Bob Will
Robert Lee Will (Butch)
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Weight: 175 lb.

Born: July 15, 1931 in Berwyn, IL
High School: Morton (Berwyn, IL)
Schools: Minnesota State University, Mankato, Northwestern University
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1954. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 16, 1957
Final Game: June 12, 1963
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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
1957 25 CHC NL 70 123 112 13 25 3 0 1 10 1 0 5 21 .223 .254 .277 .531 44 31 2 0 5 1 0 8
1958 26 CHC NL 6 6 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .250 .500 .250 .750 109 1 0 0 0 0 0 /9
1960 28 CHC NL 138 534 475 58 121 20 9 6 53 1 5 47 54 .255 .321 .373 .694 91 177 10 1 8 3 3 *9/7
1961 29 CHC NL 86 130 113 9 29 9 0 0 8 0 1 15 19 .257 .341 .336 .677 81 38 1 0 1 1 0 9/73
1962 30 CHC NL 87 108 92 6 22 3 0 2 15 0 0 13 22 .239 .327 .337 .664 76 31 1 0 1 2 2 /9
1963 31 CHC NL 23 24 23 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .174 .208 .174 .382 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 /3
6 Seasons 410 925 819 87 202 35 9 9 87 2 6 83 119 .247 .314 .344 .659 79 282 14 1 15 7 5
162 Game Avg. 162 365 324 34 80 14 4 4 34 1 2 33 47 .247 .314 .344 .659 79 111 6 0 6 3 2

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
1957 25 CHC NL 123 95 8 2.3 102 .264 .223 .267 .254 .331 .277 .414 .531 .745 44 .216 -9.0 -0.9 .416 .107 .054 1.0
1958 26 CHC NL 6 3 1 9.0 104 .250 .250 .267 .500 .335 .250 .418 .750 .752 109 .768 0.3 0.0 1.000 .500 .000
1960 28 CHC NL 534 380 56 4.0 98 .275 .255 .262 .321 .328 .373 .402 .694 .730 91 .456 -6.2 -0.6 .599 .208 .118 1.7
1961 29 CHC NL 130 88 14 4.2 106 .305 .257 .271 .341 .338 .336 .422 .677 .760 81 .458 -2.4 -0.2 .605 .204 .080
1962 30 CHC NL 108 74 11 4.0 106 .286 .239 .275 .327 .342 .337 .417 .664 .759 76 .438 -2.7 -0.3 .620 .239 .098 .0
1963 31 CHC NL 24 19 1 1.4 94 .200 .174 .261 .208 .323 .174 .390 .382 .713 9 .136 -2.8 -0.3 .263 .043 .000
6 Seasons 925 659 91 3.7 101 .277 .247 .265 .314 .331 .344 .408 .659 .739 79 .418 -22.8 -2.3 .568 .194 .098 3.3
162 Game Avg. 365 260 36 3.7 101 .277 .247 .265 .314 .331 .344 .408 .659 .739 79 .418 -22.8 -2.3 .568 .194 .098 1

