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

Born: July 4, 1929 in Elmwood, IL
School: Bradley University
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1951. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 10, 1952
Final Game: May 11, 1963
Died: July 27, 1998 in Anoka, MN
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1952 DET AL 22 OF 6 19 19 0 0 0 1.000 3.17 .979 2.18 3-3-0
1954 DET AL 24 CF 145 143 1270.1 392 368 18 6 3 .985 -4.9 -4.6 -10.9 -1.5 -9.4 6 2.73 2.66 .983 2.85 2.64
1954 DET AL 24 OF 145 143 1271.1 388 364 18 6 3 .985 -4.9 -4.6 -10.9 -1.5 -9.4 6 2.70 2.63 .979 2.39 2.17
1954 DET AL 24 LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 1.90
1955 DET AL 25 CF 154 153 1366.2 458 439 12 7 2 .985 -5.6 -4.9 -6.6 -7.4 0.8 1 2.97 2.93 .985 2.87 2.55
1955 DET AL 25 OF 154 153 1366.2 461 442 12 7 2 .985 -5.6 -4.9 -6.6 -7.4 0.8 1 2.99 2.95 .982 2.40 2.08
1956 DET AL 26 CF 137 133 1185.0 364 342 13 9 2 .975 -8.6 -8.7 -11.6 -8.4 -3.2 3 2.70 2.59 .984 2.79 2.50
1956 DET AL 26 OF 137 133 1185.0 370 348 13 9 2 .976 -8.6 -8.7 -11.6 -8.4 -3.2 3 2.74 2.64 .979 2.34 2.04
1957 DET AL 27 CF 128 107 1042.1 338 329 3 6 1 .982 -2.0 -2.3 3.0 2.7 0.3 -5 2.87 2.59 .983 2.72 2.40
1957 DET AL 27 OF 128 107 1042.1 342 331 5 6 1 .982 -2.0 -2.3 3.0 2.7 0.3 -5 2.90 2.63 .980 2.24 1.97
1958 KCA AL 28 OF 145 131 1202.1 327 311 12 4 2 .988 -6.6 -6.6 -7.6 -7.3 -0.3 1 2.42 2.23 .982 2.27 1.94
1958 KCA AL 28 CF 114 102 918.0 258 245 10 3 2 .988 -2.7 -3.5 -4.7 -4.1 -0.6 2 2.50 2.24 .985 2.68 2.29
1958 KCA AL 28 RF 40 29 284.1 48 45 2 1 0 .979 -3.9 -16.5 -2.9 -3.2 0.3 -1 1.49 1.18 .979 1.99 1.69
1959 KCA AL 29 CF 121 111 1000.1 317 295 17 5 3 .984 12.9 15.5 4.9 2.6 2.3 8 2.81 2.58 .983 2.72 2.44 MVP-23
1959 KCA AL 29 OF 121 111 1000.1 316 294 17 5 3 .984 12.9 15.5 4.9 2.6 2.3 8 2.80 2.57 .980 2.22 1.96 MVP-23
1960 KCA AL 30 CF 148 140 1247.0 398 378 16 4 3 .990 4.6 4.4 -2.4 -8.7 6.3 7 2.84 2.66 .987 2.66 2.30
1960 KCA AL 30 OF 148 140 1247.0 402 381 16 5 3 .988 4.6 4.4 -2.4 -8.7 6.3 7 2.87 2.68 .982 2.25 1.95
1961 TOT AL 31 OF 89 43 457.1 135 130 1 4 1 .970 -4.0 -10.5 -3.0 -0.3 -2.6 -1 2.58 1.47 .977 2.25 1.98
1961 TOT AL 31 CF 88 37 414.1 126 121 1 4 1 .968 -4.5 -13.0 -3.5 -0.2 -3.2 -1 2.65 1.39 .983 2.59 2.24
1961 KCA AL 31 CF 25 23 199.0 60 57 0 3 0 .950 -2.5 -15.1 -1.5 0.5 -2.0 -1 2.58 2.28 .983 2.59 2.24
1961 KCA AL 31 OF 25 23 199.0 61 58 0 3 0 .951 -2.5 -15.1 -1.5 0.5 -2.0 -1 2.62 2.32 .977 2.25 1.98
1961 MIN AL 31 3B 85 84 666.2 245 66 165 14 15 .943 4.9 8.8 4.9 4.8 0.2 0 3.12 2.72 .950 3.18 2.79
1961 MIN AL 31 OF 64 20 258.1 74 72 1 1 1 .986 -1.5 -7.0 -1.5 -0.8 -0.6 0 2.54 1.14 .977 2.25 1.98
1961 MIN AL 31 CF 63 14 215.1 66 64 1 1 1 .985 -2.0 -11.1 -2.0 -0.7 -1.2 0 2.72 1.03 .982 2.59 2.24
1961 MIN AL 31 RF 6 6 43.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 14.0 0.5 -0.1 0.6 0 1.88 1.50 .978 2.05 1.75
1961 MIN AL 31 2B 2 0 4.1 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 0.1 27.7 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 8.31 2.00 .975 5.19 4.70
1962 MIN AL 32 OF 104 27 369.1 75 71 2 2 0 .973 -2.6 -8.4 -3.6 -4.2 0.6 1 1.78 0.70 .980 2.19 1.92
1962 MIN AL 32 CF 94 15 256.1 63 61 1 1 0 .984 -0.8 -3.7 -1.8 -2.8 1.0 1 2.18 0.66 .986 2.57 2.18
1962 MIN AL 32 RF 16 12 113.0 18 16 1 1 0 .944 -1.8 -19.1 -1.8 -1.4 -0.4 0 1.35 1.06 .978 2.00 1.71
1963 MIN AL 33 CF 14 0 17.1 8 7 1 0 0 1.000 0.8 55.4 0.8 0.7 0.1 0 4.15 0.57 .988 2.60 2.19
1963 MIN AL 33 OF 14 0 17.1 8 7 1 0 1 1.000 0.8 55.4 0.8 0.7 0.1 0 4.15 0.57 .975 2.18 1.91
11 Seasons OF 1191 988 9159.0 2843 2698 97 48 18 .983 -16.0 -2.1 -37.0 -31.8 -5.1 21 2.75 2.35 .980 2.30 2.01 4-1146-62
