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Bill Fahey
William Roger Fahey

Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: June 14, 1950 in Detroit, MI
High School: Union (Redford, MI)
School: University of Detroit Mercy
Drafted by the Washington Senators in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1970 amateur draft (January Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: September 26, 1971
Final Game: July 31, 1983
Relatives: Father of Brandon Fahey
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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
1971	21	WSA	AL	2	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/2
1972	22	TEX	AL	39	133	119	8	20	2	0	1	10	4	0	12	23	.168	.250	.210	.460	41	25	3	1	1	0	0	2

1974	24	TEX	AL	6	17	16	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	47	4	0	0	1	0	0	/2
1975	25	TEX	AL	21	39	37	3	11	1	1	0	3	0	0	1	10	.297	.316	.378	.694	97	14	1	0	1	0	0	2
1976	26	TEX	AL	38	94	80	12	20	2	0	1	9	1	0	11	6	.250	.348	.313	.660	94	25	2	1	2	0	0	2
1977	27	TEX	AL	37	72	68	3	15	4	0	0	5	0	0	1	8	.221	.232	.279	.511	39	19	1	0	3	0	0	2

1979	29	SDP	NL	73	236	209	14	60	8	1	3	19	1	1	21	17	.287	.348	.378	.726	105	79	4	0	3	3	5	2
1980	30	SDP	NL	93	265	241	18	62	4	0	1	22	2	0	21	16	.257	.314	.286	.601	74	69	4	0	1	2	6	2
1981	31	DET	AL	27	72	67	5	17	2	0	1	9	0	1	2	4	.254	.271	.328	.600	70	22	1	0	2	1	0	2
1982	32	DET	AL	28	68	67	7	10	2	0	0	4	1	0	0	5	.149	.147	.179	.326	-11	12	0	0	0	1	0	2
1983	33	DET	AL	19	27	22	4	6	1	0	0	2	0	0	5	3	.273	.407	.318	.726	106	7	0	0	0	0	1	2
11 Seasons				383	1031	934	75	225	26	2	7	83	9	2	74	93	.241	.296	.296	.591	70	276	16	2	14	7	12
162 Game Avg.				162	436	395	32	95	11	1	3	35	4	1	31	39	.241	.296	.296	.591	70	117	7	1	6	3	5

TEX (6 yrs)				143	363	328	27	70	9	1	2	27	5	0	25	48	.213	.273	.265	.538	57	87	7	2	8	0	0
DET (3 yrs)				74	167	156	16	33	5	0	1	15	1	1	7	12	.212	.242	.263	.505	41	41	1	0	2	2	1
SDP (2 yrs)				166	501	450	32	122	12	1	4	41	3	1	42	33	.271	.330	.329	.659	88	148	8	0	4	5	11

AL (9 yrs)				217	530	484	43	103	14	1	3	42	6	1	32	60	.213	.263	.264	.528	52	128	8	2	10	2	1
NL (2 yrs)				166	501	450	32	122	12	1	4	41	3	1	42	33	.271	.330	.329	.659	88	148	8	0	4	5	11

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
1971	21	WSA	AL	8	8	0	0.0	87	.000	.000	.248	.000	.319	.000	.368	.000	.687	-100	.000	-2.1	-0.2	.000	.000	.000
1972	22	TEX	AL	133	103	7	1.8	80	.200	.168	.242	.250	.310	.210	.349	.460	.659	41	.222	-8.5	-1.0	.412	.176	.042	1.6

1974	24	TEX	AL	17	13	1	2.1	87	.267	.250	.255	.250	.319	.250	.366	.500	.685	47	.220	-1.2	-0.1	.333	.000	.000
1975	25	TEX	AL	39	28	4	3.8	92	.407	.297	.257	.316	.326	.378	.377	.694	.704	97	.447	-0.4	0.0	.556	.108	.081
1976	26	TEX	AL	94	64	9	3.8	87	.260	.250	.258	.348	.323	.313	.364	.660	.687	94	.478	-0.3	0.0	.613	.213	.063	1.0
1977	27	TEX	AL	72	57	4	1.9	101	.250	.221	.267	.232	.332	.279	.407	.511	.738	39	.161	-5.9	-0.6	.370	.074	.059

