Willie Harris

Full Name: William Charles Harris	Primary Position: 2B,OF,CF
Height/Weight: 5' 9"/175	First Game: September 2, 2001
Birthdate: June 22, 1978	MLB Experience: 7 years
Birthplace: Cairo, Georgia	College: Kennesaw State
Bat/Throw: Left/Right

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1 Biography
2 Scouting Report
3 Statistics
- 3.1 Batting Stats
- 3.2 Fielding Stats
4 Awards
5 Transactions
6 Trivia
7 Video Gallery
8 Picture Gallery
9 See Also
- 9.1 Recent Willie Harris ArmchairGM Stories
10 Categories

[edit] Biography

Willie Harris (William Charles Harris) was born on June 22, 1978 in Cairo, Georgia. He made his Major League debut on September 2, 2001 for the Baltimore Orioles. In 2002, his rookie year, he hit .233 with 2 home runs and 12 RBI. Harris played for the Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves, and Washington Nationals over the course of his 7 year career.

Harris was originally a second baseman, but began to play in the outfield in hopes of adding to his value. He's a speedy guy, but has very little ability at the plate. He strikes out a lot for a guy who doesn't hit any home runs and he doesn't draw enough walks to turn his low AVG into a decent OBP. When used as the 25th man on a team's roster he can be valueable. But if he's given anything more than a pinch-running/defensive replacement job he will struggle.

Harris signed a minor league deal with the Boston Red Sox in hopes of getting some playing time on a winning team.

[edit] Scouting Report

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2001	BAL	9	24	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	.125	.125	.167	.292
2002	CWS	49	163	14	38	4	0	2	12	9	21	8	0	.233	.270	.294	.565
2003	CWS	79	137	19	28	3	1	0	5	10	28	12	2	.204	.259	.241	.499
2004	CWS	129	409	68	107	15	2	2	27	51	79	19	7	.262	.343	.323	.665
2005	CWS	56	121	17	31	2	1	1	8	13	25	10	3	.256	.333	.314	.647
2006	BOS	47	45	17	7	2	0	0	1	4	11	6	3	.156	.250	.200	.450
2007	ATL	117	344	56	93	20	8	2	32	40	71	17	11	.270	.349	.392	.741
Career		486	1243	194	307	47	12	7	85	127	242	72	26	.247	.318	.321	.639

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team	POS	G	GS	INN	PO	TC	A	E	DP	FPCT
2001	BAL	CF	8	7	56	16	17	1	0	1	1.000
2002	CWS	2B	38	37	323	87	194	104	3	21	.985
2002	CWS	CF	6	4	39	19	20	1	0	0	1.000
2003	CWS	CF	61	23	258	83	88	3	2	0	.977
2003	CWS	2B	12	7	71	13	37	24	0	5	1.000
2004	CWS	CF	29	25	222	55	57	1	1	0	.982
2004	CWS	LF	1	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	1.000
2004	CWS	2B	92	76	673	163	390	223	4	46	.990
2005	CWS	SS	5	2	25	1	10	9	0	1	1.000
2005	CWS	2B	32	28	248	58	138	78	2	20	.986
2006	BOS	2B	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2006	BOS	RF	1	1	9	1	1	0	0	0	1.000
2006	BOS	CF	24	7	91	27	27	0	0	0	1.000
2006	BOS	LF	11	2	33	10	11	1	0	0	1.000
2007	ATL	3B	2	0	9	0	5	4	1	0	.800
2007	ATL	CF	20	9	110	35	35	0	0	0	1.000
2007	ATL	LF	85	69	620	138	145	4	3	1	.979
Total			441	299	2798	710	1179	453	16	95	.986

[edit] Awards

[edit] Transactions

Selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 28th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 4, 1996).
Selected by the Baltimore Orioles in the 24th round of the free-agent draft (June 2, 1999 - signed June 7, 1999).
Traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for Chris Singleton (January 29, 2002).
Granted free agency (December 21, 2005).
Signed by the Boston Red Sox (January 19, 2006).
Granted free agency (October 31, 2006).
Signed by the Atlanta Braves (December 9, 2006).
Granted free agency (December 13, 2007).
Signed with the Washington Nationals (December 13, 2007).