RF Bill Burgess #38
Hartford Whalers 3L
Age: 36 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Good    
12/31/2025
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RF BILL BURGESS #38 - AGE: 36 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
55 207 55 12 2 3 19 18 49 .266 .329 .386 1 0.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 4 4 4 4
Gap 4 3 4 4
Power 4 3 4 4
Eye 5 4 5 6
Avoid K's 4 3 4 4
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 3 7
Errors: - 3 6
Arm: 1 6 9
Turn DP: - 1 -
Ability: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 9
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 9
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 5
Stealing Ability: 4
Baserunning Inst.: 4
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/24/2025 @ RM Loss, 0-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/2025 @ RM Loss, 1-6 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 0
09/22/2025 @ RM Loss, 2-10 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
08/28/2025 @ P'76 Loss, 3-4 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/24/2025 LOU Win, 7-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/23/2025 LOU Loss, 6-7 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/22/2025 LOU Win, 6-3 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
08/20/2025 @ MON Loss, 2-3 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
08/19/2025 @ MON Win, 4-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/17/2025 BKN Win, 7-1 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Leader Ability:Very High
Loyalty:Low
Desire f. Win:High
Greed:Very High
Intelligence:Very High
Work Ethic:Normal
Birthday:12/12/1989
Born in:Manhattan, NY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:215 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$700,000
Signed Through:2025 Season
Major Service:10 Years, 15 Days
Service This Yr:137 Days
40-Man Service:11 Years, None
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MENARD'S THIRD LEAGUE 2025 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 55 207 55 12 2 3 19 22 18 49 .266 .329 .386 .715 .330 .121 104
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 52 230 2 0 0 4 2 1 80 17 1 3 25.0 25.8 4.30 .8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   12 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .167 .231 .167 .397
Versus Right   195 53 12 2 3 19 22 17 47 1 2 2 .272 .335 .400 .735
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   44 8 3 0 1 3 3 4 7 0 0 0 .182 .250 .318 .568
June   77 26 6 1 1 8 15 5 18 1 0 1 .338 .381 .481 .861
July   45 14 3 1 1 6 2 6 13 0 2 0 .311 .392 .489 .881
August   30 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 7 0 0 1 .133 .212 .133 .345
September   11 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 .273 .333 .273 .606
Postseason   20 5 1 0 1 2 2 3 5 0 0 0 .250 .348 .450 .798
Career   624 154 22 3 10 63 69 72 137 8 2 7 .247 .328 .340 .667
Home   88 31 9 0 1 7 14 8 14 1 2 1 .352 .408 .489 .897
Road   119 24 3 2 2 12 8 10 35 0 0 1 .202 .269 .311 .580
Grass   171 50 11 1 2 14 20 15 38 1 2 2 .292 .354 .404 .758
Turf   36 5 1 1 1 5 2 3 11 0 0 0 .139 .205 .306 .511
Day   68 14 2 1 1 7 5 6 17 0 2 0 .206 .270 .309 .579
Night   139 41 10 1 2 12 17 12 32 1 0 2 .295 .357 .424 .782
As Starter   205 55 12 2 3 19 22 17 48 1 2 2 .268 .329 .390 .719
As Reliever / Substitution   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   34 11 2 1 1 7 4 2 5 1 1 1 .324 .368 .529 .898
Inning 1-3   84 21 6 0 1 1 11 6 20 0 0 1 .250 .308 .357 .665
Inning 4-6   62 16 3 1 1 8 5 9 16 0 1 0 .258 .352 .387 .739
Inning 7-9   57 18 3 1 1 10 6 3 11 1 1 1 .316 .355 .456 .811
Extra Innings   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   67 19 5 0 1 4 12 2 17 0 2 0 .284 .304 .403 .707
1 Outs   71 19 3 0 2 6 8 9 17 1 0 2 .268 .361 .394 .756
2 Outs   69 17 4 2 0 9 2 7 15 0 0 0 .246 .316 .362 .678
