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Willie Calhoun

Positions: Leftfielder and Designated Hitter

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-8, 205lb (173cm, 92kg)

Born: November 4, 1994 in Vallejo, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 17th round of the 2013 MLB June Amateur Draft from Benicia HS (Benicia, CA) and the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 4th round of the 2015 MLB June Amateur Draft from Yavapai College (Prescott, AZ).

High School: Benicia HS (Benicia, CA)

Schools: University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), Yavapai College (Prescott, AZ)

Debut: September 12, 2017 (Age 22-312d, 21,555th in major league history)
vs. SEA 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2018 season

2024 Contract Status: 2nd-Year Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2024): 4.009 • Arb Eligible: 2023 • Free Agent: 2026

Agents: MVP Sports Group

Full Name: Willie Shawn Lamont Calhoun

Nicknames: June or Osito

Twitter: @11WillieCalhoun

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

0.3

-1.6

1053

258

.323

.245

127

RBI

125

OBP

.338

.303

SLG

.508

.410

OPS

.846

.713

OPS+

136

Summary of 38 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

2 leading off, 0 walk-off, 6 tying, 15 go ahead

3 Tms
TEX	32
NYY	5
LAA	1

Platoon
vs RHP	30
vs LHP	8

Home/Road
Home	20
Away	18

Outs
0	17
1	14
2	7

15 Opps
CLE	5
OAK	4
CHW	4
MIN	3
KCR	3
BOS	3
HOU	3
LAA	2
SEA	2
BAL	2
DET	2
TOR	2
COL	1
SDP	1
NYY	1

34 Pitchers
Dylan Bundy	2
Matthew Boyd	2
Tanner Roark	2
Cristian Javier	2
Jacob Nix	1
Nick Wittgren	1
Matt Andriese	1
Lance Lynn	1
James Karinchak	1
Tanner Houck	1
Andrew Heaney	1
Taylor Rogers	1
Brock Stewart	1
Ryan Weber	1
Justin Verlander	1
Frankie Montas	1
Daniel Bard	1
Gerrit Cole	1
Ryan Buchter	1
Triston McKenzie	1
James McArthur	1
Dylan Cease	1
Wade LeBlanc	1
Félix Hernández	1
Michael Pineda	1
Óliver Pérez	1
Tyler Duffey	1
Shane Bieber	1
Liam Hendriks	1
Wily Peralta	1
Patrick Sandoval	1
Alek Manoah	1
Iván Nova	1
Jorge López	1

14 Parks
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	10
GlbLifeField (ARL)	5
Yankee Stad3 (NYC)	4
RingCentral Col (OAK)	3
Guaranteed (CHI)	3
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	2
Camden Yards (BAL)	2
KauffmanStad (KAN)	2
Target Field (MIN)	2
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
MinuteMaidPk (HOU)	1
Comerica Pk (DET)	1
Petco Pk (SAN)	1
Progressive (CLE)	1

Where Hit
9	27
89	9
8	2

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
3	11
2	10
1	6
6	4
4	3
7+	2
5	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	34
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	27
1--	6
-23	3
--3	1
-2-	1

52 RBI
RISP	5
0 on	27
1 on	8
2 on	3
Any on	11

Inning
1	8
2	3
3	2
4	2
5	6
6	5
7	5
8	2
9	5

1-3	13
4-6	13
7-end	12

RelScore
+4..	2
+2	2
+1	2
Tied	13
-1	5
-2	6
-3	3
-4..	5

Ahead	6
Tied	13
Behind	19

Before event,
for batter

Count
1-1	7
0-0	6
1-0	5
0-1	5
3-2	3
1-2	3
0-2	2
2-1	2
2-2	2
2-0	2
3-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
LF	26
DH	9
RF	2
PH	1

