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Bill Bruton
William Haron Bruton

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 169 lb.

Debut April 13, 1953
Final Game October 2, 1964
Born November 9, 1925 in Panola, AL
Died December 5, 1995 in Marshallton, DE

Signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent in 1950. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1953 27 MLN NL 151  613   82  153  18 14   1   41  26 11  44 100  .250  .306  .330   70  202   5           6   9 RoY-4
 1954 28 MLN NL 142  567   89  161  20  7   4   30  34 13  40  78  .284  .336  .365   88  207   8   0       4   3
 1955 29 MLN NL 149  636  106  175  30 12   9   47  25 11  43  72  .275  .325  .403   97  256   2   0   6   4   2
 1956 30 MLN NL 147  525   73  143  23 15   8   56   8  6  26  63  .272  .304  .419   97  220  18   8  11   1   7
 1957 31 MLN NL  79  306   41   85  16  9   5   30  11  4  19  35  .278  .317  .438  107  134   1   5   4   1   2
 1958 32 MLN NL 100  325   47   91  11  3   3   28   4  1  27  37  .280  .336  .360   92  117   4   3   4   2   5
 1959 33 MLN NL 133  478   72  138  22  6   6   41  13  5  35  54  .289  .338  .397  103  190   7   1   2   1   9
 1960 34 MLN NL 151  629  112  180  27 13  12   54  22 13  41  97  .286  .330  .428  113  269   1   4   1   2   4
 1961 35 DET AL 160  596   99  153  15  5  17   63  22  6  61  66  .257  .327  .384   88  229   5   3   0   3   9
 1962 36 DET AL 147  561   90  156  27  5  16   74  14  7  55  67  .278  .346  .430  105  241   9   3   0   5  11
 1963 37 DET AL 145  524   84  134  21  8   8   48  14  7  59  70  .256  .330  .372   95  195  10   1   3   0   6
 1964 38 DET AL 106  296   42   82  11  5   5   33  14  5  32  54  .277  .347  .399  106  118   2   1   1   0   6
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 12 Seasons         6056      1651    102      545     89     793  .273  .328  .393   96       72  29  32  29  73
               1610       937      241     94      207    482                            2378
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        609   94  166  24 10   9   55  21  9  48  80  .273  .328  .393   96  239   7   3   3   3   7
 Career High    160  636  112  180  30 15  17   74  34 13  61 100  .289  .347  .438  113  269  18   8  11   6  11
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1953 27 MLN NL  668  485   61   3.3   105| .250  .267| .306  .337| .330  .416| .636  .753|  70  .336 -26.6  -2.6  70%
 1954 28 MLN NL  619  430   70   4.4   104| .284  .267| .336  .337| .365  .412| .701  .749|  88  .457 -10.1  -1.0  72%
 1955 29 MLN NL  685  476   86   4.8   101| .275  .260| .325  .330| .403  .411| .728  .740|  97  .514  -4.2  -0.4  69%
 1956 30 MLN NL  578  421   66   4.2    98| .272  .257| .304  .323| .419  .406| .723  .728|  97  .470  -2.9  -0.3  57%
 1957 31 MLN NL  332  233   44   5.1    97| .278  .260| .317  .322| .438  .403| .755  .725| 107  .546   2.8   0.3  73%
 1958 32 MLN NL  361  247   41   4.5    99| .280  .260| .336  .326| .360  .406| .696  .732|  92  .480  -2.8  -0.3  80%
 1959 33 MLN NL  522  362   64   4.7    98| .289  .260| .338  .325| .397  .403| .735  .728| 103  .510   2.1   0.2  72%
 1960 34 MLN NL  677  471   89   5.1    93| .286  .255| .330  .320| .428  .391| .758  .710| 113  .569   9.4   1.0  62%
 1961 35 DET AL  668  466   79   4.5   106| .257  .267| .327  .343| .384  .416| .711  .759|  88  .487 -12.0  -1.2  78%
 1962 36 DET AL  633  435   84   5.2   105| .278  .267| .346  .339| .430  .415| .776  .754| 105  .560   4.0   0.4  66%
