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Bill Pulsipher

William Thomas Pulsipher

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 230 lb.

Born: October 9, 1973 in Fort Benning, GA
High School: Fairfax HS (Fairfax, VA)
Drafted by the New York Mets in the 2nd round of the 1991 amateur draft.
Signed August 22, 1991. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 17, 1995
Teams (by GP): Mets/Brewers/RedSox/WhiteSox/Cardinals 1995-2005
Agents: Nick Brockmeyer [*]
Final Game: May 7, 2005
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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
1995 21 NYM NL 17 49 38 4 4 2 0 0 4 0 0 5 19 .105 .200 .158 .358 -2 6 0 0 4 2 0 1
1996 Did not play in major leagues (Injured)
1998 24 TOT NL 27 21 20 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .150 .150 .150 .300 -20 3 0 0 1 0 0 1
1998 24 NYM NL 16 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1998 24 MIL NL 11 20 19 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .158 .158 .158 .316 -16 3 0 0 1 0 0 1
1999 25 MIL NL 19 29 21 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 .143 .143 .143 .286 -27 3 1 0 8 0 0 1
2000 26 NYM 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 /1
2001 27 TOT AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2001 27 BOS AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2001 27 CHW AL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2005 31 STL NL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
6 Yrs 107 101 81 7 10 2 0 0 4 0 0 5 40 .123 .170 .148 .319 -15 12 1 0 13 2 0
162 Game Avg. 162 153 123 11 15 3 0 0 6 0 0 8 61 .123 .170 .148 .319 -15 18 2 0 20 3 0
NYM (3 yrs) 35 52 41 4 4 2 0 0 4 0 0 5 20 .098 .188 .146 .334 -9 6 0 0 4 2 0
MIL (2 yrs) 30 49 40 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 .150 .150 .150 .300 -22 6 1 0 9 0 0
STL (1 yr) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BOS (1 yr) 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHW (1 yr) 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (5 yrs) 70 101 81 7 10 2 0 0 4 0 0 5 40 .123 .170 .148 .319 -15 12 1 0 13 2 0
AL (1 yr) 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 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 Salary Pos Awards
1995 21 NYM NL 17 49 -6 0 0 0 6 1 0.1 1 2 0.1 .505 .501 0.1 0.0 2 $109,000 1
1998 24 NYM NL 16 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ 1
1998 24 MIL NL 11 20 -3 0 0 0 3 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .496 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1999 25 MIL NL 19 29 -6 0 -0 0 4 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .492 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $257,500 1
2000 26 NYM NL 2 2 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .486 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /1
2001 27 BOS AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
2001 27 CHW AL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
2005 31 STL NL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
6 Seasons 107 101 -16 0 0 0 14 -2 -0.2 3 1 -0.1 .499 .500 -0.1 0.0 1 $366,500
NYM (3 yrs) 35 52 -7 0 0 0 7 0 0.0 1 2 0.1 .501 .500 0.1 0.0 2 $109,000
MIL (2 yrs) 30 49 -9 0 0 0 7 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .493 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $257,500
STL (1 yr) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $
BOS (1 yr) 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $
CHW (1 yr) 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .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
1995 21 NYM NL 49 40 2 1.3 103 .190 .105 .266 .200 .335 .158 .414 .358 .748 -2 .087 -5.4 -0.5 .324 .184 .053
1998 24 TOT NL 21 18 1 1.5 107 .214 .150 .269 .150 .339 .150 .424 .300 .764 -20 .103 -3.6 -0.4 .176 .000 .000
1998 24 NYM NL 1 1 0 0.0 106 .000 .000 .268 .000 .338 .000 .422 .000 .760 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1998 24 MIL NL 20 17 1 1.6 107 .231 .158 .269 .158 .340 .158 .424 .316 .764 -16 .113 -3.3 -0.3 .188 .000 .000
1999 25 MIL NL 29 27 0 0.0 114 .429 .143 .273 .143 .348 .143 .440 .286 .788 -27 .000 -4.1 -0.4 .158 .000 .000
2000 26 NYM NL 2 2 0 0.0 113 .000 .000 .268 .000 .345 .000 .438 .000 .784 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
6 Yrs 101 87 3 0.9 107 .233 .123 .269 .170 .339 .148 .424 .319 .763 -15 .044 -13.7 -1.3 .236 .086 .025
162 Game Avg. 153 132 5 0.9 107 .233 .123 .269 .170 .339 .148 .424 .319 .763 -15 .044 -13.7 -1.3 .236 .086 .025
NYM (3 yrs) 52 43 2 1.3 104 .174 .098 .266 .188 .335 .146 .415 .334 .750 -9 .077 -6.3 -0.6 .297 .171 .049
MIL (2 yrs) 49 44 1 0.6 111 .300 .150 .271 .150 .344 .150 .432 .300 .777 -22 .020 -7.4 -0.7 .171 .000 .000

