Bill Dietrich
William John Dietrich (Bullfrog)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: March 29, 1910 in Philadelphia, PA
High School: Frankford (Philadelphia, PA)
School: Villanova University (All Transactions)
Debut: April 13, 1933
Final Game: June 5, 1948
Died: June 20, 1978 in Philadelphia, PA
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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
1933 23 PHA AL 0 1 .000 5.82 8 1 3 0 0 0 17.0 13 11 11 1 19 4 0 0 1 77 74 1.882 6.9 0.5 10.1 2.1 0.21
1934 24 PHA AL 11 12 .478 4.68 39 23 9 14 4 3 207.2 201 121 108 12 114 88 3 0 3 925 93 1.517 8.7 0.5 4.9 3.8 0.77
1935 25 PHA AL 7 13 .350 5.39 43 15 18 8 1 3 185.1 203 128 111 7 101 59 1 1 5 849 84 1.640 9.9 0.3 4.9 2.9 0.58
1936 26 TOT AL 8 11 .421 5.75 40 15 16 6 1 3 162.2 197 116 104 12 82 77 1 0 6 756 89 1.715 10.9 0.7 4.5 4.3 0.94
1936 26 PHA AL 4 6 .400 6.53 21 4 13 0 0 3 71.2 91 55 52 4 40 34 0 0 4 344 78 1.828 11.4 0.5 5.0 4.3 0.85
1936 26 WSH AL 0 1 .000 9.72 5 0 2 0 0 0 8.1 13 11 9 0 6 4 0 0 0 44 49 2.280 14.0 0.0 6.5 4.3 0.67
1936 26 CHW AL 4 4 .500 4.68 14 11 1 6 1 0 82.2 93 50 43 8 36 39 1 0 2 368 111 1.560 10.1 0.9 3.9 4.2 1.08
1937 27 CHW AL 8 10 .444 4.90 29 20 6 7 1 1 143.1 162 93 78 15 72 62 0 1 4 653 94 1.633 10.2 0.9 4.5 3.9 0.86
1938 28 CHW AL 2 4 .333 5.44 8 7 1 1 0 0 48.0 49 33 29 7 31 11 0 0 3 224 90 1.667 9.2 1.3 5.8 2.1 0.35
1939 29 CHW AL 7 8 .467 5.22 25 19 4 2 0 0 127.2 134 81 74 14 56 43 2 0 5 560 90 1.488 9.4 1.0 3.9 3.0 0.77
1940 30 CHW AL 10 6 .625 4.03 23 17 3 6 1 0 149.2 154 78 67 10 65 43 0 0 4 652 110 1.463 9.3 0.6 3.9 2.6 0.66
1941 31 CHW AL 5 8 .385 5.35 19 15 4 4 1 0 109.1 114 73 65 7 50 26 4 0 4 497 77 1.500 9.4 0.6 4.1 2.1 0.52
1942 32 CHW AL 6 11 .353 4.89 26 23 2 6 0 0 160.0 173 92 87 16 70 39 5 1 3 712 74 1.519 9.7 0.9 3.9 2.2 0.56
1943 33 CHW AL 12 10 .545 2.80 26 26 0 12 2 0 186.2 180 72 58 4 53 52 2 0 2 782 119 1.248 8.7 0.2 2.6 2.5 0.98
1944 34 CHW AL 16 17 .485 3.62 36 36 0 15 2 0 246.0 269 132 99 15 68 70 2 1 3 1061 95 1.370 9.8 0.5 2.5 2.6 1.03
1945 35 CHW AL 7 10 .412 4.19 18 16 2 6 3 0 122.1 136 61 57 4 36 43 0 0 0 531 79 1.406 10.0 0.3 2.6 3.2 1.19
1946 36 CHW AL 3 3 .500 2.61 11 9 1 3 0 1 62.0 63 21 18 4 24 20 0 0 0 266 130 1.403 9.1 0.6 3.5 2.9 0.83
1947 37 PHA AL 5 2 .714 3.12 11 9 1 2 1 0 60.2 48 24 21 0 40 18 2 0 0 259 123 1.451 7.1 0.0 5.9 2.7 0.45
1948 38 PHA AL 1 2 .333 5.87 4 2 2 0 0 0 15.1 21 10 10 0 9 5 0 0 1 70 73 1.957 12.3 0.0 5.3 2.9 0.56
16 Seasons 108 128 .458 4.48 366 253 72 92 17 11 2003.2 2117 1146 997 128 890 660 22 4 44 8874 92 1.501 9.5 0.6 4.0 3.0 0.74
162 Game Avg. 12 14 .458 4.48 40 28 8 10 2 1 220 233 126 110 14 98 73 2 0 5 975 92 1.501 9.5 0.6 4.0 3.0 0.74
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
CHW (11 yrs) 80 91 .468 4.23 235 199 24 68 11 2 1437.2 1527 786 675 104 561 448 16 3 30 6306 94 1.452 9.6 0.7 3.5 2.8 0.80
PHA (6 yrs) 28 36 .438 5.05 126 54 46 24 6 9 557.2 577 349 313 24 323 208 6 1 14 2524 88 1.614 9.3 0.4 5.2 3.4 0.64
WSH (1 yr) 0 1 .000 9.72 5 0 2 0 0 0 8.1 13 11 9 0 6 4 0 0 0 44 49 2.280 14.0 0.0 6.5 4.3 0.67