Scoring Position   45 9 2 2 0 14 3 5 9 1 1 0 .200 .275 .333 .608
Bases Empty   119 35 7 0 2 2 12 11 29 0 0 2 .294 .364 .403 .767
Runner on 1st   43 11 3 0 1 3 7 2 11 0 1 0 .256 .289 .395 .684
Runner on 2nd   13 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 .077 .250 .077 .327
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .667 .000 .667
Runner on 1st & 2nd   13 5 1 1 0 6 0 0 2 0 1 0 .385 .385 .615 1.000
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .800 1.200
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   8 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 .125 .111 .250 .361
Two Strikes   91 13 2 0 1 2 6 9 49 0 0 0 .143 .220 .198 .418
First Pitch   35 11 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314 .314 .400 .714
Count 0-1   14 5 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 .357 .438 .429 .866
Count 0-2   17 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 0 0 0 .176 .176 .176 .353
Count 1-0   20 5 2 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 .250 .238 .350 .588
Count 1-1   23 10 2 1 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .435 .435 .739 1.174
Count 1-2   23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 .043 .043 .043 .087
Count 2-0   9 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .556 .556 .667 1.222
Count 2-1   10 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .300 .500
Count 2-2   35 8 2 0 0 1 3 0 20 0 0 0 .229 .229 .286 .514
Count 3-1   5 4 2 0 1 4 4 9 0 0 0 0 .800 .929 1.800 2.729
Full Count   16 1 0 0 1 1 2 9 7 0 0 0 .062 .400 .250 .650
Behind in Count   54 9 1 0 0 2 4 0 22 0 0 2 .167 .196 .185 .382
Ahead in Count   44 16 6 0 1 6 10 9 0 1 2 0 .364 .463 .568 1.031
Batting 2nd   175 51 12 2 3 18 20 15 41 1 2 1 .291 .349 .434 .783
Batting 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   30 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 7 0 0 1 .133 .212 .133 .345
Batting 6th   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   101 29 7 0 2 4 9 10 26 0 0 1 .287 .357 .416 .773
Medium Leverage   72 18 3 0 1 5 11 6 16 1 0 1 .250 .312 .333 .646
High Leverage   34 8 2 2 0 10 2 2 7 0 2 0 .235 .278 .412 .690
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2015 San Diego - PL 25 77 176 55 5 0 5 20 26 16 0 0 43 1 0 .312 .370 .426 .796 115 122 1.1
2016 Real Hartford CB - PL 26 89 107 30 5 0 4 17 16 16 1 1 31 0 0 .280 .376 .439 .815 115 121 0.8
2017 Real Hartford CB - PL 27 77 72 13 1 0 1 5 4 7 1 0 23 0 0 .181 .263 .236 .499 36 41 -0.3
2018 Hartford - SL 28 93 362 115 19 2 16 60 47 33 2 4 73 2 2 .318 .374 .514 .888 124 132 3.4
2019 Hartford - 3L 29 107 417 99 10 1 7 44 47 54 5 7 88 4 7 .237 .327 .317 .644 75 77 -0.0
2020 Atlanta - PL 30 15 13 4 2 0 0 6 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 .308 .400 .462 .862 154 161 0.2
2020 California - PL 30 76 193 51 9 0 4 20 24 14 0 2 48 4 1 .264 .311 .373 .684 104 99 1.2
2020 Total - PL 30 91 206 55 11 0 4 26 24 16 0 2 52 4 1 .267 .317 .379 .696 102 101 1.3
2021 Ft. Worth - SL 31 68 129 31 4 1 4 16 14 13 0 1 31 1 1 .240 .308 .380 .688 98 98 0.3
2022 Ft. Worth - PL 32 65 211 49 9 1 3 15 25 17 4 2 68 0 1 .232 .299 .327 .626 78 80 0.8
2023 Ft. Worth - PL 33 54 170 42 0 1 6 23 20 16 2 2 48 1 1 .247 .316 .365 .680 90 92 0.6
2025 Hartford - 3L 35 55 207 55 12 2 3 19 22 18 2 1 49 1 3 .266 .329 .386 .715 101 104 0.8
Total PL 453 942 244 31 2 23 106 115 88 8 7 265 6 3 .259 .325 .369 .695 94 97 4.3
Total SL 161 491 146 23 3 20 76 61 46 2 5 104 3 3 .297 .357 .479 .835 117 123 3.7
Total 3L 162 624 154 22 3 10 63 69 72 7 8 137 5 10 .247 .328 .340 .667 84 86 0.8
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2015 Ft. Polk South - AA 25 29 110 38 6 0 4 23 26 27 1 1 18 1 0 .345 .475 .509 .984 140 146 0.0
2024 Tortolita - AAA 34 82 295 83 8 2 12 57 46 26 5 6 58 2 2 .281 .343 .444 .787 105 106 0.0
Total PAAA 82 295 83 8 2 12 57 46 26 5 6 58 2 2 .281 .343 .444 .787 105 106
