Bill Almon

Shortstop

1974—1988

Player LeveL
Utility Player
Top 100 Rank
NR
Shortstop RANK
NR

Player Detail

William Francis
GIVEN NAME
Almon
SURNAME
November 21, 1952, in Providence, RI
BORN
STILL LIVING
DIED
1974—1988
Playing Career
Played from 21-35
PLAYING AGE
San Diego Padres
Chicago White Sox
Oakland A's
Pittsburgh Pirates
Philadelphia Phillies
Teams Played For
Shortstop
PRIMARY POSITION
San Diego Padres
PRIMARY TEAM
NONE
World Series titles
NONE
NICKNAME
NA
UNIFORM NUMBER
UNKNOWN
BATTING ORDER
6-3 / 180
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
Right / Right
BATTED / THREW
September 2, 1974
Major League Debut
June 14, 1988
FINAL GAME

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Almon led all major league shortstops in putouts with 303 in 1977, and the National League in sacrifice hits with 20.
  • Bill Almon Scouting Report

40

HITTING

30

POWER

40

RUNNING

50

FIELDING

50

THROWING
20 = NOT MLB CALIBER
30 = WELL BELOW AVG
40 = Below Average
50 = MLB AVERAGE
60 = ABOVE AVG
70 = EXCELLENT
80 = RARE, ELITE

Career Stats

GAMES HITS HR RBI AVG
1236
846
36
296
.254

VS. HALL OF FAMERS

JAWS JAWS BY HOFER
5.9
55.4

PLAYER JAWS COMPARED TO HOF PLAYER AT HIS POSITION. JAWS = AVERAGE OF CAREER WAR & WAR7.

VS. HIS PEERS

OPS LG OPS COMP
.648
.644
101.0

PLAYER OPS COMPARED TO AVERAGE PLAYER AT HIS POSITION IN HIS LEAGUE AND ERA. OPS = ON-BASE + SLUGGING.

SLASH LINE

AVG OBP SLG
.254
.305
.343

FOR THE TRADITIONALISTS.

Contemporaries

Rick Burleson
Robin Yount
Roy Smalley

Teammate Team

CATCHER:
First Base:
Second Base:
Shortstop:
Third Base:
Left Field:
Center Field:
Right Field:
Pitcher:
pitcher:
manager:
Gary Carter
Gene Tenace
Johnny Ray
Ozzie Smith
Carney Lansford
Gene Richards
Andre Dawson
Dave Winfield
Randy Jones
Dwight Gooden
Dick Williams

Bill Almon Per Season

PER 600 PLATE APPEARANCES COMPARED TO Contemporaries AT HIS POSITION

AB H R 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB TB TRB AVG OBP SLG OPS
Almon
546
139
64
23
4
6
49
41
104
21
187
181
.254
.305
.343
648
AVG SS
542
136
63
21
5
6
43
71
15
184
181
.250
.306
.338
.644

Bill Almon Rankings

AT Shortstop BY THESE SOURCES

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS BASEBALL SCHOLAR JAWS BILL JAMES
NR
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NR
NR
NR
Updated THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2021
Updated THRU 2021
UPDATED THRU 2020

AT Shortstop BY VALUE

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
NR
NR
NR
NR
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Bill Almon PLAYER VALUE

WAR COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
4.6
7.2
3.6
5.7
0.62
67.7
43.1
30.3
21.6
4.89
BLUE = Bill Almon
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME SS

WIN SHARES COMPARED TO AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER AT HIS POSITION

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
74.7
116.9
UNK
92.5
9.7
327.4
189.4
134.4
92.3
24.2
BLUE = Bill Almon
GRAY = AVERAGE HALL OF FAME SS