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Billy Pierce
Walter William Pierce

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 5' 10", Weight 160 lb.

Debut June 1, 1945
Final Game October 3, 1964
Born April 2, 1927 in Detroit, MI

Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1945. (All Transactions)

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Pitching Glossary / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1945 18 DET AL   0   0   5   0   0   0   4  0   10.0    6    2    2   1   10   10   1   0    45       0  1.80  3.53  196 1.600
 1948 21 DET AL   3   0  22   5   0   0   9  0   55.3   47   40   39   5   51   36   1   1   258       0  6.34  4.37   69 1.771
 1949 22 CHW AL   7  15  32  26   8   0   4  0  171.7  145   89   74  11  112   95   0   5   761       2  3.88  4.16  107 1.497
 1950 23 CHW AL  12  16  33  29  15   1   3  1  219.3  189  112   97  11  137  118   2   4   978       0  3.98  4.49  113 1.486
 1951 24 CHW AL  15  14  37  28  18   1   6  2  240.3  237   93   81  14   73  113   1   1  1008       0  3.03  4.04  133 1.290
 1952 25 CHW AL  15  12  33  32  14   4   1  1  255.3  214   76   73  12   79  144   3   3  1042       0  2.57  3.64  141 1.148 MVP-29
 1953 26 CHW AL  18  12  40  33  19   7   6  3  271.3  216   94   82  20  102  186   3   5  1113       0  2.72  4.04  148 1.172 MVP-10,AS
 1954 27 CHW AL   9  10  36  26  12   4   4  3  188.7  179   86   73  15   86  148   3   3   818       1  3.48  3.72  107 1.405
 1955 28 CHW AL  15  10  33  26  16   6   5  1  205.7  162   50   45  16   64  157   3   4   836   5   1  1.97  3.96  201 1.099 MVP-18,AS
 1956 29 CHW AL  20   9  35  33  21   1   2  1  276.3  261  108  102  24  100  192   3   6  1166   7   1  3.32  4.12  124 1.306 MVP-5,AS
 1957 30 CHW AL  20  12  37  34  16   4   2  2  257.0  228   98   93  18   71  171   1   3  1062   9   1  3.26  3.75  115 1.163 MVP-11,AS
 1958 31 CHW AL  17  11  35  32  19   3   3  2  245.0  204   83   73  33   66  144   1   1   983   2   0  2.68  3.66  136 1.102 AS
 1959 32 CHW AL  14  15  34  33  12   2   0  0  224.0  217   98   90  26   62  114   3   2   934   4   1  3.62  3.78  105 1.246 AS
 1960 33 CHW AL  14   7  32  30   8   1   1  0  196.3  201   81   79  24   46  108   0   2   813   1   0  3.62  3.79  105 1.258
 1961 34 CHW AL  10   9  39  28   5   1   5  3  180.0  190   85   76  17   54  106   1   2   764   3   0  3.80  3.90  103 1.356 AS
 1962 35 SFG NL  16   6  30  23   7   2   2  1  162.3  147   67   63  19   35   76   3   2   657   2   1  3.49  3.78  108 1.121 CYA-3
 1963 36 SFG NL   3  11  38  13   3   1  13  8   99.0  106   49   47  12   20   52   1   3   420   1   2  4.27  3.19   75 1.273
 1964 37 SFG NL   3   0  34   1   0   0  14  4   49.0   40   14   12   6   10   29   0   1   195   1   0  2.20  3.57  162 1.020
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 18 Yr WL% .555 211 169 585 432 193  38  84 32 3306.7 2989 1325 1201 284 1178 1999  30  48 13853  35  10  3.27  3.90  119 1.260
