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Bill Lee

William Francis Lee (Spaceman)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: December 28, 1946 in Burbank, CA
School: University of Southern California
Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 22nd round of the 1968 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 25, 1969
Teams (by GP): RedSox/Expos 1969-1982

Final Game: May 7, 1982
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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
1969 22 BOS AL 1 3 .250 4.50 20 1 3 0 0 0 52.0 56 27 26 9 28 0 45 2 0 3 232 86 1.615 9.7 1.6 4.8 7.8 1.61
1970 23 BOS AL 2 2 .500 4.62 11 5 2 0 0 1 37.0 48 20 19 3 14 1 19 0 0 2 167 87 1.676 11.7 0.7 3.4 4.6 1.36
1971 24 BOS AL 9 2 .818 2.74 47 3 13 0 0 2 102.0 102 35 31 7 46 7 74 1 0 1 451 137 1.451 9.0 0.6 4.1 6.5 1.61
1972 25 BOS AL 7 4 .636 3.20 47 0 16 0 0 5 84.1 75 31 30 5 32 8 43 1 0 4 346 102 1.269 8.0 0.5 3.4 4.6 1.34
1973 26 BOS AL 17 11 .607 2.75 38 33 1 18 1 1 284.2 275 100 87 20 76 2 120 5 0 3 1173 148 1.233 8.7 0.6 2.4 3.8 1.58 AS
1974 27 BOS AL 17 15 .531 3.51 38 37 0 16 1 0 282.1 320 123 110 25 67 0 95 4 0 3 1190 111 1.371 10.2 0.8 2.1 3.0 1.42
1975 28 BOS AL 17 9 .654 3.95 41 34 0 17 4 0 260.0 274 123 114 20 69 1 78 3 0 2 1093 105 1.319 9.5 0.7 2.4 2.7 1.13 MVP-23
1976 29 BOS AL 5 7 .417 5.63 24 14 7 1 0 3 96.0 124 68 60 13 28 1 29 3 0 2 440 70 1.583 11.6 1.2 2.6 2.7 1.04
1977 30 BOS AL 9 5 .643 4.43 27 16 4 4 0 1 128.0 155 67 63 14 29 1 31 0 0 1 543 103 1.438 10.9 1.0 2.0 2.2 1.07
1978 31 BOS AL 10 10 .500 3.46 28 24 3 8 1 0 177.0 198 89 68 20 59 2 44 2 0 0 768 120 1.452 10.1 1.0 3.0 2.2 0.75
1979 32 MON NL 16 10 .615 3.04 33 33 0 6 3 0 222.0 230 91 75 20 46 1 59 1 1 0 925 121 1.243 9.3 0.8 1.9 2.4 1.28
1980 33 MON NL 4 6 .400 4.96 24 18 4 2 0 0 118.0 156 71 65 13 22 1 34 3 0 1 522 72 1.508 11.9 1.0 1.7 2.6 1.55
1981 34 MON NL 5 6 .455 2.94 31 7 16 0 0 6 88.2 90 33 29 6 14 2 34 2 0 2 365 119 1.173 9.1 0.6 1.4 3.5 2.43
1982 35 MON NL 0 0 4.38 7 0 1 0 0 0 12.1 19 7 6 1 1 0 8 0 0 0 56 86 1.622 13.9 0.7 0.7 5.8 8.00
14 Seasons 119 90 .569 3.62 416 225 70 72 10 19 1944.1 2122 885 783 176 531 27 713 27 1 24 8271 108 1.364 9.8 0.8 2.5 3.3 1.34
162 Game Avg. 13 10 .569 3.62 44 24 7 8 1 2 206 225 94 83 19 56 3 76 3 0 3 877 108 1.364 9.8 0.8 2.5 3.3 1.34
BOS (10 yrs) 94 68 .580 3.64 321 167 49 64 7 13 1503.1 1627 683 608 136 448 23 578 21 0 21 6403 110 1.380 9.7 0.8 2.7 3.5 1.29
MON (4 yrs) 25 22 .532 3.57 95 58 21 8 3 6 441.0 495 202 175 40 83 4 135 6 1 3 1868 101 1.311 10.1 0.8 1.7 2.8 1.63
AL (10 yrs) 94 68 .580 3.64 321 167 49 64 7 13 1503.1 1627 683 608 136 448 23 578 21 0 21 6403 110 1.380 9.7 0.8 2.7 3.5 1.29
NL (4 yrs) 25 22 .532 3.57 95 58 21 8 3 6 441.0 495 202 175 40 83 4 135 6 1 3 1868 101 1.311 10.1 0.8 1.7 2.8 1.63

