3B Bill 'Candy' Harper #31
Cleveland Bobcats MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/10/1973
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3B BILL 'CANDY' HARPER #31 - AGE: 28 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
158 578 169 34 5 22 72 96 92 .292 .393 .483 49 5.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 55 50 60
Gap 55 60 50 55
Power 60 70 55 70
Eye 80 80 80 80
Avoid K's 50 50 45 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 40 55
Errors: - 60 65
Arm: 20 65 65
Turn DP: - 55 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 25
Catcher: - Left Field: 25
1st Base: 55 Center Field: 30
2nd Base: 40 Right Field: 60
3rd Base: 50
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Aggressiveness: 70
Stealing Ability: 70
Baserunning Inst.: 75
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 45
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/23/1973 @ CIN Win, 5-3 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/22/1973 @ CIN Win, 5-4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/1973 @ CIN Win, 5-1 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 1
09/20/1973 @ LAB Win, 10-6 6 2 2 0 0 1 2 1
09/19/1973 @ LAB Loss, 1-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/18/1973 @ LAB Win, 6-2 3 2 1 0 0 2 0 0
09/16/1973 WAS Win, 10-8 5 2 2 4 1 1 0 1
09/15/1973 WAS Loss, 4-5 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 1
09/14/1973 WAS Loss, 3-7 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/13/1973 CIN Loss, 6-9 3 3 2 2 1 2 0 0
PERSONALITY
He has trouble with the mental part of the game.
Low: Baseball IQ
Birthday:07/27/1945
Born in:Florence, SC
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$292,411
Signed Through:1973 Season
Major Service:5 Years, None
Service This Yr:174 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension:$2,944,000 total for 4 years
Drafted:1968, 5th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1973 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 158 578 169 34 5 22 72 105 96 92 .292 .393 .483 .876 .388 .190 150
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 145 677 1 8 0 8 0 2 279 61 49 24 67.1 113.6 6.92 5.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   177 55 8 1 5 24 28 28 26 0 0 0 .311 .405 .452 .857
Versus Right   401 114 26 4 17 48 77 68 66 2 0 1 .284 .388 .496 .884
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   95 28 4 1 5 15 20 11 14 0 0 0 .295 .368 .516 .884
May   98 31 4 0 4 10 18 22 19 0 0 0 .316 .442 .480 .921
June   99 29 5 1 4 12 21 16 18 0 0 1 .293 .397 .485 .881
July   99 32 5 1 1 10 15 19 10 0 0 0 .323 .432 .424 .856
August   100 26 8 2 3 15 11 18 21 2 0 0 .260 .367 .470 .837
September   87 23 8 0 5 10 20 10 10 0 0 0 .264 .340 .529 .869
All-Star Game   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Spring Training   84 24 3 1 3 14 11 14 11 1 0 0 .286 .384 .452 .836
Last Year   566 172 31 5 22 63 103 103 91 0 0 4 .304 .415 .493 .907
2 Years Ago   319 89 10 3 18 49 73 86 65 1 0 3 .279 .435 .498 .934
Career   2499 704 116 25 113 324 507 546 466 7 0 16 .282 .413 .484 .896
Home   290 92 19 2 12 38 47 53 46 1 0 1 .317 .423 .521 .944
Road   288 77 15 3 10 34 58 43 46 1 0 0 .267 .361 .444 .806
Grass   578 169 34 5 22 72 105 96 92 2 0 1 .292 .393 .483 .876
Day   299 87 22 4 13 46 58 55 36 1 0 0 .291 .400 .522 .922
Night   279 82 12 1 9 26 47 41 56 1 0 1 .294 .385 .441 .826
As Starter   564 165 32 5 22 71 103 94 89 2 0 1 .293 .393 .484 .877