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    14  11  39  28  12   2   5  2  221.0  199   88   80  18   78  133   2   3   926   2   0  3.27  3.90  119 1.260
 Career High     20  16  40  34  21   7  14  8  276.3  261  112  102  33  137  192   3   6  1166   9   2  1.97  4.49  201 1.020
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1945 18 DET AL   5    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   1
 1948 21 DET AL  22   17    5    5   0  2   0    2   0  0   0   4  .294  .294  .529  114    9   0           0   0
 1949 22 CHW AL  39   51    7    9   0  0   0    2   0  0   5  15  .176  .250  .176   15    9   6           0   2
 1950 23 CHW AL  40   77   10   20   3  0   0    6   0  0   6  13  .260  .321  .299   61   23   4           1   1
 1951 24 CHW AL  39   79   10   16   1  0   0    3   0  1   9  17  .203  .284  .215   37   17   5           0   2
 1952 25 CHW AL  35   91   11   17   1  0   0    3   0  1   6  20  .187  .237  .198   21   18   5           0   3 MVP-29
 1953 26 CHW AL  42   87    4   11   0  0   0    4   0  0   4  16  .126  .174  .126  -19   11  10           1   3 MVP-10,AS
 1954 27 CHW AL  38   57    4   11   0  0   0    5   0  0   4  12  .193  .242  .193   19   11   6   1       0   0
 1955 28 CHW AL  34   70    5   12   2  0   0    7   1  0   3  10  .171  .205  .200    8   14   8   0   0   0   0 MVP-18,AS
 1956 29 CHW AL  39  102    6   16   0  0   0    3   0  0   3  22  .157  .189  .157   -8   16   7   0   0   1   3 MVP-5,AS
 1957 30 CHW AL  41   99    7   17   1  0   0    6   0  0   2  25  .172  .188  .182    2   18   3   0   0   0   3 MVP-11,AS
 1958 31 CHW AL  35   83   10   17   3  0   0    4   0  0   4  13  .205  .250  .241   37   20   6   0   0   1   0 AS
 1959 32 CHW AL  34   68    3   13   1  2   0    7   0  0   7  13  .191  .267  .265   48   18   6   0   0   0   1 AS
 1960 33 CHW AL  32   67    4   12   1  0   0    7   0  0   6  14  .179  .247  .194   21   13   3   0   0   0   2
 1961 34 CHW AL  39   56    3    8   0  0   0    3   0  0   1  11  .143  .158  .143  -18    8   6   0   0   0   2 AS
 1962 35 SFG NL  30   56    3   12   0  0   0    5   0  0   3  12  .214  .254  .214   28   12   7   0   0   0   1
 1963 36 SFG NL  38   31    2    4   0  0   0    0   0  0   2  11  .129  .182  .129   -8    4   1   0   0   0   0
 1964 37 SFG NL  34    9    0    3   0  0   0    2   0  0   0   3  .333  .333  .333   88    3   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 18 Seasons     616 1102   94  203  13  4   0   69   1  2  65 232  .184  .232  .203   19  224  83   1   0   4  24
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        290   25   53   3  1   0   18   0  1  17  61  .184  .232  .203   19   59  22   0   0   1   6
 Career High     42  102   11   20   3  2   0    7   1  1   9  25                          23  10   1   0   1   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP

