Bill Davis
Arthur Willard Davis
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 7" , Weight: 215 lb.

Born: June 6, 1942 in Graceville, MN
High School: Richfield (Richfield, MN)
School: University of Minnesota
Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1964. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 16, 1965
Final Game: May 21, 1969
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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
1965 23 CLE AL 10 10 10 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 .300 .400 .700 97 4 0 0 0 0 0
1966 24 CLE AL 23 45 38 2 6 1 0 1 4 0 0 6 9 .158 .267 .263 .530 53 10 1 0 0 1 0 /3
1969 27 SDP NL 31 66 57 1 10 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 18 .175 .288 .193 .481 40 11 2 1 0 0 0 3
3 Seasons 64 121 105 3 19 3 0 1 5 0 0 14 28 .181 .281 .238 .519 50 25 3 1 0 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 306 266 8 48 8 0 3 13 0 0 35 71 .181 .281 .238 .519 50 63 8 3 0 3 0
CLE (2 yrs) 33 55 48 2 9 2 0 1 4 0 0 6 10 .188 .273 .292 .564 62 14 1 0 0 1 0
SDP (1 yr) 31 66 57 1 10 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 18 .175 .288 .193 .481 40 11 2 1 0 0 0
AL (2 yrs) 33 55 48 2 9 2 0 1 4 0 0 6 10 .188 .273 .292 .564 62 14 1 0 0 1 0
NL (1 yr) 31 66 57 1 10 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 18 .175 .288 .193 .481 40 11 2 1 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
1965 23 CLE AL 10 7 1 3.8 93 .333 .300 .252 .300 .322 .400 .386 .700 .708 97 .479 -0.1 0.0 .571 .100 .100
1966 24 CLE AL 45 34 3 2.4 90 .172 .158 .248 .267 .315 .263 .383 .530 .698 53 .287 -2.1 -0.2 .485 .263 .105 .0
1969 27 SDP NL 66 49 3 1.6 91 .256 .175 .255 .288 .324 .193 .377 .481 .702 40 .153 -4.2 -0.4 .408 .158 .018
3 Seasons 121 90 7 2.1 91 .234 .181 .252 .281 .321 .238 .380 .519 .701 50 .229 -6.4 -0.6 .449 .190 .057 .0
162 Game Avg. 306 228 18 2.1 91 .234 .181 .252 .281 .321 .238 .380 .519 .701 50 .229 -6.4 -0.6 .449 .190 .057
CLE (2 yrs) 55 41 4 2.6 90 .211 .188 .249 .273 .316 .292 .383 .564 .700 62 .324 -2.2 -0.2 .500 .229 .104 .0
SDP (1 yr) 66 49 3 1.6 91 .256 .175 .255 .288 .324 .193 .377 .481 .702 40 .154 -4.2 -0.4 .408 .158 .018
AL (2 yrs) 55 41 4 2.6 90 .211 .188 .249 .273 .316 .292 .383 .564 .700 62 .324 -2.2 -0.2 .500 .229 .104 .0
NL (1 yr) 66 49 3 1.6 91 .256 .175 .255 .288 .324 .193 .377 .481 .702 40 .154 -4.2 -0.4 .408 .158 .018

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
1965 23 CLE AL 10 0.0% 10.0% 0.0% 10.0% 33% 10.0 0.67 90%
1966 24 CLE AL 45 2.2% 20.0% 13.3% 4.4% 33% 1.50 4.2 38.0 9.5 0.56 64%
1969 27 SDP NL 66 0.0% 27.3% 12.1% 1.5% 10% 2.25 3.2 57.0 1.23 59%
3 Seasons 121 0.8% 23.1% 11.6% 3.3% 21% 2.00 3.8 105.0 21.0 0.84 64%
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
1965 23 CLE AL 1 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 24 CLE AL 0 0 9% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1969 27 SDP NL 0 0 5% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33% 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
3 Seasons 1 0 6% 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20% 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
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
1965 23 CLE AL 10 100% 3 10 3 0 0 1.63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 0 0 10 1 10% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
1966 24 CLE AL 45 98% 6 12 3 1 1 2.01 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 1 13% 3 2 67% 28 3 11% 2 2 100% 1 0 0% 0
1969 27 SDP NL 64 100% 10 12 2 0 0 1.57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 2 15% 6 1 17% 35 1 3% 1 0 0% 5 2 40% 2
3 Seasons 119 99% 19 34 8 1 1 1.74 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 24 3 13% 9 3 33% 73 5 7% 3 2 67% 7 3 43% 2
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
1965 23 10 10 10 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300 .300 .400 .700 97 4 0 0 0 0 0
1966 24 33 55 48 2 9 2 0 1 4 0 0 6 10 .188 .273 .292 .564 62 14 1 0 0 1 0
1967 25 33 55 48 2 9 2 0 1 4 0 0 6 10 .188 .273 .292 .564 62 14 1 0 0 1 0
1968 26 33 55 48 2 9 2 0 1 4 0 0 6 10 .188 .273 .292 .564 62 14 1 0 0 1 0
1969 27 64 121 105 3 19 3 0 1 5 0 0 14 28 .181 .281 .238 .519 50 25 3 1 0 1 0

Neutralized Batting

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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
1965 23 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 10
1966 24 23 45 38 2 6 1 0 1 4 0 6 9 .158 .267 .263 .530 3 23
1969 27 31 70 59 1 12 1 0 0 1 0 10 18 .203 .329 .220 .549 4 31
3 Seasons 64 125 107 3 18 2 0 1 5 0 16 28 .168 .280 .215 .495 8 64
162 Game Avg. 162 316 271 8 46 5 0 3 13 0 41 71 .168 .280 .215 .495 20 64

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