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
1957 25 CHC NL 123 0.8% 17.1% 4.1% 3.3% 16% 4.20 5.3 112.0 11.2 1.50 74%
1958 26 CHC NL 6 0.0% 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0% 0.00 0.50 67%
1960 28 CHC NL 534 1.1% 10.1% 8.8% 6.6% 29% 1.15 8.8 79.2 9.0 0.90 78%
1961 29 CHC NL 130 0.0% 14.6% 11.5% 6.9% 31% 1.27 5.9 14.1 1.13 73%
1962 30 CHC NL 108 1.9% 20.4% 12.0% 4.6% 23% 1.69 4.2 46.0 6.1 1.04 65%
1963 31 CHC NL 24 0.0% 12.5% 4.2% 0.0% 0% 3.00 7.7 23.0 0.78 83%
6 Seasons 925 1.0% 12.9% 9.0% 5.7% 26% 1.43 6.9 91.0 9.4 0.98 75%
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
1957 25 CHC NL 4 0 41% 36 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 60% 5 3 2 4 1 3 6 1 4
1958 26 CHC NL 0 0 33% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 28 CHC NL 8 0 32% 213 1 5 17% 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 11 50% 28 16 12 5 3 2 13 3 9
1961 29 CHC NL 0 0 21% 55 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 44% 9 5 3 3 1 2 4 2 2
1962 30 CHC NL 2 0 12% 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 33% 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
1963 31 CHC NL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Seasons 14 0 28% 339 2 6 25% 2 6 0 0 0 0 3 0 17 13 48% 46 28 17 12 5 7 25 7 16
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
1957 25 CHC NL 103 88% 25 29 7 1 3 1.89 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 4 5 125% 19 2 11% 14 5 36% 57 7 12% 5 2 40% 7 0 0% 20
1958 26 CHC NL 5 100% 1 3 0 0 0 2.60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 7 0 0% 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 1
1960 28 CHC NL 526 75% 121 19 5 0 2 1.74 6 0 12 6 0 1 5 0 9 8 89% 136 10 7% 72 28 39% 333 50 15% 31 11 35% 29 15 52% 8
1961 29 CHC NL 130 84% 29 52 11 0 4 1.95 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 29 1 3% 12 4 33% 97 9 9% 9 5 56% 4 0 0% 0
1962 30 CHC NL 106 86% 22 65 16 1 9 1.73 2 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 100% 23 1 4% 11 6 55% 87 13 15% 7 6 86% 5 2 40% 2
1963 31 CHC NL 24 92% 4 20 4 0 1 1.71 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 1 1 100% 18 1 6% 0 0 2 1 50% 0
6 Seasons 894 79% 202 188 43 2 19 1.83 9 0 28 8 0 2 6 0 15 15 100% 212 14 7% 111 44 40% 599 80 13% 54 24 44% 48 18 38% 31
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
1957 25 70 123 112 13 25 3 0 1 10 1 0 5 21 .223 .254 .277 .531 44 31 2 0 5 1 0
1958 26 76 129 116 14 26 3 0 1 10 1 0 7 21 .224 .266 .276 .542 47 32 2 0 5 1 0
1959 27 76 129 116 14 26 3 0 1 10 1 0 7 21 .224 .266 .276 .542 47 32 2 0 5 1 0
1960 28 214 663 591 72 147 23 9 7 63 2 5 54 75 .249 .311 .354 .664 82 209 12 1 13 4 3
1961 29 300 793 704 81 176 32 9 7 71 2 6 69 94 .250 .316 .351 .667 82 247 13 1 14 5 3
1962 30 387 901 796 87 198 35 9 9 86 2 6 82 116 .249 .317 .349 .666 81 278 14 1 15 7 5
1963 31 410 925 819 87 202 35 9 9 87 2 6 83 119 .247 .314 .344 .659 79 282 14 1 15 7 5

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
1957 25 73 123 117 13 26 3 0 1 10 1 5 22 .222 .252 .274 .526 8 70
1958 26 6 9 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 .400 .667 .400 1.067 1 6
1960 28 144 553 499 64 129 21 10 6 58 1 50 56 .259 .325 .377 .702 62 138
1961 29 90 135 118 9 30 9 0 0 8 0 16 20 .254 .341 .331 .671 14 86
1962 30 87 109 93 6 23 3 0 2 15 0 14 22 .247 .339 .344 .684 11 87
1963 31 23 24 23 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 .174 .208 .174 .382 1 23
6 Seasons 423 953 855 93 214 36 10 9 92 2 90 123 .250 .320 .347 .667 97 410
162 Game Avg. 162 365 327 36 82 14 4 3 35 1 34 47 .250 .320 .347 .667 37 410

* 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.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Triples s c a p y
1960 NL--9--8th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 1 (2323), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 2 (3529), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  2. Jason Ellison (981)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Jim Lyttle (988)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Mike Huff (980)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

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