Bill Heath
William Chris Heath
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: March 10, 1939 in Yuba City, CA
High School: Downey (Modesto, CA)
School: University of Southern California
Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1960. (All Transactions)
Debut: October 3, 1965
Final Game: August 19, 1969
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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
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 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 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
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
4 Seasons 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

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
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 .256 .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 .687 30 .331 -0.7 -0.1 .500 .364 .000
1967 28 DET AL 33 28 1 1.0 87 .143 .125 .246 .152 .316 .125 .369 .277 .685 -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 Seasons 227 158 21 3.6 92 .264 .236 .257 .326 .321 .276 .386 .602 .706 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 .706 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 0.3 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 .246 .152 .316 .125 .369 .277 .685 -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 .000 -0.2 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
NL (3 yrs) 193 129 20 4.2 93 .289 .259 .259 .358 .321 .307 .389 .665 .710 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 .369 .268 .685 -21 .073 -5.1 -0.6 .172 .030 .000

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
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 Seasons 227 0.0% 9.7% 11.5% 3.1% 15% 0.85 9.0 15.3 1.62 78%
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
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
1966 27 HOU NL 1 0 26% 66 1 0 100% 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 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 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
1967 28 DET AL 0 0 0% 7 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 50% 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons 1 0 18% 90 1 0 100% 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 21% 15 12 3 1 1 0 3 2 1
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
1965 26 CHW AL 1 100% 0 1 0 0 0 0.43 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 1.63 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 31 4 13% 10 1 10% 78 8 10% 5 3 60% 8 5 63% 0
1967 28 TOT MLB 48 100% 5 19 2 0 1 2.05 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0% 2 0 0% 33 4 12% 2 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
1967 28 HOU NL 15 100% 1 5 0 0 0 2.28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0% 0 0 11 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
1967 28 DET AL 33 100% 4 14 2 0 1 1.96 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 1.62 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33% 4 1 25% 21 1 5% 4 1 25% 2 0 0% 0
4 Seasons 227 96% 47 48 8 0 2 1.77 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 45 5 11% 16 2 13% 132 13 10% 11 4 36% 11 6 55% 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
1965 26 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 56 134 124 12 37 6 0 0 8 1 0 9 11 .298 .351 .347 .698 102 43 4 1 0 0 1
1967 28 85 182 167 12 42 6 0 0 12 1 0 14 18 .251 .313 .287 .601 75 48 4 1 0 0 1
1968 29 85 182 167 12 42 6 0 0 12 1 0 14 18 .251 .313 .287 .601 75 48 4 1 0 0 1
1969 30 112 227 199 13 47 6 1 0 13 1 0 26 22 .236 .326 .276 .602 73 55 5 1 0 1 3

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
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 52 45 0 7 0 0 0 6 0 7 7 .156 .269 .156 .425 2 29
1969 30 27 45 32 1 5 0 1 0 1 0 12 4 .156 .378 .219 .597 3 27
4 Seasons 112 235 204 15 52 6 1 0 16 1 29 22 .255 .349 .294 .643 22 112
162 Game Avg. 162 340 295 22 75 9 1 0 23 1 42 32 .255 .349 .294 .643 32 112

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