Bill Champion

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 188lb (193cm, 85kg)

Born: September 18, 1947 in Shelby, NC us

Died: January 7, 2017 in Shelby, NC

Buried: Cremated

Draft: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 3rd round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from Shelby HS (Shelby, NC).

High School: Shelby HS (Shelby, NC)

Debut: June 4, 1969 (Age 21-259d, 12,835th in major league history)
vs. SDP 8.0 IP, 6 H, 5 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER, L

Last Game: June 5, 1976 (Age 28-261d)
vs. KCR 2.0 IP, 6 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 5 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1969 season

Full Name: Buford Billy Champion

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.9

ERA

4.69

202

102

804.1

360

WHIP

1.525

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Team Record in Appearances: 16-15 / in Starts: 16-7

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 30, Entered with runners on base: 4

1974 Pitching Game Log

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1974 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	135	19	May 3	MIL		CHW	L,3-10	5-8		99	4.0	5	2	2	2	0	0	0	4.50	4.08	19	8	4	0	0	5		0	0	0	0	0	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	.03	-0.009	.04	-0.01%	-0.19	5t --- 0 out d7	8t 3 out d8
2	136	23	May 10	MIL	@	NYY	L,2-7	4-7		6	4.0	1	1	1	3	1	0	0	3.38	4.20	16	7	5	0	1	0		1	1	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	1	0	.06	-0.019	.09	-0.02%	0.18	4b 1-- 0 out d5	7b 3 out d7
3	137	28	May 14	MIL	@	BAL	W,8-3	GS-8	W(1-0)	3	7.0	10	3	3	1	3	0	0	3.60	3.24	31	6	11	2	0	10	47			0	0	1	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	.38	0.149	.72	0.17%	-0.51	1b start tie	8b -2- 0 out a5
4	138	33	May 19(2)	MIL		NYY	W,3-1	GS-7	W(2-0)	4	6.1	5	1	1	2	0	0	0	2.95	3.33	27	14	9	2	2	2	57			0	0	1	25	0	0	1	0	0	2	1.29	0.220	2.27	0.23%	1.65	1t start tie	7t 123 1 out a3
5	139	38	May 24	MIL	@	BOS	L,3-5	GS-3	L(2-1)	4	2.2	7	4	3	0	0	2	0	3.75	4.33	15	5	3	1	0	7	30			0	0	0	15	3	0	0	0	0	0	.83	-0.235	1.88	-0.32%	-2.75	1b start tie	3b 1-- 2 out d4
6	140	40	May 26	MIL	@	BOS	L,1-4	3-6		1	3.1	5	2	2	0	0	1	0	3.95	4.59	12	3	5	0	1	4		3	0	0	1	0	12	0	0	0	1	0	0	.80	0.061	1.78	0.08%	1.55	3b 123 0 out d2	6b --- 1 out d3
7	141	44	May 31	MIL	@	OAK	L,2-5	4-7		4	3.0	2	0	0	3	1	0	0	3.56	4.62	13	4	3	0	0	2		2	2	1	0	1	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	.27	-0.075	.56	-0.09%	-0.71	4b 12- 1 out d2	7b 12- 1 out d4
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
8	142	50	Jun 7	MIL		OAK	W,6-4	GS-4		6	3.2	8	4	2	0	1	0	0	3.71	4.34	18	5	4	0	1	8	34			1	0	0	17	1	1	0	1	1	0	.87	-0.201	1.63	-0.23%	-2.40	1t start tie	4t 1-- 2 out a1
9	143	63	Jun 22	MIL		BAL	L,2-7	9-GF		14	1.0	3	2	2	0	1	0	0	4.11	4.24	6	1	1	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.13	-0.023	.17	-0.02%	-1.55	9t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 5
10	144	68	Jun 28	MIL	@	DET	L,7-9	6-7		5	1.2	4	3	3	0	0	0	0	4.66	4.16	8	1	3	0	0	4		3	2	0	0	0	7	0	1	0	0	1	0	.45	-0.084	.72	-0.08%	-1.46	6b 123 0 out d3	7b 1-- 2 out d4
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
11	145	73	Jul 1(2)	MIL	@	CLE	L,3-9	7-GF(8)		2	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.50	4.13	6	1	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.001	.01	0.00%	0.55	7b --- 2 out d7	8b end d 6
12	146	74	Jul 2	MIL	@	CLE	L,3-5	3-7		0	4.0	2	1	1	1	2	1	0	4.29	4.27	15	3	7	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	.21	-0.006	.27	-0.01%	0.44	3b --- 0 out d4	7b 1-- 0 out d3
13	147	79	Jul 6	MIL		MIN	W,3-0	GS-6	W(3-1)	3	5.2	5	0	0	2	3	0	0	3.78	4.07	21	6	5	1	0	5	60			0	0	0	19	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.15	0.251	.95	0.13%	2.24	1t start tie	6t 1-3 2 out a2
