
Runner on 1st & 2nd   17 6 1 0 2 10 2 3 2 0 0 1 .353 .476 .765 1.241
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 4 2 0 0 6 2 4 4 1 0 0 .364 .500 .545 1.045
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 4 3 8 2 2 0 0 .250 .643 .250 .893
Bases Loaded   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   415 119 23 4 16 48 63 43 73 5 0 4 .287 .355 .477 .833
First Pitch   19 7 0 0 1 2 5 18 0 0 0 0 .368 .676 .526 1.202
Count 0-1   23 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .087 .087 .087 .174
Count 0-2   30 7 1 0 2 4 3 0 16 0 0 0 .233 .233 .467 .700
Count 1-0   11 4 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .364 .417 .636 1.053
Count 1-1   11 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .182 .308 .182 .490
Count 1-2   58 13 2 0 2 4 10 0 22 1 0 1 .224 .233 .362 .595
Count 2-0   5 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 1.000 1.600
Count 2-1   14 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .071 .133 .286 .419
Count 2-2   79 23 4 0 3 7 11 0 20 0 0 1 .291 .300 .456 .756
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 11 28 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 2 0 0 1 3 8 31 0 0 0 0 .500 .943 1.250 2.193
Full Count   248 76 16 4 9 33 39 43 15 4 0 2 .306 .407 .512 .920
Behind in Count   111 22 3 0 4 8 14 0 38 1 0 1 .198 .204 .333 .537
Ahead in Count   34 10 5 0 2 4 25 61 0 0 0 0 .294 .747 .618 1.365
Batting Leadoff   372 107 18 3 15 40 70 77 61 4 0 3 .288 .410 .473 .883
Batting 2nd   125 32 9 1 4 14 24 44 11 1 0 1 .256 .450 .440 .890
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Batting 8th   1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Batting 9th   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .400 .000 .400
Low Leverage   187 47 10 3 8 15 37 49 28 1 0 3 .251 .412 .465 .878
Medium Leverage   242 70 11 1 7 19 47 60 34 3 0 1 .289 .428 .430 .858
High Leverage   67 21 6 0 3 19 9 15 11 1 0 0 .313 .434 .537 .971
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 .757 123 128 2.0
1970 Cleveland - MLB 24 151 532 164 24 9 31 84 132 139 4 3 95 37 18 .308 .453 .562 1.015 178 183 9.7
1971 Cleveland - MLB 25 96 319 89 10 3 18 49 73 86 3 1 65 28 11 .279 .435 .498 .934 172 173 4.9
1972 Cleveland - MLB 26 153 566 172 31 5 22 63 103 103 4 0 91 41 27 .304 .415 .493 .907 167 167 9.0
1973 Cleveland - MLB 27 158 578 169 34 5 22 72 105 96 1 2 92 49 24 .292 .393 .483 .876 144 146 5.2
1974 Cleveland - MLB 28 146 502 140 28 4 19 54 95 124 4 5 73 55 37 .279 .422 .464 .886 153 153 4.3
Total MLB 843 3001 844 144 29 132 378 602 670 20 12 539 236 131 .281 .414 .481 .895 156 158 35.2
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 .706 109 183 0.8
Total MLB 6 11 1 0 0 0 0 6 12 3 0 1 2 1 .091 .615 .091 .706 109 183
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 30 28 252 17 22 269 0 1.000 236.1 10.24 +2.8 1.076
1972 Cleveland - MLB 2B 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.0 .989
1972 Cleveland - MLB 3B 23 22 13 41 4 56 2 .964 181.2 2.68 +1.0 1.047
1972 Cleveland - MLB CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.1 .993
1972 Cleveland - MLB RF 105 96 196 11 1 211 4 .981 892.2 2.09 +8.4 1.071
1973 Cleveland - MLB 1B 17 9 112 8 12 120 0 1.000 101.2 10.62 +1.2 1.141
1973 Cleveland - MLB 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Cleveland - MLB 3B 144 136 115 273 25 406 18 .956 1209.1 2.89 -9.6 .950
1973 Cleveland - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Cleveland - MLB RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 13.0 0.69 +0.0 1.049
1974 Cleveland - MLB 1B 27 23 238 16 18 257 3 .988 207.1 11.03 -1.4 .938
1974 Cleveland - MLB 3B 120 113 78 249 27 339 12 .965 997.0 2.95 -8.1 .953
1974 Cleveland - MLB RF 4 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 12.1 2.92 +0.1 1.030
TOTAL 1B 162 129 1196 80 108 1288 12 .991 1150.2 9.98 +1.1 1.006
TOTAL 2B 67 59 161 175 52 345 9 .974 539.1 5.61 -12.5 .907
TOTAL 3B 293 271 207 565 56 804 32 .960 2396.0 2.90 -16.6 .958
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 4 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 13.0 3.46 +0.1 .982
TOTAL RF 347 325 598 23 1 632 11 .983 2890.1 1.93 +7.7 1.015
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.
06/20/1972 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/09/1972 Was selected to the 1972 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/18/1972 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for one week.
09/20/1972 Injured (cold),day-to-day for 2 days.
10/28/1972 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $292,411 with the Cleveland Bobcats organization.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 60 (70); Eye: 75 (80).
02/02/1973 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $2,944,000 with the Cleveland Bobcats organization.
02/06/1973 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Cleveland Bobcats development complex.
03/18/1973 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his outfield defense at the Cleveland Bobcats development complex.
04/04/1973 Injured (hamstring tightness),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/08/1973 Was selected to the 1973 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 60 (70); Eye: 80 (80).
05/14/1974 Goes 5-6 against the San Diego Captains, with 0 RBI and 2 R.
07/07/1974 Was selected to the 1974 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/25/1974 Injured (tendinitis (knee)),day-to-day for one week.
09/09/1974 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year PA Rank
1970 678 4
1972 673 8
Year K Rank
1969 123 7
Year TB Rank
1970 299 8
1972 279 10
Year 2B Rank
1973 34 10
Year 3B Rank
1970 9 7
Year HR Rank
1970 31 7
Year SB Rank
1969 26 9
1970 37 5
1971 28 7
1972 41 6
1973 49 2
Year R Rank
1969 94 6
1970 132 2
1972 103 7
1973 105 5
Year BB Rank
1969 122 3
1970 139 4
1971 86 9
1972 103 6
1973 96 5
Year EBH Rank
1972 58 9
1973 61 9
Year AVG Rank
1972 .304 10
Year OBP Rank
1970 .453 3
1972 .415 5
1973 .393 8
Year SLG Rank
1970 .562 7
1972 .493 9
Year RC Rank
1970 150.06 3
1972 118.40 4
1973 113.60 8
Year RC/27 Rank
1970 10.31 3
1972 7.45 6
1973 6.92 8
Year ISO Rank
1970 .254 4
1972 .189 10
Year wOBA Rank
1970 .450 2
1972 .411 4
1973 .388 7
Year OPS Rank
1970 1.015 4
1972 .907 6
1973 .876 10
Year WAR Rank
1970 9.6 2
1972 9.2 4
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