#14 Bill Knowlton, Starting Pitcher, 36 yrs, Brooklyn Robins Friday, 10/20/1934 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Bill Knowlton
8/18/1898 36 USA,PA,PHILADELPHIA 5"10 190
Starting Pitcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 4 / 6 (Popular) 5 / 6 (Very Popular) Good Normal Prone 2.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 4,500,500 1934 11 Year(s), 94 Days (1986 total Days) 172 Day(s) 11 Year(s), 94 Days (1986 total Days) 14 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 6 | 5 | 10 | 88-91 Mph |
Versus LHB | 6 | 5 | 10 | |
Versus RHB | 6 | 5 | 10 | |
Talent | 6 | 6 | 10 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 6 69 4
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Curveball Slider
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus LHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus RHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 3 2 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 7 (Range), .953 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
8/19 | @NYN | L 2-4 | * | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | L | | | | |
8/23 | @STL | W 6-2 | * | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | W | | | | |
8/28 | PIT | L 6-13 | * | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
9/1 | PHI | L 5-8 | * | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | | | | | |
9/5 | @CIN | L 2-3 | * | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | L | | | | |
9/11 | NYN | L 0-7 | * | 4.2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | L | | | | |
9/15 | @CHC | L 5-6 | * | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | L | | | | |
9/19 | CIN | W 9-5 | * | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | W | | | | |
9/24 | @PHI | W 4-2 | * | 8.1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | W | PoG | | | |
9/28 | @CIN | W 1-0 | * | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | W | PoG | | | |
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 41 | 41 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 4.13 | 309.2 | 274 | 161 | 142 | 142 | 247 | 10 | 24.4 | 2 | 23 | 56.1 |
Projected | 36 | 36 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 4.13 | 271.0 | 241 | 141 | 125 | 125 | 217 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 13.7 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 4.1 | 20 | 9 | 45.0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 3.81 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 566 | 137 | 37 | 8 | 5 | 79 | 89 | 77 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 27 | .242 | .352 | .362 | .715 |
vs. RHB | 562 | 137 | 35 | 8 | 9 | 63 | 72 | 65 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 27 | .244 | .341 | .383 | .723 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 21 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3.98 | 162.2 | 137 | 81 | 72 | 78 | 132 |
Road | 20 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4.29 | 147.0 | 137 | 80 | 70 | 64 | 115 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4.12 | 54.2 | 51 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 41 |
May | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5.55 | 48.2 | 48 | 34 | 30 | 24 | 43 |
June | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.52 | 50.0 | 39 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 34 |
July | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4.05 | 53.1 | 38 | 28 | 24 | 30 | 40 |
August | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5.02 | 52.0 | 50 | 34 | 29 | 30 | 37 |
Sept./Oct. | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3.53 | 51.0 | 48 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 52 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1923 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.48 | 8.1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.20 | .280 | CLE |
1924 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4.15 | 80.1 | 78 | 44 | 37 | 0 | 27 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 1.31 | .291 | CLE |
1925 | 31 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4.82 | 168.0 | 174 | 99 | 90 | 2 | 53 | 109 | 5 | 1 | 1.35 | .314 | CLE |
1926 | 32 | 32 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 3.56 | 248.0 | 221 | 119 | 98 | 7 | 82 | 176 | 9 | 2 | 1.22 | .278 | CLE |
1927 | 45 | 45 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 4.01 | 352.2 | 333 | 187 | 157 | 9 | 121 | 226 | 14 | 0 | 1.29 | .292 | CLE |
1928 | 45 | 45 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 3.53 | 349.2 | 294 | 158 | 137 | 3 | 100 | 237 | 20 | 1 | 1.13 | .276 | CLE,AL |
1929 | 44 | 44 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 4.31 | 342.1 | 346 | 187 | 164 | 2 | 124 | 270 | 16 | 1 | 1.37 | .329 | CLE |
1930 | 44 | 44 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 3.78 | 352.1 | 336 | 173 | 148 | 5 | 109 | 243 | 20 | 1 | 1.26 | .298 | CLE |
1931 | 28 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 4.56 | 223.0 | 210 | 128 | 113 | 7 | 81 | 166 | 11 | 0 | 1.30 | .303 | CLE,AL |
1932 | 43 | 43 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 4.59 | 341.1 | 318 | 198 | 174 | 13 | 131 | 263 | 19 | 2 | 1.32 | .301 | CLE,AL |
