RF Willie Kirkham #32
Boston Whistlers ABA
Age: 25 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Good
05/27/2025
 OA: 70 POT: 70
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RF WILLIE KIRKHAM #32 - AGE: 25 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
20 72 23 6 0 6 17 4 19 .319 .375 .653 2 0.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 50 55 55
Gap 50 45 55 50
Power 55 45 55 55
Eye 50 45 55 50
Avoid K's 50 50 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
05/25/2025 DBST Loss, 6-10 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
05/24/2025 DBST Loss, 3-6 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 0
05/23/2025 DBST Loss, 5-14 5 2 2 1 1 0 2 1
05/22/2025 TB Win, 8-1 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
05/21/2025 TB Win, 3-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
05/20/2025 TB Win, 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
05/19/2025 HH Win, 8-6 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
04/10/2025 CHG Win, 10-3 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 0
04/09/2025 NYN Win, 5-4 4 2 3 0 0 0 1 0
04/08/2025 NYN Loss, 8-10 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Kirkham has a poor track record in terms of loyalty.
Birthday:02/21/2000
Born in:Escondido, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$14,000
Signed Through:2025 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 44 Days
Service This Yr:60 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, 152 Days
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2020, 19th Pick in Round 8
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2025 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 20 72 23 6 0 6 17 14 4 19 .319 .375 .653 1.028 .427 .333 176
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 20 80 3 0 0 0 0 1 47 12 2 3 40.0 17.0 8.66 .6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   24 6 3 0 0 1 5 1 7 0 0 3 .250 .357 .375 .732
Versus Right   48 17 3 0 6 16 9 3 12 1 0 0 .354 .385 .792 1.176
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   26 8 1 0 2 5 5 0 6 1 0 1 .308 .321 .577 .898
March   12 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
April   34 13 5 0 4 12 9 2 8 0 0 2 .382 .447 .882 1.330
May   26 8 1 0 2 5 5 0 6 1 0 1 .308 .321 .577 .898
Spring Training   34 10 2 0 2 7 3 1 12 0 0 0 .294 .314 .529 .844
Last Year   498 159 26 4 33 90 87 58 150 2 0 7 .319 .396 .586 .983
2 Years Ago   312 93 12 3 29 66 57 39 117 1 0 5 .298 .384 .635 1.018
Career   896 277 44 7 68 174 159 102 294 4 0 15 .309 .387 .602 .989
Home   49 17 5 0 3 9 8 2 13 1 0 1 .347 .377 .633 1.010
Road   23 6 1 0 3 8 6 2 6 0 0 2 .261 .370 .696 1.066
Grass   72 23 6 0 6 17 14 4 19 1 0 3 .319 .375 .653 1.028
Day   28 10 2 0 4 9 7 2 8 1 0 0 .357 .387 .857 1.244
Night   44 13 4 0 2 8 7 2 11 0 0 3 .295 .367 .523 .890
As Starter   72 23 6 0 6 17 14 4 19 1 0 3 .319 .375 .653 1.028
Close/Late   7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .143 .143 .286 .429
Inning 1-3   24 6 1 0 3 7 6 0 7 0 0 3 .250 .333 .667 1.000
Inning 4-6   31 13 3 0 2 7 7 3 6 1 0 0 .419 .457 .710 1.167
Inning 7-9   17 4 2 0 1 3 1 1 6 0 0 0 .235 .278 .529 .807
0 Outs   26 10 3 0 1 1 5 1 3 0 0 1 .385 .429 .615 1.044
1 Outs   19 4 1 0 2 6 3 0 8 1 0 1 .211 .238 .579 .817
2 Outs   27 9 2 0 3 10 6 3 8 0 0 1 .333 .419 .741 1.160
Scoring Position   21 5 1 0 1 9 3 2 7 1 0 1 .238 .320 .429 .749
Bases Empty   39 13 4 0 2 2 8 2 9 0 0 2 .333 .395 .590 .985
Runner on 1st   12 5 1 0 3 6 3 0 3 0 0 0 .417 .417 1.250 1.667
Runner on 2nd   7 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
Runner on 3rd   5 1 0 0 1 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .200 .286 .800 1.086
Runner on 1st & 2nd   3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .400 .500 .900
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Two Strikes   33 8 3 0 2 6 5 2 19 0 0 2 .242 .324 .515 .839
First Pitch   8 4 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .500 .500 .750 1.250
Count 0-1   5 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 1.000 1.400
Count 0-2   4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 .250 .400 .500 .900
Count 1-0   6 3 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Count 1-1   7 3 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 1.000 1.429
Count 1-2   13 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 9 0 0 0 .154 .154 .462 .615
Count 2-0   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   6 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Count 2-2   7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 .143 .250 .143 .393
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   5 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .333 .800 1.133
Full Count   9 4 1 0 1 4 2 2 5 0 0 0 .444 .545 .889 1.434
Behind in Count   22 5 2 0 2 4 3 0 12 0 0 1 .227 .261 .591 .852
Ahead in Count   19 6 0 0 2 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 .316 .381 .632 1.013
Batting 4th   33 10 1 0 3 6 5 2 9 1 0 0 .303 .333 .606 .939
Batting 5th   39 13 5 0 3 11 9 2 10 0 0 3 .333 .409 .692 1.101
Low Leverage   34 9 4 0 3 6 6 3 11 0 0 2 .265 .359 .647 1.006
Medium Leverage   30 12 1 0 3 8 7 1 6 1 0 1 .400 .424 .733 1.158
High Leverage   8 2 1 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .375 .625
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 24 141 498 159 26 4 33 90 87 58 7 2 150 30 14 .319 .396 .586 .983 164 163 4.9
2025 Boston - ABA 25 20 72 23 6 0 6 17 14 4 3 1 19 2 3 .319 .375 .653 1.028 174 176 0.6
Total ABA 267 896 277 44 7 68 174 159 102 15 4 294 51 21 .309 .387 .602 .989 162 160 8.5
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 -5.4 .919
2024 Boston - ABA RF 33 32 55 5 0 61 1 .984 267.0 2.02 -0.9 .965
2025 Boston - ABA CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2025 Boston - ABA RF 21 20 24 2 0 26 0 1.000 170.0 1.38 -2.6 .907
TOTAL LF 178 171 222 11 0 238 5 .979 1470.2 1.43 -8.6 .928
TOTAL RF 87 76 126 9 0 139 4 .971 658.0 1.85 -4.4 .950
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.
09/08/2024 Injured (fractured ankle),out for 4-5 months.
11/08/2024 Wins the 2024 ABA AC Silver Slugger Award at LF.
11/22/2024 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $14,000.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 50 (50).
04/01/2025 Hits three home runs against the Detroit Giants, going 3-4 with 6 RBI and 3 runs scored!
04/10/2025 Injured (latissimus dorsi (back) strain),out for 5-6 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2020 43 8
Year TB Rank
2020 99 7
Year HR Rank
2020 16 1
2024 33 6
Year SB Rank
2021 4 3
Year IBB Rank
2024 7 6
Year EBH Rank
2020 22 7
Year AVG Rank
2024 .319 1
Year OBP Rank
2024 .396 1
Year SLG Rank
2024 .586 2
Year RC Rank
2024 116.88 6
Year RC/27 Rank
2024 8.74 2
Year ISO Rank
2020 .335 7
2024 .267 4
Year wOBA Rank
2024 .407 2
Year OPS Rank
2024 .983 1
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