Total PAA 29 110 38 6 0 4 23 26 27 1 1 18 1 0 .345 .475 .509 .984 140 146
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2015 San Diego - PL 25 2 6 2 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .333 .333 .833 1.167 0 0 0.0
2016 Real Hartford CB - SL 26 2 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393 0 0 0.0
2017 Real Hartford CB - 3L 27 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 0 0 0.0
2017 Real Hartford CB - SL 27 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0 0 0.0
2017 Real Hartford CB - PL 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 0 0 0.0
2017 Total - PL 27 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 .167 .375 .167 .542 0 0 0.0
2018 Hartford - SL 28 10 40 8 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 16 0 0 .200 .195 .250 .445 0 0 0.0
2019 Hartford - 3L 29 4 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .067 .067 .067 .133 0 0 0.0
2019 Hartford - PL 29 4 15 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 7 0 0 .133 .222 .133 .356 0 0 0.0
2019 Total - PL 29 8 30 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 10 0 0 .100 .152 .100 .252 0 0 0.0
2020 California - 3L 30 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
2020 Atlanta - PL 30 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
2020 California - PL 30 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
2020 Total - PL 30 5 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
2021 Ft. Worth - SL 31 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
2022 Ft. Worth - PL 32 8 33 7 2 1 0 1 4 1 0 0 7 1 0 .212 .235 .333 .569 0 0 0.0
2023 Ft. Worth - SL 33 2 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .375 .167 .542 0 0 0.0
2023 Ft. Worth - PL 33 3 9 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444 0 0 0.0
2023 Total - PL 33 5 15 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 .200 .294 .200 .494 0 0 0.0
2025 Hartford - 3L 35 5 20 5 1 0 1 2 2 3 0 0 5 0 0 .250 .348 .450 .798 0 0 0.0
2025 Hartford - SL 35 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .200 .000 .200 0 0 0.0
2025 Hartford - PL 35 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
2025 Total - PL 35 7 29 5 1 0 1 2 3 4 0 0 10 0 0 .172 .273 .310 .583 0 0 0.0
Total PL 22 76 13 2 1 1 6 8 4 0 1 25 1 0 .171 .210 .263 .473 30 46
Total SL 18 59 11 2 0 0 2 5 3 1 1 22 0 0 .186 .234 .220 .455 19 23
Total 3L 15 42 6 1 0 1 2 2 3 1 0 11 0 0 .143 .217 .238 .455 30 66
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2015 San Diego - ML 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 8.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2015 San Diego - ML LF 33 26 54 1 0 57 2 .965 242.2 2.04 -0.2 .994
2015 San Diego - ML CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2015 San Diego - ML RF 11 7 13 1 0 14 0 1.000 67.1 1.87 +1.0 1.113
2016 Real Hartford CB - ML P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 +0.0 .000
2016 Real Hartford CB - ML LF 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 6.1 2.84 +0.1 1.050
2016 Real Hartford CB - ML RF 21 11 21 0 0 22 1 .955 116.1 1.62 +0.9 1.062
2017 Real Hartford CB - ML SS 1 0 1 2 1 3 0 1.000 3.0 9.00 +0.0 1.017
2017 Real Hartford CB - ML LF 6 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 6.1 4.26 +0.2 1.074
2017 Real Hartford CB - ML RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 +0.0 1.025
2018 Hartford - ML LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2018 Hartford - ML RF 93 93 160 7 2 169 2 .988 809.1 1.86 +11.0 1.101
2019 Hartford - ML RF 107 107 200 5 0 209 4 .981 949.2 1.94 +3.9 1.027
2020 California - ML LF 13 11 20 0 0 20 0 1.000 91.2 1.96 -0.2 .987
2020 California - ML RF 40 33 66 4 0 72 2 .972 303.2 2.07 +5.2 1.112
2021 Ft. Worth - ML SS 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.0 1.011
2021 Ft. Worth - ML LF 3 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 13.0 1.38 +0.0 1.003
