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Bill Bailey

William F. Bailey

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: April 12, 1888 in Fort Smith, AR (All Transactions)
Debut: September 17, 1907
Teams (by GP): Browns/Terrapins/Cardinals/Tigers/Whales 1907-1922

Final Game: June 26, 1922
Died: November 2, 1926 in Houston, TX
Buried: Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery, Houston, TX
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Standard Pitching

Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1907 19 SLB AL 4 1 .800 2.42 6 5 1 3 0 0 48.1 39 16 13 0 15 17 4 0 0 194 105 1.117 7.3 0.0 2.8 3.2 1.13
1908 20 SLB AL 3 5 .375 3.04 22 12 8 7 0 0 106.2 85 53 36 2 50 42 3 0 5 439 78 1.266 7.2 0.2 4.2 3.5 0.84
1909 21 SLB AL 9 10 .474 2.44 32 20 12 17 1 0 199.0 174 71 54 2 75 114 6 0 9 784 99 1.251 7.9 0.1 3.4 5.2 1.52
1910 22 SLB AL 3 18 .143 3.32 34 20 9 13 0 0 192.1 186 133 71 2 97 90 10 0 8 816 74 1.471 8.7 0.1 4.5 4.2 0.93
1911 23 SLB AL 0 3 .000 4.55 7 2 3 2 0 0 31.2 42 26 16 1 16 8 2 0 0 142 75 1.832 11.9 0.3 4.5 2.3 0.50
1912 24 SLB AL 0 1 .000 9.28 3 2 1 0 0 0 10.2 15 12 11 0 10 2 0 0 3 54 38 2.344 12.7 0.0 8.4 1.7 0.20
1914 26 BAL FL 7 9 .438 3.08 19 18 0 10 1 0 128.2 106 58 44 2 68 131 7 1 9 536 109 1.352 7.4 0.1 4.8 9.2 1.93
1915 27 TOT FL 9 20 .310 4.27 41 28 12 14 5 0 223.2 202 127 106 9 125 122 9 0 3 951 74 1.462 8.1 0.4 5.0 4.9 0.98
1915 27 BAL FL 6 19 .240 4.63 36 23 12 11 2 0 190.1 179 118 98 8 115 98 9 0 3 827 70 1.545 8.5 0.4 5.4 4.6 0.85
1915 27 CHI FL 3 1 .750 2.16 5 5 0 3 3 0 33.1 23 9 8 1 10 24 0 0 0 124 133 0.990 6.2 0.3 2.7 6.5 2.40
1918 30 DET AL 1 2 .333 5.97 8 4 2 1 0 0 37.2 53 34 25 0 26 13 1 0 0 178 45 2.097 12.7 0.0 6.2 3.1 0.50
1921 33 STL NL 2 5 .286 4.26 19 6 3 3 1 0 74.0 95 41 35 1 22 20 2 1 4 330 86 1.581 11.6 0.1 2.7 2.4 0.91
1922 34 STL NL 0 2 .000 5.40 12 0 5 0 0 0 31.2 38 22 19 1 23 11 0 0 2 149 72 1.926 10.8 0.3 6.5 3.1 0.48
11 Yrs 38 76 .333 3.57 203 117 56 70 8 0 1084.1 1035 593 430 20 527 570 44 2 43 4573 80 1.441 8.6 0.2 4.4 4.7 1.08
162 Game Avg. 8 16 .333 3.57 43 25 12 15 2 0 230 220 126 91 4 112 121 9 0 9 972 80 1.441 8.6 0.2 4.4 4.7 1.08
SLB (6 yrs) 19 38 .333 3.07 104 61 34 42 1 0 588.2 541 311 201 7 263 273 25 0 25 2429 82 1.366 8.3 0.1 4.0 4.2 1.04
STL (2 yrs) 2 7 .222 4.60 31 6 8 3 1 0 105.2 133 63 54 2 45 31 2 1 6 479 81 1.685 11.3 0.2 3.8 2.6 0.69
BAL (2 yrs) 13 28 .317 4.01 55 41 12 21 3 0 319.0 285 176 142 10 183 229 16 1 12 1363 82 1.467 8.0 0.3 5.2 6.5 1.25
CHI (1 yr) 3 1 .750 2.16 5 5 0 3 3 0 33.1 23 9 8 1 10 24 0 0 0 124 133 0.990 6.2 0.3 2.7 6.5 2.40
DET (1 yr) 1 2 .333 5.97 8 4 2 1 0 0 37.2 53 34 25 0 26 13 1 0 0 178 45 2.097 12.7 0.0 6.2 3.1 0.50
AL (7 yrs) 20 40 .333 3.25 112 65 36 43 1 0 626.1 594 345 226 7 289 286 26 0 25 2607 78 1.410 8.5 0.1 4.2 4.1 0.99
FL (2 yrs) 16 29 .356 3.83 60 46 12 24 6 0 352.1 308 185 150 11 193 253 16 1 12 1487 84 1.422 7.9 0.3 4.9 6.5 1.31
NL (2 yrs) 2 7 .222 4.60 31 6 8 3 1 0 105.2 133 63 54 2 45 31 2 1 6 479 81 1.685 11.3 0.2 3.8 2.6 0.69

