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)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Robert Lee Will
Nickname:   Bob or Butch
Born On:   07-15-1931
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Berwyn, Illinois
Zodiac:   Cancer
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
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 GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1957 Cubs 70 112 13 25 3 0 1 0 10 5 0 21 5 1 0 2 .223 .254 .277
1958 Cubs 6 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 .250
1960 Cubs 138 475 58 121 20 9 6 0 53 47 3 54 8 3 1 10 .255 .321 .373
1961 Cubs 86 113 9 29 9 0 0 0 8 15 0 19 1 1 0 1 .257 .341 .336
1962 Cubs 87 92 6 22 3 0 2 0 15 13 2 22 1 2 0 1 .239 .327 .337
1963 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 GS 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
Bob Will

Bob Will Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1957 Cubs CF 30 - - 54 1.8 52 51 1 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .963 0.00 -
1958 Cubs RF 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1960 Cubs OF 121 - - 236 2.0 234 224 10 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .992 0.00 -
1961 Cubs 1B 1 - - 4 4.0 3 3 0 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .750 0.00 -
1961 Cubs OF 30 - - 33 1.1 33 33 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1962 Cubs RF 9 - - 14 1.6 14 14 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1963 Cubs 1B 1 - - 10 10.0 10 10 0 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
OF Totals 151 0 0 269 1.8 267 257 10 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .993 0.00 --
CF Totals 30 0 0 54 1.8 52 51 1 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .963 0.00 --
RF Totals 10 0 0 14 1.4 14 14 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 --
1B Totals 2 0 0 14 7.0 13 13 0 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .929 0.00 --
6 Years 193 - - 351 1.8 346 335 11 5 4 n/a n/a n/a .986 0.00 --
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 - - n/a 112.0 5.3 11.2 - - -
1958 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1960 Cubs 1 5 .167 - - n/a 79.2 8.8 9.0 - - -
1961 Cubs 0 1 .000 - - n/a 0.0 5.9 14.1 - - -
1962 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 46.0 4.2 6.1 - - -
1963 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - 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 - - 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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