#78 Bill Freehan, Catcher, 34 yrs, San Diego Padres
Tuesday, 4/4/1976 |
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| Bill Freehan
11/29/1941
34
USA,MI,
6"2
210
Catcher
R
R
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4 / 6 (Popular)
2 / 6 (Fair)
Very inconsistent
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4.0 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 14,500,000
1978
12 Year(s), 43 Days (2107 total Days)
0 Day(s)
12 Year(s), 43 Days (2107 total Days)
13 Year(s)
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| Versus LHP | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| Versus RHP | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| Talent | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
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| Fielding Ratings
C : 7 (Range), .998 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 6
Infield Arm : 6
Outfield Arm : 1
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| vs. RHP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Close/Late | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Scoring Position | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1963 | 27 | 76 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .274 | .355 | .629 | WS2 |
| 1964 | 138 | 489 | 159 | 31 | 6 | 26 | 105 | 78 | 58 | 6 | 5 | 44 | 2 | 1 | .325 | .400 | .573 | .972 | WS2,AL |
| 1965 | 145 | 511 | 142 | 40 | 4 | 21 | 93 | 93 | 75 | 10 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 2 | .278 | .379 | .495 | .874 | WS2,AL |
| 1966 | 147 | 490 | 145 | 19 | 4 | 24 | 94 | 85 | 61 | 10 | 3 | 37 | 3 | 2 | .296 | .383 | .498 | .881 | WS2 |
| 1967 | 162 | 567 | 116 | 17 | 3 | 23 | 97 | 78 | 105 | 13 | 8 | 52 | 3 | 1 | .205 | .338 | .367 | .705 | WS2 |
| 1968 | 129 | 443 | 98 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 67 | 54 | 66 | 9 | 5 | 45 | 2 | 3 | .221 | .331 | .339 | .669 | WS2 |
| 1969 | 162 | 556 | 133 | 26 | 4 | 18 | 95 | 77 | 73 | 12 | 6 | 67 | 1 | 3 | .239 | .337 | .397 | .734 | WS2 |
| 1970 | 124 | 418 | 113 | 21 | 4 | 24 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 9 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 0 | .270 | .365 | .512 | .877 | SD |
| 1971 | 147 | 493 | 123 | 32 | 4 | 17 | 69 | 86 | 78 | 12 | 3 | 53 | 0 | 0 | .249 | .363 | .434 | .798 | SD |
| 1972 | 130 | 458 | 134 | 27 | 7 | 23 | 87 | 81 | 63 | 8 | 6 | 47 | 0 | 0 | .293 | .383 | .533 | .916 | SD |
| 1973 | 149 | 456 | 107 | 12 | 0 | 21 | 72 | 90 | 84 | 12 | 3 | 44 | 1 | 1 | .235 | .366 | .399 | .765 | SD |
| 1974 | 138 | 494 | 134 | 28 | 6 | 25 | 106 | 88 | 83 | 6 | 5 | 45 | 1 | 0 | .271 | .379 | .504 | .883 | SD,NL |
| 1975 | 142 | 521 | 156 | 24 | 4 | 16 | 92 | 96 | 54 | 12 | 6 | 54 | 0 | 0 | .299 | .374 | .453 | .827 | SD |
| Total | 1740 | 5972 | 1576 | 303 | 48 | 249 | 1063 | 978 | 862 | 119 | 57 | 586 | 13 | 13 | .264 | .365 | .456 | .821 | |
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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 |
| 1963, AAA | 128 | 446 | 131 | 25 | 2 | 35 | 93 | 90 | 95 | 53 | 5 | 4 | .294 | .412 | .594 | 1.006 |
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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 |
| 1971 | 5 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .417 | .500 | .917 |
| 1972 | 9 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .172 | .351 | .345 | .696 |
| 1975 | 14 | 53 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .208 | .354 | .453 | .807 |
| Total | 28 | 102 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .216 | .365 | .431 | .796 |
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Drafted in 2nd round, 21st overall pick, by Washington in 1963...
Had first career hit on 9/1/1963, off Jim Maloney (BAL)...
Hit first career homerun on 9/17/1963, off Tom Qualters (MIN)...
Hit 3 homeruns against Boston, driving in 4 runs on 6/8/1964...
Drove in 6 runs against Minnesota on 6/19/1964...
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1964, hitting .412 with 10 HR, 29 RBI...
Was selected to the 1964 Allstar game...
Was selected to the 1965 Allstar game...
Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 1966...
Injured on 8/29/1968 with a Inflamed Posterior Cruciate Ligament, out for 6 weeks...
Drove in 7 runs against Seattle on 6/28/1969...
Signed as a free agent by San Diego on 2/16/1970 to a 5-year deal worth $12,000,000 per year...
Won Gold Glove Award at Catcher in 1971...
Hit for the cycle against Pittsburgh on 6/9/1972...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/12/1972, hitting .500 with 2 HR, 8 RBI...
Injured on 6/27/1972 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks...
Drove in 6 runs against Houston on 10/1/1972...
Won Player of the Week award on 10/2/1972, hitting .579 with 3 HR, 13 RBI...
Won World Championship with San Diego in 1972...
6/21/1974: Signed a contract extension with San Diego, $14,500,000 per year, for 4 years.
Was selected to the 1974 Allstar game...
Drove in 6 runs against Los Angeles (N) on 9/16/1974...
Won World Championship with San Diego in 1975...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG
1964 - .325 - 7th
| OBP
1972 - .383 - 9th
| SLG
1972 - .533 - 10th
| Doubles
1965 - 40 - 7th
| RBI
1974 - 106 - 7th
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BB
1967 - 105 - 8th
1973 - 84 - 7th
1974 - 83 - 10th
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