#85 Billy Pierce, Starting Pitcher, 27 yrs, Philadelphia (N) Phillies Thursday, 10/5/1954 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Billy Pierce
4/2/1927 27 USA,MI,DETROIT 5"10 160
Starting Pitcher L L
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 2 / 6 (Fair) Average Normal Normal 3.0 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 : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 12,250,000 1957 8 Year(s), 16 Days (1392 total Days) 172 Day(s) 8 Year(s), 6 Days (1382 total Days) 8 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 7 | 7 | 5 | 91-94 Mph |
Versus LHB | 8 | 7 | 5 | |
Versus RHB | 7 | 6 | 5 | |
Talent | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 8 67 3
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Curveball Slider
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Versus LHP | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Versus RHP | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 3 5 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 7 (Range), .970 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
8/26 | CHN | L 4-9 | * | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | L | | | | |
8/30 | @NYN | W 5-4 | * | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | W | | | | |
9/3 | @BRO | W 8-4 | * | 7.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | W | | | | |
9/7 | CIN | W 6-1 | * | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | W | PoG | | | |
9/11 | @NYN | L 6-7 | * | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | L | | | | |
9/16 | CHN | L 4-9 | * | 8 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | L | | | | |
9/20 | @PIT | W 3-1 | * | 9 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | W | PoG | | | |
9/24 | SLN | L 5-7 | * | 9 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | L | | | | |
9/30 | @CHA | L 1-4 | * | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | L | | | | |
10/4 | CHA | L 5-6 | * | 9 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | L | | | | |
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 40 | 40 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 4.01 | 319.0 | 299 | 161 | 142 | 126 | 203 | 20 | 50.0 | 3 | 19 | 47.5 |
Projected | 42 | 42 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 4.01 | 335.0 | 315 | 169 | 149 | 133 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 12.1 | 8.4 | 5.7 | 3.6 | 15 | 10 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 3.86 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 366 | 86 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 36 | 45 | 29 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .235 | .292 | .369 | .661 |
vs. RHB | 853 | 213 | 26 | 3 | 32 | 112 | 116 | 97 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .322 | .400 | .721 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 19 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4.16 | 153.2 | 141 | 79 | 71 | 61 | 91 |
Road | 21 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3.86 | 165.1 | 158 | 82 | 71 | 65 | 112 |
Postseason | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.29 | 17.0 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 9 |
This Week | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 | 9.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
Last Week | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 8.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4.91 | 44.0 | 47 | 27 | 24 | 18 | 35 |
May | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2.96 | 51.2 | 40 | 23 | 17 | 19 | 24 |
June | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5.26 | 51.1 | 49 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 28 |
July | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.06 | 53.0 | 46 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 36 |
August | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3.42 | 68.1 | 63 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 47 |
Sept./Oct. | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.80 | 50.2 | 54 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 33 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1945 | 44 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.32 | 250.0 | 277 | 120 | 120 | 28 | 88 | 192 | 15 | 3 | 1.46 | .000 | DET |
1948 | 44 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3.78 | 250.0 | 241 | 105 | 105 | 24 | 77 | 225 | 15 | 3 | 1.27 | .000 | DET |
1949 | 44 | 33 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 3.78 | 250.0 | 241 | 105 | 105 | 24 | 77 | 225 | 15 | 3 | 1.27 | .000 | CHA |
1950 | 38 | 38 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 4.36 | 297.0 | 268 | 158 | 144 | 37 | 133 | 161 | 11 | 0 | 1.35 | .252 | CHA NYY |
1951 | 34 | 34 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 4.17 | 248.0 | 272 | 134 | 115 | 37 | 92 | 158 | 9 | 0 | 1.47 | .303 | NYY |
1952 | 41 | 41 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 3.68 | 327.2 | 320 | 156 | 134 | 31 | 106 | 221 | 15 | 2 | 1.30 | .287 | PHI,NL |
1953 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 4.61 | 306.2 | 309 | 168 | 157 | 45 | 130 | 216 | 11 | 2 | 1.43 | .286 | PHI |
1954 | 40 | 40 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 4.01 | 319.0 | 299 | 161 | 142 | 43 | 126 | 203 | 20 | 3 | 1.33 | .263 | PHI,NL |
Total | 325 | 292 | 109 | 80 | 6 | 4.09 | 2248.1 | 2227 | 1107 | 1022 | 269 | 829 | 1601 | 111 | 16 | 1.36 | .505 | |
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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 |
1950 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.63 | 8.0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
1952 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 8.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
1953 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12.75 | 12.0 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1954 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.29 | 17.0 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7.00 | 45.0 | 61 | 35 | 35 | 14 | 24 | 3 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1945 | 5 | 250 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 22 | 16 | 52 | 0 | 0 | .192 | .243 | .212 | .455 | DET |
1948 | 22 | 250 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 22 | 16 | 52 | 0 | 0 | .192 | .243 | .212 | .455 | DET |
1949 | 39 | 250 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 22 | 16 | 52 | 0 | 0 | .192 | .243 | .212 | .455 | CHA |
1950 | 38 | 106 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 1 | .170 | .183 | .198 | .382 | CHA NYY |
1951 | 34 | 92 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .226 | .228 | .454 | NYY |
1952 | 41 | 114 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 0 | .228 | .261 | .263 | .524 | PHI,NL |
1953 | 40 | 110 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 1 | .209 | .230 | .218 | .448 | PHI |
1954 | 40 | 116 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 1 | 1 | .138 | .158 | .147 | .305 | PHI,NL |
Total | 259 | 1288 | 247 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 85 | 112 | 60 | 268 | 6 | 3 | .192 | .230 | .211 | .441 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 40 | 40 | 24 | 53 | 1 | 79 | 2 | .975 | 319.0 | 2.23 | | | | |
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Transactions Traded from Chicago (A) to New York (A) on 6/7/1950 (Going to CHA: P Marino Pieretti, P Lew Burdette, 2B Snuffy Stirnweiss, LF Dick Wakefield. Going to NYY: P Billy Pierce)... Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia (N) on 2/11/1952 to a 6-year deal worth $12,250,000 per year... All Star Was selected to the 1952 Allstar game... Awards Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1950, going 5-0, 3.55... Won World Championship with New York (A) in 1950... Won Player of the Week award on 5/8/1952, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1952, going 5-0, 2.21... Won World Championship with Philadelphia (N) in 1952... Won Cy Young Award in 1952, going 25-9, 3.68 ERA... Won Player of the Week award on 5/15/1954, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA... Was selected to the 1954 Allstar game...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA 1951 - 4.17 - 10th 1952 - 3.68 - 5th
| WHIP 1950 - 1.35 - 6th 1952 - 1.30 - 7th
| Wins 1950 - 19 - 8th 1952 - 25 - 1st 1953 - 20 - 5th
| IP 1952 - 327.2 - 5th 1953 - 306.2 - 6th
| K's 1950 - 161 - 8th 1951 - 158 - 5th 1952 - 221 - 2nd 1953 - 216 - 1st
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BB 1953 - 130 - 6th
| CG 1952 - 15 - 6th
| SHO 1952 - 2 - 4th 1953 - 2 - 9th
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