#11 William "Daddy" Byrd, Starting Pitcher, 35 yrs, Chicago (N) Cubs Saturday, 10/21/1942 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| William Byrd Daddy 7/15/1907 35 NEGRO,LG,PLAYER 6"1 210
Starting Pitcher S R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Average Suffers Prone 2.0 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 $ 6,420,000 1945 11 Year(s), 0 Days (1892 total Days) 172 Day(s) 11 Year(s), 0 Days (1892 total Days) 10 Year(s) Not eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 6 | 9 | 5 | 89-92 Mph |
Versus LHB | 6 | 9 | 5 | |
Versus RHB | 6 | 9 | 5 | |
Talent | 6 | 10 | 6 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 9 65 3
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Sinker Splitfinger-Fastball
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Versus LHP | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Versus RHP | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Talent | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 6 3 3 1 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 3 (Range), .955 (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 | 36 | 35 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 6.72 | 268.0 | 346 | 223 | 200 | 69 | 214 | 19 | 54.3 | 0 | 6 | 17.1 |
Projected | 36 | 35 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 6.72 | 268.0 | 346 | 223 | 200 | 69 | 214 | | | | | |
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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 | 1 | 1 | 13.9 | 11.6 | 7.2 | 2.3 | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 6.33 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 586 | 192 | 51 | 17 | 46 | 127 | 130 | 46 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .328 | .372 | .708 | 1.080 |
vs. RHB | 530 | 154 | 49 | 11 | 26 | 90 | 93 | 23 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .291 | .314 | .572 | .886 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 19 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 6.69 | 141.1 | 182 | 118 | 105 | 39 | 114 |
Road | 17 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 6.75 | 126.2 | 164 | 105 | 95 | 30 | 100 |
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 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 10.0 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
May | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4.91 | 47.2 | 47 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 40 |
June | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6.63 | 55.2 | 75 | 43 | 41 | 12 | 38 |
July | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7.56 | 41.2 | 59 | 44 | 35 | 12 | 30 |
August | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6.89 | 49.2 | 65 | 41 | 38 | 16 | 36 |
Sept./Oct. | 8 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7.82 | 63.1 | 91 | 60 | 55 | 18 | 60 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1932 | 32 | 32 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 6.13 | 246.2 | 284 | 186 | 168 | 61 | 57 | 177 | 17 | 0 | 1.38 | .293 | BRO |
1933 | 43 | 43 | 15 | 22 | 0 | 5.96 | 349.0 | 401 | 247 | 231 | 111 | 73 | 236 | 28 | 0 | 1.36 | .272 | BRO |
1934 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 8.11 | 155.1 | 196 | 145 | 140 | 53 | 41 | 110 | 10 | 1 | 1.53 | .296 | BRO |
1935 | 41 | 39 | 16 | 21 | 0 | 6.40 | 316.1 | 371 | 245 | 225 | 65 | 81 | 218 | 25 | 0 | 1.43 | .302 | BRO |
1936 | 32 | 31 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 6.39 | 249.1 | 302 | 191 | 177 | 62 | 50 | 207 | 20 | 0 | 1.41 | .315 | BRO |
1937 | 31 | 31 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 6.27 | 260.0 | 295 | 189 | 181 | 73 | 73 | 223 | 21 | 0 | 1.42 | .298 | BRO |
1938 | 32 | 32 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 6.71 | 245.1 | 294 | 212 | 183 | 70 | 62 | 210 | 17 | 1 | 1.45 | .308 | BRO |
1939 | 43 | 43 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 6.41 | 334.1 | 396 | 255 | 238 | 89 | 80 | 283 | 22 | 0 | 1.42 | .311 | BRO |
1940 | 36 | 29 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 5.13 | 251.0 | 277 | 151 | 143 | 55 | 50 | 205 | 20 | 1 | 1.30 | .302 | BRO |
1941 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 4.26 | 190.1 | 183 | 96 | 90 | 36 | 28 | 145 | 18 | 1 | 1.11 | .269 | BRO |
1942 | 36 | 35 | 13 | 16 | 0 | 6.72 | 268.0 | 346 | 223 | 200 | 72 | 69 | 214 | 19 | 0 | 1.55 | .330 | CHC |
Total | 370 | 358 | 127 | 181 | 1 | 6.21 | 2865.2 | 3345 | 2140 | 1976 | 747 | 664 | 2228 | 217 | 4 | 1.40 | .300 | |
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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 |
1941 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 5.0 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 5.0 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1932 | 32 | 79 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | .203 | .220 | .253 | .473 | BRO |
1933 | 43 | 124 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 2 | .113 | .141 | .153 | .294 | BRO |
1934 | 22 | 49 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | .122 | .189 | .122 | .311 | BRO |
1935 | 41 | 107 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 0 | 0 | .112 | .169 | .159 | .328 | BRO |
1936 | 32 | 82 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 2 | .207 | .235 | .268 | .504 | BRO |
1937 | 31 | 105 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .159 | .152 | .311 | BRO |
1938 | 32 | 81 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .141 | .136 | .277 | BRO |
1939 | 43 | 112 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 36 | 1 | 0 | .179 | .227 | .232 | .459 | BRO |
1940 | 36 | 88 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 3 | .205 | .245 | .227 | .472 | BRO |
1941 | 22 | 66 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .236 | .182 | .418 | BRO |
1942 | 37 | 93 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 0 | .075 | .104 | .086 | .190 | CHC |
Total | 371 | 986 | 146 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 61 | 65 | 46 | 280 | 2 | 7 | .148 | .185 | .180 | .364 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 36 | 35 | 17 | 36 | 2 | 53 | 0 | 1.000 | 268.0 | 1.78 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 6th overall pick, by Brooklyn in 1932... Had first career hit on 4/10/1932, off Rufus Smith (PIT)... Earned first career win on 4/14/1932... Injured on 7/8/1932 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 7 weeks... Injured on 7/28/1933 with a Sore Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks... 1/31/1935: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1936: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1936, going 5-1, 3.14... 1/31/1937: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,014,286 through salary arbitration... 7/6/1937: Signed a contract extension with Brooklyn, $810,000 per year, for 4 years. Signed as a free agent by Chicago (N) on 2/1/1942 to a 4-year deal worth $6,420,000 per year...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA 1941 - 4.26 - 8th
| WHIP 1940 - 1.30 - 7th 1941 - 1.11 - 2nd
| Losses 1932 - 18 - 8th 1933 - 22 - 1st 1935 - 21 - 3rd 1936 - 17 - 10th 1938 - 20 - 2nd 1939 - 21 - 3rd
| IP 1933 - 349.0 - 3rd 1935 - 316.1 - 6th 1939 - 334.1 - 4th
| K's 1932 - 177 - 9th 1933 - 236 - 6th 1935 - 218 - 8th 1936 - 207 - 10th 1937 - 223 - 7th 1938 - 210 - 9th 1939 - 283 - 5th
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CG 1933 - 28 - 3rd 1935 - 25 - 7th
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