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Bill Tuttle
William Robert Tuttle

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 190 lb.
School Bradley University

Debut September 10, 1952
Final Game May 11, 1963
Born July 4, 1929 in Elmwood, IL
Died July 27, 1998 in Anoka, MN

Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1951. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1952 22 DET AL   7   25    2    6   0  0   0    2   0  0   0   1  .240  .240  .240   33    6   0           0   2
 1954 24 DET AL 147  530   64  141  20 11   7   58   5  8  62  60  .266  .343  .385  102  204   5   3       2  15
 1955 25 DET AL 154  603  102  168  23  4  14   78   6  3  76  54  .279  .358  .400  106  241  13   5   2   1  25
 1956 26 DET AL 140  546   61  138  22  4   9   65   5  4  38  48  .253  .301  .357   73  195   4   3   1   1  18
 1957 27 DET AL 133  451   49  113  12  4   5   47   2  6  44  41  .251  .316  .328   75  148   3   4   4   1  14
 1958 28 KCA AL 148  511   77  118  14  9  11   51   7  9  74  58  .231  .327  .358   88  183   4   4   1   1  17
 1959 29 KCA AL 126  463   74  139  19  6   7   43  10  6  48  38  .300  .369  .413  113  191   4   2   2   4  12 MVP-23
 1960 30 KCA AL 151  559   75  143  21  3   8   40   1  5  66  52  .256  .336  .347   86  194   7   1   2   2  19
 1961 31 TOT AL 138  454   53  113  14  5   5   46   1  3  52  50  .249  .323  .335   73  152   9   5   4   0  15
         KCA AL  25   84   15   22   2  2   0    8   0  0   9   9  .262  .333  .333   79   28   2   0   0   0   2
         MIN AL 113  370   38   91  12  3   5   38   1  3  43  41  .246  .321  .335   72  124   7   5   4   0  13
 1962 32 MIN AL 110  123   21   26   4  1   1   13   1  0  19  14  .211  .317  .285   61   35   3   2   1   1   4
 1963 33 MIN AL  16    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   0  .000  .250  .000  -23    0   0   0   1   0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons    1270 4268  578 1105 149 47  67  443  38 44 480 416  .259  .334  .363   88 1549  52  29  18  13 143
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        544   74  141  19  6   9   57   5  6  61  53  .259  .334  .363   88  198   7   4   2   2  18
 Career High    154  603  102  168  23 11  14   78  10  9  76  60  .300  .369  .413  113  241  13   5   4   4  25
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1952 22 DET AL   25   21    1   1.3    97| .240  .261| .240  .341| .240  .381| .480  .723|  33  .105  -2.4  -0.3   0%
 1954 24 DET AL  602  420   68   4.3    97| .266  .263| .343  .338| .385  .384| .728  .723| 102  .509   0.8   0.1  38%
 1955 25 DET AL  698  481   85   4.7   101| .279  .264| .358  .343| .400  .393| .758  .736| 106  .515   5.9   0.6  66%
 1956 26 DET AL  592  437   55   3.4   107| .253  .268| .301  .351| .357  .410| .658  .760|  73  .343 -23.5  -2.3  55%
 1957 27 DET AL  503  365   45   3.3   102| .251  .267| .316  .339| .328  .402| .644  .741|  75  .377 -16.2  -1.7  25%
 1958 28 KCA AL  594  427   59   3.7   100| .231  .264| .327  .333| .358  .401| .685  .734|  88  .432  -8.5  -0.9  43%
 1959 29 KCA AL  521  348   71   5.5   100| .300  .263| .369  .334| .413  .401| .782  .736| 113  .599   9.0   0.9  62%
 1960 30 KCA AL  635  448   64   3.8   101| .256  .263| .336  .337| .347  .403| .683  .740|  86  .430 -10.6  -1.1  16%
 1961 31 TOT AL  520  373   49   3.5   108| .249  .270| .323  .346| .335  .420| .658  .765|  73  .373 -17.8  -1.8  25%
         KCA AL   95   66   10   4.0   105| .262  .265| .333  .340| .333  .412| .666  .753|  79  .436  -2.7  -0.3   0%
         MIN AL  425  307   39   3.4   109| .246  .271| .321  .347| .335  .421| .656  .768|  72  .359 -15.1  -1.5  25%
 1962 32 MIN AL  148  106   12   3.0   106| .211  .268| .317  .341| .285  .417| .602  .758|  61  .324  -6.4  -0.6 100%
