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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

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
1917 21 NYY AL 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 2 0 0 0 /1
1921 25 NYY AL 14 31 28 2 6 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 7 .214 .290 .286 .576 46 8 2 0 1
1922 26 BOS AL 29 40 34 2 5 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 9 .147 .194 .206 .400 5 7 0 4 1
1923 27 BOS AL 30 62 53 2 7 2 1 0 4 0 0 1 16 .132 .148 .208 .356 -7 11 0 8 1
1924 28 BOS AL 23 46 39 1 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 12 .154 .195 .179 .375 -3 7 0 5 1
1926 30 CHC NL 19 35 35 2 9 3 0 0 3 0 0 2 .257 .257 .343 .600 59 12 0 0 1
6 Seasons 116 217 191 9 33 10 1 0 14 0 0 7 46 .173 .210 .236 .446 16 45 2 17
162 Game Avg. 162 303 267 13 46 14 1 0 20 0 10 64 .173 .210 .236 .446 16 63 3 24
BOS (3 yrs) 82 148 126 5 18 5 1 0 9 0 0 5 37 .143 .176 .198 .374 -2 25 0 17
NYY (2 yrs) 15 34 30 2 6 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 7 .200 .294 .267 .561 44 8 2 0
CHC (1 yr) 19 35 35 2 9 3 0 0 3 0 0 2 .257 .257 .343 .600 59 12 0 0
AL (5 yrs) 97 182 156 7 24 7 1 0 11 0 0 7 44 .154 .200 .212 .412 7 33 2 17
NL (1 yr) 19 35 35 2 9 3 0 0 3 0 0 2 .257 .257 .343 .600 59 12 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1921 25 NYY AL WS NYG L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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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
1917 NYY AL 21 P 1 4 0 3 1 0 .750 3.00 .950 1.80
1921 NYY AL 25 P 14 27 3 20 4 2 .852 1.64 .959 1.56
1922 BOS AL 26 P 29 46 4 42 0 2 1.000 1.59 .961 1.48
1923 BOS AL 27 P 30 79 10 65 4 3 .949 2.50 .959 1.49
1924 BOS AL 28 P 23 47 5 38 4 0 .915 1.87 .962 1.32
1926 CHC NL 30 P 19 31 5 23 3 1 .903 1.47 .961 1.39
6 Seasons P 116 234 27 191 16 8 .932 1.88 .960 1.45
6 Seasons TOT 116 234 27 191 16 8 .932 1.88 .892 1.45

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 (1872), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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Transactions

December 20, 1921: Traded by the New York Yankees with Rip Collins, Roger Peckinpaugh and Jack Quinn to the Boston Red Sox for Joe Bush, Sam Jones and Everett Scott.

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