3B Will Bowling #15
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
10/19/1888
3B WILL BOWLING #15 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
134 539 163 25 12 11 79 57 39 .302 .375 .455 39 6.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact
Gap
Power
Eye
Avoid K's
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 4 3
Errors: - 4 3
Arm: 1 4 4
Turn DP: - 5 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: 5 Shortstop: 4
Catcher: - Left Field: 3
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 3
3rd Base: 4
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 4
Stealing Aggressiveness: 5
Stealing Ability: 5
Baserunning Inst.: 4
Sacrifice Bunt: 1
Bunt for Hit: 5
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/09/1888 @ TO1 Win, 12-6 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
10/08/1888 @ TO1 Win, 8-5 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 0
10/07/1888 @ TO1 Win, 8-6 5 2 1 1 1 0 1 1
10/06/1888 @ MT1 Loss, 5-6 3 1 2 2 0 2 0 0
10/05/1888 @ MT1 Loss, 0-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/01/1888 @ BA2 Win, 9-3 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
09/30/1888 @ BA2 Win, 6-5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/29/1888 @ BA2 Win, 6-1 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
09/28/1888 @ KC3 Loss, 9-12 2 3 1 2 1 3 0 0
09/27/1888 @ KC3 Win, 3-1 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 1
PERSONALITY
Birthday:03/13/1858
Born in:Axminster, ENG
Nationality:English
Height:5' 8"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$600
Signed Through:1889 Season
Major Service:5 Years, None
Service This Yr:177 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL 1888 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 134 539 163 25 12 11 79 90 57 39 .302 .375 .455 .830 .368 .152 155
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 134 602 6 17 0 10 0 0 245 48 39 24 61.9 88.4 5.82 6.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   79 28 1 2 2 12 16 5 7 0 0 1 .354 .400 .494 .894
Versus Right   460 135 24 10 9 67 74 52 32 0 0 5 .293 .371 .448 .819
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   9 5 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 .556 .600 .667 1.267
April   51 11 1 1 0 3 6 5 6 0 0 0 .216 .286 .275 .560
May   76 25 3 0 3 12 13 9 6 0 0 2 .329 .414 .487 .901
June   94 34 3 6 2 16 21 5 4 0 0 2 .362 .406 .585 .991
July   93 24 5 1 1 10 11 9 7 0 0 1 .258 .330 .366 .696
August   93 31 8 1 2 18 17 13 5 0 0 1 .333 .421 .505 .926
September   107 28 4 2 2 15 15 12 10 0 0 0 .262 .336 .393 .729
October   25 10 1 1 1 5 7 4 1 0 0 0 .400 .483 .640 1.123
Last Year   576 188 35 11 6 104 92 45 35 5 1 5 .326 .377 .457 .834
2 Years Ago   374 99 12 4 7 50 56 32 47 1 1 6 .265 .332 .374 .706
Career   1941 562 88 31 35 289 300 174 161 9 2 22 .290 .353 .421 .774
Home   264 76 14 3 4 35 37 26 23 0 0 2 .288 .356 .409 .765
Road   275 87 11 9 7 44 53 31 16 0 0 4 .316 .394 .498 .892
Grass   539 163 25 12 11 79 90 57 39 0 0 6 .302 .375 .455 .830
Day   539 163 25 12 11 79 90 57 39 0 0 6 .302 .375 .455 .830
As Starter   539 163 25 12 11 79 90 57 39 0 0 6 .302 .375 .455 .830
Close/Late   106 26 5 1 1 8 19 23 7 0 0 2 .245 .389 .340 .729
Inning 1-3   201 57 8 3 7 33 27 13 15 0 0 3 .284 .336 .458 .794
Inning 4-6   180 62 12 7 3 31 37 17 15 0 0 1 .344 .404 .539 .943
Inning 7-9   148 40 5 2 1 14 26 25 8 0 0 2 .270 .383 .351 .734
Extra Innings   10 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 .400 .500 .400 .900
0 Outs   141 38 6 1 4 16 29 14 14 0 0 2 .270 .344 .411 .755
1 Outs   186 56 8 3 6 40 46 25 13 0 0 2 .301 .390 .473 .863
2 Outs   212 69 11 8 1 23 15 18 12 0 0 2 .325 .384 .467 .851
Scoring Position   170 49 6 3 3 66 45 35 10 0 0 3 .288 .418 .412 .830
Bases Empty   305 97 17 8 6 6 37 15 22 0 0 1 .318 .352 .485 .837
Runner on 1st   64 17 2 1 2 7 8 7 7 0 0 2 .266 .356 .422 .778
Runner on 2nd   68 18 3 1 1 15 18 14 4 0 0 1 .265 .398 .382 .780
Runner on 3rd   35 12 1 1 1 18 10 12 1 0 0 0 .343 .511 .514 1.025
Runner on 1st & 2nd   28 8 1 0 0 7 9 2 1 0 0 1 .286 .355 .321 .676
Runner on 1st & 3rd   10 1 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 1 .100 .308 .100 .408