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
1995 21 NYM NL 49 0.0% 38.8% 10.2% 4.1% 50% 3.80 2.0 9.5 1.00 1.38 43% 8% 0.0% 30%
1998 24 TOT NL 21 0.0% 28.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.3 1.50 5.00 67% 13% 0.0% 25%
1998 24 NYM NL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100% 0%
1998 24 MIL NL 20 0.0% 30.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.2 1.50 4.50 65% 14% 0.0% 25%
1999 25 MIL NL 29 0.0% 48.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 1.5 0.33 12.00 24% 20% 0.0% 0%
2000 26 NYM NL 2 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0 0.00 0.00 50% 0% 0.0% 0%
6 Yrs 101 0.0% 39.6% 5.0% 2.0% 20% 8.00 2.0 20.3 0.94 2.75 43% 13% 0.0% 22%
MLB Averages 2.8% 16.7% 8.8% 7.9% 34% 1.89 5.3 31.8 7.5 0.79 1.08 70% 21% 8.2% 14%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1995 21 NYM NL -5.4 -0.5 49 -0.2 0.5 -0.7 1.00 -0.4 0.2 -3.8 -0.4 1.02 -5.3 0
1998 24 TOT NL -3.6 -0.4 21 -0.6 0.1 -0.6 1.24 -0.4 -0.1 -4.8 -0.5 1.01 -4.1 0
1998 24 NYM NL -0.3 -0.0 1 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 1.38 -0.0 0.0 -0.4 -0.0 1.21 -0.3 0
1998 24 MIL NL -3.3 -0.3 20 -0.6 0.1 -0.6 1.23 -0.3 -0.1 -4.4 -0.4 1.00 -3.8 0
1999 25 MIL NL -4.1 -0.4 29 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 .91 -0.5 -0.1 -6.1 -0.6 0.98 -5.7 0
2000 26 NYM NL -0.6 -0.1 2 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .88 -0.1 -0.0 -0.4 -0.0 0.74 -0.6 0
2001 27 TOT AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2001 27 BOS AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2001 27 CHW AL 0.0 0.0
2005 31 STL NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
6 Yrs -13.7 -1.3 101 -1.4 0.6 -2.0 1.02 -1.4 -0.0 -15.1 -1.5 1.00 -15.7 0