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1907 19 SLB AL 48.1 6 5 16 2.98 3.68 0.10 0.00 99.0 3.54 3 0.4 1.0 -0.0 0.8 7 .565 .502 $
1908 20 SLB AL 106.2 22 12 53 4.47 3.44 0.27 0.00 99.0 3.13 -16 -1.9 1.0 -0.1 -1.0 -7 .415 .489 $
1909 21 SLB AL 199.0 32 20 71 3.21 3.52 -0.11 0.00 98.0 3.56 10 1.3 1.0 -0.2 2.8 24 .541 .508 $
1910 22 SLB AL 192.1 34 20 133 6.22 3.76 -0.29 0.00 98.0 3.96 -47 -4.9 1.0 -0.2 -3.3 -31 .356 .470 $
1911 23 SLB AL 31.2 7 2 26 7.39 4.73 -0.08 0.00 101.0 4.86 -9 -0.8 1.0 -0.0 -0.5 -5 .383 .495 $
1912 24 SLB AL 10.2 3 2 12 10.13 4.57 -0.09 0.00 100.0 4.66 -6 -0.6 1.0 -0.0 -0.5 -5 .316 .497 $
1914 26 BAL FL 128.2 19 18 58 4.06 4.12 -0.13 0.00 104.0 4.41 4 0.5 1.0 -0.1 0.8 10 .526 .503 $
1915 27 BAL FL 190.1 36 23 118 5.58 3.89 -0.34 0.00 106.0 4.49 -23 -2.5 1.0 -0.1 -2.0 -17 .429 .484 $
1915 27 CHI FL 33.1 5 5 9 2.43 3.81 0.05 0.00 93.0 3.50 4 0.5 -0.0 0.6 5 .597 .503 $
1918 30 DET AL 37.2 8 4 34 8.12 3.60 -0.46 0.00 100.4 4.08 -17 -1.7 1.0 -0.0 -1.3 -14 .293 .490 $
1921 33 STL NL 73.2 19 6 41 5.01 4.83 0.06 0.00 94.8 4.52 -4 -0.4 1.0 -0.0 0.2 3 .480 .498 $
1922 34 STL NL 30.2 12 0 22 6.46 4.80 -0.42 0.00 95.0 4.96 -5 -0.5 1.0 -0.0 -0.3 -2 .458 .497 $
11 Seasons 1083.0 203 117 593 4.93 3.88 -0.14 0.00 100.0 4.02 -106 -10.5 1.0 -0.8 -3.7 -32 .448 .495 $
SLB (6 yrs) 588.2 104 61 311 4.75 3.68 -0.08 0.00 98.5 3.70 -65 -6.4 1.0 -0.6 -1.7 -18 .438 .493 $
STL (2 yrs) 104.1 31 6 63 5.43 4.82 -0.08 0.00 94.8 4.65 -9 -0.9 1.0 -0.0 -0.1 1 .471 .497 $
BAL (2 yrs) 319.0 55 41 176 4.97 3.98 -0.25 0.00 105.2 4.46 -19 -2.1 1.0 -0.2 -1.2 -7 .463 .494 $
CHI (1 yr) 33.1 5 5 9 2.43 3.81 0.05 0.00 93.0 3.50 4 0.5 -0.0 0.6 5 .597 .503 $
DET (1 yr) 37.2 8 4 34 8.12 3.60 -0.46 0.00 100.4 4.08 -17 -1.7 1.0 -0.0 -1.3 -14 .293 .490 $

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1918 30 DET AL 177 0.0% 7.3% 14.7% 0.6% 2% 74%
1921 33 STL NL 330 0.3% 6.1% 6.7% 81%
1922 34 STL NL 149 0.7% 7.4% 15.4% 70%
3 Yrs 656 0.3% 6.7% 10.8% 0.2% 1% 77%
MLB Averages 0.7% 7.6% 7.3% 2.6% 11% 81%