14	148	84	Jul 10	MIL		CHW	W,6-1	CG	W(4-1)	3	9.0	4	1	1	1	6	1	0	3.34	3.90	33	8	14	3	2	4	80			1	0	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	1	.55	0.278	.63	0.19%	3.07	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
15	149	89	Jul 15	MIL	@	MIN	L,3-4	GS-7		4	6.2	2	2	2	3	3	0	0	3.27	3.81	24	7	9	2	0	2	62			0	0	0	21	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.10	0.391	1.53	0.33%	2.90	1b start a 1	7b 12- 2 out a2
16	150	95	Jul 21(2)	MIL	@	CHW	W,5-3	GS-8		5	7.1	10	3	2	0	0	0	0	3.18	3.68	29	11	8	0	1	10	48			1	0	0	27	0	0	0	1	0	0	.78	0.001	.87	0.00%	0.26	1b start tie	8b 1-- 1 out d3
17	151	98	Jul 27	MIL	@	BAL	W,5-3	GS-6	W(5-1)	5	5.1	4	2	2	3	2	0	0	3.20	3.67	22	3	10	1	0	4	51			1	0	0	19	0	0	0	1	0	0	.80	0.153	1.06	0.12%	1.53	1b start a 3	6b 1-3 1 out a5
18	152	103	Jul 31	MIL		NYY	L,3-4	GS-5		3	4.0	7	3	3	1	0	1	0	3.38	3.82	18	10	3	0	0	4	35			0	0	0	17	1	1	0	2	0	0	1.18	-0.248	2.25	-0.28%	-1.80	1t start tie	5t -2- 0 out d1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
19	153	107	Aug 4(1)	MIL		CLE	L,3-4	GS-8	L(5-2)	3	7.1	8	4	4	2	5	0	0	3.50	3.67	32	3	14	0	0	8	49			1	1	0	28	3	0	0	0	1	1	1.13	-0.209	1.09	-0.12%	-1.52	1t start tie	8t 1-3 1 out d2
20	154	112	Aug 8	MIL		BOS	W,5-3	GS-9	W(6-2)	3	8.1	7	3	3	2	1	0	0	3.48	3.61	32	8	14	5	0	7	56			0	0	0	30	1	1	0	1	0	0	.59	0.236	.18	0.04%	2.21	1t start tie	9t 12- 1 out a4
21	155	117	Aug 13	MIL	@	TEX	W,5-1	GS-7	W(7-2)	4	7.0	8	0	0	1	3	0	0	3.24	3.51	29	8	9	2	1	8	63			2	1	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.44	0.453	.31	0.06%	3.10	1b start tie	7b 3 out a1
22	156	122	Aug 19	MIL	@	OAK	W,1-0	GS-8	W(8-2)	5	7.0	5	0	0	2	4	0	0	3.04	3.44	28	10	7	3	1	5	69			0	0	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.35	0.370	.57	0.09%	2.64	1b start tie	8b 1-- 0 out a1
23	157	125	Aug 23(1)	MIL		KCR	L,4-8	GS-2	L(8-3)	3	1.2	5	4	4	1	2	0	0	3.31	3.41	11	3	0	0	0	5	30			0	0	0	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	.87	-0.309	.27	-0.06%	-3.40	1t start tie	2t -2- 2 out d4
24	158	129	Aug 26	MIL		OAK	W,2-1	GS-7	W(9-3)	2	6.1	4	1	1	1	4	0	0	3.21	3.33	23	8	6	0	0	4	64			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.02	0.314	.21	0.04%	2.68	1t start tie	7t 1-- 1 out a2
25	159	133	Aug 31	MIL		CAL	W,6-5	GS-8		4	8.0	9	5	4	2	4	2	0	3.29	3.47	32	7	10	0	3	9	48			0	1	0	30	0	0	0	1	0	0	.84	-0.254	.03	-0.01%	-1.39	1t start tie	8t 3 out d2
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
26	160	138	Sep 5	MIL	@	BOS	W,4-3	GS-9	W(10-3)	4	8.0	5	3	3	6	3	0	0	3.30	3.51	36	10	15	4	7	2	57			1	0	0	30	2	0	1	0	0	0	1.41	0.134	.09	0.01%	1.56	1b start tie	9b 1-- 0 out a2
27	161	143	Sep 10	MIL		BAL	W,6-5	GS-4		4	3.1	7	5	5	0	2	2	0	3.55	3.64	17	3	5	1	0	7	28			0	0	0	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	.99	-0.459	.01	0.00%	-4.05	1t start tie	4t 12- 1 out d3
28	162	147	Sep 14	MIL		BOS	W,3-1	CG	W(11-3)	3	9.0	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	3.39	3.61	31	13	13	1	0	2	78			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.14	0.451	.00	0.00%	3.07	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
29	163	151	Sep 20	MIL		DET	L,5-8	GS-4		5	3.0	5	3	3	2	1	2	0	3.50	3.79	16	4	4	1	0	5	36			2	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	.88	-0.273	.00	0.00%	-2.61	1t start tie	4t 12- 0 out d2
30	164	156	Sep 24	MIL	@	CLE	W,4-3	GS-9		3	9.0	9	3	2	3	6	0	0	3.42	3.70	40	11	11	1	0	9	62			0	1	0	36	1	0	1	0	1	3	1.39	0.100	.00	0.00%	1.07	1b start tie	9b 3 out tie
31	165	159	Sep 28	MIL	@	BAL	L,1-7	GS-4	L(11-4)	3	3.2	9	6	5	2	0	0	0	3.62	3.71	20	4	6	0	0	8	19			2	0	0	18	2	0	0	1	0	0	.68	-0.303	.00	0.00%	-4.53	1b start tie	4b -2- 2 out d6
							16-15		W-L:11-4	3.6	161.2	168	72	65	49	60	12	0	3.62	3.71	680	0.89		7%	5%	156	51	9	56%	13	5	3	623	21	4	3	14	5	10	.89	0.856	.63	0.24%	1.81

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