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Bill Freehan
William Ashley Freehan
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 205 lb.

Born: November 29, 1941 in Detroit, MI
High School: Royal Oak (Royal Oak, MI)
School: University of Michigan
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1961. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 26, 1961
Final Game: October 3, 1976
Relatives: Brother-In-Law of Dan O'Brien
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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
1961 19 DET AL 4 11 10 1 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 .400 .455 .400 .855 129 4 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1963 21 DET AL 100 345 300 37 73 12 2 9 36 2 0 39 56 .243 .331 .387 .718 99 116 8 2 1 3 4 23
1964 22 DET AL 144 572 520 69 156 14 8 18 80 5 1 36 68 .300 .350 .462 .812 122 240 8 8 1 7 3 *2/3 AS,MVP-7
1965 23 DET AL 130 485 431 45 101 15 0 10 43 4 2 39 63 .234 .306 .339 .645 82 146 10 7 5 3 5 *2 AS,GG
1966 24 DET AL 136 544 492 47 115 22 0 12 46 5 2 40 72 .234 .294 .352 .646 83 173 11 3 7 2 9 *2/3 AS,MVP-16,GG
1967 25 DET AL 155 618 517 66 146 23 1 20 74 1 2 73 71 .282 .389 .447 .835 144 231 9 20 3 5 15 *23 AS,MVP-3,GG
1968 26 DET AL 155 635 540 73 142 24 2 25 84 0 1 65 64 .263 .366 .454 .819 145 245 9 24 3 3 4 *23/9 AS,MVP-2,GG
1969 27 DET AL 143 555 489 61 128 16 3 16 49 1 2 53 55 .262 .342 .405 .747 105 198 12 8 2 3 6 *23 AS,MVP-26,GG
1970 28 DET AL 117 458 395 44 95 17 3 16 52 0 3 52 48 .241 .332 .420 .752 106 166 11 4 3 4 5 *2 AS
1971 29 DET AL 148 586 516 57 143 26 4 21 71 2 7 54 48 .277 .353 .465 .818 126 240 13 9 3 4 9 *2/7 AS
1972 30 DET AL 111 430 374 51 98 18 2 10 56 0 1 48 51 .262 .354 .401 .755 122 150 7 6 1 1 0 *2/3 AS,MVP-26
1973 31 DET AL 110 435 380 33 89 10 1 6 29 0 0 40 30 .234 .323 .313 .636 76 119 13 11 1 3 2 2/3D AS
1974 32 DET AL 130 502 445 58 132 17 5 18 60 2 0 42 44 .297 .361 .479 .840 139 213 12 5 6 4 2 32/D
1975 33 DET AL 120 468 427 42 105 17 3 14 47 2 0 32 56 .246 .306 .398 .704 95 170 11 6 1 2 3 *2/3 AS
1976 34 DET AL 71 255 237 22 64 10 1 5 27 0 0 12 27 .270 .303 .384 .687 99 91 4 1 1 4 0 2/D3
15 Seasons 1774 6899 6073 706 1591 241 35 200 758 24 21 626 753 .262 .340 .412 .752 112 2502 138 114 38 48 67
162 Game Avg. 162 630 555 64 145 22 3 18 69 2 2 57 69 .262 .340 .412 .752 112 228 13 10 3 4 6

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
1968 26 DET AL WS STL W 7 28 24 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 8 .083 .214 .125 .339 3 0 0 0 0 1
1972 30 DET AL ALCS OAK L 3 13 12 2 3 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .583 .833 7 0 0 1 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 10 41 36 2 5 2 0 1 5 0 0 4 9 .139 .225 .278 .503 10 0 0 1 0 1
1 ALCS 3 13 12 2 3 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .583 .833 7 0 0 1 0 0
1 WS 7 28 24 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 8 .083 .214 .125 .339 3 0 0 0 0 1

