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Bill Spiers
William James (III) Spiers

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 190 lb.
School Clemson

MLB Debut April 7, 1989
Final Game April 8, 2001
Born June 5, 1966 in Orangeburg, SC (age 58)

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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1989 23 MLA AL  111  364   53   94  11   2   3   27  15   6   40   74  .258  .335  .324  .659    89   118   2   4   1   4   4  
 1990 24 MLA AL  109  355   33   68   7   3   0   22   7   3   18   46  .192  .231  .228  .459    64    81   3   3   0   1  13  
 1991 25 MLA AL  117  350   52  107  12   3   9   37  28   6   32   42  .306  .361  .434  .795   109   152  12   5   1   1   6  
 1992 26 NYA AL    5   16    2    5   2   0   0    2   0   1    2    6  .312  .389  .438  .826   115     7   0   0   1   0   0  
 1993 27 MLA AL   96  300   30   67   4   5   3   17  17   8   17   45  .223  .275  .300  .575    79    90   3   2   0   5   9  
 1994 28 BAA AL   87  256   48   88  12   2   0   30   5   2   31   45  .344  .422  .406  .828   103   104  10   2   1   5   2  
 1995 29 TEA AL   25   96   12   17   2   2   0    3   0   0    9   22  .177  .248  .240  .487    63    23   7   0   0   0   1  
 1996 30 KCA AL   65  222   31   62  20   0   4   34   3   2   21   30  .279  .347  .423  .770    96    94   2   2   0   3   0  
 1997 31 KCA AL   92  310   52  111  21   6   5   49  16   3   49   44  .358  .441  .513  .954   121   159   0   5   3   1   6  
 1998 32 KCA AL  100  385   53  101  16  13   3   33   7   4   35   70  .262  .334  .395  .729    93   152   1   1   1   7  11  
 1999 33 KCA AL   34  134   16   37   6   1   3   17   1   1   10   15  .276  .322  .403  .725    85    54   0   2   0   0   5  
         CHA AL   40  124   13   26   5   0   0    6   0   0   26   16  .210  .347  .250  .597    75    31   0   0   2   0   5  
         PIN NL   37  127   20   34   2   4   2   16   2   0   10   16  .268  .321  .394  .715    92    50   5   0   0   0   1  
         TOT     111  385   49   97  13   5   5   39   3   1   46   47  .252  .330  .351  .681         135   5   2   2   0  11 
 2000 34 PIN NL  108  353   54  100  16   3   1   36  10   5   37   38  .283  .351  .354  .705    91   125   2   0   0   0   8  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons     1026 3392  469  917 136  44  33  329 111  41  337  509  .270  .339  .366  .704        1240  47  26  10  27  71
 Per 600 PA           532   73  144  21   7   5   52  17   6   53   80                                 194   7   4   2   4  11
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With MLA      433 1369  168  336  34  13  15  103  67  23  107  207  .245  .302  .322  .625         441  20  14   2  11  32
   With KCA      291 1051  152  311  63  20  15  133  27  10  115  159  .296  .368  .437  .805         459   3  10   4  11  22
   With PIN      145  480   74  134  18   7   3   52  12   5   47   54  .279  .343  .365  .708         175   7   0   0   0   9
   With BAA       87  256   48   88  12   2   0   30   5   2   31   45  .344  .422  .406  .828         104  10   2   1   5   2
   With CHA       40  124   13   26   5   0   0    6   0   0   26   16  .210  .347  .250  .597          31   0   0   2   0   5
   With TEA       25   96   12   17   2   2   0    3   0   0    9   22  .177  .248  .240  .487          23   7   0   0   0   1
   With NYA        5   16    2    5   2   0   0    2   0   1    2    6  .312  .389  .438  .826           7   0   0   1   0   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     1252 3408  477  922 158  35  37  388  97  43  355  496  .271  .341  .370  .711        1261  42  22  21  18  73
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1989 23 MLA AL  39   43   4.1   1   0   0  .000  21  101   65  .644    0    0  .000  SS   3e32       28   
 1990 24 MLA AL  27   17   1.5   0   0   0  .000  13  146  100  .685    0    0  .000  SS   3e19     -132   
 1991 25 MLA AL  32   58   5.8   7   3   1  .429  11  110   70  .636    0    0  .000  SS   3e23       57   
 1992 26 NYA AL   0    2   5.4   0   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  DH              36   
 1993 27 MLA AL  14   23   2.5   0   0   0  .000  12  101   59  .584    0    0  .000  SS   4e24      -31   
 1994 28 BAA AL   6   48   7.1   6   0   0  .000  11   33   20  .606    0    0  .000  3B   3e25      203   
 1995 29 TEA AL  34    6   2.0   0   0   0  .000   2   25   13  .520    0    0  .000  2B   4e25      -91   
 1996 30 KCA AL   9   34   5.7   1   0   0  .000   8   39   26  .667    0    0  .000  3B   3e19       61   
 1997 31 KCA AL  11   75   9.6   4   1   0  .250   8   50   39  .780    0    0  .000  2B   3e23       35   
