3B Bill Purkis #94
Age: 26 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
09/22/1955
OA: 50 POT: 55
3B BILL PURKIS #94 - AGE: 26 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
81 318 79 16 2 3 28 18 39 .248 .295 .340 1 0.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 60 60 55 60
BABIP 50 50 50 50
Avoid K's 65 65 65 65
Gap 70 70 70 70
Power 50 50 45 50
Eye 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 60 55
Errors: - 70 50
Arm: 20 65 60
Turn DP: - 60 -
Framing: 25 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 50
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: 65
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 60
Stealing Aggressiveness: 65
Stealing Ability: 65
Baserunning Inst.: 60
Sacrifice Bunt: 40
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/14/1955 @ LIS Loss, 1-8 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
08/13/1955 @ LIS Loss, 0-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/12/1955 @ LIS Win, 8-4 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 0
08/11/1955 LA Loss, 0-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/10/1955 LA Loss, 2-4 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
08/09/1955 LA Loss, 6-8 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/07/1955 @ ICE Loss, 3-13 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
08/06/1955 @ ICE Loss, 2-7 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
08/05/1955 @ ICE Win, 4-3 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 1
08/04/1955 SIC Win, 5-4 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
Personable, if a bit dull.
Birthday:08/08/1929
Born in:Pasadena, NL
Nationality:Canadian
Height:5' 10"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$13,863
Signed Through:1955 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 44 Days
Service This Yr:104 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 67 Days
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
TRANS-OCEANIC BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 1955 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 81 318 79 16 2 3 28 30 18 39 .248 .295 .340 .635 .289 .091 78
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 81 344 4 0 0 3 2 2 108 21 1 4 20.0 31.8 3.43 .7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   79 17 1 0 0 5 4 3 8 2 0 0 .215 .238 .228 .466
Versus Right   239 62 15 2 3 23 26 15 31 0 2 4 .259 .314 .377 .691
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   99 30 7 1 2 15 12 5 11 1 1 2 .303 .346 .455 .800
June   82 20 4 0 0 2 5 3 3 1 0 1 .244 .276 .293 .569
July   90 17 3 0 1 6 6 7 14 0 1 0 .189 .247 .256 .503
August   47 12 2 1 0 5 7 3 11 0 0 1 .255 .314 .340 .654
Last Year   25 7 0 0 1 5 2 0 3 0 0 1 .280 .308 .400 .708
Career   343 86 16 2 4 33 32 18 42 2 2 5 .251 .296 .344 .640
Home   151 39 8 1 2 18 12 11 21 1 2 2 .258 .315 .364 .679
Road   167 40 8 1 1 10 18 7 18 1 0 2 .240 .277 .317 .594
Grass   318 79 16 2 3 28 30 18 39 2 2 4 .248 .295 .340 .635
Day   125 30 6 1 1 12 15 6 7 0 1 2 .240 .286 .328 .614
Night   193 49 10 1 2 16 15 12 32 2 1 2 .254 .301 .347 .649
As Starter   318 79 16 2 3 28 30 18 39 2 2 4 .248 .295 .340 .635
Close/Late   56 13 4 0 1 6 9 5 3 0 0 2 .232 .317 .357 .675
Inning 1-3   102 29 5 1 1 12 9 3 17 2 1 0 .284 .299 .382 .681
Inning 4-6   114 24 6 1 1 7 11 8 14 0 1 2 .211 .274 .307 .581
Inning 7-9   97 25 5 0 1 9 10 6 8 0 0 2 .258 .314 .340 .654
Extra Innings   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200 .533
0 Outs   93 26 8 0 2 6 12 7 8 0 2 2 .280 .343 .430 .773
1 Outs   107 29 4 1 0 10 11 8 15 2 0 2 .271 .328 .327 .655
2 Outs   118 24 4 1 1 12 7 3 16 0 0 0 .203 .223 .280 .503
Scoring Position   89 21 1 2 1 23 11 5 15 2 2 0 .236 .271 .326 .597
Bases Empty   167 45 12 0 0 0 12 9 19 0 0 3 .269 .318 .341 .660
Runner on 1st   62 13 3 0 2 5 7 4 5 0 0 1 .210 .269 .355 .623
Runner on 2nd   23 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 .087 .087 .130 .217
Runner on 3rd   6 4 0 1 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .667 .714 1.000 1.714
Runner on 1st & 2nd   30 9 0 0 1 6 5 2 7 0 0 0 .300 .344 .400 .744
Runner on 1st & 3rd   10 3 0 0 0 5 2 0 2 1 0 0 .300 .273 .300 .573
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 2 0 1 0 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .500 .667 1.000 1.667
Bases Loaded   16 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 3 1 0 0 .062 .059 .062 .121
