RF Willie Kirkham #32
Boston Whistlers ABA
Age: 24 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
09/05/2024
 OA: 65 POT: 65
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RF WILLIE KIRKHAM #32 - AGE: 24 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
137 488 157 26 4 32 88 57 146 .322 .398 .588 30 4.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 50 55 55
Gap 50 45 50 50
Power 55 45 55 55
Eye 50 45 55 50
Avoid K's 50 45 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 45
Errors: - 25 65
Arm: 20 40 60
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 55
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 50
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 50
Stealing Aggressiveness: 30
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 75
Sacrifice Bunt: 30
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/04/2024 @ CHG Loss, 4-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/03/2024 @ CHG Loss, 7-9 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 0
09/02/2024 @ CHG Win, 8-2 5 3 4 6 2 0 0 0
09/01/2024 DBST Win, 7-2 3 1 0 1 0 2 0 0
08/31/2024 DBST Win, 14-0 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
08/30/2024 DBST Win, 3-2 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 0
08/28/2024 @ CAR Loss, 4-5 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/27/2024 @ CAR Win, 7-5 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/23/2024 CHS Win, 10-2 4 2 3 3 1 0 0 0
08/22/2024 CHG Win, 7-6 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Kirkham ranks low in terms of loyalty.
Birthday:02/21/2000
Born in:Escondido, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$13,800
Signed Through:2024 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 144 Days
Service This Yr:160 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, 80 Days
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2020, 19th Pick in Round 8
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2024 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 137 488 157 26 4 32 88 85 57 146 .322 .398 .588 .986 .409 .266 163
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 132 554 6 7 1 6 0 2 287 62 30 13 69.8 115.7 8.87 4.9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   167 38 7 2 6 20 20 9 55 1 0 1 .228 .270 .401 .671
Versus Right   321 119 19 2 26 68 65 48 91 1 0 5 .371 .459 .685 1.144
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   13 5 1 0 3 7 5 1 1 0 0 0 .385 .429 1.154 1.582
Last Week   18 7 1 0 0 2 2 4 2 0 0 0 .389 .500 .444 .944
March   12 3 0 0 1 1 2 0 5 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
April   103 34 5 1 7 21 19 13 31 0 0 0 .330 .405 .602 1.007
May   95 25 8 2 5 13 16 13 35 0 0 0 .263 .352 .547 .899
June   90 25 7 0 2 11 10 10 29 0 0 4 .278 .375 .422 .797
July   89 32 2 1 3 13 12 9 23 1 0 1 .360 .420 .506 .926
August   83 33 3 0 11 21 20 9 22 1 0 1 .398 .457 .831 1.289
September   16 5 1 0 3 8 6 3 1 0 0 0 .312 .421 .938 1.359
All-Star Game   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Spring Training   41 9 1 0 2 7 5 2 16 0 0 0 .220 .256 .390 .646
Last Year   312 93 12 3 29 66 57 39 117 1 0 5 .298 .384 .635 1.018
2 Years Ago   14 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 8 0 0 0 .143 .200 .143 .343
Career   814 252 38 7 61 155 143 97 271 3 0 11 .310 .389 .598 .987
Home   239 81 9 2 18 50 46 29 73 0 0 2 .339 .415 .619 1.034
Road   249 76 17 2 14 38 39 28 73 2 0 4 .305 .382 .558 .940
Grass   477 154 26 4 32 87 83 55 145 2 0 6 .323 .398 .595 .994
Turf   11 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 .273 .385 .273 .657
Day   218 65 12 1 12 37 30 26 69 0 0 2 .298 .378 .528 .906
Night   270 92 14 3 20 51 55 31 77 2 0 4 .341 .414 .637 1.051
As Starter   484 156 26 4 32 88 85 57 144 2 0 5 .322 .398 .591 .989
As Reliever / Substitution   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 .250 .400 .250 .650
Pinch Hitting   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 .250 .400 .250 .650
Close/Late   91 28 5 0 8 17 18 16 27 0 0 1 .308 .417 .626 1.043
Inning 1-3   169 56 7 0 11 42 29 11 51 1 0 2 .331 .377 .568 .945
Inning 4-6   176 51 10 3 11 23 31 25 54 0 0 3 .290 .387 .568 .955
