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Bill Champion
Bats: Right , Throws: Right

Born: September 18, 1947 in Shelby, NC
High School: Shelby (Shelby, NC)
Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 3rd round of the 1965 amateur draft.
Signed June 12, 1965. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 4, 1969
Final Game: June 5, 1976
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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
1969 21 PHI NL 5 10 .333 5.01 23 20 1 4 2 1 116.2 130 68 65 7 63 4 70 3 1 6 535 71 1.654 10.0 0.5 4.9 5.4 1.11
1970 22 PHI NL 0 2 .000 9.00 7 1 2 0 0 0 14.0 21 14 14 3 10 2 12 1 0 1 70 45 2.214 13.5 1.9 6.4 7.7 1.20
1971 23 PHI NL 3 5 .375 4.39 37 9 8 0 0 0 108.2 100 61 53 10 48 4 49 3 0 3 466 81 1.362 8.3 0.8 4.0 4.1 1.02
1972 24 PHI NL 4 14 .222 5.09 30 22 1 2 0 0 132.2 155 80 75 11 54 8 54 1 0 7 584 71 1.575 10.5 0.7 3.7 3.7 1.00
1973 25 MIL AL 5 8 .385 3.70 37 11 21 2 0 1 136.1 139 58 56 10 62 4 67 4 1 8 592 101 1.474 9.2 0.7 4.1 4.4 1.08
1974 26 MIL AL 11 4 .733 3.62 31 23 2 2 0 0 161.2 168 72 65 12 49 3 60 0 0 4 680 99 1.342 9.4 0.7 2.7 3.3 1.22
1975 27 MIL AL 6 6 .500 5.89 27 13 2 3 1 0 110.0 125 77 72 11 55 8 40 0 1 3 496 65 1.636 10.2 0.9 4.5 3.3 0.73
1976 28 MIL AL 0 1 .000 7.03 10 3 1 0 0 0 24.1 35 20 19 0 13 2 8 1 0 3 115 50 1.973 12.9 0.0 4.8 3.0 0.62
8 Seasons 34 50 .405 4.69 202 102 38 13 3 2 804.1 873 450 419 64 354 35 360 13 3 35 3538 78 1.525 9.8 0.7 4.0 4.0 1.02
162 Game Avg. 8 11 .405 4.69 45 23 9 3 1 0 180 195 101 94 14 79 8 81 3 1 8 791 78 1.525 9.8 0.7 4.0 4.0 1.02
PHI (4 yrs) 12 31 .279 5.01 97 52 12 6 2 1 372.0 406 223 207 31 175 18 185 8 1 17 1655 72 1.562 9.8 0.8 4.2 4.5 1.06
MIL (4 yrs) 22 19 .537 4.41 105 50 26 7 1 1 432.1 467 227 212 33 179 17 175 5 2 18 1883 84 1.494 9.7 0.7 3.7 3.6 0.98
AL (4 yrs) 22 19 .537 4.41 105 50 26 7 1 1 432.1 467 227 212 33 179 17 175 5 2 18 1883 84 1.494 9.7 0.7 3.7 3.6 0.98
NL (4 yrs) 12 31 .279 5.01 97 52 12 6 2 1 372.0 406 223 207 31 175 18 185 8 1 17 1655 72 1.562 9.8 0.8 4.2 4.5 1.06

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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
1969 21 PHI NL 23 39 35 4 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 12 .171 .194 .200 .394 12 7 0 0 3 0 0 1
1970 22 PHI NL 7 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1971 23 PHI NL 37 27 27 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 9 .111 .111 .148 .259 -27 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
1972 24 PHI NL 32 40 34 1 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 16 .147 .171 .235 .407 14 8 1 0 5 0 0 1
1973 25 MIL AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1975 27 MIL AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Seasons 101 109 99 5 14 2 0 1 5 0 0 2 39 .141 .158 .192 .350 -1 19 1 0 8 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 175 159 8 22 3 0 2 8 0 0 3 63 .141 .158 .192 .350 -1 30 2 0 13 0 0
PHI (4 yrs) 99 109 99 5 14 2 0 1 5 0 0 2 39 .141 .158 .192 .350 -1 19 1 0 8 0 0
MIL (4 yrs) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (4 yrs) 99 109 99 5 14 2 0 1 5 0 0 2 39 .141 .158 .192 .350 -1 19 1 0 8 0 0
AL (4 yrs) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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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
1969 PHI NL 21 P 23 20 116.2 33 10 22 1 2 .970 2.47 1.39 .958 1.95 0.78
1970 PHI NL 22 P 7 1 14.0 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 1.93 0.43 .933 1.86 0.71
1971 PHI NL 23 P 37 9 108.2 32 12 19 1 1 .969 2.57 0.84 .953 1.90 0.78
1972 PHI NL 24 P 30 22 132.2 32 9 22 1 2 .969 2.10 1.03 .950 1.78 0.73
1973 MIL AL 25 P 37 11 136.1 38 7 30 1 4 .974 2.44 1.00 .950 1.86 0.86
1974 MIL AL 26 P 31 23 161.2 35 16 16 3 2 .914 1.78 1.03 .949 1.81 0.83
1975 MIL AL 27 P 27 13 110.0 29 8 19 2 2 .931 2.21 1.00 .941 1.87 0.85
1976 MIL AL 28 P 10 3 24.1 8 2 6 0 0 1.000 2.96 0.80 .950 1.85 0.85
8 Seasons P 202 102 804.1 210 64 137 9 13 .957 2.25 1.00 .950 1.86 0.81
8 Seasons TOT 202 102 804.1 210 64 137 9 13 .957 2.25 1.00 .907 1.86 0.81

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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1972 NL  14 (10th)

                                         

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Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 2 (1632), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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Transactions

June 8, 1965: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 3rd round of the 1965 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1965.

October 31, 1972: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Don Money and John Vukovich to the Milwaukee Brewers for Ken Brett, Jim Lonborg, Ken Sanders and Earl Stephenson.

June 20, 1976: Released by the Milwaukee Brewers.

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