Bob Willard  
First Baseman | Retired or Inactive Players

Hitting
The book on Willard is that you can knock the bat out of his hands with an average major league fastball. Willard always has been a line-drive hitter who uses the entire field. He hits righthanders and lefthanders with equal consistency.

Baserunning & Defense
Willard has below-average speed and is a poor baserunner. His glovework leaves a lot to be desired. Bob's arm leaves a little to be a desired.

2010 Outlook
What The Retired or Inactive Players was thinking when they signed Willard to a long contract, is beyond me: this guy flat-out sucks.

          -- Moostard Nyman
 

 

Year Team POS CH PH SP GF PL vL Hm Sc CL Age Exp Slot FA AS Qualified Positions Nyman Rating
1998 FA 1B 34 30 30 53 50 52 54 53 48 32 0 Free Agent 39 34 . 155
1999 FA 1B 33 30 30 53 50 52 54 53 48 33 0 Free Agent 39 33 . 151
2000 FA 1B 33 30 29 53 50 52 54 53 48 34 0 Free Agent 39 32 . 148
2001 FA 1B 33 29 28 53 50 52 54 53 48 35 0 Free Agent 39 32 . 144
2002 FA 1B 33 29 26 53 50 52 54 53 48 36 0 Free Agent 38 31 . 140
2003 FA 1B 31 28 24 53 50 52 54 53 48 37 0 Free Agent 37 31 . 130
2004 FA 1B 29 27 22 53 50 52 54 53 48 38 0 Free Agent 35 31 . 121
Ratings Delta     -2 -1 -2             +1     -2     -9
History generated by Biorhythm v2.6.86 on Sun Nov 14 13:28:08 EST 2004

Data printed in red denotes that player was in the top two percent for that category and year. Blue data denotes membership to the bottom two percent.