Bill Plummer

William Francis Plummer

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: March 21, 1947 in Oakland, CA
High School: Union (Anderson, CA)
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1965. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1968
Teams (by GP): Reds/Mariners/Cubs 1968-1978
Final Game: September 7, 1978
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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
1968 21 CHC NL 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /2
1970 23 CIN NL 4 9 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 .222 .125 .347 -5 1 0 1 0 0 0 /2
1971 24 CIN NL 10 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 2 0 0 0 0 /25
1972 25 CIN NL 38 111 102 8 19 4 0 2 9 0 0 4 20 .186 .211 .284 .495 44 29 3 0 2 3 2 2/35
1973 26 CIN NL 50 139 119 8 18 3 0 2 11 1 0 18 26 .151 .268 .227 .495 42 27 2 1 1 0 5 2/5
1974 27 CIN NL 50 129 120 7 27 7 0 2 10 1 0 6 21 .225 .258 .333 .591 66 40 4 0 1 2 0 2/5
1975 28 CIN NL 65 189 159 17 29 7 0 1 19 1 0 24 28 .182 .291 .245 .536 49 39 0 2 0 4 2 2
1976 29 CIN NL 56 168 153 16 38 6 1 4 19 0 2 14 36 .248 .311 .379 .690 94 58 7 0 1 0 0 2
1977 30 CIN NL 51 135 117 10 16 5 0 1 7 1 1 17 34 .137 .244 .205 .450 22 24 1 0 0 1 1 2
1978 31 SEA AL 41 106 93 6 20 5 0 2 7 0 0 12 19 .215 .305 .333 .638 80 31 3 0 1 0 0 2
10 Seasons 367 1007 892 72 168 37 1 14 82 4 3 95 191 .188 .267 .279 .546 53 249 22 4 6 10 10
162 Game Avg. 162 445 394 32 74 16 0 6 36 2 1 42 84 .188 .267 .279 .546 53 110 10 2 3 4 4
CIN (8 yrs) 324 899 797 66 148 32 1 12 75 4 3 83 171 .186 .263 .274 .536 50 218 19 4 5 10 10
CHC (1 yr) 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
SEA (1 yr) 41 106 93 6 20 5 0 2 7 0 0 12 19 .215 .305 .333 .638 80 31 3 0 1 0 0
NL (9 yrs) 326 901 799 66 148 32 1 12 75 4 3 83 172 .185 .262 .273 .535 50 218 19 4 5 10 10
AL (1 yr) 41 106 93 6 20 5 0 2 7 0 0 12 19 .215 .305 .333 .638 80 31 3 0 1 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
1968 21 CHC NL 2 2 0 0.0 87 .000 .000 .260 .000 .319 .000 .366 .000 .685 -100 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1970 23 CIN NL 9 7 0 0.0 107 .167 .125 .272 .222 .345 .125 .415 .347 .760 -5 .000 -1.2 -0.1 .286 .000 .000
1971 24 CIN NL 19 21 0 0.0 88 .000 .000 .254 .000 .319 .000 .372 .000 .691 -100 .000 -4.9 -0.5 .000 .000 .000
1972 25 CIN NL 111 91 6 1.8 87 .205 .186 .250 .211 .317 .284 .369 .495 .685 44 .182 -7.4 -0.8 .384 .137 .098 .0
1973 26 CIN NL 139 104 8 2.1 92 .176 .151 .257 .268 .325 .227 .382 .495 .706 42 .210 -8.9 -0.9 .456 .235 .076 1.3
1974 27 CIN NL 129 100 10 2.7 94 .253 .225 .261 .258 .333 .333 .378 .591 .710 66 .303 -5.8 -0.6 .485 .167 .108 1.3
1975 28 CIN NL 189 134 14 2.8 98 .209 .182 .268 .291 .339 .245 .387 .536 .725 49 .314 -10.1 -1.0 .508 .220 .063 1.0
1976 29 CIN NL 168 125 16 3.4 93 .301 .248 .265 .311 .332 .379 .378 .690 .709 94 .423 -1.7 -0.2 .565 .209 .131 .0
1977 30 CIN NL 135 104 7 1.8 105 .181 .137 .272 .244 .340 .205 .414 .450 .753 22 .153 -13.1 -1.3 .398 .214 .068 1.0
1978 31 SEA AL 106 77 9 3.1 94 .250 .215 .261 .305 .326 .333 .385 .638 .711 80 .357 -2.3 -0.2 .566 .247 .118 .0
10 Seasons 1007 765 70 2.5 95 .221 .188 .262 .267 .331 .279 .384 .546 .715 53 .268 -56.0 -5.8 .466 .198 .091 6.2
162 Game Avg. 445 338 31 2.5 95 .221 .188 .262 .267 .331 .279 .384 .546 .715 53 .268 -56.0 -5.8 .466 .198 .091 3
CIN (8 yrs) 899 686 61 2.4 95 .218 .186 .262 .263 .332 .274 .384 .536 .716 50 .258 -53.1 -5.5 .456 .193 .088 6.0
CHC (1 yr) 2 2 0 0.0 87 .000 .000 .260 .000 .319 .000 .366 .000 .685 -100 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
SEA (1 yr) 106 77 9 3.1 94 .250 .215 .261 .305 .326 .333 .385 .638 .711 80 .356 -2.3 -0.2 .566 .247 .118 .0
NL (9 yrs) 901 688 61 2.4 95 .218 .185 .262 .262 .332 .273 .384 .535 .716 50 .257 -53.6 -5.6 .455 .193 .088 6.0
AL (1 yr) 106 77 9 3.1 94 .250 .215 .261 .305 .326 .333 .385 .638 .711 80 .356 -2.3 -0.2 .566 .247 .118 .0

