3B Bill 'Candy' Harper #31
Cleveland Bobcats MLB
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
05/21/1973
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3B BILL 'CANDY' HARPER #31 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
42 156 49 6 1 7 18 26 26 .314 .412 .500 13 1.7
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 50 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: 35
2nd Base: 40 Right Field: 60
3rd Base: 50
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Aggressiveness: 65
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
05/19/1973 @ PIT Loss, 1-13 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0
05/18/1973 @ PIT Win, 5-1 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 2
05/17/1973 @ CIN Win, 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
05/16/1973 @ CIN Loss, 1-2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/15/1973 @ CIN Win, 5-1 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/14/1973 @ CIN Win, 4-3 6 1 2 0 0 1 1 0
05/13/1973 SDC Loss, 2-8 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 0
05/12/1973 SDC Win, 4-0 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 2
05/11/1973 SDC Win, 3-2 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
05/10/1973 STL Win, 4-1 5 2 2 1 1 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
He is not very cerebral.
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:4 Years, 48 Days
Service This Yr:48 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
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 42 156 49 6 1 7 18 33 26 26 .314 .412 .500 .912 .399 .186 159
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 39 182 0 4 0 2 0 0 78 14 13 7 65.0 32.8 7.64 1.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   31 14 1 0 0 4 8 9 2 0 0 0 .452 .575 .484 1.059
Versus Right   125 35 5 1 7 14 25 17 24 0 0 0 .280 .366 .504 .870
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   16 5 1 0 0 0 4 7 2 0 0 0 .312 .522 .375 .897
April   95 28 4 1 5 15 20 11 14 0 0 0 .295 .368 .516 .884
May   61 21 2 0 2 3 13 15 12 0 0 0 .344 .474 .475 .949
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   2077 584 88 21 98 270 435 476 400 5 0 15 .281 .418 .485 .903
Home   68 22 2 0 3 7 11 9 11 0 0 0 .324 .403 .485 .888
Road   88 27 4 1 4 11 22 17 15 0 0 0 .307 .419 .511 .930
Grass   156 49 6 1 7 18 33 26 26 0 0 0 .314 .412 .500 .912
Day   69 25 3 0 5 10 18 14 8 0 0 0 .362 .470 .623 1.093
Night   87 24 3 1 2 8 15 12 18 0 0 0 .276 .364 .402 .766
As Starter   153 48 6 1 7 18 33 25 25 0 0 0 .314 .410 .503 .913
As Reliever / Substitution   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Pinch Hitting   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Close/Late   38 16 2 1 1 4 11 7 7 0 0 0 .421 .511 .605 1.116
Inning 1-3   61 13 0 0 1 4 8 12 12 0 0 0 .213 .342 .262 .605
Inning 4-6   41 14 4 0 3 8 8 3 6 0 0 0 .341 .386 .659 1.045
Inning 7-9   46 19 1 1 2 4 14 9 7 0 0 0 .413 .509 .609 1.118
Extra Innings   8 3 1 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 .375 .500 .875 1.375
0 Outs   52 18 3 0 2 3 13 9 9 0 0 0 .346 .443 .519 .962
1 Outs   66 20 2 1 2 7 14 9 12 0 0 0 .303 .387 .455 .841
2 Outs   38 11 1 0 3 8 6 8 5 0 0 0 .289 .413 .553 .966
Scoring Position   23 10 1 0 2 12 9 9 1 0 0 0 .435 .594 .739 1.333
Bases Empty   100 35 5 1 4 4 20 14 17 0 0 0 .350 .430 .540 .970
Runner on 1st   33 4 0 0 1 2 4 3 8 0 0 0 .121 .194 .212 .407
Runner on 2nd   9 3 0 0 1 3 4 7 0 0 0 0 .333 .625 .667 1.292
Runner on 3rd   3 2 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.667 2.333
Runner on 1st & 2nd   5 3 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 .600 .667 .800 1.467
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   2 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Bases Loaded   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Two Strikes   122 37 5 0 7 17 24 8 26 0 0 0 .303 .346 .516 .863
First Pitch   4 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 .500 .714 .500 1.214
Count 0-1   5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Count 0-2   8 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Count 1-0   7 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .429 .571
Count 1-1   9 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
Count 1-2   20 4 0 0 1 2 2 0 8 0 0 0 .200 .200 .350 .550
Count 2-0   3 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Count 2-1   4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-2   28 4 0 0 2 3 3 0 12 0 0 0 .143 .143 .357 .500
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   2 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 .500 .889 1.000 1.889
Full Count   66 28 5 0 4 11 19 8 1 0 0 0 .424 .486 .682 1.168
Behind in Count   33 7 0 0 1 3 2 0 13 0 0 0 .212 .212 .303 .515
Ahead in Count   16 6 1 1 0 0 6 15 0 0 0 0 .375 .677 .562 1.240
Batting Leadoff   31 10 0 0 0 0 6 5 4 0 0 0 .323 .417 .323 .739
Batting 2nd   122 38 6 1 7 18 27 20 21 0 0 0 .311 .408 .549 .958
Batting 5th   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 6th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Low Leverage   77 20 1 1 3 3 12 14 17 0 0 0 .260 .374 .416 .789
Medium Leverage   52 20 3 0 2 8 13 9 4 0 0 0 .385 .475 .558 1.033
High Leverage   26 9 2 0 2 7 8 3 5 0 0 0 .346 .414 .654 1.068
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 42 156 49 6 1 7 18 33 26 0 0 26 13 7 .314 .412 .500 .912 152 159 1.7
Total MLB 581 2077 584 88 21 98 270 435 476 15 5 400 145 77 .281 .418 .485 .903 159 162 27.4
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 3 0 17 1 2 18 0 1.000 16.2 9.72 +0.6 3.074
1973 Cleveland - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Cleveland - MLB 3B 41 39 39 69 3 115 7 .939 334.2 2.90 -3.8 .944
1973 Cleveland - MLB RF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 7.0 1.29 +0.0 1.051
1973 Cleveland - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 121 97 863 57 80 929 9 .990 858.1 9.65 +1.9 1.020
TOTAL 2B 66 59 161 175 52 345 9 .974 537.1 5.63 -12.5 .907
TOTAL 3B 70 61 53 112 7 174 9 .948 524.1 2.83 -2.7 .980
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 341 325 594 23 1 628 11 .982 2872.0 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.
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 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
Year R Rank
1969 94 6
1970 132 2
1972 103 7
Year BB Rank
1969 122 3
1970 139 4
1971 86 9
1972 103 6
Year EBH Rank
1972 58 9
Year AVG Rank
1972 .304 10
Year OBP Rank
1970 .453 3
1972 .415 5
Year SLG Rank
1970 .562 7
1972 .493 9
Year RC Rank
1970 150.06 3
1972 118.40 4
Year RC/27 Rank
1970 10.31 3
1972 7.45 6
Year ISO Rank
1970 .254 4
1972 .189 10
Year wOBA Rank
1970 .450 2
1972 .411 4
Year OPS Rank
1970 1.015 4
1972 .907 6
Year WAR Rank
1970 9.6 2
1972 9.2 4
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