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Bill Hands
William Alfred Hands Jr. (Froggy)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: May 6, 1940 in Hackensack, NJ
Signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent in 1959. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 3, 1965
Final Game: August 10, 1975
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1965 25 SFG NL 0 2 .000 16.50 4 2 0 0 0 0 6.0 13 11 11 0 6 2 5 0 0 0 36 22 3.167 19.5 0.0 9.0 7.5 0.83
1966 26 CHC NL 8 13 .381 4.58 41 26 10 0 0 2 159.0 168 91 81 17 59 6 93 5 2 4 698 80 1.428 9.5 1.0 3.3 5.3 1.58
1967 27 CHC NL 7 8 .467 2.46 49 11 21 3 1 6 150.0 134 46 41 9 48 15 84 2 0 4 617 144 1.213 8.0 0.5 2.9 5.0 1.75
1968 28 CHC NL 16 10 .615 2.89 38 34 0 11 4 0 258.2 221 91 83 26 36 0 148 6 0 4 1013 110 0.994 7.7 0.9 1.3 5.1 4.11
1969 29 CHC NL 20 14 .588 2.49 41 41 0 18 3 0 300.0 268 102 83 21 73 8 181 6 0 5 1220 162 1.137 8.0 0.6 2.2 5.4 2.48
1970 30 CHC NL 18 15 .545 3.70 39 38 1 12 2 1 265.0 278 121 109 20 76 8 170 4 1 9 1127 120 1.336 9.4 0.7 2.6 5.8 2.24
1971 31 CHC NL 12 18 .400 3.42 36 35 1 14 1 0 242.1 248 112 92 27 50 6 128 2 0 5 1019 115 1.230 9.2 1.0 1.9 4.8 2.56
1972 32 CHC NL 11 8 .579 3.00 32 28 3 6 3 0 189.0 168 73 63 12 47 7 96 2 1 1 770 127 1.138 8.0 0.6 2.2 4.6 2.04
1973 33 MIN AL 7 10 .412 3.49 39 15 17 3 1 2 142.0 138 69 55 14 41 2 78 2 0 5 599 114 1.261 8.7 0.9 2.6 4.9 1.90
1974 34 TOT AL 6 5 .545 4.18 37 12 16 1 1 3 129.1 141 60 60 9 28 0 78 4 1 2 548 90 1.307 9.8 0.6 1.9 5.4 2.79
1974 34 MIN AL 4 5 .444 4.45 35 10 16 0 0 3 115.1 130 57 57 9 25 0 74 4 1 2 492 85 1.344 10.1 0.7 2.0 5.8 2.96
1974 34 TEX AL 2 0 1.000 1.93 2 2 0 1 1 0 14.0 11 3 3 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 56 184 1.000 7.1 0.0 1.9 2.6 1.33
1975 35 TEX AL 6 7 .462 4.02 18 18 0 4 1 0 109.2 118 58 49 12 28 1 67 3 0 7 469 93 1.331 9.7 1.0 2.3 5.5 2.39
11 Seasons 111 110 .502 3.35 374 260 69 72 17 14 1951.0 1895 834 727 167 492 55 1128 36 5 46 8116 114 1.223 8.7 0.8 2.3 5.2 2.29
162 Game Avg. 12 12 .502 3.35 40 28 7 8 2 2 209 203 89 78 18 53 6 121 4 1 5 870 114 1.223 8.7 0.8 2.3 5.2 2.29
CHC (7 yrs) 92 86 .517 3.18 276 213 36 64 14 9 1564.0 1485 636 552 132 389 50 900 27 4 32 6464 121 1.198 8.5 0.8 2.2 5.2 2.31
MIN (2 yrs) 11 15 .423 3.92 74 25 33 3 1 5 257.1 268 126 112 23 66 2 152 6 1 7 1091 99 1.298 9.4 0.8 2.3 5.3 2.30
TEX (2 yrs) 8 7 .533 3.78 20 20 0 5 2 0 123.2 129 61 52 12 31 1 71 3 0 7 525 99 1.294 9.4 0.9 2.3 5.2 2.29
SFG (1 yr) 0 2 .000 16.50 4 2 0 0 0 0 6.0 13 11 11 0 6 2 5 0 0 0 36 22 3.167 19.5 0.0 9.0 7.5 0.83
NL (8 yrs) 92 88 .511 3.23 280 215 36 64 14 9 1570.0 1498 647 563 132 395 52 905 27 4 32 6500 119 1.206 8.6 0.8 2.3 5.2 2.29
AL (3 yrs) 19 22 .463 3.87 94 45 33 8 3 5 381.0 397 187 164 35 97 3 223 9 1 14 1616 99 1.297 9.4 0.8 2.3 5.3 2.30
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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 25 SFG NL 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1966 26 CHC NL 41 56 49 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 23 .041 .096 .061 .157 -55 3 0 0 4 0 0 1
1967 27 CHC NL 49 45 38 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 26 .105 .171 .105 .276 -21 4 0 0 4 0 0 1
1968 28 CHC NL 38 92 82 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 50 .061 .094 .061 .155 -54 5 0 0 7 0 0 1
1969 29 CHC NL 41 114 98 5 9 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 45 .092 .136 .092 .228 -38 9 0 1 11 0 0 1
1970 30 CHC NL 39 101 75 6 10 2 0 0 6 0 0 15 33 .133 .272 .160 .432 14 12 0 0 9 2 0 1
1971 31 CHC NL 36 87 72 3 6 3 0 0 6 0 0 6 42 .083 .154 .125 .279 -24 9 0 0 9 0 0 1
1972 32 CHC NL 32 66 57 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 30 .018 .097 .018 .114 -67 1 2 0 4 0 0 1
11 Seasons 280 562 472 19 37 6 0 0 19 0 0 39 249 .078 .150 .091 .241 -33 43 2 1 48 2 0
162 Game Avg. 162 325 273 11 21 3 0 0 11 0 0 23 144 .078 .150 .091 .241 -33 25 1 1 28 1 0
CHC (7 yrs) 276 561 471 19 37 6 0 0 19 0 0 39 249 .079 .150 .091 .241 -33 43 2 1 48 2 0
SFG (1 yr) 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1965 SFG NL 25 P 4 2 6.0 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 3.00 0.50 .950 2.10 0.80
1966 CHC NL 26 P 41 26 159.0 49 12 33 4 1 .918 0.0 0.0 2.55 1.10 .949 1.96 0.74
1967 CHC NL 27 P 49 11 150.0 36 11 24 1 1 .972 0.0 0.0 2.10 0.71 .958 2.00 0.78
1968 CHC NL 28 P 38 34 258.2 61 21 39 1 0 .984 0.0 0.0 2.09 1.58 .957 2.01 0.85
1969 CHC NL 29 P 41 41 300.0 75 16 56 3 2 .960 0.0 0.0 2.16 1.76 .957 1.95 0.78
1970 CHC NL 30 P 39 38 265.0 67 22 42 3 2 .955 0.0 0.0 2.17 1.64 .951 1.85 0.71
1971 CHC NL 31 P 36 35 242.1 55 21 32 2 2 .964 0.0 0.0 1.97 1.47 .953 1.90 0.78
1972 CHC NL 32 P 32 28 189.0 38 12 21 5 1 .868 0.0 0.0 1.57 1.03 .955 1.78 0.73
1973 MIN AL 33 P 39 15 142.0 26 4 20 2 2 .923 0.0 0.0 1.52 0.62 .954 1.86 0.86
1974 TOT AL 34 P 37 12 129.1 22 10 12 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.53 0.59 .941 1.81 0.83
1974 MIN AL 34 P 35 10 115.1 19 9 10 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.48 0.54 .942 1.81 0.83
1974 TEX AL 34 P 2 2 14.0 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.93 1.50 .933 1.80 0.85
1975 TEX AL 35 P 18 18 109.2 30 11 16 3 1 .900 0.0 0.0 2.22 1.50 .943 1.87 0.85
11 Seasons P 374 260 1951.0 461 140 297 24 12 .948 0.0 0.0 2.02 1.17 .953 1.91 0.79
11 Seasons TOT 374 260 1951.0 461 140 297 24 12 .948 0.0 0.0 2.02 1.17 .901 1.91 0.79

