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Bob Will
Robert Lee Will (Butch)

Bats Left, Throws Left
Weight 175 lb.
Schools Minnesota State University, Mankato, Northwestern University

Debut April 16, 1957
  vs. MLN 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game June 12, 1963
Born July 15, 1931 in Berwyn, IL

Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1954. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1957 25 CHC NL  70  112   13   25   3  0   1   10   1  0   5  21  .223  .254  .277   44   31   5   1   0   0   2
 1958 26 CHC NL   6    4    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   0  .250  .500  .250  109    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1960 28 CHC NL 138  475   58  121  20  9   6   53   1  5  47  54  .255  .321  .373   91  177   8   3   3   1  10
 1961 29 CHC NL  86  113    9   29   9  0   0    8   0  1  15  19  .257  .341  .336   81   38   1   1   0   0   1
 1962 30 CHC NL  87   92    6   22   3  0   2   15   0  0  13  22  .239  .327  .337   76   31   1   2   2   0   1
 1963 31 CHC NL  23   23    0    4   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   3  .174  .208  .174    9    4   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons      410  819   87  202  35  9   9   87   2  6  83 119  .247  .314  .344   79  282  15   7   5   1  14
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        324   34   80  14  4   4   34   1  2  33  47  .247  .314  .344   79  111   6   3   2   0   6
 Career High    138  475   58  121  20  9   6   53   1  5  47  54  .255  .321  .373   91  177   8   3   3   1  10
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1957 25 CHC NL  123   95    8   2.3   102| .223  .267| .254  .331| .277  .414| .531  .745|  44  .215  -9.0  -0.9 100%
 1958 26 CHC NL    6    3    1   9.0   104| .250  .267| .500  .335| .250  .418| .750  .752| 109  .768   0.3   0.0   0%
 1960 28 CHC NL  534  380   56   4.0    98| .255  .262| .321  .328| .373  .402| .694  .730|  91  .456  -6.2  -0.6  16%
 1961 29 CHC NL  130   88   14   4.2   106| .257  .271| .341  .338| .336  .422| .677  .760|  81  .458  -2.4  -0.2   0%
 1962 30 CHC NL  108   74   11   4.0   106| .239  .275| .327  .342| .337  .417| .664  .759|  76  .438  -2.7  -0.3   0%
 1963 31 CHC NL   24   19    1   1.4    94| .174  .261| .208  .323| .174  .390| .382  .713|   9  .135  -2.8  -0.3   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons       925  659   91   3.7   101| .247  .265| .314  .331| .344  .408| .658  .739|  79  .418 -22.8  -2.3  25%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1957 25 CHC NL CF 30 50 1 2 1 .962 .985 1.70 2.62 2.67 2.82 17 172.0 1958 26 CHC NL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.80 0 2.0 1960 28 CHC NL OF 121 224 10 2 2 .992 .978 1.93 1.92 2.05 2.20 112 1027.7 RF 117 215 10 2 2 .991 .979 1.92 1.76 2.01 1.98 110 1007.7 LF 4 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.25 1.55 2.25 1.98 2 20.0 1961 29 CHC NL OF 30 33 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.10 1.86 2.08 2.16 13 142.7 RF 22 29 0 0 0 1.000 .973 1.32 1.60 2.01 1.93 13 129.7 LF 9 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.33 1.50 2.08 1.87 0 13.0 1B 1 3 0 1 1 .750 1.000 3.00 8.60 4.50 9.75 1 6.0 1962 30 CHC NL RF 9 14 0 0 0 1.000 .972 1.56 1.64 1.94 1.90 6 65.0 1963 31 CHC NL 1B 1 10 0 0 1 1.000 .990 10.00 8.40 12.86 9.77 1 7.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1961 29 CHC NL 1B 1 3 0 1 1 .750 1.000 3.00 8.60 4.50 9.75 1 6.0 1963 31 CHC NL 1B 1 10 0 0 1 1.000 .990 10.00 8.40 12.86 9.77 1 7.0 1957 25 CHC NL CF 30 50 1 2 1 .962 .985 1.70 2.62 2.67 2.82 17 172.0 1960 28 CHC NL LF 4 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.25 1.55 2.25 1.98 2 20.0 1961 29 CHC NL LF 9 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.33 1.50 2.08 1.87 0 13.0 1957 25 CHC NL OF 30 51 1 2 0 .963 .979 1.73 2.07 2.72 2.29 17 172.0 1958 26 CHC NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 1960 28 CHC NL OF 121 224 10 2 2 .992 .978 1.93 1.92 2.05 2.20 112 1027.7 1961 29 CHC NL OF 30 33 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.10 1.86 2.08 2.16 13 142.7 1962 30 CHC NL OF 9 14 0 0 0 1.000 .972 1.56 1.79 1.94 2.06 6 65.0 1958 26 CHC NL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.80 0 2.0 1960 28 CHC NL RF 117 215 10 2 2 .991 .979 1.92 1.76 2.01 1.98 110 1007.7 1961 29 CHC NL RF 22 29 0 0 0 1.000 .973 1.32 1.60 2.01 1.93 13 129.7 1962 30 CHC NL RF 9 14 0 0 0 1.000 .972 1.56 1.64 1.94 1.90 6 65.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 191 322 11 4 2 .988 .978 1.74 1.93 2.13 2.20 148 1409.3 13 30 149# RF* 149 258 10 2 2 .993 .978 1.80 1.73 2.00 1.97 129 1204.3 CF* 30 50 1 2 1 .962 .985 1.70 2.62 2.67 2.82 17 172.0 LF* 13 8 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.62 1.52 2.18 1.94 2 33.0 1B* 2 13 0 1 2 .929 .992 6.50 8.50 9.00 9.76 2 13.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 193 335 11 5 4 .986 .978 1.79 2.00 2.19 2.27 150 1422
# 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.

Triples
1960 NL-9-8

Gray Ink: Batting - 1 (2299) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 2.0 (3488) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

May 16, 1954: Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent.


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