1979	29	SDP	NL	236	160	28	4.7	94	.297	.287	.260	.348	.325	.378	.387	.726	.711	105	.530	2.2	0.2	.649	.191	.091	1.5
1980	30	SDP	NL	265	186	23	3.3	90	.270	.257	.260	.314	.321	.286	.377	.601	.698	74	.393	-7.7	-0.8	.503	.124	.029	1.3
1981	31	DET	AL	72	55	6	2.9	92	.254	.254	.261	.271	.326	.328	.379	.600	.705	70	.352	-2.8	-0.3	.442	.090	.075	.0
1982	32	DET	AL	68	58	2	0.9	98	.159	.149	.264	.147	.328	.179	.402	.326	.730	-11	.051	-10.2	-1.0	.228	.045	.030	.0
1983	33	DET	AL	27	16	3	5.0	95	.316	.273	.262	.407	.323	.318	.395	.726	.719	106	.545	0.6	0.1	.750	.273	.045
11 Seasons				1031	748	87	3.1	91	.259	.241	.258	.296	.322	.296	.379	.591	.701	70	.366	-36.4	-3.7	.494	.141	.055	7.9
162 Game Avg.				436	316	37	3.1	91	.259	.241	.258	.296	.322	.296	.379	.591	.701	70	.366	-36.4	-3.7	.494	.141	.055	3

TEX (6 yrs)				363	273	25	2.5	88	.245	.213	.254	.273	.320	.265	.369	.538	.689	57	.289	-18.4	-1.9	.449	.143	.052	2.9
DET (3 yrs)				167	129	11	2.3	95	.221	.212	.262	.242	.326	.263	.391	.505	.718	41	.235	-12.5	-1.2	.384	.096	.051	1.0
SDP (2 yrs)				501	346	51	4.0	92	.282	.271	.260	.330	.323	.329	.381	.659	.704	88	.462	-5.5	-0.6	.570	.156	.058	3.4

AL (9 yrs)				530	402	36	2.4	90	.236	.213	.256	.263	.322	.264	.376	.528	.698	52	.271	-30.9	-3.1	.428	.128	.052	4.0
NL (2 yrs)				501	346	51	4.0	92	.282	.271	.260	.330	.323	.329	.381	.659	.704	88	.462	-5.5	-0.6	.570	.156	.058	3.4

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	GO/AO	IP%
1971	21	WSA	AL	8	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%						1.00	100%
1972	22	TEX	AL	133	0.8%	17.3%	9.0%	2.3%	15%	1.92	5.2	119.0	11.9	1.03	71%

1974	24	TEX	AL	17	0.0%	5.9%	0.0%	0.0%	0%		16.0			0.71	88%
1975	25	TEX	AL	39	0.0%	25.6%	2.6%	5.1%	18%	10.00	3.7		12.3	1.43	69%
1976	26	TEX	AL	94	1.1%	6.4%	11.7%	3.2%	15%	0.55	13.3	80.0	8.9	2.00	78%
1977	27	TEX	AL	72	0.0%	11.1%	1.4%	5.6%	27%	8.00	8.5		13.6	1.42	83%

1979	29	SDP	NL	236	1.3%	7.2%	8.9%	5.1%	20%	0.81	12.3	69.7	11.0	0.95	81%
1980	30	SDP	NL	265	0.4%	6.0%	7.9%	1.9%	8%	0.76	15.1	241.0	11.0	0.86	85%
1981	31	DET	AL	72	1.4%	5.6%	2.8%	4.2%	18%	2.00	16.8	67.0	7.4	0.79	88%
1982	32	DET	AL	68	0.0%	7.4%	0.0%	2.9%	20%		13.4		16.8	0.58	93%
1983	33	DET	AL	27	0.0%	11.1%	18.5%	3.7%	17%	0.60	7.3		11.0	0.44	70%
11 Seasons				1031	0.7%	9.0%	7.2%	3.4%	16%	1.26	10.0	133.4	11.3	0.96	82%
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%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1971	21	WSA	AL	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1972	22	TEX	AL	2	0	22%	39	4	0	100%	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	50%	7	3	4	2	2	0	1	0	1

1974	24	TEX	AL	0	0	25%	4	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1975	25	TEX	AL	1	0	25%	17	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0%	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1976	26	TEX	AL	1	0	36%	40	1	0	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	24%	11	10	1	2	0	2	4	3	1
1977	27	TEX	AL	4	0	19%	34	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	50%	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	2

1979	29	SDP	NL	1	0	14%	87	1	1	50%	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	30%	13	12	1	1	1	0	9	2	6
1980	30	SDP	NL	3	1	21%	100	2	0	100%	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	46%	12	10	2	1	0	1	11	3	8
1981	31	DET	AL	1	0	22%	23	0	1	0%	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	20%	3	2	1	0	0	0	2	1	0
1982	32	DET	AL	1	0	70%	27	1	0	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	40%	5	4	1	0	0	0	5	2	3
1983	33	DET	AL	0	0	36%	13	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	60%	2	1	1	0	0	0	3	1	2
11 Seasons				14	1	23%	384	9	2	82%	9	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	10	17	37%	57	45	11	6	3	3	37	12	23
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
1971	21	WSA	AL	8	100%	0			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0%	1	1	100%	3	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
1972	22	TEX	AL	133	89%	20			0	0	0	0		1	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	50%	32	3	9%	13	4	31%	78	12	15%	6	4	67%	6	2	33%	0

