CF Bill Bruton #35
Age: 55 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/17/1980
 OA: 35 POT: 35
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CF BILL BRUTON #35 - AGE: 55 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 5 4 5 5
Gap 4 4 4 4
Power 4 4 4 4
Eye 4 4 4 4
Avoid K's 4 4 4 4
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 3
Errors: - 1 3
Arm: - 1 2
Turn DP: - 1 -
Ability: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 1
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 6
Stealing Ability: 7
Baserunning Inst.: 8
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
Birthday:11/09/1925
Born in:Unknown
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:76 kg
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:12 Years, 149 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:13 Years, 96 Days
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1952, 4th Pick in Round 1
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
1953 Milwaukee - MLB 27 143 553 160 19 12 2 51 72 40 2 2 82 46 31 .289 .338 .378 .716 91 95 1.4
1954 Milwaukee - MLB 28 147 542 126 15 12 4 52 66 39 5 3 75 29 26 .232 .289 .327 .615 66 69 -0.2
1955 Milwaukee - MLB 29 95 402 98 11 4 6 43 51 21 0 0 47 25 13 .244 .281 .336 .617 71 73 1.0
1956 Milwaukee - MLB 30 139 514 141 23 16 7 65 64 24 1 2 74 15 10 .274 .307 .422 .729 93 92 2.7
1957 Milwaukee - MLB 31 53 213 63 8 6 1 18 27 9 2 5 25 4 5 .296 .323 .404 .727 104 102 0.9
1957 Baltimore - MLB 31 50 178 42 6 3 3 30 18 6 1 0 24 3 5 .236 .265 .354 .619 78 73 0.3
1957 Total - MLB 31 103 391 105 14 9 4 48 45 15 3 5 49 7 10 .269 .297 .381 .678 92 89 1.2
1958 Baltimore - MLB 32 134 495 143 21 8 6 45 58 24 0 2 68 23 18 .289 .321 .400 .721 107 110 2.3
1959 Baltimore - MLB 33 44 179 47 10 3 1 22 28 13 0 0 23 9 6 .263 .312 .369 .681 93 97 0.8
1960 Baltimore - MLB 34 71 288 61 9 3 0 13 30 21 0 2 38 14 5 .212 .264 .264 .528 51 52 -0.0
1961 Baltimore - MLB 35 138 508 114 23 4 7 54 65 40 3 3 70 18 9 .224 .283 .327 .610 73 74 0.2
1962 Baltimore - MLB 36 151 594 149 22 8 10 61 83 48 1 1 66 27 17 .251 .307 .365 .673 90 93 1.9
1963 Baltimore - MLB 37 157 586 150 28 10 9 65 79 37 1 5 66 25 7 .256 .299 .384 .683 101 100 2.3
1964 Baltimore - MLB 38 108 255 80 6 8 4 24 47 29 0 0 35 13 6 .314 .384 .447 .831 144 147 2.3
1965 St. Louis - MLB 39 45 80 34 3 1 3 12 19 10 0 1 12 3 1 .425 .484 .600 1.084 206 205 1.5
1966 New York - MLB 40 61 99 18 4 2 0 8 8 10 0 1 17 1 0 .182 .255 .263 .517 52 55 -0.2
Total MLB 1536 5486 1426 208 100 63 563 715 371 16 27 722 255 159 .260 .307 .369 .676 89 91 17.1
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
1957 Scranton - AAA 31 24 91 32 8 2 0 8 14 5 0 1 7 0 0 .352 .381 .484 .865 132 131 0.7
1958 Brownsville - AAA 32 1 8 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .375 .375 .375 .750 97 104 -0.1
1959 Brownsville - AAA 33 8 27 12 2 0 1 5 5 1 0 1 4 0 0 .444 .448 .630 1.078 205 204 0.4
1960 Brownsville - AAA 34 48 73 18 3 2 0 5 14 6 0 0 6 5 2 .247 .304 .342 .646 79 70 0.1
1961 Brownsville - AAA 35 13 47 14 2 1 3 8 7 3 0 0 2 1 3 .298 .340 .574 .914 149 156 0.3
1965 Columbus - AAA 39 5 19 6 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .316 .381 .316 .697 93 106 0.1
1966 Dallas - AAA 40 40 147 48 10 1 2 27 31 12 0 2 13 6 1 .327 .373 .449 .822 125 124 1.1
Total AAA 139 412 133 25 6 6 54 73 29 0 4 33 12 8 .323 .364 .456 .820 124 123
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1953 Milwaukee - MLB CF 138 129 492 10 3 512 10 .980 1118.0 4.04 -1.7 .990
1954 Milwaukee - MLB CF 139 124 510 20 8 537 7 .987 1137.0 4.20 +3.5 1.008
1955 Milwaukee - MLB CF 93 92 345 10 3 359 4 .989 792.1 4.03 +6.7 1.039
1956 Milwaukee - MLB CF 134 132 524 12 2 544 8 .985 1151.0 4.19 +10.1 1.028
1957 Milwaukee - MLB CF 48 48 181 6 2 189 2 .989 425.0 3.96 +2.1 1.031
1957 Baltimore - MLB CF 48 46 160 3 0 167 4 .976 402.0 3.65 +0.5 1.002
1958 Baltimore - MLB CF 124 111 372 7 1 384 5 .987 1002.1 3.40 -0.3 1.000
1959 Baltimore - MLB CF 42 42 130 5 0 136 1 .993 365.2 3.32 -0.7 .980
1960 Baltimore - MLB CF 68 68 211 5 3 216 0 1.000 592.0 3.28 +1.4 1.003
1961 Baltimore - MLB CF 123 116 364 11 4 385 10 .974 1027.2 3.28 -2.7 .997
1962 Baltimore - MLB CF 143 133 412 15 1 434 7 .984 1229.2 3.13 -0.2 1.010
1963 Baltimore - MLB CF 145 134 452 5 0 458 1 .998 1213.2 3.39 -3.7 .998
1964 Baltimore - MLB LF 18 18 35 0 0 37 2 .946 148.2 2.12 -0.9 .969
1964 Baltimore - MLB CF 25 15 74 3 2 78 1 .987 165.2 4.18 -0.6 .969
1964 Baltimore - MLB RF 18 18 33 2 0 35 0 1.000 158.0 1.99 -1.8 .947
