William Craft
William Benjamin Craft
Born: January 22, 1943
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 220
Career: 1963-1966
William Craft compiled a career record of 39 wins and 30 losses and a 3.76 ERA in his 125-game pitching career with the Quincy Jets, Auburn Mets, Williamsport Mets and Jacksonville Suns. He began playing during the 1963 season and last took the field during the 1966 campaign.
Click on column headings to sort.
Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | A | MIDW | Quincy Jets | 8 | 9 | .471 | 5.15 | 31 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 145.0 | 159 | 102 | 83 | 10 | 71 | 1 | 171 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 1964 | A | NYPL | Auburn Mets | 15 | 5 | .750 | 3.28 | 30 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 203.0 | 192 | 93 | 74 | 23 | 55 | 3 | 176 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1965 | AA | EL | Williamsport Mets | 7 | 8 | .467 | 2.87 | 27 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 135.0 | 108 | 60 | 43 | 9 | 57 | 4 | 82 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 1966 | AA | EL | Williamsport Mets | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3.41 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 87.0 | 83 | 36 | 33 | 2 | 33 | 4 | 63 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1966 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | 3 | 3 | .500 | 4.79 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47.0 | 50 | 27 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 39 | 30 | .565 | 3.76 | 125 | 73 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 617.0 | 592 | 318 | 258 | 53 | 228 | 12 | 526 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | A | MIDW | Quincy Jets | 31 | 63 | 52 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 30 | .096 | .230 | .115 | .345 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1964 | A | NYPL | Auburn Mets | 30 | 79 | 65 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 25 | .092 | .178 | .092 | .270 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 1965 | AA | EL | Williamsport Mets | 27 | 47 | 36 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | .139 | .295 | .167 | .462 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | 19 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .182 | .250 | .182 | .432 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1966 | AA | EL | Williamsport Mets | 18 | 30 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .120 | .154 | .120 | .274 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 125 | 231 | 189 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 94 | .111 | .218 | .122 | .339 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | A | MIDW | Quincy Jets | P | 31 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 1 | .963 | .839 |
| 1964 | A | NYPL | Auburn Mets | P | 30 | 5 | 28 | 6 | 2 | .846 | 1.100 |
| 1965 | AA | EL | Williamsport Mets | P | 27 | 3 | 33 | 5 | 2 | .878 | 1.333 |
| 1966 | AAA | IL | Jacksonville Suns | P | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | .263 |
| 1966 | AA | EL | Williamsport Mets | P | 18 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 1 | .947 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 125 | 20 | 98 | 13 | 8 | .901 | .944 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | A | Midwest League | Quincy Jets | NYN | ||
| 1964 | A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Auburn Mets | NYN | ||
| 1965 | AA | Eastern League | Williamsport Mets | NYN | ||
| 1966 | AA | Eastern League | Williamsport Mets | NYN | ||
| 1966 | AAA | International League | Jacksonville Suns | NYN |
Persons data from the Chadwick Baseball Bureau are Copyright Chadwick Baseball Bureau, and are made available under the Open Data Commons Attribution License.
