Bill Burns
William Thomas Burns (Sleepy Bill)
Bats: Both , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: January 27, 1880 in San Saba, TX (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1908
Final Game: May 23, 1912
Died: June 6, 1953 in Ramona, CA
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Standard Pitching

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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
1908 28 WSH AL 6 11 .353 1.69 23 19 1 11 2 0 165.0 135 58 31 3 18 55 4 0 1 612 136 0.927 7.4 0.2 1.0 3.0 3.06
1909 29 TOT AL 8 14 .364 1.92 29 23 4 11 3 0 197.1 186 72 42 2 41 63 11 3 5 733 123 1.150 8.5 0.1 1.9 2.9 1.54
1909 29 WSH AL 1 1 .500 1.23 6 4 2 1 0 0 29.1 25 7 4 0 7 13 3 0 0 119 197 1.091 7.7 0.0 2.1 4.0 1.86
1909 29 CHW AL 7 13 .350 2.04 23 19 2 10 3 0 168.0 161 65 38 2 34 50 8 3 5 614 115 1.161 8.6 0.1 1.8 2.7 1.47
1910 30 TOT MLB 8 13 .381 3.47 32 21 8 13 2 0 179.0 183 103 69 3 50 57 12 1 3 733 85 1.302 9.2 0.2 2.5 2.9 1.14
1910 30 CHW AL 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3.000 0.0 0.0 27.0 0.0 0.00
1910 30 CIN NL 8 13 .381 3.48 31 21 8 13 2 0 178.2 183 103 69 3 49 57 12 1 3 732 84 1.299 9.2 0.2 2.5 2.9 1.16
1911 31 TOT NL 7 10 .412 3.38 27 17 9 8 3 2 138.2 149 70 52 6 29 52 9 1 1 565 101 1.284 9.7 0.4 1.9 3.4 1.79
1911 31 CIN NL 1 0 1.000 3.06 6 3 3 0 0 1 17.2 17 11 6 1 3 5 3 0 0 73 109 1.132 8.7 0.5 1.5 2.5 1.67
1911 31 PHI NL 6 10 .375 3.42 21 14 6 8 3 1 121.0 132 59 46 5 26 47 6 1 1 492 100 1.306 9.8 0.4 1.9 3.5 1.81
1912 32 DET AL 1 4 .200 5.35 6 5 0 2 0 0 38.2 52 29 23 0 9 6 2 1 1 165 61 1.578 12.1 0.0 2.1 1.4 0.67
5 Seasons 30 52 .366 2.72 117 85 22 45 10 2 718.2 705 332 217 14 147 233 38 6 11 2808 101 1.186 8.8 0.2 1.8 2.9 1.59
162 Game Avg. 10 18 .366 2.72 39 29 7 15 3 1 242 237 112 73 5 49 78 13 2 4 945 101 1.186 8.8 0.2 1.8 2.9 1.59
WSH (2 yrs) 7 12 .368 1.62 29 23 3 12 2 0 194.1 160 65 35 3 25 68 7 0 1 731 143 0.952 7.4 0.1 1.2 3.1 2.72
CIN (2 yrs) 9 13 .409 3.44 37 24 11 13 2 1 196.1 200 114 75 4 52 62 15 1 3 805 86 1.284 9.2 0.2 2.4 2.8 1.19
CHW (2 yrs) 7 13 .350 2.03 24 19 2 10 3 0 168.1 161 65 38 2 35 50 8 3 5 615 116 1.164 8.6 0.1 1.9 2.7 1.43
PHI (1 yr) 6 10 .375 3.42 21 14 6 8 3 1 121.0 132 59 46 5 26 47 6 1 1 492 100 1.306 9.8 0.4 1.9 3.5 1.81
DET (1 yr) 1 4 .200 5.35 6 5 0 2 0 0 38.2 52 29 23 0 9 6 2 1 1 165 61 1.578 12.1 0.0 2.1 1.4 0.67
AL (4 yrs) 15 29 .341 2.15 59 47 5 24 5 0 401.1 373 159 96 5 69 124 17 4 7 1511 112 1.101 8.4 0.1 1.5 2.8 1.80
NL (2 yrs) 15 23 .395 3.43 58 38 17 21 5 2 317.1 332 173 121 9 78 109 21 2 4 1297 92 1.292 9.4 0.3 2.2 3.1 1.40

Cumulative Pitching

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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+
1908 28 6 11 .353 1.69 23 19 1 11 2 0 165.0 135 58 31 3 18 55 4 0 1 612 136 0.927 7.4 0.2 1.0 3.0 3.06 136
1909 29 14 25 .359 1.81 52 42 5 22 5 0 362.1 321 130 73 5 59 118 15 3 6 1345 128 1.049 8.0 0.1 1.5 2.9 2.00 128
1910 30 22 38 .367 2.36 84 63 13 35 7 0 541.1 504 233 142 8 109 175 27 4 9 2078 107 1.132 8.4 0.1 1.8 2.9 1.61 107
1911 31 29 48 .377 2.57 111 80 22 43 10 2 680.0 653 303 194 14 138 227 36 5 10 2643 105 1.163 8.6 0.2 1.8 3.0 1.64 105
1912 32 30 52 .366 2.72 117 85 22 45 10 2 718.2 705 332 217 14 147 233 38 6 11 2808 101 1.186 8.8 0.2 1.8 2.9 1.59 101

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1908 28 11 5 .688 2.56 151.0 157 48 43 3 21 50 5 1.179 9.4 1.3 3.0 2.38 0.2 23
1909 29 11 7 .611 3.22 165.0 212 66 59 2 47 53 13 1.570 11.6 2.6 2.9 1.13 0.1 29
1910 30 8 10 .444 4.37 167.0 197 90 81 3 54 53 13 1.503 10.6 2.9 2.9 0.98 0.2 32
1911 31 8 6 .571 3.65 133.0 151 60 54 6 29 50 9 1.353 10.2 2.0 3.4 1.72 0.4 27
1912 32 1 3 .250 6.25 36.0 53 28 25 0 9 6 2 1.722 13.3 2.3 1.5 0.67 0.0 6
5 Seasons 39 31 .557 3.62 652.0 770 292 262 14 160 212 42 1.426 10.6 2.9 1.33 0.2 117

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1908 AL--1.691--6th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1908 AL--.927--4th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1908 AL--.982--2nd
1909 AL--1.870--9th

Shutouts s c a p y
1911 NL--3--9th

Home Runs s c a p y
1908 AL--3--7th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1908 AL--3.056--4th

Losses s c a p y
1909 AL--14--9th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1909 AL--11--9th
1910 NL--12--3rd

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1908 AL--136--7th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 9 (1502), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 8 (1037), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 16 (431), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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