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Bill Singer
William Robert Singer (Sing Sing, The Singer Throwing Machine or No-No)
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: April 24, 1944 in Los Angeles, CA
High School: Pomona (Pomona, CA)
Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1961. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 24, 1964
Final Game: July 16, 1977
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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
1964 20 LAD NL 0 1 .000 3.21 2 2 0 0 0 0 14.0 11 5 5 0 12 1 3 0 0 1 64 101 1.643 7.1 0.0 7.7 1.9 0.25
1965 21 LAD NL 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 7 4.000 18.0 0.0 18.0 9.0 0.50
1966 22 LAD NL 0 0 0.00 3 0 2 0 0 0 4.0 4 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 16 1.500 9.0 0.0 4.5 9.0 2.00
1967 23 LAD NL 12 8 .600 2.64 32 29 1 7 3 0 204.1 185 68 60 5 61 11 169 8 3 10 854 116 1.204 8.1 0.2 2.7 7.4 2.77
1968 24 LAD NL 13 17 .433 2.88 37 36 0 12 6 0 256.1 227 97 82 14 78 10 227 5 1 12 1061 95 1.190 8.0 0.5 2.7 8.0 2.91
1969 25 LAD NL 20 12 .625 2.34 41 40 1 16 2 1 315.2 244 96 82 22 74 4 247 10 0 9 1263 142 1.007 7.0 0.6 2.1 7.0 3.34 AS
1970 26 LAD NL 8 5 .615 3.13 16 16 0 5 3 0 106.1 79 39 37 10 32 3 93 2 1 1 428 122 1.044 6.7 0.8 2.7 7.9 2.91
1971 27 LAD NL 10 17 .370 4.16 31 31 0 8 1 0 203.1 195 103 94 19 71 1 144 4 0 3 863 78 1.308 8.6 0.8 3.1 6.4 2.03
1972 28 LAD NL 6 16 .273 3.67 26 25 0 4 3 0 169.1 148 84 69 8 60 4 101 5 0 5 708 91 1.228 7.9 0.4 3.2 5.4 1.68
1973 29 CAL AL 20 14 .588 3.22 40 40 0 19 2 0 315.2 280 124 113 15 130 5 241 9 1 7 1348 109 1.299 8.0 0.4 3.7 6.9 1.85 AS
1974 30 CAL AL 7 4 .636 2.98 14 14 0 8 0 0 108.2 102 48 36 3 43 0 77 1 1 4 462 114 1.334 8.4 0.2 3.6 6.4 1.79
1975 31 CAL AL 7 15 .318 4.98 29 27 2 8 0 1 179.0 171 107 99 18 81 5 78 6 1 6 770 71 1.408 8.6 0.9 4.1 3.9 0.96
1976 32 TOT AL 13 10 .565 3.69 36 36 0 7 4 0 236.2 233 119 97 13 96 4 97 11 2 6 1011 97 1.390 8.9 0.5 3.7 3.7 1.01
1976 32 TEX AL 4 1 .800 3.48 10 10 0 2 1 0 64.2 56 31 25 4 27 0 34 5 1 2 274 103 1.284 7.8 0.6 3.8 4.7 1.26
1976 32 MIN AL 9 9 .500 3.77 26 26 0 5 3 0 172.0 177 88 72 9 69 4 63 6 1 4 737 95 1.430 9.3 0.5 3.6 3.3 0.91
1977 33 TOR AL 2 8 .200 6.79 13 12 1 0 0 0 59.2 71 54 45 5 39 2 33 2 0 3 288 62 1.844 10.7 0.8 5.9 5.0 0.85
14 Seasons 118 127 .482 3.39 322 308 7 94 24 2 2174.0 1952 944 819 132 781 50 1515 63 11 67 9143 99 1.257 8.1 0.5 3.2 6.3 1.94
162 Game Avg. 13 14 .482 3.39 35 33 1 10 3 0 235 211 102 88 14 84 5 164 7 1 7 987 99 1.257 8.1 0.5 3.2 6.3 1.94
LAD (9 yrs) 69 76 .476 3.03 190 179 4 52 18 1 1274.1 1095 492 429 78 392 34 989 34 6 41 5264 105 1.167 7.7 0.6 2.8 7.0 2.52
CAL (3 yrs) 34 33 .507 3.70 83 81 2 35 2 1 603.1 553 279 248 36 254 10 396 16 3 17 2580 95 1.338 8.2 0.5 3.8 5.9 1.56
MIN (1 yr) 9 9 .500 3.77 26 26 0 5 3 0 172.0 177 88 72 9 69 4 63 6 1 4 737 95 1.430 9.3 0.5 3.6 3.3 0.91
TEX (1 yr) 4 1 .800 3.48 10 10 0 2 1 0 64.2 56 31 25 4 27 0 34 5 1 2 274 103 1.284 7.8 0.6 3.8 4.7 1.26
TOR (1 yr) 2 8 .200 6.79 13 12 1 0 0 0 59.2 71 54 45 5 39 2 33 2 0 3 288 62 1.844 10.7 0.8 5.9 5.0 0.85
NL (9 yrs) 69 76 .476 3.03 190 179 4 52 18 1 1274.1 1095 492 429 78 392 34 989 34 6 41 5264 105 1.167 7.7 0.6 2.8 7.0 2.52
AL (5 yrs) 49 51 .490 3.90 132 129 3 42 6 1 899.2 857 452 390 54 389 16 526 29 5 26 3879 92 1.385 8.6 0.5 3.9 5.3 1.35

