Ron Willis
Ronald Earl Willis
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: July 12, 1943 in Willisville, TN
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1961. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 20, 1966
Final Game: September 29, 1970
Died: November 21, 1977 in Memphis, TN
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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
1966 22 STL NL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1967 23 STL NL 65 8 8 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .375 .375 .500 .875 150 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
1968 24 STL NL 48 12 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .083 .000 .083 -73 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
1969 25 TOT NL 29 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 463 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1969 25 STL NL 26 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 463 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1969 25 HOU NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1970 26 SDP NL 42 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 Seasons 188 26 25 1 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 8 .160 .192 .200 .392 14 5 1 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 22 22 1 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 7 .160 .192 .200 .392 14 4 1 0 0 0 0
STL (4 yrs) 143 21 20 1 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 6 .200 .238 .250 .488 44 5 1 0 0 0 0
SDP (1 yr) 42 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
HOU (1 yr) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
1967 23 STL NL 8 5 2 10.8 90 .500 .375 .257 .375 .319 .500 .377 .875 .696 150 .862 0.5 0.0 .800 .125 .125
1968 24 STL NL 12 12 0 0.0 81 .000 .000 .251 .083 .309 .000 .354 .083 .663 -73 .000 -2.3 -0.3 .083 .091 .000
1969 25 TOT NL 1 0 1 95 1.000 1.000 .259 1.000 .330 1.000 .384 2.000 .714 463 0.5 0.0 .000 .000
1969 25 STL NL 1 0 1 95 1.000 1.000 .259 1.000 .330 1.000 .384 2.000 .714 463 0.5 0.0 .000 .000
1970 26 SDP NL 5 5 0 0.0 100 .000 .000 .262 .000 .334 .000 .400 .000 .735 -100 .000 -1.4 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
5 Seasons 26 22 3 3.7 88 .235 .160 .255 .192 .318 .200 .372 .392 .690 14 .470 -2.8 -0.3 .273 .080 .040
162 Game Avg. 22 19 3 3.7 88 .235 .160 .255 .192 .318 .200 .372 .392 .690 14 .470 -2.8 -0.3 .273 .080 .040
STL (4 yrs) 21 17 3 4.8 85 .286 .200 .254 .238 .314 .250 .365 .488 .678 44 .608 -1.4 -0.2 .353 .100 .050
SDP (1 yr) 5 5 0 0.0 100 .000 .000 .262 .000 .334 .000 .400 .000 .735 -100 .000 -1.4 -0.1 .000 .000 .000

Postseason Batting

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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
1967 23 STL NL WS BOS W 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1968 24 STL NL WS DET L 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (2 Series) 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 WS 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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
1967 23 STL NL 8 0.0% 25.0% 0.0% 12.5% 33% 4.0 4.0 75%
1968 24 STL NL 12 0.0% 33.3% 8.3% 0.0% 4.00 2.8 2.50 58%
1969 25 TOT NL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 1.0 100%
1969 25 STL NL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 1.0 100%
1970 26 SDP NL 5 0.0% 40.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.5 0.50 60%
5 Seasons 26 0.0% 30.8% 3.9% 3.9% 25% 8.00 3.1 8.3 2.25 65%
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
1967 23 STL NL 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
1968 24 STL NL 1 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 50% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1969 25 TOT NL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 25 STL NL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 26 SDP NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Seasons 1 0 20% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 50% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
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
1967 23 STL NL 8 38% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 25% 0 0 0 0 0
1968 24 STL NL 12 17% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33% 2 0 0% 10 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1969 25 TOT NL 1 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0
1969 25 STL NL 1 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0
1970 26 SDP NL 4 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 4 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 1
5 Seasons 25 20% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 4 1 25% 3 0 0% 23 3 13% 1 0 0% 0 0 1
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
1967 23 69 8 8 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .375 .375 .500 .875 150 4 0 0 0 0 0
1968 24 117 20 19 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 6 .158 .200 .211 .411 22 4 1 0 0 0 0
1969 25 146 21 20 1 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 6 .200 .238 .250 .488 44 5 1 0 0 0 0
1970 26 188 26 25 1 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 8 .160 .192 .200 .392 14 5 1 0 0 0 0

Neutralized Batting

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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
1967 23 65 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 2 65
1968 24 48 12 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .083 .000 .083 0 48
1969 25 29 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 29
1970 26 42 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 42
4 Seasons 184 26 25 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 8 .000 .038 .000 .038 3 184
162 Game Avg. 162 23 22 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 7 .000 .038 .000 .038 3 184

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