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Bill Stafford

William Charles Stafford

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 188 lb.

Born: August 13, 1939 in Catskill, NY
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1957. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 17, 1960
Teams (by GP): Yankees/Athletics 1960-1967

Final Game: September 19, 1967
Died: September 19, 2001 in Wayne, MI
Cremated
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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
1960 20 NYY AL 12 22 22 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .045 .045 .045 .091 -75 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1961 21 NYY AL 36 75 67 5 12 2 1 0 3 0 0 4 11 .179 .225 .239 .464 27 16 0 0 3 0 0 1
1962 22 NYY AL 35 84 78 5 17 4 0 0 5 0 1 2 16 .218 .238 .269 .507 38 21 1 0 4 0 0 1
1963 23 NYY AL 28 28 24 2 7 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 7 .292 .346 .375 .721 104 9 0 1 2 0 0 1
1964 24 NYY AL 31 13 13 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .077 .077 .154 .231 -38 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
1965 25 NYY AL 22 34 29 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 4 1 0 1
1966 26 KCA AL 9 13 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 2 0 0 /1
1967 27 KCA AL 14 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
8 Yrs 187 271 245 15 38 7 2 0 14 0 1 7 63 .155 .181 .200 .381 5 49 2 1 16 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 235 212 13 33 6 2 0 12 0 1 6 55 .155 .181 .200 .381 5 42 2 1 14 1 0
NYY (6 yrs) 164 256 233 15 38 7 2 0 14 0 1 7 60 .163 .190 .210 .400 10 49 1 1 13 1 0
KCA (2 yrs) 23 15 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 3 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
1960 20 NYY AL 12 22 -5 0 0 0 2 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.3 .477 .498 -0.3 -0.0 -2 $ 1
1961 21 NYY AL 36 75 -7 0 0 0 9 2 0.2 2 4 0.2 .507 .502 0.2 -0.0 4 $ 1
1962 22 NYY AL 35 84 -6 -1 0 0 10 3 0.3 2 5 0.3 .508 .502 0.3 -0.0 5 $ 1
1963 23 NYY AL 28 28 -0 0 0 0 3 3 0.3 1 4 0.3 .512 .502 0.3 -0.0 4 $ 1
1964 24 NYY AL 31 13 -2 -0 0 0 2 0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 -0.0 0 $ 1
1965 25 NYY AL 22 34 -8 0 0 0 4 -4 -0.5 1 -3 -0.5 .478 .497 -0.5 0.0 -3 $ 1
1966 26 KCA AL 9 13 -3 0 -0 0 1 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .475 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -1 $18,000 /1
1967 27 KCA AL 14 2 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .497 .500 0.0 -0.0 -0 $10,200 1
8 Seasons 187 271 -32 -1 1 0 31 -1 -0.3 8 7 -0.2 .499 .500 -0.2 -0.1 7 $28,200
NYY (6 yrs) 164 256 -28 -1 1 0 30 1 -0.0 7 9 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 -0.1 9 $
KCA (2 yrs) 23 15 -4 0 -0 0 2 -2 -0.3 1 -2 -0.2 .489 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -2 $28,200

