Standard Pitching
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 18 | DET | AL | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 205 | 5.30 | 1.600 | 5.4 | 0.9 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | ||
| 1948 | 21 | DET | AL | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.34 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55.1 | 47 | 40 | 39 | 5 | 51 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 258 | 69 | 5.45 | 1.771 | 7.6 | 0.8 | 8.3 | 5.9 | 0.71 | |
| 1949 | 22 | CHW | AL | 7 | 15 | .318 | 3.88 | 32 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 171.2 | 145 | 89 | 74 | 11 | 112 | 4 | 95 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 761 | 107 | 4.19 | 1.497 | 7.6 | 0.6 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 0.85 | |
| 1950 | 23 | CHW | AL | 12 | 16 | .429 | 3.98 | 33 | 29 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 219.1 | 189 | 112 | 97 | 11 | 137 | 8 | 118 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 978 | 113 | 4.06 | 1.486 | 7.8 | 0.5 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 0.86 | |
| 1951 | 24 | CHW | AL | 15 | 14 | .517 | 3.03 | 37 | 28 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 240.1 | 237 | 93 | 81 | 14 | 73 | 5 | 113 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1008 | 132 | 3.22 | 1.290 | 8.9 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 1.55 | |
| 1952 | 25 | CHW | AL | 15 | 12 | .556 | 2.57 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 255.1 | 214 | 76 | 73 | 12 | 79 | 7 | 144 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1042 | 142 | 2.84 | 1.148 | 7.5 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 5.1 | 1.82 | MVP-29 |
| 1953 | 26 | CHW | AL | 18 | 12 | .600 | 2.72 | 40 | 33 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 271.1 | 216 | 94 | 82 | 20 | 102 | 10 | 186 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1113 | 147 | 3.34 | 1.172 | 7.2 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 6.2 | 1.82 | AS,MVP-10 |
| 1954 | 27 | CHW | AL | 9 | 10 | .474 | 3.48 | 36 | 26 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 188.2 | 179 | 86 | 73 | 15 | 86 | 5 | 148 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 818 | 108 | 3.28 | 1.405 | 8.5 | 0.7 | 4.1 | 7.1 | 1.72 | |
| 1955 | 28 | CHW | AL | 15 | 10 | .600 | 1.97 | 33 | 26 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 205.2 | 162 | 50 | 45 | 16 | 64 | 5 | 157 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 836 | 200 | 2.83 | 1.099 | 7.1 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 6.9 | 2.45 | AS,MVP-18 |
| 1956 | 29 | CHW | AL | 20 | 9 | .690 | 3.32 | 35 | 33 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 276.1 | 261 | 108 | 102 | 24 | 100 | 7 | 192 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1166 | 123 | 3.23 | 1.306 | 8.5 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 6.3 | 1.92 | AS,MVP-5 |
| 1957 | 30 | CHW | AL | 20 | 12 | .625 | 3.26 | 37 | 34 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 257.0 | 228 | 98 | 93 | 18 | 71 | 9 | 171 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1062 | 115 | 2.88 | 1.163 | 8.0 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 6.0 | 2.41 | AS,MVP-11 |
| 1958 | 31 | CHW | AL | 17 | 11 | .607 | 2.68 | 35 | 32 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 245.0 | 204 | 83 | 73 | 33 | 66 | 2 | 144 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 983 | 137 | 3.87 | 1.102 | 7.5 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 5.3 | 2.18 | AS |
| 1959 | 32 | CHW | AL | 14 | 15 | .483 | 3.62 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 224.0 | 217 | 98 | 90 | 26 | 62 | 4 | 114 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 934 | 105 | 3.90 | 1.246 | 8.7 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 4.6 | 1.84 | AS |
| 1960 | 33 | CHW | AL | 14 | 7 | .667 | 3.62 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 196.1 | 201 | 81 | 79 | 24 | 46 | 1 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 813 | 106 | 3.72 | 1.258 | 9.2 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 5.0 | 2.35 | |