Special Batting Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1945 18 DET AL    2    3    0   0.0    93| .000  .268| .000  .342| .000  .365| .000  .706|-100  .000  -0.5  -0.1   0%
 1948 21 DET AL   17   12    3   6.7   108| .294  .277| .294  .362| .529  .400| .823  .762| 114  .662  -0.1   0.0   0%
 1949 22 CHW AL   62   50    2   1.1   104| .176  .267| .250  .358| .176  .388| .426  .746|  15  .065  -6.3  -0.6   0%
 1950 23 CHW AL   88   62    7   3.0   111| .260  .275| .321  .361| .299  .412| .620  .773|  61  .284  -4.3  -0.4   0%
 1951 24 CHW AL   93   71    5   1.9   100| .203  .265| .284  .346| .215  .389| .499  .735|  37  .169  -6.8  -0.7   0%
 1952 25 CHW AL  102   83    4   1.3    97| .187  .261| .237  .341| .198  .381| .435  .723|  21  .107  -9.9  -1.1   0%
 1953 26 CHW AL  102   89    2   0.6   105| .126  .273| .174  .350| .126  .402| .300  .752| -19  .025 -15.1  -1.5   0%
 1954 27 CHW AL   68   53    3   1.5   101| .193  .269| .242  .345| .193  .393| .435  .738|  19  .132  -6.5  -0.7   0%
 1955 28 CHW AL   81   66    4   1.6   105| .171  .270| .205  .350| .200  .402| .405  .752|   8  .130  -9.4  -0.9 100%
 1956 29 CHW AL  113   96    3   0.8   108| .157  .270| .189  .352| .157  .412| .346  .764|  -8  .039 -16.6  -1.6   0%
 1957 30 CHW AL  104   88    3   0.9   100| .172  .264| .188  .336| .182  .399| .370  .735|   2  .054 -13.9  -1.4   0%
 1958 31 CHW AL   94   72    6   2.2    97| .205  .260| .250  .329| .241  .396| .491  .725|  37  .232  -7.2  -0.7   0%
 1959 32 CHW AL   81   62    5   2.2    98| .191  .259| .267  .330| .265  .396| .532  .726|  48  .215  -5.2  -0.5   0%
 1960 33 CHW AL   76   60    3   1.4   101| .179  .263| .247  .337| .194  .403| .441  .740|  21  .100  -7.5  -0.8   0%
 1961 34 CHW AL   63   56    1   0.5   103| .143  .263| .158  .338| .143  .409| .301  .747| -18  .015  -9.6  -0.9   0%
 1962 35 SFG NL   66   52    3   1.5   102| .214  .269| .254  .336| .214  .408| .468  .744|  28  .121  -5.8  -0.6   0%
 1963 36 SFG NL   34   28    1   1.0    88| .129  .253| .182  .315| .129  .378| .311  .693|  -8  .071  -4.4  -0.5   0%
 1964 37 SFG NL    9    6    1   4.5    95| .333  .266| .333  .324| .333  .394| .666  .718|  88  .541  -0.2   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 18 Seasons     1255 1009   56   1.5   102| .184  .266| .232  .343| .203  .399| .435  .741|  19  .117 -129.3 -13.0  33%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1945 18 DET AL   P    5      0    2    0    0 1.000  .952  0.40  1.28  1.80  2.25    0   10.0
 1948 21 DET AL   P   22      2    9    0    0 1.000  .965  0.50  0.91  1.79  2.02    5   55.3
 1949 22 CHW AL   P   32     12   33    4    2  .918  .962  1.41  1.01  2.36  2.12   26  171.7
 1950 23 CHW AL   P   33      4   30    1    1  .971  .950  1.03  0.96  1.40  2.03   29  219.3
 1951 24 CHW AL   P   37     11   38    2    4  .961  .953  1.32  0.99  1.84  2.07   28  240.3
 1952 25 CHW AL   P   33     13   43    1    3  .982  .966  1.70  1.03  1.97  2.10   32  255.3
 1953 26 CHW AL   P   40     10   33    4    1  .915  .958  1.07  0.88  1.43  1.95   33  271.3 AS
                 1B    1      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  8.80                         AS
 1954 27 CHW AL   P   36      7   19    1    1  .963  .959  0.72  0.93  1.24  2.01   26  188.7
 1955 28 CHW AL   P   33      7   25    0    1 1.000  .955  0.97  0.83  1.40  1.99   26  205.7 AS
 1956 29 CHW AL   P   35      4   33    3    2  .925  .951  1.06  0.82  1.21  1.92   33  276.3 AS
 1957 30 CHW AL   P   37      8   45    2    2  .964  .964  1.43  0.86  1.86  1.99   34  257.0 AS
 1958 31 CHW AL   P   35     11   26    1    3  .974  .964  1.06  0.82  1.36  1.95   32  245.0 AS
 1959 32 CHW AL   P   34     11   40    2    4  .962  .955  1.50  0.85  2.05  2.05   33  224.0 AS
 1960 33 CHW AL   P   32      7   29    2    2  .947  .968  1.12  0.78  1.65  1.96   31  196.3
 1961 34 CHW AL   P   39      7   31    3    1  .927  .955  0.97  0.83  1.90  2.05   28  180.0 AS
 1962 35 SFG NL   P   30      4   24    1    3  .966  .949  0.93  0.82  1.55  2.07   23  162.3
 1963 36 SFG NL   P   38      4   20    0    2 1.000  .952  0.63  0.84  2.18  2.06   13   99.0
 1964 37 SFG NL   P   34      1    7    1    0  .889  .952  0.24  0.84  1.47  2.15    1   49.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1953 26 CHW AL  1B    1      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  8.80                        