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
1968 21 CHC NL 2 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0 0.00 50%
1970 23 CIN NL 9 0.0% 22.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 4.0 0.67 67%
1971 24 CIN NL 19 0.0% 21.1% 0.0% 0.0% 4.8 0.63 79%
1972 25 CIN NL 111 1.8% 18.0% 3.6% 5.4% 32% 5.00 5.1 51.0 11.3 0.83 75%
1973 26 CIN NL 139 1.4% 18.7% 13.0% 3.6% 28% 1.44 4.6 59.5 10.8 0.90 65%
1974 27 CIN NL 129 1.6% 16.3% 4.7% 7.0% 33% 3.50 5.7 60.0 12.0 0.98 77%
1975 28 CIN NL 189 0.5% 14.8% 12.7% 4.2% 28% 1.17 5.7 159.0 8.4 0.59 71%
1976 29 CIN NL 168 2.4% 21.4% 8.3% 6.6% 29% 2.57 4.3 38.3 8.1 0.77 67%
1977 30 CIN NL 135 0.7% 25.2% 12.6% 4.4% 38% 2.00 3.4 117.0 16.7 0.75 61%
1978 31 SEA AL 106 1.9% 17.9% 11.3% 6.6% 35% 1.58 4.9 46.5 13.3 0.69 68%
10 Seasons 1007 1.4% 19.0% 9.4% 5.2% 31% 2.01 4.7 63.7 10.9 0.76 69%
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
1968 21 CHC NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 23 CIN 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
1971 24 CIN NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 25 CIN NL 1 0 29% 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 50% 3 2 0 0 0 0 5 1 4
1973 26 CIN NL 0 0 17% 41 1 0 100% 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 33% 4 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 1
1974 27 CIN NL 1 0 16% 52 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 67% 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1
1975 28 CIN NL 4 0 30% 66 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 62% 5 3 2 2 0 1 6 1 5
1976 29 CIN NL 3 0 25% 58 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 9% 6 5 1 1 1 0 4 4 0
1977 30 CIN NL 1 0 28% 41 1 1 50% 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 14% 3 2 1 2 2 0 2 2 0
1978 31 SEA AL 0 0 13% 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 0
10 Seasons 10 0 23% 326 4 3 57% 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 10 11 34% 24 17 6 5 3 1 24 12 11
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
1968 21 CHC NL 2 50% 0 1 0 0 0 0.20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1970 23 CIN NL 9 44% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1971 24 CIN NL 16 69% 0 4 0 0 0 3.23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 50% 3 0 0% 12 0 0% 2 0 0% 2 0 0% 3
1972 25 CIN NL 107 48% 19 1 1 0 0 0.00 2 0 6 1 1 0 2 0 2 2 100% 20 3 15% 15 5 33% 72 7 10% 6 5 83% 6 2 33% 4
1973 26 CIN NL 139 54% 18 2 0 0 0 2.76 2 0 6 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 100% 20 2 10% 10 3 30% 88 9 10% 6 2 33% 6 1 17% 0
