#47 Bill "Little bill" Sowders, Starting Pitcher, 26 yrs, Philadelphia (A) Athletics Tuesday, 10/24/1891 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Bill Sowders Little bill 11/29/1864 26 USA,KY,LOUISVILLE 6"0 155
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 2 / 6 (Fair) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Good GREAT Normal 2.5 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 : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 250,000 1891 (Arbitration eligible) 3 Year(s), 51 Days (567 total Days) 172 Day(s) 4 Year(s), 0 Days (688 total Days) 3 Year(s) Arbitration eligible 1 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 2 | 7 | 10 | 88-91 Mph |
Versus LHB | 2 | 7 | 10 | |
Versus RHB | 2 | 8 | 10 | |
Talent | 3 | 8 | 9 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 10 54 4
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Slider Splitfinger-Fastball
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Versus LHP | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Versus RHP | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 3 2 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings P : 4 (Range), .953 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
8/19 | @CLE | W 8-6 | * | 9 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | W | | | | |
8/25 | @WAS | W 7-2 | * | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | W | PoG | | | |
8/29 | BOS | L 8-9 | * | 8.2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | L | | | | |
9/2 | LOU | W 10-6 | * | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | W | | | | |
9/6 | BAL | L 3-6 | * | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | L | | | | |
9/12 | COL | W 3-2 | * | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | W | PoG | | | |
9/18 | @BOS | L 2-7 | * | 8 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | L | | | | |
9/24 | @WAS | L 5-6 | * | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
9/30 | @COL | L 1-7 | * | 8 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | L | | | | |
10/4 | @WAS | W 6-4 | * | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | W | | | | |
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 36 | 36 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 3.67 | 314.0 | 331 | 151 | 128 | 80 | 103 | 30 | 83.3 | 2 | 21 | 58.3 |
Projected | 36 | 36 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 3.67 | 314.0 | 331 | 151 | 128 | 80 | 103 | | | | | |
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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 | 11.8 | 9.5 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 3 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 3.41 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 461 | 142 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 58 | 59 | 41 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .308 | .359 | .412 | .771 |
vs. RHB | 744 | 189 | 33 | 7 | 9 | 88 | 92 | 39 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .254 | .287 | .353 | .640 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 17 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3.34 | 153.2 | 147 | 67 | 57 | 38 | 49 |
Road | 19 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3.99 | 160.1 | 184 | 84 | 71 | 42 | 54 |
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 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.21 | 25.2 | 37 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 10 |
May | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3.53 | 58.2 | 66 | 26 | 23 | 14 | 20 |
June | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2.33 | 54.0 | 47 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 9 |
July | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2.21 | 53.0 | 47 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 21 |
August | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4.96 | 61.2 | 67 | 37 | 34 | 14 | 19 |
Sept./Oct. | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.72 | 61.0 | 67 | 37 | 32 | 21 | 24 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1888 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.33 | 20.1 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1.18 | .344 | PHA |
1889 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 3.17 | 210.0 | 204 | 97 | 74 | 5 | 51 | 71 | 20 | 0 | 1.21 | .274 | PHA |
1890 | 38 | 38 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 3.51 | 331.0 | 328 | 142 | 129 | 10 | 90 | 116 | 34 | 2 | 1.26 | .282 | PHA,AL |
1891 | 36 | 36 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 3.67 | 314.0 | 331 | 151 | 128 | 13 | 80 | 103 | 30 | 2 | 1.31 | .292 | PHA,AL |
Total | 103 | 101 | 62 | 33 | 0 | 3.43 | 875.1 | 885 | 393 | 334 | 28 | 223 | 303 | 85 | 5 | 1.27 | .285 | |
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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 |
1888, AAA | 25 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1.99 | 208.1 | 175 | 55 | 46 | 5 | 50 | 132 | 8 | 3 | 1.08 | .265 |
1889, AAA | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3.94 | 45.2 | 56 | 22 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1.51 | .327 |
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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 |
1889 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.08 | 26.0 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
Total | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.08 | 26.0 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1888 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 | .833 | PHA |
1889 | 25 | 75 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | .093 | .093 | .120 | .213 | PHA |
1890 | 38 | 122 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 0 | .098 | .133 | .131 | .264 | PHA,AL |
1891 | 36 | 121 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 0 | .174 | .184 | .223 | .407 | PHA,AL |
Total | 103 | 321 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 25 | 8 | 108 | 0 | 0 | .128 | .148 | .165 | .313 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 36 | 36 | 28 | 54 | 3 | 86 | 4 | .953 | 314.0 | 2.46 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 16th overall pick, by Philadelphia (A) in 1888... Injured on 3/17/1888 with a Strained Tricep Muscle, out for 5 weeks... Injured on 5/11/1888 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week... Earned first career win on 9/12/1888... Had first career hit on 9/26/1888, off George Derby (WAS)... Injured on 4/16/1889 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 5 weeks... Won World Series with Philadelphia (A) in 1889... Was selected to the 1890 Allstar game... Injured on 3/24/1891 with a Strained Bicep Tendon, out for 4 weeks... Was selected to the 1891 Allstar game...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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Wins 1890 - 21 - 4th
| IP 1890 - 331.0 - 9th
| BB 1890 - 90 - 5th
| CG 1890 - 34 - 2nd
| SHO 1890 - 2 - 6th
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