Bill Voss
William Edward Voss
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 160 lb.

Born: October 31, 1943 in Glendale, CA
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1964. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 14, 1965
Final Game: September 23, 1972
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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 21 CHW AL 11 37 33 4 6 0 1 1 3 0 0 3 5 .182 .250 .333 .583 70 11 0 0 1 0 1 9
1966 22 CHW AL 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /7
1967 23 CHW AL 13 22 22 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 .091 .091 .091 .182 -44 2 1 0 0 0 0 /987
1968 24 CHW AL 61 188 167 14 26 2 1 2 15 5 3 16 34 .156 .238 .216 .453 35 36 1 2 3 0 1 9/78
1969 25 CAL AL 133 387 349 33 91 11 4 2 40 5 3 35 40 .261 .327 .332 .660 90 116 9 0 2 1 6 *9/783
1970 26 CAL AL 80 212 181 21 44 4 3 3 30 2 1 23 18 .243 .327 .348 .675 90 63 3 2 1 5 2 9/7
1971 27 MIL AL 97 303 275 31 69 4 0 10 30 2 2 24 45 .251 .312 .375 .687 96 103 3 1 2 1 1 98/7
1972 28 TOT MLB 78 169 148 12 29 8 1 1 9 0 1 16 22 .196 .275 .284 .559 69 42 6 1 2 2 3 98/7
1972 28 TOT AL 67 151 133 11 25 6 1 1 6 0 1 14 20 .188 .268 .271 .539 64 36 5 1 2 1 3 98/7
1972 28 MIL AL 27 42 36 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 5 4 .083 .195 .111 .306 -6 4 3 0 1 0 0 /97
1972 28 OAK AL 40 109 97 10 22 5 1 1 5 0 0 9 16 .227 .296 .330 .626 91 32 2 1 1 1 3 98/7
1972 28 STL NL 11 18 15 1 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 2 .267 .333 .400 .733 109 6 1 0 0 1 0 /8
8 Seasons 475 1320 1177 119 267 29 10 19 127 15 11 117 167 .227 .298 .317 .615 78 373 23 6 11 9 14
162 Game Avg. 162 450 401 41 91 10 3 6 43 5 4 40 57 .227 .298 .317 .615 78 127 8 2 4 3 5
CHW (4 yrs) 87 249 224 22 34 2 2 3 18 6 4 19 42 .152 .224 .219 .443 32 49 2 2 4 0 2
CAL (2 yrs) 213 599 530 54 135 15 7 5 70 7 4 58 58 .255 .327 .338 .665 90 179 12 2 3 6 8
MIL (2 yrs) 124 345 311 32 72 5 0 10 31 2 3 29 49 .232 .298 .344 .642 85 107 6 1 3 1 1
STL (1 yr) 11 18 15 1 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 2 .267 .333 .400 .733 109 6 1 0 0 1 0
OAK (1 yr) 40 109 97 10 22 5 1 1 5 0 0 9 16 .227 .296 .330 .626 91 32 2 1 1 1 3
AL (8 yrs) 464 1302 1162 118 263 27 10 19 124 15 11 115 165 .226 .297 .316 .613 78 367 22 6 11 8 14
NL (1 yr) 11 18 15 1 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 2 .267 .333 .400 .733 109 6 1 0 0 1 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
1965 21 CHW AL 37 28 3 2.9 86 .185 .182 .243 .250 .311 .333 .372 .583 .683 70 .351 -1.5 -0.2 .519 .242 .152 .0
1966 22 CHW AL 2 2 0 0.0 84 .000 .240 .000 .306 .000 .370 .000 .676 -100 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1967 23 CHW AL 22 22 0 0.0 79 .095 .091 .235 .091 .303 .091 .353 .182 .656 -44 .000 -3.9 -0.4 .091 .000 .000 .0
1968 24 CHW AL 188 148 9 1.6 84 .183 .156 .244 .238 .314 .216 .361 .453 .676 35 .197 -13.6 -1.6 .386 .168 .060 2.9
1969 25 CAL AL 387 273 38 3.8 90 .289 .261 .247 .327 .323 .332 .373 .660 .696 90 .446 -4.2 -0.4 .567 .178 .072 2.9
1970 26 CAL AL 212 147 22 4.0 94 .248 .243 .253 .327 .327 .348 .386 .675 .713 90 .469 -1.7 -0.2 .631 .238 .105 2.4
1971 27 MIL AL 303 214 33 4.1 91 .267 .251 .253 .312 .324 .375 .375 .687 .699 96 .514 -2.3 -0.2 .607 .211 .124 3.3
1972 28 TOT MLB 169 130 13 2.7 81 .220 .196 .243 .275 .311 .284 .352 .559 .662 69 .361 -5.1 -0.6 .460 .189 .088 .0
1972 28 TOT AL 151 117 11 2.5 80 .212 .188 .242 .268 .309 .271 .349 .539 .658 64 .341 -5.5 -0.6 .439 .180 .083 .0