 1998 32 KCA AL   6   49   4.5   6   1   0  .167   8   80   50  .625    0    0  .000  UT             -22   
 1999 33 KCA AL  20   16   4.2   3   0   0  .000   3   17   10  .588    0    0  .000  1B   3e18      -27   
         CHA AL   5   11   3.1   2   0   0  .000   5   14    6  .429    0    0  .000  3B   2e23     -155   
         PIN NL  12   17   4.6   2   1   0  .500   3   13    9  .692    0    0  .000  3B   2e23      -37   
         TOT                     7   1   0  .143  11   44   25  .568    0    0  .000
 2000 34 PIN NL   6   44   4.5  16   4   0  .250   5   38   28  .737    0    0  .000  3B   2e21      -72   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 11 Seasons          450   4.6  48  10   1  .208 110  767  495  .645    0    0  .000                  -5   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 20.8 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 2.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1989 23 MLA AL  SS    49   119   163    6   33   .979    48   428.2   5.92
                 2B    51   136   119   12   35   .955    49   416.2   5.51
                 3B     9     8     9    3    3   .850     9    83.0   1.84
 1990 24 MLA AL  SS   109   224   303   13   53   .976   108   959.1   4.94
 1991 25 MLA AL  SS    92   158   238    9   43   .978    87   774.0   4.60
                 LF    16    36     0    2    0   .947    16   139.0   2.33
                 3B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
 1992           [Did not play]
 1993 27 MLA AL  SS    58   106   150    6   27   .977    57   482.0   4.78
                 2B    36    83    94    6   11   .967    32   286.0   5.57
                 CF     3     1     0    0    0  1.000     1    11.0   0.82
 1994 28 BAA AL  3B    78    43   120   10   11   .942    77   633.2   2.32
                 RF     5     1     1    1    0   .667     0     7.0   2.57
 1995 29 TEA AL  2B    25    58    68    2   17   .984    25   218.2   5.19
 1996 30 KCA AL  3B    63    51   102    8   14   .950    62   552.2   2.49
                 SS     1     0     1    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
 1997 31 KCA AL  2B    55    95   137    4   32   .983    51   447.1   4.67
                 3B    30    27    46    4    6   .948    28   252.0   2.61
 1998 32 KCA AL  2B    54   102   134    5   38   .979    50   433.0   4.91
                 3B    40    22    58    3    8   .964    37   344.2   2.09
                 1B     3    20     4    0    3  1.000     3    25.2   8.42
 1999 33 KCA AL  1B    19   161     9    0   18  1.000    18   158.0   9.68
                 2B    10    24    26    2    5   .962    10    80.0   5.62
                 3B     4     0     3    1    0   .750     0    13.0   2.08
                 SS     3     3     5    0    3  1.000     0    11.0   6.55
         CHA AL  3B    15    19    22    4    2   .911    15   131.0   2.82
                 CF     6    10     1    1    0   .917     5    47.0   2.11
                 1B     2     1     0    0    1  1.000     0     2.0   4.50
                 RF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
                 SS     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     1.0   0.00
         PIN NL  3B    37    18    46    1    4   .985    30   284.2   2.02
 2000 34 PIN NL  3B    91    49   130    5    8   .973    79   698.2   2.31
                 SS     5     3     2    0    1  1.000     0     8.2   5.19
                 2B     3     3     2    0    2  1.000     0     5.0   9.00
                 LF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0      .2   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 3B   368   237   536   39   56   .952   337  2994.1   2.32
                 SS   318   613   862   34  160   .977   300  2666.2   4.98
                 2B   234   501   580   31  140   .972   217  1886.2   5.16
                 1B    24   182    13    0   22  1.000    21   185.2   9.45
                 LF    17    36     0    2    0   .947    16   139.2   2.32
                 CF     9    11     1    1    0   .923     6    58.0   1.86
                 RF     6     1     1    1    0   .667     0     8.0   2.25
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1989  MLA   82-80   Mark Simons
 1990  MLA   63-99   Mark Simons
 1991  MLA   72-90   Mark Simons
 1992  NYA   73-89   Robert Rescigno
 1993  MLA   63-99   Mark Simons
 1994  BAA   84-78   Charlie Steinhice
 1995  TEA   86-76   Mike Rescigno
 1996  KCA   62-100  Jim Pardee
 1997  KCA   79-83   Jim Pardee, Gary Bringhurst, Dennis Schimmel
 1998  KCA   66-96   Dennis Schimmel
 1999  KCA   86-76   Dennis Schimmel
 1999  CHA   70-92   Gene Gumbs
 1999  PIN   80-82   Mike Mashanic
 2000  PIN   74-88   Mike Mashanic

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