Bill Pecota

Positions: Third Baseman, Shortstop and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 195lb (188cm, 88kg)

Born: February 16, 1960 in Redwood City, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 10th round of the 1981 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from De Anza College (Cupertino, CA).

School: De Anza College (Cupertino, CA)

Debut: September 19, 1986 (Age 26-215d, 15,272nd in major league history)
vs. SEA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 11, 1994 (Age 34-176d)
vs. COL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1987 season

Full Name: William Joseph Pecota

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

9.1

1527

380

.249

223

RBI

148

OBP

.323

SLG

.354

OPS

.676

OPS+

Hit location and pitches data is shown only for seasons after 1988 (completeness summary of pitch data and hit data).

Summary of 22 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 1 tying, 4 go ahead

3 Tms
KCR	18
NYM	2
ATL	2

Platoon
vs RHP	14
vs LHP	8

Home/Road
Away	13
Home	9

Outs
2	10
1	8
0	4

13 Opps
SEA	4
NYY	4
BOS	2
CLE	2
MIL	2
MIN	1
COL	1
PIT	1
OAK	1
LAD	1
FLA	1
BAL	1
TOR	1

21 Pitchers
Randy Johnson	2
Bill Swift	1
John Cerutti	1
Kevin Tapani	1
Mike Walker	1
Paul Kilgus	1
David Nied	1
Dale Mohorcic	1
Charlie Hough	1
Mike Moore	1
Rich Yett	1
Mike Gardiner	1
Mark Langston	1
Lance McCullers	1
Andy Hawkins	1
Clay Parker	1
Steve Cooke	1
Chuck Crim	1
Steve Wilson	1
Kevin Brown	1
Mike Smithson	1

12 Parks
KauffmanStad (KAN)	7
Yankee Stad (NYC)	4
Kingdome (SEA)	2
RingCentral Col (OAK)	1
SunLife Stad (MIA)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
ClevelandStd (CLE)	1
Shea Stad (NYC)	1
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1
Memor. Stad (BAL)	1
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	1
Exhibit Stad (TOR)	1

Where Hit
7	15
78	6

2 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	7
3	6
5	3
Unk	3
4	2
1	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	20
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	15
1--	4
12-	1
-23	1
-2-	1

31 RBI
RISP	3
0 on	15
1 on	5
2 on	2
Any on	7

Inning
2	6
3	2
4	4
5	2
7	2
9	5
Extra	1

1-3	8
4-6	6
7-end	8

RelScore
+4..	5
+3	2
+2	3
+1	2
Tied	3
-1	2
-2	3
-3	1
-4..	1

Ahead	12
Tied	3
Behind	7

Before event,
for batter

Count
2-0	6
1-0	4
Unk	3
0-1	3
2-1	2
3-1	2
0-0	1
2-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
3B	12
2B	4
SS	4
PH	1
1B	1

OrderPos
8th	9
9th	4
7th	3
6th	3
2nd	2
5th	1

Leverage
High Lev	1
Medium Lev	6
Low Lev	15

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1987	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1987-05-08	KCR	@	CLE	Rich Yett	ahead 8-5	t 9	2	---		1	7	5	0.025	98%		Home Run
2	2	2	1	1987-05-12	KCR	@	TOR	John Cerutti	ahead 2-0	t 2	1	---		1	8	5	0.082	75%		Home Run (Deep LF)
3	3	3	1	1987-09-23	KCR	@	SEA	Mark Langston	ahead 1-0	t 4	1	1--		2	8	6	0.168	78%		Home Run (Deep LF); L. Smith Scores
1988	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	1988-05-03	KCR	@	BOS	Mike Smithson	ahead 8-3	t 9	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	2	5	0.004	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
1989	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	1989-07-14 (1)	KCR	@	NYY	Lance McCullers	ahead 11-4	t 7	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	9	6	0.004	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
6	6	2	2	1989-07-14 (1)	KCR	@	NYY	Dale Mohorcic	ahead 12-4	t 9	2	1--	2,(0-1) CX	2	9	5	0.000	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); F. White Scores
7	7	3	1	1989-07-14 (2)	KCR	@	NYY	Clay Parker	behind 2-4	t 4	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	8	6	0.107	34%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
1990	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	1990-07-17	KCR	@	NYY	Andy Hawkins	ahead 2-1	t 3	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	9	4	0.103	72%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
9	9	2	1	1990-08-10 (2)	KCR		MIL	Chuck Crim	ahead 7-4	b 7	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	2	4	0.030	97%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
10	10	3	1	1990-08-26	KCR		SEA	Randy Johnson	ahead 2-0	b 2	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	4	0.082	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
11	11	4	1	1990-08-31	KCR	@	SEA	Randy Johnson	behind 1-3	t 2	2	---	5,(3-1) CBBBX	1	7	3	0.095	35%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
12	12	5	1	1990-09-16	KCR		CLE	Mike Walker	tied 4-4	b 3	1	-2-	2,(0-1) CX	2	8	4	0.183	76%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line); J. Eisenreich Scores
1991	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
13	13	1	1	1991-05-17	KCR		MIL	Kevin Brown	behind 0-1	b 4	1	-23	5,(2-2) BSFBX	3	8	5	0.232	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); K. Gibson Scores; C. Martínez Scores; B. Pecota Scores
14	14	2	1	1991-05-20	KCR		SEA	Bill Swift	behind 4-5	b 4	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	9	5	0.140	51%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
15	15	3	1	1991-06-11	KCR	@	BAL	Paul Kilgus	ahead 8-0	t 9	2	12-	2,(1-0) BX	3	6	5	0.000	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Eisenreich Scores; M. Macfarlane Scores; B. Pecota Scores
16	16	4	1	1991-06-30	KCR	@	OAK	Mike Moore	behind 1-3	t 5	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	7	5	0.117	35%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); B. Pecota Scores
17	17	5	1	1991-08-06	KCR		BOS	Mike Gardiner	ahead 2-0	b 2	0	---	4,(2-1) BBCX	1	6	5	0.075	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); B. Pecota Scores
18	18	6	1	1991-09-11	KCR		MIN	Kevin Tapani	tied 0-0	b 2	1	1--	5,(3-1) 1BPFBX	2	6	5	0.181	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); J. Eisenreich Scores; B. Pecota Scores
1992	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
19	19	1	1	1992-08-10	NYM		PIT	Steve Cooke	behind 1-4	b 16	2	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	8	6	0.009	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); B. Pecota Scores
20	20	2	1	1992-08-20	NYM	@	LAD	Steve Wilson	ahead 9-3	t 9	2	1--	3,(2-0) .BBX	2	5	PH	0.002	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); C. Walker Scores; B. Pecota Scores
1994	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
21	21	1	1	1994-06-16	ATL		COL	David Nied	behind 1-5	b 5	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	8	5	0.064	17%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
22	22	2	1	1994-06-30	ATL	@	FLA	Charlie Hough	tied 0-0	t 2	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	8	5	0.106	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)