Inning 7-9   136 49 9 1 10 23 24 18 41 1 0 0 .360 .432 .662 1.094
Extra Innings   7 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 .143 .455 .143 .597
0 Outs   167 54 10 1 11 18 39 15 47 0 0 2 .323 .386 .593 .979
1 Outs   162 49 6 1 13 36 30 22 45 2 0 3 .302 .392 .593 .984
2 Outs   159 54 10 2 8 34 16 20 54 0 0 1 .340 .417 .579 .995
Scoring Position   123 40 8 1 7 58 25 22 37 2 0 0 .325 .422 .577 .999
Bases Empty   288 93 12 1 22 22 49 28 87 0 0 5 .323 .393 .601 .993
Runner on 1st   77 24 6 2 3 8 11 7 22 0 0 1 .312 .376 .558 .935
Runner on 2nd   40 14 3 1 4 16 10 9 9 0 0 0 .350 .469 .775 1.244
Runner on 3rd   14 2 0 0 0 3 3 8 8 0 0 0 .143 .455 .143 .597
Runner on 1st & 2nd   23 7 2 0 0 5 5 1 6 0 0 0 .304 .333 .391 .725
Runner on 1st & 3rd   22 8 2 0 0 11 2 1 4 2 0 0 .364 .360 .455 .815
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   13 6 1 0 1 11 1 1 5 0 0 0 .462 .500 .769 1.269
Bases Loaded   11 3 0 0 2 12 4 2 5 0 0 0 .273 .385 .818 1.203
Two Strikes   241 50 9 3 7 22 30 25 146 1 0 2 .207 .286 .357 .643
First Pitch   60 30 4 0 7 18 14 7 0 0 0 2 .500 .565 .917 1.482
Count 0-1   52 24 2 1 7 19 10 0 0 0 0 1 .462 .472 .942 1.414
Count 0-2   41 11 1 1 3 6 5 0 24 0 0 1 .268 .286 .561 .847
Count 1-0   38 14 3 0 3 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 .368 .368 .684 1.053
Count 1-1   41 13 3 0 2 7 6 0 0 1 0 0 .317 .310 .537 .846
Count 1-2   85 16 2 0 1 6 5 0 57 1 0 0 .188 .186 .247 .433
Count 2-0   15 7 1 0 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 1 .467 .500 .933 1.433
Count 2-1   27 14 4 0 3 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 .519 .519 1.000 1.519
Count 2-2   58 14 5 0 3 8 10 0 32 0 0 1 .241 .254 .483 .737
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   14 5 0 0 1 3 7 16 0 0 0 0 .357 .700 .571 1.271
Full Count   57 9 1 2 0 2 10 25 33 0 0 0 .158 .415 .246 .660
Behind in Count   178 51 5 2 11 31 20 0 81 1 0 2 .287 .293 .522 .815
Ahead in Count   94 40 8 0 9 22 25 25 0 0 0 1 .426 .550 .798 1.348
Batting 2nd   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 3rd   15 5 0 0 1 1 3 2 5 0 0 0 .333 .412 .533 .945
Batting 4th   104 38 3 2 9 25 23 13 28 1 0 1 .365 .437 .692 1.129
Batting 5th   365 113 23 2 22 62 59 42 111 1 0 4 .310 .386 .564 .950
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 .500 .000 .500
Low Leverage   213 69 9 3 13 23 28 23 64 1 0 3 .324 .396 .577 .973
Medium Leverage   182 56 12 1 13 32 35 19 59 0 0 2 .308 .379 .599 .978
High Leverage   89 30 4 0 5 32 21 15 22 1 0 1 .337 .434 .551 .985
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2022 Boston - ABA 22 4 14 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 8 0 0 .143 .200 .143 .343 -1 -7 -0.1
2023 Boston - ABA 23 102 312 93 12 3 29 66 57 39 5 1 117 19 4 .298 .384 .635 1.018 164 160 3.1
2024 Boston - ABA 24 137 488 157 26 4 32 88 85 57 6 2 146 30 13 .322 .398 .588 .986 164 163 4.9
Total ABA 243 814 252 38 7 61 155 143 97 11 3 271 49 17 .310 .389 .598 .987 161 159 7.9
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2020 Yavapai College - JUCO 20 50 179 58 9 0 17 51 42 26 5 1 36 0 0 .324 .422 .659 1.081 142 141 1.4
2020 (BOS) Palm Beach - DL 20 44 161 45 6 0 16 32 31 17 3 0 35 1 7 .280 .359 .615 .974 150 150 1.2
2020 Long Island - R 20 26 68 17 0 0 6 10 11 10 0 0 21 0 0 .250 .346 .515 .861 114 110 0.3
2021 (BOS) Palm Beach - DL 21 34 130 46 6 2 7 20 31 21 1 0 24 4 5 .354 .447 .592 1.040 163 167 1.4
2021 Vermont - AA 21 5 18 5 0 0 3 5 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 .278 .316 .778 1.094 196 208 0.3
2021 Hartford - AAA 21 96 322 83 10 1 16 40 48 33 1 2 96 13 0 .258 .327 .444 .771 124 128 2.8
2022 Hartford - AAA 22 100 352 91 16 3 18 62 49 39 2 3 108 14 2 .259 .333 .474 .808 134 133 3.0
2023 Hartford - AAA 23 8 25 5 1 0 0 1 3 7 0 0 8 0 0 .200 .375 .240 .615 86 99 0.2
Total AAA 204 699 179 27 4 34 103 100 79 3 5 212 27 2 .256 .332 .452 .784 128 129
Total AA 5 18 5 0 0 3 5 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 .278 .316 .778 1.094 196 208
Total AR 26 68 17 0 0 6 10 11 10 0 0 21 0 0 .250 .346 .515 .861 114 110
Total AJUCO 50 179 58 9 0 17 51 42 26 5 1 36 0 0 .324 .422 .659 1.081 142 141