10 Seasons (incomplete) CF 1143 941 8717.2 2722 2585 92 45 17 .983 -10.8 -1.5 -32.8 -27.1 -5.6 22 2.76 2.34 .984 2.75 2.41
1 Season 3B 85 84 666.2 245 66 165 14 15 .943 4.9 8.8 4.9 4.8 0.2 0 3.12 2.72 .950 3.18 2.79
3 Seasons RF 62 47 440.1 75 70 3 2 0 .973 -5.2 -14.2 -4.2 -4.7 0.5 -1 1.49 1.18 .979 2.00 1.70
1 Season 2B 2 0 4.1 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 0.1 27.7 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 8.31 2.00 .975 5.19 4.70
1 Season (incomplete) LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 1.90
11 Seasons TOT 1278 1072 9830.0 3092 2767 263 62 33 .980 -11.0 -1.3 -32.0 -26.9 -4.9 21 0 2.77 2.37 .958 2.36 2.06 4-1146-62
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1952 DET AL 22 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 6
1954 DET AL 24 147 143 147 147 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 144 0 145 3 0
1955 DET AL 25 154 153 154 154 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 154 0 154 1 0
1956 DET AL 26 140 133 140 140 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 137 0 137 5 0
1957 DET AL 27 133 107 133 133 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 128 0 128 4 5
1958 KCA AL 28 148 131 148 148 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 114 40 145 11 2
1959 KCA AL 29 126 111 126 126 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 121 0 121 4 3
1960 KCA AL 30 151 140 151 151 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 148 0 148 5 1
1961 MIN AL 31 113 104 113 113 0 0 0 2 85 0 0 63 6 64 1 2
1961 KCA AL 31 25 23 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 25 2 0
1962 MIN AL 32 110 27 110 110 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 94 16 104 8 1
1963 MIN AL 33 16 0 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 14 2 0
11 Seasons 1270 1072 1270 1270 0 0 0 2 85 0 4 1145 62 1191 46 14
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1954 DET AL 24 6 1 3 2 0 18 0 2 8 5 64 40 4 62 8 5 15 4 1 27 9 1 30 27 0 198 88 44.4% 99 11 5.6% 7 5516 64% 81% 29% 730 52%
1955 DET AL 25 7 0 7 0 0 12 0 5 7 0 79 49 4 64 16 0 12 6 0 28 8 0 33 23 2 216 102 47.2% 107 6 2.8% 6 6016 60% 80% 29% 830 54%
1956 DET AL 26 9 0 9 0 1 13 0 3 4 4 54 32 1 53 11 1 9 0 1 20 6 1 34 28 0 170 77 45.3% 89 4 2.4% 9 5338 62% 76% 27% 658 54%
1957 DET AL 27 6 0 2 4 1 3 0 0 2 1 49 27 1 35 2 1 8 3 0 19 0 0 22 17 1 133 49 36.8% 81 3 2.3% 0 4506 63% 78% 30% 588 56%
1958 KCA AL 28 3 0 2 1 0 10 0 4 1 3 47 30 2 39 5 1 5 2 0 8 2 0 22 18 1 121 57 47.1% 59 4 3.3% 6 3784 61% 80% 28% 442 57%
1959 KCA AL 29 4 0 3 1 1 17 1 3 8 5 50 27 3 36 3 2 12 6 0 15 6 2 24 20 0 137 62 45.3% 68 7 5.1% 10 4391 65% 80% 27% 500 61%
1960 KCA AL 30 4 0 3 1 1 16 0 8 6 1 48 25 1 54 13 1 17 8 0 25 4 2 41 34 1 185 84 45.4% 96 5 2.7% 11 5590 65% 80% 28% 691 57%
1961 MIN AL 31 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 19 12 0 8 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 5 0 35 17 48.6% 18 0 0.0% 1 994 63% 76% 28% 126 52%
1961 KCA AL 31 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 11 3 0 4 2 0 4 0 0 7 4 0 32 11 34.4% 21 0 0.0% 0 918 63% 78% 26% 114 50%
1962 MIN AL 32 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 13 7 0 9 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 4 4 0 29 15 51.7% 14 0 0.0% 1 1112 61% 74% 24% 115 53%
1963 MIN AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 0 1 100.0% 0 77 62% 81% 29% 11 73%
10 Seasons 44 1 32 11 4 92 1 25 36 21 430 251 17 371 64 11 83 31 2 151 36 6 222 180 5 1257 562 44.7% 652 41 3.3% 51 38242 63% 79% 28% 4805 55%
MLB Averages 42.4% 2.1% 62% 78% 29% 57%

