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Bill Piercy

William Benton Piercy (Wild Bill)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: May 2, 1896 in El Monte, CA (All Transactions)
Debut: October 3, 1917
Teams (by GP): RedSox/Cubs/Yankees 1917-1926

Final Game: September 6, 1926
Died: August 28, 1951 in Long Beach, CA
Cremated
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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
1917 21 NYY AL 0 1 .000 3.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 9 3 3 0 2 4 0 0 0 37 94 1.222 9.0 0.0 2.0 4.0 2.00
1921 25 NYY AL 5 4 .556 2.98 14 10 3 5 1 0 81.2 82 40 27 4 28 35 7 1 3 354 142 1.347 9.0 0.4 3.1 3.9 1.25
1922 26 BOS AL 3 9 .250 4.67 29 12 10 7 1 0 121.1 140 77 63 2 62 24 6 0 4 554 87 1.665 10.4 0.1 4.6 1.8 0.39
1923 27 BOS AL 8 17 .320 3.41 30 24 4 11 0 0 187.1 193 105 71 5 73 51 14 0 6 815 119 1.420 9.3 0.2 3.5 2.5 0.70
1924 28 BOS AL 5 7 .417 5.95 23 18 4 3 0 0 121.0 156 87 80 4 66 20 10 0 4 569 73 1.835 11.6 0.3 4.9 1.5 0.30
1926 30 CHC NL 6 5 .545 4.48 19 5 9 1 0 0 90.1 96 52 45 1 37 31 6 0 4 401 87 1.472 9.6 0.1 3.7 3.1 0.84
6 Yrs 27 43 .386 4.26 116 70 30 28 2 0 610.2 676 364 289 16 268 165 43 1 21 2730 96 1.546 10.0 0.2 3.9 2.4 0.62
162 Game Avg. 10 16 .386 4.26 42 26 11 10 1 0 223 247 133 106 6 98 60 16 0 8 998 96 1.546 10.0 0.2 3.9 2.4 0.62
BOS (3 yrs) 16 33 .327 4.48 82 54 18 21 1 0 429.2 489 269 214 11 201 95 30 0 14 1938 93 1.606 10.2 0.2 4.2 2.0 0.47
NYY (2 yrs) 5 5 .500 2.98 15 11 3 6 1 0 90.2 91 43 30 4 30 39 7 1 3 391 137 1.335 9.0 0.4 3.0 3.9 1.30
CHC (1 yr) 6 5 .545 4.48 19 5 9 1 0 0 90.1 96 52 45 1 37 31 6 0 4 401 87 1.472 9.6 0.1 3.7 3.1 0.84
AL (5 yrs) 21 38 .356 4.22 97 65 21 27 2 0 520.1 580 312 244 15 231 134 37 1 17 2329 98 1.559 10.0 0.3 4.0 2.3 0.58
NL (1 yr) 6 5 .545 4.48 19 5 9 1 0 0 90.1 96 52 45 1 37 31 6 0 4 401 87 1.472 9.6 0.1 3.7 3.1 0.84

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
1917 21 NYY AL 9.0 1 1 3 3.00 3.69 -0.01 0.00 100.0 3.69 1 0.1 -0.0 0.2 1 .588 .501 $
1921 25 NYY AL 81.2 14 10 40 4.41 4.62 0.21 0.00 97.3 4.29 -2 -0.2 1.0 -0.0 0.5 9 .489 .499 $
1922 26 BOS AL 120.2 29 12 77 5.74 4.90 0.00 0.00 99.8 4.89 -11 -1.1 1.0 -0.1 -0.1 2 .463 .493 $
1923 27 BOS AL 186.2 30 24 105 5.06 5.07 -0.23 0.00 101.1 5.36 6 0.6 1.0 -0.1 2.1 27 .521 .504 $
1924 28 BOS AL 119.1 23 18 87 6.56 5.05 -0.33 0.00 102.4 5.52 -15 -1.4 1.0 -0.1 -0.4 0 .440 .492 $
1926 30 CHC NL 89.1 19 5 52 5.24 4.69 0.26 0.00 100.9 4.47 -7 -0.7 1.0 -0.0 -0.1 1 .461 .495 $
6 Seasons 606.2 116 70 364 5.40 4.90 -0.07 0.00 100.5 5.00 -28 -2.6 1.0 -0.3 2.2 40 .477 .497 $
BOS (3 yrs) 426.2 82 54 269 5.67 5.02 -0.19 0.00 101.1 5.27 -20 -1.8 1.0 -0.2 1.6 29 .478 .496 $
NYY (2 yrs) 90.2 15 11 43 4.27 4.53 0.19 0.00 97.6 4.23 -1 -0.1 1.0 -0.1 0.7 10 .495 .500 $
CHC (1 yr) 89.1 19 5 52 5.24 4.69 0.26 0.00 100.9 4.47 -7 -0.7 1.0 -0.0 -0.1 1 .461 .495 $