1933 | 33 | 33 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 4.81 | 250.2 | 233 | 147 | 134 | 23 | 102 | 172 | 14 | 1 | 1.34 | .280 | BRO |
1934 | 41 | 41 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 4.13 | 309.2 | 274 | 161 | 142 | 14 | 142 | 247 | 10 | 2 | 1.34 | .300 | BRO |
Total | 419 | 382 | 161 | 150 | 1 | 4.16 | 3026.1 | 2824 | 1609 | 1400 | 85 | 1075 | 2157 | 139 | 11 | 1.29 | .297 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
1920, AA | 31 | 31 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 2.57 | 248.2 | 169 | 78 | 71 | 3 | 89 | 305 | 15 | 4 | 1.04 | .289 |
1921, AAA | 18 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4.21 | 128.1 | 114 | 70 | 60 | 3 | 53 | 132 | 4 | 2 | 1.30 | .314 |
1922, AAA | 28 | 28 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 3.64 | 192.2 | 176 | 94 | 78 | 2 | 62 | 160 | 10 | 4 | 1.24 | .316 |
1923, AAA | 18 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 2.97 | 142.1 | 116 | 58 | 47 | 2 | 42 | 130 | 11 | 3 | 1.11 | .289 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
1923 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1923 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | CLE |
1924 | 27 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 | CLE |
1925 | 31 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | .078 | .096 | .078 | .175 | CLE |
1926 | 32 | 88 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 0 | .068 | .099 | .080 | .178 | CLE |
1927 | 45 | 121 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 0 | .165 | .185 | .182 | .367 | CLE |
1928 | 45 | 122 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 0 | .107 | .128 | .115 | .243 | CLE,AL |
1929 | 44 | 132 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 0 | .152 | .163 | .197 | .360 | CLE |
1930 | 44 | 126 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 57 | 0 | 0 | .063 | .092 | .071 | .164 | CLE |
1931 | 28 | 85 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | .129 | .129 | .176 | .306 | CLE,AL |
1932 | 43 | 133 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 56 | 0 | 0 | .083 | .088 | .105 | .193 | CLE,AL |
1933 | 33 | 87 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | .115 | .112 | .161 | .273 | BRO |
1934 | 41 | 108 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 0 | 0 | .083 | .090 | .083 | .173 | BRO |
Total | 419 | 1073 | 114 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 66 | 16 | 420 | 0 | 0 | .106 | .120 | .127 | .247 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 41 | 41 | 23 | 51 | 2 | 74 | 0 | 1.000 | 309.2 | 2.15 | | | | |
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Drafted in 2nd round, 32nd overall pick, by Cleveland in 1920... Injured on 4/25/1922 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 6 days... Injured on 6/8/1922 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks... Injured on 6/18/1922 with a Blister On Finger, out for 5 days... Earned first career win on 10/1/1923... Had first career hit on 5/6/1924, off Spencer Heath (NYY)... Injured on 6/22/1926 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week... Injured on 7/13/1926 with a Broken Finger, out for 4 weeks... 1/31/1927: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,807,143 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1928: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,807,143 through salary arbitration... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1928, going 6-1, 2.92... Was selected to the 1928 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1928, winning 2 games with a 1.59 ERA... 1/31/1929: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,592,857 through salary arbitration... 10/14/1929: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland, $4,740,000 per year, for 3 years. Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1930, going 5-2, 1.47... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1931, going 5-1, 3.50... Was selected to the 1931 Allstar game... Injured on 7/23/1931 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 5 weeks... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1932, going 7-0, 3.05... Was selected to the 1932 Allstar game... Signed as a free agent by Brooklyn on 2/5/1933 to a 2-year deal worth $4,500,500 per year... Injured on 4/24/1933 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 6-7 weeks...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA 1926 - 3.56 - 8th 1928 - 3.53 - 5th 1930 - 3.78 - 7th
| WHIP 1925 - 1.35 - 10th 1926 - 1.22 - 3rd 1927 - 1.29 - 6th 1928 - 1.13 - 2nd 1930 - 1.26 - 4th 1931 - 1.30 - 7th 1932 - 1.32 - 7th
| Wins 1928 - 24 - 2nd 1929 - 18 - 10th 1932 - 21 - 4th
| Losses 1927 - 16 - 10th 1928 - 15 - 7th 1929 - 18 - 3rd 1930 - 18 - 8th 1932 - 18 - 4th 1933 - 19 - 7th
| IP 1927 - 352.2 - 4th 1928 - 349.2 - 5th 1929 - 342.1 - 4th 1930 - 352.1 - 10th 1932 - 341.1 - 3rd
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K's 1926 - 176 - 2nd 1927 - 226 - 1st 1928 - 237 - 1st 1929 - 270 - 1st 1930 - 243 - 2nd 1931 - 166 - 7th 1932 - 263 - 1st
| BB 1926 - 82 - 8th 1927 - 121 - 2nd 1928 - 100 - 5th 1929 - 124 - 4th 1930 - 109 - 5th 1932 - 131 - 3rd
| SHO 1932 - 2 - 9th
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