#79 Bill "Seattle bill" James, Starting Pitcher, 26 yrs, St. Louis (A) Browns
Sunday, 10/27/1918 |
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| Bill James
Seattle bill
3/12/1892
26
USA,CA,IOWA HILL
6"3
196
Starting Pitcher
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R
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1 / 6 (Insignificant)
0 / 6 (Unknown)
Very inconsistent
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1.0 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 250,000
1918 (Possible Arbitration)
2 Year(s), 153 Days (497 total Days)
147 Day(s)
3 Year(s), 6 Days (522 total Days)
5 Year(s)
1 Option Year(s) left
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| Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
| Overall | 4 | 7 | 9 | 86-89 Mph |
| Versus LHB | 4 | 7 | 9 | |
| Versus RHB | 4 | 7 | 9 | |
| Talent | 4 | 7 | 10 | |
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Pitching Ratings
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9
54
3
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Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Splitfinger-Fastball
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Versus LHP | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Versus RHP | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
P : 5 (Range), .955 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2
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| Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
| 8/17 | @NYA | L 0-3 | * | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | L | | | | |
| 8/23 | @CHA | L 1-15 | * | 5.1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | L | | | | |
| 8/29 | BOS | W 7-1 | * | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | W | PoG | | | |
| 9/3 | WAS | W 7-2 | * | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | W | PoG | | | |
| 9/9 | NYA | W 6-2 | * | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | W | PoG | | | |
| 9/15 | @CHA | W 6-5 | * | 9 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | W | | | | |
| 9/20 | CLE | W 7-6 | * | 9 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | W | | | | |
| 9/26 | @WAS | W 3-0 | * | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | W | PoG | | | |
| 10/2 | @NYA | W 11-5 | * | 8 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | W | | | | |
| 10/8 | BOS | L 5-6 | * | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | | | | | |
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
| Overall | 23 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 3.67 | 188.2 | 192 | 84 | 77 | 67 | 50 | 16 | 72.7 | 2 | 11 | 50.0 |
| Projected | 23 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 3.67 | 188.0 | 192 | 84 | 77 | 67 | 50 | | | | | |
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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 | 12.6 | 9.2 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 3.53 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 371 | 112 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 51 | 54 | 38 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .302 | .363 | .402 | .764 |
| vs. RHB | 347 | 80 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .231 | .288 | .285 | .574 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 11 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3.70 | 97.1 | 98 | 41 | 40 | 32 | 26 |
| Road | 12 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3.65 | 91.1 | 94 | 43 | 37 | 35 | 24 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.86 | 44.0 | 54 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 18 |
| July | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.05 | 41.1 | 32 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 10 |
| August | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5.72 | 39.1 | 47 | 27 | 25 | 13 | 9 |
| Sept./Oct. | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.48 | 62.0 | 58 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 13 |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
| 1915 | 28 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2.25 | 240.1 | 195 | 69 | 60 | 2 | 71 | 157 | 19 | 4 | 1.11 | .268 | SLA |
| 1917 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 4.28 | 138.2 | 162 | 83 | 66 | 8 | 44 | 70 | 12 | 0 | 1.49 | .328 | SLA |
| 1918 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 3.67 | 188.2 | 192 | 84 | 77 | 5 | 67 | 50 | 16 | 2 | 1.37 | .282 | SLA |
| Total | 71 | 66 | 31 | 23 | 0 | 3.22 | 567.2 | 549 | 236 | 203 | 15 | 182 | 277 | 47 | 6 | 1.29 | .288 | |
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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 |
| 1913, AA | 18 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2.30 | 141.0 | 105 | 49 | 36 | 4 | 54 | 155 | 7 | 2 | 1.13 | .275 |
| 1913, AAA | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4.42 | 38.2 | 44 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 1.34 | .350 |
| 1914, AAA | 25 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2.19 | 152.0 | 121 | 40 | 37 | 7 | 63 | 142 | 6 | 1 | 1.21 | .281 |
| 1915, AAA | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.84 | 44.0 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 48 | 4 | 1 | 1.05 | .300 |
| 1918, AAA | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2.07 | 78.1 | 63 | 24 | 18 | 1 | 21 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 1.07 | .245 |
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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 |
| 1915 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 | 18.0 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 | 18.0 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 1 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1915 | 28 | 86 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | .116 | .115 | .116 | .231 | SLA |
| 1917 | 20 | 47 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | .213 | .213 | .277 | .489 | SLA |
| 1918 | 23 | 70 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | .271 | .271 | .300 | .571 | SLA |
| Total | 71 | 203 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 61 | 1 | 0 | .192 | .191 | .217 | .408 | |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Pitcher | 23 | 22 | 15 | 35 | 5 | 54 | 4 | .926 | 188.2 | 2.58 | | | | |
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Drafted in 3rd round, 35th overall pick, by St. Louis (A) in 1913...
Injured on 5/31/1913 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week...
Earned first career win on 4/28/1915...
Had first career hit on 6/27/1915, off Bobby Keefe (PHA)...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/28/1915, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA...
Injured on 3/10/1916 with a Torn Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for full season...
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| Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA
1915 - 2.25 - 2nd
| WHIP
1915 - 1.11 - 8th
| SHO
1915 - 4 - 6th
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