 1963 33 MIN AL    4    5    0   0.0    96| .000  .258| .250  .324| .000  .398| .250  .722| -23  .000  -0.5   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons     4842 3431  509   4.0   102| .259  .265| .334  .340| .363  .402| .697  .742|  88  .445 -70.1  -7.1  46%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1952 22 DET AL OF 6 19 0 0 0 1.000 .979 3.17 2.18 3 3 0 1954 24 DET AL OF 145 364 18 6 3 .985 .979 2.63 2.17 1 144 0 1955 25 DET AL OF 154 442 12 7 2 .985 .982 2.95 2.08 0 154 0 1956 26 DET AL CF 137 342 13 9 2 .975 .984 2.59 2.50 2.70 2.79 133 1185.0 1957 27 DET AL CF 128 329 3 6 1 .982 .983 2.59 2.40 2.87 2.72 107 1042.3 1958 28 KCA AL OF 145 311 12 4 2 .988 .982 2.23 1.94 2.42 2.27 131 1202.3 CF 114 245 10 3 2 .988 .985 2.24 2.29 2.50 2.68 102 918.0 RF 40 45 2 1 0 .979 .979 1.18 1.69 1.49 1.99 29 284.3 1959 29 KCA AL CF 121 295 17 5 3 .984 .983 2.58 2.44 2.81 2.72 111 1000.3 1960 30 KCA AL CF 148 378 16 4 3 .990 .987 2.66 2.30 2.84 2.66 140 1247.0 1961 31 TOT AL OF 89 130 1 4 1 .970 .977 1.47 1.98 2.58 2.25 43 457.3 TOT AL CF 88 121 1 4 1 .968 .982 1.39 2.24 2.65 2.59 37 414.3 KCA AL CF 25 57 0 3 0 .950 .983 2.28 2.24 2.58 2.59 23 199.0 MIN AL 3B 85 66 165 14 15 .943 .950 2.72 2.79 3.12 3.18 84 666.7 OF 64 72 1 1 1 .986 .977 1.14 1.98 2.54 2.25 20 258.3 CF 63 64 1 1 1 .985 .982 1.03 2.24 2.72 2.59 14 215.3 RF 6 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.50 1.75 1.88 2.05 6 43.0 2B 2 3 1 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 4.70 8.37 5.23 0 4.3 1962 32 MIN AL OF 104 71 2 2 0 .973 .980 0.70 1.92 1.78 2.19 27 369.3 CF 94 61 1 1 0 .984 .986 0.66 2.18 2.18 2.57 15 256.3 RF 16 16 1 1 0 .944 .977 1.06 1.71 1.35 2.00 12 113.0 1963 33 MIN AL CF 14 7 1 0 0 1.000 .988 0.57 2.19 4.16 2.60 0 17.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1961 31 MIN AL 2B 2 3 1 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 4.70 8.37 5.23 0 4.3 1961 31 MIN AL 3B 85 66 165 14 15 .943 .950 2.72 2.79 3.12 3.18 84 666.7 1956 26 DET AL CF 137 342 13 9 2 .975 .984 2.59 2.50 2.70 2.79 133 1185.0 1957 27 DET AL CF 128 329 3 6 1 .982 .983 2.59 2.40 2.87 2.72 107 1042.3 1958 28 KCA AL CF 114 245 10 3 2 .988 .985 2.24 2.29 2.50 2.68 102 918.0 1959 29 KCA AL CF 121 295 17 5 3 .984 .983 2.58 2.44 2.81 2.72 111 1000.3 1960 30 KCA AL CF 148 378 16 4 3 .990 .987 2.66 2.30 2.84 2.66 140 1247.0 1961 31 TOT AL CF 88 121 1 4 1 .968 .982 1.39 2.24 2.65 2.59 37 414.3 KCA AL CF 25 57 0 3 0 .950 .983 2.28 2.24 2.58 2.59 23 199.0 MIN AL CF 63 64 1 1 1 .985 .982 1.03 2.24 2.72 2.59 14 215.3 1962 32 MIN AL CF 94 61 1 1 0 .984 .986 0.66 2.18 2.18 2.57 15 256.3 1963 33 MIN AL CF 14 7 1 0 0 1.000 .988 0.57 2.19 4.16 2.60 0 17.3 1952 22 DET AL OF 6 19 0 0 0 1.000 .979 3.17 2.18 3 3 0 1954 24 DET AL OF 145 364 18 6 3 .985 .979 2.63 2.17 1 144 0 1955 25 DET AL OF 154 442 12 7 2 .985 .982 2.95 2.08 0 154 0 1956 26 DET AL OF 137 348 13 9 2 .976 .979 2.64 2.04 2.74 2.34 133 1185.0 1957 27 DET AL OF 128 331 5 6 1 .982 .980 2.62 1.97 2.90 2.24 107 1042.3 1958 28 KCA AL OF 145 311 12 4 2 .988 .982 2.23 1.94 2.42 2.27 131 1202.3 1959 29 KCA AL OF 121 294 17 5 3 .984 .980 2.57 1.96 2.80 2.22 111 1000.3 1960 30 KCA AL OF 148 381 16 5 3 .988 .982 2.68 1.95 2.87 2.25 140 1247.0 1961 31 TOT AL OF 89 130 1 4 1 .970 .977 1.47 1.98 2.58 2.25 43 457.3 KCA AL OF 25 58 0 3 0 .951 .976 2.32 1.98 2.62 2.25 23 199.0 MIN AL OF 64 72 1 1 1 .986 .977 1.14 1.98 2.54 2.25 20 258.3 1962 32 MIN AL OF 104 71 2 2 0 .973 .980 0.70 1.92 1.78 2.19 27 369.3 1963 33 MIN AL OF 14 7 1 0 1 1.000 .976 0.57 1.91 4.16 2.18 0 17.3 1958 28 KCA AL RF 40 45 2 1 0 .979 .979 1.18 1.69 1.49 1.99 29 284.3 1961 31 MIN AL RF 6 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.50 1.75 1.88 2.05 6 43.0 1962 32 MIN AL RF 16 16 1 1 0 .944 .977 1.06 1.71 1.35 2.00 12 113.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Position Total OF*1191 2698 97 48 18 .983 .980 2.35 2.01 692 6521.0 4 1145 62# CF* 844 1778 62 32 12 .983 .984 2.18 2.34 645 6080.7 3B* 85 66 165 14 15 .943 .950 2.72 2.79 84 666.7 RF* 62 70 3 2 0 .973 .979 1.18 1.70 47 440.3 2B* 2 3 1 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 4.70 0 4.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Overall Total 1278 2767 263 62 33 .980 .978 2.37 2.06
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1959-AL-23-0.01
Car-1440-0.01 shares

