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Bill Edgerton

William Albert Edgerton

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: August 16, 1941 in South Bend, IN
High School: Penn HS (Mishawaka, IN)
Signed by the New York Mets as an amateur free agent in 1963. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 3, 1966
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Pilots 1966-1969

Final Game: April 25, 1969
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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
1966 24 KCA AL 0 1 .000 3.24 6 1 1 0 0 0 8.1 10 3 3 0 7 2 3 0 0 1 41 111 2.040 10.8 0.0 7.6 3.2 0.43
1967 25 KCA AL 1 0 1.000 2.16 7 0 3 0 0 0 8.1 11 4 2 1 3 0 6 1 0 1 39 157 1.680 11.9 1.1 3.2 6.5 2.00
1969 27 SEP AL 0 1 .000 13.50 4 0 1 0 0 0 4.0 10 7 6 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 23 29 2.500 22.5 2.3 0.0 4.5
3 Yrs 1 2 .333 4.79 17 1 5 0 0 0 20.2 31 14 11 2 10 2 11 2 0 2 103 75 1.984 13.5 0.9 4.4 4.8 1.10
162 Game Avg. 4 8 .333 4.79 64 4 19 0 0 0 78 117 53 42 8 38 8 42 8 0 8 389 75 1.984 13.5 0.9 4.4 4.8 1.10
KCA (2 yrs) 1 1 .500 2.70 13 1 4 0 0 0 16.2 21 7 5 1 10 2 9 1 0 2 80 129 1.860 11.3 0.5 5.4 4.9 0.90
SEP (1 yr) 0 1 .000 13.50 4 0 1 0 0 0 4.0 10 7 6 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 23 29 2.500 22.5 2.3 0.0 4.5

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
1966 24 KCA AL 8.1 6 1 3 3.24 3.89 0.17 -0.02 99.4 3.68 1 0.1 2.6 0.0 0.1 1 .511 .500 $
1967 25 KCA AL 8.1 7 0 4 4.32 4.22 0.06 -0.17 98.9 3.94 -0 -0.0 1.6 -0.0 0.0 0 .496 .500 $
1969 27 SEP AL 4.0 4 0 7 15.75 4.75 -0.78 -0.19 100.3 5.36 -5 -0.5 1.3 -0.1 -0.5 -4 .385 .497 $
3 Seasons 20.2 17 1 14 6.10 4.19 -0.06 -0.11 99.4 4.11 -4 -0.4 1.8 -0.1 -0.4 -3 .475 .499 $
KCA (2 yrs) 16.2 13 1 7 3.78 4.06 0.12 -0.10 99.1 3.81 0 0.0 2.0 -0.0 0.1 1 .503 .500 $
SEP (1 yr) 4.0 4 0 7 15.75 4.75 -0.78 -0.19 100.3 5.36 -5 -0.5 1.3 -0.1 -0.5 -4 .385 .497 $

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB ROE
1966 24 KCA AL 6 41 33 3 10 2 0 0 0 0 7 3 .303 .425 .364 .789 .333 12 1 0 1 0 2 0
1967 25 KCA AL 7 39 34 4 11 2 0 1 0 0 3 6 .324 .395 .471 .865 .370 16 2 1 1 0 0 1
1969 27 SEP AL 4 23 22 7 10 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 .455 .478 .636 1.115 .474 14 0 1 0 0 0 1
3 Yrs 17 103 89 14 31 5 0 2 0 0 10 11 .348 .426 .472 .898 .382 42 3 2 2 0 2 2
162 Game Avg. 64 389 336 53 117 19 0 8 0 0 38 42 .348 .426 .472 .898 .382 159 11 8 8 0 8 8
MLB Averages .244 .309 .361 .670 .274

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1966 24 KCA AL 0.5 0.0 42 0.1 1.0 -0.9 1.48 -0.0 0.1 1.7 0.2 1.48 -0.3 2 2 0
1967 25 KCA AL 0.4 0.0 40 -0.1 0.4 -0.5 .81 -0.1 -0.1 -1.8 -0.2 0.81 -2.2 3 0 3
1969 27 SEP AL -4.3 -0.4 23 -0.3 0.2 -0.4 .52 -0.1 -0.4 -5.1 -0.5 0.52 -3.5 1 0 2
3 Yrs -3.4 -0.3 105 -0.3 1.5 -1.8 1.01 -0.2 -0.1 -5.1 -0.5 1.01 -6.0 6 2 5

Starting Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1966 24 KCA AL 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 54.0 54 54 3 3 1 0 0.8 0.0 5.0
1 Yr 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 54 54 54 3 3 1 0 0.8 0.0 5.0
MLB Averages .500 57% 54 112 0 3.8 3.8 6.4

Reliever Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1966 24 KCA AL 6 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 20% 9 1.475 2 2 0 1 1 3 3 2 1 2 1 0 2.0
1967 25 KCA AL 7 7 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 2 29% 8 .811 3 0 3 1 2 4 4 3 4 2 4 2 3.6
1969 27 SEP AL 4 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0% 8 .523 1 0 2 1 0 3 1 3 1 1 2 0 3.0
3 Yrs 17 16 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 13 3 23% 1.011 6 2 5 3 3 10 8 8 6 5 7 2 2.9

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%
1966 24 KCA AL 41 29% 0.0% 7.3% 17.1% 4.9% 20% 1.20 73% 6 1 17%
1967 25 KCA AL 39 41% 2.6% 15.4% 7.7% 7.7% 27% 1.71 69% 11 2 18%
1969 27 SEP AL 23 35% 4.4% 8.7% 0.0% 8.7% 20% 4.00 83% 9 0 0%
3 Yrs 103 35% 1.9% 10.7% 9.7% 6.8% 23% 1.68 74% 26 3 12%
MLB Averages 47% 2.0% 15.7% 8.2% 5.9% 27% 1.11 73% 10%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1966 24 KCA AL 41 10 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0% 0 1 0 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1967 25 KCA AL 39 11 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 1 67% 1 1 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
1969 27 SEP AL 23 10 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0% 1 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs 103 31 2 0 3 1 1 2 0 5 2 1 40% 2 2 0 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
MLB Averages 49% 61%

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+
1966 24 0 1 .000 3.24 6 1 1 0 0 0 8.1 10 3 3 0 7 2 3 0 0 1 41 111 2.040 10.8 0.0 7.6 3.2 0.43 111
1967 25 1 1 .500 2.70 13 1 4 0 0 0 16.2 21 7 5 1 10 2 9 1 0 2 80 129 1.860 11.3 0.5 5.4 4.9 0.90 129
1968 26 1 1 .500 2.70 13 1 4 0 0 0 16.2 21 7 5 1 10 2 9 1 0 2 80 129 1.860 11.3 0.5 5.4 4.9 0.90 129
1969 27 1 2 .333 4.79 17 1 5 0 0 0 20.2 31 14 11 2 10 2 11 2 0 2 103 75 1.984 13.5 0.9 4.4 4.8 1.10 75

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
1966 24 0 0 3.86 7.0 11 3 3 0 8 3 0 2.714 14.1 10.3 3.9 0.38 0.0 6
1967 25 0 0 3.38 8.0 12 3 3 1 3 6 1 1.875 13.5 3.4 6.8 2.00 1.1 7
1969 27 0 0 9.00 7.0 0 8 7 0 0 4 1 0.000 0.0 0.0 5.1 0.0 4
3 Yrs 0 0 5.32 22.0 23 14 13 1 11 13 2 1.545 9.4 5.3 1.18 0.4 17

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