1974	24	TEX	AL	17	94%	4			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100%	3	0	0%	1	1	100%	8	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
1975	25	TEX	AL	39	97%	11			2	0	0	0	0.20	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100%	6	1	17%	2	1	50%	22	3	14%	1	1	100%	2	1	50%	0
1976	26	TEX	AL	94	81%	20			0	0	0	0		1	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	2	2	100%	16	2	13%	8	2	25%	62	8	13%	5	2	40%	5	1	20%	0
1977	27	TEX	AL	72	97%	15			3	0	0	0	3.02	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	75%	9	1	11%	10	6	60%	30	5	17%	3	2	67%	5	3	60%	0

1979	29	SDP	NL	236	82%	60			6	1	0	0	1.56	3	0	5	3	0	3	0	0	3	3	100%	45	4	9%	26	10	38%	143	16	11%	13	6	46%	11	5	45%	0
1980	30	SDP	NL	266	92%	62			11	2	0	1	2.09	1	0	5	1	0	0	1	0	3	1	33%	50	4	8%	29	9	31%	165	22	13%	19	9	47%	22	7	32%	0
1981	31	DET	AL	72	81%	17			0	0	0	0		1	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	2	2	100%	13	1	8%	8	7	88%	46	8	17%	6	5	83%	5	4	80%	0
1982	32	DET	AL	68	84%	10			2	0	0	0	0.19	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		5	0	0%	7	3	43%	39	4	10%	4	2	50%	10	3	30%	0
1983	33	DET	AL	27	93%	6			1	0	0	0	0.06	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		5	0	0%	2	1	50%	15	2	13%	1	0	0%	1	0	0%	0
11 Seasons				1032	88%	225			25	3	0	1	1.69	7	0	23	7	0	5	2	0	18	14	78%	185	16	9%	107	45	42%	611	80	13%	58	31	53%	67	26	39%	0
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
1971	21	2	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
1972	22	41	141	127	8	20	2	0	1	10	4	0	12	23	.157	.236	.197	.433	32	25	3	1	1	0	0
1973	23	41	141	127	8	20	2	0	1	10	4	0	12	23	.157	.236	.197	.433	32	25	3	1	1	0	0
1974	24	47	158	143	9	24	2	0	1	10	4	0	12	24	.168	.237	.203	.440	34	29	3	1	2	0	0
1975	25	68	197	180	12	35	3	1	1	13	4	0	13	34	.194	.253	.239	.491	47	43	4	1	3	0	0
1976	26	106	291	260	24	55	5	1	2	22	5	0	24	40	.212	.283	.262	.545	62	68	6	2	5	0	0
1977	27	143	363	328	27	70	9	1	2	27	5	0	25	48	.213	.273	.265	.538	57	87	7	2	8	0	0
1978	28	143	363	328	27	70	9	1	2	27	5	0	25	48	.213	.273	.265	.538	57	87	7	2	8	0	0
1979	29	216	599	537	41	130	17	2	5	46	6	1	46	65	.242	.303	.309	.612	76	166	11	2	11	3	5
1980	30	309	864	778	59	192	21	2	6	68	8	1	67	81	.247	.306	.302	.608	76	235	15	2	12	5	11
1981	31	336	936	845	64	209	23	2	7	77	8	2	69	85	.247	.304	.304	.608	75	257	16	2	14	6	11
1982	32	364	1004	912	71	219	25	2	7	81	9	2	69	90	.240	.293	.295	.588	69	269	16	2	14	7	11
1983	33	383	1031	934	75	225	26	2	7	83	9	2	74	93	.241	.296	.296	.591	70	276	16	2	14	7	12

Neutralized Batting

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Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
1971	21	2	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	2
1972	22	41	146	129	11	26	3	0	1	13	5	16	24	.202	.295	.248	.543	9	39

1974	24	6	16	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	6
1975	25	21	39	38	4	12	1	1	0	4	0	1	10	.316	.333	.395	.728	5	21
1976	26	38	98	84	14	24	2	0	1	11	1	13	6	.286	.388	.345	.733	11	38
1977	27	37	68	67	3	14	4	0	0	5	0	1	8	.209	.221	.269	.489	4	37

1979	29	73	240	214	16	65	9	1	3	22	1	23	17	.304	.367	.397	.764	32	73
1980	30	93	273	248	21	69	4	0	1	25	2	23	16	.278	.337	.306	.643	26	93
1981	31	41	107	102	8	26	3	0	2	14	0	3	6	.255	.271	.343	.614	9	27
1982	32	28	68	67	7	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	5	.000	.000	.000	.000	2	28
1983	33	19	29	23	5	7	1	0	0	2	0	6	3	.304	.448	.348	.796	4	19
11 Seasons		399	1092	996	90	243	27	2	8	100	10	86	96	.244	.303	.299	.602	103	383
162 Game Avg.		162	443	404	37	99	11	1	3	41	4	35	39	.244	.303	.299	.602	42	383

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