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Bill Heath

William Chris Heath

Positions: Pinch Hitter and Catcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: March 10, 1939 in Yuba City, CA
High School: Downey HS (Modesto, CA)
School: University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)
Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1960. (All Transactions)
Debut: October 3, 1965 (Age 26)
Teams (by GP): Astros/Cubs/Tigers/WhiteSox 1965-1969

Final Game: August 19, 1969 (Age 30)
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Standard Batting

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
1960	21	PHI-min	C	32	87	87		31	5	0	1						.356	.356	.448	.805		39							BAK · CALL
1961	22	PHI-min	B,A	97	334	321	14	103	22	4	4	15	2		13	3	.321	.347	.452	.799		145							DMO,WPT · IIIL,EL
1962	23	PHI-min	C,A	91	355	305	51	82	16	1	3	41	1	1	42	27	.269	.359	.357	.716		109		3	1	4	2		BAK,WPT · CALL,EL
1963	24	PHI-min	AA,AAA	114	423	378	53	122	24	3	1	38	2	0	45	30	.323	.395	.410	.805		155							CNG,ARK · SALL,IL
1964	25	PHI-min	AAA,AA	129	460	414	53	121	18	5	4	45	0	2	45	33	.292	.361	.389	.750		161		0	0	1			ARK,CNG · PCL,SOUL
1965	26	CHW-min	AAA	115	411	361	42	102	18	1	3	36	0	3	42	25	.283	.355	.363	.718		131		1	3	4			INA · PCL
1965	26	CHW	AL	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
1966	27	HOU-min	AA	11	34	31	4	12	0	0	1	5	1	0	3	3	.387	.441	.484	.925		15							AMA · TL
1966	27	HOU	NL	55	133	123	12	37	6	0	0	8	1	0	9	11	.301	.353	.350	.703	103	43	4	1	0	0	1	2
1967	28	DET-min	AAA	41	159	141	11	33	7	2	0	10	1	5	16	12	.234	.316	.312	.629		44		1	1	0			TOL · IL
1967	28	TOT	MLB	29	48	43	0	5	0	0	0	4	0	0	5	7	.116	.208	.116	.325	-3	5	0	0	0	0	0	2
1967	28	HOU	NL	9	15	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	.091	.333	.091	.424	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	/2
1967	28	DET	AL	20	33	32	0	4	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	4	.125	.152	.125	.277	-18	4	0	0	0	0	0	/2

1968	29	NYY-LAD-min	AAA	77	265	233	19	52	8	0	2	31	3	1	30	17	.223	.313	.283	.596		66		1	0	1			SYR,SPO · IL,PCL
1969	30	CHC-min	AAA	16	44	40	2	12	2	0	0	6	1	1	3	2	.300	.341	.350	.691		14		0	0	1			TAC · PCL
1969	30	CHC	NL	27	45	32	1	5	0	1	0	1	0	0	12	4	.156	.378	.219	.597	63	7	1	0	0	1	2	/2
1970	31	CHC-min	AAA	37	113	99	12	17	4	0	2	10	0	0	11	11	.172	.259	.273	.532		27		1	1	1			TAC · PCL
4 Yrs				112	227	199	13	47	6	1	0	13	1	0	26	22	.236	.326	.276	.602	73	55	5	1	0	1	3
162 Game Avg.				162	328	288	19	68	9	1	0	19	1	0	38	32	.236	.326	.276	.602	73	80	7	1	0	1	4

HOU (2 yrs)				64	148	134	12	38	6	0	0	8	1	0	13	14	.284	.351	.328	.680	97	44	4	1	0	0	1
CHC (1 yr)				27	45	32	1	5	0	1	0	1	0	0	12	4	.156	.378	.219	.597	63	7	1	0	0	1	2
DET (1 yr)				20	33	32	0	4	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	4	.125	.152	.125	.277	-18	4	0	0	0	0	0
CHW (1 yr)				1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0

NL (3 yrs)				91	193	166	13	43	6	1	0	9	1	0	25	18	.259	.358	.307	.665	90	51	5	1	0	1	3
AL (2 yrs)				21	34	33	0	4	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	4	.121	.147	.121	.268	-21	4	0	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Pos
1965	26	CHW	AL	1	1	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	-0.0	.472	.500	-0.0	0.0	-0
1966	27	HOU	NL	55	133	0	-0	1	3	2	5	0.6	5	10	1.1	.510	.504	0.7	0.6	7	2
1967	28	HOU	NL	9	15	-1	-0	0	0	0	-0	-0.1	1	0	-0.0	.493	.500	-0.0	0.0	0	/2
1967	28	DET	AL	20	33	-5	-0	0	-2	0	-6	-0.8	1	-5	-0.7	.463	.495	-0.4	-0.2	-3	/2

