Bill Hands

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 185lb (188cm, 83kg)

Born: May 6, 1940 in Hackensack, NJ us

Died: March 9, 2017 in Orlando, FL

Buried: Central Cemetery, Orient, NY

High School: Rutherford HS (Rutherford, NJ)

Schools: Fairleigh Dickinson University (Teaneck, NJ), Ohio Wesleyan University (Delaware, OH)

Last Game: August 10, 1975 (Age 35-096d)
vs. MIL 2.0 IP, 6 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 5 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1966 season

Full Name: William Alfred Hands

Nicknames: Froggy

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

27.4

111

110

ERA

3.35

374

260

1951.0

1128

WHIP

1.223

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1959	19	0.0	Hastings	NESL	D-	SFG	1	4	.200	4.64	6.19	13	10		1	0		64.0	55	44	33	1	40		53	5	1	8		1.484	7.7	0.1	5.6	7.5	1.33
1960	20	-0.8	Fresno	CALL	C	SFG	10	13	.435	5.14	7.20	35	28		9	0		175.0	189	140	100	14	93		146	15	0	27		1.611	9.7	0.7	4.8	7.5	1.57
1961	21	-0.8	Eugene	NORW	B	SFG	6	7	.462	4.64	5.87	18	16		3	1		95.0	106	62	49	6	51		87	6	1	12		1.653	10.0	0.6	4.8	8.2	1.71
1962	22	-0.6	Springfield	EL	A	SFG	14	12	.538	2.91	3.77	30	29		16	4		210.0	175	88	68	10	81	9	177	6	0	11		1.219	7.5	0.4	3.5	7.6	2.19
1963	23		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	SFG	3	6	.333	4.83	5.83	15	8		2	1		54.0	64	35	29	5	22	1	34	0	1	1		1.593	10.7	0.8	3.7	5.7	1.55
1963	23	-2.6	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	SFG	2	6	.250	5.80	7.00	14	7		1	0		45.0	59	35	29	5	20	1	27	0	1	1		1.756	11.8	1.0	4.0	5.4	1.35
1963	23	0.4	Springfield	EL	AA	SFG	1	0	1.000	0.00	0.00	1	1		1	1		9.0	5	0	0	0	2	0	7	0	0	0		0.778	5.0	0.0	2.0	7.0	3.50
1964	24	-1.1	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	SFG	7	7	.500	3.42	3.94	68	5		0	0		121.0	111	53	46	17	54	12	126	0	0	10		1.364	8.3	1.3	4.0	9.4	2.33
1965	25	-0.1	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	SFG	17	6	.739	2.19	2.97	26	25		10	6		197.0	167	65	48	9	54	5	155	5	0	9		1.122	7.6	0.4	2.5	7.1	2.87
1965	25	-3.3	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	0	2	.000	16.50	16.50	4	2	0	0	0	0	6.0	13	11	11	0	6	2	5	0	0	0	36	3.167	19.5	0.0	9.0	7.5	0.83
1966	26	-1.8	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	8	13	.381	4.58	5.15	41	26	10	0	0	2	159.0	168	91	81	17	59	6	93	5	2	4	698	1.428	9.5	1.0	3.3	5.3	1.58
1967	27	-0.4	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	7	8	.467	2.46	2.76	49	11	21	3	1	6	150.0	134	46	41	9	48	15	84	2	0	4	617	1.213	8.0	0.5	2.9	5.0	1.75
1968	28	0.6	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	16	10	.615	2.89	3.17	38	34	0	11	4	0	258.2	221	91	83	26	36	0	148	6	0	4	1013	0.994	7.7	0.9	1.3	5.1	4.11
1969	29	2.0	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	20	14	.588	2.49	3.06	41	41	0	18	3	0	300.0	268	102	83	21	73	8	181	6	0	5	1220	1.137	8.0	0.6	2.2	5.4	2.48
1970	30	2.9	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	18	15	.545	3.70	4.11	39	38	1	12	2	1	265.0	278	121	109	20	76	8	170	4	1	9	1127	1.336	9.4	0.7	2.6	5.8	2.24
1971	31	3.6	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	12	18	.400	3.42	4.16	36	35	1	14	1	0	242.1	248	112	92	27	50	6	128	2	0	5	1019	1.230	9.2	1.0	1.9	4.8	2.56
1972	32	4.9	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	11	8	.579	3.00	3.48	32	28	3	6	3	0	189.0	168	73	63	12	47	7	96	2	1	1	770	1.138	8.0	0.6	2.2	4.6	2.04
1973	33	5.3	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	7	10	.412	3.49	4.37	39	15	17	3	1	2	142.0	138	69	55	14	41	2	78	2	0	5	599	1.261	8.7	0.9	2.6	4.9	1.90
1974	34		2 Teams	AL	Maj	MIN-TEX	6	5	.545	4.18	4.18	37	12	16	1	1	3	129.1	141	60	60	9	28	0	78	4	1	2	548	1.307	9.8	0.6	1.9	5.4	2.79
1974	34	5.9	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	4	5	.444	4.45	4.45	35	10	16	0	0	3	115.1	130	57	57	9	25	0	74	4	1	2	492	1.344	10.1	0.7	2.0	5.8	2.96
1974	34	5.9	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	2	0	1.000	1.93	1.93	2	2	0	1	1	0	14.0	11	3	3	0	3	0	4	0	0	0	56	1.000	7.1	0.0	1.9	2.6	1.33
1975	35	6.9	TEX	AL	Maj	TEX	6	7	.462	4.02	4.76	18	18	0	4	1	0	109.2	118	58	49	12	28	1	67	3	0	7	469	1.331	9.7	1.0	2.3	5.5	2.39
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (11 seasons)					Majors		111	110	.502	3.35	3.85	374	260	69	72	17	14	1951.0	1895	834	727	167	492	55	1128	36	5	46	8116	1.223	8.7	0.8	2.3	5.2	2.29
Minors (7 seasons)					Minors		58	55	.513	3.66	4.78	205	121		41	12		916.0	867	487	373	62	395	27	778	37	3	78		1.378	8.5	0.6	3.9	7.6	1.97
All Levels (17 Seasons)							169	165	.506	3.45	4.15	579	381	69	113	29	14	2867.0	2762	1321	1100	229	887	82	1906	73	8	124	8116	1.273	8.7	0.7	2.8	6.0	2.15

AAA (3 seasons)					Minors		26	19	.578	3.05	3.79	108	37		11	6		363.0	337	153	123	31	128	18	308	5	1	20		1.281	8.4	0.8	3.2	7.6	2.41
AA (1 season)					Minors		1	0	1.000	0.00	0.00	1	1		1	1		9.0	5	0	0	0	2	0	7	0	0	0		0.778	5.0	0.0	2.0	7.0	3.50
A (1 season)					Minors		14	12	.538	2.91	3.77	30	29		16	4		210.0	175	88	68	10	81	9	177	6	0	11		1.219	7.5	0.4	3.5	7.6	2.19
B (1 season)					Minors		6	7	.462	4.64	5.87	18	16		3	1		95.0	106	62	49	6	51		87	6	1	12		1.653	10.0	0.6	4.8	8.2	1.71
C (1 season)					Minors		10	13	.435	5.14	7.20	35	28		9	0		175.0	189	140	100	14	93		146	15	0	27		1.611	9.7	0.7	4.8	7.5	1.57
D- (1 season)					Minors		1	4	.200	4.64	6.19	13	10		1	0		64.0	55	44	33	1	40		53	5	1	8		1.484	7.7	0.1	5.6	7.5	1.33