#47 Bill "Little bill" Sowders, Starting Pitcher, 31 yrs, Columbus Solons Tuesday, 10/24/1896 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Bill Sowders Little bill 11/29/1864 31 USA,KY,LOUISVILLE 6"0 165
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 1.0 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 $ 261,000 1896 7 Year(s), 140 Days (1344 total Days) 172 Day(s) 9 Year(s), 0 Days (1548 total Days) 8 Year(s) Not eligible Out of Option Years
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 2 | 7 | 9 | 88-91 Mph |
Versus LHB | 2 | 7 | 9 | |
Versus RHB | 2 | 8 | 9 | |
Talent | 1 | 7 | 8 | |
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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 | | | | |
8/26 | BOS | W 5-4 | * | 9 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | | | | | |
8/30 | BAL | W 4-3 | * | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
9/3 | @WAS | L 2-3 | * | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | PoG | | | |
9/7 | @PHA | L 2-3 | * | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | L | | | | |
9/11 | IND | L 0-10 | * | 8.2 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 7 | L | | | | |
9/16 | @BOS | L 3-8 | * | 8 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | L | | | | |
9/21 | LOU | L 1-8 | * | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | L | | | | |
9/25 | @BOS | W 6-2 | * | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | W | PoG | | | |
9/29 | PHA | W 3-2 | * | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | W | PoG | | | |
10/3 | @CLE | W 5-3 | * | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | W | PoG | | | |
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 43 | 43 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 4.31 | 356.2 | 399 | 208 | 171 | 102 | 132 | 23 | 53.5 | 2 | 21 | 48.8 |
Projected | 43 | 43 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 4.31 | 356.0 | 399 | 208 | 171 | 102 | 132 | | | | | |
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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 | 12.7 | 10.1 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 11 | 5 | 45.5 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 3.70 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 551 | 192 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 88 | 93 | 47 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .348 | .396 | .417 | .813 |
vs. RHB | 842 | 207 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 103 | 115 | 55 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 | .284 | .318 | .602 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 20 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 4.92 | 177.1 | 206 | 117 | 97 | 51 | 61 |
Road | 23 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 3.71 | 179.1 | 193 | 91 | 74 | 51 | 71 |
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 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4.04 | 69.0 | 77 | 37 | 31 | 16 | 35 |
May | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4.06 | 44.1 | 50 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 15 |
June | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6.07 | 56.1 | 77 | 51 | 38 | 9 | 18 |
July | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4.71 | 57.1 | 64 | 37 | 30 | 23 | 18 |
August | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 | 63.0 | 57 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 15 |
Sept./Oct. | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4.19 | 66.2 | 74 | 35 | 31 | 26 | 31 |
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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 |
1892 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 3.47 | 272.0 | 287 | 116 | 105 | 4 | 65 | 90 | 28 | 2 | 1.29 | .298 | PHA |
1893 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4.50 | 96.0 | 121 | 55 | 48 | 5 | 18 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 1.45 | .330 | PHA |
1894 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 4.37 | 136.0 | 153 | 74 | 66 | 2 | 47 | 45 | 11 | 0 | 1.47 | .309 | PHA |
1895 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 4.67 | 94.1 | 122 | 64 | 49 | 3 | 32 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1.63 | .331 | PHA |
1896 | 43 | 43 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 4.31 | 356.2 | 399 | 208 | 171 | 7 | 102 | 132 | 23 | 2 | 1.40 | .313 | COL |
Total | 244 | 211 | 108 | 91 | 2 | 3.80 | 1830.1 | 1967 | 910 | 773 | 49 | 487 | 630 | 161 | 9 | 1.34 | .299 | |
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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 |
1893, AAA | 18 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2.71 | 153.0 | 152 | 50 | 46 | 3 | 39 | 119 | 13 | 2 | 1.25 | .311 |
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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 |
1892 | 32 | 101 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | .158 | .158 | .178 | .337 | PHA |
1893 | 12 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .088 | .114 | .147 | .261 | PHA |
1894 | 27 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | .136 | .156 | .136 | .292 | PHA |
1895 | 27 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | .048 | .091 | .048 | .139 | PHA |
1896 | 43 | 127 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 0 | .150 | .163 | .220 | .383 | COL |
Total | 244 | 648 | 86 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 50 | 13 | 202 | 1 | 0 | .133 | .149 | .171 | .320 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 43 | 43 | 23 | 74 | 3 | 103 | 6 | .942 | 356.2 | 2.60 | | | | |
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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... 1/31/1892: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,550,000 through salary arbitration... Injured on 6/30/1892 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks... 1/31/1893: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,550,000 through salary arbitration... Injured on 5/16/1893 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 3-4 weeks... 1/31/1894: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,550,000 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1895: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,550,000 through salary arbitration... Signed as a free agent by Columbus on 2/28/1896 to a 1-year deal worth $261,000 per year...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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Wins 1890 - 21 - 4th 1891 - 24 - 6th
| IP 1890 - 331.0 - 9th
| BB 1890 - 90 - 5th
| CG 1890 - 34 - 2nd
| SHO 1890 - 2 - 6th 1892 - 2 - 10th
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