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Bill Campbell
William Richard Campbell (Soup)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 190 lb.

Debut July 14, 1973
  vs. CLE 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER
Final Game April 30, 1987
Born August 9, 1948 in Highland Park, MI

Signed by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent in 1970. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1973 24 MIN AL   3   3  28   2   0   0  20  7   51.7   44   20   18   5   20   42   1   2   218   1   0  3.14  3.98  127 1.239
 1974 25 MIN AL   8   7  63   0   0   0  55 19  120.3  109   37   35   4   55   89   2   5   514   4   1  2.62  3.77  144 1.363
 1975 26 MIN AL   4   6  47   7   2   1  28  5  121.0  119   58   51  13   46   76   2   3   512   2   0  3.79  3.86  102 1.364
 1976 27 MIN AL  17   5  78   0   0   0  68 20  167.7  145   63   56   9   62  115   5   7   703  11   0  3.01  3.59  120 1.235 MVP-8,CYA-7
 1977 28 BOS AL  13   9  69   0   0   0  60 31  140.0  112   48   46  13   60  114   5   3   583  10   1  2.96  4.56  154 1.229 MVP-10,CYA-5,AS
 1978 29 BOS AL   7   5  29   0   0   0  20  4   50.7   62   25   22   3   17   47   0   1   226   3   1  3.91  4.16  106 1.559
 1979 30 BOS AL   3   4  41   0   0   0  23  9   54.7   55   28   26   5   23   25   1   7   239   6   0  4.28  4.48  105 1.427
 1980 31 BOS AL   4   0  23   0   0   0  11  0   41.3   44   26   22   1   22   17   0   3   180   0   0  4.79  4.24   89 1.597
 1981 32 BOS AL   1   1  30   0   0   0  23  7   48.3   45   23   17   5   20   37   0   2   208   4   0  3.17  3.88  123 1.345
 1982 33 CHC NL   3   6  62   0   0   0  39  8  100.0   89   44   41   6   40   71   0   3   421  13   1  3.69  3.72  101 1.290
 1983 34 CHC NL   6   8  82   0   0   0  46  8  122.3  128   65   61   4   49   97   1   6   530  18   1  4.49  3.78   84 1.447
 1984 35 PHI NL   6   5  57   0   0   0  24  1   81.3   68   43   31   2   35   52   0   3   351  13   1  3.43  3.63  106 1.266
 1985 36 STL NL   5   3  50   0   0   0  18  4   64.3   55   32   25   5   21   41   2   1   270   9   0  3.50  3.56  102 1.181
 1986 37 DET AL   3   6  34   0   0   0  19  3   55.7   46   26   24   5   21   37   1   1   229   5   0  3.88  4.14  107 1.204
 1987 38 MON NL   0   0   7   0   0   0   1  0   10.0   18   12    9   2    4    4   0   0    55   1   0  8.10  4.21   52 2.200
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 15 Years            68       9       1    126        1139       484      495       20  47  5239 100   6  3.54  3.92  111 1.329
 WL%= .550       83     700       2     455    1229.3       550       82       864
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     7   6  67   0   0   0  43 12  117.7  109   52   46   7   47   82   1   4   502   9   0  3.54  3.92  111 1.329
 Career High     17   9  82   7   2   1  68 31  167.7  145   65   61  13   62  115   5   7   703  18   1  2.62  4.56  154 1.181
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1975 26 MIN AL  47    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1982 33 CHC NL  62    7    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .143  .143  .143  -20    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1983 34 CHC NL  82   10    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   3  .100  .100  .100  -45    1   0   0   0   0   1
 1984 35 PHI NL  57    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1985 36 STL NL  50    6    2    2   0  0   0    1   0  1   3   2  .333  .556  .333  155    2   0   0   0   0   0
 1987 38 MON NL   7    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   1  .000  .500  .000   46    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 15 Seasons     700   26    2    4   0  0   0    2   0  1   4  10  .154  .267  .154   19    4   0   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg          6    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   2  .154  .267  .154   19    1   0   0   0   0   0
 Career High     82   10    2    2   0  0   0    1   0  1   3   3                           2   0   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 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 
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1975 26 MIN AL    1    1    0   0.0    94| .000  .260| .000  .330| .000  .382| .000  .712|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1982 33 CHC NL    7    6    0   0.0    96| .143  .268| .143  .331| .143  .389| .286  .720| -20  .000  -1.2  -0.1   0%
 1983 34 CHC NL   10   10    0   0.0   100| .100  .268| .100  .337| .100  .397| .200  .734| -45  .000  -2.0  -0.2   0%
 1984 35 PHI NL    1    1    0   0.0    95| .000  .266| .000  .331| .000  .386| .000  .717|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1985 36 STL NL    9    5    1   5.4    95| .333  .260| .556  .328| .333  .388| .889  .715| 155  .612   0.8   0.1   0%
 1987 38 MON NL    2    1    0   0.0   108| .000  .273| .500  .342| .000  .425| .500  .768|  46  .000   0.0   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 15 Seasons       30   24    1   1.1    98| .154  .266| .267  .333| .154  .393| .421  .726|  19  .080  -2.8  -0.2     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1973 24 MIN AL P 28 2 8 1 0 .909 .952 0.36 0.86 1.74 1.86 2 51.7 1974 25 MIN AL P 63 10 16 2 3 .929 .945 0.41 0.83 1.95 1.81 0 120.3 1975 26 MIN AL P 47 12 18 1 2 .968 .940 0.64 0.85 2.23 1.87 7 121.0 1976 27 MIN AL P 78 12 20 1 1 .970 .950 0.41 0.85 1.72 1.87 0 167.7 1977 28 BOS AL P 69 19 20 1 2 .975 .949 0.57 0.84 2.51 1.95 0 140.0 AS 1978 29 BOS AL P 29 10 6 1 0 .941 .952 0.55 0.85 2.84 1.90 0 50.7 1979 30 BOS AL P 41 10 11 0 1 1.000 .950 0.51 0.81 3.46 1.93 0 54.7 1980 31 BOS AL P 23 3 2 0 0 1.000 .962 0.22 0.77 1.09 1.85 0 41.3 1981 32 BOS AL P 30 4 7 1 0 .917 .965 0.37 0.81 2.05 1.98 0 48.3 1982 33 CHC NL P 62 10 23 0 1 1.000 .951 0.53 0.70 2.97 1.96 0 100.0 1983 34 CHC NL P 82 15 24 2 0 .951 .951 0.48 0.68 2.87 1.92 0 122.3 1984 35 PHI NL P 57 6 5 0 0 1.000 .957 0.19 0.67 1.22 1.88 0 81.3 1985 36 STL NL P 50 0 6 1 0 .857 .952 0.12 0.68 0.84 1.92 0 64.3 1986 37 DET AL P 34 6 4 2 1 .833 .962 0.29 0.68 1.62 1.83 0 55.7 1987 38 MON NL P 7 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.29 0.61 1.80 1.89 0 10.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1973 24 MIN AL P 28 2 8 1 0 .909 .952 0.36 0.86 1.74 1.86 2 51.7 1974 25 MIN AL P 63 10 16 2 3 .929 .945 0.41 0.83 1.95 1.81 0 120.3 1975 26 MIN AL P 47 12 18 1 2 .968 .940 0.64 0.85 2.23 1.87 7 121.0 1976 27 MIN AL P 78 12 20 1 1 .970 .950 0.41 0.85 1.72 1.87 0 167.7 1977 28 BOS AL P 69 19 20 1 2 .975 .949 0.57 0.84 2.51 1.95 0 140.0 1978 29 BOS AL P 29 10 6 1 0 .941 .952 0.55 0.85 2.84 1.90 0 50.7 1979 30 BOS AL P 41 10 11 0 1 1.000 .950 0.51 0.81 3.46 1.93 0 54.7 1980 31 BOS AL P 23 3 2 0 0 1.000 .962 0.22 0.77 1.09 1.85 0 41.3 1981 32 BOS AL P 30 4 7 1 0 .917 .965 0.37 0.81 2.05 1.98 0 48.3 1982 33 CHC NL P 62 10 23 0 1 1.000 .951 0.53 0.70 2.97 1.96 0 100.0 1983 34 CHC NL P 82 15 24 2 0 .951 .951 0.48 0.68 2.87 1.92 0 122.3 1984 35 PHI NL P 57 6 5 0 0 1.000 .957 0.19 0.67 1.22 1.88 0 81.3 1985 36 STL NL P 50 0 6 1 0 .857 .952 0.12 0.68 0.84 1.92 0 64.3 1986 37 DET AL P 34 6 4 2 1 .833 .962 0.29 0.68 1.62 1.83 0 55.7 1987 38 MON NL P 7 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.29 0.61 1.80 1.89 0 10.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 700 119 172 13 11 .957 .950 0.42 0.77 2.13 1.89 9 1229.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 700 119 172 13 11 .957 .950 0.42 0.77 2.13 1.89 9 1229
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1985   NLCS  STL LAD     W   3   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   2.1   3   0   0   2 
        WS    STL KCR     L   3   0   2.25  0  0  0  0   4     4   1   2   5 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Ser      1-1   6   0   1.42  0  0  0  0   6.1   7   1   2   7 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1985   NLCS  STL LAD     W   3   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    STL KCR     L   3   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Series   1-1   6   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Pitching 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  W  L  S   IP   H   R   ER  BB  SO HR HBP WP  SB CS 2B 3B BK
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 1977   BOS AL      0  0  0   1     0   0   0   1   2  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1977   BOS AL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 1/1      0   0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0                   
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
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.

