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Bill Stearns
William E. Stearns
Bats: Unknown , Throws: Right

Born: March 20, 1853 in Washington, DC (All Transactions)
Debut: June 26, 1871
Final Game: June 12, 1875
Died: December 30, 1898 in Washington, DC
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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
1871 18 OLY NA 2 0 1.000 2.50 2 2 2 0 0 18.0 10 11 5 0 8 0 0 165 1.000 5.0 0.0 4.0 0.0 0.00
1872 19 NAT NA 0 11 .000 6.91 11 11 11 0 0 99.0 194 190 76 2 3 2 0 66 1.990 17.6 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.67
1873 20 WAS NA 7 25 .219 4.55 32 32 32 0 0 283.0 481 395 143 8 15 4 0 73 1.753 15.3 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.27
1874 21 HAR NA 2 14 .125 4.50 22 18 14 0 1 164.0 255 194 82 1 13 14 0 71 1.634 14.0 0.1 0.7 0.8 1.08
1875 22 WAS NA 1 14 .067 5.36 17 16 14 0 0 141.0 243 211 84 1 4 15 0 49 1.752 15.5 0.1 0.3 1.0 3.75
5 Seasons 12 64 .158 4.98 84 79 73 0 1 705.0 1183 1001 390 12 43 35 0 67 1.739 15.1 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.81
162 Game Avg. 5 27 .158 4.98 35 33 30 0 0 294 494 418 163 5 18 15 0 67 1.739 15.1 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.81
OLY (1 yr) 2 0 1.000 2.50 2 2 2 0 0 18.0 10 11 5 0 8 0 0 165 1.000 5.0 0.0 4.0 0.0 0.00
WAS (1 yr) 1 14 .067 5.36 17 16 14 0 0 141.0 243 211 84 1 4 15 0 49 1.752 15.5 0.1 0.3 1.0 3.75
NAT (1 yr) 0 11 .000 6.91 11 11 11 0 0 99.0 194 190 76 2 3 2 0 66 1.990 17.6 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.67
WAS (1 yr) 7 25 .219 4.55 32 32 32 0 0 283.0 481 395 143 8 15 4 0 73 1.753 15.3 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.27
HAR (1 yr) 2 14 .125 4.50 22 18 14 0 1 164.0 255 194 82 1 13 14 0 71 1.634 14.0 0.1 0.7 0.8 1.08

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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
1871 18 OLY NA 2 11 9 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 .000 .182 .000 .182 -41 0 /1
1872 19 NAT NA 11 45 45 8 12 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .267 .267 .289 .556 63 13 1
1873 20 WAS NA 32 137 133 22 24 0 0 0 8 0 0 4 9 .180 .204 .180 .385 17 24 *1
1874 21 HAR NA 33 139 132 16 21 1 0 0 9 0 0 7 7 .159 .201 .167 .368 16 22 1O
1875 22 WAS NA 21 79 78 9 20 0 0 0 7 0 1 1 4 .256 .266 .256 .522 85 20 1/O
5 Seasons 99 411 397 56 77 2 0 0 29 0 1 14 22 .194 .221 .199 .420 32 79
162 Game Avg. 162 673 650 92 126 3 0 0 47 0 2 23 36 .194 .221 .199 .420 32 129
OLY (1 yr) 2 11 9 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 .000 .182 .000 .182 -41 0
WAS (1 yr) 21 79 78 9 20 0 0 0 7 0 1 1 4 .256 .266 .256 .522 85 20
NAT (1 yr) 11 45 45 8 12 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .267 .267 .289 .556 63 13
WAS (1 yr) 32 137 133 22 24 0 0 0 8 0 0 4 9 .180 .204 .180 .385 17 24
HAR (1 yr) 33 139 132 16 21 1 0 0 9 0 0 7 7 .159 .201 .167 .368 16 22

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 LF-CF-RF Awards
1871 OLY NA 18 P 2 6 0 5 1 0 .833 2.50 .867 1.95
1872 NAT NA 19 P 11 22 3 12 7 0 .682 1.36 .841 1.82
1873 WAS NA 20 P 32 60 17 27 16 1 .733 1.38 .807 1.79
1874 HAR NA 21 P 22 54 14 20 20 1 .630 1.55 .852 2.05
1874 HAR NA 21 OF 19 24 17 0 7 0 .708 0.89 .825 1.89 0-4-15
1875 WAS NA 22 P 17 48 13 19 16 0 .667 1.88 .896 2.33
1875 WAS NA 22 OF 7 16 10 1 5 1 .688 1.57 .850 1.77 2-5-0
5 Seasons P 84 190 47 83 60 2 .684 1.55 .848 1.97
2 Seasons OF 26 40 27 1 12 1 .700 1.08 .835 1.86 2-9-15
5 Seasons TOT 110 230 74 84 72 3 .687 1.44 .533 1.95 2-9-15

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1873 NA--4.548--10th
1874 NA--4.500--9th

Wins s c a p y
1871 NA--2--10th
1873 NA--7--7th
1874 NA--2--10th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1873 NA--.219--9th
1874 NA--.125--10th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1873 NA--1.753--9th
1874 NA--1.634--9th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1873 NA--15.297--10th
1874 NA--13.994--9th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1872 NA--.273--2nd
1873 NA--.477--2nd
1874 NA--.713--8th
1875 NA--.255--6th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1874 NA--.768--1st
1875 NA--.957--6th

Games Played s c a p y
1873 NA--32--7th
1874 NA--22--9th

Saves s c a p y
1874 NA--1--2nd

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1873 NA--283.0--7th
1874 NA--164.0--10th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1873 NA--4--9th
1874 NA--14--5th
1875 NA--15--6th

Games Started s c a p y
1872 NA--11--10th
1873 NA--32--7th
1874 NA--18--10th

Complete Games s c a p y
1871 NA--2--10th
1872 NA--11--8th
1873 NA--32--7th
1874 NA--14--10th

Home Runs s c a p y
1872 NA--2--9th
1873 NA--8--1st
1874 NA--1--8th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1873 NA--15--7th
1874 NA--13--7th

Hits s c a p y
1872 NA--194--9th
1873 NA--481--5th
1874 NA--255--9th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1872 NA--.667--8th
1874 NA--1.077--4th
1875 NA--3.750--5th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1873 NA--.254--9th
1874 NA--.055--6th

Losses s c a p y
1872 NA--11--7th
1873 NA--25--2nd
1874 NA--14--10th
1875 NA--14--10th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1872 NA--76--8th
1873 NA--143--2nd
1874 NA--82--9th
1875 NA--84--8th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1873 NA--73--10th
1874 NA--71--9th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1874 NA--7--4th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1873 NA--9--4th

Youngest s c a p y
1871 NA--born 1853-03-20--1st
1872 NA--born 1853-03-20--6th
1873 NA--born 1853-03-20--10th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 2 (2000), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Pitching - 46 (346), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (3952), Average HOFer ≈ 50
Pitching - 10 (816), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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