1965 St. Louis - MLB LF 11 7 16 0 0 17 1 .941 69.1 2.08 -0.5 .998
1965 St. Louis - MLB CF 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 +0.0 1.001
1965 St. Louis - MLB RF 8 7 13 0 0 13 0 1.000 64.2 1.81 -1.4 .918
1966 New York - MLB LF 25 13 35 1 1 36 0 1.000 139.0 2.33 -0.8 .994
1966 New York - MLB CF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 7.0 3.86 +0.2 1.002
1966 New York - MLB RF 5 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 19.0 1.89 -0.1 .983
TOTAL LF 54 38 86 1 1 90 3 .967 357.0 2.19 -2.2 .985
TOTAL CF 1273 1191 4232 112 29 4404 60 .986 10632.0 3.68 +14.8 1.007
TOTAL RF 31 26 50 2 0 52 0 1.000 241.2 1.94 -3.3 .942
PLAYER HISTORY
12/20/1952 Drafted in the 1952 first-year player draft by the Milwaukee Braves. (Round 1, Pick 4, 4th overall pick).
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 3 (5); Eye: 4 (4).
04/25/1953 Injured (bruised shoulder),day-to-day for 4 days.
05/05/1953 Injured (intercostal strain),out for one week.
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 3 (5); Eye: 4 (5).
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 4 (5); Eye: 3 (4).
05/01/1955 Goes 5-5 against the Brooklyn Dodgers, with 0 RBI and 2 R.
05/30/1955 Injured (high ankle sprain),out for 3-4 weeks.
07/29/1955 Injured on 07/26/1955, diagnosed with a pinched nerve, will miss 2 weeks.
01/01/1956 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 3 (3).
06/05/1956 Injured (blurred vision),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1957 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 3 (3).
05/29/1957 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/30/1957 Was traded by the Milwaukee Braves to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for 2B Billy Consolo.
08/18/1957 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for one week.
08/22/1957 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
01/01/1958 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 4 (4).
09/01/1958 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1959 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 4 (4).
05/08/1959 Injured on 05/05/1959, diagnosed with a broken hand, will miss 3 months.
07/04/1959 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 7 weeks.
08/26/1959 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for one week.
08/31/1959 Wins the AAA ALAAA Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1960 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (5).
05/30/1960 Injured (pinched nerve (neck)),out for 3 weeks.
10/01/1960 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1961 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (5).
01/01/1962 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (5).
04/29/1962 Injured on 04/28/1962, diagnosed with hamstring soreness, will not miss additional time.
06/08/1962 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for one week.
06/12/1962 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 6 (6).
03/20/1963 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for one week.
05/16/1963 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 6 (6).
05/10/1964 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for one week.
07/09/1964 Goes 5-5 against the Cleveland Indians, with 1 2B, 0 RBI and 0 R.
11/06/1964 Became a free agent.
12/16/1964 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $356,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 6 (6).
06/05/1965 Injured on 06/01/1965, diagnosed with a fractured thumb, will miss 5 weeks.
06/27/1965 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, requires surgery and will miss another 8 weeks.
08/02/1965 Transferred to the 60-day IL.
10/21/1965 Was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the New York Yankees in exchange for RP Fred Gladding.
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (5).
10/12/1966 Has failed to meet the vesting criteria in his contract.
11/04/1966 Became a free agent.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 4 (4).
10/11/1967 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year PA Rank
1963 633 7
Year AB Rank
1953 553 4
1962 594 4
1963 586 4
Year K Rank
1953 82 4
1954 75 10
Year 2B Rank
1963 28 6
Year 3B Rank
1953 12 1
1954 12 4
1956 16 1
1957 6 6
1958 8 2
1962 8 4
1963 10 4
1964 8 7
Year SB Rank
1953 46 1
1954 29 1
1955 25 2
1956 15 6
1958 23 3
1960 14 9
1961 18 9
1962 27 5
1963 25 5
1964 13 10
Year HP Rank
1954 5 7
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