William
Pettitt
 
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 190
 
Born: October 28, 1922 in Usa
 
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 29 HOU PL $ 2,080,000  
1953 30 HOU PL $ 2,080,000  
1954 31 MIN PL $ 2,080,000  
1955 32 MIN PL    
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,080,000  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 29 HOU PL 119 461 77 139 26 1 3 33 6 4 42 58 .302 .362 .382 .743 61.3 7.2
1953 30 HOU PL 111 262 31 67 14 0 0 28 2 2 25 26 .256 .324 .309 .633 26.9 0.7
1954 31 AAA   107 233 37 72 10 0 4 32 4 2 40 29 .309 .410 .403 .814 40.2  
1955 32 MIN PL 31 43 5 14 3 0 0 6 0 1 5 5 .326 .396 .395 .791 6.5 0.9
    AAA   33 83 16 36 1 1 4 12 1 1 14 11 .434 .515 .614 1.130 22.6  
3 Years Sim 261 766 113 220 43 1 3 67 8 7 72 89 .287 .351 .358 .708 94.7 8.9
2 Years AAA 140 316 53 108 11 1 8 44 5 3 54 40 .342 .441 .459 .900 62.8  
162 Game Average 475 70 136 26 0 1 41 4 4 44 55 .287 .351 .358 .708 58.8  
Career Highs 119 461 77 139 26 1 3 33 6 4 42 58 .326 .396 .395 .791 61.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   690 102 202 37 1 3 60 8 7 68 82 .293 .358 .362 .720 88.0
vs LH   76 11 18 6 0 0 7 0 0 4 7 .237 .284 .316 .600 6.1
Home 132 363 53 97 20 1 1 24 6 2 37 44 .267 .338 .336 .674 41.9
Away 129 403 60 123 23 0 2 43 2 5 35 45 .305 .362 .377 .739 52.2
RISP   155 0 47 9 0 0 59 0 0 13 17 .303 .353 .361 .714 19.5
Pinch Hitting   61 7 14 5 0 0 8 0 0 2 8 .230 .262 .311 .573 4.3
Close/Late   90 5 27 7 0 1 10 0 0 5 6 .300 .330 .411 .741 11.6
Mar/Apr 29 109 20 36 9 0 0 12 1 0 12 9 .330 .395 .413 .808 17.2
May 47 183 27 61 9 1 1 14 0 1 17 22 .333 .394 .410 .804 27.7
June 42 130 19 31 4 0 1 14 2 1 14 19 .238 .317 .292 .610 12.6
July 50 120 16 34 8 0 0 10 1 1 9 16 .283 .338 .350 .688 13.4
August 56 128 13 32 6 0 0 9 3 2 12 11 .250 .312 .297 .609 12.1
Sep/Oct 37 96 18 26 7 0 1 8 1 2 8 12 .271 .327 .375 .702 11.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1952 29 HOU PL 2B 112 108 924.0 200 311 12 67 .977 4.98   3.0
    SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1953 30 HOU PL 2B 80 56 512.3 90 162 5 21 .981 4.43   1.0
1955 32 MIN PL 2B 12 6 66.7 11 25 0 6 1.000 4.86   0.4
    SS 3 0 5.7 1 2 0 1 1.000 4.77   0.0
  2B 204 170 1503.0 301 498 17 94 .979 4.78   4.4
  SS 4 0 6.7 1 2 0 1 1.000 4.05   0.0
Career Totals   208 170 1509.7 302 500 17 95 .979 4.78   4.5
Career Highs   113 108 925.0 200 311 12 67 1.000 4.97    
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  6. Casimiro Dominguez (945)
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  8. Raymond Stephens (928)
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History
Drafted in 19th round, 372nd overall pick, by Houston in 1952
Had first career hit (double) on 4/14/1952, off Richard Bush (NO)
Hit first career homerun on 5/20/1952, off Andrew Muller (OMA)
Traded from Houston to Minneapolis on 3/15/1954 (Going to HOU: P Theo Pettry. Going to MIN: 2B William Pettitt)
Released by Minneapolis on 9/25/1955