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Bill Crouch

William Elmer Crouch

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: August 20, 1907 in Wilmington, DE
School: Eastern Michigan University (Ypsilanti, MI) (All Transactions)
Debut: May 9, 1939
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Phillies/Dodgers 1939-1945

Final Game: September 11, 1945
Died: December 26, 1980 in Howell, MI
Buried: Lakeview Cemetery, Howell, MI
Relatives: Son of Bill Crouch
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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
1939 31 BRO NL 4 0 1.000 2.58 6 3 2 3 0 0 38.1 37 14 11 3 14 10 0 0 0 162 159 1.330 8.7 0.7 3.3 2.3 0.71
1941 33 TOT NL 3 5 .375 3.81 38 9 16 1 0 7 104.0 110 47 44 6 31 41 0 1 3 435 98 1.356 9.5 0.5 2.7 3.5 1.32
1941 33 PHI NL 2 3 .400 4.42 20 5 5 1 0 1 59.0 65 31 29 4 17 26 0 0 2 249 84 1.390 9.9 0.6 2.6 4.0 1.53
1941 33 STL NL 1 2 .333 3.00 18 4 11 0 0 6 45.0 45 16 15 2 14 15 0 1 1 186 127 1.311 9.0 0.4 2.8 3.0 1.07
1945 37 STL NL 1 0 1.000 3.38 6 0 3 0 0 0 13.1 12 5 5 1 7 4 1 0 0 57 115 1.425 8.1 0.7 4.7 2.7 0.57
3 Yrs 8 5 .615 3.47 50 12 21 4 0 7 155.2 159 66 60 10 52 55 1 1 3 654 111 1.355 9.2 0.6 3.0 3.2 1.06
162 Game Avg. 9 5 .615 3.47 55 13 23 4 0 8 171 174 72 66 11 57 60 1 1 3 717 111 1.355 9.2 0.6 3.0 3.2 1.06
STL (2 yrs) 2 2 .500 3.09 24 4 14 0 0 6 58.1 57 21 20 3 21 19 1 1 1 243 124 1.337 8.8 0.5 3.2 2.9 0.90
PHI (1 yr) 2 3 .400 4.42 20 5 5 1 0 1 59.0 65 31 29 4 17 26 0 0 2 249 84 1.390 9.9 0.6 2.6 4.0 1.53
BRO (1 yr) 4 0 1.000 2.58 6 3 2 3 0 0 38.1 37 14 11 3 14 10 0 0 0 162 159 1.330 8.7 0.7 3.3 2.3 0.71

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
1939 31 BRO NL 38.1 6 3 14 3.29 4.15 0.16 0.00 104.9 4.18 4 0.4 1.0 -0.0 0.7 7 .573 .503 $
1941 33 PHI NL 59.0 20 5 31 4.73 4.42 -0.32 0.00 100.8 4.77 0 0.1 1.0 -0.0 0.6 7 .503 .500 $
1941 33 STL NL 45.0 18 4 16 3.20 3.77 0.29 0.00 104.3 3.63 2 0.3 1.0 -0.0 0.7 7 .514 .502 $
1945 37 STL NL 13.1 6 0 5 3.38 4.58 0.13 0.00 99.3 4.42 1 0.2 1.0 -0.0 0.3 3 .526 .501 $
3 Seasons 155.2 50 12 66 3.82 4.18 0.01 0.00 102.7 4.27 8 0.9 1.0 -0.1 2.3 24 .518 .501 $
STL (2 yrs) 58.1 24 4 21 3.24 3.96 0.25 0.00 103.1 3.81 4 0.4 1.0 -0.0 1.0 10 .517 .501 $
PHI (1 yr) 59.0 20 5 31 4.73 4.42 -0.32 0.00 100.8 4.77 0 0.1 1.0 -0.0 0.6 7 .503 .500 $
BRO (1 yr) 38.1 6 3 14 3.29 4.15 0.16 0.00 104.9 4.18 4 0.4 1.0 -0.0 0.7 7 .573 .503 $

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1939 31 BRO NL 162 1.9% 6.2% 8.6% 4.3% 19% 81%
1941 33 TOT NL 435 1.4% 9.4% 7.1% 1.6% 6% 80%
1941 33 PHI NL 249 1.6% 10.4% 6.8% 2.0% 8% 79%
1941 33 STL NL 186 1.1% 8.1% 7.5% 80%
1945 37 STL NL 57 1.8% 7.0% 12.3% 74%
3 Yrs 654 1.5% 8.4% 8.0% 1.8% 8% 80%
MLB Averages 1.3% 8.9% 8.8% 2.8% 12% 79%

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+
1939 31 4 0 1.000 2.58 6 3 2 3 0 0 38.1 37 14 11 3 14 10 0 0 0 162 159 1.330 8.7 0.7 3.3 2.3 0.71 159
1940 32 4 0 1.000 2.58 6 3 2 3 0 0 38.1 37 14 11 3 14 10 0 0 0 162 159 1.330 8.7 0.7 3.3 2.3 0.71 159
1941 33 7 5 .583 3.48 44 12 18 4 0 7 142.1 147 61 55 9 45 51 0 1 3 597 111 1.349 9.3 0.6 2.8 3.2 1.13 111
1942 34 7 5 .583 3.48 44 12 18 4 0 7 142.1 147 61 55 9 45 51 0 1 3 597 111 1.349 9.3 0.6 2.8 3.2 1.13 111
1943 35 7 5 .583 3.48 44 12 18 4 0 7 142.1 147 61 55 9 45 51 0 1 3 597 111 1.349 9.3 0.6 2.8 3.2 1.13 111
1944 36 7 5 .583 3.48 44 12 18 4 0 7 142.1 147 61 55 9 45 51 0 1 3 597 111 1.349 9.3 0.6 2.8 3.2 1.13 111
1945 37 8 5 .615 3.47 50 12 21 4 0 7 155.2 159 66 60 10 52 55 1 1 3 654 111 1.355 9.2 0.6 3.0 3.2 1.06 111

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
1939 31 3 1 .750 2.54 39.0 38 12 11 3 14 10 0 1.333 8.8 3.2 2.3 0.71 0.7 6
1941 33 5 6 .455 4.15 102.0 115 52 47 6 32 40 0 1.441 10.1 2.8 3.5 1.25 0.5 38
1945 37 1 0 1.000 3.46 13.0 12 6 5 1 7 4 1 1.462 8.3 4.8 2.8 0.57 0.7 6
3 Yrs 9 7 .563 3.68 154.0 165 70 63 10 53 54 1 1.416 9.6 3.2 1.02 0.6 50

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1941 NL  38 (9th)

Saves s c a p y
1941 NL  7 (2nd)

Games Finished s c a p y
1941 NL  16 (9th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 4 (1998), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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