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
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
1921 25 NYY AL WS L NYG 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 2.000 18.0 0.0 0.0 18.0
1 WS 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 2.000 18.0 0.0 0.0 18.0

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1921 25 NYY AL 357 1.1% 9.8% 7.8% 3.1% 13% 76%
1922 26 BOS AL 555 0.4% 4.3% 11.2% 2.3% 9% 78%
1923 27 BOS AL 817 0.6% 6.2% 8.9% 2.1% 9% 78%
1924 28 BOS AL 562 0.7% 3.6% 11.7% 1.4% 5% 77%
1926 30 CHC NL 401 0.3% 7.7% 9.2% 1.0% 4% 77%
5 Yrs 2692 0.6% 6.0% 9.9% 2.0% 8% 78%
MLB Averages 0.9% 7.4% 7.6% 2.8% 11% 81%

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+
1917 21 0 1 .000 3.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 9 3 3 0 2 4 0 0 0 37 94 1.222 9.0 0.0 2.0 4.0 2.00 94
1918 22 0 1 .000 3.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 9 3 3 0 2 4 0 0 0 37 94 1.222 9.0 0.0 2.0 4.0 2.00 94
1919 23 0 1 .000 3.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 9 3 3 0 2 4 0 0 0 37 94 1.222 9.0 0.0 2.0 4.0 2.00 94
1920 24 0 1 .000 3.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 9 3 3 0 2 4 0 0 0 37 94 1.222 9.0 0.0 2.0 4.0 2.00 94
1921 25 5 5 .500 2.98 15 11 3 6 1 0 90.2 91 43 30 4 30 39 7 1 3 391 137 1.335 9.0 0.4 3.0 3.9 1.30 137
1922 26 8 14 .364 3.95 44 23 13 13 2 0 212.0 231 120 93 6 92 63 13 1 7 945 103 1.524 9.8 0.3 3.9 2.7 0.68 103
1923 27 16 31 .340 3.70 74 47 17 24 2 0 399.1 424 225 164 11 165 114 27 1 13 1760 110 1.475 9.6 0.2 3.7 2.6 0.69 110
1924 28 21 38 .356 4.22 97 65 21 27 2 0 520.1 580 312 244 15 231 134 37 1 17 2329 98 1.559 10.0 0.3 4.0 2.3 0.58 98
1925 29 21 38 .356 4.22 97 65 21 27 2 0 520.1 580 312 244 15 231 134 37 1 17 2329 98 1.559 10.0 0.3 4.0 2.3 0.58 98
1926 30 27 43 .386 4.26 116 70 30 28 2 0 610.2 676 364 289 16 268 165 43 1 21 2730 96 1.546 10.0 0.2 3.9 2.4 0.62 96

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
1917 21 0 0 4.00 9.0 10 4 4 0 2 4 0 1.333 10.0 2.0 4.0 2.00 0.0 1
1921 25 6 3 .667 2.65 85.0 81 28 25 4 28 37 7 1.282 8.6 3.0 3.9 1.32 0.4 14
1922 26 6 7 .462 4.46 123.0 141 68 61 2 62 24 6 1.650 10.3 4.5 1.8 0.39 0.1 29
1923 27 13 8 .619 3.19 192.0 194 76 68 5 73 52 14 1.391 9.1 3.4 2.4 0.71 0.2 30
1924 28 5 8 .385 5.30 124.0 153 81 73 4 65 20 10 1.758 11.1 4.7 1.5 0.31 0.3 23
1926 30 5 5 .500 4.40 92.0 98 50 45 1 38 32 6 1.478 9.6 3.7 3.1 0.84 0.1 19
6 Yrs 35 31 .530 3.97 625.0 677 307 276 16 268 169 43 1.512 9.7 2.4 0.63 0.2 116

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1923 AL  0.240 (8th)

Losses s c a p y
1923 AL  17 (4th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1923 AL  6 (4th)
1924 AL  4 (9th)
1926 NL  4 (8th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1923 AL  14 (3rd)
1924 AL  10 (5th)
1926 NL  6 (8th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1923 AL  120 (10th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1951), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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