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+
1933 23 0 1 .000 5.82 8 1 3 0 0 0 17.0 13 11 11 1 19 4 0 0 1 77 74 1.882 6.9 0.5 10.1 2.1 0.21 74
1934 24 11 13 .458 4.77 47 24 12 14 4 3 224.2 214 132 119 13 133 92 3 0 4 1002 91 1.545 8.6 0.5 5.3 3.7 0.69 91
1935 25 18 26 .409 5.05 90 39 30 22 5 6 410.0 417 260 230 20 234 151 4 1 9 1851 88 1.588 9.2 0.4 5.1 3.3 0.65 88
1936 26 26 37 .413 5.25 130 54 46 28 6 9 572.2 614 376 334 32 316 228 5 1 15 2607 88 1.624 9.6 0.5 5.0 3.6 0.72 88
1937 27 34 47 .420 5.18 159 74 52 35 7 10 716.0 776 469 412 47 388 290 5 2 19 3260 89 1.626 9.8 0.6 4.9 3.6 0.75 89
1938 28 36 51 .414 5.20 167 81 53 36 7 10 764.0 825 502 441 54 419 301 5 2 22 3484 89 1.628 9.7 0.6 4.9 3.5 0.72 89
1939 29 43 59 .422 5.20 192 100 57 38 7 10 891.2 959 583 515 68 475 344 7 2 27 4044 90 1.608 9.7 0.7 4.8 3.5 0.72 90
1940 30 53 65 .449 5.03 215 117 60 44 8 10 1041.1 1113 661 582 78 540 387 7 2 31 4696 92 1.587 9.6 0.7 4.7 3.3 0.72 92
1941 31 58 73 .443 5.06 234 132 64 48 9 10 1150.2 1227 734 647 85 590 413 11 2 35 5193 90 1.579 9.6 0.7 4.6 3.2 0.70 90
1942 32 64 84 .432 5.04 260 155 66 54 9 10 1310.2 1400 826 734 101 660 452 16 3 38 5905 88 1.572 9.6 0.7 4.5 3.1 0.68 88
1943 33 76 94 .447 4.76 286 181 66 66 11 10 1497.1 1580 898 792 105 713 504 18 3 40 6687 91 1.531 9.5 0.6 4.3 3.0 0.71 91
1944 34 92 111 .453 4.60 322 217 66 81 13 10 1743.1 1849 1030 891 120 781 574 20 4 43 7748 91 1.509 9.5 0.6 4.0 3.0 0.74 91
1945 35 99 121 .450 4.57 340 233 68 87 16 10 1865.2 1985 1091 948 124 817 617 20 4 43 8279 90 1.502 9.6 0.6 3.9 3.0 0.76 90
1946 36 102 124 .451 4.51 351 242 69 90 16 11 1927.2 2048 1112 966 128 841 637 20 4 43 8545 91 1.499 9.6 0.6 3.9 3.0 0.76 91
1947 37 107 126 .459 4.47 362 251 70 92 17 11 1988.1 2096 1136 987 128 881 655 22 4 43 8804 92 1.497 9.5 0.6 4.0 3.0 0.74 92
1948 38 108 128 .458 4.48 366 253 72 92 17 11 2003.2 2117 1146 997 128 890 660 22 4 44 8874 92 1.501 9.5 0.6 4.0 3.0 0.74 92

