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Billy Milligan

William Joseph Milligan

Positions: Pitcher and Rightfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 7"

Born: August 19, 1878 in Buffalo, NY (All Transactions)
Debut: April 30, 1901
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Giants 1901-1904

Final Game: May 15, 1904
Died: October 14, 1928 in Buffalo, NY
Buried: St. Matthew Cemetery, West Seneca, NY
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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
1901 22 PHA AL 0 3 .000 4.36 6 3 2 2 0 0 33.0 43 24 16 1 14 5 2 0 2 154 87 1.727 11.7 0.3 3.8 1.4 0.36
1904 25 NYG NL 0 1 .000 5.40 5 1 4 1 0 2 25.0 36 22 15 2 4 6 1 0 0 121 51 1.600 13.0 0.7 1.4 2.2 1.50
2 Yrs 0 4 .000 4.81 11 4 6 3 0 2 58.0 79 46 31 3 18 11 3 0 2 275 70 1.672 12.3 0.5 2.8 1.7 0.61
162 Game Avg. 0 18 .000 4.81 50 18 27 14 0 9 263 358 209 141 14 82 50 14 0 9 1247 70 1.672 12.3 0.5 2.8 1.7 0.61
NYG (1 yr) 0 1 .000 5.40 5 1 4 1 0 2 25.0 36 22 15 2 4 6 1 0 0 121 51 1.600 13.0 0.7 1.4 2.2 1.50
PHA (1 yr) 0 3 .000 4.36 6 3 2 2 0 0 33.0 43 24 16 1 14 5 2 0 2 154 87 1.727 11.7 0.3 3.8 1.4 0.36

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
1901 22 PHA AL 33.0 6 3 24 6.55 5.27 -0.01 0.00 103.0 5.44 -3 -0.3 1.0 -0.0 0.0 -0 .450 .498 $
1904 25 NYG NL 25.0 5 1 22 7.92 3.79 0.53 0.00 99.0 3.23 -13 -1.1 1.0 -0.0 -1.0 -11 .274 .493 $
2 Seasons 58.0 11 4 46 7.14 4.64 0.22 0.00 101.3 4.49 -16 -1.4 1.0 -0.0 -1.0 -11 .370 .496 $
NYG (1 yr) 25.0 5 1 22 7.92 3.79 0.53 0.00 99.0 3.23 -13 -1.1 1.0 -0.0 -1.0 -11 .274 .493 $
PHA (1 yr) 33.0 6 3 24 6.55 5.27 -0.01 0.00 103.0 5.44 -3 -0.3 1.0 -0.0 0.0 -0 .450 .498 $

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+
1901 22 0 3 .000 4.36 6 3 2 2 0 0 33.0 43 24 16 1 14 5 2 0 2 154 87 1.727 11.7 0.3 3.8 1.4 0.36 87
1902 23 0 3 .000 4.36 6 3 2 2 0 0 33.0 43 24 16 1 14 5 2 0 2 154 87 1.727 11.7 0.3 3.8 1.4 0.36 87
1903 24 0 3 .000 4.36 6 3 2 2 0 0 33.0 43 24 16 1 14 5 2 0 2 154 87 1.727 11.7 0.3 3.8 1.4 0.36 87
1904 25 0 4 .000 4.81 11 4 6 3 0 2 58.0 79 46 31 3 18 11 3 0 2 275 70 1.672 12.3 0.5 2.8 1.7 0.61 70

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

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
1901 22 2 2 .500 3.38 40.0 45 17 15 1 15 6 2 1.500 10.1 3.4 1.4 0.40 0.2 6
1904 25 1 2 .333 6.00 27.0 40 20 18 2 4 6 1 1.630 13.3 1.3 2.0 1.50 0.7 5
2 Yrs 3 4 .429 4.43 67.0 85 37 33 3 19 12 3 1.552 11.4 1.6 0.63 0.4 11

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Saves s c a p y
1904 NL  2 (5th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 3 (2136), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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