Bill Sherdel
William Henry Sherdel (Wee Willie)
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 160 lb.

Born: August 15, 1896 in McSherrystown, PA (All Transactions)
Debut: April 22, 1918
Final Game: June 11, 1932
Died: November 14, 1968 in McSherrystown, PA
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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
1918 21 STL NL 6 12 .333 2.71 35 16 14 9 1 0 182.1 174 78 55 3 49 40 3 1 0 744 100 1.223 8.6 0.1 2.4 2.0 0.82
1919 22 STL NL 5 9 .357 3.47 36 10 16 7 0 1 137.1 137 66 53 3 42 52 2 1 4 567 80 1.303 9.0 0.2 2.8 3.4 1.24
1920 23 STL NL 11 10 .524 3.28 43 7 28 4 0 6 170.0 183 72 62 1 40 74 11 0 1 697 94 1.312 9.7 0.1 2.1 3.9 1.85
1921 24 STL NL 9 8 .529 3.18 38 8 13 5 1 1 144.1 137 62 51 7 38 57 3 0 3 611 114 1.212 8.5 0.4 2.4 3.6 1.50
1922 25 STL NL 17 13 .567 3.87 47 31 11 15 3 2 242.0 298 132 104 12 62 79 5 0 1 1085 100 1.488 11.1 0.4 2.3 2.9 1.27
1923 26 STL NL 15 13 .536 4.32 39 26 9 14 0 2 225.0 270 127 108 15 59 78 6 1 4 999 90 1.462 10.8 0.6 2.4 3.1 1.32
1924 27 STL NL 8 9 .471 3.42 35 10 20 6 0 1 168.2 188 77 64 9 38 57 5 0 1 710 111 1.340 10.0 0.5 2.0 3.0 1.50
1925 28 STL NL 15 6 .714 3.10 32 21 9 17 2 1 200.0 216 77 69 8 42 53 3 0 1 837 140 1.290 9.7 0.4 1.9 2.4 1.26
1926 29 STL NL 16 12 .571 3.49 34 29 2 17 3 0 234.2 255 103 91 15 49 59 5 0 0 992 113 1.295 9.8 0.6 1.9 2.3 1.20
1927 30 STL NL 17 12 .586 3.53 39 28 9 18 0 6 232.1 241 109 91 17 48 59 3 0 3 971 112 1.244 9.3 0.7 1.9 2.3 1.23
1928 31 STL NL 21 10 .677 2.86 38 27 10 20 0 5 248.2 251 96 79 17 56 72 2 0 2 1041 139 1.235 9.1 0.6 2.0 2.6 1.29
1929 32 STL NL 10 15 .400 5.93 33 22 6 11 1 0 195.2 278 144 129 14 58 69 2 0 2 910 79 1.717 12.8 0.6 2.7 3.2 1.19
1930 33 TOT NL 9 7 .563 4.71 34 21 9 8 0 1 183.1 217 107 96 15 43 55 3 0 3 802 105 1.418 10.7 0.7 2.1 2.7 1.28
1930 33 STL NL 3 2 .600 4.64 13 7 4 1 0 0 64.0 86 34 33 5 13 29 1 0 2 284 108 1.547 12.1 0.7 1.8 4.1 2.23
1930 33 BSN NL 6 5 .545 4.75 21 14 5 7 0 1 119.1 131 73 63 10 30 26 2 0 1 518 104 1.349 9.9 0.8 2.3 2.0 0.87
1931 34 BSN NL 6 10 .375 4.25 27 16 5 8 0 0 137.2 163 70 65 13 35 34 1 0 1 604 89 1.438 10.7 0.8 2.3 2.2 0.97
1932 35 TOT NL 0 0 3.68 4 0 2 0 0 0 7.1 10 6 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 34 105 1.636 12.3 0.0 2.5 1.2 0.50
1932 35 BSN NL 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.2 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 9 2.400 16.2 0.0 5.4 0.0 0.00
1932 35 STL NL 0 0 4.76 3 0 1 0 0 0 5.2 7 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 25 82 1.412 11.1 0.0 1.6 1.6 1.00
15 Seasons 165 146 .531 3.72 514 272 163 159 11 26 2709.1 3018 1326 1120 149 661 839 54 3 26 11604 104 1.358 10.0 0.5 2.2 2.8 1.27
162 Game Avg. 14 13 .531 3.72 44 24 14 14 1 2 234 261 115 97 13 57 73 5 0 2 1004 104 1.358 10.0 0.5 2.2 2.8 1.27
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
STL (14 yrs) 153 131 .539 3.64 465 242 152 144 11 25 2450.2 2721 1180 992 126 595 779 51 3 24 10473 104 1.353 10.0 0.5 2.2 2.9 1.31
BSN (3 yrs) 12 15 .444 4.45 49 30 11 15 0 1 258.2 297 146 128 23 66 60 3 0 2 1131 97 1.403 10.3 0.8 2.3 2.1 0.91