Advanced Fielding -- 3B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 543 53 GB LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1961 MIN AL 31 2922 65% 76% 26% 251 86% 2 67 51 7 9 167 138 23 1 5 15 0 10 5 12 15 10 2 13 1 1 0 8 38%
1 Season 2922 65% 76% 26% 251 86% 2 67 51 7 9 167 138 23 1 5 15 0 10 5 12 15 10 2 13 1 1 0 8 38%
MLB Averages 62% 78% 26% 89% 60%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1958 KCA AL 28 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 11 6 1 8 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 0 25 11 44.0% 13 1 4.0% 1 1237 64% 80% 31% 96 49%
1961 MIN AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 50.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 204 66% 69% 24% 16 56%
1962 MIN AL 32 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 11 5 45.5% 6 0 0.0% 1 488 60% 77% 26% 40 40%
3 Seasons 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 13 6 1 14 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 7 6 0 38 17 44.7% 20 1 2.6% 2 1929 63% 78% 29% 152 47%
MLB Averages 42.6% 3.1% 62% 78% 29% 53%

Advanced Fielding -- 2B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 643 543 463 43 GB GBs GBr LD LDs LDf
1961 MIN AL 31 20 60% 75% 10% 2 100% 0 3 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season 20 60% 75% 10% 2 100% 0 3 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 62% 78% 26% 93%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1954 DET AL 24 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 0 0 3 100% 100% 67% 0
1 Season 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 0 0 3 100% 100% 67% 0
MLB Averages 56.7% 2.3% 62% 78% 29% 48%

* 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.

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