LF Willie Kirkham #32
Boston Whistlers ABA
Age: 23 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
08/17/2023
 OA: 50 POT: 50
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LF WILLIE KIRKHAM #32 - AGE: 23 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
71 225 67 10 3 17 37 29 92 .298 .385 .596 12 1.7
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 55 50 55 55
Avoid K's 45 40 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 40
Errors: - 25 50
Arm: 20 40 65
Turn DP: - 25 -
Framing: 25 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 45
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 45
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 50
Stealing Aggressiveness: 30
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 75
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/16/2023 AUS Win, 6-1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 0
08/15/2023 AUS Loss, 1-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/14/2023 AUS Win, 3-2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/13/2023 @ HH Loss, 8-9 6 0 1 1 0 0 4 0
08/12/2023 @ HH Loss, 5-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/11/2023 @ HH Loss, 2-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/09/2023 DD Win, 8-2 3 3 3 6 3 1 0 0
08/06/2023 @ VAC Win, 11-10 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/05/2023 @ VAC Loss, 4-6 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/04/2023 @ VAC Win, 3-2 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 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, 115 Days
Service This Yr:111 Days
40-Man Service:1 Year, 59 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 71 225 67 10 3 17 37 37 29 92 .298 .385 .596 .981 .399 .298 152
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 57 257 3 3 0 2 0 0 134 30 12 3 80.0 54.1 8.95 1.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   30 11 1 0 3 9 5 5 9 0 0 0 .367 .457 .700 1.157
Versus Right   195 56 9 3 14 28 31 24 83 0 0 3 .287 .374 .579 .953
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   6 2 0 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 .333 .556 .833 1.389
Last Week   11 4 1 0 3 7 3 1 6 0 0 0 .364 .417 1.273 1.689
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   59 16 4 1 3 7 9 8 24 0 0 2 .271 .377 .525 .902
July   70 24 3 0 4 8 9 11 24 0 0 0 .343 .432 .557 .989
August   37 11 2 2 4 9 7 5 17 0 0 0 .297 .381 .784 1.165
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   239 69 10 3 17 38 38 30 100 0 0 3 .289 .375 .569 .944
Home   111 37 4 0 12 21 20 19 42 0 0 2 .333 .439 .694 1.133
Road   114 30 6 3 5 16 17 10 50 0 0 1 .263 .328 .500 .828
Grass   225 67 10 3 17 37 37 29 92 0 0 3 .298 .385 .596 .981
Day   105 24 3 1 7 17 17 7 44 0 0 0 .229 .277 .476 .753
Night   120 43 7 2 10 20 20 22 48 0 0 3 .358 .469 .700 1.169
As Starter   211 64 10 3 16 34 34 28 85 0 0 1 .303 .388 .607 .994
As Reliever / Substitution   14 3 0 0 1 3 3 1 7 0 0 2 .214 .353 .429 .782
Pinch Hitting   10 2 0 0 1 2 2 1 4 0 0 2 .200 .385 .500 .885
Close/Late   56 18 1 0 5 10 11 9 22 0 0 2 .321 .433 .607 1.040
Inning 1-3   67 16 1 1 4 10 8 6 31 0 0 1 .239 .311 .463 .773
Inning 4-6   75 23 6 2 6 11 13 11 29 0 0 0 .307 .395 .680 1.075
Inning 7-9   75 24 3 0 6 14 13 11 28 0 0 2 .320 .420 .600 1.020
Extra Innings   8 4 0 0 1 2 2 1 4 0 0 0 .500 .556 .875 1.431
0 Outs   75 16 5 0 3 5 8 7 30 0 0 2 .213 .298 .400 .698
1 Outs   75 26 3 2 7 15 15 14 33 0 0 1 .347 .456 .720 1.176
2 Outs   75 25 2 1 7 17 13 8 29 0 0 0 .333 .398 .667 1.064
Scoring Position   61 14 4 0 4 19 9 12 27 0 0 1 .230 .365 .492 .857
Bases Empty   123 43 6 2 9 9 22 15 50 0 0 2 .350 .429 .650 1.079
Runner on 1st   41 10 0 1 4 9 5 2 15 0 0 0 .244 .279 .585 .864
Runner on 2nd   21 4 0 0 2 5 4 5 11 0 0 1 .190 .370 .476 .847
Runner on 3rd   9 2 0 0 1 3 2 1 4 0 0 0 .222 .300 .556 .856
Runner on 1st & 2nd   18 4 2 0 0 4 2 2 5 0 0 0 .222 .300 .333 .633
Runner on 1st & 3rd   4 3 1 0 1 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .750 .833 1.750 2.583
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 .000 .286 .000 .286
Bases Loaded   4 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Two Strikes   142 25 4 2 9 17 16 15 92 0 0 1 .176 .259 .423 .682
First Pitch   22 10 0 0 2 3 3 3 0 0 0 1 .455 .538 .727 1.266
Count 0-1   11 6 4 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .545 .545 1.182 1.727
Count 0-2   21 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 15 0 0 0 .048 .048 .190 .238
Count 1-0   17 9 1 0 2 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 .529 .529 .941 1.471
Count 1-1   15 8 0 0 3 6 4 0 0 0 0 1 .533 .562 1.133 1.696
Count 1-2   49 8 3 0 1 2 3 0 33 0 0 1 .163 .180 .286 .466
Count 2-0   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 2-1   11 7 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .636 .636 .909 1.545
Count 2-2   45 11 0 2 6 11 8 0 27 0 0 0 .244 .244 .733 .978
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 .333 .714 .333 1.048
Full Count   27 5 1 0 1 3 4 15 17 0 0 0 .185 .476 .333 .810
Behind in Count   81 15 7 0 3 7 7 0 48 0 0 1 .185 .195 .383 .578
Ahead in Count   35 18 2 1 2 7 10 11 0 0 0 0 .514 .630 .800 1.430
Batting 2nd   21 6 1 0 1 3 1 2 10 0 0 1 .286 .375 .476 .851
Batting 3rd   5 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 .200 .333 .600 .933
Batting 4th   19 7 1 0 4 9 5 1 6 0 0 0 .368 .400 1.053 1.453
Batting 5th   16 5 0 0 1 2 1 3 7 0 0 0 .312 .421 .500 .921
Batting 6th   60 18 2 2 6 12 12 8 25 0 0 1 .300 .391 .700 1.091
Batting 7th   101 30 6 0 5 11 15 14 41 0 0 0 .297 .383 .505 .888
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .500 .000 .500
Batting 9th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   89 32 3 1 11 15 18 14 34 0 0 0 .360 .447 .787 1.233
Medium Leverage   80 21 3 2 3 10 11 9 32 0 0 1 .263 .344 .463 .807
High Leverage   54 13 4 0 3 12 7 6 26 0 0 2 .241 .339 .481 .820
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 .301 .040 95
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 71 225 67 10 3 17 37 37 29 3 0 92 12 3 .298 .385 .596 .981 156 152 1.7
Total ABA 75 239 69 10 3 17 38 38 30 3 0 100 12 3 .289 .375 .569 .944 147 144 1.6
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 84 95 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 32 26 33 3 0 36 0 1.000 237.2 1.36 -1.9 .916
2023 Hartford - AAA LF 8 8 15 1 0 17 1 .941 67.0 2.15 -0.2 .923
2023 Boston - ABA RF 8 6 12 1 0 13 0 1.000 52.1 2.24 -1.3 .851
TOTAL LF 72 66 104 5 0 111 2 .982 564.0 1.74 -3.6 .935
TOTAL RF 17 10 23 1 0 26 2 .923 105.2 2.04 -1.1 .920
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!
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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