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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
1964 20 LAD NL 2 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 -3 1 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1965 21 LAD NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1966 22 LAD NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1967 23 LAD NL 34 71 67 1 6 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 28 .090 .090 .104 .194 -42 7 1 0 4 0 0 1
1968 24 LAD NL 37 89 81 6 12 7 0 0 4 0 0 4 30 .148 .198 .235 .432 34 19 0 1 3 0 0 1
1969 25 LAD NL 41 118 108 7 11 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 47 .102 .118 .111 .229 -33 12 1 1 8 0 0 1 AS
1970 26 LAD NL 16 41 38 4 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 10 .132 .175 .158 .333 -8 6 1 0 1 0 0 1
1971 27 LAD NL 31 74 58 1 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 24 .103 .212 .103 .316 -5 6 2 3 8 0 0 1
1972 28 LAD NL 26 63 55 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 21 .073 .105 .091 .196 -43 5 0 0 6 0 0 1
1975 31 CAL AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 Seasons 193 462 413 20 45 11 0 0 13 0 0 14 162 .109 .148 .136 .284 -16 56 5 5 30 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 388 347 17 38 9 0 0 11 0 0 12 136 .109 .148 .136 .284 -16 47 4 4 25 0 0
LAD (9 yrs) 192 462 413 20 45 11 0 0 13 0 0 14 162 .109 .148 .136 .284 -16 56 5 5 30 0 0
CAL (3 yrs) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (9 yrs) 192 462 413 20 45 11 0 0 13 0 0 14 162 .109 .148 .136 .284 -16 56 5 5 30 0 0
AL (5 yrs) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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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
1964 LAD NL 20 P 2 2 14.0 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 1.93 1.50 .967 2.12 0.85
1965 LAD NL 21 P 2 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 0.80
1966 LAD NL 22 P 3 0 4.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 2.25 0.33 .900 2.02 0.73
1967 LAD NL 23 P 32 29 204.1 52 10 37 5 0 .904 2.07 1.47 .962 2.00 0.78
1968 LAD NL 24 P 37 36 256.1 61 13 41 7 0 .885 1.90 1.46 .961 2.01 0.85
1969 LAD NL 25 P 41 40 315.2 57 14 41 2 0 .965 1.57 1.34 .958 1.95 0.78 AS
1970 LAD NL 26 P 16 16 106.1 23 8 12 3 0 .870 1.69 1.25 .957 1.85 0.71
1971 LAD NL 27 P 31 31 203.1 33 8 24 1 2 .970 1.42 1.03 .955 1.90 0.78
1972 LAD NL 28 P 26 25 169.1 37 7 28 2 2 .946 1.86 1.35 .951 1.78 0.73
1973 CAL AL 29 P 40 40 315.2 56 13 38 5 1 .911 1.45 1.28 .954 1.86 0.86 AS
1974 CAL AL 30 P 14 14 108.2 23 6 16 1 0 .957 1.82 1.57 .948 1.81 0.83
1975 CAL AL 31 P 29 27 179.0 38 7 28 3 1 .921 1.76 1.21 .942 1.87 0.85
1976 TOT AL 32 P 36 36 236.2 41 7 31 3 0 .927 1.45 1.06 .951 1.87 0.85
1976 TEX AL 32 P 10 10 64.2 10 2 8 0 0 1.000 1.39 1.00 .950 1.86 0.85
1976 MIN AL 32 P 26 26 172.0 31 5 23 3 0 .903 1.47 1.08 .952 1.87 0.85
1977 TOR AL 33 P 13 12 59.2 14 2 10 2 1 .857 1.81 0.92 .950 1.95 0.84
14 Seasons P 322 308 2174.0 439 95 310 34 7 .923 1.68 1.26 .954 1.90 0.81
14 Seasons TOT 322 308 2174.0 439 95 310 34 7 .923 1.68 1.26 .877 1.90 0.81

