Bill Bruton
William Haron Bruton
Born: November 9, 1925
Panola, AL USA
Deceased: 1995
Marshallton, DE USA
Primary Position: CF
All Position(s) Played: RF, CF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 169
Career: 1953-1964
Minor League Statistics
Bill Bruton compiled a career batting average of .273 with 94 home runs and 545 RBI in his 1610-game career with the Milwaukee Braves and Detroit Tigers. He began playing during the 1953 season and last took the field during the 1964 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 151 | 668 | 613 | 82 | 153 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 41 | 26 | 11 | 44 | 100 | .250 | .306 | .330 | .636 | 202 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 142 | 619 | 567 | 89 | 161 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 34 | 13 | 40 | 78 | .284 | .336 | .365 | .701 | 207 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 149 | 685 | 636 | 106 | 175 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 47 | 25 | 11 | 43 | 72 | .275 | .325 | .403 | .728 | 256 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 1956 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 147 | 578 | 525 | 73 | 143 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 56 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 63 | .272 | .304 | .419 | .723 | 220 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 11 |
| 1957 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 79 | 332 | 306 | 41 | 85 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 35 | .278 | .317 | .438 | .755 | 134 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 1958 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 100 | 361 | 325 | 47 | 91 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 37 | .280 | .336 | .360 | .696 | 117 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 1959 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 133 | 522 | 478 | 72 | 138 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 13 | 5 | 35 | 54 | .289 | .338 | .397 | .735 | 190 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| 1960 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | 151 | 677 | 629 | 112 | 180 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 54 | 22 | 13 | 41 | 97 | .286 | .330 | .428 | .758 | 269 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 1961 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 160 | 668 | 596 | 99 | 153 | 15 | 5 | 17 | 63 | 22 | 6 | 61 | 66 | .257 | .327 | .384 | .712 | 229 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1962 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 147 | 633 | 561 | 90 | 156 | 27 | 5 | 16 | 74 | 14 | 7 | 55 | 67 | .278 | .346 | .430 | .776 | 241 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 1963 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 145 | 594 | 524 | 84 | 134 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 14 | 7 | 59 | 70 | .256 | .330 | .372 | .703 | 195 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| 1964 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 106 | 331 | 296 | 42 | 82 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 32 | 54 | .277 | .347 | .399 | .745 | 118 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 1610 | 6668 | 6056 | 937 | 1651 | 241 | 102 | 94 | 545 | 207 | 89 | 482 | 793 | .273 | .328 | .393 | .720 | 2378 | 73 | 29 | 72 | 29 | 32 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | OF | 150 | 0 | 0.0 | 397 | 15 | 9 | 5 | .979 | 2.747 | |
| 1954 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | OF | 141 | 129 | 1193.3 | 350 | 14 | 7 | 3 | .981 | 2.745 | 2.582 |
| 1955 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | OF | 149 | 145 | 1309.0 | 412 | 17 | 14 | 6 | .968 | 2.950 | 2.879 |
| 1956 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | OF | 145 | 138 | 1246.3 | 391 | 10 | 13 | 1 | .969 | 2.896 | 2.766 |
| 1957 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | OF | 79 | 76 | 689.7 | 206 | 5 | 4 | 2 | .981 | 2.754 | 2.671 |
| 1958 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | OF | 96 | 85 | 748.7 | 203 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .977 | 2.512 | 2.177 |
| 1959 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | OF | 133 | 114 | 1045.3 | 309 | 6 | 3 | 2 | .991 | 2.712 | 2.368 |
| 1960 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | OF | 149 | 145 | 1317.3 | 351 | 10 | 5 | 3 | .986 | 2.466 | 2.423 |
| 1961 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 155 | 141 | 1291.3 | 410 | 4 | 5 | 2 | .988 | 2.885 | 2.671 |
| 1962 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 145 | 134 | 1231.7 | 394 | 5 | 7 | 2 | .983 | 2.916 | 2.752 |
| 1963 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 138 | 127 | 1159.3 | 339 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .991 | 2.678 | 2.500 |
| 1964 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 81 | 67 | 592.3 | 143 | 7 | 2 | 3 | .987 | 2.279 | 1.852 |
| Totals | 1561 | 1301 | 11824.3 | 3905 | 105 | 77 | 32 | .981 | 3.052 | 2.569 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | WS | 7 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | .412 | .545 | .588 | 1.134 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 7 | 22 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | .412 | .545 | .588 | 1.134 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | NL | Milwaukee Braves | WS | CF | 7 | 4 | 42.0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .923 | 2.571 | 1.714 |
| Totals | 7 | 4 | 42.0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .923 | 2.571 | 1.714 |
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