Player Value--Pitchers

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Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1969 22 BOS AL 52.0 1 27 30 0 .8 3 0.0
1970 23 BOS AL 37.0 5 20 21 0 1.0 1 0.1
1971 24 BOS AL 102.0 3 35 56 1 1.1 21 1.8
1972 25 BOS AL 84.1 0 31 44 -3 1.3 13 1.0
1973 26 BOS AL 284.2 33 100 161 12 1.0 61 6.3 AS
1974 27 BOS AL 282.1 37 123 156 9 1.0 33 3.5
1975 28 BOS AL 260.0 34 123 148 13 1.1 25 2.6 $80,000 MVP-23
1976 29 BOS AL 96.0 14 68 56 2 1.0 -12 -1.3
1977 30 BOS AL 128.0 16 67 87 2 .9 20 1.7
1978 31 BOS AL 177.0 24 89 110 2 1.0 21 2.1
1979 32 MON NL 222.0 33 91 115 5 1.0 24 2.7
1980 33 MON NL 118.0 18 71 65 -1 1.0 -6 -0.8
1981 34 MON NL 88.2 7 33 43 3 1.2 10 1.0
1982 35 MON NL 12.1 0 7 7 0 .6 0 -0.1
14 Seasons 1944.1 225 885 1099 45 1.0 214 20.6 $80,000
BOS (10 yrs) 1503.1 167 683 869 38 1.0 186 17.8 $80,000
MON (4 yrs) 441.0 58 202 230 7 1.0 28 2.8

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1975 28 BOS AL WS L CIN 0 0 3.14 2 2 0 0 0 0 14.1 12 5 5 1 3 0 7 0 0 0 55 1.047 7.5 0.6 1.9 4.4 2.33
1981 34 MON NL NLDS W PHI 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 3.000 27.0 0.0 0.0 13.5
1981 34 MON NL NLCS L LAD 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.000 27.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2 Seasons (3 Series) 0 0 2.93 4 2 1 0 0 0 15.1 15 5 5 1 3 0 8 0 0 0 61 1.174 8.8 0.6 1.8 4.7 2.67
1 NLDS 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 3.000 27.0 0.0 0.0 13.5
1 NLCS 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.000 27.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1 WS 0 0 3.14 2 2 0 0 0 0 14.1 12 5 5 1 3 0 7 0 0 0 55 1.047 7.5 0.6 1.9 4.4 2.33

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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
1969 22 BOS AL 20 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
1970 23 BOS AL 11 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1971 24 BOS AL 47 27 23 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 .217 .250 .217 .467 30 5 0 0 3 0 0 1
1972 25 BOS AL 47 16 16 3 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 7 .188 .188 .500 .688 95 8 0 0 0 0 0 1
1973 26 BOS AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS
1976 29 BOS AL 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/D
1979 32 MON NL 33 81 74 5 16 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 21 .216 .216 .243 .459 26 18 0 0 7 0 0 1
1980 33 MON NL 25 41 41 2 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 .220 .220 .244 .463 30 10 0 0 0 0 0 1
1981 34 MON NL 31 22 22 1 8 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 .364 .364 .500 .864 143 11 0 0 0 0 0 1
1982 35 MON NL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
14 Seasons 225 208 197 12 41 3 1 2 10 0 0 1 63 .208 .212 .264 .476 31 52 1 0 10 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 150 142 9 30 2 1 1 7 0 0 1 45 .208 .212 .264 .476 31 37 1 0 7 0 0
BOS (10 yrs) 129 64 60 4 8 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 26 .133 .148 .217 .364 -0 13 1 0 3 0 0
MON (4 yrs) 96 144 137 8 33 3 0 1 8 0 0 0 37 .241 .241 .285 .526 45 39 0 0 7 0 0
AL (10 yrs) 129 64 60 4 8 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 26 .133 .148 .217 .364 -0 13 1 0 3 0 0
NL (4 yrs) 96 144 137 8 33 3 0 1 8 0 0 0 37 .241 .241 .285 .526 45 39 0 0 7 0 0

Player Value--Batters

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR Salary Pos Awards
1969 22 BOS AL 10 -3 0 0 0 0 1 0 -2 -0.2 1
1970 23 BOS AL 11 -3 0 0 0 0 1 0 -2 -0.2 1
1971 24 BOS AL 27 -2 -1 0 0 0 2 1 0 -0.1 1
1972 25 BOS AL 16 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0.2 1
1979 32 MON NL 81 -7 -1 0 1 0 7 2 2 0.2 1
1980 33 MON NL 41 -4 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0.0 1
1981 34 MON NL 22 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 0.4 1
7 Seasons 208 -18 -2 0 1 0 17 6 4 0.3
BOS (4 yrs) 64 -8 -1 0 0 0 5 2 -2 -0.3
MON (3 yrs) 144 -10 -1 0 1 0 12 4 6 0.6

