LF Bill 'Candy' Harper #31
Cleveland Bobcats MLB
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
06/21/1976
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LF BILL 'CANDY' HARPER #31 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
67 266 74 16 3 10 38 41 44 .278 .372 .474 21 2.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 50 50 45 50
Power 55 70 55 55
Eye 80 80 80 80
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 40 50
Errors: - 60 65
Arm: 20 65 65
Turn DP: - 55 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 25
Catcher: - Left Field: 55
1st Base: 60 Center Field: 30
2nd Base: 40 Right Field: 55
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
06/20/1976 @ CIN Win, 6-0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
06/19/1976 @ CIN Loss, 2-7 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/18/1976 @ CIN Loss, 5-7 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
06/17/1976 WAS Win, 7-6 6 1 0 0 0 1 2 0
06/16/1976 WAS Loss, 4-6 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
06/15/1976 WAS Win, 3-2 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 0
06/13/1976 PIT Loss, 3-7 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
06/12/1976 PIT Win, 7-6 5 4 4 1 1 0 0 1
06/11/1976 PIT Win, 6-1 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 0
06/10/1976 CHI Win, 6-4 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
He struggles even with simple concepts.
Low: Leader, 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:$830,000
Signed Through:1977 Season
Major Service:8 Years, None
Service This Yr:76 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1968, 5th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1976 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 67 266 74 16 3 10 38 45 41 44 .278 .372 .474 .845 .379 .195 153
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 67 312 1 3 0 4 0 4 126 29 21 15 58.3 46.4 5.82 2.6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   88 22 5 1 5 13 20 19 15 0 0 0 .250 .383 .500 .883
Versus Right   178 52 11 2 5 25 25 22 29 4 0 1 .292 .366 .461 .827
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   26 4 1 0 0 0 2 5 5 0 0 0 .154 .290 .192 .483
April   90 20 4 1 3 11 17 11 14 2 0 0 .222 .301 .389 .690
May   109 35 7 2 3 19 15 21 16 1 0 1 .321 .432 .505 .936
June   67 19 5 0 4 8 13 9 14 1 0 0 .284 .364 .537 .901
Spring Training   69 19 2 1 2 12 16 14 11 0 0 0 .275 .398 .420 .818
Last Year   362 99 17 4 16 53 80 98 57 3 1 4 .273 .430 .475 .906
2 Years Ago   532 147 32 4 20 59 99 131 80 6 0 4 .276 .419 .464 .883
Career   3659 1024 181 36 159 474 731 816 647 20 1 25 .280 .413 .479 .892
Home   144 36 9 1 3 15 25 18 24 2 0 0 .250 .329 .389 .718
Road   122 38 7 2 7 23 20 23 20 2 0 1 .311 .419 .574 .993
Grass   254 70 16 3 8 33 42 40 44 4 0 1 .276 .371 .457 .828
Turf   12 4 0 0 2 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .385 .833 1.218
Day   162 45 7 2 6 24 30 31 26 3 0 0 .278 .388 .457 .845
Night   104 29 9 1 4 14 15 10 18 1 0 1 .279 .345 .500 .845
As Starter   266 74 16 3 10 38 45 41 44 4 0 1 .278 .372 .474 .845
Close/Late   65 19 3 0 6 10 14 15 13 1 0 0 .292 .420 .615 1.035
Inning 1-3   110 28 8 2 2 12 17 12 20 1 0 1 .255 .331 .418 .749
Inning 4-6   74 24 5 1 1 13 11 12 9 2 0 0 .324 .409 .459 .869
Inning 7-9   68 19 2 0 6 11 14 15 12 0 0 0 .279 .410 .574 .983
Extra Innings   14 3 1 0 1 2 3 2 3 1 0 0 .214 .294 .500 .794
0 Outs   88 23 5 1 4 11 20 10 12 3 0 0 .261 .327 .477 .804
1 Outs   104 25 7 1 0 6 11 23 22 1 0 0 .240 .375 .327 .702
2 Outs   74 26 4 1 6 21 14 8 10 0 0 1 .351 .422 .676 1.097
Scoring Position   71 21 2 2 4 30 10 10 13 4 0 0 .296 .365 .549 .914
Bases Empty   153 46 13 1 5 5 27 22 24 0 0 1 .301 .392 .497 .889
Runner on 1st   42 7 1 0 1 3 8 9 7 0 0 0 .167 .314 .262 .576
Runner on 2nd   34 8 0 1 1 7 4 4 4 0 0 0 .235 .316 .382 .698
Runner on 3rd   4 3 0 1 2 7 2 3 0 2 0 0 .750 .667 2.750 3.417
Runner on 1st & 2nd   22 8 1 0 1 10 3 1 5 0 0 0 .364 .391 .545 .937
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 3 1 0 0 .200 .286 .400 .686
Bases Loaded   1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Two Strikes   216 56 12 3 6 26 30 15 44 4 0 1 .259 .305 .426 .731
First Pitch   18 7 2 0 1 3 4 3 0 0 0 0 .389 .476 .667 1.143
Count 0-1   8 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 0-2   15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   4 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.250 1.750
Count 1-1   10 5 2 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Count 1-2   39 9 1 0 1 4 4 0 17 2 0 0 .231 .220 .333 .553
Count 2-0   4 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 1.250
Count 2-1   5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Count 2-2   35 3 0 0 1 3 2 0 11 0 0 0 .086 .086 .171 .257
