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Bill Laxton

William Harry Laxton

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: January 5, 1948 in Camden, NJ
High School: Audubon (Audubon, NJ)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 7th round of the 1966 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 15, 1970
Teams (by GP): Padres/Mariners/Tigers/Phillies/Indians 1970-1977

Final Game: September 19, 1977
Relatives: Father of Brett Laxton
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Dec 23, 2011, 8:38AM
All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson… 

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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
1970 22 PHI NL 0 0 13.50 2 0 2 0 0 0 2.0 2 3 3 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 11 35 2.000 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 1.00
1971 23 SDP NL 0 2 .000 6.83 18 0 7 0 0 0 27.2 32 25 21 4 26 0 23 1 1 6 135 49 2.096 10.4 1.3 8.5 7.5 0.88
1974 26 SDP NL 0 1 .000 4.03 30 1 7 0 0 0 44.2 37 22 20 5 38 8 40 3 0 4 210 89 1.679 7.5 1.0 7.7 8.1 1.05
1976 28 DET AL 0 5 .000 4.09 26 3 11 0 0 2 94.2 77 49 43 13 51 1 74 6 2 3 410 91 1.352 7.3 1.2 4.8 7.0 1.45
1977 29 TOT AL 3 2 .600 4.96 45 0 17 0 0 3 74.1 64 45 41 10 41 5 50 4 0 5 325 84 1.413 7.7 1.2 5.0 6.1 1.22
1977 29 SEA AL 3 2 .600 4.95 43 0 16 0 0 3 72.2 62 44 40 10 39 5 49 4 0 3 316 83 1.390 7.7 1.2 4.8 6.1 1.26
1977 29 CLE AL 0 0 5.40 2 0 1 0 0 0 1.2 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 9 90 2.400 10.8 0.0 10.8 5.4 0.50
5 Seasons 3 10 .231 4.73 121 4 44 0 0 5 243.1 212 144 128 34 158 14 189 15 3 18 1091 80 1.521 7.8 1.3 5.8 7.0 1.20
162 Game Avg. 2 5 .231 4.73 66 2 24 0 0 3 132 115 78 70 18 86 8 103 8 2 10 594 80 1.521 7.8 1.3 5.8 7.0 1.20
SDP (2 yrs) 0 3 .000 5.10 48 1 14 0 0 0 72.1 69 47 41 9 64 8 63 4 1 10 345 69 1.839 8.6 1.1 8.0 7.8 0.98
PHI (1 yr) 0 0 13.50 2 0 2 0 0 0 2.0 2 3 3 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 11 35 2.000 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 1.00
CLE (1 yr) 0 0 5.40 2 0 1 0 0 0 1.2 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 9 90 2.400 10.8 0.0 10.8 5.4 0.50
SEA (1 yr) 3 2 .600 4.95 43 0 16 0 0 3 72.2 62 44 40 10 39 5 49 4 0 3 316 83 1.390 7.7 1.2 4.8 6.1 1.26
DET (1 yr) 0 5 .000 4.09 26 3 11 0 0 2 94.2 77 49 43 13 51 1 74 6 2 3 410 91 1.352 7.3 1.2 4.8 7.0 1.45
AL (2 yrs) AL 3 7 .300 4.47 71 3 28 0 0 5 169.0 141 94 84 23 92 6 124 10 2 8 735 87 1.379 7.5 1.2 4.9 6.6 1.35
NL (3 yrs) NL 0 3 .000 5.33 50 1 16 0 0 0 74.1 71 50 44 11 66 8 65 5 1 10 356 66 1.843 8.6 1.3 8.0 7.9 0.98

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1970 22 PHI NL 2.0 0 3 1 0 .0 -2 -0.1 $
1971 23 SDP NL 27.2 0 25 15 -1 .5 -10 -1.0 $
1974 26 SDP NL 44.2 1 22 27 -2 .8 5 0.2 $
1976 28 DET AL 94.2 3 49 58 -2 .5 9 0.4 $
1977 29 SEA AL 72.2 0 44 46 0 .7 2 -0.3 $
1977 29 CLE AL 1.2 0 1 1 0 1.1 0 0.0 $
5 Seasons 243.1 4 144 148 -5 .6 4 -0.8 $
SDP (2 yrs) 72.1 1 47 42 -3 .7 -5 -0.8 $
PHI (1 yr) 2.0 0 3 1 0 .0 -2 -0.1 $
CLE (1 yr) 1.2 0 1 1 0 1.1 0 0.0 $
SEA (1 yr) 72.2 0 44 46 0 .7 2 -0.3 $
DET (1 yr) 94.2 3 49 58 -2 .5 9 0.4 $

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1970 22 PHI NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1971 23 SDP NL 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1974 26 SDP NL 30 6 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .200 .333 .200 .533 56 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1976 28 DET AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1977 29 TOT AL 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1977 29 SEA AL 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1977 29 CLE AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
5 Seasons 121 6 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .200 .333 .200 .533 56 1 0 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 8 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .200 .333 .200 .533 56 1 0 0 0 0 0
SDP (2 yrs) 48 6 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .200 .333 .200 .533 56 1 0 0 0 0 0
PHI (1 yr) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CLE (1 yr) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SEA (1 yr) 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DET (1 yr) 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (2 yrs) 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (3 yrs) 50 6 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .200 .333 .200 .533 56 1 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1974 26 SDP NL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ 1
1 Season 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% PO Awards
1970 PHI NL 22 P 2 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.85 0 0 0
1971 SDP NL 23 P 18 0 0 27.2 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 1.63 0.28 .954 1.89 1.90 0 5 100% 1
1974 SDP NL 26 P 30 1 0 44.2 6 2 4 0 0 1.000 1.21 0.20 .943 1.87 1.88 4 2 33% 1
1976 DET AL 28 P 26 3 0 94.2 11 4 5 2 0 .818 0.86 0.35 .950 1.87 1.88 5 3 38% 1
1977 TOT AL 29 P 45 0 0 74.4 9 3 6 0 0 1.000 1.09 0.20 .948 1.96 1.93 6 2 25% 0
1977 SEA AL 29 P 43 0 0 72.2 8 3 5 0 0 1.000 0.99 0.19 .948 1.96 1.93 5 2 29% 0
1977 CLE AL 29 P 2 0 0 1.2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 5.40 0.50 .950 2.16 1.95 1 0 0% 0
5 Seasons P 121 4 0 243.1 31 10 19 2 0 .935 1.07 0.24 .949 1.90 1.90 15 12 44% 3
5 Seasons TOT 121 4 0 243.1 31 10 19 2 0 .935 1.07 0.24 .949 1.90 1.90 15 12 44% 3
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Fielding % as P s c a p y
1974 NL  1.000 (1st)
1977 AL  1.000 (1st)

                                         

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