#85 Billy Pierce, Starting Pitcher, 25 yrs, Philadelphia (N) Phillies Tuesday, 10/3/1952 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Billy Pierce
4/2/1927 25 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) 2 / 6 (Fair) Average Normal Normal 3.5 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 : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 12,250,000 1957 6 Year(s), 16 Days (1048 total Days) 172 Day(s) 6 Year(s), 6 Days (1038 total Days) 6 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 14 | 14 | 11 | 91-94 Mph |
Versus LHB | 15 | 14 | 11 | |
Versus RHB | 14 | 13 | 10 | |
Talent | 13 | 13 | 9 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 16 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 | 41 | 41 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 3.68 | 327.2 | 320 | 156 | 134 | 106 | 221 | 15 | 36.6 | 2 | 23 | 56.1 |
Projected | 43 | 43 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 3.68 | 342.0 | 334 | 163 | 140 | 111 | 231 | | | | | |
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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 | 11.7 | 8.8 | 6.1 | 2.9 | 7 | 3 | 42.9 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 3.52 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 404 | 101 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 52 | 56 | 32 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .301 | .413 | .714 |
vs. RHB | 856 | 219 | 36 | 11 | 18 | 96 | 100 | 74 | 162 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .256 | .309 | .387 | .696 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 21 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3.63 | 173.2 | 160 | 86 | 70 | 57 | 113 |
Road | 20 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3.74 | 154.0 | 160 | 70 | 64 | 49 | 108 |
Postseason | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 8.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 8.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4.15 | 43.1 | 45 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 28 |
May | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3.36 | 59.0 | 56 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 33 |
June | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.21 | 57.0 | 48 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 41 |
July | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4.84 | 57.2 | 70 | 35 | 31 | 25 | 48 |
August | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3.92 | 59.2 | 59 | 33 | 26 | 12 | 38 |
Sept./Oct. | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3.71 | 51.0 | 42 | 30 | 21 | 18 | 33 |
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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 |
1951 | 34 | 34 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 4.17 | 248.0 | 272 | 134 | 115 | 37 | 92 | 158 | 9 | 0 | 1.47 | .303 | NYY |
1952 | 41 | 41 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 3.68 | 327.2 | 320 | 156 | 134 | 31 | 106 | 221 | 15 | 2 | 1.30 | .287 | PHI,NL |
Total | 245 | 212 | 68 | 51 | 6 | 4.01 | 1622.2 | 1619 | 778 | 723 | 181 | 573 | 1182 | 80 | 11 | 1.35 | .726 | |
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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 |
1952 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 8.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 16.0 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 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 |
1951 | 34 | 92 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .226 | .228 | .454 | NYY |
1952 | 41 | 114 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 0 | .228 | .261 | .263 | .524 | PHI,NL |
Total | 179 | 1062 | 208 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 74 | 91 | 55 | 215 | 4 | 1 | .196 | .237 | .218 | .455 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 41 | 41 | 22 | 65 | 3 | 89 | 2 | .978 | 327.2 | 2.44 | | | | |
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Transactions 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)... Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia (N) on 2/11/1952 to a 6-year deal worth $12,250,000 per year... Awards Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1950, going 5-0, 3.55... Won World Championship with New York (A) in 1950... Won Player of the Week award on 5/8/1952, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1952, going 5-0, 2.21... Was selected to the 1952 Allstar game... Won World Championship with Philadelphia (N) in 1952... Won Cy Young Award in 1952, going 25-9, 3.68 ERA...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA 1951 - 4.17 - 10th
| WHIP 1950 - 1.35 - 6th
| Wins 1950 - 19 - 8th
| K's 1950 - 161 - 8th 1951 - 158 - 5th
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