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Bill Hands
William Alfred Hands Jr. (Froggy)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 185 lb.

Debut June 3, 1965
  vs. MLN 2.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER
Final Game August 10, 1975
Born May 6, 1940 in Hackensack, NJ

Signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent in 1959. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1965 25 SFG NL   0   2   4   2   0   0   0  0    6.0   13   11   11   0    6    5   0   0    36   2   0 16.50  3.61   22 3.167
 1966 26 CHC NL   8  13  41  26   0   0  10  2  159.0  168   91   81  17   59   93   5   4   698   6   2  4.58  3.68   80 1.428
 1967 27 CHC NL   7   8  49  11   3   1  21  6  150.0  134   46   41   9   48   84   2   4   617  15   0  2.46  3.54  144 1.213
 1968 28 CHC NL  16  10  38  34  11   4   0  0  258.7  221   91   83  26   36  148   6   4  1013   0   0  2.89  3.16  110 0.994
 1969 29 CHC NL  20  14  41  41  18   3   0  0  300.0  268  102   83  21   73  181   6   5  1220   8   0  2.49  4.03  162 1.137
 1970 30 CHC NL  18  15  39  38  12   2   1  1  265.0  278  121  109  20   76  170   4   9  1127   8   1  3.70  4.46  120 1.336
 1971 31 CHC NL  12  18  36  35  14   1   1  0  242.3  248  112   92  27   50  128   2   5  1019   6   0  3.42  3.92  115 1.230
 1972 32 CHC NL  11   8  32  28   6   3   3  0  189.0  168   73   63  12   47   96   2   1   770   7   1  3.00  3.80  127 1.138
 1973 33 MIN AL   7  10  39  15   3   1  17  2  142.0  138   69   55  14   41   78   2   5   599   2   0  3.49  3.98  114 1.261
 1974 34 TOT AL   6   5  37  12   1   1  16  3  129.3  141   60   60   9   28   78   4   2   548   0   1  4.18  3.75   90 1.307
         MIN AL   4   5  35  10   0   0  16  3  115.3  130   57   57   9   25   74   4   2   492   0   1  4.45  3.77   85 1.344
         TEX AL   2   0   2   2   1   1   0  0   14.0   11    3    3   0    3    4   0   0    56   0   0  1.93  3.55  184 1.000
 1975 35 TEX AL   6   7  18  18   4   1   0  0  109.7  118   58   49  12   28   67   3   7   469   1   0  4.02  3.75   93 1.331
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 11 Yr WL% .502 111 110 374 260  72  17  69 14 1951.0 1895  834  727 167  492 1128  36  46  8116  55   5  3.35  3.83  114 1.223
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    11  11  40  27   7   1   7  1  209.0  203   89   77  17   52  120   3   4   870   5   0  3.35  3.83  114 1.223
 Career High     20  18  49  41  18   4  21  6  300.0  278  121  109  27   76  181   6   9  1220  15   2  2.46  4.46  162 0.994