 1963 37 DET AL  594  414   67   4.4    97| .256  .259| .330  .325| .372  .399| .702  .725|  95  .518  -3.8  -0.4  66%
 1964 38 DET AL  331  228   42   5.0    98| .277  .258| .347  .327| .399  .401| .746  .727| 106  .571   2.2   0.2  73%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 12 Seasons     6668 4668  793   4.6   100| .273  .262| .328  .330| .393  .407| .721  .737|  96  .498 -41.9  -4.1  69%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1953 27 MLN NL OF 150 397 15 9 5 .979 .980 2.75 2.11 0 150 0 1954 28 MLN NL OF 141 350 14 7 3 .981 .975 2.58 2.18 0 141 0 1955 29 MLN NL OF 149 412 17 14 6 .968 .977 2.88 2.10 0 149 0 1956 30 MLN NL CF 145 397 11 14 2 .967 .982 2.81 2.55 2.95 2.77 138 1246.3 1957 31 MLN NL CF 79 208 5 4 2 .982 .985 2.70 2.62 2.78 2.82 76 689.7 1958 32 MLN NL CF 96 200 5 5 0 .976 .986 2.14 2.50 2.46 2.72 85 748.7 1959 33 MLN NL CF 133 306 6 3 2 .990 .980 2.35 2.24 2.69 2.63 114 1045.3 1960 34 MLN NL CF 149 351 10 5 3 .986 .981 2.42 2.32 2.47 2.59 145 1317.3 1961 35 DET AL CF 155 406 4 5 2 .988 .982 2.65 2.24 2.86 2.59 141 1291.3 1962 36 DET AL CF 145 396 5 7 2 .983 .986 2.77 2.18 2.93 2.57 134 1231.7 1963 37 DET AL CF 138 343 6 3 3 .991 .986 2.53 2.19 2.71 2.58 127 1159.3 1964 38 DET AL OF 81 143 7 2 3 .987 .980 1.85 1.79 2.28 2.04 67 592.3 CF 71 123 5 2 2 .985 .981 1.80 2.13 2.21 2.45 59 520.3 LF 10 20 2 0 1 1.000 .973 2.20 1.46 2.75 1.81 8 72.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1956 30 MLN NL CF 145 397 11 14 2 .967 .982 2.81 2.55 2.95 2.77 138 1246.3 1957 31 MLN NL CF 79 208 5 4 2 .982 .985 2.70 2.62 2.78 2.82 76 689.7 1958 32 MLN NL CF 96 200 5 5 0 .976 .986 2.14 2.50 2.46 2.72 85 748.7 1959 33 MLN NL CF 133 306 6 3 2 .990 .980 2.35 2.24 2.69 2.63 114 1045.3 1960 34 MLN NL CF 149 351 10 5 3 .986 .981 2.42 2.32 2.47 2.59 145 1317.3 1961 35 DET AL CF 155 406 4 5 2 .988 .982 2.65 2.24 2.86 2.59 141 1291.3 1962 36 DET AL CF 145 396 5 7 2 .983 .986 2.77 2.18 2.93 2.57 134 1231.7 1963 37 DET AL CF 138 343 6 3 3 .991 .986 2.53 2.19 2.71 2.58 127 1159.3 1964 38 DET AL CF 71 123 5 2 2 .985 .981 1.80 2.13 2.21 2.45 59 520.3 1964 38 DET AL LF 10 20 2 0 1 1.000 .973 2.20 1.46 2.75 1.81 8 72.0 1953 27 MLN NL OF 150 397 15 9 5 .979 .980 2.75 2.11 0 150 0 1954 28 MLN NL OF 141 350 14 7 3 .981 .975 2.58 2.18 0 141 0 1955 29 MLN NL OF 149 412 17 14 6 .968 .977 2.88 2.10 0 149 0 1956 30 MLN NL OF 145 391 10 13 1 .969 .977 2.77 2.05 2.90 2.28 138 1246.3 1957 31 MLN NL OF 79 206 5 4 2 .981 .980 2.67 2.07 2.75 2.29 76 689.7 1958 32 MLN NL OF 96 203 6 5 0 .977 .980 2.18 1.95 2.51 2.26 85 748.7 1959 33 MLN NL OF 133 309 6 3 2 .991 .977 2.37 1.90 2.71 2.21 114 1045.3 1960 34 MLN NL OF 149 351 10 5 3 .986 .978 2.42 1.92 2.47 2.20 145 1317.3 1961 35 DET AL OF 155 410 4 5 2 .988 .977 2.67 1.98 2.89 2.25 141 1291.3 1962 36 DET AL OF 145 394 5 7 2 .983 .980 2.75 1.92 2.92 2.19 134 1231.7 1963 37 DET AL OF 138 339 6 3 3 .991 .981 2.50 1.91 2.68 2.16 127 1159.3 1964 38 DET AL OF 81 143 7 2 3 .987 .980 1.85 1.79 2.28 2.04 67 592.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Position Total OF*1561 3905 105 77 32 .981 .978 2.57 2.00 1027 9322.0 10 1551 0# CF*1111 2730 57 48 18 .983 .983 2.51 2.32 1019 9250.0 LF* 10 20 2 0 1 1.000 .973 2.20 1.46 8 72.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+ Overall Total 1561 3905 105 77 32 .981 .978 2.57 2.00
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1958   WS    MLN NYY     L   7  17   2   7  0  0  1   2   5   5  .412  .545  .588   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Games
1960 NL-151-7
1961 AL-160-6

