Bill Sorrell
William Sorrell
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: October 14, 1940 in Morehead, KY
Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1959. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 2, 1965
Final Game: October 1, 1970
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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
1965 24 PHI NL 10 15 13 2 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 .385 .467 .615 1.082 205 8 0 0 0 0 0 /5
1967 26 SFG NL 18 21 17 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 .176 .300 .235 .535 56 4 0 0 1 0 0 /7
1970 29 KCR AL 57 145 135 12 36 2 0 4 14 1 0 10 13 .267 .317 .370 .688 90 50 5 0 0 0 4 5/379
3 Seasons 85 181 165 15 44 3 0 5 17 1 0 15 16 .267 .328 .376 .704 96 62 5 0 1 0 4
162 Game Avg. 162 345 314 29 84 6 0 10 32 2 0 29 30 .267 .328 .376 .704 96 118 10 0 2 0 8
KCR (1 yr) 57 145 135 12 36 2 0 4 14 1 0 10 13 .267 .317 .370 .688 90 50 5 0 0 0 4
SFG (1 yr) 18 21 17 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 .176 .300 .235 .535 56 4 0 0 1 0 0
PHI (1 yr) 10 15 13 2 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 .385 .467 .615 1.082 205 8 0 0 0 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 28 36 30 3 8 1 0 1 3 0 0 5 3 .267 .371 .400 .771 121 12 0 0 1 0 0
AL (1 yr) 57 145 135 12 36 2 0 4 14 1 0 10 13 .267 .317 .370 .688 90 50 5 0 0 0 4

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
1965 24 PHI NL 15 8 4 13.5 92 .364 .385 .256 .467 .319 .615 .387 1.082 .706 205 .897 1.8 0.2 1.250 .385 .231 .0
1967 26 SFG NL 21 15 2 3.6 90 .200 .176 .258 .300 .320 .235 .379 .535 .699 56 .455 -0.8 -0.1 .500 .235 .059
1970 29 KCR AL 145 104 15 3.9 97 .271 .267 .257 .317 .331 .370 .392 .688 .723 90 .453 -2.3 -0.2 .587 .185 .104 1.6
3 Seasons 181 127 21 4.4 96 .271 .267 .257 .328 .329 .376 .390 .704 .719 96 .521 -1.3 -0.1 .619 .206 .109 1.7
162 Game Avg. 345 242 40 4.4 96 .271 .267 .257 .328 .329 .376 .390 .704 .719 96 .521 -1.3 -0.1 .619 .206 .109 3
KCR (1 yr) 145 104 15 3.9 97 .271 .267 .257 .317 .331 .370 .392 .688 .723 90 .453 -2.3 -0.2 .587 .185 .104 1.6
SFG (1 yr) 21 15 2 3.6 90 .200 .176 .258 .300 .320 .235 .379 .535 .699 56 .455 -0.8 -0.1 .500 .235 .059
PHI (1 yr) 15 8 4 13.5 92 .364 .385 .256 .467 .319 .615 .387 1.082 .706 205 .897 1.8 0.2 1.250 .385 .231 .0
NL (2 yrs) 36 23 6 7.0 91 .269 .267 .257 .371 .320 .400 .382 .771 .702 121 .734 1.0 0.1 .773 .300 .133 .0
AL (1 yr) 145 104 15 3.9 97 .271 .267 .257 .317 .331 .370 .392 .688 .723 90 .453 -2.3 -0.2 .587 .185 .104 1.6

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
1965 24 PHI NL 15 6.7% 6.7% 13.3% 6.7% 20% 0.50 13.0 13.0 6.5 0.40 73%
1967 26 SFG NL 21 0.0% 9.5% 14.3% 4.8% 33% 0.67 8.5 17.0 1.00 71%
1970 29 KCR AL 145 2.8% 9.0% 6.9% 4.1% 17% 1.30 10.4 33.8 9.6 1.09 81%
3 Seasons 181 2.8% 8.8% 8.3% 4.4% 18% 1.07 10.3 33.0 9.7 1.02 80%
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
1965 24 PHI NL 0 0 17% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1967 26 SFG NL 1 0 17% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1970 29 KCR AL 2 0 19% 57 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 31% 13 8 4 1 1 0 2 1 1
3 Seasons 3 0 19% 71 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 33% 13 8 4 1 1 0 4 2 2
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
1965 24 PHI NL 15 87% 5 7 3 0 1 2.03 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 13% 0 0 0 0 0
1967 26 SFG NL 21 100% 3 10 2 0 1 1.70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 6 0 0% 2 1 50% 14 1 7% 1 1 100% 1 1 100% 0
1970 29 KCR AL 145 97% 36 23 6 0 3 1.93 4 0 4 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 0% 25 5 20% 13 3 23% 87 10 11% 12 4 33% 10 4 40% 0
3 Seasons 181 96% 44 40 11 0 5 1.89 5 0 5 5 0 2 3 0 2 1 50% 31 5 16% 15 4 27% 109 12 11% 13 5 38% 11 5 45% 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
1965 24 10 15 13 2 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 .385 .467 .615 1.082 205 8 0 0 0 0 0
1966 25 10 15 13 2 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 .385 .467 .615 1.082 205 8 0 0 0 0 0
1967 26 28 36 30 3 8 1 0 1 3 0 0 5 3 .267 .371 .400 .771 121 12 0 0 1 0 0
1968 27 28 36 30 3 8 1 0 1 3 0 0 5 3 .267 .371 .400 .771 121 12 0 0 1 0 0
1969 28 28 36 30 3 8 1 0 1 3 0 0 5 3 .267 .371 .400 .771 121 12 0 0 1 0 0
1970 29 85 181 165 15 44 3 0 5 17 1 0 15 16 .267 .328 .376 .704 96 62 5 0 1 0 4

Neutralized Batting

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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
1965 24 10 15 13 2 5 0 0 1 2 0 2 1 .385 .467 .615 1.082 4 10
1967 26 18 22 18 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 2 .222 .364 .278 .641 2 18
1970 29 57 145 135 13 36 2 0 4 15 1 10 13 .267 .317 .370 .688 16 57
3 Seasons 85 182 166 16 45 3 0 5 18 1 16 16 .271 .335 .380 .715 22 85
162 Game Avg. 162 347 316 30 86 6 0 10 34 2 30 30 .271 .335 .380 .715 42 85

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