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Billy Ott

William Joseph Ott

Positions: Pinch Hitter and Rightfielder
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: November 23, 1940 in New York, NY
High School: Cardinal Hayes (Bronx, NY)
School: St. John's University
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1960. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 4, 1962
Team: Cubs 1962-1964

Final Game: July 14, 1964
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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
1962 21 CHC NL 12 30 28 3 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 10 .143 .200 .250 .450 18 7 1 0 0 0 0 /9
1964 23 CHC NL 20 43 39 4 7 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 10 .179 .238 .256 .495 37 10 0 0 1 0 0 9
2 Seasons 32 73 67 7 11 3 0 1 3 0 1 5 20 .164 .222 .254 .476 29 17 1 0 1 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 370 339 35 56 15 0 5 15 0 5 25 101 .164 .222 .254 .476 29 86 5 0 5 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1962 21 CHC NL 30 -3 0 0 0 0 0 1 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $ /9
1964 23 CHC NL 43 -3 -1 0 0 0 0 1 -3 -0.3 -3 -0.3 0.0 $ 9
2 Seasons 73 -6 -1 0 0 0 0 2 -5 -0.5 -5 -0.5 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
1962 21 CHC NL 30 25 1 1.1 107 .176 .143 .275 .200 .343 .250 .417 .450 .760 18 .066 -3.5 -0.4 .360 .179 .107 .0
1964 23 CHC NL 43 34 2 1.6 97 .241 .179 .268 .238 .326 .256 .398 .495 .724 37 .149 -3.2 -0.3 .364 .128 .077
2 Seasons 73 59 3 1.4 101 .217 .164 .271 .222 .333 .254 .406 .476 .739 29 .109 -6.7 -0.7 .362 .149 .090 .0
162 Game Avg. 370 299 15 1.4 101 .217 .164 .271 .222 .333 .254 .406 .476 .739 29 .109 -6.7 -0.7 .362 .149 .090

Ratio Batting*

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
1962 21 CHC NL 30 3.3% 33.3% 6.7% 3.3% 25% 5.00 2.8 28.0 14.0 1.14 57%
1964 23 CHC NL 43 0.0% 23.3% 7.0% 7.0% 43% 3.33 3.9 39.0 1.30 67%
2 Seasons 73 1.4% 27.4% 6.9% 5.5% 36% 4.00 3.4 67.0 22.3 1.24 63%
MLB Averages 2.3% 15.0% 8.2% 6.4% 28% 1.84 6.0 39.1 8.8 1.07 73%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1962 21 CHC NL -3.5 -0.4 30 -0.4 0.4 -0.8 1.22 -0.3 -0.0 -4.8 -0.5 1.06 -3.5 1.57 5
1964 23 CHC NL -3.2 -0.3 44 -0.7 0.5 -1.2 1.34 -0.3 -0.2 -3.0 -0.3 0.96 -3.9 1.15 10
2 Seasons -6.7 -0.7 74 -1.2 0.9 -2.0 1.29 -0.6 -0.3 -7.8 -0.8 1.00 -7.4 1.29 15

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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
1962 21 CHC NL 0 0 40% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1964 23 CHC NL 0 0 40% 12 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80% 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 3
2 Seasons 0 0 40% 17 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57% 4 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 3

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 % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1962 21 CHC NL 30 100% 4 5 1 0 1 1.57 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 9 1 11% 2 0 0% 21 1 5% 0 0 0 0 0
1964 23 CHC NL 43 100% 7 10 3 0 0 1.15 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 9 0 0% 5 1 20% 24 1 4% 1 0 0% 4 2 50% 0
2 Seasons 73 100% 11 15 4 0 1 1.29 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 50% 18 1 6% 7 1 14% 45 2 4% 1 0 0% 4 2 50% 0
MLB Averages 52% 75% 10% 30% 14% 48% 52%

Cumulative Batting

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
1962 21 12 30 28 3 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 10 .143 .200 .250 .450 18 7 1 0 0 0 0
1963 22 12 30 28 3 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 10 .143 .200 .250 .450 18 7 1 0 0 0 0
1964 23 32 73 67 7 11 3 0 1 3 0 1 5 20 .164 .222 .254 .476 29 17 1 0 1 0 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

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
1962 21 12 29 27 2 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 10 .111 .172 .222 .395 1 12
1964 23 20 43 40 5 8 3 0 0 1 0 3 10 .200 .256 .275 .531 3 20
2 Seasons 32 72 67 7 11 3 0 1 2 0 5 20 .164 .222 .254 .476 4 32
162 Game Avg. 162 365 339 35 56 15 0 5 10 0 25 101 .164 .222 .254 .476 20 32

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