Bill
Gioia
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 220
 
Born: August 23, 1942 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Landis Memorial Seriess Won 1974   
Slick Fielder Award 1975   
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 30 NO FL $ 1,000,000 4 4 4 6 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4 7 7 7 5 5 5
1974 31 NO FL $ 1,000,000 4 4 4 6 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4 7 7 7 5 5 5
1975 32 MAN FL $ 3,000,000 4 3 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 3 3 3 7 7 7 5 5 5
1976 33 MAN FL $ 3,000,000 3 3 3 4 4 4 6 6 6 3 3 3 6 6 6 4 4 4
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 1,000,000 3 3 3 4 4 4 6 6 6 3 3 3 6 6 6 4 4 4
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 3,000,000 4 4 4 6 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 4 7 7 7 5 5 5
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 30 NO FL 158 457 52 104 26 4 11 64 1 0 75 61 .228 .334 .374 .708 59.1 8.3
1974 31 NO FL 84 186 26 47 10 0 3 21 0 0 29 34 .253 .352 .355 .707 24.5 4.3
1975 32 MAN FL 153 525 47 139 26 4 10 62 3 0 74 108 .265 .356 .387 .743 73.1 12.1
1976 33 MAN FL 115 278 15 64 15 3 0 18 0 1 23 63 .230 .289 .306 .595 21.7 2.2
4 Years Sim 510 1446 140 354 77 11 24 165 4 1 201 266 .245 .336 .363 .699 178.5 26.8
162 Game Average 459 44 112 24 3 7 52 1 0 63 84 .245 .336 .363 .699 56.7  
Career Highs 158 525 52 139 26 4 11 64 3 1 75 108 .265 .356 .387 .743 73.1  
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   929 89 240 52 8 17 113 2 0 119 163 .258 .341 .386 .727 126.4
vs LH   517 51 114 25 3 7 52 2 1 82 103 .221 .328 .321 .649 59.9
Home 255 711 72 174 38 4 10 77 2 1 102 127 .245 .337 .352 .689 90.1
Away 255 735 68 180 39 7 14 88 2 0 99 139 .245 .335 .374 .709 96.3
RISP   381 0 96 20 2 8 141 0 0 58 70 .252 .345 .378 .722 53.4
Pinch Hitting   61 5 12 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 11 .197 .234 .230 .464 2.8
Close/Late   153 11 28 6 0 3 20 0 0 28 35 .183 .308 .281 .589 15.7
Mar/Apr 91 275 27 64 16 2 7 35 0 0 37 48 .233 .325 .382 .707 35.5
May 80 236 27 71 9 3 4 38 0 0 31 38 .301 .381 .415 .796 37.6
June 83 247 17 54 7 3 4 27 3 0 32 54 .219 .306 .320 .626 26.8
July 84 237 26 63 14 0 5 25 1 0 32 42 .266 .354 .388 .742 33.6
August 88 228 23 54 19 2 3 22 0 0 34 42 .237 .333 .377 .711 29.9
Sep/Oct 84 223 20 48 12 1 1 18 0 1 35 42 .215 .320 .291 .612 22.9
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   DWS
1973 30 NO FL 3B 116 114 858.0 57 230 10 16 .966 3.01   3.7
    SS 44 41 338.7 48 121 8 23 .955 4.49   1.3
1974 31 NO FL SS 46 33 299.0 36 107 4 19 .973 4.30   1.7
    3B 18 14 128.0 6 30 1 2 .973 2.53   0.4
    2B 1 0 8.0 2 1 0 0 1.000 3.38   0.0
1975 32 MAN FL 3B 151 151 1320.3 88 312 18 15 .957 2.73   3.8
    1B 1 1 9.0 6 0 0 0 1.000 6.00   0.0
    SS 1 0 1.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.0
1976 33 MAN FL 3B 55 48 413.0 36 89 2 6 .984 2.72   1.9
    2B 14 12 107.0 25 19 3 5 .936 3.70   0.2
    SS 14 8 78.0 12 23 0 2 1.000 4.04   0.4
  3B 340 327 2719.3 187 661 31 39 .965 2.81   9.7
  SS 105 82 716.7 96 252 12 44 .967 4.37   3.5
  2B 15 12 115.0 27 20 3 5 .940 3.68   0.2
  1B 1 1 9.0 6 0 0 0 1.000 6.00   0.0
Career Totals   461 422 3560.0 316 933 46 88 .964 3.16   13.5
Career Highs   160 155 1330.3 105 351 18 39 .976 3.77    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1973 30 NO FL 12 34 7 8 4 0 1 2 1 0 7 4 .235 .366 .441 .807
1974 31 NO FL 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333
Career Post-Season Batting 12 36 7 8 4 0 1 4 1 0 8 5 .222 .364 .417 .780
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.
Walks
1975-10-74
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 13)
   Gray Ink Test: 2    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 95)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 20    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 46)
 
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  6. Mark Holejoe (959)
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History
Drafted in 22nd round, 513rd overall pick, by New Orleans in 1973
Had first career hit on 4/1/1973, off Tyrone Gravy (LEX)
Hit first career homerun on 4/2/1973, off Snicker Doane (LEX)
Drove in 6 runs against Seattle on 4/18/1973
Won Landis Memorial Series with New Orleans in 1974
Signed as a free agent by Manhattan on 2/9/1975 to a 3-year deal worth $3,000,000 per year
Won Slick Fielder Award at Third Base in 1975.Released by Manhattan on 1/31/1977