Bill Faul
William Alvan Faul
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: April 21, 1940 in Cincinnati, OH
High School: Goshen (Goshen, OH)
School: University of Cincinnati
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1962. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 19, 1962
Final Game: May 31, 1970
Died: February 21, 2002
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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
1962 22 DET AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1963 23 DET AL 28 30 27 1 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 11 .148 .207 .222 .429 19 6 0 0 1 0 0 1
1964 24 DET AL 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1965 25 CHC NL 17 32 30 2 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 14 .100 .125 .133 .258 -28 4 1 0 0 1 0 1
1966 26 CHC NL 17 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1970 30 SFG NL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
6 Seasons 71 77 72 3 7 3 0 0 4 0 0 3 31 .097 .132 .139 .270 -25 10 1 0 1 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 176 164 7 16 7 0 0 9 0 0 7 71 .097 .132 .139 .270 -25 23 2 0 2 2 0
DET (3 yrs) 30 32 29 1 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 12 .138 .194 .207 .400 11 6 0 0 1 0 0
CHC (2 yrs) 34 45 43 2 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 19 .070 .089 .093 .182 -49 4 1 0 0 1 0
SFG (1 yr) 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (3 yrs) 41 45 43 2 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 19 .070 .089 .093 .182 -49 4 1 0 0 1 0
AL (3 yrs) 30 32 29 1 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 12 .138 .194 .207 .400 11 6 0 0 1 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
1963 23 DET AL 30 24 1 1.1 97 .250 .148 .259 .207 .325 .222 .399 .429 .725 19 .083 -2.9 -0.3 .348 .148 .074
1964 24 DET AL 2 2 0 0.0 98 .000 .000 .258 .000 .326 .000 .400 .000 .727 -100 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1965 25 CHC NL 32 29 0 0.0 95 .176 .100 .260 .125 .324 .133 .394 .258 .718 -28 .000 -5.1 -0.5 .179 .067 .033
1966 26 CHC NL 13 13 0 0.0 97 .000 .000 .266 .000 .325 .000 .400 .000 .725 -100 .000 -3.5 -0.4 .000 .000 .000
6 Seasons 77 68 1 0.4 96 .167 .097 .261 .132 .325 .139 .397 .270 .722 -25 .014 -12.1 -1.3 .197 .083 .042
162 Game Avg. 176 155 2 0.4 96 .167 .097 .261 .132 .325 .139 .397 .270 .722 -25 .014 -12.1 -1.3 .197 .083 .042
CHC (2 yrs) 45 42 0 0.0 96 .120 .070 .262 .089 .324 .093 .396 .182 .720 -49 .000 -8.6 -0.9 .122 .047 .023
DET (3 yrs) 32 26 1 1.0 97 .235 .138 .259 .194 .325 .207 .399 .400 .725 11 .072 -3.5 -0.4 .320 .138 .069
NL (3 yrs) 45 42 0 0.0 96 .120 .070 .262 .089 .324 .093 .396 .182 .720 -49 .000 -8.6 -0.9 .122 .047 .023
AL (3 yrs) 32 26 1 1.0 97 .235 .138 .259 .194 .325 .207 .399 .400 .725 11 .072 -3.5 -0.4 .320 .138 .069

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
1963 23 DET AL 30 0.0% 36.7% 6.7% 6.7% 50% 5.50 2.5 27.0 2.50 53%
1964 24 DET AL 2 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0 0.00 50%
1965 25 CHC NL 32 0.0% 43.8% 3.1% 3.1% 33% 14.00 2.1 15.0 1.80 53%
1966 26 CHC NL 13 0.0% 38.5% 0.0% 0.0% 2.6 13.0 1.00 62%
6 Seasons 77 0.0% 40.3% 3.9% 3.9% 43% 10.33 2.3 18.0 1.64 55%
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
1963 23 DET AL 0 0 17% 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1964 24 DET 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
1965 25 CHC NL 1 0 50% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 26 CHC NL 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Seasons 1 1 30% 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0% 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 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
1963 23 DET AL 29 21% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 5 0 0% 6 1 17% 18 1 6% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1964 24 DET AL 2 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1965 25 CHC NL 32 16% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33% 5 1 20% 13 2 15% 5 1 20% 2 0 0% 0
1966 26 CHC NL 14 14% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 6 1 17% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
6 Seasons 77 17% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 9 1 11% 13 3 23% 39 4 10% 8 2 25% 3 0 0% 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
1963 23 29 30 27 1 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 11 .148 .207 .222 .429 19 6 0 0 1 0 0
1964 24 30 32 29 1 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 12 .138 .194 .207 .400 11 6 0 0 1 0 0
1965 25 47 64 59 3 7 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 26 .119 .159 .169 .328 -8 10 1 0 1 1 0
1966 26 64 77 72 3 7 3 0 0 4 0 0 3 31 .097 .132 .139 .270 -25 10 1 0 1 1 0
1967 27 64 77 72 3 7 3 0 0 4 0 0 3 31 .097 .132 .139 .270 -25 10 1 0 1 1 0
1968 28 64 77 72 3 7 3 0 0 4 0 0 3 31 .097 .132 .139 .270 -25 10 1 0 1 1 0
1969 29 64 77 72 3 7 3 0 0 4 0 0 3 31 .097 .132 .139 .270 -25 10 1 0 1 1 0
1970 30 71 77 72 3 7 3 0 0 4 0 0 3 31 .097 .132 .139 .270 -25 10 1 0 1 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
1963 23 28 29 27 1 4 2 0 0 1 0 2 11 .148 .207 .222 .429 1 28
1964 24 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1
1965 25 17 32 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 .000 .031 .000 .031 0 17
1966 26 17 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 17
4 Seasons 63 76 72 1 4 2 0 0 2 0 3 31 .056 .092 .083 .175 1 63
162 Game Avg. 162 195 185 3 10 5 0 0 5 0 8 80 .056 .092 .083 .175 3 63

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