Two Strikes   153 27 4 1 0 9 13 12 39 2 0 2 .176 .243 .216 .458
First Pitch   55 14 3 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 2 .255 .281 .309 .590
Count 0-1   30 9 2 0 2 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .300 .567 .867
Count 0-2   20 4 0 0 0 2 4 0 6 2 0 1 .200 .217 .200 .417
Count 1-0   28 9 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .321 .321 .464 .786
Count 1-1   29 14 1 1 1 8 4 0 0 0 1 0 .483 .483 .690 1.172
Count 1-2   42 7 2 0 0 2 1 0 10 0 0 1 .167 .186 .214 .400
Count 2-0   5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
Count 2-1   12 4 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .417 .750
Count 2-2   51 8 1 0 0 2 1 0 10 0 0 0 .157 .157 .176 .333
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 .167 .500 .167 .667
Full Count   40 8 1 1 0 3 7 12 13 0 0 0 .200 .385 .275 .660
Behind in Count   92 20 4 0 2 11 9 0 16 2 0 2 .217 .229 .326 .555
Ahead in Count   51 15 6 0 0 1 6 6 0 0 0 0 .294 .368 .412 .780
Batting 4th   82 21 4 1 0 7 10 4 16 0 0 1 .256 .299 .329 .628
Batting 5th   60 13 1 0 0 5 1 3 8 2 0 0 .217 .246 .233 .479
Batting 6th   163 43 11 1 3 16 17 10 15 0 2 3 .264 .318 .399 .717
Batting 7th   13 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 .154 .214 .154 .368
Low Leverage   128 31 5 0 0 3 11 6 14 0 0 1 .242 .281 .281 .563
Medium Leverage   131 33 10 2 1 13 8 5 17 0 2 2 .252 .290 .382 .672
High Leverage   59 15 1 0 2 12 11 7 8 2 0 1 .254 .333 .373 .706
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
1954 Mobile - TOBA 24 19 25 7 0 0 1 5 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 .280 .308 .400 .708 95 101 0.0
1955 Mobile - TOBA 25 81 318 79 16 2 3 28 30 18 4 2 39 1 4 .248 .295 .340 .635 76 78 0.7
Total TOBA 100 343 86 16 2 4 33 32 18 5 2 42 1 4 .251 .296 .344 .640 77 80 0.8
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
1952 Mobile A - A 22 55 181 50 11 3 2 20 26 12 7 2 28 6 1 .276 .342 .403 .745 93 93 1.0
1953 Mobile A - A 23 57 216 49 9 1 6 20 30 14 1 1 39 6 0 .227 .276 .361 .637 59 49 -0.0
1954 Canada - TRN 24 9 34 10 1 1 1 4 10 7 1 0 1 1 1 .294 .429 .471 .899 134 147 0.4
1955 Mobile - CUP 25 21 78 15 5 2 1 9 9 8 0 1 7 1 0 .192 .264 .346 .611 62 58 0.0
Total TCA 112 397 99 20 4 8 40 56 26 8 3 67 12 1 .249 .306 .380 .687 75 69
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1952 Mobile A - A 3B 48 42 22 94 8 119 3 .975 382.2 2.73 +4.2 1.032
1952 Mobile A - A SS 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 +0.1 1.130
1953 Mobile A - A 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1953 Mobile A - A 3B 55 52 25 116 7 144 3 .979 445.2 2.85 +5.8 1.081
1953 Mobile A - A SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1954 Mobile - TOBA C 2 2 16 2 0 18 0 1.000 19.0 8.53 -0.0 1.002 0 1 0 0.0
1954 Mobile - TOBA 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 6.0 0.00 -0.6 .000
1954 Canada - TRN 3B 9 9 1 26 2 28 1 .964 80.0 3.04 +1.3 1.095
1954 Mobile - TOBA SS 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 2.2 3.38 +0.1 1.096
1955 Mobile - TOBA 3B 80 80 65 207 24 290 18 .938 707.1 3.46 +5.4 1.034
1955 Mobile - CUP 3B 21 21 20 55 4 80 5 .938 182.1 3.70 +1.6 1.044
1955 Mobile - TOBA SS 1 1 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.1 1.078
1955 Mobile - CUP SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 -0.5 .000
TOTAL C 2 2 16 2 0 18 0 1.000 19.0 8.53 -0.0 1.002 0 1 0 0.0
TOTAL 3B 216 204 133 498 45 662 31 .953 1804.0 3.15 +17.7 1.046
TOTAL SS 7 1 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 16.0 2.81 -0.3 .826
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1952 Drafted in the 1952 inaugural draft by the Mobile Monsters. (Round 44, Pick 3, 347th overall pick).
07/01/1952 Injured on 06/30/1952, diagnosed with a strained rib cage muscle, is day-to-day.
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 40 (45).
08/22/1953 Wins the 1953 TCA Great Glove Award at 3B.
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
03/08/1954 Named to the 1954 Pan-American Nations' Cup for the Canada.
03/19/1954 Wins the 1954 Pan-American Nations' Cup Championship Round with the Canada!
09/21/1954 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $13,863.
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 2B Rank
1955 16 9
Year HP Rank
1955 4 8
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