Batting Average
1959 AL-.300-7

Games
1955 AL-154-1
1958 AL-148-10
1960 AL-151-8

At Bats
1955 AL-603-4
1956 AL-546-9
1960 AL-559-10

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1955 AL-698-4
1960 AL-635-9

Runs
1955 AL-102-4

Hits
1955 AL-168-7

Triples
1954 AL-11-5
1958 AL-9-2
1959 AL-6-7

Bases on Balls
1958 AL-74-8

Stolen Bases
1958 AL-7-10
1959 AL-10-6

Singles
1955 AL-127-6
1959 AL-107-10

Times on Base
1955 AL-245-7

Sac. Hits
1955 AL-13-4

Grounded into Double Plays
1955 AL-25-1
1956 AL-18-7
1958 AL-17-8
1960 AL-19-4

Caught Stealing
1954 AL-8-7
1957 AL-6-10
1958 AL-9-3
1959 AL-6-6
1960 AL-5-9

Power/Speed Number
1955 AL-8.4-10
1958 AL-8.6-9

At Bats per Strikeout
1959 AL-12.2-10

Outs
1955 AL-481-1
1956 AL-437-5
1958 AL-427-10
1960 AL-448-8

Black Ink: Batting - 1 (722) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 25 (874) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 9.5 (1753) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 5.5 (1408) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

Before 1951 Season: Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent.

November 20, 1957: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with a player to be named later, Kent Hadley, Frank House, Duke Maas, Jim Small, and John Tsitouris to the Kansas City Athletics for Gus Zernial, Billy Martin, Tom Morgan, Lou Skizas, Mickey McDermott, and Tim Thompson. The Detroit Tigers sent Jim McManus (April 3, 1958) to the Kansas City Athletics to complete the trade.

June 1, 1961: Traded by the Kansas City Athletics with a player to be named later to the Minnesota Twins for a player to be named later, Reno Bertoia, and Paul Giel. The Minnesota Twins sent cash (June 10, 1961) to the Kansas City Athletics to complete the trade. The Kansas City Athletics sent Paul Giel (June 10, 1961) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.

May 21, 1963: Released by the Minnesota Twins.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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