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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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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

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1908 28 WSH AL 23 56 54 1 8 2 0 0 0 1 2 .148 .179 .185 .364 22 10 0 0 1
1909 29 TOT AL 29 76 70 3 12 3 0 0 3 0 5 .171 .227 .214 .441 42 15 0 1 1
1909 29 WSH AL 6 11 11 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .273 .273 .545 76 3 0 0 /1
1909 29 CHW AL 23 65 59 3 9 3 0 0 3 0 5 .153 .219 .203 .422 36 12 0 1 1
1910 30 TOT MLB 33 65 61 5 16 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 .262 .297 .279 .576 71 17 0 1 1 0 0 1
1910 30 CHW AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1910 30 CIN NL 32 65 61 5 16 1 0 0 2 0 2 12 .262 .297 .279 .576 71 17 1 1 1
1911 31 TOT NL 27 50 47 3 9 0 1 0 2 0 3 15 .191 .240 .234 .474 33 11 0 0 1
1911 31 CIN NL 6 8 7 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 .429 .500 .714 1.214 242 5 0 0 /1
1911 31 PHI NL 21 42 40 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 2 14 .150 .190 .150 .340 -5 6 0 0 1
1912 32 DET AL 6 16 13 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 .231 .375 .385 .760 120 5 0 0 /1
5 Seasons 118 263 245 12 48 8 1 0 7 1 0 15 15 .196 .245 .237 .482 48 58 0 1 2 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 361 336 16 66 11 1 0 10 1 21 .196 .245 .237 .482 48 80 1 3
WSH (2 yrs) 29 67 65 1 11 2 0 0 0 1 2 .169 .194 .200 .394 32 13 0 0
CIN (2 yrs) 38 73 68 6 19 1 1 0 3 0 3 13 .279 .319 .324 .643 90 22 1 1
CHW (2 yrs) 24 65 59 3 9 3 0 0 3 0 0 5 .153 .219 .203 .422 36 12 0 0 1 0 0
PHI (1 yr) 21 42 40 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 2 14 .150 .190 .150 .340 -5 6 0 0
DET (1 yr) 6 16 13 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 .231 .375 .385 .760 120 5 0 0
AL (4 yrs) 59 148 137 4 23 7 0 0 3 1 0 10 .168 .224 .219 .443 43 30 0 0 1 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 59 115 108 8 25 1 1 0 4 0 5 27 .231 .272 .259 .531 54 28 1 1

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1908 WSH AL 28 P 23 77 2 69 6 2 .922 3.09 .947 2.28
1909 TOT AL 29 P 29 87 6 74 7 0 .920 2.76 .944 2.25
1909 WSH AL 29 P 6 14 2 10 2 0 .857 2.00 .950 2.25
1909 CHW AL 29 P 23 73 4 64 5 0 .932 2.96 .942 2.25
1910 TOT MLB 30 P 32 66 3 57 6 2 .909 1.88 .947 1.79
1910 CHW AL 30 P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.40
1910 CIN NL 30 P 31 66 3 57 6 2 .909 1.94 .947 1.77
1911 TOT NL 31 P 27 59 7 50 2 3 .966 2.11 .941 1.72
1911 CIN NL 31 P 6 11 1 10 0 0 1.000 1.83 .936 1.72
1911 PHI NL 31 P 21 48 6 40 2 3 .958 2.19 .942 1.72
1912 DET AL 32 P 6 15 1 12 2 1 .867 2.17 .947 1.95
5 Seasons P 117 304 19 262 23 8 .924 2.40 .945 1.99
5 Seasons TOT 117 304 19 262 23 8 .924 2.40 .869 1.99

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

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 1 (2282), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 8 (1030), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 16 (431), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

September 1, 1907: Drafted by the Washington Senators from Los Angeles (PCL) in the 1907 rule 5 draft.

May 16, 1909: Traded by the Washington Senators to the Chicago White Sox for Nick Altrock, Gavvy Cravath and Jiggs Donahue.

June 7, 1910: Purchased by the Cincinnati Reds from the Chicago White Sox for $4,000.

July 15, 1911: Traded by the Cincinnati Reds with Fred Beck to the Philadelphia Phillies for Bert Humphries.

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