Bill Posedel
William John Posedel (Sailor Bill and Barnacle Bill)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: August 2, 1906 in San Francisco, CA (All Transactions)
Debut: April 23, 1938
Final Game: September 13, 1946
Died: November 28, 1989 in Livermore, 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
1938 31 BRO NL 8 9 .471 5.66 33 17 8 6 1 1 140.0 178 96 88 14 46 49 2 1 9 629 69 1.600 11.4 0.9 3.0 3.2 1.07
1939 32 BSN NL 15 13 .536 3.92 33 29 3 18 5 0 220.2 221 103 96 8 78 73 0 1 1 927 94 1.355 9.0 0.3 3.2 3.0 0.94
1940 33 BSN NL 12 17 .414 4.13 35 32 2 18 0 1 233.0 263 118 107 16 81 86 1 0 3 1008 90 1.476 10.2 0.6 3.1 3.3 1.06
1941 34 BSN NL 4 4 .500 4.87 18 9 4 3 0 0 57.1 61 36 31 6 30 10 0 0 2 253 73 1.587 9.6 0.9 4.7 1.6 0.33
1946 39 BSN NL 2 0 1.000 6.99 19 0 10 0 0 4 28.1 34 24 22 4 13 9 0 0 1 127 49 1.659 10.8 1.3 4.1 2.9 0.69
5 Seasons 41 43 .488 4.56 138 87 27 45 6 6 679.1 757 377 344 48 248 227 3 2 16 2944 82 1.479 10.0 0.6 3.3 3.0 0.92
162 Game Avg. 12 13 .488 4.56 42 26 8 14 2 2 205 229 114 104 15 75 69 1 1 5 890 82 1.479 10.0 0.6 3.3 3.0 0.92
BSN (4 yrs) 33 34 .493 4.27 105 70 19 39 5 5 539.1 579 281 256 34 202 178 1 1 7 2315 86 1.448 9.7 0.6 3.4 3.0 0.88
BRO (1 yr) 8 9 .471 5.66 33 17 8 6 1 1 140.0 178 96 88 14 46 49 2 1 9 629 69 1.600 11.4 0.9 3.0 3.2 1.07

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+
1938 31 8 9 .471 5.66 33 17 8 6 1 1 140.0 178 96 88 14 46 49 2 1 9 629 69 1.600 11.4 0.9 3.0 3.2 1.07 69
1939 32 23 22 .511 4.59 66 46 11 24 6 1 360.2 399 199 184 22 124 122 2 2 10 1556 82 1.450 10.0 0.5 3.1 3.0 0.98 82
1940 33 35 39 .473 4.41 101 78 13 42 6 2 593.2 662 317 291 38 205 208 3 2 13 2564 85 1.460 10.0 0.6 3.1 3.2 1.01 85
1941 34 39 43 .476 4.45 119 87 17 45 6 2 651.0 723 353 322 44 235 218 3 2 15 2817 84 1.472 10.0 0.6 3.2 3.0 0.93 84
1942 35 39 43 .476 4.45 119 87 17 45 6 2 651.0 723 353 322 44 235 218 3 2 15 2817 84 1.472 10.0 0.6 3.2 3.0 0.93 84
1943 36 39 43 .476 4.45 119 87 17 45 6 2 651.0 723 353 322 44 235 218 3 2 15 2817 84 1.472 10.0 0.6 3.2 3.0 0.93 84
1944 37 39 43 .476 4.45 119 87 17 45 6 2 651.0 723 353 322 44 235 218 3 2 15 2817 84 1.472 10.0 0.6 3.2 3.0 0.93 84
1945 38 39 43 .476 4.45 119 87 17 45 6 2 651.0 723 353 322 44 235 218 3 2 15 2817 84 1.472 10.0 0.6 3.2 3.0 0.93 84
1946 39 41 43 .488 4.56 138 87 27 45 6 6 679.1 757 377 344 48 248 227 3 2 16 2944 82 1.479 10.0 0.6 3.3 3.0 0.92 82

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1938 31 5 10 .333 5.62 144.0 185 100 90 15 48 50 2 1.618 11.6 3.0 3.1 1.04 0.9 33
1939 32 11 13 .458 4.42 218.0 237 119 107 9 84 72 0 1.472 9.8 3.5 3.0 0.86 0.4 33
1940 33 11 14 .440 4.56 231.0 280 130 117 17 86 85 1 1.584 10.9 3.4 3.3 0.99 0.7 35
1941 34 2 4 .333 5.73 55.0 66 39 35 6 32 10 0 1.782 10.8 5.2 1.6 0.31 1.0 18
1946 39 0 2 .000 8.67 27.0 38 29 26 4 15 9 0 1.963 12.7 5.0 3.0 0.60 1.3 19
5 Seasons 29 43 .403 5.00 675.0 806 417 375 51 265 226 3 1.587 10.7 3.0 0.85 0.7 138

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Wins s c a p y
1939 NL  15 (7th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1939 NL  9.014 (10th)

Saves s c a p y
1946 NL  4 (6th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1940 NL  233.0 (10th)

Games Started s c a p y
1939 NL  29 (10th)
1940 NL  32 (7th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1939 NL  18 (5th)
1940 NL  18 (6th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1939 NL  5 (2nd)

Home Runs s c a p y
1938 NL  14 (9th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1940 NL  81 (10th)

Hits s c a p y
1940 NL  263 (3rd)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1939 NL  .326 (5th)

Losses s c a p y
1940 NL  17 (3rd)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1940 NL  107 (4th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1938 NL  9 (3rd)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1940 NL  1008 (7th)

Oldest s c a p y
1946 NL  born 1906-08-02 (4th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 19 (1084), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 2 (1632), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 2 (1804), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  7. Jimmy Jones (970)
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