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
1995 21 NYM NL 1 0 44% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 40% 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
1998 24 TOT NL 0 0 67% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 1
1998 24 NYM 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
1998 24 MIL NL 0 0 67% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 1
1999 25 MIL NL 0 0 33% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 26 NYM 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
6 Yrs 1 0 47% 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 44% 4 4 0 2 1 1 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
1995 21 NYM NL 49 82% 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 80% 7 0 0% 7 3 43% 36 5 14% 4 4 100% 1 1 100% 0
1998 24 TOT NL 21 81% 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 3 0 0% 5 1 20% 13 0 0% 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1998 24 NYM NL 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1998 24 MIL NL 20 85% 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 3 0 0% 5 1 20% 12 0 0% 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1999 25 MIL NL 29 66% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 8 80% 10 1 10% 11 3 27% 18 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
2000 26 NYM NL 2 50% 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
6 Yrs 101 76% 10 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 17 13 76% 20 1 5% 23 7 30% 67 5 7% 7 4 57% 3 2 67% 0
MLB Averages 54% 71% 11% 34% 15% 52% 57%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1995 21 NYM NL 46 167 3.63 111 66% 22% 31% 26% 22% 78% 0% 52% 61% 54% 0% 0 0 2% 1 0 15% 7 2 33% 3 0 0
1998 24 TOT NL 21 56 2.67 42 75% 21% 14% 29% 36% 79% 0% 59% 82% 52% 0% 0 0 10% 2 2 0% 0 0 17% 0 0 0
1998 24 NYM NL 1 1 1.00 1 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1998 24 MIL NL 20 55 2.75 41 75% 22% 15% 29% 34% 78% 0% 58% 81% 50% 0% 0 0 10% 2 2 0% 0 0 17% 0 0 0
1999 25 MIL NL 29 97 3.34 76 78% 21% 34% 25% 20% 79% 0% 62% 57% 59% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 3% 1 1 36% 0 0 0
2000 26 NYM NL 2 12 6.00 8 67% 25% 25% 38% 13% 75% 0% 50% 67% 0% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
4 Yrs 98 332 3.39 237 71% 22% 29% 27% 23% 78% 0% 56% 63% 54% 0% 0 0 3% 3 2 8% 8 3 31% 3 0 0
MLB Averages 3.73 62% 27% 15% 27% 32% 73% 2% 45% 80% 29% 5% 15% 9% 27%

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
1995 21 17 49 38 4 4 2 0 0 4 0 0 5 19 .105 .200 .158 .358 -2 6 0 0 4 2 0
1996 22 17 49 38 4 4 2 0 0 4 0 0 5 19 .105 .200 .158 .358 -2 6 0 0 4 2 0
1997 23 17 49 38 4 4 2 0 0 4 0 0 5 19 .105 .200 .158 .358 -2 6 0 0 4 2 0
1998 24 44 70 58 6 7 2 0 0 4 0 0 5 25 .121 .185 .155 .340 -8 9 0 0 5 2 0
1999 25 63 99 79 7 10 2 0 0 4 0 0 5 39 .127 .174 .152 .326 -13 12 1 0 13 2 0
2000 26 65 101 81 7 10 2 0 0 4 0 0 5 40 .123 .170 .148 .319 -15 12 1 0 13 2 0
2001 27 102 101 81 7 10 2 0 0 4 0 0 5 40 .123 .170 .148 .319 -15 12 1 0 13 2 0
2002 28 102 101 81 7 10 2 0 0 4 0 0 5 40 .123 .170 .148 .319 -15 12 1 0 13 2 0
2003 29 102 101 81 7 10 2 0 0 4 0 0 5 40 .123 .170 .148 .319 -15 12 1 0 13 2 0
2004 30 102 101 81 7 10 2 0 0 4 0 0 5 40 .123 .170 .148 .319 -15 12 1 0 13 2 0
2005 31 107 101 81 7 10 2 0 0 4 0 0 5 40 .123 .170 .148 .319 -15 12 1 0 13 2 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
1995 21 19 53 42 4 4 2 0 0 4 0 5 21 .095 .184 .143 .327 1 17
1998 24 27 21 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 27
1999 25 19 29 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 19
2000 26 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 2
4 Yrs 67 105 85 4 4 2 0 0 4 0 5 42 .047 .098 .071 .168 1 65
162 Game Avg. 162 254 206 10 10 5 0 0 10 0 12 102 .047 .098 .071 .168 2 65

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 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. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Youngest s c a p y
1995 NL  born 1973-10-09 (5th)

                                         

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