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1961 DET AL 19 C 3 3 22.0 18 14 4 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -54.5 -1 7.36 6.00 .989 6.22 5.43 0 1 2 0 0%
1963 DET AL 21 C 73 61 568.2 431 407 22 2 5 .995 1.0 2.1 1 6.79 5.88 .989 6.64 5.78 5 18 14 11 44%
1963 DET AL 21 1B 19 19 168.1 164 147 16 1 14 .994 2.4 17.1 2.4 2.2 0.2 0 8.71 8.58 .990 9.48 8.59
1964 DET AL 22 C 141 137 1222.0 991 923 61 7 7 .993 9.0 8.8 9 7.25 6.98 .990 7.07 6.07 10 30 23 26 53% AS,MVP-7
1964 DET AL 22 1B 1 1 9.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -13.3 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 7.00 7.00 .986 9.40 8.10 AS,MVP-7
1965 DET AL 23 C 129 120 1085.2 926 865 57 4 4 .996 0.0 0.0 0 7.64 7.15 .988 6.96 5.67 20 32 39 22 36% AS,GG
1966 DET AL 24 C 132 130 1156.2 958 898 56 4 11 .996 2.0 2.1 2 7.42 7.23 .988 6.86 5.86 3 42 44 24 35% AS,MVP-16,GG
1966 DET AL 24 1B 5 5 46.0 48 44 4 0 3 1.000 0.4 10.4 0.4 -0.3 0.7 0 9.39 9.60 .992 9.59 8.18 AS,MVP-16,GG
1967 DET AL 25 C 147 137 1223.1 1021 950 63 8 9 .992 -1.0 -1.0 -1 7.45 6.89 .989 7.22 6.15 16 35 59 33 36% AS,MVP-3,GG
1967 DET AL 25 1B 11 12 97.0 82 77 5 0 6 1.000 -0.6 -7.4 -0.6 -0.4 -0.3 0 7.61 7.45 .991 9.53 8.32 AS,MVP-3,GG
1968 DET AL 26 C 138 129 1180.1 1050 971 73 6 15 .994 5.0 5.1 5 7.96 7.57 .990 6.97 6.01 7 27 66 38 37% AS,MVP-2,GG
1968 DET AL 26 1B 21 21 172.0 173 162 10 1 11 .994 0.2 1.4 0.2 -0.3 0.5 0 9.00 8.19 .989 9.59 8.32 AS,MVP-2,GG
1968 DET AL 26 OF 1 0 4.1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 -83.1 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.08 1.80 AS,MVP-2,GG
1968 DET AL 26 RF 1 0 4.1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 -83.1 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.87 1.60 AS,MVP-2,GG
1969 DET AL 27 C 120 113 1025.1 877 821 49 7 7 .992 2.0 2.3 2 7.64 7.25 .987 6.65 5.59 9 27 69 32 32% AS,MVP-26,GG
1969 DET AL 27 1B 20 21 163.0 148 138 7 3 7 .980 -2.4 -17.7 -2.4 -1.2 -1.2 0 8.01 7.25 .992 9.63 8.33 AS,MVP-26,GG
1970 DET AL 28 C 114 110 984.1 786 742 42 2 6 .997 5.0 6.1 5 7.17 6.88 .988 6.65 5.82 8 36 41 36 47% AS
1971 DET AL 29 C 144 142 1265.0 966 912 50 4 6 .996 2.0 1.9 2 6.84 6.68 .988 6.37 5.63 7 31 67 36 35% AS
1971 DET AL 29 LF 1 0 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -90.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.02 1.60 AS
1971 DET AL 29 OF 1 0 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -90.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.02 2.00 AS
1972 DET AL 30 C 105 99 882.1 713 648 57 8 9 .989 0.0 0.0 0 7.19 6.71 .985 6.48 5.66 7 26 57 34 37% AS,MVP-26
1972 DET AL 30 1B 1 2 12.0 9 6 3 0 0 1.000 1.1 110.0 1.1 1.1 0.0 0 6.75 9.00 .989 9.75 8.00 AS,MVP-26
1973 DET AL 31 C 98 94 831.2 637 584 50 3 3 .995 9.0 13.0 9 6.86 6.47 .985 6.05 5.29 3 17 57 42 42% AS
1973 DET AL 31 1B 7 7 59.0 57 54 3 0 2 1.000 1.4 28.5 1.4 1.1 0.3 0 8.69 8.14 .991 9.85 8.27 AS
1973 DET AL 31 DH 3 AS
1974 DET AL 32 1B 65 64 572.0 630 590 36 4 49 .994 1.0 2.1 1.0 -1.9 2.9 0 9.85 9.63 .992 9.70 8.01
1974 DET AL 32 C 63 59 512.2 362 312 45 5 6 .986 -1.0 -2.3 -1 6.27 5.67 .983 5.89 5.01 5 19 68 36 35%
1974 DET AL 32 DH 1
1975 DET AL 33 C 113 112 960.1 652 582 64 6 8 .991 1.0 1.2 1 6.05 5.72 .983 6.00 5.04 4 31 78 47 38% AS
1975 DET AL 33 1B 5 5 43.1 55 53 2 0 4 1.000 -0.9 -24.9 -0.9 -0.2 -0.7 0 11.42 11.00 .989 9.82 8.32 AS
1976 DET AL 34 C 61 60 516.2 346 312 28 6 2 .983 -7.0 -16.3 -7 5.92 5.57 .981 5.75 4.90 2 15 57 16 22%
1976 DET AL 34 DH 3
1976 DET AL 34 1B 2 2 17.0 22 16 6 0 2 1.000 -0.1 -7.1 -0.1 0.3 -0.4 0 11.65 11.00 .991 9.85 8.90
15 Seasons C 1581 1506 13437.0 10734 9941 721 72 98 .993 26.0 2.3 26 7.14 6.74 .987 6.63 5.68 106 387 741 433 37%
11 Seasons 1B 157 159 1358.2 1395 1294 92 9 98 .994 2.4 2.1 2.4 0.4 1.9 0 9.18 8.83 .991 9.65 8.22
3 Seasons DH 7
2 Seasons OF 2 0 5.2 0 0 0 0 0 -0.4 -84.7 -0.4 -0.4 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.06 1.90
1 Season LF 1 0 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -90.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.02 1.60
1 Season RF 1 0 4.1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 -83.1 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.87 1.60
15 Seasons TOT 1740 1665 14801.1 12129 11235 813 81 196 .993 28.0 2.3 2.0 0.0 1.9 0 26 7.33 6.92 .981 6.90 5.90 106 387 741 433 37%
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1964
1965 *
1966 (C)
1967 (C)
1968 (C)
1969 (C)
1970 (C)
1971 (C)
1972 (C)
1973
1975