 1945 18 DET AL   P    5      0    2    0    0 1.000  .952  0.40  1.28  1.80  2.25    0   10.0
 1948 21 DET AL   P   22      2    9    0    0 1.000  .965  0.50  0.91  1.79  2.02    5   55.3
 1949 22 CHW AL   P   32     12   33    4    2  .918  .962  1.41  1.01  2.36  2.12   26  171.7
 1950 23 CHW AL   P   33      4   30    1    1  .971  .950  1.03  0.96  1.40  2.03   29  219.3
 1951 24 CHW AL   P   37     11   38    2    4  .961  .953  1.32  0.99  1.84  2.07   28  240.3
 1952 25 CHW AL   P   33     13   43    1    3  .982  .966  1.70  1.03  1.97  2.10   32  255.3
 1953 26 CHW AL   P   40     10   33    4    1  .915  .958  1.07  0.88  1.43  1.95   33  271.3
 1954 27 CHW AL   P   36      7   19    1    1  .963  .959  0.72  0.93  1.24  2.01   26  188.7
 1955 28 CHW AL   P   33      7   25    0    1 1.000  .955  0.97  0.83  1.40  1.99   26  205.7
 1956 29 CHW AL   P   35      4   33    3    2  .925  .951  1.06  0.82  1.21  1.92   33  276.3
 1957 30 CHW AL   P   37      8   45    2    2  .964  .964  1.43  0.86  1.86  1.99   34  257.0
 1958 31 CHW AL   P   35     11   26    1    3  .974  .964  1.06  0.82  1.36  1.95   32  245.0
 1959 32 CHW AL   P   34     11   40    2    4  .962  .955  1.50  0.85  2.05  2.05   33  224.0
 1960 33 CHW AL   P   32      7   29    2    2  .947  .968  1.12  0.78  1.65  1.96   31  196.3
 1961 34 CHW AL   P   39      7   31    3    1  .927  .955  0.97  0.83  1.90  2.05   28  180.0
 1962 35 SFG NL   P   30      4   24    1    3  .966  .949  0.93  0.82  1.55  2.07   23  162.3
 1963 36 SFG NL   P   38      4   20    0    2 1.000  .952  0.63  0.84  2.18  2.06   13   99.0
 1964 37 SFG NL   P   34      1    7    1    0  .889  .952  0.24  0.84  1.47  2.15    1   49.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 585    123  487   28   32  .956  .958  1.04  0.88              433 3306.7
                 1B    1      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  8.80                        
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       586    124  487   28   32  .956  .958  1.04  0.90

