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Bill Bishop

William Robinson Bishop

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8", Weight: 187 lb.

Born: December 27, 1864 in Adamsburg, PA (All Transactions)
Debut: September 13, 1886
Teams (by GP): PittsburghAlleghenys/WhiteStockings 1886-1889

Final Game: September 19, 1889
Died: December 15, 1932 in Pittsburgh, PA
Buried: Homewood Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PA
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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
1886 21 PIT AA 0 1 .000 3.18 2 2 0 2 0 0 17.0 17 14 6 0 11 4 1 0 7 89 108 1.647 9.0 0.0 5.8 2.1 0.36
1887 22 PIT NL 0 3 .000 13.33 3 3 0 3 0 0 27.0 45 46 40 2 22 4 2 0 4 151 29 2.481 15.0 0.7 7.3 1.3 0.18
1889 24 CHC NL 0 0 18.00 2 0 2 0 0 2 3.0 6 13 6 0 6 1 0 0 0 21 25 4.000 18.0 0.0 18.0 3.0 0.17
3 Yrs 0 4 .000 9.96 7 5 2 5 0 2 47.0 68 73 52 2 39 9 3 0 11 261 37 2.277 13.0 0.4 7.5 1.7 0.23
162 Game Avg. 0 23 .000 9.96 40 28 11 28 0 11 266 385 414 295 11 221 51 17 0 62 1479 37 2.277 13.0 0.4 7.5 1.7 0.23
PIT (2 yrs) 0 4 .000 9.41 5 5 0 5 0 0 44.0 62 60 46 2 33 8 3 0 11 240 39 2.159 12.7 0.4 6.8 1.6 0.24
CHC (1 yr) 0 0 18.00 2 0 2 0 0 2 3.0 6 13 6 0 6 1 0 0 0 21 25 4.000 18.0 0.0 18.0 3.0 0.17
NL (2 yrs) 0 3 .000 13.80 5 3 2 3 0 2 30.0 51 59 46 2 28 5 2 0 4 172 28 2.633 15.3 0.6 8.4 1.5 0.18
AA (1 yr) 0 1 .000 3.18 2 2 0 2 0 0 17.0 17 14 6 0 11 4 1 0 7 89 108 1.647 9.0 0.0 5.8 2.1 0.36

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
1886 21 PIT AA 17.0 2 2 14 7.41 5.66 0.26 0.00 97.0 5.24 -4 -0.3 -0.0 -0.2 -3 .355 .498 $
1887 22 PIT NL 27.0 3 3 46 15.33 6.24 0.09 0.00 93.0 5.72 -28 -1.2 -0.0 -1.0 -26 .099 .493 $1,000
1889 24 CHC NL 3.0 2 0 13 39.00 5.76 0.17 0.00 101.0 5.65 -11 -0.6 1.0 -0.0 -0.6 -11 .185 .496 $
3 Seasons 47.0 7 5 73 13.98 6.00 0.16 0.00 95.0 5.54 -43 -2.1 1.0 -0.1 -1.8 -39 .197 .496 $1,000
PIT (2 yrs) 44.0 5 5 60 12.27 6.02 0.16 0.00 94.5 5.53 -32 -1.5 -0.1 -1.2 -29 .202 .495 $1,000
CHC (1 yr) 3.0 2 0 13 39.00 5.76 0.17 0.00 101.0 5.65 -11 -0.6 1.0 -0.0 -0.6 -11 .185 .496 $

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+
1886 21 0 1 .000 3.18 2 2 0 2 0 0 17.0 17 14 6 0 11 4 1 0 7 89 108 1.647 9.0 0.0 5.8 2.1 0.36 108
1887 22 0 4 .000 9.41 5 5 0 5 0 0 44.0 62 60 46 2 33 8 3 0 11 240 39 2.159 12.7 0.4 6.8 1.6 0.24 39
1888 23 0 4 .000 9.41 5 5 0 5 0 0 44.0 62 60 46 2 33 8 3 0 11 240 39 2.159 12.7 0.4 6.8 1.6 0.24 39
1889 24 0 4 .000 9.96 7 5 2 5 0 2 47.0 68 73 52 2 39 9 3 0 11 261 37 2.277 13.0 0.4 7.5 1.7 0.23 37

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
1886 21 1 1 .500 2.25 24.0 18 7 6 0 12 6 1 1.250 6.8 4.5 2.3 0.50 0.0 2
1887 22 1 3 .250 9.47 38.0 51 44 40 2 25 6 2 2.000 12.1 5.9 1.4 0.24 0.5 3
1889 24 0 0 9.00 5.0 6 6 5 0 6 2 0 2.400 10.8 10.8 3.6 0.33 0.0 2
3 Yrs 2 4 .333 6.85 67.0 75 57 51 2 43 14 3 1.761 10.1 1.9 0.33 0.3 7

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Saves s c a p y
1889 NL  2 (2nd)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 3 (2136), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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