1972 28 MIL AL 42 38 1 0.7 81 .094 .083 .243 .195 .311 .111 .351 .306 .662 -6 .048 -4.6 -0.5 .216 .139 .028
1972 28 OAK AL 109 79 10 3.4 79 .259 .227 .241 .296 .309 .330 .348 .626 .657 91 .470 -0.9 -0.1 .545 .196 .103 .0
1972 28 STL NL 18 13 2 4.2 91 .286 .267 .255 .333 .323 .400 .377 .733 .701 109 .511 0.4 0.0 .667 .267 .133
8 Seasons 1320 964 118 3.3 88 .248 .227 .248 .298 .320 .317 .371 .615 .691 78 .412 -32.7 -3.6 .530 .193 .090 16.8
162 Game Avg. 450 329 40 3.3 88 .248 .227 .248 .298 .320 .317 .371 .615 .691 78 .412 -32.7 -3.6 .530 .193 .090 6
CHW (4 yrs) 249 200 12 1.6 84 .173 .152 .243 .224 .313 .219 .362 .443 .675 32 .186 -19.5 -2.2 .367 .161 .067 4.0
CAL (2 yrs) 599 420 60 3.8 91 .275 .255 .249 .327 .324 .338 .378 .665 .702 90 .455 -5.8 -0.6 .589 .198 .083 5.8
MIL (2 yrs) 345 252 34 3.6 89 .245 .232 .252 .298 .323 .344 .372 .642 .695 85 .458 -6.9 -0.8 .548 .203 .113 3.3
STL (1 yr) 18 13 2 4.2 91 .286 .267 .255 .333 .323 .400 .377 .733 .701 109 .511 0.4 0.0 .667 .267 .133
OAK (1 yr) 109 79 10 3.4 79 .259 .227 .241 .296 .309 .330 .348 .626 .657 91 .470 -0.9 -0.1 .545 .196 .103 .0
AL (8 yrs) 1302 951 116 3.3 88 .247 .226 .248 .297 .320 .316 .371 .613 .691 78 .410 -33.2 -3.6 .528 .192 .090 16.8
NL (1 yr) 18 13 2 4.2 91 .286 .267 .255 .333 .323 .400 .377 .733 .701 109 .511 0.4 0.0 .667 .267 .133

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 21 CHW AL 37 2.7% 13.5% 8.1% 5.4% 33% 1.67 6.6 33.0 11.0 0.92 73%
1966 22 CHW AL 2 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
1967 23 CHW AL 22 0.0% 4.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 22.0 1.71 95%
1968 24 CHW AL 188 1.1% 18.1% 8.5% 2.7% 19% 2.13 4.9 83.5 11.1 1.07 70%
1969 25 CAL AL 387 0.5% 10.3% 9.0% 4.4% 19% 1.14 8.7 174.5 8.7 1.10 80%
1970 26 CAL AL 212 1.4% 8.5% 10.9% 4.7% 23% 0.78 10.1 60.3 6.0 0.73 78%
1971 27 MIL AL 303 3.3% 14.9% 7.9% 4.6% 20% 1.88 6.1 27.5 9.2 0.95 73%
1972 28 TOT MLB 169 0.6% 13.0% 9.5% 5.9% 35% 1.38 6.7 148.0 16.4 0.93 75%
1972 28 TOT AL 151 0.7% 13.3% 9.3% 5.3% 32% 1.43 6.7 133.0 22.2 0.90 75%
1972 28 MIL AL 42 0.0% 9.5% 11.9% 2.4% 33% 0.80 9.0 36.0 1.29 76%
1972 28 OAK AL 109 0.9% 14.7% 8.3% 6.4% 32% 1.78 6.1 97.0 19.4 0.75 74%
1972 28 STL NL 18 0.0% 11.1% 11.1% 11.1% 50% 1.00 7.5 5.0 1.20 78%
8 Seasons 1320 1.4% 12.7% 8.9% 4.4% 22% 1.43 7.0 61.9 9.3 0.98 76%
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 21 CHW AL 0 0 38% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 75% 2 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0
1966 22 CHW AL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967 23 CHW AL 1 0 200% 11 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1968 24 CHW AL 0 0 29% 55 5 3 63% 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 57% 10 6 4 0 0 0 4 0 4
1969 25 CAL AL 5 0 25% 165 5 3 63% 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 49% 23 14 8 4 3 1 14 2 11
1970 26 CAL AL 2 0 27% 84 2 1 67% 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 4 40% 18 13 5 1 1 0 6 0 5
1971 27 MIL AL 4 0 25% 108 2 2 50% 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 5 44% 19 13 6 2 1 1 6 1 5
1972 28 TOT MLB 1 0 24% 41 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 20% 4 4 0 2 1 1 4 3 1
1972 28 TOT AL 1 0 26% 39 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 22% 4 4 0 2 1 1 3 2 1
1972 28 MIL AL 1 0 13% 6 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
