#85 Billy Pierce, Starting Pitcher, 23 yrs, New York (A) Yankees Wednesday, 10/4/1950 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Billy Pierce
4/2/1927 23 USA,MI,DETROIT 5"10 160
Starting Pitcher L L
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Average Normal Normal 4.0 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 :
| Big League Contract $ 6,390,000 1951 4 Year(s), 16 Days (704 total Days) 172 Day(s) 4 Year(s), 6 Days (694 total Days) 4 Year(s)
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 14 | 14 | 13 | 91-94 Mph |
Versus LHB | 15 | 15 | 14 | |
Versus RHB | 14 | 14 | 13 | |
Talent | 13 | 15 | 15 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 17 67 3
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Curveball Slider
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
Versus RHP | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 6 5 5 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 13 (Range), .970 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 2
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 38 | 38 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 4.36 | 297.0 | 268 | 158 | 144 | 133 | 161 | 11 | 28.9 | 0 | 17 | 44.7 |
Projected | 40 | 40 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 4.36 | 310.0 | 280 | 165 | 151 | 139 | 168 | | | | | |
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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 | 12.2 | 8.1 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 14 | 4 | 28.6 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 3.78 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 288 | 62 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 40 | 45 | 36 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .215 | .295 | .351 | .646 |
vs. RHB | 826 | 206 | 32 | 5 | 31 | 109 | 113 | 97 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .249 | .322 | .413 | .735 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 20 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 4.22 | 157.2 | 144 | 82 | 74 | 76 | 88 |
Road | 18 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 4.52 | 139.1 | 124 | 76 | 70 | 57 | 73 |
Postseason | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.63 | 8.0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 16.0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4.43 | 44.2 | 41 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 29 |
May | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5.77 | 48.1 | 55 | 31 | 31 | 18 | 20 |
June | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3.33 | 48.2 | 44 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 31 |
July | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4.91 | 47.2 | 43 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 25 |
August | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.26 | 57.0 | 47 | 30 | 27 | 33 | 31 |
Sept./Oct. | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.55 | 50.2 | 38 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 25 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1945 | 44 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.32 | 250.0 | 277 | 120 | 120 | 28 | 88 | 192 | 15 | 3 | 1.46 | .000 | DET |
1948 | 44 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3.78 | 250.0 | 241 | 105 | 105 | 24 | 77 | 225 | 15 | 3 | 1.27 | .000 | DET |
1949 | 44 | 33 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 3.78 | 250.0 | 241 | 105 | 105 | 24 | 77 | 225 | 15 | 3 | 1.27 | .000 | CHA |
1950 | 38 | 38 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 4.36 | 297.0 | 268 | 158 | 144 | 37 | 133 | 161 | 11 | 0 | 1.35 | .252 | CHA NYY |
Total | 170 | 137 | 29 | 30 | 6 | 4.07 | 1047.0 | 1027 | 488 | 474 | 113 | 375 | 803 | 56 | 9 | 1.34 | 4.616 | |
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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 |
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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 |
1950 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.63 | 8.0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.63 | 8.0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1945 | 5 | 250 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 22 | 16 | 52 | 0 | 0 | .192 | .243 | .212 | .455 | DET |
1948 | 22 | 250 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 22 | 16 | 52 | 0 | 0 | .192 | .243 | .212 | .455 | DET |
1949 | 39 | 250 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 22 | 16 | 52 | 0 | 0 | .192 | .243 | .212 | .455 | CHA |
1950 | 38 | 106 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 1 | .170 | .183 | .198 | .382 | CHA NYY |
Total | 104 | 856 | 162 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 59 | 74 | 50 | 174 | 1 | 1 | .189 | .235 | .210 | .446 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 38 | 38 | 21 | 66 | 5 | 88 | 1 | .989 | 297.0 | 2.67 | | | | |
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Set a new season AL-Record for Strikeouts with 1 on 4/4/1950 ... Set a new season AL-Record for Strikeouts with 3 on 4/4/1950 ... Set a new season AL-Record for Strikeouts with 9 on 4/8/1950 ... Set a new season AL-Record for Strikeouts with 18 on 4/12/1950 ... Traded from Chicago (A) to New York (A) on 6/7/1950 (Going to CHA: P Marino Pieretti, P Lew Burdette, 2B Snuffy Stirnweiss, LF Dick Wakefield. Going to NYY: P Billy Pierce)... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1950, going 5-0, 3.55... Won World Championship with New York (A) in 1950...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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