Billy Bates
William Derrick Bates
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 7" , Weight: 155 lb.

Born: December 7, 1963 in Houston, TX
High School: Aldine (Houston, TX)
School: University of Texas at Austin
Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 4th round of the 1985 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 17, 1989
Final Game: October 2, 1990
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1989 25 MIL AL 7 14 14 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 .214 .214 .214 .429 22 3 2 0 0 0 0 /4
1990 26 TOT MLB 22 40 34 8 3 1 0 0 2 6 1 4 9 .088 .179 .118 .297 -15 4 0 0 1 1 0 4
1990 26 MIL AL 14 35 29 6 3 1 0 0 2 4 0 4 7 .103 .206 .138 .344 -1 4 0 0 1 1 0 4
1990 26 CIN NL 8 5 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /4
2 Seasons 29 54 48 11 6 1 0 0 2 8 1 4 10 .125 .189 .146 .335 -5 7 2 0 1 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 302 268 61 34 6 0 0 11 45 6 22 56 .125 .189 .146 .335 -5 39 11 0 6 6 0
MIL (2 yrs) 21 49 43 9 6 1 0 0 2 6 0 4 8 .140 .208 .163 .371 6 7 2 0 1 1 0
CIN (1 yr) 8 5 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (2 yrs) 21 49 43 9 6 1 0 0 2 6 0 4 8 .140 .208 .163 .371 6 7 2 0 1 1 0
NL (1 yr) 8 5 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1989 25 MIL AL 14 13 0 0.0 92 .231 .214 .260 .214 .324 .214 .382 .429 .706 22 .000 -1.5 -0.2 .385 .143 .000 .0
1990 26 TOT MLB 40 34 2 1.6 95 .115 .088 .260 .179 .328 .118 .389 .297 .716 -15 .133 -5.3 -0.5 .406 .294 .029 .0
1990 26 MIL AL 35 28 2 1.9 94 .130 .103 .258 .206 .326 .138 .386 .344 .712 -1 .180 -3.8 -0.4 .462 .310 .034 .0
1990 26 CIN NL 5 6 0 0.0 102 .000 .000 .270 .000 .337 .000 .406 .000 .743 -100 .000 -1.4 -0.1 .167 .200 .000 .0
2 Seasons 54 47 2 1.1 94 .154 .125 .260 .189 .327 .146 .387 .335 .714 -5 .079 -6.8 -0.7 .400 .250 .021 .0
162 Game Avg. 302 263 11 1.1 94 .154 .125 .260 .189 .327 .146 .387 .335 .714 -5 .079 -6.8 -0.7 .400 .250 .021
MIL (2 yrs) 49 41 2 1.3 93 .167 .140 .259 .208 .326 .163 .385 .371 .710 6 .099 -5.4 -0.6 .436 .256 .023 .0
CIN (1 yr) 5 6 0 0.0 102 .000 .000 .270 .000 .337 .000 .406 .000 .743 -100 .000 -1.4 -0.1 .167 .200 .000 .0
AL (2 yrs) 49 41 2 1.3 93 .167 .140 .259 .208 .326 .163 .385 .371 .710 6 .099 -5.4 -0.6 .436 .256 .023 .0
NL (1 yr) 5 6 0 0.0 102 .000 .000 .270 .000 .337 .000 .406 .000 .743 -100 .000 -1.4 -0.1 .167 .200 .000 .0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1990 26 CIN NL NLCS PIT W 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990 26 CIN NL WS OAK W 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season (2 Series) 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1989 25 MIL AL 14 0.0% 7.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 14.0 1.00 1.40 93% 31% 0.0% 0%
1990 26 TOT MLB 40 0.0% 22.5% 10.0% 2.5% 33% 2.25 3.8 17.0 1.89 2.29 65% 22% 0.0% 11%
1990 26 MIL AL 35 0.0% 20.0% 11.4% 2.9% 33% 1.75 4.1 14.5 1.88 2.33 66% 25% 0.0% 0%
1990 26 CIN NL 5 0.0% 40.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.5 2.00 2.00 60% 0% 100%
2 Seasons 54 0.0% 18.5% 7.4% 1.9% 17% 2.50 4.8 24.0 1.53 1.92 72% 25% 0.0% 7%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1989 25 MIL AL 0 0 100% 5 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 67% 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 2
1990 26 TOT MLB 1 0 114% 22 6 1 86% 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 75% 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 2
1990 26 MIL AL 1 0 86% 11 4 0 100% 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 67% 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1
1990 26 CIN NL 0 0 11 2 1 67% 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
2 Seasons 1 0 110% 27 8 1 89% 6 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 6 71% 1 0 1 2 2 0 4 0 4
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1989 25 MIL AL 14 93% 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0.36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 4 2 50% 3 1 33% 8 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1990 26 TOT MLB 40 88% 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.58 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 11 0 0% 3 2 67% 30 4 13% 3 1 33% 2 1 50% 0
1990 26 MIL AL 35 91% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 10 0 0% 2 2 100% 25 4 16% 2 1 50% 1 1 100% 0
1990 26 CIN NL 5 60% 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 5 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
2 Seasons 54 89% 6 1 0 2 1 0 0 0.47 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 15 2 13% 6 3 50% 38 4 11% 3 1 33% 3 1 33% 0
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1989 25 MIL AL 13 28 2.15 23 82% 35% 0% 13% 52% 65% 0% 54% 100% 38% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 100% 1 0 0
1990 26 TOT MLB 40 156 3.90 96 62% 23% 15% 33% 28% 76% 0% 47% 80% 30% 8% 3 0 23% 9 1 8% 3 1 22% 0 0 1
1990 26 MIL AL 35 135 3.86 78 58% 23% 15% 29% 31% 76% 0% 44% 78% 26% 9% 3 0 23% 8 1 9% 3 1 14% 0 0 1
1990 26 CIN NL 5 21 4.20 18 86% 22% 11% 50% 17% 78% 0% 67% 86% 60% 0% 0 0 20% 1 0 0% 0 0 50% 0 0 0
2 Seasons 53 184 3.47 119 65% 25% 12% 29% 33% 74% 0% 48% 83% 32% 6% 3 0 17% 9 1 6% 3 1 30% 1 0 1
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1989 25 7 14 14 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 .214 .214 .214 .429 22 3 2 0 0 0 0
1990 26 29 54 48 11 6 1 0 0 2 8 1 4 10 .125 .189 .146 .335 -5 7 2 0 1 1 0

Neutralized Batting

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Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1989 25 7 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 7
1990 26 22 44 36 11 5 2 0 0 3 10 7 9 .139 .273 .194 .467 2 22
2 Seasons 29 58 50 11 5 2 0 0 3 12 7 10 .100 .207 .140 .347 2 29
162 Game Avg. 162 324 279 61 28 11 0 0 17 67 39 56 .100 .207 .140 .347 11 29

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