Bill Harrelson

William Charles Harrelson

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5", Weight: 215 lb.

Born: November 17, 1945 in Tahlequah, OK
Signed by the Los Angeles Angels as an amateur free agent in 1964. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 31, 1968
Team: Angels 1968

Final Game: September 18, 1968
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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
1964	18	ANA-min	Rk,A	4	7	.364	6.72	22	13					75.0	78	70	56	3	72								2.000	9.4	0.4	8.6			IDF,SJO · PION,CALL
1965	19	ANA-min	A	3	9	.250	4.99	16	12					74.0	76	51	41	6	26								1.378	9.2	0.7	3.2			QDS · MIDW
1966	20	BAT	A	8	11	.421	3.31	24	22					155.0	118	84	57	8	94								1.368	6.9	0.5	5.5			BAT · NYPL
1967	21	ANA-min	A	7	4	.636	2.48	22	10					87.0	70	29	24	5	45		103						1.322	7.2	0.5	4.7	10.7	2.29	SJO · CALL
1968	22	ANA-min	AAA,AA	7	5	.583	3.89	17	16		4	2		104.0	89	51	45	11	44	3	93	0	1	1			1.279	7.7	1.0	3.8	8.0	2.11	SLE,ELP · PCL,TL
1968	22	CAL	AL	1	6	.143	5.08	10	5	1	1	0	0	33.2	28	23	19	4	26	0	22	1	0	4	154	58	1.604	7.5	1.1	7.0	5.9	0.85
1969	23	ANA-min	AA,AAA	5	9	.357	4.54	26	17		0	0	0	109.0	105	61	55	6	65	0	89	0	0	2			1.560	8.7	0.5	5.4	7.3	1.37	ELP,HAW · TL,PCL
1970	24	CIN-min	AAA	3	8	.273	5.48	22	17		1	1	1	87.0	86	59	53	7	62	0	62	5	0	10			1.701	8.9	0.7	6.4	6.4	1.00	INA · AA
1971	25	CIN-min	AA,AAA	3	5	.375	4.18	25	11		0	0	2	71.0	58	35	33	1	69	2	47	3	0	18			1.789	7.4	0.1	8.7	6.0	0.68	TRV,INA · EL,AA
1 Yr				1	6	.143	5.08	10	5	1	1	0	0	33.2	28	23	19	4	26	0	22	1	0	4	154	58	1.604	7.5	1.1	7.0	5.9	0.85
162 Game Avg.				5	27	.143	5.08	45	23	5	5	0	0	153	127	104	86	18	118	0	100	5	0	18	698	58	1.604	7.5	1.1	7.0	5.9	0.85

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
1968	22	CAL	AL	33.2	10	5	23	6.15	3.59	0.17	0.01	94.6	3.25	-10	-1.2	.7	0.0	-0.9	-8	.382	.493	$
1 Season				33.2	10	5	23	6.15	3.59	0.17	0.01	94.6	3.25	-10	-1.2	.7	0.0	-0.9	-8	.382	.493	$

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
1968	22	CAL	AL	10	154	124	23	28	1	0	4	6	3	26	22	.226	.359	.331	.690	.240	41	3	1	1	2	0	4
1 Yr				10	154	124	23	28	1	0	4	6	3	26	22	.226	.359	.331	.690	.240	41	3	1	1	2	0	4
162 Game Avg.				45	698	562	104	127	5	0	18	27	14	118	100	.226	.359	.331	.690	.240	186	14	5	5	9	0	18
MLB Averages																.237	.299	.339	.638	.269

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo
1968	22	CAL	AL	-8.8	-1.0	169	-0.9	3.0	-3.9	1.23	-0.7	-0.1	-10.7	-1.2	1.23	-8.2	0	3	2
1 Yr				-8.8	-1.0	169	-0.9	3.0	-3.9	1.23	-0.7	-0.1	-10.7	-1.2	1.23	-8.2	0	3	2

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
1968	22	CAL	AL	10	5	1	4	0	1	1	1	4	.200	0	0	1	0	1	20%	50.8	63	28	11	4	1	4	2.0	0.7	5.2
1 Yr				10	5	1	4	0	1	1	1	4	.200	0	0	1	0	1	20%	51	63	28	11	4	1	4	2.0	0.7	5.2
MLB Averages													.500						63%	57	100	4					3.4	3.4	6.6

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SV%	SVSit	Hold	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR	Pit/GR
1968	22	CAL	AL	10	5	1	0	2	0	0	0		0	0	2	1	50%	6	1.227	0	3	2	0	2	3	1	4	2	1	3	1	4.6
1 Yr				10	5	1	0	2	0	0	0		0	0	2	1	50%		1.227	0	3	2	0	2	3	1	4	2	1	3	1	4.6

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	GO/AO	IP%	DPopp	DPs	DP%
1968	22	CAL	AL	154	60%	2.6%	14.3%	16.9%	3.3%	18%	0.88	65%	36	3	8%
1 Yr				154	60%	2.6%	14.3%	16.9%	3.3%	18%	0.88	65%	36	3	8%
MLB Averages					48%	1.7%	16.1%	7.7%	5.5%	25%	1.13	74%			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
1968	22	CAL	AL	154	28			4	0	4	3	1	2	2	13	4	4	31%	4	4	1	65	6	3	67%	6	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	8	0
1 Yr				154	28			4	0	4	3	1	2	2	13	4	4	31%	4	4	1	65	6	3	67%	6	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	8	0
MLB Averages																		48%							62%

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+
1968	22	1	6	.143	5.08	10	5	1	1	0	0	33.2	28	23	19	4	26	0	22	1	0	4	154	58	1.604	7.5	1.1	7.0	5.9	0.85	58

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1968	22	1	2	.333	7.50	30.0	32	28	25	5	30	20	1	2.067	9.6	9.0	6.0	0.67	1.5	10
1 Yr		1	2	.333	7.50	30.0	32	28	25	5	30	20	1	2.067	9.6		6.0	0.67	1.5	10

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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