As Reliever / Substitution   14 4 2 0 0 1 2 2 3 0 0 0 .286 .375 .429 .804
Pinch Hitting   10 4 2 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 .400 .500 .600 1.100
Close/Late   146 46 8 1 7 25 27 24 25 1 0 0 .315 .409 .527 .937
Inning 1-3   233 62 14 3 4 17 36 29 39 0 0 1 .266 .350 .403 .753
Inning 4-6   153 46 10 1 9 22 31 34 24 0 0 0 .301 .428 .556 .983
Inning 7-9   171 56 9 1 8 31 33 28 26 2 0 0 .327 .418 .532 .950
Extra Innings   21 5 1 0 1 2 5 5 3 0 0 0 .238 .385 .429 .813
0 Outs   223 69 11 3 11 21 49 27 36 0 0 0 .309 .384 .534 .918
1 Outs   204 60 14 1 4 16 36 41 37 2 0 0 .294 .409 .431 .840
2 Outs   151 40 9 1 7 35 20 28 19 0 0 1 .265 .383 .477 .860
Scoring Position   111 35 6 2 5 48 21 28 20 2 0 1 .315 .451 .541 .991
Bases Empty   367 113 25 2 13 13 72 54 54 0 0 0 .308 .397 .493 .890
Runner on 1st   100 21 3 1 4 11 12 14 18 0 0 0 .210 .307 .380 .687
Runner on 2nd   37 11 1 1 2 10 9 14 7 0 0 0 .297 .490 .541 1.031
Runner on 3rd   13 5 0 0 2 6 4 0 2 0 0 1 .385 .429 .846 1.275
Runner on 1st & 2nd   37 11 3 0 1 13 4 6 8 0 0 0 .297 .395 .459 .855
Runner on 1st & 3rd   8 3 1 0 0 5 0 1 2 1 0 0 .375 .400 .500 .900
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 3 1 1 0 8 3 3 0 1 0 0 .429 .545 .857 1.403
Bases Loaded   9 2 0 0 0 6 1 4 1 0 0 0 .222 .462 .222 .684
Two Strikes   464 132 25 1 20 55 73 39 92 2 0 1 .284 .340 .472 .812
First Pitch   24 9 2 1 0 4 5 7 0 0 0 0 .375 .516 .542 1.058
Count 0-1   17 7 1 0 2 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 .412 .412 .824 1.235
Count 0-2   32 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 22 0 0 0 .062 .062 .156 .219
Count 1-0   20 5 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .450 .700
Count 1-1   29 7 1 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .241 .345 .586
Count 1-2   70 11 0 0 2 6 4 0 33 1 0 1 .157 .167 .243 .410
Count 2-0   5 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 .800 1.400
Count 2-1   13 4 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .308 .538 .846
Count 2-2   102 26 8 0 3 8 15 0 28 1 0 0 .255 .252 .422 .674
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 2 8 29 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   6 2 1 0 0 1 5 21 0 0 0 0 .333 .852 .500 1.352
Full Count   260 93 17 1 14 38 53 39 9 0 0 0 .358 .441 .592 1.034
Behind in Count   119 20 1 0 5 15 8 0 55 1 0 1 .168 .174 .303 .476
Ahead in Count   44 14 5 2 0 5 21 50 0 0 0 0 .318 .681 .523 1.204
Batting Leadoff   141 40 12 0 6 16 30 21 16 1 0 0 .284 .374 .496 .871
Batting 2nd   371 112 19 3 15 48 68 64 62 0 0 1 .302 .406 .491 .897
Batting 3rd   56 14 2 2 1 8 5 9 11 1 0 0 .250 .348 .411 .759
Batting 5th   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 6th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   6 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 .333 .500 .500 1.000
Low Leverage   239 62 12 1 9 14 40 44 39 1 0 0 .259 .373 .431 .804
Medium Leverage   218 72 16 3 10 31 47 35 30 0 0 1 .330 .425 .569 .994
High Leverage   118 35 6 1 3 27 18 17 23 1 0 0 .297 .382 .441 .823
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1969 Cleveland - MLB 23 139 504 110 17 3 20 56 94 122 4 1 123 26 14 .218 .374 .383 .757 123 128 2.0
1970 Cleveland - MLB 24 151 532 164 24 9 31 84 132 139 4 3 95 37 18 .308 .453 .562 1.015 178 183 9.7
1971 Cleveland - MLB 25 96 319 89 10 3 18 49 73 86 3 1 65 28 11 .279 .435 .498 .934 172 173 4.9
1972 Cleveland - MLB 26 153 566 172 31 5 22 63 103 103 4 0 91 41 27 .304 .415 .493 .907 167 167 9.0