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
1960 20 NYY AL 22 21 0 0.0 97 .071 .045 .258 .045 .330 .045 .394 .091 .724 -75 .000 -5.3 -0.5 .048 .000 .000
1961 21 NYY AL 75 58 4 1.8 100 .214 .179 .258 .225 .332 .239 .401 .464 .734 27 .155 -7.0 -0.7 .364 .119 .060
1962 22 NYY AL 84 67 5 2.0 101 .274 .218 .261 .238 .333 .269 .406 .507 .739 38 .183 -6.9 -0.7 .349 .064 .051
1963 23 NYY AL 28 19 3 4.3 94 .412 .292 .254 .346 .320 .375 .393 .721 .713 104 .508 -0.0 0.0 .647 .125 .083
1964 24 NYY AL 13 12 0 0.0 98 .143 .077 .258 .077 .327 .154 .401 .231 .727 -38 .000 -2.4 -0.2 .167 .077 .077
1965 25 NYY AL 34 34 0 0.0 91 .000 .000 .250 .000 .319 .000 .382 .000 .702 -100 .000 -7.6 -0.8 .000 .000 .000
1966 26 KCA AL 13 14 0 0.0 87 .000 .000 .245 .000 .311 .000 .378 .000 .689 -100 .000 -2.8 -0.3 .000 .000 .000
1967 27 KCA AL 2 2 0 0.0 83 .000 .000 .241 .000 .310 .000 .362 .000 .672 -100 .000 -0.2 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
8 Yrs 271 227 12 1.4 97 .208 .155 .257 .181 .328 .200 .398 .381 .726 5 .111 -32.3 -3.3 .267 .069 .045
162 Game Avg. 235 197 10 1.4 97 .208 .155 .257 .181 .328 .200 .398 .381 .726 5 .111 -32.3 -3.3 .267 .069 .045
NYY (6 yrs) 256 211 12 1.5 98 .218 .163 .257 .190 .329 .210 .399 .400 .728 10 .124 -29.2 -3.0 .284 .073 .047
KCA (2 yrs) 15 16 0 0.0 87 .000 .000 .244 .000 .311 .000 .376 .000 .687 -100 .000 -3.0 -0.3 .000 .000 .000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1960 20 NYY AL WS PIT L 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1961 21 NYY AL WS CIN W 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1962 22 NYY AL WS SFG W 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs (3 Series) 4 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 WS 4 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

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
1960 20 NYY AL 22 0.0% 36.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.8 22.0 0.86 64%
1961 21 NYY AL 75 0.0% 14.7% 5.3% 4.0% 25% 2.75 6.1 22.3 1.05 75%
1962 22 NYY AL 84 0.0% 19.1% 2.4% 4.8% 24% 8.00 4.9 15.6 1.88 74%
1963 23 NYY AL 28 0.0% 25.0% 3.6% 3.6% 14% 7.00 3.4 8.0 1.00 61%
1964 24 NYY AL 13 0.0% 46.2% 0.0% 7.7% 100% 2.2 13.0 54%
1965 25 NYY AL 34 0.0% 35.3% 0.0% 0.0% 2.4 29.0 2.83 53%
1966 26 KCA AL 13 0.0% 23.1% 0.0% 0.0% 3.7 2.67 62%
1967 27 KCA AL 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 50%
8 Yrs 271 0.0% 23.3% 2.6% 3.3% 24% 9.00 3.9 17.5 1.61 68%
MLB Averages 2.2% 15.0% 8.2% 6.4% 28% 1.82 6.0 39.9 8.8 1.08 73%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1960 20 NYY AL -5.3 -0.5 22 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 .86 -0.5 0.1 -4.4 -0.5 0.91 -5.3 0
1961 21 NYY AL -7.0 -0.7 75 -0.4 0.5 -0.9 .64 -0.8 0.1 -7.8 -0.8 0.93 -8.7 0
1962 22 NYY AL -6.8 -0.7 85 -0.7 0.7 -1.4 .83 -0.7 -0.1 -5.5 -0.6 0.91 -6.9 0
1963 23 NYY AL -0.0 0.0 28 0.0 0.4 -0.4 .84 -0.1 0.1 -1.0 -0.1 0.92 -0.6 0
1964 24 NYY AL -2.4 -0.2 13 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 1.45 -0.2 0.1 -1.8 -0.2 1.09 -1.9 0
1965 25 NYY AL -7.6 -0.8 34 -0.8 0.0 -0.8 1.06 -0.8 0.0 -7.4 -0.8 0.95 -8.0 0
1966 26 KCA AL -2.8 -0.3 13 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 1.02 -0.3 0.0 -3.2 -0.4 1.01 -3.2 0
1967 27 KCA AL -0.2 -0.0 2 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .58 -0.0 0.0 -0.4 -0.0 0.99 -0.4 0
8 Yrs -32.1 -3.3 272 -2.6 1.9 -4.5 .85 -3.4 0.3 -31.6 -3.3 0.94 -34.9 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
1960 20 NYY AL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1961 21 NYY AL 1 0 31% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 75% 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2
1962 22 NYY AL 2 0 26% 30 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 40% 6 4 2 0 0 0 4 0 2
1963 23 NYY AL 0 0 22% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 67% 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1
1964 24 NYY AL 1 0 100% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1965 25 NYY AL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
1966 26 KCA AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967 27 KCA AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Yrs 4 0 33% 63 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 55% 11 6 5 1 1 0 8 0 6