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1933 23 0 1 .000 5.29 17.0 13 11 10 1 19 4 0 1.882 6.9 10.1 2.1 0.21 0.5 8
1934 24 12 12 .500 4.15 219.0 200 112 101 12 113 93 3 1.429 8.2 4.6 3.8 0.82 0.5 39
1935 25 10 12 .455 4.46 200.0 198 110 99 7 99 64 1 1.485 8.9 4.5 2.9 0.65 0.3 43
1936 26 9 10 .474 4.20 178.0 181 92 83 11 75 84 1 1.438 9.2 3.8 4.2 1.12 0.6 40
1937 27 8 8 .500 4.11 151.0 156 77 69 14 69 65 0 1.490 9.3 4.1 3.9 0.94 0.8 29
1938 28 2 3 .400 4.25 53.0 48 28 25 7 30 12 0 1.472 8.2 5.1 2.0 0.40 1.2 8
1939 29 6 8 .429 4.33 135.0 129 72 65 13 54 45 2 1.356 8.6 3.6 3.0 0.83 0.9 25
1940 30 9 8 .529 3.60 155.0 151 69 62 10 64 45 0 1.387 8.8 3.7 2.6 0.70 0.6 23
1941 31 5 7 .417 4.93 115.0 116 70 63 7 51 27 4 1.452 9.1 4.0 2.1 0.53 0.5 19
1942 32 6 11 .353 5.33 162.0 188 107 96 17 76 39 5 1.630 10.4 4.2 2.2 0.51 0.9 26
1943 33 12 8 .600 3.32 187.0 200 77 69 4 59 52 2 1.385 9.6 2.8 2.5 0.88 0.2 26
1944 34 13 14 .481 4.08 247.0 293 124 112 16 74 70 2 1.486 10.7 2.7 2.6 0.95 0.6 36
1945 35 5 8 .385 5.09 122.0 154 77 69 5 41 43 0 1.598 11.4 3.0 3.2 1.05 0.4 18
1946 36 4 2 .667 3.10 61.0 69 23 21 4 26 20 0 1.557 10.2 3.8 3.0 0.77 0.6 11
1947 37 4 2 .667 3.36 59.0 49 24 22 0 41 17 2 1.525 7.5 6.3 2.6 0.41 0.0 11
1948 38 0 1 .000 6.43 14.0 21 11 10 0 9 5 0 2.143 13.5 5.8 3.2 0.56 0.0 4
16 Seasons 105 115 .477 4.23 2075.0 2166 1084 976 128 900 685 22 1.478 9.4 3.0 0.76 0.6 366

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Wins s c a p y
1944 AL--16--7th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1940 AL--.625--9th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1934 AL--8.711--8th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1943 AL--2.555--7th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1934 AL--3.814--10th
1936 AL--4.260--8th

Games Played s c a p y
1935 AL--43--7th

Saves s c a p y
1934 AL--3--9th
1935 AL--3--8th
1936 AL--3--6th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1944 AL--246.0--6th

Games Started s c a p y
1944 AL--36--2nd

Shutouts s c a p y
1934 AL--4--4th
1945 AL--3--9th

Home Runs s c a p y
1942 AL--16--3rd
1944 AL--15--2nd

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1934 AL--114--5th
1935 AL--101--8th
Career--890--159th

Hits s c a p y
1944 AL--269--2nd

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1935 AL--.340--7th
1943 AL--.193--7th

Losses s c a p y
1935 AL--13--8th
1944 AL--17--1st

Earned Runs s c a p y
1935 AL--111--9th
1942 AL--87--10th
1944 AL--99--1st
Career--997--229th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1935 AL--5--10th
1939 AL--5--8th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1934 AL--3--10th
1941 AL--4--7th
1942 AL--5--3rd

Batters Faced s c a p y
1944 AL--1061--4th

Games Finished s c a p y
1935 AL--18--9th
1936 AL--16--8th

Oldest s c a p y
1948 AL--born 1910-03-29--6th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 27 (856), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 3 (1494), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 2 (1804), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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