1973 Cleveland - MLB 27 158 578 169 34 5 22 72 105 96 1 2 92 49 24 .292 .393 .483 .876 140 150 5.4
Total MLB 697 2499 704 116 25 113 324 507 546 16 7 466 181 94 .282 .413 .484 .896 155 160 31.1
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1968 Total - 22 54 222 67 10 4 11 51 58 44 4 2 28 35 8 .302 .423 .532 .954 100 100 2.9
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1970 Cleveland - MLB 24 6 11 1 0 0 0 0 6 12 3 0 1 2 1 .091 .615 .091 .706 109 183 0.8
Total MLB 6 11 1 0 0 0 0 6 12 3 0 1 2 1 .091 .615 .091 .706 109 183
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1969 Cleveland - MLB 1B 64 63 534 34 47 576 8 .986 537.0 9.52 -0.8 .977
1969 Cleveland - MLB 2B 58 56 150 164 49 322 8 .975 503.1 5.61 -10.8 .907
1969 Cleveland - MLB SS 8 8 12 24 5 40 4 .900 69.2 4.65 -4.1 .760
1969 Cleveland - MLB LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1969 Cleveland - MLB CF 2 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 8.0 4.50 -0.0 .979
1969 Cleveland - MLB RF 7 7 12 0 0 13 1 .923 57.0 1.89 -0.6 .839
1970 Cleveland - MLB 1B 7 3 27 4 3 31 0 1.000 29.1 9.51 +0.4 1.236
1970 Cleveland - MLB 2B 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 4.2 3.86 -0.0 .997
1970 Cleveland - MLB 3B 3 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 +0.1 1.050
1970 Cleveland - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Cleveland - MLB CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Cleveland - MLB RF 142 139 235 3 0 240 2 .992 1209.1 1.77 -4.2 .970
1971 Cleveland - MLB 1B 17 3 33 1 6 35 1 .971 39.0 7.85 -1.1 .854
1971 Cleveland - MLB 2B 5 3 11 7 3 19 1 .947 28.1 5.72 -1.7 .851
1971 Cleveland - MLB 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.0 1.043
1971 Cleveland - MLB SS 1 1 0 3 0 4 1 .750 7.0 3.86 -0.3 .770
1971 Cleveland - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Cleveland - MLB RF 86 83 150 9 0 163 4 .975 706.0 2.03 +3.9 1.037
1972 Cleveland - MLB 1B 30 28 252 17 22 269 0 1.000 236.1 10.24 +2.8 1.076
1972 Cleveland - MLB 2B 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.0 .989
1972 Cleveland - MLB 3B 23 22 13 41 4 56 2 .964 181.2 2.68 +1.0 1.047
1972 Cleveland - MLB CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.1 .993
1972 Cleveland - MLB RF 105 96 196 11 1 211 4 .981 892.2 2.09 +8.4 1.071
1973 Cleveland - MLB 1B 17 9 112 8 12 120 0 1.000 101.2 10.62 +1.2 1.141
1973 Cleveland - MLB 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Cleveland - MLB 3B 144 136 115 273 25 406 18 .956 1209.1 2.89 -9.6 .950
1973 Cleveland - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Cleveland - MLB RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 13.0 0.69 +0.0 1.049
TOTAL 1B 135 106 958 64 90 1031 9 .991 943.1 9.75 +2.5 1.022
TOTAL 2B 67 59 161 175 52 345 9 .974 539.1 5.61 -12.5 .907
TOTAL 3B 173 158 129 316 29 465 20 .957 1399.0 2.86 -8.5 .962
TOTAL SS 9 9 12 27 5 44 5 .886 76.2 4.58 -4.3 .762
TOTAL LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL CF 4 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 13.0 3.46 +0.1 .982
TOTAL RF 343 325 594 23 1 628 11 .982 2878.0 1.93 +7.6 1.015
PLAYER HISTORY
09/01/1968 Drafted in the 1968 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 5, 5th overall pick) by the New York Empires, out of college Georgia
10/31/1968 Named the #1 prospect in the MLB
10/31/1968 Was traded by the New York Empires to the Cleveland Bobcats in exchange for SP Jon Pierce, 3B Rick Lintner, and 1B Mark Goen.
