#14 Bill Knowlton, Starting Pitcher, 31 yrs, Cleveland Friday, 10/20/1929 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Bill Knowlton
8/18/1898 31 USA,PA,PHILADELPHIA 5"10 185
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) 4 / 6 (Popular) Good Normal Normal 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Extension : 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 $ 3,592,857 1929 $ 4,740,000 (3 year(s)) 6 Year(s), 94 Days (1126 total Days) 172 Day(s) 6 Year(s), 94 Days (1126 total Days) 9 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 7 | 6 | 10 | 89-92 Mph |
Versus LHB | 6 | 6 | 10 | |
Versus RHB | 7 | 7 | 10 | |
Talent | 7 | 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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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 44 | 44 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 4.31 | 342.1 | 346 | 187 | 164 | 124 | 270 | 16 | 36.4 | 1 | 22 | 50.0 |
Projected | 44 | 44 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 4.31 | 342.0 | 346 | 187 | 164 | 124 | 270 | | | | | |
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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 | 14.0 | 9.1 | 7.1 | 3.3 | 18 | 6 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 3.87 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 515 | 152 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 70 | 76 | 52 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 26 | .295 | .382 | .398 | .780 |
vs. RHB | 802 | 194 | 55 | 9 | 0 | 105 | 111 | 72 | 199 | 0 | 0 | 38 | .242 | .329 | .333 | .662 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 24 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4.03 | 189.2 | 177 | 97 | 85 | 65 | 145 |
Road | 20 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4.66 | 152.2 | 169 | 90 | 79 | 59 | 125 |
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 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4.42 | 59.0 | 57 | 30 | 29 | 14 | 38 |
May | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.14 | 54.1 | 54 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 44 |
June | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4.50 | 60.0 | 66 | 35 | 30 | 20 | 53 |
July | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5.62 | 49.2 | 62 | 36 | 31 | 24 | 35 |
August | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3.60 | 55.0 | 49 | 28 | 22 | 16 | 45 |
Sept./Oct. | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3.78 | 64.1 | 58 | 33 | 27 | 26 | 55 |
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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 |
Total | 230 | 193 | 83 | 73 | 1 | 4.00 | 1549.1 | 1453 | 802 | 689 | 23 | 510 | 1066 | 65 | 5 | 1.27 | .296 | |
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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 |
Total | 230 | 534 | 65 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 37 | 10 | 192 | 0 | 0 | .122 | .141 | .140 | .281 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 44 | 44 | 19 | 69 | 8 | 97 | 9 | .907 | 342.1 | 2.55 | | | | |
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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.
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA 1926 - 3.56 - 8th 1928 - 3.53 - 5th
| WHIP 1925 - 1.35 - 10th 1926 - 1.22 - 3rd 1927 - 1.29 - 6th 1928 - 1.13 - 2nd
| Wins 1928 - 24 - 2nd
| Losses 1927 - 16 - 10th 1928 - 15 - 7th
| IP 1927 - 352.2 - 4th 1928 - 349.2 - 5th
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K's 1926 - 176 - 2nd 1927 - 226 - 1st 1928 - 237 - 1st
| BB 1926 - 82 - 8th 1927 - 121 - 2nd 1928 - 100 - 5th
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