Bill Davis

Positions: Pinch Hitter and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-7, 215lb (201cm, 97kg)

Born: June 6, 1942 in Graceville, MN us

High School: Richfield HS (Richfield, MN)

School: University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN)

Debut: September 16, 1965 (Age 23-102d, 10,035th in MLB history)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 21, 1969 (Age 26-349d)
vs. PIT 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Full Name: Arthur Willard Davis

Nicknames: Jolly Green Giant

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.3

AB

105

R

H

BA

.181

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

.281

SLG

.238

OPS

.519

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
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
1964	22	CLE-min	AA	78	323	271	38	79	13	3	9	42	3	1	49	53	.292	.402	.461	.864		125		2	0	1			CHL · EL
1965	23	CLE-min	AAA	143	600	518	90	161	29	5	33	106	1	1	74	94	.311	.397	.577	.974		299		3	0	5			POR · PCL
1965	23	CLE	AL	10	10	10	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.300	.300	.400	.700	97	4	0	0	0	0	0
1966	24	CLE-min	AAA	118	465	398	50	109	20	1	17	48	0	1	59	73	.274	.368	.457	.825		182		3	0	5			POR · PCL
1966	24	CLE	AL	23	45	38	2	6	1	0	1	4	0	0	6	9	.158	.267	.263	.530	53	10	1	0	0	1	0	/3

1968	26	CLE-min	AAA	128	513	461	43	122	23	0	12	66	0	3	48	78	.265	.332	.393	.725		181		0	1	3			POR · PCL
1969	27	STL-MIN-min	AAA	90	330	300	48	87	9	0	13	55	2	2	28	64	.290	.350	.450	.800		135		0	1	1			TUL,DEN · AA
1969	27	SDP	NL	31	66	57	1	10	1	0	0	1	0	0	8	18	.175	.288	.193	.481	40	11	2	1	0	0	0	3
3 Yrs				64	121	105	3	19	3	0	1	5	0	0	14	28	.181	.281	.238	.519	50	25	3	1	0	1	0
162 Game Avg.				162	306	266	8	48	8	0	3	13	0	0	35	71	.181	.281	.238	.519	50	63	8	3	0	3	0

CLE (2 yrs)				33	55	48	2	9	2	0	1	4	0	0	6	10	.188	.273	.292	.564	62	14	1	0	0	1	0
SDP (1 yr)				31	66	57	1	10	1	0	0	1	0	0	8	18	.175	.288	.193	.481	40	11	2	1	0	0	0

AL (2 yrs)				33	55	48	2	9	2	0	1	4	0	0	6	10	.188	.273	.292	.564	62	14	1	0	0	1	0
NL (1 yr)				31	66	57	1	10	1	0	0	1	0	0	8	18	.175	.288	.193	.481	40	11	2	1	0	0	0

Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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1966
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