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Bill Stafford
William Charles Stafford
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 193 lb.

Born: August 13, 1939 in Catskill, NY
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1957. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 17, 1960
Final Game: September 19, 1967
Died: September 19, 2001 in Canton Township, MI
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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
1960 20 NYY AL 3 1 .750 2.25 11 8 0 2 1 0 60.0 50 17 15 3 18 0 36 1 0 0 246 158 1.133 7.5 0.5 2.7 5.4 2.00
1961 21 NYY AL 14 9 .609 2.68 36 25 6 8 3 2 195.0 168 65 58 13 59 4 101 5 0 1 796 140 1.164 7.8 0.6 2.7 4.7 1.71
1962 22 NYY AL 14 9 .609 3.67 35 33 1 7 2 0 213.1 188 95 87 23 77 6 109 4 0 2 899 103 1.242 7.9 1.0 3.2 4.6 1.42
1963 23 NYY AL 4 8 .333 6.02 28 14 7 0 0 3 89.2 104 64 60 16 42 3 52 3 0 2 413 58 1.628 10.4 1.6 4.2 5.2 1.24
1964 24 NYY AL 5 0 1.000 2.67 31 1 12 0 0 4 60.2 50 19 18 4 22 7 39 2 0 1 246 136 1.187 7.4 0.6 3.3 5.8 1.77
1965 25 NYY AL 3 8 .273 3.56 22 15 4 1 0 0 111.1 93 45 44 16 31 4 71 2 0 2 449 95 1.114 7.5 1.3 2.5 5.7 2.29
1966 26 KCA AL 0 4 .000 4.99 9 8 0 0 0 0 39.2 42 28 22 2 12 1 31 2 0 1 174 68 1.361 9.5 0.5 2.7 7.0 2.58
1967 27 KCA AL 0 1 .000 1.69 14 0 5 0 0 0 16.0 12 4 3 0 9 2 10 0 0 0 67 190 1.313 6.8 0.0 5.1 5.6 1.11
8 Seasons 43 40 .518 3.52 186 104 35 18 6 9 785.2 707 337 307 77 270 27 449 19 0 9 3290 103 1.244 8.1 0.9 3.1 5.1 1.66
162 Game Avg. 10 9 .518 3.52 44 24 8 4 1 2 184 166 79 72 18 63 6 105 4 0 2 771 103 1.244 8.1 0.9 3.1 5.1 1.66
NYY (6 yrs) 43 35 .551 3.48 163 96 30 18 6 9 730.0 653 305 282 75 249 24 408 17 0 8 3049 105 1.236 8.1 0.9 3.1 5.0 1.64
KCA (2 yrs) 0 5 .000 4.04 23 8 5 0 0 0 55.2 54 32 25 2 21 3 41 2 0 1 241 83 1.347 8.7 0.3 3.4 6.6 1.95

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
1960 20 NYY AL WS L PIT 0 0 1.50 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.0 5 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 22 1.000 7.5 0.0 1.5 3.0 2.00
1961 21 NYY AL WS W CIN 0 0 2.70 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.2 7 2 2 0 2 1 5 0 0 0 29 1.350 9.5 0.0 2.7 6.8 2.50
1962 22 NYY AL WS W SFG 1 0 1.000 2.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 4 2 2 1 2 0 5 0 0 0 34 0.667 4.0 1.0 2.0 5.0 2.50
3 Seasons (3 Series) 1 0 1.000 2.08 4 2 0 1 0 0 21.2 16 5 5 1 5 1 12 0 0 0 85 0.969 6.6 0.4 2.1 5.0 2.40
3 WS 1 0 1.000 2.08 4 2 0 1 0 0 21.2 16 5 5 1 5 1 12 0 0 0 85 0.969 6.6 0.4 2.1 5.0 2.40

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
1960 20 NYY AL 12 22 22 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .045 .045 .045 .091 -75 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1961 21 NYY AL 36 74 67 5 12 2 1 0 3 0 0 4 11 .179 .225 .239 .464 27 16 0 0 3 0 0 1
1962 22 NYY AL 35 84 78 5 17 4 0 0 5 0 1 2 16 .218 .238 .269 .507 38 21 1 0 4 0 0 1
1963 23 NYY AL 28 28 24 2 7 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 7 .292 .346 .375 .721 103 9 0 1 2 0 0 1
1964 24 NYY AL 31 13 13 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .077 .077 .154 .231 -38 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
1965 25 NYY AL 22 34 29 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 4 1 0 1
1966 26 KCA AL 9 13 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 2 0 0 /1
1967 27 KCA AL 14 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
8 Seasons 187 270 245 15 38 7 2 0 14 0 1 7 63 .155 .181 .200 .381 6 49 2 1 16 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 234 212 13 33 6 2 0 12 0 1 6 55 .155 .181 .200 .381 6 42 2 1 14 1 0
NYY (6 yrs) 164 255 233 15 38 7 2 0 14 0 1 7 60 .163 .190 .210 .400 11 49 1 1 13 1 0
KCA (2 yrs) 23 15 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 1 0 3 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
1960 20 NYY AL WS PIT L 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1961 21 NYY AL WS CIN W 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1962 22 NYY AL WS SFG W 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons (3 Series) 4 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 WS 4 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 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
1960 NYY AL 20 P 11 8 60.0 17 7 10 0 2 1.000 2.55 1.55 .965 1.96 0.78
1961 NYY AL 21 P 36 25 195.0 37 7 29 1 5 .973 1.66 1.00 .954 2.05 0.83
1962 NYY AL 22 P 35 33 213.1 45 12 33 0 1 1.000 1.90 1.29 .956 2.08 0.79
1963 NYY AL 23 P 28 14 89.2 17 5 12 0 1 1.000 1.71 0.61 .953 1.99 0.79
1964 NYY AL 24 P 31 1 59.2 13 3 10 0 2 1.000 1.96 0.42 .954 1.90 0.72
1965 NYY AL 25 P 22 15 111.1 27 10 16 1 2 .963 2.10 1.18 .952 2.04 0.75
1966 KCA AL 26 P 9 8 39.2 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 0.91 0.44 .950 2.00 0.76
1967 KCA AL 27 P 14 0 16.0 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 2.25 0.29 .950 1.97 0.74
8 Seasons P 186 104 784.2 164 45 117 2 13 .988 1.86 0.87 .955 2.03 0.78
8 Seasons TOT 186 104 784.2 164 45 117 2 13 .988 1.86 0.87 .943 2.03 0.78

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1961 AL--2.677--2nd

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1962 AL--.609--9th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1961 AL--1.164--6th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1961 AL--7.754--10th
1962 AL--7.931--7th

Games Started s c a p y
1962 AL--33--10th

Shutouts s c a p y
1961 AL--3--6th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1961 AL--.600--7th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1961 AL--140--2nd

Youngest s c a p y
1960 AL--born 1939-08-13--6th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 2 (2165), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 9 (972), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 12 (662), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1957 Season: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.

June 10, 1966: Traded by the New York Yankees with Gil Blanco and Roger Repoz to the Kansas City Athletics for Billy Bryan and Fred Talbot.

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