Willie Adams

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-7, 215lb (201cm, 97kg)

Born: October 8, 1972 in Gallup, NM us

Draft: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 52nd round of the 1990 MLB June Amateur Draft from La Serna HS (Whittier, CA) and the Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (36th) of the 1993 MLB June Amateur Draft from Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA).

High School: La Serna HS (Whittier, CA)

School: Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA)

Debut: June 11, 1996 (Age 23-247d, 16,892nd in major league history)
vs. CLE 6.0 IP, 7 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 4 ER

Last Game: August 14, 1997 (Age 24-310d)
vs. CHW 4.1 IP, 5 H, 3 SO, 6 BB, 5 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1996 season

National Team: us USA (College,18U)

Full Name: William Edward Adams

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.9

ERA

5.81

134.2

105

WHIP

1.515

Summary of 20 Home Runs Allowed

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

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 0 tying, 12 go ahead

1 Tm
OAK	20

Platoon
vs LHB	11
vs RHB	9

Home/Road
Away	12
Home	8

Outs
1	7
2	7
0	6

8 Opps
CLE	7
CHW	3
BOS	2
BAL	2
TOR	2
MIL	2
TEX	1
NYY	1

20 Batters
Manny Ramirez	1
Albert Belle	1
Frank Thomas	1
Juan González	1
Omar Vizquel	1
Darryl Strawberry	1
Shawn Green	1
Kevin Mitchell	1
Reggie Jefferson	1
Ray Durham	1
Chris Hoiles	1
Eddie Murray	1
Jim Thome	1
David Justice	1
Mo Vaughn	1
Carlos Baerga	1
Jeff Cirillo	1
Rafael Palmeiro	1
Ed Sprague	1
Mike Matheny	1

7 Parks
RingCentral Col (OAK)	8
Progressive (CLE)	5
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	2
Guaranteed (CHI)	2
Yankee Stad (NYC)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	1

Where Hit
7	8
9	7
89	3
8	2

General field locations
when available.

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

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	9
2·HR gms	4
3·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
1--	7
---	7
123	2
12-	1
--3	1
-2-	1
1-3	1

39 Runs
RISP	6
0 on	7
1 on	9
2 on	2
3 on	2
Any on	13

Inning
1	6
2	4
3	3
4	3
5	3
6	1

1-3	13
4-6	7

RelScore
+4..	2
+3	1
+1	2
Tied	8
-1	4
-3	2
-4..	1

Ahead	5
Tied	8
Behind	7

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	5
3-2	4
2-0	4
2-2	2
0-2	1
2-1	1
3-1	1
0-1	1
3-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
DH	5
LF	3
3B	3
1B	2
2B	2
C	2
RF	2
SS	1

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

Leverage
High Lev	5
Medium Lev	8
Low Lev	7

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1996	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1996-06-11	Carlos Baerga	CLE		OAK	behind 0-1	b 1	1	1--	3,(2-0) BB1X	2	3	4	16%	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); J. Franco Scores
2	2	2	2	1996-06-11	Eddie Murray	CLE		OAK	ahead 2-1	b 1	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	6	DH	15%	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); J. Thome Scores
3	3	3	1	1996-07-26	Shawn Green	TOR		OAK	behind 0-1	b 2	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	7	9	17%	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); J. Olerud Scores
4	4	4	2	1996-07-26	Ed Sprague	TOR		OAK	tied 2-2	b 4	0	---	6,(3-2) BBFSBX	1	5	5	11%	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
5	5	5	1	1996-07-31	Ray Durham	CHW	@	OAK	tied 0-0	t 4	2	--3	5,(2-2) MBCBX	2	7	4	19%	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); H. Baines Scores/unER; R. Durham Scores/unER
6	6	6	1	1996-08-05	Mike Matheny	MIL	@	OAK	tied 0-0	t 2	1	123	1,(0-0) X	4	9	2	21%	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Valentín Scores; M. Mieske Scores; M. Newfield Scores
7	7	7	2	1996-08-05	Jeff Cirillo	MIL	@	OAK	ahead 4-0	t 2	2	-2-	4,(3-0) BBBX	2	3	5	9%	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); D. Hulse Scores/unER; J. Cirillo Scores/unER
8	8	8	1	1996-08-10	Jim Thome	CLE	@	OAK	behind 0-5	t 6	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	5	4%	10%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
9	9	9	1	1996-08-15	Rafael Palmeiro	BAL	@	OAK	tied 0-0	t 1	2	---	6,(3-2) BFBBFX	1	3	3	9%	55%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
10	10	10	2	1996-08-15	Chris Hoiles	BAL	@	OAK	tied 2-2	t 5	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	8	2	12%	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
11	11	11	1	1996-08-25	Darryl Strawberry	NYY		OAK	tied 1-1	b 3	2	---	6,(3-2) BCSBBX	1	3	7	11%	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); D. Strawberry Scores
1997	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
12	12	1	1	1997-04-03	Kevin Mitchell	CLE	@	OAK	behind 0-1	t 2	1	1-3	5,(3-1) BBBSX	3	8	DH	21%	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); D. Justice Scores; M. Ramirez Scores
13	13	2	1	1997-04-08	Reggie Jefferson	BOS	@	OAK	behind 1-4	t 3	0	1--	5,(2-2) BSSBX	2	4	DH	14%	39%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); M. Vaughn Scores
14	14	3	1	1997-04-14	Mo Vaughn	BOS		OAK	tied 0-0	b 1	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	3	3	10%	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
15	15	4	1	1997-05-01	Manny Ramirez	CLE		OAK	ahead 1-0	b 4	0	1--	3,(0-2) F1FX	2	6	9	14%	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); D. Justice Scores
16	16	5	2	1997-05-01	Omar Vizquel	CLE		OAK	ahead 3-0	b 5	0	---	7,(3-2) BCBBCFX	1	1	6	5%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
17	17	6	3	1997-05-01	David Justice	CLE		OAK	ahead 4-0	b 5	2	1--	4,(2-1) B1BFX	2	5	7	5%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball); J. Thome Scores
18	18	7	1	1997-05-11	Albert Belle	CHW		OAK	behind 1-2	b 3	1	123	2,(0-1) SX	4	4	7	27%	82%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); O. Guillén Scores; T. Phillips Scores; F. Thomas Scores
19	19	8	1	1997-05-22	Juan González	TEX		OAK	tied 0-0	b 1	1	12-	3,(2-0) BBX	3	4	DH	19%	78%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); W. Newson Scores; R. Greer Scores; J. González Scores
20	20	9	1	1997-08-14	Frank Thomas	CHW		OAK	behind 0-3	b 1	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	3	DH	15%	43%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); D. Martinez Scores; F. Thomas Scores