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1969 *
1973 *

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1967 NL  2.643 (6th)
1969 NL  2.338 (7th)
1973 AL  3.222 (10th)

Wins s c a p y
1969 NL  20 (5th)
1973 AL  20 (7th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1969 NL  1.007 (2nd)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1969 NL  6.957 (3rd)
1973 AL  7.983 (7th)
Career  8.081 (134th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1969 NL  2.110 (7th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1967 NL  7.444 (7th)
1968 NL  7.970 (1st)
1971 NL  6.374 (10th)
1973 AL  6.871 (5th)
Career  6.272 (176th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1968 NL  256.3 (10th)
1969 NL  315.7 (3rd)
1973 AL  315.7 (5th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1967 NL  169 (9th)
1968 NL  227 (3rd)
1969 NL  247 (3rd)
1973 AL  241 (3rd)
Career  1515 (161st)

Games Started s c a p y
1968 NL  36 (4th)
1969 NL  40 (5th)
1973 AL  40 (5th)
1976 AL  36 (7th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1969 NL  16 (9th)
1973 AL  19 (7th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1967 NL  3 (6th)
1968 NL  6 (5th)
1970 NL  3 (6th)
1976 AL  4 (5th)
Career  24 (187th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1968 NL  78 (6th)
1973 AL  130 (2nd)
1976 AL  96 (2nd)

Hits s c a p y
1969 NL  244 (9th)
1973 AL  280 (9th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1969 NL  3.338 (4th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1967 NL  .220 (1st)
1972 NL  .425 (2nd)
1973 AL  .428 (2nd)

Losses s c a p y
1968 NL  17 (3rd)
1971 NL  17 (4th)
1972 NL  16 (2nd)
1975 AL  15 (10th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1973 AL  113 (7th)
1976 AL  97 (10th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1967 NL  10 (6th)
1968 NL  12 (3rd)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1967 NL  8 (2nd)
1969 NL  10 (4th)
1973 AL  9 (2nd)
1976 AL  11 (2nd)
Career  63 (212th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1968 NL  1061 (7th)
1969 NL  1263 (5th)
1973 AL  1348 (4th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1969 NL  142 (10th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 63 (390), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 27 (470), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 15 (484), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1961 Season: Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers as an amateur free agent.

November 28, 1972: Traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers with Billy Grabarkewitz, Frank Robinson, Mike Strahler and Bobby Valentine to the California Angels for Ken McMullen and Andy Messersmith.

December 10, 1975: Traded by the California Angels to the Texas Rangers for Jim Spencer and $100,000.

June 1, 1976: Traded by the Texas Rangers with Mike Cubbage, Jim Gideon, Roy Smalley and $250,000 to the Minnesota Twins for Bert Blyleven and Danny Thompson.

November 5, 1976: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays from the Minnesota Twins as the 28th pick in the 1976 expansion draft.

December 2, 1978: Released by the Toronto Blue Jays.

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