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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

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 valuable. 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.


Scouting Report[]

Statistics[]

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

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

Awards[]

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).

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