2021 Ft. Worth - ML CF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2021 Ft. Worth - ML RF 53 26 46 1 1 47 0 1.000 278.0 1.52 -0.1 .996
2022 Ft. Worth - ML RF 63 62 122 7 2 130 1 .992 548.1 2.12 +7.5 1.088
2023 Ft. Worth - ML LF 6 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 14.1 2.51 -0.1 .957
2023 Ft. Worth - ML RF 46 45 77 1 0 78 0 1.000 403.2 1.74 +3.6 1.066
2024 Tortolita - AAA LF 82 81 179 5 0 189 5 .974 703.1 2.35 +1.5 1.012
2024 Tortolita - AAA RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2025 Hartford - ML LF 52 52 109 0 0 110 1 .991 432.0 2.27 +2.3 1.031
2025 Hartford - ML RF 7 0 2 2 1 4 0 1.000 17.1 2.08 +0.1 1.062
TOTAL P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 +0.0 .000
TOTAL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 8.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL SS 2 0 1 4 1 5 0 1.000 5.0 9.00 +0.0 1.013
TOTAL LF 200 171 373 6 0 387 8 .979 1516.2 2.25 +3.5 1.014
TOTAL CF 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 .000 11.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL RF 446 384 708 28 6 746 10 .987 3500.2 1.89 +33.1 1.067
PLAYER HISTORY
03/31/2015 Joined the Ft. Polk South Thunder Hawks.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 4 (4).
01/01/2016 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $400,000 through automatic renewal.
10/28/2016 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,500,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 5 (5).
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 6 (6); Eye: 5 (5).
06/25/2018 Injured (back tightness), out for 2 weeks.
09/16/2018 Injured (strained rib cage muscle), out for 1-2 weeks.
10/11/2018 Wins the 2018 SL SL Glove Wizard Award at RF.
11/01/2018 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,250,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (5).
08/17/2019 Injured (food poisoning), out for 2 days.
11/04/2019 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,400,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 5 (5).
01/27/2020 Was traded by the Hartford Whalers to the Atlanta Smoke, along with SP Bruce Wright, in exchange for C Russell Jackson, SP Lorenzo Sánchez, 3B Nate Cates, LF Gerald Holloway.
05/29/2020 Was traded by the Atlanta Smoke to the California Oceanliners, along with C Mal Bussard, RP José Guerrero, in exchange for CF Cale Sutton.
08/16/2020 Injured (mild shoulder strain), out for 4 days.
12/31/2020 Became a free agent.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 4 (5).
01/31/2021 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,000,000 with the Detroit Reapers organization.
07/15/2021 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $1,600,000 with the Ft. Worth Cattlemen organization.
10/13/2021 Wins the 2021 Round 1 with the Ft. Worth Cattlemen.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (5).
06/28/2022 Injured (shoulder tendinitis), out for 2 weeks.
10/27/2022 Wins the 2022 PL PL Gold Glove at RF.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (5).
10/14/2023 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $600,000 with the Ft. Worth Cattlemen organization.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (6).
04/24/2024 Injured (fractured rib), out for 3 weeks.
10/29/2024 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $700,000 with the Ft. Worth Cattlemen organization.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 4 (4); Eye: 5 (6).
05/10/2025 Was claimed off waivers by Hartford while with Ft. Worth.
07/21/2025 Injured (sprained wrist), out for 3-4 weeks.
08/30/2025 Injured on 08/28/2025, diagnosed with an elbow sprain, will miss 3 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year PA Rank
2019 483 5
Year AB Rank
2019 417 8
Year K Rank
2019 88 6
Year IBB Rank
2019 6 10
Year SF Rank
2018 4 7
2018 4 7
2019 7 1
Year AVG Rank
2018 .318 3
2018 .318 3
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