Bill Piercy
William Benton Piercy (Wild Bill)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: May 2, 1896 in ElMonte, CA (All Transactions)
Debut: October 3, 1917
Final Game: August 16, 1926
Died: August 28, 1951 in Long Beach, CA
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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
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 90 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 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 6 815 120 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 85 80 4 66 20 10 0 4 573 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 86 1.472 9.6 0.1 3.7 3.1 0.84
6 Seasons 27 43 .386 4.26 116 70 30 28 2 0 610.2 676 362 289 16 268 165 43 1 21 2180 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 0 223 247 132 106 6 98 60 16 0 8 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 0 429.2 489 267 214 11 201 95 30 0 14 1388 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 86 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 0 520.1 580 310 244 15 231 134 37 1 17 1779 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 86 1.472 9.6 0.1 3.7 3.1 0.84

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
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

Cumulative Pitching

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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 90 1.222 9.0 0.0 2.0 4.0 2.00 90
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 90 1.222 9.0 0.0 2.0 4.0 2.00 90
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 90 1.222 9.0 0.0 2.0 4.0 2.00 90
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 90 1.222 9.0 0.0 2.0 4.0 2.00 90
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 7 391 103 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 1206 111 1.475 9.6 0.2 3.7 2.6 0.69 111
1924 28 21 38 .356 4.22 97 65 21 27 2 0 520.1 580 310 244 15 231 134 37 1 17 1779 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 0 520.1 580 310 244 15 231 134 37 1 17 1779 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 0 610.2 676 362 289 16 268 165 43 1 21 2180 96 1.546 10.0 0.2 3.9 2.4 0.62 96

Neutralized Pitching

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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 1 0 1.000 3.00 9.0 9 3 3 0 2 4 0 1.222 9.0 2.0 4.0 2.00 0.0 1
1921 25 6 3 .667 2.62 86.0 80 28 25 4 27 37 7 1.244 8.4 2.8 3.9 1.37 0.4 14
1922 26 7 7 .500 4.15 130.0 140 67 60 2 62 26 6 1.554 9.7 4.3 1.8 0.42 0.1 29
1923 27 13 8 .619 3.12 193.0 191 74 67 5 72 53 14 1.363 8.9 3.4 2.5 0.74 0.2 30
1924 28 5 9 .357 5.10 127.0 150 80 72 4 63 21 10 1.677 10.6 4.5 1.5 0.33 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 Seasons 37 32 .536 3.84 637.0 668 302 272 16 264 173 43 1.463 9.4 2.4 0.66 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  .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

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Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1877), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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