Bill Sampen

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: January 18, 1963 in Lincoln, IL us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 12th round of the 1985 MLB June Amateur Draft from MacMurray College (Jacksonville, IL).

High School: Hartsburg-Emden HS (Hartsburg, IL)

School: MacMurray College (Jacksonville, IL)

Debut: April 10, 1990 (Age 27-082d, 15,731st in major league history)
vs. STL 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: May 9, 1994 (Age 31-111d)
vs. TEX 0.2 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1990 season

Full Name: William Albert Sampen

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.6

ERA

3.73

182

299.1

176

WHIP

1.487

Summary of 26 Home Runs Allowed

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

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 1 tying, 10 go ahead

3 Tms
MON	24
KCR	1
CAL	1

Platoon
vs RHB	13
vs LHB	13

Home/Road
Away	16
Home	10

Outs
1	13
0	8
2	5

11 Opps
PIT	6
CHC	5
ATL	4
SFG	3
SDP	2
NYM	1
STL	1
LAD	1
HOU	1
TOR	1
MIL	1

22 Batters
David Justice	2
Fred McGriff	2
Barry Bonds	2
Ryne Sandberg	2
Carlos Delgado	1
Jeff King	1
Robby Thompson	1
Andy Van Slyke	1
Hubie Brooks	1
Jeff Bagwell	1
Chris Gwynn	1
Kirk Gibson	1
Matt Williams	1
Kevin Mitchell	1
Sid Bream	1
Héctor Villanueva	1
Mark Grace	1
Luis Salazar	1
Jay Bell	1
Kevin Reimer	1
Ron Gant	1
Todd Zeile	1

12 Parks
Stade Olymp. (MON)	9
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	4
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	3
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	2
Busch Stad (STL)	1
Qualcomm St (SAN)	1
Astrodome (HOU)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
Shea Stad (NYC)	1
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1
County Stad (MIL)	1
3Com Park (SFO)	1

Where Hit
78	8
7	7
9	7
89	3
8	1

General field locations
when available.

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

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	18
2·HR gms	4

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	16
12-	3
-2-	3
1--	2
123	1
--3	1

41 Runs
RISP	8
0 on	16
1 on	6
2 on	3
3 on	1
Any on	10

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

1-3	5
4-6	8
7-end	13

RelScore
+4..	4
+3	3
+2	4
+1	2
Tied	9
-1	2
-3	1
-4..	1

Ahead	13
Tied	9
Behind	4

Before event,
for batter

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

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
1B	5
LF	5
3B	4
2B	3
RF	3
PH	2
CF	2
C	1
SS	1

