Bob Will Stats

Bob Will was born on Wednesday, July 15, 1931, in Berwyn, Illinois. Will was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 16, 1957, with the Chicago Cubs. 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 Bob Will baseball stats page.
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Bob Will

Bob Will Autograph on a 1963 Topps (#58)

Bob Will Autograph on a 1963 Topps (#58)
 

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Birth Name:   Robert Lee Will
Nickname:   Bob or Butch
Born On:   07-15-1931  (Cancer)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Berwyn, Illinois
Year of Death Data Died On:   08-11-2011 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Woodstock, Illinois
Cemetery:   Undetermined
High School:   Morton High School (Berwyn, IL)
College:   Northwestern University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10½   Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   04-16-1957 (Age 25)
Last Game:   06-12-1963
Draft:   Not Applicable
Bob Will

Bob Will 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
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Bob Will

Bob Will Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1957 26 Cubs 70 112 13 25 3 0 1 0 10 5 0 21 5 1 0 2 .223 .254 .277
1958 27 Cubs 6 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 .250
1960 29 Cubs 138 475 58 121 20 9 6 0 53 47 3 54 8 3 1 10 .255 .321 .373
1961 30 Cubs 86 113 9 29 9 0 0 0 8 15 0 19 1 1 0 1 .257 .341 .336
1962 31 Cubs 87 92 6 22 3 0 2 0 15 13 2 22 1 2 0 1 .239 .327 .337
1963 32 Cubs 23 23 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 .174 .208 .174
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
6 Years 410 819 87 202 35 9 9 0 87 83 5 119 15 7 1 14 .247 .314 .344
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Bob Will Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1957 Cubs CF 30 17 516 53 1.8 51 50 1 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .962 2.67
1958 Cubs RF 1 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1960 Cubs LF 4 2 60 5 1.3 5 5 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.25
1960 Cubs RF 117 110 3,021 227 1.9 225 215 10 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .991 2.01
1961 Cubs 1B 1 1 18 4 4.0 3 3 0 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .750 4.50
1961 Cubs LF 9 0 39 3 0.3 3 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.08
1961 Cubs RF 22 13 387 29 1.3 29 29 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.02
1962 Cubs RF 9 6 195 14 1.6 14 14 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.94
1963 Cubs 1B 1 1 21 10 10.0 10 10 0 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 12.86
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
RF Totals 149 129 3,609 270 1.8 268 258 10 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .993 2.00
CF Totals 30 17 516 53 1.8 51 50 1 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .962 2.67
LF Totals 13 2 99 8 0.6 8 8 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.18
1B Totals 2 2 39 14 7.0 13 13 0 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .929 9.00
6 Years 194 150 4,263 345 1.8 340 329 11 5 5 n/a n/a n/a .986 2.15
Bob Will

Bob Will Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1957 Cubs 1 0 1.000 41 5 n/a 112.0 5.3 11.2 - - -
1958 Cubs 0 0 .000 5 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1960 Cubs 1 5 .167 20 0 n/a 79.2 8.8 9.0 - - -
1961 Cubs 0 1 .000 61 2 n/a 0.0 5.9 14.1 - - -
1962 Cubs 0 0 .000 79 1 n/a 46.0 4.2 6.1 - - -
1963 Cubs 0 0 .000 22 0 n/a 0.0 7.7 23.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
6 Years 2 6 .250 228 8 n/a 91.0 6.9 9.4 - - -
Bob Will

Bob Will Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1957 Chicago Cubs 16 Undetermined - -
1958 Chicago Cubs 16 Undetermined - -
1960 Chicago Cubs 28 Undetermined - -
1961 Chicago Cubs 28 Undetermined - -
1962 Chicago Cubs 28 Undetermined - -
1963 Chicago Cubs 28 Undetermined - -




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