OrderPos
5th	8
3rd	7
2nd	5
7th	4
1st	4
4th	4
6th	3
8th	2
9th	1

Leverage
High Lev	10
Medium Lev	12
Low Lev	16

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2017	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2017-09-27	TEX		HOU	Justin Verlander	behind 0-2	b 2	1	---	3,(1-1) TBX	1	7	7	0.095	43%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
2018	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	2018-07-24	TEX		OAK	Frankie Montas	tied 2-2	b 5	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	7	0.133	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
3	3	2	1	2018-09-16	TEX	@	SDP	Jacob Nix	behind 0-1	t 2	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	8	7	0.114	48%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
2019	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	2019-05-15	TEX	@	KCR	Jorge López	tied 0-0	t 1	0	1--	5,(1-2) BC1FFX	2	2	DH	0.142	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); S. Choo Scores
5	5	2	1	2019-05-16	TEX	@	KCR	Wily Peralta	ahead 9-1	t 7	1	---	3,(1-1) FBX	1	2	7	0.003	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
6	6	3	1	2019-06-18	TEX		CLE	Nick Wittgren	behind 1-10	b 9	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	5	7	0.001	0%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); N. Mazara Scores
7	7	4	1	2019-06-26	TEX	@	DET	Matthew Boyd	tied 1-1	t 5	0	---	3,(1-1) SBX	1	7	DH	0.131	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
8	8	5	1	2019-07-06	TEX	@	MIN	Tyler Duffey	behind 2-5	t 7	2	1--	6,(1-2) SF*BFFX	2	2	7	0.154	24%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); J. Mathis Scores
9	9	6	1	2019-07-26	TEX	@	OAK	Ryan Buchter	ahead 4-2	t 8	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	7	0.066	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
10	10	7	1	2019-07-31	TEX		SEA	Wade LeBlanc	behind 3-5	b 5	1	-23	1,(0-0) X	3	5	7	0.240	67%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); D. Santana Scores; H. Pence Scores
11	11	8	1	2019-08-03	TEX		DET	Matthew Boyd	behind 1-2	b 4	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	7	0.117	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
12	12	9	1	2019-08-07 (2)	TEX	@	CLE	Óliver Pérez	behind 0-2	t 8	0	---	2,(0-1) ...CX	1	5	7	0.120	27%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
13	13	10	1	2019-08-12	TEX	@	TOR	Brock Stewart	behind 1-17	t 7	0	---	7,(3-2) CBBBCFX	1	4	7	0.000	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
14	14	11	1	2019-08-15	TEX		MIN	Michael Pineda	behind 0-11	b 5	0	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	6	7	0.003	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
15	15	12	1	2019-08-20 (1)	TEX		LAA	Andrew Heaney	behind 0-5	b 6	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	2	7	0.035	8%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
16	16	13	1	2019-08-21	TEX		LAA	Patrick Sandoval	tied 0-0	b 2	1	---	6,(2-2) CBFBFX	1	5	7	0.097	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
17	17	14	1	2019-08-23	TEX	@	CHW	Dylan Cease	tied 0-0	t 1	1	-23	4,(2-1) B.BCX	3	4	7	0.161	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); S. Choo Scores; E. Andrus Scores
18	18	15	1	2019-08-24	TEX	@	CHW	Iván Nova	tied 0-0	t 6	1	--3	8,(2-2) CL1FBF*B.FX	2	4	7	0.182	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); E. Andrus Scores/unER
19	19	16	1	2019-08-29	TEX		SEA	Félix Hernández	tied 0-0	b 1	2	---	6,(3-2) CBBBFX	1	3	7	0.091	60%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
20	20	17	1	2019-09-06	TEX	@	BAL	Dylan Bundy	tied 0-0	t 1	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	3	7	0.095	56%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
21	21	18	2	2019-09-06	TEX	@	BAL	Dylan Bundy	behind 1-4	t 3	1	-23	2,(0-1) CX	3	3	7	0.178	47%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Trevino Scores; S. Choo Scores
22	22	19	1	2019-09-22	TEX	@	OAK	Tanner Roark	ahead 1-0	t 1	1	---	6,(3-2) BCBBFX	1	3	7	0.092	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
23	23	20	2	2019-09-22	TEX	@	OAK	Tanner Roark	ahead 4-0	t 3	0	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	3	7	0.047	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
24	24	21	1	2019-09-26	TEX		BOS	Ryan Weber	tied 5-5	b 7	0	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	3	7	0.178	77%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
2020	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
25	25	1	1	2020-09-24	TEX		HOU	Cristian Javier	behind 0-10	b 6	0	-2-	2,(1-0) B.X	2	2	DH	0.005	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); L. Taveras Scores
2021	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
26	26	1	1	2021-04-24	TEX	@	CHW	Liam Hendriks	behind 0-1	t 9	1	---	3,(1-1) BTX	1	7	DH	0.345	44%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
27	27	2	1	2021-05-01	TEX		BOS	Matt Andriese	behind 4-5	b 6	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	7	DH	0.316	72%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); J. Trevino Scores
28	28	3	1	2021-05-04	TEX	@	MIN	Taylor Rogers	behind 1-3	t 9	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	6	7	0.089	16%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
29	29	4	1	2021-05-13	TEX	@	HOU	Cristian Javier	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	7	0.095	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
30	30	5	1	2021-05-17	TEX		NYY	Gerrit Cole	ahead 3-1	b 5	0	---	3,(0-2) CSX	1	1	7	0.072	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
31	31	6	1	2021-10-02	TEX		CLE	Triston McKenzie	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	5,(3-1) CBBBX	1	1	7	0.097	65%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
2022	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
32	32	1	1	2022-04-11	TEX		COL	Daniel Bard	behind 3-4	b 9	2	---	2,(0-1) .CX	1	9	PH	0.489	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
2023	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
33	33	1	1	2023-05-02	NYY		CLE	James Karinchak	tied 2-2	b 7	1	---	3,(0-2) CTX	1	6	DH	0.218	77%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
34	34	2	1	2023-05-03	NYY		CLE	Shane Bieber	behind 0-2	b 5	0	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	5	DH	0.127	42%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
35	35	3	1	2023-05-15	NYY	@	TOR	Alek Manoah	ahead 1-0	t 1	2	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	5	DH	0.168	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); G. Torres Scores
36	36	4	1	2023-06-08 (1)	NYY		CHW	Lance Lynn	behind 2-4	b 4	1	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	1	9	0.217	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); K. Higashioka Scores
37	37	5	1	2023-06-10	NYY		BOS	Tanner Houck	tied 1-1	b 6	2	---	4,(1-2) FBCX	1	3	9	0.184	70%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
2024	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
38	38	1	1	2024-05-12	LAA		KCR	James McArthur	behind 1-4	b 9	1	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	4	DH	0.029	5%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)