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

Leverage
High Lev	4
Medium Lev	6
Low Lev	16

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1990	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1990-05-30	David Justice	ATL		MON	tied 0-0	b 2	0	-2-		2	5	3	14%	75%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Presley Scores
2	2	2	2	1990-05-30	Ron Gant	ATL		MON	ahead 2-0	b 3	0	---		1	1	8	8%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
3	3	3	1	1990-06-19	Ryne Sandberg	CHC	@	MON	ahead 1-0	t 9	0	---	5,(1-2) .BFSFX	1	2	4	8%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
4	4	4	1	1990-06-27	Ryne Sandberg	CHC		MON	ahead 4-2	b 7	0	---	7,(3-2) .BBSBFFX	1	2	4	5%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
5	5	5	1	1990-08-29	Kevin Mitchell	SFG	@	MON	behind 4-5	t 9	0	---	2,(0-1) .CX	1	4	7	35%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
6	6	6	2	1990-08-29	Robby Thompson	SFG	@	MON	tied 5-5	t 9	2	---	8,(2-2) CBFFBFFX	1	7	4	42%	82%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
7	7	7	1	1990-09-09	Jeff King	PIT		MON	behind 1-4	b 5	1	1--	5,(2-2) BSFBX	2	2	5	19%	36%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); W. Backman Scores
1991	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	1991-04-12	Hubie Brooks	NYM		MON	tied 0-0	b 4	1	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	4	9	14%	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); H. Brooks Scores
9	9	2	1	1991-04-23	Andy Van Slyke	PIT	@	MON	tied 0-0	t 1	1	1--	4,(2-1) 1BBF1X	2	3	8	18%	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); O. Merced Scores; A. Van Slyke Scores
10	10	3	1	1991-04-28	Todd Zeile	STL		MON	behind 0-5	b 4	2	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	6	5	4%	10%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); T. Zeile Scores
11	11	4	1	1991-05-04	Fred McGriff	SDP	@	MON	tied 4-4	t 11	1	---	2,(0-1) SX	1	4	3	39%	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); F. McGriff Scores
12	12	5	1	1991-05-13	Chris Gwynn	LAD		MON	ahead 5-3	b 8	1	12-	3,(2-0) ...BBX	3	5	PH	4%	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); J. Samuel Scores; E. Murray Scores; C. Gwynn Scores
13	13	6	1	1991-05-25	Luis Salazar	CHC		MON	ahead 5-0	b 6	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	5	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); L. Salazar Scores
14	14	7	1	1991-06-16	Sid Bream	ATL	@	MON	tied 4-4	t 6	1	---	10,(3-2) .BFBBFFFFFX	1	6	PH	18%	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); S. Bream Scores
15	15	8	1	1991-06-28	Jay Bell	PIT	@	MON	ahead 2-0	t 7	1	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	2	6	8%	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Bell Scores
16	16	9	1	1991-08-23	Jeff Bagwell	HOU		MON	ahead 5-1	b 7	1	-2-	4,(3-0) BBBX	2	3	3	2%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); C. Biggio Scores; J. Bagwell Scores
17	17	10	1	1991-08-26	David Justice	ATL		MON	behind 6-7	b 6	1	-2-	5,(3-1) 11B.BBCX	2	4	9	30%	72%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Gant Scores; D. Justice Scores/unER
18	18	11	1	1991-09-22 (2)	Héctor Villanueva	CHC		MON	tied 1-1	b 1	2	---	6,(3-2) BBFCBX	1	4	2	11%	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); H. Villanueva Scores
19	19	12	2	1991-09-22 (2)	Mark Grace	CHC		MON	ahead 2-1	b 3	2	---	4,(1-2) FBCX	1	3	3	11%	75%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); M. Grace Scores
20	20	13	1	1991-09-29	Barry Bonds	PIT		MON	tied 2-2	b 5	2	---	4,(1-2) BFFX	1	4	7	17%	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); B. Bonds Scores
1992	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
21	21	1	1	1992-04-20	Kirk Gibson	PIT	@	MON	ahead 4-1	t 9	1	123	7,(3-2) ..FBFBFBX	4	1	9	2%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); M. LaValliere Scores; J. Lind Scores; G. Varsho Scores; K. Gibson Scores
22	22	2	2	1992-04-20	Barry Bonds	PIT	@	MON	ahead 8-1	t 9	1	12-	6,(3-2) BBFBCX	3	4	7	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); J. Bell Scores; A. Van Slyke Scores; B. Bonds Scores
23	23	3	1	1992-04-28	Matt Williams	SFG		MON	tied 1-1	b 10	0	---	1,(0-0) ..X	1	5	5	38%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); M. Williams Scores
24	24	4	1	1992-07-03	Fred McGriff	SDP		MON	ahead 3-0	b 5	1	--3	5,(3-1) CBBBX	2	4	3	5%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball); K. Stillwell Scores; F. McGriff Scores
1993	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
25	25	1	1	1993-05-28	Kevin Reimer	MIL		KCR	ahead 4-1	b 8	0	---	5,(2-2) BBSFX	1	5	7	2%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
1994	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
26	26	1	1	1994-04-15	Carlos Delgado	TOR	@	CAL	ahead 10-6	t 9	1	12-	3,(1-1) SBX	3	6	7	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); P. Molitor Scores; J. Olerud Scores