Player

Bill Freehan

Player Info
Full Name
William Ashley
Born
November 29, 1941
Detroit, MI, USA
Died
August 19, 2021
Size
6'3" / 203 lbs
B/T
R / R
Debut
September 26, 1961
Final Game
October 3, 1976
Career
16 years
Teams
Honors
11 x All-Star
1975, 1973, 1972, 1971, 1970, 1969, 1968, 1967, 1966, 1965, 1964
1971 - Sporting News All-Star (AL)
1969 - Sporting News All-Star (AL)
1969 - Gold Glove (AL)
1968 - Sporting News All-Star (AL)
1968 - Gold Glove (AL)
1967 - Sporting News All-Star (AL)
1967 - Gold Glove (AL)
1966 - Gold Glove (AL)
1965 - Gold Glove (AL)
Career Batting
1,774
G
.262
AVG
1,591
H
200
HR
758
RBI
.743
OPS
121
OPS vs Lg
92% of the career qualification threshold · about these stats
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1976 Detroit Tigers 71 237 64 10 1 5 22 .270
1975 Detroit Tigers 120 427 105 17 3 14 42 .246
1974 Detroit Tigers 130 445 132 17 5 18 58 .297
1973 Detroit Tigers 110 380 89 10 1 6 33 .234
1972 Detroit Tigers 111 374 98 18 2 10 51 .262
1971 Detroit Tigers 148 516 143 26 4 21 57 .277
1970 Detroit Tigers 117 395 95 17 3 16 44 .241
1969 Detroit Tigers 143 489 128 16 3 16 61 .262
1968 Detroit Tigers 155 540 142 24 2 25 73 .263
1967 Detroit Tigers 155 517 146 23 1 20 66 .282
1966 Detroit Tigers 136 492 115 22 0 12 47 .234
1965 Detroit Tigers 130 431 101 15 0 10 45 .234
1964 Detroit Tigers 144 520 156 14 8 18 69 .300
1963 Detroit Tigers 100 300 73 12 2 9 37 .243
1961 Detroit Tigers 4 10 4 0 0 0 1 .400
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1976 AL 255 .114 .282 4.7 10.6 102 5.0
1975 AL 468 .152 .254 6.8 12.0 99 14.3
1974 AL 502 .182 .295 8.4 8.8 141 18.0
1973 AL 435 .079 .239 9.2 6.9 81 6.0
1972 AL 430 .139 .280 11.2 11.9 133 10.4
1971 AL 586 .188 .271 9.2 8.2 139 21.0 ✓
1970 AL 458 .180 .236 11.4 10.5 114 16.0
1969 AL 555 .143 .266 9.5 9.9 116 16.0 ✓
1968 AL 635 .191 .258 10.2 10.1 156 24.7 ✓
1967 AL 618 .164 .292 11.8 11.5 155 19.9 ✓
1966 AL 544 .118 .251 7.4 13.2 92 12.0 ✓
1965 AL 485 .104 .252 8.0 13.0 90 10.0
1964 AL 572 .162 .313 6.3 11.9 133 17.9 ✓
1963 AL 345 .143 .269 11.3 16.2 108 9.0
1961 AL 11 .000 .400 9.1 0.0 140 0.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
C 1,581 9,941 721 72 98 .993
1B 157 1,294 92 9 98 .994
OF 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1976 Detroit Tigers 1B 2 16 6 0 2 1.000
1976 Detroit Tigers C 61 312 28 6 2 .983
1975 Detroit Tigers 1B 5 53 2 0 4 1.000
1975 Detroit Tigers C 113 582 64 6 8 .991
1974 Detroit Tigers 1B 65 590 36 4 49 .994
1974 Detroit Tigers C 63 312 45 5 6 .986
1973 Detroit Tigers 1B 7 54 3 0 2 1.000
1973 Detroit Tigers C 98 584 50 3 3 .995
1972 Detroit Tigers 1B 1 6 3 0 0 1.000
1972 Detroit Tigers C 105 648 57 8 9 .989
1971 Detroit Tigers C 144 912 50 4 6 .996
1971 Detroit Tigers OF 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1970 Detroit Tigers C 114 742 42 2 6 .997
1969 Detroit Tigers 1B 20 138 7 3 7 .980
1969 Detroit Tigers C 120 821 49 7 7 .992
1968 Detroit Tigers 1B 21 162 10 1 11 .994
1968 Detroit Tigers C 138 971 73 6 15 .994
1968 Detroit Tigers OF 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1967 Detroit Tigers 1B 11 77 5 0 6 1.000
1967 Detroit Tigers C 147 950 63 8 9 .992
1966 Detroit Tigers 1B 5 44 4 0 3 1.000
1966 Detroit Tigers C 132 898 56 4 11 .996
1965 Detroit Tigers C 129 865 57 4 4 .996
1964 Detroit Tigers 1B 1 7 0 0 0 1.000
1964 Detroit Tigers C 141 923 61 7 7 .993
1963 Detroit Tigers 1B 19 147 16 1 14 .994
1963 Detroit Tigers C 73 407 22 2 5 .995
1961 Detroit Tigers C 3 14 4 0 0 1.000
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 10 36 5 1 5 .139
1972 AL Championship Series Detroit Tigers 3 12 3 1 3 .250
1968 World Series Detroit Tigers 7 24 2 0 2 .083