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2022 Boston - ABA 22 8 7 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286 -19 -34 -0.0
2023 Boston - ABA 23 6 20 10 1 0 0 1 4 3 1 0 4 0 1 .500 .583 .550 1.133 205 217 -0.3
Total ABA 14 27 11 1 0 0 1 6 3 1 0 8 0 1 .407 .484 .444 .928 154 160
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2021 (BOS) Palm Beach - DL LF 32 32 56 1 0 58 1 .983 259.1 1.98 -1.5 .949
2021 (BOS) Palm Beach - DL RF 5 0 5 0 0 6 1 .833 17.1 2.60 +0.0 1.028
2022 Boston - ABA RF 4 4 6 0 0 7 1 .857 36.0 1.50 +0.2 .991
2023 Boston - ABA LF 41 35 43 3 0 47 1 .979 309.2 1.34 -1.6 .928
2023 Boston - ABA RF 24 20 36 2 0 39 1 .974 167.2 2.04 -1.2 .939
2024 Boston - ABA LF 105 104 123 7 0 133 3 .977 901.2 1.30 -5.5 .918
2024 Boston - ABA RF 29 28 50 5 0 56 1 .982 242.0 2.05 -0.2 .974
TOTAL LF 178 171 222 11 0 238 5 .979 1470.2 1.43 -8.7 .927
TOTAL RF 62 52 97 7 0 108 4 .963 463.0 2.02 -1.2 .965
PLAYER HISTORY
01/16/2020 Joined the Yavapai College Roughriders.
06/07/2020 Released by the Yavapai College Roughriders.
06/07/2020 Drafted in the 2020 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 19, 189th overall pick) by the Boston Whistlers.
12/15/2020 Named to the 2020 Sun Coast Baseball League for the (BOS) Palm Beach Waveriders.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (55); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 45 (55).
02/19/2021 Wins the 2020 Championship Round with the (BOS) Palm Beach Waveriders.
07/21/2021 Was selected to the 2021 American Baseball Association All-Star Futures Game.
07/30/2021 Injured (latissimus dorsi (back) strain),out for one week.
10/15/2021 Wins the 2021 ABA Development League World Series with the Hartford Matadors!
12/12/2021 Detrimentally completed training to improve his defense at left field at the Boston Whistlers development complex.
12/16/2021 Named to the 2021 Sun Coast Baseball League for the (BOS) Palm Beach Waveriders.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 50 (55); Eye: 45 (55).
05/13/2022 Injured (shoulder tendinitis),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
08/03/2022 Injured (quadriceps strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
08/13/2022 Injured (strained foot),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
09/01/2022 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
11/25/2022 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $13,200.
12/07/2022 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at left field at the Boston Whistlers development complex.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (55).
02/20/2023 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Boston Whistlers development complex.
03/19/2023 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for one week.
04/18/2023 Injured (latissimus dorsi (back) strain),out for one week.
06/28/2023 Named the #99 prospect in the ABA
07/06/2023 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 3 days.
08/09/2023 Hits three home runs against the Dallas Dragons, going 3-3 with 6 RBI and 3 runs scored!
09/12/2023 Hits three home runs against the Indianapolis Eagles, going 3-4 with 4 RBI and 3 runs scored!
09/18/2023 Wins the ABA AC Player of the Week Award.
10/01/2023 Wins the ABA AC Batter of the Month Award.
10/01/2023 Wins the ABA AC Rookie of the Month Award.
11/08/2023 Wins the 2023 ABA AC Silver Slugger Award at LF.
11/22/2023 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $13,800.
12/21/2023 Outstandingly completed training to improve his outfield defense at the Boston Whistlers development complex.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (55); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (50).
07/17/2024 Was selected to the 2024 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
08/19/2024 Wins the ABA AC Player of the Week Award.
08/20/2024 Injured (knee inflammation),day-to-day for one week.
09/01/2024 Wins the ABA AC Batter of the Month Award.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2020 43 8
Year TB Rank
2020 99 7
Year HR Rank
2020 16 1
Year SB Rank
2021 4 3
Year EBH Rank
2020 22 7
Year ISO Rank
2020 .335 7
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