Billy Pierce

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 160lb (178cm, 72kg)

Born: April 2, 1927 in Detroit, MI us

Died: July 31, 2015 in Palos Heights, IL

Buried: Chapel Hill Gardens South Cemetery, Oak Lawn, IL

High School: Highland Park HS (Highland Park, MI)

Debut: June 1, 1945 (Age 18-060d, 9,955th in major league history)
vs. BOS 3.1 IP, 1 H, 4 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: October 3, 1964 (Age 37-184d)
vs. CHC 3.0 IP, 4 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season

Full Name: Walter William Pierce

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

53.2

211

169

ERA

3.27

585

433

3306.2

1999

WHIP

1.260

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Team Record in Appearances: 6-16 / in Starts: 4-1

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 11, Entered with runners on base: 7

1948 Pitching Game Log

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1948 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	6	10	Apr 29	DET		CHW	L,4-5			99	2.0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0.00	7.26	8												4	0	0	0		0
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
2	7	19	May 9(1)	DET	@	PHA	L,5-10	8-GF(8)		9	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	6.09	4	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.001	.02	0.00%	0.54	8b --- 0 out d6	8b end d 6
3	8	39	May 31(2)	DET		CHW	L,3-9			21	3.0	2	0	0	1	4	0	0	0.00	3.59	12												11	1	0	0		0
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
4	9	43	Jun 6(1)	DET	@	BOS	L,4-5	9-9		5	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.00	4.09	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.54	-0.115	3.37	-0.09%	-0.83	9b 12- 0 out tie	9b 123 0 out tie
5	10	47	Jun 10	DET	@	PHA	L,4-10	4-4		3	0.0	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	3.00	5.09	2	0	0	0	0	0		3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.36	-0.092	2.00	-0.08%	-2.00	4b 123 1 out d2	4b 123 1 out d4
6	11	48	Jun 11	DET	@	WSH	W,7-6	7-7		0	0.1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.84	5.13	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.34	-0.001	1.63	0.00%	-0.02	7b --- 0 out tie	7b 1-- 1 out tie
7	12	55	Jun 19	DET		BOS	L,7-9	4-GF		7	6.0	3	0	0	4	5	0	1	1.46	4.38	25	5	7	1	0	3		2	2	0	0	0	20	1	0	0	1	0	0	.12	0.017	.30	0.03%	2.79	4t -23 0 out d6	9t end d 6
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
8	13	68	Jul 4(2)	DET	@	CHW	L,1-12	3-5		14	2.0	5	4	4	1	3	0	0	3.77	3.94	12	3	0	0	0	5		1	0	2	0	0	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	.49	-0.013	.25	0.00%	-1.44	3b --3 1 out d3	5b -23 1 out d5
9	14	77	Jul 15(1)	DET	@	BOS	L,5-13	8-GF(8)		10	1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	3.52	4.13	5	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.56	8b --- 0 out d8	8b end d 8
10	15	92	Jul 29	DET		BOS	L,1-8	8-GF		13	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	3.12	3.91	8	2	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.02	0.001	.01	0.00%	1.10	8t --- 0 out d7	9t end d 7
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
11	16	96	Aug 3	DET		NYY	L,3-15	3-6		4	2.2	0	4	4	9	2	0	0	4.50	4.91	17	2	4	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.71	-0.052	.10	0.00%	-0.74	3t 1-- 2 out d4	6t 123 1 out d3
12	17	101	Aug 8(2)	DET		WSH	W,6-5	GS-8	W(1-0)	4	7.2	10	5	4	3	6	0	0	4.55	4.20	36	8	9	0	0	10	44			0	0	0	33	2	0	0	2	0	2	1.23	0.052	.04	0.00%	-0.08	1t start tie	8t 12- 2 out a2
13	18	106	Aug 14	DET	@	SLB	W,10-3	GS-3		5	2.2	3	3	3	3	3	0	0	5.04	4.18	15	2	4	0	0	3	40			0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	.75	0.006	.01	0.00%	-1.17	1b start a 1	3b 123 2 out a5
14	19	111	Aug 22	DET		SLB	L,1-10			7	0.1	1	3	3	2	0	0	0	5.87	4.36	4												2	0	0	0		0
15	20	115	Aug 27	DET	@	WSH	W,3-2	GS-7	W(2-0)	4	7.0	5	2	2	2	1	0	0	5.26	4.17	28	9	11	0	0	5	58			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	.66	0.046	.00	0.00%	1.62	1b start tie	7b 3 out d2
16	21	118	Aug 29(2)	DET	@	NYY	L,10-11	8-GF(8)		1	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	5.12	4.03	4	0	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.56	0.033	.00	0.00%	0.53	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
17	22	121	Sep 1	DET	@	BOS	L,1-10	6-7		2	1.2	2	1	1	3	1	0	0	5.13	4.15	10	1	3	0	0	2		3	3	0	0	0	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	.04	-0.015	.00	0.00%	-1.80	6b 123 1 out d5	7b 3 out d9
18	23	126	Sep 6(2)	DET	@	SLB	L,10-11	GS-		4	2.1	3	5	5	2	0	0	0	5.91	4.21	12						29						9	1	0	0		0
19	24	131	Sep 11(2)	DET		CHW	W,6-4	GS-3		4	3.0	4	4	4	3	1	2	0	6.31	4.84	14	3	3	1	0	4	33			0	0	0	11	0	0	0	1	0	0	.98	-0.264	.00	0.00%	-2.36	1t start tie	3t 3 out d2
20	25	138	Sep 17	DET		NYY	L,5-13	1-3		5	2.2	4	5	5	2	2	2	0	6.89	5.30	13	1	4	2	0	4		1	0	0	0	0	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	.20	-0.056	.00	0.00%	-2.84	1t -2- 0 out d6	3t --- 2 out d9
21	26	143	Sep 21	DET		BOS	L,2-10	7-GF		3	3.0	3	2	2	1	2	1	0	6.84	5.39	12	3	3	0	1	3		0	0	0	0	0	11	0	1	0	1	0	0	.05	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.36	7t --- 0 out d6	9t end d 8
22	27	145	Sep 23	DET		PHA	W,8-7		W(3-0)	1	4.0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	6.34	5.38	15												10	0	0	0		0
							6-16		W-L:3-0	4.0	55.1	47	40	39	51	38	5	1	6.34	5.38	259	0.77		4%	1%	41	41	13	54%	2	0	0	202	8	4	0	5	0	3	.60	-0.452	.13	-0.15%	-6.51

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