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Bill
Bickerstaf		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 255
 
Born: April 10, 1942 in Usa
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 31 DM FL $ 2,790,000 4 7 6 4 6 5 0 0 0 4 5 4 4 5 5 5 4 4
1974 32 BRK FL $ 2,790,000 4 6 5 4 5 5 0 0 0 4 5 4 4 5 5 5 4 4
1975 33 BRK FL $ 2,790,000 3 6 5 3 5 4 0 0 0 4 5 4 4 5 4 5 4 4
1976 34 BRK FL $ 2,790,000 2 4 4 3 5 4 0 0 0 2 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 3
1977 35 DM FL $ 2,790,000 0 3 2 3 4 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 3 4 4 2 2 2
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 2,790,000 0 3 2 3 4 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 3 4 4 2 2 2
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 2,790,000 4 7 6 4 6 5 0 0 0 4 5 4 4 5 5 5 4 4
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1973 31 DM FL 159 576 78 187 37 0 13 79 1 0 47 96 .325 .376 .457 .833 92.7 17.3
1974 32 DM FL 77 281 29 82 12 0 4 24 0 0 23 39 .292 .349 .377 .726 36.2 5.1
  BRK FL 77 248 25 67 8 0 6 26 0 0 19 36 .270 .325 .375 .700 29.7 5.0
  TOT   154 529 54 149 20 0 10 50 0 0 42 75 .282 .337 .376 .714 65.9 10.1
1975 33 BRK FL 136 474 65 131 16 1 17 60 4 1 42 69 .276 .335 .422 .757 67.7 13.9
1976 34 BRK FL 136 429 49 111 15 1 7 41 3 0 40 93 .259 .326 .347 .673 51.3 8.4
1977 35 DM FL 43 114 6 20 2 0 1 5 0 0 5 32 .175 .208 .219 .428 3.3 0.0
  BRK FL 25 47 2 7 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 11 .149 .184 .213 .396 0.5 0.0
  TOT   68 161 8 27 5 0 1 7 0 0 7 43 .168 .201 .217 .419 3.7 0.0
5 Years Sim 653 2169 254 605 93 2 48 237 8 1 178 376 .279 .335 .390 .725 281.3 49.7
162 Game Average 538 63 150 23 0 11 58 1 0 44 93 .279 .335 .390 .725 69.8  
Career Highs 159 576 78 187 37 1 17 79 4 1 47 96 .325 .376 .457 .833 92.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1653 211 496 78 2 44 201 8 1 143 304 .300 .358 .430 .787 246.3
vs LH   516 43 109 15 0 4 36 0 0 35 72 .211 .261 .264 .524 34.4
Home 327 1051 126 295 50 2 23 121 4 0 88 181 .281 .338 .398 .736 139.3
Away 326 1118 128 310 43 0 25 116 4 1 90 195 .277 .332 .383 .715 141.4
RISP   482 0 140 27 0 14 183 0 0 54 89 .290 .357 .434 .790 74.6
Pinch Hitting   53 3 21 5 0 1 10 0 0 5 10 .396 .448 .547 .995 11.2
Close/Late   239 21 70 12 0 7 34 0 0 31 42 .293 .375 .431 .806 38.5
Mar/Apr 113 399 54 105 19 0 8 41 2 0 28 66 .263 .313 .371 .684 45.9
May 109 344 34 97 13 0 9 44 1 0 36 56 .282 .354 .398 .752 48.5
June 101 338 41 104 20 2 7 32 0 0 24 60 .308 .355 .441 .796 49.8
July 103 340 45 89 9 0 8 35 1 0 25 53 .262 .318 .359 .677 38.6
August 113 364 48 111 13 0 9 48 2 1 34 60 .305 .361 .415 .776 54.1
Sep/Oct 114 384 32 99 19 0 7 37 2 0 31 81 .258 .313 .362 .675 43.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1973 31 DM FL 1B 157 156 1329.3 1386 118 8 134 .995 10.18 0 0 .000 0 2.4
1974 32 DM FL 1B 60 57 519.4 504 52 2 43 .996 9.63 0 0 .000 0 0.4
  BRK FL 1B 60 57 453.9 440 45 2 38 .996 9.62 0 0 .000 0 1.2
  DM FL RF 14 14 122.9 30 1 1 0 .969 2.27 0 0 .000 0 0.3
  BRK FL RF 14 14 107.4 27 1 1 0 .966 2.35 0 0 .000 0 0.3
  DM FL C 2 0 4.3 2 0 0 0 1.000 4.19 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  BRK FL C 2 0 3.7 2 0 0 0 1.000 4.86 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  TOT   1B 120 114 973.3 944 97 4 81 .996 9.63   1.6
      RF 28 28 230.3 57 2 2 0 .967 2.31   0.5
      C 4 0 8.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1975 33 BRK FL 1B 53 51 399.0 446 39 1 33 .998 10.94 0 0 .000 0 1.2
    C 46 31 313.7 232 20 4 1 .984 7.23 43 9 .209 0 1.7
    3B 33 33 288.7 21 53 2 3 .974 2.31 0 0 .000 0 1.0
    RF 6 6 50.0 8 0 0 0 1.000 1.44 0 0 .000 0 0.1
1976 34 BRK FL C 71 60 543.7 501 19 6 2 .989 8.61 66 12 .182 0 1.6
    3B 33 33 272.7 18 49 9 5 .882 2.21 0 0 .000 0 0.5
    1B 23 18 153.0 151 4 0 8 1.000 9.12 0 0 .000 0 0.3
1977 35 DM FL 1B 19 14 139.2 125 7 1 12 .992 8.53 0 0 .000 0 0.3
    C 14 13 124.1 110 5 2 0 .983 8.34 16 1 .063 0 0.4
  BRK FL 1B 11 8 57.5 51 3 0 5 1.000 8.45 0 0 .000 0 0.1
    C 8 8 51.3 45 2 1 0 .979 8.25 6 1 .167 0 0.2
  1B 383 361 3051.3 3103 268 14 273 .996 9.94 0 0 .000 0 5.8
  C 143 112 1040.7 892 46 13 3 .986 8.11 131 23 .176 0 3.9
  3B 66 66 561.3 39 102 11 8 .928 2.26 0 0 .000 0 1.6
  RF 34 34 280.3 65 2 2 0 .971 2.15 0 0 .000 0 0.6
Career Totals   626 573 4933.7 4099 418 40 284 .991 8.24 131 23 .176 0 11.9
Career Highs   157 156 1329.3 1386 118 15 134 .995 10.18 66 12 .209 0  
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1973-7-.325
 Singles
1973-10-137
1974-6-119
 Doubles
1973-8-37
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 13)
   Gray Ink Test: 6    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 95)
 
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  6. Tyrone Getoblaster (930)
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History
Drafted in 13th round, 309th overall pick, by Des Moines in 1973
Had first career hit on 4/1/1973, off Daniel Estrada (BIR)
Hit first career homerun on 4/4/1973, off Glen Padua (LEX)
Traded from Des Moines to Brooklyn on 7/1/1974 (Going to BRK: P G. Bowerman, 1B B. Bickerstaf. Going to DM: 2B T. Riener, CF C. Baldwin)
Traded from Brooklyn to Des Moines on 6/1/1977 (Going to BRK: 1B D. Allen, P R. Ramirez. Going to DM: CF L. Hazelton, 1B B. Bickerstaf, P J. Rosenrosen, P J. Canao)
 
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