Bill Sampen
William Albert Sampen
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: January 18, 1963 in Lincoln, IL
School: MacMurray College
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 12th round of the 1985 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 10, 1990
Final Game: May 9, 1994
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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
1990 27 MON NL 59 10 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
1991 28 MON NL 43 15 13 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .231 .231 .231 .462 31 3 0 0 2 0 0 1
1992 29 TOT MLB 44 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1992 29 MON NL 44 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
5 Seasons 146 32 27 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 .111 .111 .111 .222 -37 3 0 0 5 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 36 30 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 .111 .111 .111 .222 -37 3 0 0 6 0 0
NL (3 yrs) 146 32 27 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 .111 .111 .111 .222 -37 3 0 0 5 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
1990 27 MON NL 10 10 0 0.0 95 .000 .000 .260 .000 .325 .000 .390 .000 .715 -100 .000 -2.2 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
1991 28 MON NL 15 12 1 2.2 93 .429 .231 .257 .231 .324 .231 .384 .462 .708 31 .241 -1.2 -0.1 .300 .000 .000
1992 29 TOT MLB 7 7 0 0.0 91 .000 .000 .258 .000 .323 .000 .380 .000 .703 -100 .000 -1.6 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
1992 29 MON NL 7 7 0 0.0 91 .000 .000 .258 .000 .323 .000 .380 .000 .703 -100 .000 -1.6 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
5 Seasons 32 29 1 0.9 93 .176 .111 .258 .111 .324 .111 .385 .222 .709 -37 .059 -5.0 -0.5 .125 .000 .000
162 Game Avg. 36 32 1 0.9 93 .176 .111 .258 .111 .324 .111 .385 .222 .709 -37 .059 -5.0 -0.5 .125 .000 .000
NL (3 yrs) 32 29 1 0.9 93 .250 .111 .258 .111 .324 .111 .385 .222 .709 -37 .058 -5.0 -0.5 .125 .000 .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
1990 27 MON NL 10 0.0% 40.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0 2.00 4.00 40% 0% 0.0% 0%
1991 28 MON NL 15 0.0% 40.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.2 13.0 1.33 5.00 47% 22% 0.0% 0%
1992 29 TOT MLB 7 0.0% 71.4% 0.0% 0.0% 1.2 0.50 14% 0%
1992 29 MON NL 7 0.0% 71.4% 0.0% 0.0% 1.2 0.50 14% 0%
5 Seasons 32 0.0% 46.9% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 1.8 27.0 1.75 2.50 38% 12% 0.0% 0%
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
1990 27 MON NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991 28 MON NL 0 0 67% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 33% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1992 29 TOT MLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 29 MON 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
5 Seasons 1 0 67% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 33% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 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
1990 27 MON NL 10 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 3 0 0% 2 2 100% 7 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1991 28 MON NL 15 53% 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 2 0 0% 2 2 100% 7 1 14% 0 0 0 0 0
1992 29 TOT MLB 7 43% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33% 4 0 0% 3 0 0% 6 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1992 29 MON NL 7 43% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33% 4 0 0% 3 0 0% 6 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
5 Seasons 32 50% 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5 63% 9 0 0% 7 4 57% 20 1 5% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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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
1990 27 MON NL 9 36 4.00 29 81% 31% 21% 31% 17% 69% 0% 56% 70% 44% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 50% 1 0 0
1991 28 MON NL 15 55 3.67 43 78% 21% 23% 35% 21% 79% 0% 62% 71% 53% 0% 0 0 13% 2 1 7% 1 1 50% 0 0 0
1992 29 TOT MLB 7 36 5.14 22 61% 23% 9% 59% 9% 77% 0% 47% 88% 71% 14% 1 0 14% 1 0 14% 1 0 40% 0 0 0
1992 29 MON NL 7 36 5.14 22 61% 23% 9% 59% 9% 77% 0% 47% 88% 71% 14% 1 0 14% 1 0 14% 1 0 40% 0 0 0
3 Seasons 31 127 4.10 94 74% 24% 19% 39% 17% 76% 0% 56% 75% 55% 3% 1 0 10% 3 1 6% 2 1 47% 1 0 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
1990 27 59 10 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0
1991 28 102 25 21 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 .143 .143 .143 .286 -19 3 0 0 4 0 0
1992 29 146 32 27 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 .111 .111 .111 .222 -37 3 0 0 5 0 0
1993 30 146 32 27 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 .111 .111 .111 .222 -37 3 0 0 5 0 0
1994 31 146 32 27 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 .111 .111 .111 .222 -37 3 0 0 5 0 0

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
1990 27 59 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 59
1991 28 43 13 13 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 43
1992 29 44 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 44
3 Seasons 146 27 27 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 146
162 Game Avg. 162 30 30 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 146

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