Gold Gloves
1965-AL-C
1966-AL-C
1967-AL-C
1968-AL-C
1969-AL-C
All multiple winners

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1964-AL-7-16%
1966-AL-16-3%
1967-AL-3-49%
1968-AL-2-56%
1969-AL-26-1%
1972-AL-26-1%
1.27 Career Shares (171st)

Batting Average s c a p y
1964 AL--.300--6th
1967 AL--.282--9th

On-Base% s c a p y
1967 AL--.389--6th
1968 AL--.366--6th

Slugging % s c a p y
1967 AL--.447--10th
1968 AL--.454--7th
1974 AL--.479--5th

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1967 AL--.835--8th
1968 AL--.819--7th
1974 AL--.840--7th

Total Bases s c a p y
1968 AL--245--8th

Doubles s c a p y
1971 AL--26--8th

Triples s c a p y
1964 AL--8--6th

Home Runs s c a p y
1968 AL--25--5th

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1968 AL--84--6th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1967 AL--73--8th

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1967 AL--144--8th
1968 AL--145--6th
1974 AL--139--10th

Runs Created s c a p y
1967 AL--94--6th
1968 AL--94--4th

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1967 AL--33--7th
1968 AL--32--5th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1967 AL--3.6--6th
1968 AL--3.6--5th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1968 AL--51--8th
1971 AL--51--9th

Times On Base s c a p y
1967 AL--239--4th
1968 AL--231--2nd

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1967 AL--.734--5th
1968 AL--.733--5th
1974 AL--.676--7th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1964 AL--8--1st
1965 AL--7--4th
1967 AL--20--1st
1968 AL--24--1st
1969 AL--8--6th
1971 AL--9--3rd
1973 AL--11--2nd
Career--114--45th

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1964 AL--7--3rd

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1966 AL--9--8th
1967 AL--15--1st
Career--67--229th

AB per SO s c a p y
1971 AL--10.8--9th

AB per HR s c a p y
1968 AL--21.6--7th

Youngest s c a p y
1961 AL--born 1941-11-29--9th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 30 (777), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 84 (206), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 20 (641), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

Before 1961 Season: Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent.

December 12, 1976: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

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