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1965 25 SFG NL   4    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1966 26 CHC NL  41   49    2    2   1  0   0    1   0  0   3  23  .041  .096  .061  -55    3   4   0   0   0   0
 1967 27 CHC NL  49   38    0    4   0  0   0    3   0  0   3  26  .105  .171  .105  -21    4   4   0   0   0   0
 1968 28 CHC NL  38   82    2    5   0  0   0    0   0  0   3  50  .061  .094  .061  -54    5   7   0   0   0   0
 1969 29 CHC NL  41   98    5    9   0  0   0    3   0  0   4  45  .092  .136  .092  -38    9  11   0   0   1   0
 1970 30 CHC NL  39   75    6   10   2  0   0    6   0  0  15  33  .133  .272  .160   14   12   9   2   0   0   0
 1971 31 CHC NL  36   72    3    6   3  0   0    6   0  0   6  42  .083  .154  .125  -24    9   9   0   0   0   0
 1972 32 CHC NL  32   57    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   5  30  .018  .097  .018  -67    1   4   0   0   0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons     374  472   19   37   6  0   0   19   0  0  39 249  .078  .150  .091  -33   43  48   2   0   1   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        204    8   16   3  0   0    8   0  0  17 108  .078  .150  .091  -33   19  21   1   0   0   1
 Career High     49   98    6   10   3  0   0    6   0  0  15  50                          12  11   2   0   1   2
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1965 25 SFG NL    1    1    0   0.0    97| .000  .263| .000  .327| .000  .397| .000  .724|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1966 26 CHC NL   56   51    1   0.5    97| .041  .266| .096  .324| .061  .400| .157  .725| -55  .022 -10.4  -1.1   0%
 1967 27 CHC NL   45   38    1   0.7    94| .105  .264| .171  .327| .105  .387| .276  .714| -21  .041  -6.2  -0.7   0%
 1968 28 CHC NL   92   84    1   0.3    87| .061  .260| .094  .319| .061  .366| .155  .685| -54  .012 -16.0  -1.8   0%
 1969 29 CHC NL  114  100    2   0.5   105| .092  .274| .136  .346| .092  .406| .228  .752| -38  .023 -19.4  -2.1   0%
 1970 30 CHC NL  101   76    5   1.8   112| .133  .280| .272  .354| .160  .427| .432  .781|  14  .146  -9.4  -0.9   0%
 1971 31 CHC NL   87   75    2   0.7   102| .083  .274| .154  .342| .125  .401| .279  .743| -24  .040 -12.6  -1.3   0%
 1972 32 CHC NL   66   62    0   0.0   100| .018  .268| .097  .337| .018  .395| .115  .733| -67  .000 -13.3  -1.4   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons      562  487   12   0.7   100| .078  .270| .150  .338| .091  .398| .241  .736| -33  .034 -87.4  -9.3   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1965 25 SFG NL P 4 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.50 0.80 3.00 2.10 2 6.0 1966 26 CHC NL P 41 12 33 4 1 .918 .947 1.10 0.74 2.55 1.96 26 159.0 1967 27 CHC NL P 49 11 24 1 1 .972 .959 0.71 0.78 2.10 2.00 11 150.0 1968 28 CHC NL P 38 21 39 1 0 .984 .958 1.58 0.85 2.09 2.01 34 258.7 1969 29 CHC NL P 41 16 56 3 2 .960 .957 1.76 0.78 2.16 1.95 41 300.0 1970 30 CHC NL P 39 22 42 3 2 .955 .951 1.64 0.71 2.17 1.85 38 265.0 1971 31 CHC NL P 36 21 32 2 2 .964 .953 1.47 0.78 1.97 1.90 35 242.3 1972 32 CHC NL P 32 12 21 5 1 .868 .951 1.03 0.73 1.57 1.78 28 189.0 1973 33 MIN AL P 39 4 20 2 2 .923 .952 0.62 0.86 1.52 1.86 15 142.0 1974 34 TOT AL P 37 10 12 0 0 1.000 .944 0.59 0.83 1.53 1.81 12 129.3 MIN AL P 35 9 10 0 0 1.000 .945 0.54 0.83 1.48 1.81 10 115.3 TEX AL P 2 1 2 0 0 1.000 .938 1.50 0.85 1.93 1.80 2 14.0 1975 35 TEX AL P 18 11 16 3 1 .900 .941 1.50 0.85 2.22 1.87 18 109.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1965 25 SFG NL P 4 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.50 0.80 3.00 2.10 2 6.0 1966 26 CHC NL P 41 12 33 4 1 .918 .947 1.10 0.74 2.55 1.96 26 159.0 1967 27 CHC NL P 49 11 24 1 1 .972 .959 0.71 0.78 2.10 2.00 11 150.0 1968 28 CHC NL P 38 21 39 1 0 .984 .958 1.58 0.85 2.09 2.01 34 258.7 1969 29 CHC NL P 41 16 56 3 2 .960 .957 1.76 0.78 2.16 1.95 41 300.0 1970 30 CHC NL P 39 22 42 3 2 .955 .951 1.64 0.71 2.17 1.85 38 265.0 1971 31 CHC NL P 36 21 32 2 2 .964 .953 1.47 0.78 1.97 1.90 35 242.3 1972 32 CHC NL P 32 12 21 5 1 .868 .951 1.03 0.73 1.57 1.78 28 189.0 1973 33 MIN AL P 39 4 20 2 2 .923 .952 0.62 0.86 1.52 1.86 15 142.0 1974 34 TOT AL P 37 10 12 0 0 1.000 .944 0.59 0.83 1.53 1.81 12 129.3 MIN AL P 35 9 10 0 0 1.000 .945 0.54 0.83 1.48 1.81 10 115.3 TEX AL P 2 1 2 0 0 1.000 .938 1.50 0.85 1.93 1.80 2 14.0 1975 35 TEX AL P 18 11 16 3 1 .900 .941 1.50 0.85 2.22 1.87 18 109.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 374 140 297 24 12 .948 .953 1.17 0.79 2.02 1.91 260 1951.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 374 140 297 24 12 .948 .953 1.17 0.79 2.02 1.91 260 1951
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Sac. Hits
1969 NL-11-6

ERA
1969 NL-2.49-8

Wins
1968 NL-16-8
1969 NL-20-5
1970 NL-18-5

Won-Loss %
1968 NL-.615-9

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1968 NL-.994-5
1969 NL-1.137-8

Bases on Balls/9IP
1968 NL-1.25-1
1969 NL-2.19-10
1971 NL-1.86-4

Innings
1968 NL-258.7-8
1969 NL-300.0-7
1970 NL-265.0-8

Games Started
1968 NL-34-10
1969 NL-41-2
1970 NL-38-3

Comp. Games
1969 NL-18-7
1970 NL-12-9
1971 NL-14-10

Home Runs Allow.
1968 NL-26-1
1971 NL-27-3

Hits Allowed
1969 NL-268-6
1970 NL-278-4
1971 NL-248-9

SO to Walk
1968 NL-4.11-4
1971 NL-2.56-8

Losses
1970 NL-15-7
1971 NL-18-2

Earned Runs Allow.
1968 NL-83-9
1970 NL-109-8

Batters Faced
1969 NL-1220-7
1970 NL-1127-8

Adjusted ERA+
1969 NL-162-5
1972 NL-127-10

   

Black Ink: Pitching - 2 (732) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 43 (568) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 13.0 (588) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 16.0 (696) (Likely HOFer > 100)
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Transactions 

Before 1959 Season: Signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent.

December 2, 1965: Traded by the San Francisco Giants with Randy Hundley to the Chicago Cubs for Lindy McDaniel and Don Landrum.

November 30, 1972: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Bob Maneely (minors) and Joe Decker to the Minnesota Twins for Dave LaRoche.

September 9, 1974: Selected off waivers by the Texas Rangers from the Minnesota Twins.

February 24, 1976: Traded by the Texas Rangers to the New York Mets for George Stone.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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