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1959   WS    CHW LAD     L   3   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   4     2   0   2   3 
 1962   WS    SFG NYY     L   2   2   2.40  1  1  0  1  15     8   4   2   5 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        0-2   5   2   1.89  1  1  0  1  19    10   4   4   8 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1959   WS    CHW LAD     L   3   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1962   WS    SFG NYY     L   2   5   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        0-2   5   5   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

All-Star Game Pitching

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  W  L  S   IP   H   R   ER  BB  SO HR HBP WP  SB CS 2B 3B BK
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 1953   CHW AL   *  0  0  0   3     1   0   0   0   1  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
 1955   CHW AL   *  0  0  0   3     1   0   0   0   3  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
 1956   CHW AL   *  0  1  0   3     2   1   1   1   5  0   0  0   0  1  0  0  0 
 1957   CHW AL      0  0  0   1.2   2   3   3   2   3  0   0  1   0  0  0  1  0 
 1958   CHW AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1959-1 CHW AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1961-1 CHW AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 Played 4/7      3  0  1  0  10.2   6   4   4   3  12  0   0  1   0  1  0  1  0   3.38 
+-------------+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+------+

All-Star Game Batting

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1953   CHW AL   *   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting P 
 1955   CHW AL   *   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   1   0   0 Starting P 
 1956   CHW AL   *   0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting P 
 1957   CHW AL       1   1   1  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1958   CHW AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1959-1 CHW AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1961-1 CHW AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 4/7      3   2   1   1  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   1   0   0  .500  .500  .500 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1953 (P)
1955 (P)
1956 (P)
1957 *
1958
1959-1
1961-1

Awards
1956-AL-TSN Pitcher of the Year
1957-AL-TSN Pitcher of the Year

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1952-AL-29-0.01
1953-AL-10-0.16
1955-AL-18-0.02
1956-AL-5-0.22
1957-AL-11-0.10
Car-419-0.51 shares

CYA (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1962-ML-3-0.05
Car-204-0.05 shares

ERA
1951 AL-3.03-4
1952 AL-2.57-6
1953 AL-2.72-2
1955 AL-1.97-1
1956 AL-3.32-9
1958 AL-2.68-2

Wins
1952 AL-15-7
1953 AL-18-5
1955 AL-15-9
1956 AL-20-2
1957 AL-20-1
1958 AL-17-2
1960 AL-14-7
1962 NL-16-10
Car-211-89

Won-Loss %
1956 AL-.690-2
1958 AL-.607-6
1960 AL-.667-4
1962 NL-.727-4

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1951 AL-1.290-8
1952 AL-1.148-4
1953 AL-1.172-3
1955 AL-1.099-1
1957 AL-1.163-8
1958 AL-1.102-2
1960 AL-1.258-10
1962 NL-1.121-4

Hits Allowed/9IP
1949 AL-7.60-5
1950 AL-7.76-2
1952 AL-7.54-7
1953 AL-7.16-1
1955 AL-7.09-4
1957 AL-7.98-9
1958 AL-7.49-4

Bases on Balls/9IP
1951 AL-2.73-3
1952 AL-2.78-8
1955 AL-2.80-6
1956 AL-3.26-9
1957 AL-2.49-7
1958 AL-2.42-5
1959 AL-2.49-10
1960 AL-2.11-5
1962 NL-1.94-4

Strikeouts/9IP
1949 AL-4.98-3
1950 AL-4.84-6
1951 AL-4.23-7
1952 AL-5.08-7
1953 AL-6.17-1
1954 AL-7.06-1
1955 AL-6.87-3
1956 AL-6.25-4
1957 AL-5.99-5
1960 AL-4.95-10

Innings
1951 AL-240.3-7
1952 AL-255.3-5
1953 AL-271.3-3
1956 AL-276.3-3
1957 AL-257.0-3
1958 AL-245.0-5
Car-3306.7-89

Strikeouts
1950 AL-118-6
1951 AL-113-8
1952 AL-144-4
1953 AL-186-1
1954 AL-148-4
1955 AL-157-3
1956 AL-192-2
1957 AL-171-4
1958 AL-144-7
Car-1999-64

Games Started
1951 AL-28-10
1952 AL-32-6
1953 AL-33-6
1956 AL-33-6
1957 AL-34-3
1958 AL-32-8
1959 AL-33-5
1960 AL-30-9
Car-432-85