| 1961 | 34 | CHW | AL | 10 | 9 | .526 | 3.80 | 39 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 180.0 | 190 | 85 | 76 | 17 | 54 | 3 | 106 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 764 | 103 | 3.54 | 1.356 | 9.5 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 5.3 | 1.96 | AS |
| 1962 | 35 | SFG | NL | 16 | 6 | .727 | 3.49 | 30 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 162.1 | 147 | 67 | 63 | 19 | 35 | 2 | 76 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 657 | 110 | 3.90 | 1.121 | 8.1 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 2.17 | CYA-3 |
| 1963 | 36 | SFG | NL | 3 | 11 | .214 | 4.27 | 38 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 99.0 | 106 | 49 | 47 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 420 | 75 | 3.64 | 1.273 | 9.6 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 2.60 | |
| 1964 | 37 | SFG | NL | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.20 | 34 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 49.0 | 40 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 195 | 162 | 3.63 | 1.020 | 7.3 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 5.3 | 2.90 | |
| 18 Yrs | 211 | 169 | .555 | 3.27 | 585 | 433 | 85 | 193 | 38 | 33 | 3306.2 | 2989 | 1325 | 1201 | 284 | 1178 | 74 | 1999 | 30 | 10 | 48 | 13853 | 119 | 3.50 | 1.260 | 8.1 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 1.70 | ||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 14 | 11 | .555 | 3.27 | 39 | 29 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 221 | 200 | 89 | 80 | 19 | 79 | 5 | 134 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 925 | 119 | 3.50 | 1.260 | 8.1 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 1.70 | ||||
| W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | ||||||||||||||
| CHW (13 yrs) | 186 | 152 | .550 | 3.19 | 456 | 391 | 43 | 183 | 35 | 21 | 2931.0 | 2643 | 1153 | 1038 | 241 | 1052 | 70 | 1796 | 24 | 7 | 41 | 12278 | 123 | 3.42 | 1.261 | 8.1 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 5.5 | 1.71 | ||||
| SFG (3 yrs) | 22 | 17 | .564 | 3.54 | 102 | 37 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 310.1 | 293 | 130 | 122 | 37 | 65 | 4 | 157 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1272 | 101 | 3.78 | 1.154 | 8.5 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 4.6 | 2.42 | ||||
| DET (2 yrs) | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.65 | 27 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65.1 | 53 | 42 | 41 | 6 | 61 | 0 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 303 | 76 | 5.43 | 1.745 | 7.3 | 0.8 | 8.4 | 6.3 | 0.75 | ||||
| AL (15 yrs) | 189 | 152 | .554 | 3.24 | 483 | 396 | 56 | 183 | 35 | 21 | 2996.1 | 2696 | 1195 | 1079 | 247 | 1113 | 70 | 1842 | 26 | 7 | 42 | 12581 | 121 | 3.47 | 1.271 | 8.1 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 5.5 | 1.66 | ||||
| NL (3 yrs) | 22 | 17 | .564 | 3.54 | 102 | 37 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 310.1 | 293 | 130 | 122 | 37 | 65 | 4 | 157 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1272 | 101 | 3.78 | 1.154 | 8.5 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 4.6 | 2.42 | ||||
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Billy Pierce born?
Billy Pierce was born on April 2, 1927.
Where was Billy Pierce born?
Billy Pierce was born in Detroit, MI.
How tall was Billy Pierce?
Billy Pierce was 5-10 (178 cm) tall.
How much did Billy Pierce weigh when playing?
Billy Pierce weighed 160 lbs (72 kg) when playing.
How many seasons did Billy Pierce play?
Billy Pierce played 18 seasons.
Is Billy Pierce in the Hall of Fame?
Billy Pierce has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.
What position did Billy Pierce play?
Billy Pierce was a Pitcher.
How many strikeouts did Billy Pierce have?
Billy Pierce had 1,999 strikeouts over his career.
How many teams has Billy Pierce played for?
Billy Pierce played for 3 teams; the Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox and San Francisco Giants.
How many World Series has Billy Pierce won?
Billy Pierce won 1 World Series.
When did Billy Pierce retire?
Billy Pierce last played in 1964.
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