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Bill Long
William Douglas Long
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: February 29, 1960 in Cincinnati, OH
High School: Moeller (Cincinnati, OH)
School: Miami University
Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 2nd round of the 1981 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 21, 1985
Final Game: April 14, 1991
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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
1985 25 CHW AL 0 1 .000 10.29 4 3 1 0 0 0 14.0 25 17 16 4 5 2 13 0 0 1 71 42 2.143 16.1 2.6 3.2 8.4 2.60
1987 27 CHW AL 8 8 .500 4.37 29 23 2 5 2 1 169.0 179 85 82 20 28 1 72 3 1 0 699 105 1.225 9.5 1.1 1.5 3.8 2.57
1988 28 CHW AL 8 11 .421 4.03 47 18 14 3 0 2 174.0 187 89 78 21 43 4 77 4 0 2 732 99 1.322 9.7 1.1 2.2 4.0 1.79
1989 29 CHW AL 5 5 .500 3.92 30 8 3 0 0 1 98.2 101 49 43 8 37 0 51 4 0 3 432 97 1.399 9.2 0.7 3.4 4.7 1.38
1990 30 TOT MLB 6 2 .750 4.55 46 0 21 0 0 5 61.1 72 34 31 10 23 4 34 1 0 1 270 90 1.549 10.6 1.5 3.4 5.0 1.48
1990 30 CHW AL 0 1 .000 6.35 4 0 0 0 0 0 5.2 6 5 4 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 26 60 1.412 9.5 3.2 3.2 3.2 1.00
1990 30 CHC NL 6 1 .857 4.37 42 0 21 0 0 5 55.2 66 29 27 8 21 4 32 1 0 1 244 94 1.563 10.7 1.3 3.4 5.2 1.52
1991 31 MON NL 0 0 10.80 3 0 1 0 0 0 1.2 4 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 12 34 4.800 21.6 0.0 21.6 0.0 0.00
6 Seasons 27 27 .500 4.37 159 52 42 8 2 9 518.2 568 276 252 63 140 11 247 12 1 7 2216 95 1.365 9.9 1.1 2.4 4.3 1.76
162 Game Avg. 9 9 .500 4.37 51 17 14 3 1 3 167 183 89 81 20 45 4 80 4 0 2 714 95 1.365 9.9 1.1 2.4 4.3 1.76
CHW (5 yrs) 21 26 .447 4.35 114 52 20 8 2 4 461.1 498 245 223 55 115 7 215 11 1 6 1960 96 1.329 9.7 1.1 2.2 4.2 1.87
MON (1 yr) 0 0 10.80 3 0 1 0 0 0 1.2 4 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 12 34 4.800 21.6 0.0 21.6 0.0 0.00
CHC (1 yr) 6 1 .857 4.37 42 0 21 0 0 5 55.2 66 29 27 8 21 4 32 1 0 1 244 94 1.563 10.7 1.3 3.4 5.2 1.52
AL (5 yrs) 21 26 .447 4.35 114 52 20 8 2 4 461.1 498 245 223 55 115 7 215 11 1 6 1960 96 1.329 9.7 1.1 2.2 4.2 1.87
NL (2 yrs) 6 1 .857 4.55 45 0 22 0 0 5 57.1 70 31 29 8 25 4 32 1 0 1 256 90 1.657 11.0 1.3 3.9 5.0 1.28

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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
1990 30 TOT MLB 42 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .167 .000 .167 -51 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1990 30 CHC NL 42 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .167 .000 .167 -51 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1991 31 MON NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
6 Seasons 45 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .167 .000 .167 -51 0 0 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 22 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 .000 .167 .000 .167 -51 0 0 0 0 0 0
MON (1 yr) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC (1 yr) 42 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .167 .000 .167 -51 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 45 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .167 .000 .167 -51 0 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
1985 CHW AL 25 P 4 3 14.0 5 2 3 0 0 1.000 3.21 1.25 .960 1.86 0.70
1987 CHW AL 27 P 29 23 169.0 42 14 25 3 2 .929 2.08 1.34 .957 1.84 0.67
1988 CHW AL 28 P 47 18 174.0 32 7 25 0 0 1.000 1.66 0.68 .959 1.78 0.67
1989 CHW AL 29 P 30 8 98.2 24 9 15 0 0 1.000 2.19 0.80 .958 1.87 0.66
1990 TOT MLB 30 P 46 0 61.4 18 6 11 1 0 .944 2.49 0.37 .961 1.79 0.58
1990 CHW AL 30 P 4 0 5.2 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 4.76 0.75 .967 1.75 0.60
1990 CHC NL 30 P 42 0 55.2 15 5 9 1 0 .933 2.26 0.33 .960 1.79 0.58
1991 MON NL 31 P 3 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.16 0.60
6 Seasons P 159 52 518.2 121 38 79 4 2 .967 2.03 0.74 .959 1.82 0.64
6 Seasons TOT 159 52 518.2 121 38 79 4 2 .967 2.03 0.74 .926 1.82 0.64

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1987 AL--1.225--8th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1987 AL--1.491--1st

Shutouts s c a p y
1987 AL--2--9th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1987 AL--2.571--8th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 1 (2282), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 5 (1352), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

June 8, 1981: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 2nd round of the 1981 amateur draft.

December 6, 1984: Traded by the San Diego Padres with Ozzie Guillen, Tim Lollar and Luis Salazar to the Chicago White Sox for Kevin Kristan (minors), Todd Simmons (minors) and La Marr Hoyt.

April 30, 1990: Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Chicago Cubs for Frank Campos (minors).

December 18, 1990: Released by the Chicago Cubs.

January 31, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the Montreal Expos.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1988Chicago White Sox$102,500
1989Chicago White Sox$357,500
1990Chicago White Sox$257,500
1991Montreal Expos$394,500
Career (may be incomplete)$1,112,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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