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   1 0 0 0 0 1 4 15 0 0 0 0 .000 .938 .000 .938
Full Count   127 44 11 3 4 19 24 15 7 2 0 1 .346 .414 .575 .989
Behind in Count   62 11 1 0 1 5 6 0 26 2 0 0 .177 .172 .242 .414
Ahead in Count   14 4 0 0 2 5 8 23 0 0 0 0 .286 .730 .714 1.444
Batting Leadoff   45 7 3 0 0 0 3 6 11 0 0 0 .156 .255 .222 .477
Batting 2nd   221 67 13 3 10 38 42 35 33 4 0 1 .303 .395 .525 .920
Low Leverage   102 32 7 1 1 7 13 21 16 1 0 1 .314 .432 .431 .863
Medium Leverage   121 33 7 2 9 24 26 10 15 2 0 0 .273 .323 .587 .910
High Leverage   42 9 2 0 0 7 6 9 13 1 0 0 .214 .346 .262 .608
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 .876 144 146 5.2
1974 Cleveland - MLB 28 155 532 147 32 4 20 59 99 131 4 6 80 59 37 .276 .419 .464 .883 155 147 4.6
1975 Cleveland - MLB 29 104 362 99 17 4 16 53 80 98 4 3 57 35 9 .273 .430 .475 .906 156 137 3.9
1976 Cleveland - MLB 30 67 266 74 16 3 10 38 45 41 1 4 44 21 15 .278 .372 .474 .845 144 153 2.6
Total MLB 1023 3659 1024 181 36 159 474 731 816 25 20 647 296 155 .280 .413 .479 .892 155 154 42.0
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
1975 Cleveland - MLB 29 21 77 23 1 1 4 20 13 20 0 1 9 9 2 .299 .439 .494 .932 163 162 0.7
Total MLB 27 88 24 1 1 4 20 19 32 3 1 10 11 3 .273 .476 .443 .919 152 167
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
1974 Cleveland - MLB 1B 29 23 241 16 18 260 3 .988 209.1 11.05 -0.9 .963
1974 Cleveland - MLB 3B 128 121 86 266 32 366 14 .962 1066.0 2.97 -8.1 .955
1974 Cleveland - MLB RF 4 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 12.1 2.92 +0.1 1.030
1975 Cleveland - MLB 1B 61 61 574 35 53 615 6 .990 535.0 10.24 -0.2 .998
1975 Cleveland - MLB 2B 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 2.1 11.57 +0.1 1.033
1975 Cleveland - MLB 3B 36 35 29 77 6 108 2 .981 310.0 3.08 +1.1 1.041
1975 Cleveland - MLB SS 3 3 4 12 1 17 1 .941 25.0 5.76 +0.4 .968
1975 Cleveland - MLB CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 Cleveland - MLB RF 4 1 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 15.0 2.40 -0.4 .834
1976 Cleveland - MLB 1B 26 20 178 17 9 195 0 1.000 181.1 9.68 +1.4 1.039
1976 Cleveland - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1976 Cleveland - MLB LF 42 42 69 0 0 70 1 .986 359.1 1.73 -2.1 .968
1976 Cleveland - MLB RF 10 5 13 2 0 15 0 1.000 75.1 1.79 +0.7 1.032
TOTAL 1B 251 210 1951 132 170 2101 18 .991 1869.0 10.03 +2.7 1.010
TOTAL 2B 68 59 162 177 52 348 9 .974 541.2 5.63 -12.4 .908
TOTAL 3B 338 314 244 659 67 939 36 .962 2778.0 2.93 -15.6 .968
TOTAL SS 12 12 16 39 6 61 6 .902 101.2 4.87 -4.0 .817
TOTAL LF 44 42 69 0 0 70 1 .986 364.1 1.70 -2.1 .968
TOTAL CF 4 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 13.0 3.46 +0.1 .982
TOTAL RF 361 331 615 25 1 651 11 .983 2980.2 1.93 +8.0 1.014
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.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 60 (70); Eye: 80 (80).
05/14/1974 Goes 5-6 against the San Diego Captains, with 0 RBI and 2 R.
07/07/1974 Was selected to the 1974 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/25/1974 Injured (tendinitis (knee)),day-to-day for one week.
09/09/1974 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 60 (70); Eye: 80 (80).
04/22/1975 Injured (strained arm muscle),out for 6-7 weeks.
10/08/1975 Wins the 1975 MLB NBL Divisional Round MVP Award.
10/29/1975 Wins the 1975 World Series with the Cleveland Bobcats.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 80 (80).
03/05/1976 Detrimentally completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Cleveland Bobcats development complex.
04/11/1976 Injured (tendinitis (knee)),day-to-day for one week.
04/25/1976 Injured (strained hamstring),day-to-day for one week.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year PA Rank
1970 678 4
1972 673 8
1974 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
1974 59 4
1975 35 10
Year R Rank
1969 94 6
1970 132 2
1972 103 7
1973 105 5
1974 99 5
Year BB Rank
1969 122 3
1970 139 4
1971 86 9
1972 103 6
1973 96 5
1974 131 2
1975 98 4
Year IBB Rank
1974 23 3
1975 28 2
Year EBH Rank
1972 58 9
1973 61 9
1974 56 9
Year AVG Rank
1972 .304 10
Year OBP Rank
1970 .453 3
1972 .415 5
1973 .393 8
1974 .419 2
Year SLG Rank
1970 .562 7
1972 .493 9
Year RC Rank
1970 150.06 3
1972 118.40 4
1973 113.60 8
1974 110.98 6
Year RC/27 Rank
1970 10.31 3
1972 7.45 6
1973 6.92 8
1974 6.94 6
Year ISO Rank
1970 .254 4
1972 .189 10
1974 .188 10
Year wOBA Rank
1970 .450 2
1972 .411 4
1973 .388 7
1974 .383 7
Year OPS Rank
1970 1.015 4
1972 .907 6
1973 .876 10
1974 .883 5
Year WAR Rank
1970 9.6 2
1972 9.2 4
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