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
1926 29 STL NL WS W NYY 0 2 .000 2.12 2 2 0 1 0 0 17.0 15 5 4 0 8 1 3 1 0 1 73 1.353 7.9 0.0 4.2 1.6 0.38
1928 31 STL NL WS L NYY 0 2 .000 4.72 2 2 0 0 0 0 13.1 15 7 7 4 3 0 3 0 0 0 58 1.350 10.1 2.7 2.0 2.0 1.00
2 Seasons (2 Series) 0 4 .000 3.26 4 4 0 1 0 0 30.1 30 12 11 4 11 1 6 1 0 1 131 1.352 8.9 1.2 3.3 1.8 0.55
2 WS 0 4 .000 3.26 4 4 0 1 0 0 30.1 30 12 11 4 11 1 6 1 0 1 131 1.352 8.9 1.2 3.3 1.8 0.55

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+
1918 21 6 12 .333 2.71 35 16 14 9 1 0 182.1 174 78 55 3 49 40 3 1 0 744 100 1.223 8.6 0.1 2.4 2.0 0.82 100
1919 22 11 21 .344 3.04 71 26 30 16 1 1 319.2 311 144 108 6 91 92 5 2 4 1311 90 1.258 8.8 0.2 2.6 2.6 1.01 90
1920 23 22 31 .415 3.12 114 33 58 20 1 7 489.2 494 216 170 7 131 166 16 2 5 2008 91 1.276 9.1 0.1 2.4 3.1 1.27 91
1921 24 31 39 .443 3.14 152 41 71 25 2 8 634.0 631 278 221 14 169 223 19 2 8 2619 97 1.262 9.0 0.2 2.4 3.2 1.32 97
1922 25 48 52 .480 3.34 199 72 82 40 5 10 876.0 929 410 325 26 231 302 24 2 9 3704 98 1.324 9.5 0.3 2.4 3.1 1.31 98
1923 26 63 65 .492 3.54 238 98 91 54 5 12 1101.0 1199 537 433 41 290 380 30 3 13 4703 96 1.352 9.8 0.3 2.4 3.1 1.31 96
1924 27 71 74 .490 3.52 273 108 111 60 5 13 1269.2 1387 614 497 50 328 437 35 3 14 5413 98 1.351 9.8 0.4 2.3 3.1 1.33 98
1925 28 86 80 .518 3.47 305 129 120 77 7 14 1469.2 1603 691 566 58 370 490 38 3 15 6250 103 1.342 9.8 0.4 2.3 3.0 1.32 103
1926 29 102 92 .526 3.47 339 158 122 94 10 14 1704.1 1858 794 657 73 419 549 43 3 15 7242 104 1.336 9.8 0.4 2.2 2.9 1.31 104
1927 30 119 104 .534 3.48 378 186 131 112 10 20 1936.2 2099 903 748 90 467 608 46 3 18 8213 105 1.325 9.8 0.4 2.2 2.8 1.30 105
1928 31 140 114 .551 3.41 416 213 141 132 10 25 2185.1 2350 999 827 107 523 680 48 3 20 9254 108 1.315 9.7 0.4 2.2 2.8 1.30 108
1929 32 150 129 .538 3.61 449 235 147 143 11 25 2381.0 2628 1143 956 121 581 749 50 3 22 10164 104 1.348 9.9 0.5 2.2 2.8 1.29 104
1930 33 159 136 .539 3.69 483 256 156 151 11 26 2564.1 2845 1250 1052 136 624 804 53 3 25 10966 104 1.353 10.0 0.5 2.2 2.8 1.29 104
1931 34 165 146 .531 3.72 510 272 161 159 11 26 2702.0 3008 1320 1117 149 659 838 54 3 26 11570 104 1.357 10.0 0.5 2.2 2.8 1.27 104
1932 35 165 146 .531 3.72 514 272 163 159 11 26 2709.1 3018 1326 1120 149 661 839 54 3 26 11604 104 1.358 10.0 0.5 2.2 2.8 1.27 104

