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Bill Pertica

William Andrew Pertica

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: August 17, 1898 in Santa Barbara, CA (All Transactions)
Debut: August 7, 1918 (Age 19)
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/RedSox 1918-1923

Final Game: April 20, 1923 (Age 24)
Died: December 28, 1967 in Los Angeles, CA
Buried: Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, OR
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Standard Pitching

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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
1918 19 BOS AL 0 0 3.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 107 1.000 9.0 0.0 0.0 3.0
1921 22 STL NL 14 10 .583 3.37 38 31 3 15 2 2 208.1 212 104 78 9 70 67 10 0 3 896 108 1.354 9.2 0.4 3.0 2.9 0.96
1922 23 STL NL 8 8 .500 5.91 34 15 9 2 0 0 117.1 153 94 77 5 65 30 3 0 4 544 65 1.858 11.7 0.4 5.0 2.3 0.46
1923 24 STL NL 0 0 3.86 1 1 0 0 0 0 2.1 2 2 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 13 118 2.143 7.7 0.0 11.6 0.0 0.00
1925 Did not play in major leagues (Voluntarily Retired)
4 Yrs 22 18 .550 4.27 74 47 12 17 2 2 331.0 370 201 157 14 138 98 14 0 7 1464 87 1.535 10.1 0.4 3.8 2.7 0.71
162 Game Avg. 12 10 .550 4.27 42 26 7 10 1 1 186 208 113 88 8 78 55 8 0 4 823 87 1.535 10.1 0.4 3.8 2.7 0.71
STL (3 yrs) 22 18 .550 4.28 73 47 12 17 2 2 328.0 367 200 156 14 138 97 14 0 7 1453 87 1.540 10.1 0.4 3.8 2.7 0.70
BOS (1 yr) 0 0 3.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 107 1.000 9.0 0.0 0.0 3.0
NL (3 yrs) 22 18 .550 4.28 73 47 12 17 2 2 328.0 367 200 156 14 138 97 14 0 7 1453 87 1.540 10.1 0.4 3.8 2.7 0.70
AL (1 yr) 0 0 3.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 107 1.000 9.0 0.0 0.0 3.0

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.2): 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
1918 19 BOS AL 3.0 1 0 1 3.00 3.81 0.34 0.00 92.0 3.20 0 0.0 1.0 -0.0 0.0 0 .507 .500
1921 22 STL NL 208.1 38 31 104 4.49 4.49 0.06 0.00 97.2 4.31 -4 -0.4 1.0 -0.1 1.3 14 .491 .498
1922 23 STL NL 117.1 34 15 94 7.21 5.10 -0.43 0.00 93.4 5.16 -27 -2.5 1.0 -0.0 -1.5 -16 .427 .485
1923 24 STL NL 2.1 1 1 2 7.71 4.72 -0.08 0.00 94.0 4.51 -1 -0.1 -0.0 -0.1 -1 .423 .500
4 Seasons 331.0 74 47 201 5.47 4.70 -0.11 0.00 95.8 4.60 -32 -2.9 1.0 -0.1 -0.2 -2 .461 .492
STL (3 yrs) 328.0 73 47 200 5.49 4.71 -0.12 0.00 95.8 4.61 -32 -2.9 1.0 -0.1 -0.3 -3 .460 .492
BOS (1 yr) 3.0 1 0 1 3.00 3.81 0.34 0.00 92.0 3.20 0 0.0 1.0 -0.0 0.0 0 .507 .500

Standard Batting

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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
1918 19 BOS AL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /1
1921 22 STL NL 38 77 70 5 10 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 16 .143 .167 .171 .338 -9 12 0 5 1
1922 23 STL NL 35 33 33 3 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 .182 .182 .273 .455 18 9 0 0 1/6
1923 24 STL NL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /1
1925 Did not play in major leagues (Voluntarily Retired)
4 Yrs 75 112 105 8 16 3 1 0 2 0 0 2 30 .152 .168 .200 .368 -2 21 0 5
162 Game Avg. 162 242 227 17 35 6 2 0 4 0 4 65 .152 .168 .200 .368 -2 45 0 11
STL (3 yrs) 74 111 104 8 16 3 1 0 2 0 0 2 30 .154 .170 .202 .372 -1 21 0 5
BOS (1 yr) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0
NL (3 yrs) 74 111 104 8 16 3 1 0 2 0 0 2 30 .154 .170 .202 .372 -1 21 0 5
AL (1 yr) 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1918 19 BOS AL 1 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 -0.0 .481 .500 -0.0 0.0 -0 /1
1921 22 STL NL 38 77 -12 0 0 0 7 -4 -0.4 2 -2 -0.4 .489 .497 -0.4 -0.0 -2 1
1922 23 STL NL 35 33 -4 0 0 0 4 -1 -0.1 1 0 -0.1 .498 .499 -0.1 0.0 0 1/6
1923 24 STL NL 1 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 -0.0 .477 .500 -0.0 0.0 -0 /1
4 Seasons 75 112 -17 0 0 0 11 -5 -0.6 3 -2 -0.6 .493 .498 -0.6 0.0 -2
STL (3 yrs) 74 111 -16 0 0 0 11 -5 -0.5 3 -2 -0.5 .493 .498 -0.5 0.0 -2
BOS (1 yr) 1 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 -0.0 .481 .500 -0.0 0.0 -0

Standard Fielding

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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 Awards
1918 BOS AL 19 P 1 0 0 3.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 3.00 1.00 .950 2.70 2.80
1921 STL NL 22 P 38 31 15 208.1 49 8 40 1 0 .980 2.07 1.26 .953 2.67 2.66
1922 STL NL 23 P 34 15 3 117.1 37 2 33 2 0 .946 2.68 1.03 .957 2.38 2.36
1922 STL NL 23 SS 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 .940 5.80
1923 STL NL 24 P 1 1 0 2.1 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 7.71 2.00 .960 2.31 2.40
4 Seasons P 74 47 18 331.0 89 11 75 3 0 .966 2.34 1.16 .955 2.56 2.52
1 Season SS 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 .940 5.80
4 Seasons TOT 75 47 18 331.0 90 11 75 4 0 .956 2.34 1.15 .955 2.56 2.56
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
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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-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 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 1945 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 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) 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 1945 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

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1921 NL  3.37 (10th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1921 NL  9.158 (4th)

Games Started s c a p y
1921 NL  31 (9th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1921 NL  2 (8th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1921 NL  70 (6th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1921 NL  10 (3rd)

Youngest s c a p y
1918 AL  born 1898-08-17 (8th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 8 (1634), Average HOFer ≈ 185
JAWS Starting Pitcher (2995th), -0.8 career WAR/-0.8 7yr-peak WAR/-0.8 JAWS
Average HOF P (out of 57) = 72.6 career WAR/50.2 7yr-peak WAR/61.4 JAWS

Similarity Scores

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