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1907 19 4 1 .800 2.42 6 5 1 3 0 0 48.1 39 16 13 0 15 17 4 0 0 194 105 1.117 7.3 0.0 2.8 3.2 1.13 105
1908 20 7 6 .538 2.85 28 17 9 10 0 0 155.0 124 69 49 2 65 59 7 0 5 633 85 1.219 7.2 0.1 3.8 3.4 0.91 85
1909 21 16 16 .500 2.62 60 37 21 27 1 0 354.0 298 140 103 4 140 173 13 0 14 1417 93 1.237 7.6 0.1 3.6 4.4 1.24 93
1910 22 19 34 .358 2.87 94 57 30 40 1 0 546.1 484 273 174 6 237 263 23 0 22 2233 85 1.320 8.0 0.1 3.9 4.3 1.11 85
1911 23 19 37 .339 2.96 101 59 33 42 1 0 578.0 526 299 190 7 253 271 25 0 22 2375 84 1.348 8.2 0.1 3.9 4.2 1.07 84
1912 24 19 38 .333 3.07 104 61 34 42 1 0 588.2 541 311 201 7 263 273 25 0 25 2429 82 1.366 8.3 0.1 4.0 4.2 1.04 82
1913 25 19 38 .333 3.07 104 61 34 42 1 0 588.2 541 311 201 7 263 273 25 0 25 2429 82 1.366 8.3 0.1 4.0 4.2 1.04 82
1914 26 26 47 .356 3.07 123 79 34 52 2 0 717.1 647 369 245 9 331 404 32 1 34 2965 87 1.363 8.1 0.1 4.2 5.1 1.22 87
1915 27 35 67 .343 3.36 164 107 46 66 7 0 941.0 849 496 351 18 456 526 41 1 37 3916 83 1.387 8.1 0.2 4.4 5.0 1.15 83
1916 28 35 67 .343 3.36 164 107 46 66 7 0 941.0 849 496 351 18 456 526 41 1 37 3916 83 1.387 8.1 0.2 4.4 5.0 1.15 83
1917 29 35 67 .343 3.36 164 107 46 66 7 0 941.0 849 496 351 18 456 526 41 1 37 3916 83 1.387 8.1 0.2 4.4 5.0 1.15 83
1918 30 36 69 .343 3.46 172 111 48 67 7 0 978.2 902 530 376 18 482 539 42 1 37 4094 80 1.414 8.3 0.2 4.4 5.0 1.12 80
1919 31 36 69 .343 3.46 172 111 48 67 7 0 978.2 902 530 376 18 482 539 42 1 37 4094 80 1.414 8.3 0.2 4.4 5.0 1.12 80
1920 32 36 69 .343 3.46 172 111 48 67 7 0 978.2 902 530 376 18 482 539 42 1 37 4094 80 1.414 8.3 0.2 4.4 5.0 1.12 80
1921 33 38 74 .339 3.51 191 117 51 70 8 0 1052.2 997 571 411 19 504 559 44 2 41 4424 81 1.426 8.5 0.2 4.3 4.8 1.11 81
1922 34 38 76 .333 3.57 203 117 56 70 8 0 1084.1 1035 593 430 20 527 570 44 2 43 4573 80 1.441 8.6 0.2 4.4 4.7 1.08 80

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1907 19 3 2 .600 3.40 45.0 46 19 17 0 18 16 5 1.422 9.2 3.6 3.2 0.89 0.0 6
1908 20 4 6 .400 4.55 97.0 101 54 49 2 59 38 4 1.649 9.4 5.5 3.5 0.64 0.2 22
1909 21 10 9 .526 3.89 171.0 208 82 74 2 90 98 7 1.743 10.9 4.7 5.2 1.09 0.1 32
1910 22 7 11 .389 4.88 168.0 214 101 91 2 112 79 12 1.940 11.5 6.0 4.2 0.71 0.1 34
1911 23 1 2 .333 4.97 29.0 43 18 16 1 16 7 2 2.034 13.3 5.0 2.2 0.44 0.3 7
1912 24 0 1 .000 10.80 10.0 16 13 12 0 11 2 0 2.700 14.4 9.9 1.8 0.18 0.0 3
1914 26 7 6 .538 3.47 122.0 112 52 47 2 72 124 7 1.508 8.3 5.3 9.1 1.72 0.1 19
1915 27 8 15 .348 5.28 208.0 222 136 122 10 137 114 10 1.726 9.6 5.9 4.9 0.83 0.4 41
1918 30 1 3 .250 9.71 38.0 76 46 41 0 37 13 1 2.974 18.0 8.8 3.1 0.35 0.0 8
1921 33 4 4 .500 4.50 74.0 101 41 37 1 23 20 2 1.676 12.3 2.8 2.4 0.87 0.1 19
1922 34 1 2 .333 5.06 32.0 38 20 18 1 23 11 0 1.906 10.7 6.5 3.1 0.48 0.3 12
11 Yrs 46 61 .430 4.74 994.0 1177 582 524 21 598 522 50 1.786 10.7 4.7 0.87 0.2 203

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1909 AL  5.156 (5th)
1915 FL  4.909 (4th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1915 FL  122 (8th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1915 FL  5 (4th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1915 FL  9 (2nd)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1909 AL  75 (9th)
1910 AL  97 (4th)
1915 FL  125 (2nd)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
Career  0.166 (114th)

Losses s c a p y
1910 AL  18 (3rd)
1915 FL  20 (2nd)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1910 AL  71 (7th)
1915 FL  106 (3rd)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1909 AL  9 (8th)
1910 AL  8 (7th)
1914 FL  9 (3rd)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1910 AL  10 (9th)
1915 FL  9 (5th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1909 AL  12 (3rd)
1910 AL  9 (9th)
1915 FL  12 (7th)

Youngest s c a p y
1907 AL  born 1888-04-12 (1st)
1908 AL  born 1888-04-12 (6th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 5 (1889), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1951), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 6 (1243), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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