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1918 21 12 11 .522 3.71 211.0 244 97 87 4 69 46 4 1.483 10.4 2.9 2.0 0.67 0.2 35
1919 22 6 9 .400 4.88 142.0 174 86 77 4 53 54 3 1.599 11.0 3.4 3.4 1.02 0.3 36
1920 23 8 9 .471 4.16 160.0 199 82 74 1 43 70 12 1.513 11.2 2.4 3.9 1.63 0.1 43
1921 24 10 6 .625 3.26 152.0 147 61 55 8 41 60 3 1.237 8.7 2.4 3.6 1.46 0.5 38
1922 25 15 13 .536 3.65 254.0 304 114 103 12 63 83 5 1.445 10.8 2.2 2.9 1.32 0.4 47
1923 26 13 13 .500 4.04 236.0 276 118 106 15 60 82 6 1.424 10.5 2.3 3.1 1.37 0.6 39
1924 27 10 8 .556 3.49 170.0 194 73 66 9 39 57 5 1.371 10.3 2.1 3.0 1.46 0.5 35
1925 28 16 7 .696 2.70 210.0 211 70 63 8 41 56 3 1.200 9.0 1.8 2.4 1.37 0.3 32
1926 29 15 11 .577 3.36 241.0 260 100 90 15 50 61 5 1.286 9.7 1.9 2.3 1.22 0.6 34
1927 30 15 11 .577 3.45 240.0 249 102 92 18 50 61 3 1.246 9.3 1.9 2.3 1.22 0.7 39
1928 31 19 9 .679 2.71 259.0 258 87 78 17 58 75 2 1.220 9.0 2.0 2.6 1.29 0.6 38
1929 32 9 14 .391 4.82 211.0 267 126 113 13 56 74 2 1.531 11.4 2.4 3.2 1.32 0.6 33
1930 33 12 10 .545 3.55 198.0 201 87 78 14 40 59 3 1.217 9.1 1.8 2.7 1.48 0.6 34
1931 34 7 8 .467 4.44 140.0 172 77 69 14 37 35 1 1.493 11.1 2.4 2.3 0.95 0.9 27
1932 35 0 0 3.38 8.0 11 3 3 0 2 1 0 1.625 12.4 2.3 1.1 0.50 0.0 4
15 Seasons 167 139 .546 3.67 2832.0 3167 1283 1154 152 702 874 57 1.366 10.1 2.8 1.25 0.5 514

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1925 NL--3.105--5th
1928 NL--2.859--7th

Wins s c a p y
1922 NL--17--8th
1925 NL--15--9th
1926 NL--16--9th
1927 NL--17--9th
1928 NL--21--4th
Career--165--195th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1925 NL--.714--1st
1928 NL--.677--6th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1925 NL--1.290--7th
1927 NL--1.244--9th
1928 NL--1.235--7th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1925 NL--9.720--9th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1925 NL--1.890--5th
1926 NL--1.879--6th
1927 NL--1.859--8th
1928 NL--2.027--2nd
1929 NL--2.668--9th
1930 NL--2.111--7th
Career--2.196--150th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1920 NL--3.918--5th
1924 NL--3.042--10th

Games Played s c a p y
1918 NL--35--4th
1919 NL--36--7th
1920 NL--43--6th
1922 NL--47--2nd

Saves s c a p y
1920 NL--6--1st
1922 NL--2--7th
1927 NL--6--1st
1928 NL--5--1st

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1926 NL--234.7--7th
1928 NL--248.7--7th
Career--2709.3--183rd

Games Started s c a p y
1926 NL--29--9th

Complete Games s c a p y
1926 NL--17--8th
1927 NL--18--10th
1928 NL--20--4th
Career--159--201st

Shutouts s c a p y
1922 NL--3--5th
1925 NL--2--5th
1926 NL--3--4th

Home Runs s c a p y
1918 NL--3--10th
1923 NL--15--4th
1926 NL--15--2nd
1927 NL--17--1st
1928 NL--17--4th
1931 NL--13--7th

Hits s c a p y
1922 NL--298--6th
1926 NL--255--5th
1928 NL--251--10th
1929 NL--278--5th
Career--3018--122nd

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1920 NL--1.850--6th
1923 NL--1.322--6th
1924 NL--1.500--8th
1928 NL--1.286--7th
1929 NL--1.190--10th
1930 NL--1.279--9th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1920 NL--.053--1st
1925 NL--.360--9th

Losses s c a p y
1929 NL--15--6th
Career--146--170th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1923 NL--108--7th
1929 NL--129--3rd
Career--1120--160th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1923 NL--4--10th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1920 NL--11--2nd
1923 NL--6--10th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1926 NL--992--10th
1928 NL--1041--9th
Career--11604--149th

Games Finished s c a p y
1918 NL--14--1st
1919 NL--16--4th
1920 NL--28--1st
1924 NL--20--2nd

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1925 NL--140--3rd
1928 NL--139--6th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 9 (169), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 52 (293), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 36 (363), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 16 (431), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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