1969	30	CHC	NL	27	45	-2	0	-0	1	0	-1	-0.1	2	1	0.1	.496	.499	-0.1	0.2	-0	/2
4 Seasons				112	227	-7	-0	1	2	3	-3	-0.3	8	5	0.4	.497	.500	0.2	0.6	3

HOU (2 yrs)				64	148	-0	-0	1	3	2	5	0.5	5	10	1.1	.508	.502	0.7	0.6	7
CHC (1 yr)				27	45	-2	0	-0	1	0	-1	-0.1	2	1	0.1	.496	.499	-0.1	0.2	-0
DET (1 yr)				20	33	-5	-0	0	-2	0	-6	-0.8	1	-5	-0.7	.463	.495	-0.4	-0.2	-3
CHW (1 yr)				1	1	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	-0.0	.472	.500	-0.0	0.0	-0

Advanced Batting

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
1965	26	CHW	AL	1	1	0	0.0	86	.000	.000	.243	.000	.311	.000	.372	.000	.683	-100	.000	-0.2	-0.0	.000	.000	.000
1966	27	HOU	NL	133	90	15	4.5	90	.330	.301	.257	.353	.314	.350	.386	.703	.700	103	.528	1.0	0.1	.600	.130	.049	.0
1967	28	TOT	MLB	48	38	2	1.4	87	.139	.116	.248	.208	.316	.116	.370	.325	.686	-3	.141	-5.6	-0.6	.263	.116	.000
1967	28	HOU	NL	15	10	1	2.7	87	.125	.091	.253	.333	.315	.091	.372	.424	.688	30	.331	-0.7	-0.1	.500	.364	.000
1967	28	DET	AL	33	28	1	1.0	87	.143	.125	.247	.152	.316	.125	.370	.277	.686	-18	.078	-4.9	-0.5	.179	.031	.000

1969	30	CHC	NL	45	29	4	3.7	105	.172	.156	.274	.378	.346	.219	.406	.597	.752	63	.446	-1.0	-0.1	.679	.438	.063
4 Yrs				227	158	21	3.6	92	.264	.236	.257	.326	.321	.276	.386	.602	.707	73	.435	-5.8	-0.6	.529	.176	.040	.0
162 Game Avg.				328	229	30	3.6	92	.264	.236	.257	.326	.321	.276	.386	.602	.707	73	.435	-5.8	-0.6	.529	.176	.040

HOU (2 yrs)				148	100	16	4.3	90	.317	.284	.256	.351	.314	.328	.385	.680	.699	97	.512	0.2	0.0	.590	.149	.045	.0
CHC (1 yr)				45	29	4	3.7	105	.172	.156	.274	.378	.346	.219	.406	.597	.752	63	.445	-1.0	-0.1	.679	.438	.063
DET (1 yr)				33	28	1	1.0	87	.143	.125	.247	.152	.316	.125	.370	.277	.686	-18	.077	-4.9	-0.5	.179	.031	.000
CHW (1 yr)				1	1	0	0.0	86	.000	.000	.243	.000	.311	.000	.372	.000	.683	-100		-0.2	-0.0	.000	.000	.000

NL (3 yrs)				193	129	20	4.2	93	.289	.259	.260	.358	.322	.307	.389	.665	.711	90	.498	-0.7	-0.1	.609	.205	.048	.0
AL (2 yrs)				34	29	1	0.9	87	.138	.121	.246	.147	.316	.121	.370	.268	.686	-21	.073	-5.1	-0.6	.172	.030	.000

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GO/AO	IP%
1965	26	CHW	AL	1	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%							100%
1966	27	HOU	NL	133	0.0%	8.3%	6.8%	4.5%	16%	1.22	11.2		15.4	2.00	84%
1967	28	TOT	MLB	48	0.0%	14.6%	10.4%	0.0%	0%	1.40	6.1		10.8	1.21	75%
1967	28	HOU	NL	15	0.0%	20.0%	26.7%	0.0%	0%	0.75	3.7			1.33	53%
1967	28	DET	AL	33	0.0%	12.1%	3.0%	0.0%	0%	4.00	8.0		8.0	1.18	85%