1974 27 CIN NL 129 58% 27 1 0 0 0 0.01 2 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 50% 26 4 15% 17 6 35% 91 8 9% 11 4 36% 12 3 25% 0
1975 28 CIN NL 186 43% 29 4 1 0 2 2.11 1 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 27 0 0% 18 7 39% 124 20 16% 12 5 42% 14 6 43% 3
1976 29 CIN NL 168 22% 38 4 2 0 1 0.57 4 0 7 2 2 3 1 0 1 1 100% 38 7 18% 14 3 21% 123 18 15% 11 6 55% 14 3 21% 0
1977 30 CIN NL 135 41% 16 3 0 0 0 0.20 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 25 1 4% 11 1 9% 74 6 8% 7 3 43% 9 3 33% 0
1978 31 SEA AL 106 48% 20 1 0 0 0 2.94 2 0 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 100% 13 3 23% 10 2 20% 59 6 10% 7 3 43% 3 0 0% 0
10 Seasons 997 44% 168 21 4 0 3 1.57 14 0 32 6 8 5 9 0 7 6 86% 174 22 13% 98 27 28% 648 74 11% 62 28 45% 66 18 27% 10
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
1968 21 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 22 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 23 6 11 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .100 .182 .100 .282 -22 1 0 1 0 0 0
1971 24 16 30 29 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .034 .067 .034 .101 -71 1 2 1 0 0 0
1972 25 54 141 131 8 20 4 0 2 9 0 0 4 27 .153 .180 .229 .409 18 30 5 1 2 3 2
1973 26 104 280 250 16 38 7 0 4 20 1 0 22 53 .152 .224 .228 .452 30 57 7 2 3 3 7
1974 27 154 409 370 23 65 14 0 6 30 2 0 28 74 .176 .235 .262 .497 42 97 11 2 4 5 7
1975 28 219 598 529 40 94 21 0 7 49 3 0 52 102 .178 .253 .257 .510 44 136 11 4 4 9 9
1976 29 275 766 682 56 132 27 1 11 68 3 2 66 138 .194 .265 .284 .550 55 194 18 4 5 9 9
1977 30 326 901 799 66 148 32 1 12 75 4 3 83 172 .185 .262 .273 .535 50 218 19 4 5 10 10
1978 31 367 1007 892 72 168 37 1 14 82 4 3 95 191 .188 .267 .279 .546 53 249 22 4 6 10 10

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1968 21 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 2
1970 23 4 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .111 .000 .111 0 4
1971 24 10 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 10
1972 25 40 115 108 10 21 4 0 2 11 0 4 21 .194 .217 .287 .504 7 38
1973 26 50 144 122 9 21 4 0 2 12 1 21 26 .172 .299 .254 .553 9 50
1974 27 50 129 121 8 28 7 0 2 11 1 6 21 .231 .264 .339 .602 11 50
1975 28 65 198 164 18 34 8 0 1 20 1 28 28 .207 .323 .274 .598 15 65
1976 29 56 166 152 17 37 6 1 4 20 0 14 36 .243 .307 .375 .682 17 56
1977 30 51 139 119 10 18 6 0 1 7 1 19 34 .151 .266 .227 .493 7 51
1978 31 41 108 95 7 22 6 0 2 8 0 13 19 .232 .324 .358 .682 11 41
10 Seasons 369 1029 910 79 181 41 1 14 89 4 105 192 .199 .282 .292 .574 77 367
162 Game Avg. 162 452 400 35 79 18 0 6 39 2 46 84 .199 .282 .292 .574 34 367

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