Bill Selby
William Frank Selby
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: June 11, 1970 in Monroeville, AL
High School: Horn Lake (Horn Lake, MS)
School: University of Southern Mississippi
Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 13th round of the 1992 amateur draft.
Signed June 2, 1992. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1996
Final Game: May 25, 2003
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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
1996 26 BOS AL 40 105 95 12 26 4 0 3 6 1 1 9 11 .274 .337 .411 .747 88 39 3 0 1 0 1 45/7
2000 30 CLE AL 30 48 46 8 11 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 9 .239 .271 .261 .532 36 12 1 1 0 0 0 /4957D
2001 31 CIN NL 36 100 92 7 21 7 1 2 12 0 0 5 13 .228 .273 .391 .664 66 36 1 1 1 1 1 4/53
2002 32 CLE AL 65 176 159 15 34 7 2 6 21 0 1 15 27 .214 .278 .396 .675 79 63 4 0 0 2 2 57/49
2003 33 CLE AL 27 44 39 3 4 1 0 0 5 0 0 3 11 .103 .163 .128 .291 -20 5 0 0 1 1 0 5/D347
5 Seasons 198 473 431 45 96 20 3 11 48 1 2 33 71 .223 .279 .360 .638 65 155 9 2 3 4 4
162 Game Avg. 162 387 353 37 79 16 2 9 39 1 2 27 58 .223 .279 .360 .638 65 127 7 2 2 3 3
CLE (3 yrs) 122 268 244 26 49 9 2 6 30 0 1 19 47 .201 .258 .328 .586 55 80 5 1 1 3 2
BOS (1 yr) 40 105 95 12 26 4 0 3 6 1 1 9 11 .274 .337 .411 .747 88 39 3 0 1 0 1
CIN (1 yr) 36 100 92 7 21 7 1 2 12 0 0 5 13 .228 .273 .391 .664 66 36 1 1 1 1 1
AL (4 yrs) 162 373 339 38 75 13 2 9 36 1 2 28 58 .221 .280 .351 .631 65 119 8 1 2 3 3
NL (1 yr) 36 100 92 7 21 7 1 2 12 0 0 5 13 .228 .273 .391 .664 66 36 1 1 1 1 1