1969	30	CHC	NL	45	0.0%	8.9%	26.7%	2.2%	20%	0.33	8.0		32.0	1.17	64%
4 Yrs				227	0.0%	9.7%	11.5%	3.1%	15%	0.85	9.0		15.3	1.62	78%
MLB Averages					2.0%	15.6%	8.1%	6.0%	27%	1.92	5.7	44.2	9.4	1.12	72%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1965	26	CHW	AL	-0.2	-0.0	1	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	.32	-0.0	-0.0	-0.1	-0.0	0.37	-0.2	0.32	1
1966	27	HOU	NL	1.0	0.1	138	-0.5	2.1	-2.6	1.17	-0.1	-0.4	-0.8	-0.1	1.00	0.6	1.57	16
1967	28	TOT	MLB	-5.6	-0.6	48	-0.1	0.9	-1.0	1.21	-0.4	0.3	-2.5	-0.3	1.00	-4.6	1.98	19
1967	28	HOU	NL	-0.7	-0.1	15	-0.0	0.3	-0.3	1.47	-0.0	0.0	-0.7	-0.1	1.04	-0.4	2.15	5
1967	28	DET	AL	-4.9	-0.5	33	-0.1	0.6	-0.7	1.10	-0.4	0.3	-1.9	-0.2	0.99	-4.1	1.92	14

1969	30	CHC	NL	-1.0	-0.1	45	-0.4	0.5	-0.9	1.09	-0.2	-0.2	-3.2	-0.3	0.92	-2.0	1.55	12
4 Yrs				-5.9	-0.6	232	-1.0	3.5	-4.5	1.16	-0.7	-0.2	-6.7	-0.7	0.98	-6.2	1.70	48

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	XI	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	OOB	OOB1	OOB2	OOB3	OOBHm	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1965	26	CHW	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	0	0	0	0
1966	27	HOU	NL	1	0	26%	66	1	0	100%	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	6	19%	13	11	2	0	0	0	3	2	1
1967	28	TOT	MLB	0	0	0%	8	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
1967	28	HOU	NL	0	0	0%	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1967	28	DET	AL	0	0	0%	7	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0

1969	30	CHC	NL	0	0	6%	16	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
4 Yrs				1	0	18%	90	1	0	100%	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	6	21%	15	12	3	1	1	0	3	2	1

Situational Hitting*

						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	%	DPopp	DPs	DP%	Opp	Suc	%	BR	BRS	BRS%	<2,3B	Scr	%	0,2B	Adv	%	PAu
1965	26	CHW	AL	1	100%	0			1	0	0	0	0.32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0
1966	27	HOU	NL	133	94%	37			16	4	0	1	1.57	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0%	31	4	13%	10	1	10%	78	8	10%	5	3	60%	2	1	50%	0
1967	28	TOT	MLB	48	100%	5			19	2	0	1	1.98	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		11	0	0%	2	0	0%	33	4	12%	2	0	0%	0	0		0
1967	28	HOU	NL	15	100%	1			5	0	0	0	2.15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		5	0	0%	0	0		11	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
1967	28	DET	AL	33	100%	4			14	2	0	1	1.92	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		6	0	0%	2	0	0%	22	4	18%	2	0	0%	0	0		0

1969	30	CHC	NL	45	100%	5			12	2	0	0	1.55	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	1	33%	4	1	25%	21	1	5%	4	1	25%	1	0	0%	0
4 Yrs				227	96%	47			48	8	0	2	1.70	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0%	45	5	11%	16	2	13%	132	13	10%	11	4	36%	3	1	33%	0
MLB Averages					53%																			79%			10%			30%			13%			46%			51%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SF	IBB
1965	26	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0
1966	27	56	134	124	12	37	6	0	8	1	9	11	.298	.351	.347	.698	101	43	4	1	0	1
1967	28	85	182	167	12	42	6	0	12	1	14	18	.251	.313	.287	.601	75	48	4	1	0	1
1968	29	85	182	167	12	42	6	0	12	1	14	18	.251	.313	.287	.601	75	48	4	1	0	1
1969	30	112	227	199	13	47	6	1	13	1	26	22	.236	.326	.276	.602	73	55	5	1	1	3

Neutralized Batting

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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
1965	26	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	1
1966	27	55	137	126	14	40	6	0	0	9	1	10	11	.317	.372	.365	.737	17	55
1967	28	29	48	43	0	5	0	0	0	4	0	5	7	.116	.208	.116	.325	1	29

1969	30	27	45	32	1	5	0	1	0	1	0	12	4	.156	.378	.219	.597	3	27
4 Yrs		112	231	202	15	50	6	1	0	14	1	27	22	.248	.338	.287	.625	21	112
162 Game Avg.		162	334	292	22	72	9	1	0	20	1	39	32	.248	.338	.287	.625	30	112

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