LF Willie Kirkham #32
Boston Whistlers ABA
Age: 23 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
06/03/2023
 OA: 45 POT: 50
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LF WILLIE KIRKHAM #32 - AGE: 23 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
21 62 17 1 0 6 13 5 29 .274 .348 .581 4 0.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 55 55
Gap 50 45 50 50
Power 55 50 55 55
Eye 50 45 55 55
Avoid K's 45 40 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 40
Errors: - 25 50
Arm: 20 40 60
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 25 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 45
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 40
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 50
Stealing Aggressiveness: 30
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 70
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
06/02/2023 DBST Win, 4-3 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 1
05/31/2023 CAR Loss, 1-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
05/30/2023 CAR Win, 7-2 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
05/27/2023 @ CHS Loss, 6-7 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
05/25/2023 @ TB Win, 14-7 5 3 3 4 1 0 2 1
05/24/2023 @ TB Win, 4-2 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
05/23/2023 @ TB Win, 10-1 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
05/21/2023 PHO Loss, 3-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
05/20/2023 PHO Loss, 6-7 6 2 1 0 0 1 3 1
05/18/2023 @ AUS Loss, 1-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Kirkham is known for his sense of humor.
Personality Class: Prankster
High: Financial Ambition
Low: Loyalty
Birthday:02/21/2000
Born in:Escondido, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$13,200
Signed Through:2023 Season
Major Service:None, 40 Days
Service This Yr:36 Days
40-Man Service:None, 156 Days
Pro Service:3 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2020, 19th Pick in Round 8
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2023 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 21 62 17 1 0 6 13 13 5 29 .274 .348 .581 .928 .377 .306 136
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 14 69 2 1 0 1 0 0 36 7 4 2 66.7 12.1 6.79 .4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   11 3 0 0 1 4 1 1 4 0 0 0 .273 .333 .545 .879
Versus Right   51 14 1 0 5 9 12 4 25 0 0 2 .275 .351 .588 .939
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   10 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 5 0 0 1 .200 .273 .500 .773
Last Week   14 6 1 0 1 5 5 0 6 0 0 1 .429 .467 .714 1.181
April   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
May   58 16 1 0 6 13 12 5 27 0 0 1 .276 .344 .603 .947
June   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 .333 .500 .333 .833
Spring Training   39 6 0 0 1 2 4 4 13 0 0 0 .154 .233 .231 .463
Last Year   14 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 8 0 0 0 .143 .200 .143 .343
Career   76 19 1 0 6 14 14 6 37 0 0 2 .250 .321 .500 .821
Home   34 9 0 0 3 5 6 3 16 0 0 1 .265 .342 .529 .872
Road   28 8 1 0 3 8 7 2 13 0 0 1 .286 .355 .643 .998
Grass   62 17 1 0 6 13 13 5 29 0 0 2 .274 .348 .581 .928
Day   40 10 1 0 4 10 9 3 18 0 0 0 .250 .302 .575 .877
Night   22 7 0 0 2 3 4 2 11 0 0 2 .318 .423 .591 1.014
As Starter   53 14 1 0 5 10 12 5 25 0 0 1 .264 .339 .566 .905
As Reliever / Substitution   9 3 0 0 1 3 1 0 4 0 0 1 .333 .400 .667 1.067
Pinch Hitting   6 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 .333 .429 .833 1.262
Close/Late   19 7 0 0 2 4 5 2 8 0 0 1 .368 .455 .684 1.139
Inning 1-3   17 2 0 0 1 3 2 1 13 0 0 1 .118 .211 .294 .505
Inning 4-6   17 5 1 0 2 4 4 2 4 0 0 0 .294 .368 .706 1.074
Inning 7-9   24 8 0 0 3 5 6 1 10 0 0 1 .333 .385 .708 1.093
Extra Innings   4 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .500 .600 .500 1.100
0 Outs   22 2 0 0 1 1 3 3 12 0 0 1 .091 .231 .227 .458
1 Outs   19 7 0 0 2 6 4 1 8 0 0 1 .368 .429 .684 1.113
2 Outs   21 8 1 0 3 6 6 1 9 0 0 0 .381 .409 .857 1.266
Scoring Position   14 4 1 0 1 6 3 3 6 0 0 1 .286 .444 .571 1.016
Bases Empty   36 10 0 0 3 3 8 2 19 0 0 1 .278 .333 .528 .861
Runner on 1st   12 3 0 0 2 4 2 0 4 0 0 0 .250 .250 .750 1.000
Runner on 2nd   6 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 1 .167 .444 .167 .611
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   4 2 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .600 .750 1.350
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 4.000 5.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   42 6 0 0 2 3 5 4 29 0 0 0 .143 .217 .286 .503