1972 28 OAK AL 0 0 29% 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 13% 4 4 0 1 1 0 3 2 1
1972 28 STL NL 0 0 17% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
8 Seasons 13 0 27% 472 15 11 58% 13 10 2 0 0 1 3 1 15 28 46% 77 51 25 11 6 5 34 6 26
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 21 CHW AL 37 92% 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 100% 5 0 0% 3 1 33% 20 2 10% 2 1 50% 1 0 0% 0
1966 22 CHW AL 2 100% 0 1 0 0 0 1.41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967 23 CHW AL 22 86% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 25% 2 1 50% 13 1 8% 0 0 3 3 100% 0
1968 24 CHW AL 188 81% 26 7 2 0 2 2.13 2 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 3 3 100% 28 1 4% 19 7 37% 96 13 14% 9 5 56% 13 6 46% 0
1969 25 CAL AL 387 88% 91 17 6 0 3 1.41 2 0 10 1 1 0 2 0 2 2 100% 77 9 12% 32 5 16% 243 39 16% 19 13 68% 18 5 28% 0
1970 26 CAL AL 212 88% 44 26 6 0 5 2.19 3 1 7 3 0 1 2 0 1 1 100% 44 3 7% 21 11 52% 133 29 22% 17 13 76% 16 7 44% 0
1971 27 MIL AL 303 81% 69 20 5 0 1 1.80 10 0 10 9 1 7 3 0 2 2 100% 65 3 5% 23 6 26% 185 20 11% 13 7 54% 17 10 59% 0
1972 28 TOT MLB 169 92% 29 30 4 0 0 1.26 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 67% 33 6 18% 21 4 19% 110 8 7% 10 2 20% 10 5 50% 0
1972 28 TOT AL 151 91% 25 23 3 0 0 0.96 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 67% 26 5 19% 19 3 16% 89 5 6% 8 1 13% 8 3 38% 0
1972 28 MIL AL 42 88% 3 14 1 0 0 1.11 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 11 3 27% 10 1 10% 29 1 3% 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1972 28 OAK AL 109 92% 22 9 2 0 0 0.73 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 50% 15 2 13% 9 2 22% 60 4 7% 6 1 17% 7 3 43% 0
1972 28 STL NL 18 100% 4 7 1 0 0 2.24 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 14% 2 1 50% 21 3 14% 2 1 50% 2 2 100% 0
8 Seasons 1320 86% 267 101 23 0 11 1.69 19 2 33 17 2 8 11 0 12 11 92% 256 23 9% 121 35 29% 800 112 14% 70 41 59% 78 36 46% 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 21 11 37 33 4 6 0 1 1 3 0 0 3 5 .182 .250 .333 .583 70 11 0 0 1 0 1
1966 22 13 39 35 4 6 0 1 1 3 0 0 3 7 .171 .237 .314 .551 61 11 0 0 1 0 1
1967 23 26 61 57 8 8 0 1 1 3 1 1 3 8 .140 .183 .228 .411 22 13 1 0 1 0 1
1968 24 87 249 224 22 34 2 2 3 18 6 4 19 42 .152 .224 .219 .443 32 49 2 2 4 0 2
1969 25 220 636 573 55 125 13 6 5 58 11 7 54 82 .218 .287 .288 .575 68 165 11 2 6 1 8
1970 26 300 848 754 76 169 17 9 8 88 13 8 77 100 .224 .297 .302 .600 74 228 14 4 7 6 10
1971 27 397 1151 1029 107 238 21 9 18 118 15 10 101 145 .231 .301 .322 .623 80 331 17 5 9 7 11
1972 28 475 1320 1177 119 267 29 10 19 127 15 11 117 167 .227 .298 .317 .615 78 373 23 6 11 9 14

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
1965 21 11 38 34 5 7 0 1 1 4 0 4 5 .206 .289 .353 .642 4 11
1966 22 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 2
1967 23 13 22 22 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 13
1968 24 61 195 173 18 32 2 1 2 19 6 20 34 .185 .277 .243 .520 12 61
1969 25 133 395 356 38 98 12 4 2 46 5 38 40 .275 .344 .348 .693 43 133
1970 26 80 219 186 23 49 4 3 3 33 2 26 18 .263 .352 .366 .717 25 80
1971 27 98 313 284 36 77 4 0 11 35 2 27 45 .271 .335 .401 .737 38 97
1972 28 82 184 161 17 37 10 1 1 12 0 20 23 .230 .315 .323 .638 17 78
8 Seasons 480 1368 1218 141 300 32 10 20 149 16 135 168 .246 .322 .338 .661 139 475
162 Game Avg. 162 462 411 48 101 11 3 7 50 5 46 57 .246 .322 .338 .661 47 475

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