Billy Parker
William David Parker
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8" , Weight: 168 lb.

Born: January 14, 1947 in Hayneville, AL
Signed by the California Angels as an amateur free agent in 1969. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 9, 1971
Final Game: September 29, 1973
Died: February 9, 2003 in Sun City West, AZ
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1971 CAL AL 24 2B 20 20 175.0 95 39 52 4 13 .958 2.2 15.1 2.2 -1.5 3.7 0 4.68 4.55 .980 5.31 4.76
1972 CAL AL 25 3B 21 12 123.0 41 16 23 2 3 .951 0.4 3.9 0.4 -0.7 1.1 0 2.85 1.86 .954 2.98 2.70
1972 CAL AL 25 2B 9 5 51.0 27 9 18 0 5 1.000 1.4 32.9 1.4 1.8 -0.4 0 4.76 3.00 .978 5.17 4.42
1972 CAL AL 25 LF 6 4 37.1 6 5 1 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -6.4 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 0 1.45 1.00 .983 1.88 1.53
1972 CAL AL 25 OF 5 4 37.1 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -6.4 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 0 0.96 0.80 .975 2.22 1.92
1972 CAL AL 25 SS 1 0 4.1 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.1 27.7 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 4.15 2.00 .950 4.98 4.50
1973 CAL AL 26 2B 32 30 256.1 145 81 58 6 15 .959 -7.2 -33.7 -5.2 -5.1 -0.1 -2 4.88 4.34 .981 5.44 4.67
1973 CAL AL 26 SS 3 0 11.2 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -61.7 -0.6 -0.6 0.0 0 3.09 1.33 .950 5.09 4.43
1973 CAL AL 26 DH 1
3 Seasons 2B 61 55 482.1 267 129 128 10 33 .963 -3.6 -9.0 -1.6 -4.8 3.2 -2 4.80 4.21 .980 5.36 4.66
1 Season 3B 21 12 123.0 41 16 23 2 3 .951 0.4 3.9 0.4 -0.7 1.1 0 2.85 1.86 .954 2.98 2.70
1 Season LF 6 4 37.1 6 5 1 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -6.4 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 0 1.45 1.00 .983 1.88 1.53
1 Season OF 5 4 37.1 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -6.4 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 0 0.96 0.80 .975 2.22 1.92
2 Seasons SS 4 0 16.0 6 2 4 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -37.5 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 0 3.38 1.50 .950 5.06 4.45
1 Season DH 1
3 Seasons TOT 91 71 658.2 318 150 156 12 36 .962 -3.9 -7.1 -1.9 -5.9 4.0 0 -2 4.18 3.36 .938 4.73 4.05

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1971 CAL AL 24 20 20 20 20 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 CAL AL 25 36 21 36 36 0 0 0 9 21 1 6 0 0 5 1 11
1973 CAL AL 26 38 30 38 32 0 0 0 32 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 6
3 Seasons 94 71 94 88 0 0 0 61 21 4 6 0 0 5 0 3 17
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- 2B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 543 463 43 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1971 CAL AL 24 744 67% 75% 27% 70 90% 0 43 17 19 8 54 45 6 1 0 4 1 3 0 3 13 3 1 2 2 10 4 5 2 1 0
1972 CAL AL 25 223 72% 71% 25% 20 90% 0 9 1 5 3 19 13 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 3 0 5 3 2 0 0 0
1973 CAL AL 26 1170 67% 74% 26% 88 88% 1 81 26 42 13 64 55 6 1 0 6 2 2 2 2 17 10 2 3 1 16 4 12 1 1 0
3 Seasons 2137 67% 74% 26% 178 89% 1 133 44 66 24 137 113 18 2 1 10 3 5 2 5 35 14 4 8 3 31 11 19 3 2 0
MLB Averages 61% 77% 27% 94%

Advanced Fielding -- 3B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 543 53 GB LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1972 CAL AL 25 518 67% 72% 23% 40 85% 0 13 9 4 0 24 16 7 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 4 3 1 4 0 0 0 1 100%
1 Season 518 67% 72% 23% 40 85% 0 13 9 4 0 24 16 7 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 4 3 1 4 0 0 0 1 100%
MLB Averages 61% 77% 27% 89% 67%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1972 CAL AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 60.0% 1 1 20.0% 0 167 59% 64% 22% 12 50%
1 Season 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 60.0% 1 1 20.0% 0 167 59% 64% 22% 12 50%
MLB Averages 58.0% 2.5% 61% 77% 26% 47%

Advanced Fielding -- SS*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 63 463 163 363 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1972 CAL AL 25 16 88% 81% 38% 1 100% 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1973 CAL AL 26 56 86% 71% 18% 3 67% 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons 72 86% 74% 22% 4 75% 0 2 0 2 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 61% 77% 27% 91%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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