Comp. Games
1950 AL-15-8
1951 AL-18-4
1952 AL-14-10
1953 AL-19-4
1955 AL-16-3
1956 AL-21-1
1957 AL-16-1
1958 AL-19-1
1959 AL-12-8

Shutouts
1952 AL-4-5
1953 AL-7-2
1954 AL-4-3
1955 AL-6-2
1957 AL-4-2
1958 AL-3-6
1962 NL-2-10
Car-38-54

Home Runs Allow.
1953 AL-20-5
1956 AL-24-5
1958 AL-33-2
1959 AL-26-6
1960 AL-24-7
Car-284-61

Bases On Balls Allow.
1950 AL-137-4
1953 AL-102-7
1956 AL-100-10
Car-1178-57

Hits Allowed
1951 AL-237-4
1953 AL-216-10
1956 AL-261-4
1957 AL-228-5
1958 AL-204-10
1959 AL-217-8

SO to Walk
1951 AL-1.55-3
1952 AL-1.82-2
1953 AL-1.82-2
1954 AL-1.72-6
1955 AL-2.45-1
1956 AL-1.92-5
1957 AL-2.41-4
1958 AL-2.18-7
1959 AL-1.84-9
1960 AL-2.35-4

Losses
1949 AL-15-5
1950 AL-16-5
1951 AL-14-1
1953 AL-12-9
1959 AL-15-3
Car-169-93

Earned Runs Allow.
1956 AL-102-5
1957 AL-93-8
1959 AL-90-8

Wild Pitches
1956 AL-6-7

Batters Faced
1951 AL-1008-7
1952 AL-1042-5
1953 AL-1113-3
1956 AL-1166-2
1957 AL-1062-3
1958 AL-983-7
1959 AL-934-9
Car-13853-76

Adjusted ERA+
1951 AL-133-3
1952 AL-141-4
1953 AL-148-2
1955 AL-201-1
1956 AL-124-9
1957 AL-115-10
1958 AL-136-3

Oldest Player
1964 NL-37-10

Youngest Player
1945 AL-18-2

Black Ink: Pitching - 20 (89) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 187 (51) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 35.0 (94) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 81.5 (137) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.

