#3 Steve Bilko, Rightfield, 35 yrs, Detroit Tigers Thursday, 10/19/1964 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Steve Bilko
11/13/1928 35 USA,PA,NANTICOKE 6"1 250
Rightfield R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Loyal Some ability 3 / 6 (Well Known) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Good Normal Normal 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 7,200,000 1966 16 Year(s), 2 Days (2754 total Days) 172 Day(s) 16 Year(s), 30 Days (2782 total Days) 16 Year(s) 2 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
Versus LHP | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
Talent | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 4 2 1 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 1B : 4 (Range), .990 (Fielding Pct.) RF : 2 (Range), .953 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 4 Outfield Arm : 6
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/25 | @KC | W 7-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | #1 | | |
9/26 | BOS | L 1-9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/27 | BOS | W 9-6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/29 | @LAA | W 11-9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | #1 | | |
9/30 | @LAA | L 3-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #1 | | |
10/1 | WS2 | L 1-3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #1 | | |
10/3 | BAL | L 0-5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/5 | @BAL | L 3-15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | #1 | | |
10/6 | NYY | W 11-10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/8 | @MIN | L 0-1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 158 | 606 | 172 | 26 | 6 | 19 | 67 | 113 | 82 | 121 | .284 | .370 | .441 | .811 | .787 | .157 |
Projected | 158 | 606 | 172 | 26 | 6 | 19 | 67 | 113 | 82 | 121 | .284 | .370 | .441 | .811 | .787 | .157 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 143 | 693 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 267 | 51 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 102.5 | 6.2 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 192 | 63 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 35 | 30 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .328 | .422 | .453 | .875 |
vs. RHP | 414 | 109 | 17 | 6 | 14 | 47 | 78 | 52 | 87 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .263 | .345 | .435 | .780 |
Close/Late | 61 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .246 | .329 | .426 | .755 |
Scoring Position | 111 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 18 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .324 | .417 | .495 | .912 |
Pinch Hitting | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .286 | .417 | .702 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 78 | 301 | 73 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 33 | 50 | 38 | 58 | .243 | .327 | .389 | .716 |
Road | 80 | 305 | 99 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 63 | 44 | 63 | .325 | .410 | .492 | .902 |
March/April | 24 | 100 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 13 | 22 | .250 | .333 | .460 | .793 |
May | 28 | 104 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 27 | .279 | .348 | .327 | .675 |
June | 26 | 95 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | .253 | .333 | .400 | .733 |
July | 23 | 83 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 18 | .325 | .424 | .542 | .966 |
August | 26 | 99 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 16 | 13 | .333 | .436 | .556 | .991 |
Sept/Oct | 31 | 125 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 15 | 25 | .272 | .350 | .392 | .742 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1949 | 162 | 500 | 108 | 21 | 3 | 19 | 70 | 56 | 58 | 1 | 6 | 130 | 1 | 1 | .216 | .296 | .384 | .680 | SLN |
1950 | 104 | 134 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 33 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .365 | .537 | .902 | SLN |
1951 | 151 | 566 | 140 | 26 | 3 | 27 | 97 | 82 | 76 | 0 | 4 | 134 | 0 | 3 | .247 | .334 | .447 | .781 | SLN |
1952 | 146 | 541 | 130 | 25 | 4 | 28 | 111 | 81 | 66 | 0 | 4 | 144 | 0 | 1 | .240 | .321 | .457 | .777 | SLN |
1953 | 148 | 545 | 161 | 21 | 4 | 40 | 126 | 102 | 79 | 0 | 9 | 118 | 2 | 1 | .295 | .379 | .569 | .948 | SLN,NL |
1954 | 143 | 515 | 119 | 26 | 5 | 24 | 80 | 85 | 77 | 1 | 5 | 118 | 0 | 1 | .231 | .329 | .441 | .770 | SLN |
1955 | 142 | 501 | 146 | 26 | 1 | 34 | 101 | 117 | 98 | 0 | 4 | 96 | 0 | 1 | .291 | .405 | .551 | .956 | SLN |
1956 | 148 | 523 | 157 | 26 | 3 | 32 | 127 | 94 | 93 | 2 | 3 | 108 | 0 | 3 | .300 | .406 | .545 | .951 | SLN |
1957 | 149 | 533 | 156 | 24 | 2 | 30 | 97 | 104 | 100 | 0 | 1 | 122 | 0 | 1 | .293 | .404 | .514 | .918 | SLN |
1958 | 124 | 432 | 128 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 62 | 74 | 66 | 1 | 2 | 88 | 1 | 0 | .296 | .389 | .463 | .852 | SLN NYY |
1959 | 112 | 256 | 77 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 52 | 51 | 43 | 1 | 4 | 47 | 1 | 0 | .301 | .398 | .543 | .941 | NYY |
1960 | 130 | 292 | 74 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 58 | 49 | 49 | 1 | 4 | 53 | 0 | 1 | .253 | .358 | .490 | .848 | NYY |
1961 | 157 | 549 | 153 | 23 | 10 | 24 | 111 | 92 | 112 | 3 | 6 | 118 | 0 | 0 | .279 | .400 | .488 | .888 | NYY |
1962 | 158 | 572 | 177 | 38 | 8 | 35 | 149 | 99 | 91 | 2 | 7 | 112 | 1 | 4 | .309 | .402 | .587 | .989 | NYY |
1963 | 153 | 541 | 162 | 22 | 3 | 35 | 113 | 113 | 100 | 1 | 5 | 99 | 0 | 2 | .299 | .406 | .545 | .952 | NYY DET |
1964 | 158 | 606 | 172 | 26 | 6 | 19 | 67 | 113 | 82 | 2 | 2 | 121 | 0 | 0 | .284 | .370 | .441 | .811 | DET |
Total | 2285 | 7606 | 2096 | 361 | 59 | 403 | 1454 | 1335 | 1211 | 16 | 69 | 1645 | 6 | 19 | .276 | .373 | .498 | .871 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1958 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .450 | .533 | .983 |
1959 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 |
1961 | 6 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .381 | .435 | .476 | .911 |
Total | 15 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .316 | .435 | .474 | .908 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
First Base | 3 | 3 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 1.000 | 26.0 | 11.42 | | | | |
Rightfield | 152 | 140 | 221 | 12 | 1 | 243 | 10 | .959 | 1255.2 | 1.74 | | | | |
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Traded from New York (A) to Detroit on 7/7/1963 (Going to DET: P Dean Stone, 1B Steve Bilko. Going to NYY: 1B Joe Cunningham, P Jim Bunning)... 7/7/1963: Signed a contract extension with Detroit, $7,200,000 per year, for 3 years. Had 2000th career hit on 6/28/1964, off Lew Krausse (LAA)...
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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OBP 1963 - .406 - 5th
| SLG 1953 - .569 - 3rd
| OPS 1953 - .948 - 6th 1963 - .952 - 10th
| Triples 1961 - 10 - 2nd 1962 - 8 - 3rd
| Homeruns 1953 - 40 - 3rd
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RBI 1952 - 111 - 6th 1953 - 126 - 4th 1956 - 127 - 5th 1962 - 149 - 4th
| Runs 1953 - 102 - 8th 1955 - 117 - 8th 1963 - 113 - 8th
| BB 1955 - 98 - 5th 1956 - 93 - 7th 1957 - 100 - 3rd 1961 - 112 - 7th 1963 - 100 - 10th
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