First Pitch   7 3 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .429 .556 .857 1.413
Count 0-1   1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Count 0-2   8 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 .125 .125 .500 .625
Count 1-0   3 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.667 2.333
Count 1-1   5 3 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 .600 .667 1.800 2.467
Count 1-2   15 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 0 0 0 .133 .133 .133 .267
Count 2-0   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 2-1   2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-2   13 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 9 0 0 0 .154 .154 .385 .538
Count 3-1   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Full Count   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 .167 .500 .167 .667
Behind in Count   24 4 1 0 1 3 4 0 17 0 0 0 .167 .167 .333 .500
Ahead in Count   7 4 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .571 .571 1.000 1.571
Batting 2nd   5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 .200 .333 .200 .533
Batting 4th   8 3 0 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 .375 .375 .750 1.125
Batting 5th   10 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 0 0 .100 .308 .100 .408
Batting 6th   20 6 0 0 4 7 5 1 7 0 0 1 .300 .364 .900 1.264
Batting 7th   18 6 1 0 1 4 6 1 9 0 0 0 .333 .368 .556 .924
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   23 6 0 0 3 4 5 1 13 0 0 0 .261 .292 .652 .944
Medium Leverage   23 7 0 0 2 5 3 1 10 0 0 1 .304 .360 .565 .925
High Leverage   16 4 1 0 1 4 5 3 6 0 0 1 .250 .400 .500 .900
ABA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE 2023 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 8 25 5 1 0 0 1 3 7 8 .200 .375 .240 .615 .302 .040 93
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 8 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0.0 2.9 3.96 .1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   8 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 .125 .300 .125 .425
Versus Right   17 4 1 0 0 1 2 5 6 0 0 0 .235 .409 .294 .703
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   25 5 1 0 0 1 3 7 8 0 0 0 .200 .375 .240 .615
Last Year   352 91 16 3 18 62 49 39 108 3 0 2 .259 .333 .474 .808
2 Years Ago   322 83 10 1 16 40 48 33 96 2 0 1 .258 .327 .444 .771
Career   699 179 27 4 34 103 100 79 212 5 0 3 .256 .332 .452 .784
Home   18 1 0 0 0 1 3 6 6 0 0 0 .056 .292 .056 .347
Road   7 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .571 .625 .714 1.339
Grass   25 5 1 0 0 1 3 7 8 0 0 0 .200 .375 .240 .615
Day   10 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 .400 .500 .500 1.000
Night   15 1 0 0 0 1 2 5 6 0 0 0 .067 .300 .067 .367
As Starter   25 5 1 0 0 1 3 7 8 0 0 0 .200 .375 .240 .615
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 -2 -7 -0.1
2023 Boston - ABA 23 21 62 17 1 0 6 13 13 5 2 0 29 4 2 .274 .348 .581 .928 142 136 0.4
Total ABA 25 76 19 1 0 6 14 14 6 2 0 37 4 2 .250 .321 .500 .821 116 110 0.2
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 1.081 140 141 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 .861 112 109 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 1.040 164 167 1.4
2021 Vermont - AA 21 5 18 5 0 0 3 5 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 .278 .316 .778 1.094 195 207 0.3
2021 Hartford - AAA 21 96 322 83 10 1 16 40 48 33 1 2 96 13 0 .258 .327 .444 .771 121 124 2.7
2022 Hartford - AAA 22 100 352 91 16 3 18 62 49 39 2 3 108 14 2 .259 .333 .474 .808 130 129 2.8
2023 Hartford - AAA 23 8 25 5 1 0 0 1 3 7 0 0 8 0 0 .200 .375 .240 .615 83 93 0.1
Total AAA 204 699 179 27 4 34 103 100 79 3 5 212 27 2 .256 .332 .452 .784 124 125
Total AA 5 18 5 0 0 3 5 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 .278 .316 .778 1.094 195 207
Total AR 26 68 17 0 0 6 10 11 10 0 0 21 0 0 .250 .346 .515 .861 112 109
Total AJUCO 50 179 58 9 0 17 51 42 26 5 1 36 0 0 .324 .422 .659 1.081 140 141
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 -20 -34 -0.0
Total ABA 8 7 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286 -20 -34
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 15 12 12 2 0 14 0 1.000 113.1 1.11 -1.2 .833
2023 Hartford - AAA LF 8 8 15 1 0 17 1 .941 67.0 2.15 -0.2 .927
2023 Boston - ABA RF 3 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 19.0 1.89 +0.3 .995
TOTAL LF 55 52 83 4 0 89 2 .978 439.2 1.78 -2.9 .926
TOTAL RF 12 6 15 0 0 17 2 .882 72.1 1.87 +0.5 1.005
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.
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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