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   15 6 0 1 1 15 4 4 1 0 0 0 .400 .526 .733 1.260
Bases Loaded   14 4 1 0 0 9 3 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .333 .357 .690
Two Strikes   270 75 10 6 4 36 33 21 39 0 0 0 .278 .330 .404 .734
First Pitch   59 14 5 0 2 4 16 13 0 0 0 5 .237 .416 .424 .839
Count 0-1   35 11 2 0 0 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 .314 .314 .371 .686
Count 0-2   38 10 0 0 1 7 4 0 9 0 0 0 .263 .263 .342 .605
Count 1-0   56 17 4 3 2 10 13 2 0 0 0 0 .304 .328 .589 .917
Count 1-1   46 19 1 2 1 11 8 0 0 0 0 0 .413 .413 .587 1.000
Count 1-2   68 14 3 1 0 5 2 0 11 0 0 0 .206 .206 .279 .485
Count 2-0   13 7 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .538 .571 .538 1.110
Count 2-1   42 15 2 1 1 9 6 1 0 0 0 1 .357 .386 .524 .910
Count 2-2   84 24 5 2 1 10 8 0 10 0 0 0 .286 .286 .429 .714
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   18 5 1 0 1 2 7 10 0 0 0 0 .278 .536 .500 1.036
Full Count   80 27 2 3 2 14 19 21 9 0 0 0 .338 .475 .512 .988
Behind in Count   141 35 5 1 1 18 9 0 20 0 0 0 .248 .248 .319 .567
Ahead in Count   129 44 7 4 4 22 30 23 0 0 0 1 .341 .444 .550 .995
Batting 3rd   539 163 25 12 11 79 90 57 39 0 0 6 .302 .375 .455 .830
Low Leverage   259 91 14 8 4 20 35 15 14 0 0 2 .351 .391 .514 .905
Medium Leverage   186 51 8 3 6 36 31 23 17 0 0 1 .274 .357 .446 .803
High Leverage   93 20 3 1 1 23 24 19 8 0 0 3 .215 .365 .301 .666
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
1885 Cincinnati - PBB 27 112 452 112 16 4 11 56 62 40 5 3 40 15 5 .248 .314 .374 .688 129 124 3.2
1886 Cincinnati - PBB 28 93 374 99 12 4 7 50 56 32 6 1 47 25 12 .265 .332 .374 .706 133 126 2.6
1887 Cincinnati - PBB 29 136 576 188 35 11 6 104 92 45 5 5 35 46 38 .326 .377 .457 .834 144 139 5.2
1888 Cincinnati - PBB 30 134 539 163 25 12 11 79 90 57 6 0 39 39 24 .302 .375 .455 .830 170 155 6.5
Total PBB 475 1941 562 88 31 35 289 300 174 22 9 161 125 79 .290 .353 .421 .774 146 138 17.4
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
1884 Wilmington - AAA 26 70 279 69 16 6 0 17 30 10 2 0 21 14 9 .247 .278 .348 .626 119 119 2.0
1886 Scranton - AAA 28 34 134 61 6 9 13 48 39 20 2 0 6 13 8 .455 .532 .925 1.457 335 325 4.4
Total EA 104 413 130 22 15 13 65 69 30 4 0 27 27 17 .315 .367 .535 .902 193 190
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1885 Cincinnati - MLB SS 112 112 250 356 42 714 108 .849 978.0 5.58 -23.2 .910
1886 Cincinnati - MLB SS 93 93 199 244 31 536 93 .826 805.2 4.95 -16.2 .908
1887 Cincinnati - MLB 3B 114 114 150 279 11 482 53 .890 1031.0 3.74 +13.3 1.061
1887 Cincinnati - MLB RF 22 22 36 1 0 38 1 .974 187.0 1.78 -4.1 .878
1888 Cincinnati - MLB 3B 134 134 125 367 28 556 64 .885 1205.2 3.67 +5.5 1.023
TOTAL 3B 248 248 275 646 39 1038 117 .887 2236.2 3.71 +18.8 1.040
TOTAL SS 205 205 449 600 73 1250 201 .839 1783.2 5.29 -39.4 .910
TOTAL RF 22 22 36 1 0 38 1 .974 187.0 1.78 -4.1 .878
PLAYER HISTORY
07/19/1884 Wins the 1884 Championship with the Wilmington White Caps!
05/24/1886 Wins the EA Player of the Week Award.
06/01/1886 Wins the EA Batter of the Month Award.
06/14/1886 Wins the EA Player of the Week Award.
06/27/1887 Wins the PBB IA Player of the Week Award.
08/16/1887 Goes 5-8 against the Montreal Tigers, with 2 2B, 1 RBI and 2 R.
06/01/1888 Wins the PBB IA Batter of the Month Award.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1885 112 7
Year AB Rank
1887 576 6
Year H Rank
1887 188 5
1888 163 4
Year TB Rank
1887 263 8
1888 245 3
Year 2B Rank
1887 35 9
Year 3B Rank
1888 12 7
Year HR Rank
1885 11 1
1886 7 6
1887 6 7
1888 11 2
Year RBI Rank
1887 104 9
1888 79 10
Year BB Rank
1885 40 7
Year IBB Rank
1885 7 3
1888 17 9
Year EBH Rank
1888 48 4
Year AVG Rank
1887 .326 5
1888 .302 4
Year OBP Rank
1887 .377 9
1888 .375 8
Year SLG Rank
1887 .457 8
1888 .455 3
Year RC Rank
1887 92.54 8
1888 88.42 4
Year RC/27 Rank
1887 5.69 8
1888 5.82 5
Year ISO Rank
1885 .126 9
1888 .152 4
Year wOBA Rank
1887 .391 6
1888 .368 4
Year OPS Rank
1887 .834 8
1888 .830 4
Year WAR Rank
1887 5.2 7
1888 6.5 3
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