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Bill Beckmann

William Aloysius Beckmann

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: December 8, 1907 in Clayton, MO
School: Washington University in Saint Louis (St. Louis, MO) (All Transactions)
Debut: May 2, 1939
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Cardinals 1939-1942

Final Game: September 20, 1942
Died: January 2, 1990 in Florissant, MO
Buried: Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, MO
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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
1939 31 PHA AL 7 11 .389 5.39 27 19 5 7 2 0 155.1 198 104 93 15 41 20 1 0 1 692 87 1.539 11.5 0.9 2.4 1.2 0.49
1940 32 PHA AL 8 4 .667 4.17 34 9 16 6 2 1 127.1 132 68 59 11 35 47 1 0 1 543 106 1.312 9.3 0.8 2.5 3.3 1.34
1941 33 PHA AL 5 9 .357 4.57 22 15 6 4 0 1 130.0 141 76 66 11 33 28 2 0 3 561 92 1.338 9.8 0.8 2.3 1.9 0.85
1942 34 TOT MLB 1 1 .500 5.27 7 1 5 0 0 0 27.1 28 17 16 1 10 13 0 0 0 114 72 1.390 9.2 0.3 3.3 4.3 1.30
1942 34 PHA AL 0 1 .000 7.08 5 1 3 0 0 0 20.1 24 17 16 1 9 10 0 0 0 92 55 1.623 10.6 0.4 4.0 4.4 1.11
1942 34 STL NL 1 0 1.000 0.00 2 0 2 0 0 0 7.0 4 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 22 0.714 5.1 0.0 1.3 3.9 3.00
4 Yrs 21 25 .457 4.79 90 44 32 17 4 2 440.0 499 265 234 38 119 108 4 0 5 1910 92 1.405 10.2 0.8 2.4 2.2 0.91
162 Game Avg. 11 13 .457 4.79 46 22 16 9 2 1 223 253 134 119 19 60 55 2 0 3 969 92 1.405 10.2 0.8 2.4 2.2 0.91
PHA (4 yrs) 20 25 .444 4.86 88 44 30 17 4 2 433.0 495 265 234 38 118 105 4 0 5 1888 91 1.416 10.3 0.8 2.5 2.2 0.89
STL (1 yr) 1 0 1.000 0.00 2 0 2 0 0 0 7.0 4 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 22 0.714 5.1 0.0 1.3 3.9 3.00
AL (4 yrs) 20 25 .444 4.86 88 44 30 17 4 2 433.0 495 265 234 38 118 105 4 0 5 1888 91 1.416 10.3 0.8 2.5 2.2 0.89
NL (1 yr) 1 0 1.000 0.00 2 0 2 0 0 0 7.0 4 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 22 0.714 5.1 0.0 1.3 3.9 3.00

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
1939 31 PHA AL 155.1 27 19 104 6.03 5.16 -0.49 0.00 99.4 5.62 -8 -0.7 1.0 -0.1 0.6 12 .474 .496 $
1940 32 PHA AL 127.1 34 9 68 4.81 5.00 -0.30 0.00 99.8 5.29 6 0.6 1.0 -0.1 1.4 19 .517 .503 $
1941 33 PHA AL 130.0 22 15 76 5.26 4.76 -0.05 0.00 100.2 4.82 -7 -0.7 1.0 -0.1 0.1 5 .468 .496 $
1942 34 PHA AL 20.1 5 1 17 7.52 4.51 -0.31 0.00 96.9 4.67 -7 -0.6 1.0 -0.0 -0.5 -5 .374 .496 $
1942 34 STL NL 7.0 2 0 0 0.00 2.92 0.10 0.00 97.2 2.74 2 0.3 1.0 -0.0 0.3 3 .638 .502 $
4 Seasons 440.0 90 44 265 5.42 4.93 -0.29 0.00 99.6 5.20 -13 -1.2 1.0 -0.3 1.9 34 .487 .499 $
PHA (4 yrs) 433.0 88 44 265 5.51 4.96 -0.29 0.00 99.6 5.24 -16 -1.5 1.0 -0.3 1.6 31 .483 .498 $
STL (1 yr) 7.0 2 0 0 0.00 2.92 0.10 0.00 97.2 2.74 2 0.3 1.0 -0.0 0.3 3 .638 .502 $

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%
1939 31 PHA AL 693 2.2% 2.9% 5.9% 4.2% 15% 87%
1940 32 PHA AL 543 2.0% 8.7% 6.5% 3.9% 16% 81%
1941 33 PHA AL 561 2.0% 5.0% 5.9% 4.1% 16% 86%
1942 34 TOT MLB 114 0.9% 11.4% 8.8% 78%
1942 34 PHA AL 92 1.1% 10.9% 9.8% 78%
1942 34 STL NL 22 0.0% 13.6% 4.6% 77%
4 Yrs 1911 2.0% 5.7% 6.2% 3.8% 15% 84%
MLB Averages 1.4% 9.1% 8.9% 3.1% 13% 79%

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+
1939 31 7 11 .389 5.39 27 19 5 7 2 0 155.1 198 104 93 15 41 20 1 0 1 692 87 1.539 11.5 0.9 2.4 1.2 0.49 87
1940 32 15 15 .500 4.84 61 28 21 13 4 1 282.2 330 172 152 26 76 67 2 0 2 1235 94 1.436 10.5 0.8 2.4 2.1 0.88 94
1941 33 20 24 .455 4.75 83 43 27 17 4 2 412.2 471 248 218 37 109 95 4 0 5 1796 94 1.405 10.3 0.8 2.4 2.1 0.87 94
1942 34 21 25 .457 4.79 90 44 32 17 4 2 440.0 499 265 234 38 119 108 4 0 5 1910 92 1.405 10.2 0.8 2.4 2.2 0.91 92

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
1939 31 8 10 .444 4.47 165.0 191 91 82 14 40 21 1 1.400 10.4 2.2 1.1 0.53 0.8 27
1940 32 8 6 .571 3.60 135.0 129 60 54 11 34 50 1 1.207 8.6 2.3 3.3 1.47 0.7 34
1941 33 7 8 .467 4.17 136.0 141 70 63 11 33 29 2 1.279 9.3 2.2 1.9 0.88 0.7 22
1942 34 1 1 .500 5.67 27.0 30 19 17 1 11 13 0 1.519 10.0 3.7 4.3 1.18 0.3 7
4 Yrs 24 25 .490 4.20 463.0 491 240 216 37 118 113 4 1.315 9.5 2.2 0.96 0.7 90

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1939 AL  2.376 (3rd)

Shutouts s c a p y
1939 AL  2 (4th)
1940 AL  2 (9th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1940 AL  16 (9th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 4 (1998), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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