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1975 28 BOS AL WS CIN L 2 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167 .167 .167 .333 1 0 0 0 0 0
1981 34 MON NL NLDS PHI W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 34 MON NL NLCS LAD L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons (3 Series) 4 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167 .167 .167 .333 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLDS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 2 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167 .167 .167 .333 1 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1969 BOS AL 22 P 20 1 52.0 9 2 6 1 0 .889 1.38 0.40 .956 1.89 1.88
1970 BOS AL 23 P 11 5 37.0 11 1 10 0 1 1.000 2.68 1.00 .945 1.85 1.85
1971 BOS AL 24 P 47 3 102.0 22 2 19 1 0 .955 1.85 0.45 .959 1.98 1.97
1972 BOS AL 25 P 47 0 84.1 30 6 24 0 2 1.000 3.20 0.64 .947 1.86 1.85
1973 BOS AL 26 P 38 33 284.2 73 10 57 6 2 .918 2.12 1.76 .952 1.86 1.85 AS
1974 BOS AL 27 P 38 37 282.1 86 9 69 8 3 .907 2.49 2.05 .949 1.81 1.80
1975 BOS AL 28 P 41 34 260.0 68 9 54 5 4 .926 2.18 1.54 .941 1.87 1.86 MVP-23
1976 BOS AL 29 P 24 14 96.0 26 2 22 2 1 .923 2.25 1.00 .950 1.87 1.88
1976 BOS AL 29 DH 2
1977 BOS AL 30 P 27 16 128.0 36 3 32 1 4 .972 2.46 1.30 .947 1.95 1.93
1978 BOS AL 31 P 28 24 177.0 44 9 32 3 2 .932 2.08 1.46 .955 1.90 1.88
1979 MON NL 32 P 33 33 222.0 53 11 41 1 2 .981 2.11 1.58 .949 1.80 1.80
1980 MON NL 33 P 24 18 118.0 26 7 19 0 2 1.000 1.98 1.08 .950 1.91 1.91
1981 MON NL 34 P 31 7 88.2 39 12 27 0 1 1.000 3.96 1.26 .956 1.97 1.98
1982 MON NL 35 P 7 0 12.1 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 2.19 0.43 .933 1.97 1.97
14 Seasons P 416 225 1944.1 526 83 415 28 24 .947 2.31 1.20 .950 1.87 1.88
14 Seasons TOT 416 225 1944.1 526 83 415 28 24 .947 2.31 1.20 .950 1.87 1.88

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1988 BBWAA ( 0.7%)

All-Star Games
1973

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1975 AL (23, 1%)
0.01 Career Shares (1469th)

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1973 AL  6.3 (7th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1973 AL  2.75 (3rd)
1979 NL  3.04 (8th)

Wins s c a p y
1979 NL  16 (7th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1973 AL  .607 (10th)
1975 AL  .654 (6th)
Career  .569 (220th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1973 AL  1.233 (9th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1973 AL  2.403 (7th)
1974 AL  2.136 (6th)
1975 AL  2.389 (9th)
1979 NL  1.865 (4th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1973 AL  18 (10th)
1975 AL  17 (9th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1975 AL  4 (7th)
1979 NL  3 (6th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1974 AL  25 (8th)

Hits s c a p y
1974 AL  320 (1st)
1975 AL  274 (4th)
1979 NL  230 (10th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1974 AL  110 (9th)
1975 AL  114 (5th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1973 AL  148 (3rd)
1979 NL  121 (8th)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1973 AL  38 (3rd)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1973 AL  4.2 (3rd)

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)† s c a p y
1973 AL  40.88 (4th)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
1973 AL  5.0 (4th)
1979 NL  2.6 (9th)
Career  8.3 (239th)

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
1973 AL  2.8 (8th)

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)† s c a p y
1973 AL  4.3 (4th)

Assists as P s c a p y
1973 AL  57 (3rd)
1974 AL  69 (1st)
1975 AL  54 (2nd)

Errors Committed as P s c a p y
1973 AL  6 (1st)
1974 AL  8 (1st)

             

† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1950-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 32 (747), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 17 (677), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 13 (608), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  6. Watty Clark (935)
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  8. Preacher Roe (932)
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  7. Tex Carleton (959)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Bill Walker (959)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Bob Forsch (952)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Jack Billingham (947)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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Transactions

June 7, 1968: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 22nd round of the 1968 amateur draft.

December 7, 1978: Traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Montreal Expos for Stan Papi.

May 9, 1982: Released by the Montreal Expos.

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Salaries

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Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
197528Boston Red Sox$80,000P. Gammons, Beyond the Sixth Game, p 281
Career to date (may be incomplete)$80,000
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