Bill Laxton Stats

Bill Laxton was born on Monday, January 5, 1948, in Camden, New Jersey. Laxton was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 15, 1970, with the Philadelphia Phillies. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bill Laxton baseball stats page.
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Bill Laxton

Bill Laxton Autograph on a 1977 Topps (#394)

Bill Laxton Autograph on a 1977 Topps (#394)
 

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Birth Name:   William Harry Laxton
Nickname:   Bill
Born On:   01-05-1948  (Capricorn)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Camden, New Jersey
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Audubon High School (Audubon, NJ)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   09-15-1970 (Age 22)
Last Game:   09-19-1977
Draft:   1966 : 7th Round (135th)
Bill Laxton

Bill Laxton Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1970 22 Phillies 2 0 2 0 0 .000 13.50 0 0 0 2.0 11 2 3 3 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 -
1971 23 Padres 18 0 7 0 2 .000 6.83 0 0 0 27.2 135 32 21 25 4 26 0 23 6 1 1 -
1974 26 Padres 30 1 7 0 1 .000 4.03 0 0 0 44.2 210 37 20 22 5 38 8 40 4 3 0 -
1976 28 Tigers 26 3 11 0 5 .000 4.09 0 0 2 94.2 410 77 43 49 13 51 1 74 3 6 2 -
1977 29 Mariners 43 0 16 3 2 .600 4.95 0 0 3 72.2 316 62 40 44 10 39 5 49 3 4 0 -
1977 29 Indians 2 0 1 0 0 .000 5.40 0 0 0 1.2 9 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
5 Years 121 4 44 3 10 .231 4.73 0 0 5 243.1 1,091 212 128 144 34 158 14 189 18 15 3 -
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Bill Laxton Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1970 22 Phillies 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1971 23 Padres 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1974 26 Padres 30 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200
1976 28 Tigers 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1977 29 Mariners 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1977 29 Indians 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
5 Years 121 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .200
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Bill Laxton Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1970 Phillies P 2 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1971 Padres P 18 0 83 5 0.3 5 1 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.63
1974 Padres P 30 1 134 6 0.2 6 2 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.21
1976 Tigers P 26 3 284 11 0.4 9 4 5 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .818 0.86
1977 Mariners P 43 0 218 8 0.2 8 3 5 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.99
1977 Indians P 2 0 5 1 0.5 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 5.40
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 121 4 730 31 0.3 29 10 19 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .935 1.07
5 Years 121 4 730 31 0.3 29 10 19 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .935 1.07
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Bill Laxton Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1970 Phillies 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.00 9.00 9.00
1971 Padres 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.88 7.48 8.46
1974 Padres 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.7 0.0 1.05 8.06 7.66
1976 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.45 7.04 4.85
1977 Mariners 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.26 6.07 4.83
1977 Indians 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.50 5.40 10.80
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
5 Years 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1.7 0.0 1.20 6.99 5.84
Bill Laxton

Bill Laxton Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1970 Philadelphia Phillies 45 $12,000.00 - -
1971 San Diego Padres 48 $12,750.00 - -
1974 San Diego Padres 36 Undetermined - -
1976 Detroit Tigers 27 Undetermined - -
1977 Seattle Mariners 38 $25,000.00 - -
1977 Cleveland Indians 38 Undetermined - -




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