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
1996 26 BOS AL 105 74 12 4.4 117 .284 .274 .278 .337 .352 .411 .447 .747 .799 88 .386 -2.1 -0.2 .658 .232 .137 1.5
2000 30 CLE AL 48 36 3 2.2 116 .297 .239 .277 .271 .351 .261 .446 .532 .797 36 .159 -4.7 -0.4 .389 .043 .022
2001 31 CIN NL 100 74 10 3.6 116 .244 .228 .274 .273 .346 .391 .449 .664 .796 66 .354 -5.0 -0.5 .583 .217 .163 .0
2002 32 CLE AL 176 132 17 3.4 103 .219 .214 .261 .278 .328 .396 .419 .675 .747 79 .340 -5.1 -0.5 .592 .270 .182 .0
2003 33 CLE AL 44 37 1 0.7 103 .138 .103 .263 .163 .329 .128 .421 .291 .749 -20 .028 -6.7 -0.6 .229 .103 .026
5 Seasons 473 353 43 3.3 110 .241 .223 .269 .279 .339 .360 .435 .638 .774 65 .301 -23.6 -2.2 .546 .211 .137 1.8
162 Game Avg. 387 289 35 3.3 110 .241 .223 .269 .279 .339 .360 .435 .638 .774 65 .301 -23.6 -2.2 .546 .211 .137 1
CLE (3 yrs) 268 205 21 2.7 105 .222 .201 .264 .258 .332 .328 .425 .586 .757 55 .245 -16.5 -1.6 .493 .201 .127 .0
BOS (1 yr) 105 74 12 4.4 117 .284 .274 .278 .337 .352 .411 .447 .747 .799 88 .387 -2.1 -0.2 .658 .232 .137 1.5
CIN (1 yr) 100 74 10 3.6 116 .244 .228 .274 .273 .346 .391 .449 .664 .796 66 .354 -5.0 -0.5 .583 .217 .163 .0
AL (4 yrs) 373 279 33 3.2 108 .240 .221 .268 .280 .337 .351 .431 .631 .768 65 .286 -18.6 -1.7 .536 .209 .130 1.8
NL (1 yr) 100 74 10 3.6 116 .244 .228 .274 .273 .346 .391 .449 .664 .796 66 .354 -5.0 -0.5 .583 .217 .163 .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
1996 26 BOS AL 105 2.9% 10.5% 8.6% 6.7% 27% 1.22 8.6 31.7 15.8 0.62 1.07 77% 31% 6.4% 10%
2000 30 CLE AL 48 0.0% 18.8% 2.1% 2.1% 9% 9.00 5.1 11.5 0.54 0.86 77% 35% 0.0% 8%
2001 31 CIN NL 100 2.0% 13.0% 5.0% 10.0% 48% 2.60 7.1 46.0 7.7 0.86 1.00 78% 21% 5.3% 10%
2002 32 CLE AL 176 3.4% 15.3% 8.5% 8.5% 44% 1.80 5.9 26.5 7.6 0.81 1.14 73% 22% 10.2% 16%
2003 33 CLE AL 44 0.0% 25.0% 6.8% 2.3% 25% 3.67 3.5 7.8 1.07 1.50 66% 17% 0.0% 36%
5 Seasons 473 2.3% 15.0% 7.0% 7.2% 35% 2.15 6.1 39.2 9.0 0.76 1.09 75% 25% 6.3% 13%
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
1996 26 BOS AL 1 0 28% 41 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 27% 5 4 1 2 2 0 4 2 2
2000 30 CLE AL 1 0 62% 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27% 6 6 0 1 0 1 4 2 2
2001 31 CIN NL 1 0 20% 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50% 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 32 CLE AL 2 0 21% 37 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 33% 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1
2003 33 CLE AL 1 0 43% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100% 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
5 Seasons 6 0 28% 135 1 2 33% 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 9 34% 17 13 4 7 4 3 11 6 5
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
1996 26 BOS AL 105 89% 26 2 0 10 4 0 0 2.06 3 0 4 3 0 0 3 0 1 1 100% 19 3 16% 9 3 33% 65 3 5% 5 1 20% 7 5 71% 0
2000 30 CLE AL 48 92% 11 0 0 8 4 0 1 2.38 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1 8% 3 0 0% 33 4 12% 1 1 100% 1 1 100% 0
2001 31 CIN NL 100 99% 21 1 0 9 2 1 1 1.62 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 100% 19 1 5% 14 5 36% 68 12 18% 6 4 67% 6 3 50% 0
2002 32 CLE AL 176 85% 34 2 1 18 6 0 3 1.88 6 1 6 6 0 2 4 0 1 0 0% 44 4 9% 14 5 36% 109 15 14% 8 5 63% 5 1 20% 0
2003 33 CLE AL 44 93% 4 0 0 14 2 0 2 1.95 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 13 0 0% 7 3 43% 35 6 17% 5 2 40% 1 1 100% 0
5 Seasons 473 90% 96 5 1 59 18 1 7 1.96 11 1 17 11 0 3 8 0 4 3 75% 107 9 8% 47 16 34% 310 40 13% 25 13 52% 20 11 55% 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
1996 26 BOS AL 104 404 3.88 239 59% 34% 12% 18% 36% 66% 2% 39% 82% 15% 7% 7 0 22% 23 9 14% 15 10 18% 1 0 0
2000 30 CLE AL 48 172 3.58 122 71% 25% 15% 30% 30% 75% 0% 53% 80% 31% 2% 1 0 8% 4 3 4% 2 1 0% 0 0 0
2001 31 CIN NL 100 404 4.04 265 66% 26% 12% 31% 31% 74% 3% 49% 83% 23% 7% 7 1 11% 11 3 7% 7 5 8% 0 0 0
2002 32 CLE AL 176 748 4.25 464 62% 34% 9% 28% 29% 66% 3% 41% 86% 4% 9% 15 1 22% 39 8 13% 23 16 19% 0 0 0
2003 33 CLE AL 44 167 3.80 108 65% 34% 18% 20% 28% 66% 0% 43% 73% 14% 11% 5 0 20% 9 3 11% 5 3 18% 0 0 0
5 Seasons 472 1895 4.01 1198 63% 31% 12% 26% 31% 69% 2% 44% 83% 14% 7% 35 2 18% 86 26 11% 52 35 14% 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
1996 26 40 105 95 12 26 4 0 3 6 1 1 9 11 .274 .337 .411 .747 88 39 3 0 1 0 1
1997 27 40 105 95 12 26 4 0 3 6 1 1 9 11 .274 .337 .411 .747 88 39 3 0 1 0 1
1998 28 40 105 95 12 26 4 0 3 6 1 1 9 11 .274 .337 .411 .747 88 39 3 0 1 0 1
1999 29 40 105 95 12 26 4 0 3 6 1 1 9 11 .274 .337 .411 .747 88 39 3 0 1 0 1
2000 30 70 153 141 20 37 5 0 3 10 1 1 10 20 .262 .316 .362 .677 71 51 4 1 1 0 1
2001 31 106 253 233 27 58 12 1 5 22 1 1 15 33 .249 .299 .373 .672 69 87 5 2 2 1 2
2002 32 171 429 392 42 92 19 3 11 43 1 2 30 60 .235 .290 .383 .673 73 150 9 2 2 3 4
2003 33 198 473 431 45 96 20 3 11 48 1 2 33 71 .223 .279 .360 .638 65 155 9 2 3 4 4

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
1996 26 40 100 92 11 23 4 0 3 5 1 8 11 .250 .310 .391 .701 11 40
2000 30 30 48 46 8 11 1 0 0 4 0 1 9 .239 .271 .261 .532 3 30
2001 31 36 98 91 6 20 7 1 2 11 0 5 13 .220 .265 .385 .650 9 36
2002 32 65 175 158 15 33 7 2 6 21 0 15 27 .209 .274 .392 .667 17 65
2003 33 27 43 39 3 4 1 0 0 5 0 3 11 .103 .163 .128 .291 1 27
5 Seasons 198 464 426 43 91 20 3 11 46 1 32 71 .214 .269 .352 .622 41 198
162 Game Avg. 162 380 349 35 74 16 2 9 38 1 26 58 .214 .269 .352 .622 34 198

* 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.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (3145), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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