Harry Spilman

Positions: Pinch Hitter, First Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: July 18, 1954 in Albany, GA us

Debut: September 11, 1978 (Age 24-055d, 14,125th in major league history)
vs. HOU 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 30, 1989 (Age 35-074d)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1980 season

Full Name: William Harry Spilman

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Relatives: Cousin of Greg Walker

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.5

810

192

.237

RBI

117

OBP

.306

SLG

.348

OPS

.654

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1974	19	CIN-min	Rk	54	194	178	29	55	12	2	2	30	3	1	13	33	.309	.366	.433	.799		77	5	3	0	0	1		BIL · PION
1975	20	CIN-min	A	115	420	348	33	90	13	1	1	38	6	4	61	43	.259	.368	.310	.678		108	8	2	4	5	8		TAM · FLOR
1976	21	CIN-min	A	118	436	361	50	90	12	5	6	35	6	8	65	48	.249	.367	.360	.727		130		4	3	3			TAM · FLOR
1977	22	CIN-min	AA	133	577	493	94	184	39	3	16	78	1	3	74	40	.373	.453	.562	1.015		277		3	1	6			TRV · EL
1978	23	CIN-min	AAA	133	566	488	95	144	26	4	13	79	2	0	68	57	.295	.383	.445	.828		217		5	0	5			INA · AA
1978	23	CIN	NL	4	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	41	1	0	0	0	0	0	/H
1979	24	CIN-min	AAA	71	306	267	42	77	13	3	3	27	12	2	37	29	.288	.374	.393	.767		105		0	1	1			INA · AA
1979	24	CIN	NL	43	65	56	7	12	3	0	0	5	0	0	7	5	.214	.323	.268	.591	63	15	1	2	0	0	2	H3/5
1980	25	CIN	NL	65	114	101	14	27	4	0	4	19	0	0	9	19	.267	.327	.426	.753	109	43	2	1	1	2	1	H3/752
1981	26	TOT	NL	51	64	58	9	14	1	0	0	4	0	1	5	10	.241	.302	.259	.560	62	15	1	0	1	0	0	H3/5
1981	26	CIN	NL	23	28	24	4	4	1	0	0	3	0	0	3	7	.167	.259	.208	.468	33	5	1	0	1	0	0	H/53
1981	26	HOU	NL	28	36	34	5	10	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	3	.294	.333	.294	.627	84	10	0	0	0	0	0	H3
1982	27	HOU-min	AAA	53	222	190	34	63	16	3	6	33	1	0	24	27	.332	.401	.542	.943		103		2	0	6	1		TUC · PCL
1982	27	HOU	NL	38	66	61	7	17	2	0	3	11	0	0	5	10	.279	.333	.459	.792	128	28	1	0	0	0	0	H3
1983	28	HOU	NL	42	85	78	7	13	3	0	1	9	0	0	5	12	.167	.212	.244	.455	30	19	2	0	0	2	0	H3/2
1984	29	HOU	NL	32	87	72	14	19	2	0	2	15	0	0	12	10	.264	.356	.375	.731	114	27	1	0	0	3	0	3H/2
1985	30	HOU	NL	44	69	66	3	9	1	0	1	4	0	0	3	7	.136	.174	.197	.371	5	13	2	0	0	0	0	H3/2
1986	31	TOT	MLB	82	159	143	18	39	9	0	5	30	0	0	15	21	.273	.342	.441	.782	117	63	1	0	1	0	3	H3D/5247
1986	31	DET	AL	24	53	49	6	12	2	0	3	8	0	0	3	8	.245	.288	.469	.758	103	23	1	0	1	0	0	HD/532
1986	31	SFG	NL	58	106	94	12	27	7	0	2	22	0	0	12	13	.287	.368	.426	.793	124	40	0	0	0	0	3	H3/5427
1987	32	SFG	NL	83	101	90	5	24	5	0	1	14	1	1	9	20	.267	.327	.356	.682	84	32	3	0	0	2	0	H5/32
1988	33	SFG-HOU-min	AAA	20																									PHX,TUC · PCL
1988	33	TOT	NL	47	49	45	4	7	1	1	1	3	0	0	4	9	.156	.224	.289	.513	50	13	0	0	0	0	1	H/327
1988	33	SFG	NL	40	44	40	4	7	1	1	1	3	0	0	4	6	.175	.250	.325	.575	67	13	0	0	0	0	1	H/327
1988	33	HOU	NL	7	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/H3
1989	34	HOU-min	AAA	69	256	230	29	63	12	1	5	38	1	2	18	21	.274	.327	.400	.727		92		2	2	4	2		TUC · PCL
1989	34	HOU	NL	32	43	36	7	10	3	0	0	3	0	0	7	2	.278	.395	.361	.756	121	13	1	0	0	0	1	H/32
1990	35	HOU-min	AAA	77	212	190	11	51	13	1	4	42	0	1	16	27	.268	.318	.411	.728		78		0	1	5	2		TUC · PCL
12 Yrs				563	906	810	96	192	34	1	18	117	1	2	81	126	.237	.306	.348	.654	84	282	15	3	3	9	8
162 Game Avg.				162	261	233	28	55	10	0	5	34	0	1	23	36	.237	.306	.348	.654	84	81	4	1	1	3	2
				G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
HOU (7 yrs)				223	391	352	43	78	11	0	7	43	0	1	34	47	.222	.286	.313	.599	73	110	7	0	0	5	1
CIN (4 yrs)				135	211	185	26	44	8	0	4	27	0	0	19	32	.238	.316	.346	.662	84	64	4	3	2	2	3
SFG (3 yrs)				181	251	224	21	58	13	1	4	39	1	1	25	39	.259	.331	.379	.710	98	85	3	0	0	2	4
DET (1 yr)				24	53	49	6	12	2	0	3	8	0	0	3	8	.245	.288	.469	.758	103	23	1	0	1	0	0

NL (12 yrs)				539	853	761	90	180	32	1	15	109	1	2	78	118	.237	.307	.340	.647	83	259	14	3	2	9	8
AL (1 yr)				24	53	49	6	12	2	0	3	8	0	0	3	8	.245	.288	.469	.758	103	23	1	0	1	0	0

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Player Value--Batting

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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