#78 Bill Hightower, Starting Pitcher, 30 yrs, Hartford Whalers

#78 Bill Hightower, Starting Pitcher, 30 yrs, Hartford Whalers
Wednesday, 4/1/2013

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Bill Hightower

9/27/1982
30
USA
6"2
225

Starting Pitcher
R
R

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3 / 6 (Well Known)
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Very inconsistent
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3.0 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 4,214,286
2013 (Arbitration eligible)
5 Year(s), 160 Days (1020 total Days)
0 Day(s)
5 Year(s), 160 Days (1020 total Days)
8 Year(s)
Arbitration eligible
2 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	5	7	10	85-88 Mph
Versus LHB	5	7	10
Versus RHB	5	8	10
Talent	6	7	10

Pitching Ratings
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8
67
4

Pitches:
Knuckleball
Fastball
Curveball
Screwball

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	3	5	1	2	2
Versus LHP	3	5	1	2	2
Versus RHP	3	5	1	2	2
Talent	3	5	1	2	2

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2
4
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1
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Fielding Ratings
P : 5 (Range), .987 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

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Opp.

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Dec

Pitching Stats 2013

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	0	0	.0
Projected	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	0	0	.0	0	0	.0	.0	.0	.0	0	0	.0	0	0	.0	0.00

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
vs. RHB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Road	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
2006	1	1	1	0	0	3.86	7.0	9	3	3	0	1	6	0	0	1.43	.391	ATC
2007	25	25	11	10	0	4.35	155.0	168	82	75	8	55	107	0	0	1.44	.330	ATC
2008	32	32	11	13	0	3.47	210.1	195	86	81	12	72	137	1	1	1.27	.287	ATC
2009	32	32	11	15	0	3.93	213.0	209	103	93	7	75	139	3	2	1.33	.299	NWK
2010	34	34	14	11	0	3.30	226.2	222	89	83	3	72	149	3	2	1.30	.308	NWK
2011	37	37	15	10	0	4.04	234.0	250	125	105	6	76	156	3	0	1.39	.327	NWK,UL
2012	36	36	13	12	0	3.79	225.1	232	108	95	4	83	150	1	1	1.40	.318	NWK
Total	197	197	76	71	0	3.79	1271.1	1285	596	535	40	434	844	11	6	1.35	.312

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
2005, AA	31	31	11	11	0	3.76	189.1	208	88	79	12	66	127	0	0	1.45	.326
2006, A	1	1	0	1	0	7.50	6.0	12	5	5	0	2	4	0	0	2.33	.500
2006, AAA	28	28	12	9	0	3.14	183.1	186	81	64	13	53	139	1	1	1.30	.307
2007, AAA	4	4	1	2	0	2.95	21.1	15	10	7	1	8	17	0	0	1.08	.233

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
2012	2	2	0	1	0	3.86	11.2	17	5	5	5	9	0	0
Total	2	2	0	1	0	3.86	11.2	17	5	5	5	9	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
2006	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	ATC
2007	25	46	12	2	0	0	10	4	5	17	1	0	.261	.327	.304	.631	ATC
2008	32	69	17	4	1	0	7	4	1	26	0	0	.246	.257	.333	.590	ATC
2009	32	12	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	8	0	0	.167	.167	.250	.417	NWK
2010	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	NWK
2011	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	NWK,UL
2012	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	NWK
Total	197	128	31	7	1	0	17	9	7	51	1	0	.242	.279	.313	.592

Fielding Stats 2013

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Player History

Drafted in 27th round, 636th overall pick, by Atlantic City in 2005...
Drafted in 27th round, 636th overall pick, by Atlantic City in 2005...
Earned first career win on 6/6/2006...
Injured on 4/16/2007 with a Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 5 weeks...
Had first career hit on 6/6/2007, off Cedrick Palmieri (CAR)...
1/31/2011: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,214,286 through salary arbitration...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/2011, going 4-1, 2.03...
1/31/2012: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,214,286 through salary arbitration...
Pitched NO-HITTER against Calgary on 4/18/2012, striking out 3...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/20/2012, winning 2 games with a 1.69 ERA...
1/31/2013: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,214,286 through salary arbitration...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

ERA 2010 - 3.30 - 9th	Losses 2009 - 15 - 7th	IP 2011 - 234.0 - 10th	CG 2009 - 3 - 9th	SHO 2008 - 1 - 9th 2009 - 2 - 1st

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