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Bill Burns

William Thomas Burns (Sleepy Bill)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Both, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: January 27, 1880 in San Saba, TX (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1908
Teams (by GP): Reds/Senators/WhiteSox/Phillies/Tigers 1908-1912

Final Game: May 23, 1912
Died: June 6, 1953 in Ramona, CA
Buried: Holy Cross Cemetery, San Diego, CA
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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
1908 28 WSH AL 6 11 .353 1.70 23 19 1 11 2 0 164.0 135 58 31 3 18 55 4 0 1 612 134 0.933 7.4 0.2 1.0 3.0 3.06
1909 29 TOT AL 8 14 .364 1.92 29 23 3 11 3 0 197.1 186 71 42 2 41 63 11 4 5 770 124 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 0 119 204 1.091 7.7 0.0 2.1 4.0 1.86
1909 29 CHW AL 7 13 .350 2.04 23 19 1 10 3 0 168.0 161 64 38 2 34 50 8 4 5 651 116 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 3 734 84 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 2 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 1 565 102 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 73 112 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 62 1.578 12.1 0.0 2.1 1.4 0.67
5 Yrs 30 52 .366 2.72 117 85 21 45 10 2 717.2 705 331 217 14 147 233 38 7 11 2846 101 1.187 8.8 0.2 1.8 2.9 1.59
162 Game Avg. 10 18 .366 2.72 39 29 7 15 3 1 242 237 111 73 5 49 78 13 2 4 958 101 1.187 8.8 0.2 1.8 2.9 1.59
WSH (2 yrs) 7 12 .368 1.63 29 23 3 12 2 0 193.1 160 65 35 3 25 68 7 0 1 731 142 0.957 7.4 0.1 1.2 3.2 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 1 10 3 0 168.1 161 64 38 2 35 50 8 4 5 653 116 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 62 1.578 12.1 0.0 2.1 1.4 0.67
AL (4 yrs) 15 29 .341 2.16 59 47 4 24 5 0 400.1 373 158 96 5 69 124 17 5 7 1549 113 1.104 8.4 0.1 1.6 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 91 1.292 9.4 0.3 2.2 3.1 1.40

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
1908 28 WSH AL 164.0 23 19 58 3.18 3.50 -0.06 0.00 95.0 3.38 3 0.4 1.0 -0.1 1.7 17 .519 .503 $
1909 29 WSH AL 29.1 6 4 7 2.15 3.59 -0.09 0.00 99.0 3.64 5 0.7 1.0 -0.0 0.9 7 .618 .504 $
1909 29 CHW AL 168.0 23 19 64 3.43 3.49 0.29 0.00 95.0 3.04 -5 -0.6 1.0 -0.2 0.6 6 .472 .496 $
1910 30 CHW AL 0.1 1 0 0 0.00 3.75 0.13 0.00 95.0 3.43 0 0.0 1.0 -0.0 0.0 0 .516 .500 $
1910 30 CIN NL 178.2 31 21 103 5.19 4.04 -0.15 0.00 96.0 4.02 -24 -2.5 1.0 -0.1 -1.3 -9 .421 .485 $
1911 31 CIN NL 17.2 6 3 11 5.60 4.44 -0.06 0.00 98.0 4.41 -2 -0.2 1.0 -0.0 -0.1 -1 .463 .499 $
1911 31 PHI NL 121.0 21 14 59 4.39 4.44 0.08 0.00 101.0 4.40 1 0.1 1.0 -0.1 0.9 11 .507 .501 $
1912 32 DET AL 38.2 6 5 29 6.75 4.40 -0.06 0.00 98.0 4.37 -10 -0.9 1.0 -0.0 -0.6 -6 .351 .494 $
5 Seasons 717.2 117 85 331 4.15 3.86 0.02 0.00 96.7 3.72 -31 -2.9 1.0 -0.7 2.1 26 .475 .498 $
WSH (2 yrs) 193.1 29 23 65 3.03 3.51 -0.06 0.00 95.6 3.42 9 1.2 1.0 -0.2 2.6 24 .540 .504 $
CIN (2 yrs) 196.1 37 24 114 5.23 4.08 -0.14 0.00 96.2 4.06 -26 -2.7 1.0 -0.2 -1.4 -9 .428 .492 $
CHW (2 yrs) 168.1 24 19 64 3.42 3.49 0.29 0.00 95.0 3.04 -5 -0.6 1.0 -0.2 0.6 7 .474 .498 $
PHI (1 yr) 121.0 21 14 59 4.39 4.44 0.08 0.00 101.0 4.40 1 0.1 1.0 -0.1 0.9 11 .507 .501 $
DET (1 yr) 38.2 6 5 29 6.75 4.40 -0.06 0.00 98.0 4.37 -10 -0.9 1.0 -0.0 -0.6 -6 .351 .494 $

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+
1908 28 6 11 .353 1.70 23 19 1 11 2 0 164.0 135 58 31 3 18 55 4 0 1 612 134 0.933 7.4 0.2 1.0 3.0 3.06 134
1909 29 14 25 .359 1.82 52 42 4 22 5 0 361.1 321 129 73 5 59 118 15 4 6 1382 128 1.052 8.0 0.1 1.5 2.9 2.00 128
1910 30 22 38 .367 2.37 84 63 12 35 7 0 540.1 504 232 142 8 109 175 27 5 9 2116 107 1.134 8.4 0.1 1.8 2.9 1.61 107
1911 31 29 48 .377 2.57 111 80 21 43 10 2 679.0 653 302 194 14 138 227 36 6 10 2681 105 1.165 8.7 0.2 1.8 3.0 1.64 105
1912 32 30 52 .366 2.72 117 85 21 45 10 2 717.2 705 331 217 14 147 233 38 7 11 2846 101 1.187 8.8 0.2 1.8 2.9 1.59 101

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
1908 28 11 5 .688 2.60 149.0 162 48 43 4 22 50 5 1.235 9.8 1.3 3.0 2.27 0.2 23
1909 29 12 7 .632 3.09 172.0 225 66 59 2 50 55 13 1.599 11.8 2.6 2.9 1.10 0.1 29
1910 30 8 10 .444 4.55 164.0 205 92 83 3 56 52 13 1.591 11.3 3.1 2.9 0.93 0.2 32
1911 31 7 7 .500 3.71 131.0 155 60 54 6 30 49 9 1.412 10.6 2.1 3.4 1.63 0.4 27
1912 32 1 2 .333 6.17 35.0 55 27 24 0 10 5 2 1.857 14.1 2.6 1.3 0.50 0.0 6
5 Yrs 39 31 .557 3.64 651.0 802 293 263 15 168 211 42 1.490 11.1 2.9 1.26 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  1.70 (6th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1908 AL  0.933 (4th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1908 AL  0.988 (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  135 (8th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 9 (1547), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 8 (1076), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 16 (445), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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