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1969 NL--2.490--9th

Wins s c a p y
1968 NL--16--8th
1969 NL--20--5th
1970 NL--18--5th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1968 NL--.615--8th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1968 NL--.994--5th
1969 NL--1.137--8th
Career--1.224--185th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1968 NL--1.253--1st
1969 NL--2.190--10th
1971 NL--1.857--4th
Career--2.270--184th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1968 NL--258.7--8th
1969 NL--300.0--7th
1970 NL--265.0--8th

Games Started s c a p y
1968 NL--34--10th
1969 NL--41--2nd
1970 NL--38--3rd

Complete Games s c a p y
1969 NL--18--7th
1970 NL--12--9th
1971 NL--14--10th

Home Runs s c a p y
1968 NL--26--1st
1971 NL--27--3rd

Hits s c a p y
1969 NL--268--6th
1970 NL--278--4th
1971 NL--248--9th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1968 NL--4.111--4th
1971 NL--2.560--8th
Career--2.293--135th

Losses s c a p y
1970 NL--15--7th
1971 NL--18--2nd

Earned Runs s c a p y
1968 NL--83--9th
1970 NL--109--8th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1969 NL--1220--7th
1970 NL--1127--8th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1969 NL--162--5th
1972 NL--127--10th
Career--114--214th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1969 NL--11--6th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 2 (727), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 43 (587), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 16 (705), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 13 (589), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

Before 1959 Season: Signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent.

December 2, 1965: Traded by the San Francisco Giants with Randy Hundley to the Chicago Cubs for Don Landrum and Lindy McDaniel.

November 30, 1972: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Bob Maneely (minors) and Joe Decker to the Minnesota Twins for Dave LaRoche.

September 9, 1974: Selected off waivers by the Texas Rangers from the Minnesota Twins.

February 24, 1976: Traded by the Texas Rangers to the New York Mets for George Stone.

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