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Bill Sudakis

Positions: Third Baseman, Catcher and First Baseman

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: March 27, 1946 in Joliet, IL us

Died: September 15, 2021

High School: Joliet Township HS (Joliet, IL)

Debut: September 3, 1968 (Age 22-160d, 12,746th in major league history)
vs. PHI 4 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 7, 1975 (Age 29-133d)
vs. NYY 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1969 season

Full Name: William Paul Sudakis

Nicknames: Suds

Pronunciation: \suh-DAY-kiss\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.9

1548

362

.234

177

RBI

214

OBP

.311

SLG

.393

OPS

.704

OPS+

102

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	18	LAD-min	Rk	32	138	117	12	25	1	1	1	12	4	2	16	30	.214	.319	.265	.583		31		2	3	0			PCT · PION
1965	19	LAD-min	A	116	442	388	41	94	15	7	3	52	1	3	43	83	.242	.316	.340	.656		132		1	5	5			SPT · FLOR
1966	20	LAD-min	A,WRk	168	697	602	99	172	17	5	24	110	6	7	85	118	.286	.372	.450	.822		271		1	4	5			SNB,DGR · CALL,AZIL
1967	21	LAD-min	AA	113	480	430	75	126	27	11	9	73	1	0	43	101	.293	.355	.470	.825		202		1	1	5			ABQ · TL
1968	22	LAD-min	AA,WRk	113	459	401	65	118	17	6	16	75	9	5	49	81	.294	.372	.486	.858		195		3	2	4			ABQ,DGR · TL,AZIL
1968	22	LAD	NL	24	102	87	11	24	4	2	3	12	1	0	15	14	.276	.382	.471	.854	165	41	4	0	0	0	1	5
1969	23	LAD-min	WRk	13	47	43	4	11	2	1	0	4	0	0	4	6	.256	.319	.349	.668		15		0	0	0			DGR · AZIL
1969	23	LAD	NL	132	507	462	50	108	17	5	14	53	3	2	40	94	.234	.294	.383	.678	95	177	9	1	1	3	5	*5H
1970	24	LAD	NL	94	311	269	37	71	11	0	14	44	4	0	35	46	.264	.352	.461	.813	121	124	7	3	1	3	4	25H/73
1971	25	LAD	NL	41	96	83	10	16	3	0	3	7	0	1	12	22	.193	.302	.337	.639	86	28	4	1	0	0	2	H2/5379
1972	26	NYM-min	AA	25	93	78	4	13	3	0	1	8	0	0	11	24	.167	.272	.244	.515		19		1	1	2			MEM · TL
1972	26	NYM	NL	18	56	49	3	7	0	0	1	7	0	0	6	14	.143	.236	.204	.440	28	10	1	0	1	0	0	/3H2
1973	27	TEX	AL	82	263	235	32	60	11	0	15	43	0	1	23	53	.255	.320	.494	.814	132	116	6	0	4	1	1	53H/2D9
1974	28	NYY	AL	89	293	259	26	60	8	0	7	39	0	0	25	48	.232	.296	.344	.639	85	89	2	1	2	6	1	D3H/52
1975	29	TOT	AL	50	123	104	8	16	2	0	2	9	1	2	16	22	.154	.268	.231	.499	46	24	0	1	0	2	4	H3D2
1975	29	CAL	AL	30	73	58	4	7	2	0	1	6	1	1	12	15	.121	.274	.207	.481	43	12	0	1	0	2	3	HD/23
1975	29	CLE	AL	20	50	46	4	9	0	0	1	3	0	1	4	7	.196	.260	.261	.521	49	12	0	0	0	0	1	3/2H
1976	30	KCR-min	AAA	85	323	275	46	78	19	1	14	49	1	1	44	46	.284	.379	.513	.892		141		0	1	3			OMA · AA
8 Yrs				530	1751	1548	177	362	56	7	59	214	9	6	172	313	.234	.311	.393	.704	102	609	33	7	9	15	18
162 Game Avg.				162	535	473	54	111	17	2	18	65	3	2	53	96	.234	.311	.393	.704	102	186	10	2	3	5	6

LAD (4 yrs)				291	1016	901	108	219	35	7	34	116	8	3	102	176	.243	.321	.411	.732	109	370	24	5	2	6	12
TEX (1 yr)				82	263	235	32	60	11	0	15	43	0	1	23	53	.255	.320	.494	.814	132	116	6	0	4	1	1
NYM (1 yr)				18	56	49	3	7	0	0	1	7	0	0	6	14	.143	.236	.204	.440	28	10	1	0	1	0	0
CLE (1 yr)				20	50	46	4	9	0	0	1	3	0	1	4	7	.196	.260	.261	.521	49	12	0	0	0	0	1
CAL (1 yr)				30	73	58	4	7	2	0	1	6	1	1	12	15	.121	.274	.207	.481	43	12	0	1	0	2	3
NYY (1 yr)				89	293	259	26	60	8	0	7	39	0	0	25	48	.232	.296	.344	.639	85	89	2	1	2	6	1

AL (3 yrs)				221	679	598	66	136	21	0	24	91	1	3	64	123	.227	.300	.383	.683	97	229	8	2	6	9	6
NL (5 yrs)				309	1072	950	111	226	35	7	35	123	8	3	108	190	.238	.317	.400	.717	105	380	25	5	3	6	12