12/16/1968 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at second base at the Cleveland Bobcats development complex.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 55 (65); Eye: 70 (80).
01/27/1969 Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Cleveland Bobcats development complex.
03/06/1969 Injured (strained hamstring),out for 3 weeks.
03/09/1969 Outstandingly completed training to learn a new position at the Cleveland Bobcats development complex.
04/08/1969 Named the #1 prospect in the MLB
05/14/1969 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 3 days.
07/22/1969 Injured (sprained thumb),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
11/17/1969 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $23,400.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 80 (80).
03/21/1970 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Cleveland Bobcats development complex.
06/11/1970 Injured (sore groin),day-to-day for 1 day.
06/22/1970 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
07/01/1970 Wins the MLB NBL Batter of the Month Award.
07/05/1970 Was selected to the 1970 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
10/29/1970 Finished 3rd in 1970 MLB NBL Most Valuable Player Award voting.
11/17/1970 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $24,800.
12/08/1970 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at right field at the Cleveland Bobcats development complex.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 80 (80).
03/14/1971 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Cleveland Bobcats development complex.
06/01/1971 Injured (tendinitis (elbow)),out for 5 weeks.
08/15/1971 Injured (tendinitis (elbow)),out for 7-8 weeks.
11/11/1971 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $132,000.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 60 (70); Eye: 80 (80).
02/07/1972 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at right field at the Cleveland Bobcats development complex.
04/03/1972 Successfully completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Cleveland Bobcats development complex.
04/10/1972 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
04/24/1972 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
06/20/1972 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/09/1972 Was selected to the 1972 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/18/1972 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for one week.
09/20/1972 Injured (cold),day-to-day for 2 days.
10/28/1972 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $292,411 with the Cleveland Bobcats organization.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 60 (70); Eye: 75 (80).
02/02/1973 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $2,944,000 with the Cleveland Bobcats organization.
02/06/1973 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Cleveland Bobcats development complex.
03/18/1973 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his outfield defense at the Cleveland Bobcats development complex.
04/04/1973 Injured (hamstring tightness),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/08/1973 Was selected to the 1973 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year PA Rank
1970 678 4
1972 673 8
Year K Rank
1969 123 7
Year TB Rank
1970 299 8
1972 279 10
Year 2B Rank
1973 34 10
Year 3B Rank
1970 9 7
Year HR Rank
1970 31 7
Year SB Rank
1969 26 9
1970 37 5
1971 28 7
1972 41 6
1973 49 2
Year R Rank
1969 94 6
1970 132 2
1972 103 7
1973 105 5
Year BB Rank
1969 122 3
1970 139 4
1971 86 9
1972 103 6
1973 96 5
Year EBH Rank
1972 58 9
1973 61 9
Year AVG Rank
1972 .304 10
Year OBP Rank
1970 .453 3
1972 .415 5
1973 .393 8
Year SLG Rank
1970 .562 7
1972 .493 9
Year RC Rank
1970 150.06 3
1972 118.40 4
1973 113.60 8
Year RC/27 Rank
1970 10.31 3
1972 7.45 6
1973 6.92 8
Year ISO Rank
1970 .254 4
1972 .189 10
Year wOBA Rank
1970 .450 2
1972 .411 4
1973 .388 7
Year OPS Rank
1970 1.015 4
1972 .907 6
1973 .876 10
Year WAR Rank
1970 9.6 2
1972 9.2 4
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