At Bats
1953 NL-613-3
1955 NL-636-1
1960 NL-629-2
1961 AL-596-10

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1953 NL-668-9
1955 NL-685-2
1960 NL-677-3

Runs
1955 NL-106-7
1960 NL-112-1
1961 AL-99-7
1963 AL-84-9

Hits
1960 NL-180-4

Total Bases
1960 NL-269-9

Doubles
1955 NL-30-6
1960 NL-27-8

Triples
1953 NL-14-2
1955 NL-12-3
1956 NL-15-1
1957 NL-9-3
1960 NL-13-1
1963 AL-8-5

Strikeouts
1953 NL-100-3
1954 NL-78-7
1955 NL-72-7
1960 NL-97-6

Stolen Bases
1953 NL-26-1
1954 NL-34-1
1955 NL-25-1
1957 NL-11-9
1960 NL-22-5
1961 AL-22-4
1962 AL-14-10
1964 AL-14-7

Singles
1954 NL-130-8
1955 NL-124-5
1960 NL-128-5

Hit By Pitch
1953 NL-6-5
1955 NL-4-10

Sac. Hits
1956 NL-18-2
1963 AL-10-3

Sac. Flies
1956 NL-8-4

Caught Stealing
1953 NL-11-3
1954 NL-13-1
1955 NL-11-3
1956 NL-6-9
1960 NL-13-1
1962 AL-7-8
1963 AL-7-4

Power/Speed Number
1955 NL-13.2-6
1960 NL-15.5-6
1961 AL-19.2-3
1962 AL-14.9-5

Outs
1953 NL-485-2
1955 NL-476-2
1960 NL-471-2
1961 AL-466-9

Oldest Player
1963 AL-37-7
1964 AL-38-4

Black Ink: Batting - 12 (192) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 47 (520) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 13.4 (1169) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 20.0 (769) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

Before 1950 Season: Signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent.

December 7, 1960: Traded by the Milwaukee Braves with Dick Brown, Chuck Cottier, and Terry Fox to the Detroit Tigers for Frank Bolling and Neil Chrisley.

October 9, 1964: Released by the Detroit Tigers.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Uniforms 
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