Transactions
Before 1945 Season: Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent.
November 10, 1948: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with $10,000 to the Chicago White Sox for Aaron Robinson.
November 30, 1961: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Don Larsen to the San Francisco Giants for a player to be named later, Eddie Fisher, Dom Zanni, and Bob Farley. The San Francisco Giants sent Verle Tiefenthaler (August 17, 1962) to the Chicago White Sox to complete the trade.
December 2, 1963: Released by the San Francisco Giants.
April 13, 1964: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.
October 6, 1964: Released by the San Francisco Giants.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
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All-Star 1953 (P) 1955 (P) 1956 (P) 1957 * 1958 1959-1 1961-1	Awards 1956-AL-TSN Pitcher of the Year 1957-AL-TSN Pitcher of the Year	MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr) 1952-AL-29-0.01 1953-AL-10-0.16 1955-AL-18-0.02 1956-AL-5-0.22 1957-AL-11-0.10 Car-419-0.51 shares	CYA (YrLg-Rk-Shr) 1962-ML-3-0.05 Car-204-0.05 shares	ERA 1951 AL-3.03-4 1952 AL-2.57-6 1953 AL-2.72-2 1955 AL-1.97-1 1956 AL-3.32-9 1958 AL-2.68-2	Wins 1952 AL-15-7 1953 AL-18-5 1955 AL-15-9 1956 AL-20-2 1957 AL-20-1 1958 AL-17-2 1960 AL-14-7 1962 NL-16-10 Car-211-89
Won-Loss % 1956 AL-.690-2 1958 AL-.607-6 1960 AL-.667-4 1962 NL-.727-4	BB + H per IP (WHIP) 1951 AL-1.290-8 1952 AL-1.148-4 1953 AL-1.172-3 1955 AL-1.099-1 1957 AL-1.163-8 1958 AL-1.102-2 1960 AL-1.258-10 1962 NL-1.121-4	Hits Allowed/9IP 1949 AL-7.60-5 1950 AL-7.76-2 1952 AL-7.54-7 1953 AL-7.16-1 1955 AL-7.09-4 1957 AL-7.98-9 1958 AL-7.49-4	Bases on Balls/9IP 1951 AL-2.73-3 1952 AL-2.78-8 1955 AL-2.80-6 1956 AL-3.26-9 1957 AL-2.49-7 1958 AL-2.42-5 1959 AL-2.49-10 1960 AL-2.11-5 1962 NL-1.94-4	Strikeouts/9IP 1949 AL-4.98-3 1950 AL-4.84-6 1951 AL-4.23-7 1952 AL-5.08-7 1953 AL-6.17-1 1954 AL-7.06-1 1955 AL-6.87-3 1956 AL-6.25-4 1957 AL-5.99-5 1960 AL-4.95-10	Innings 1951 AL-240.3-7 1952 AL-255.3-5 1953 AL-271.3-3 1956 AL-276.3-3 1957 AL-257.0-3 1958 AL-245.0-5 Car-3306.7-89
Strikeouts 1950 AL-118-6 1951 AL-113-8 1952 AL-144-4 1953 AL-186-1 1954 AL-148-4 1955 AL-157-3 1956 AL-192-2 1957 AL-171-4 1958 AL-144-7 Car-1999-64	Games Started 1951 AL-28-10 1952 AL-32-6 1953 AL-33-6 1956 AL-33-6 1957 AL-34-3 1958 AL-32-8 1959 AL-33-5 1960 AL-30-9 Car-432-85	Comp. Games 1950 AL-15-8 1951 AL-18-4 1952 AL-14-10 1953 AL-19-4 1955 AL-16-3 1956 AL-21-1 1957 AL-16-1 1958 AL-19-1 1959 AL-12-8	Shutouts 1952 AL-4-5 1953 AL-7-2 1954 AL-4-3 1955 AL-6-2 1957 AL-4-2 1958 AL-3-6 1962 NL-2-10 Car-38-54	Home Runs Allow. 1953 AL-20-5 1956 AL-24-5 1958 AL-33-2 1959 AL-26-6 1960 AL-24-7 Car-284-61	Bases On Balls Allow. 1950 AL-137-4 1953 AL-102-7 1956 AL-100-10 Car-1178-57
Hits Allowed 1951 AL-237-4 1953 AL-216-10 1956 AL-261-4 1957 AL-228-5 1958 AL-204-10 1959 AL-217-8	SO to Walk 1951 AL-1.55-3 1952 AL-1.82-2 1953 AL-1.82-2 1954 AL-1.72-6 1955 AL-2.45-1 1956 AL-1.92-5 1957 AL-2.41-4 1958 AL-2.18-7 1959 AL-1.84-9 1960 AL-2.35-4	Losses 1949 AL-15-5 1950 AL-16-5 1951 AL-14-1 1953 AL-12-9 1959 AL-15-3 Car-169-93	Earned Runs Allow. 1956 AL-102-5 1957 AL-93-8 1959 AL-90-8	Wild Pitches 1956 AL-6-7	Batters Faced 1951 AL-1008-7 1952 AL-1042-5 1953 AL-1113-3 1956 AL-1166-2 1957 AL-1062-3 1958 AL-983-7 1959 AL-934-9 Car-13853-76
Adjusted ERA+ 1951 AL-133-3 1952 AL-141-4 1953 AL-148-2 1955 AL-201-1 1956 AL-124-9 1957 AL-115-10 1958 AL-136-3	Oldest Player 1964 NL-37-10	Youngest Player 1945 AL-18-2