All-Star
1977 *

Awards
1976-AL-Rolaids Relief
1977-AL-Rolaids Relief

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1976-AL-8-0.17
1977-AL-10-0.17
Car-549-0.34 shares

CYA (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1976-AL-7-0.06
1977-AL-5-0.18
Car-137-0.24 shares

Wins
1976 AL-17-8

Won-Loss %
1976 AL-.773-1

Hits Allowed/9IP
1976 AL-7.78-7

Strikeouts/9IP
1976 AL-6.17-5

Games
1974 AL-63-5
1976 AL-78-1
1977 AL-69-3
1983 NL-82-1
Car-700-84

Saves
1974 AL-19-3
1976 AL-20-3
1977 AL-31-1
Car-126-86

Wild Pitches
1976 AL-7-9

Games Finished
1974 AL-55-4
1976 AL-68-1
1977 AL-60-1
1982 NL-39-9
1983 NL-46-7
Car-455-41

Oldest Player
1987 NL-38-9

         

Black Ink: Pitching - 8 (288) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 22 (986) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 11.0 (708) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 31.0 (414) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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

September 25, 1970: Signed by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent.

November 1, 1976: Granted Free Agency.

November 6, 1976: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

November 13, 1981: Granted Free Agency.

December 8, 1981: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

March 26, 1984: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Mike Diaz to the Philadelphia Phillies for Gary Matthews, Bob Dernier, and Porfi Altamirano.

April 6, 1985: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Ivan DeJesus to the St. Louis Cardinals for Dave Rucker.

November 14, 1985: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.

January 31, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

October 15, 1986: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

March 6, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the Montreal Expos.

May 1, 1987: Released by the Montreal Expos.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985St. Louis Cardinals$457,500
1986Detroit Tigers$200,000
Career (may be incomplete)$657,500

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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