NAME     : Bill Atkinson
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : 
 
  BIRTHDAY : 10/4/1954
  AGE      : 26
  HEIGHT   : 6"1
  WEIGHT   : 210
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Middle Reliever
  BATS     : Left
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $100,000 through 1981
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Average
  TEAM LEADER              : Some ability
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    D  (Fielding Pct. : .950)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
 
  Duration as Starter  : *
  Duration as Reliever : B
  Holding Runners      : B
  Groundball Pct.      : 57
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 9
  Avoiding Hits        : 7  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 7  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Brilliant)
  Avoiding BB's        : 8  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Brilliant)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Good)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 6
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Splitfinger-Fastball

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  At Home        0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Away           0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Last Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1979   3.58  4  2  0  45  0   0  50.1  20  19  33  CWS
  1980   4.37  5  7  1  63  0   0  78.1  38  14  51  CWS
 
  Total ERA   : 4.06
  Total Wins  : 9
  Total Losses: 9
  Total Saves : 1
  Total SHO   : 0
  Total CG    : 0
  Total K's   : 84
  Total BB's  : 33
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Earned first career win on 5/19/1979... Injured on 6/6/1980 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 5 weeks...