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
1960 20 NYY AL 22 41% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 6 0 0% 13 1 8% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1961 21 NYY AL 75 39% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 13 0 0% 14 2 14% 51 3 6% 4 1 25% 4 1 25% 0
1962 22 NYY AL 84 35% 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 57% 12 1 8% 10 2 20% 47 6 13% 1 1 100% 3 2 67% 0
1963 23 NYY AL 28 57% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 4 0 0% 4 2 50% 16 3 19% 2 1 50% 1 1 100% 0
1964 24 NYY AL 13 23% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 3 1 33% 9 2 22% 3 2 67% 1 0 0% 0
1965 25 NYY AL 34 26% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 80% 8 0 0% 8 4 50% 20 1 5% 2 1 50% 2 0 0% 0
1966 26 KCA AL 13 15% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 4 1 25% 6 1 17% 8 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1967 27 KCA AL 2 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
8 Yrs 271 36% 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 22 16 73% 47 2 4% 52 12 23% 165 16 10% 13 6 46% 11 4 36% 0
MLB Averages 52% 77% 10% 30% 14% 48% 52%

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
1960 20 12 22 22 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .045 .045 .045 .091 -75 1 0 0 0 0 0
1961 21 48 97 89 5 13 2 1 0 4 0 0 4 19 .146 .183 .191 .374 3 17 0 0 3 0 0
1962 22 83 181 167 10 30 6 1 0 9 0 1 6 35 .180 .208 .228 .436 19 38 1 0 7 0 0
1963 23 111 209 191 12 37 6 2 0 12 0 1 7 42 .194 .226 .246 .472 30 47 1 1 9 0 0
1964 24 142 222 204 13 38 7 2 0 13 0 1 7 48 .186 .217 .240 .457 26 49 1 1 9 0 0
1965 25 164 256 233 15 38 7 2 0 14 0 1 7 60 .163 .190 .210 .400 10 49 1 1 13 1 0
1966 26 173 269 244 15 38 7 2 0 14 0 1 7 63 .156 .182 .201 .383 6 49 2 1 15 1 0
1967 27 187 271 245 15 38 7 2 0 14 0 1 7 63 .155 .181 .200 .381 5 49 2 1 16 1 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
1960 20 13 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 12
1961 21 36 75 68 6 13 2 1 0 3 0 4 11 .191 .236 .250 .486 4 36
1962 22 35 84 78 5 17 4 0 0 5 0 2 16 .218 .238 .269 .507 5 35
1963 23 28 28 24 2 7 0 1 0 3 0 1 7 .292 .346 .375 .721 3 28
1964 24 31 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 31
1965 25 22 34 29 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 22
1966 26 9 13 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 9
1967 27 14 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 14
8 Yrs 188 272 247 15 37 6 2 0 12 0 7 63 .150 .176 .190 .366 12 187
162 Game Avg. 162 234 213 13 32 5 2 0 10 0 6 54 .150 .176 .190 .366 10 187

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Youngest s c a p y
1960 AL  born 1939-08-13 (6th)

                                         

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