Bill Steele
William Mitchell Steele (Big Bill)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: October 5, 1885 in Milford, PA (All Transactions)
Debut: September 10, 1910
Final Game: October 1, 1914
Died: October 19, 1949 in Overland, MO
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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
1910 24 STL NL 4 4 .500 3.27 9 8 1 8 0 1 71.2 71 35 26 1 24 25 6 0 2 299 91 1.326 8.9 0.1 3.0 3.1 1.04
1911 25 STL NL 18 19 .486 3.73 43 34 8 23 1 3 287.1 287 153 119 8 113 115 10 0 7 1189 90 1.392 9.0 0.3 3.5 3.6 1.02
1912 26 STL NL 9 13 .409 4.69 40 25 10 7 0 2 194.0 245 143 101 5 66 67 7 0 6 870 73 1.603 11.4 0.2 3.1 3.1 1.02
1913 27 STL NL 4 4 .500 5.00 12 9 1 2 0 0 54.0 58 31 30 3 18 10 3 0 1 230 65 1.407 9.7 0.5 3.0 1.7 0.56
1914 28 TOT NL 2 3 .400 3.36 25 3 12 0 0 1 69.2 72 46 26 4 14 19 3 0 1 293 83 1.234 9.3 0.5 1.8 2.5 1.36
1914 28 STL NL 1 2 .333 2.70 17 2 7 0 0 0 53.1 55 30 16 3 7 16 3 0 1 219 103 1.163 9.3 0.5 1.2 2.7 2.29
1914 28 BRO NL 1 1 .500 5.51 8 1 5 0 0 1 16.1 17 16 10 1 7 3 0 0 0 74 52 1.469 9.4 0.6 3.9 1.7 0.43
5 Seasons 37 43 .463 4.02 129 79 32 40 1 7 676.2 733 408 302 21 235 236 29 0 17 2881 81 1.431 9.7 0.3 3.1 3.1 1.00
162 Game Avg. 12 14 .463 4.02 42 26 10 13 0 2 221 240 133 99 7 77 77 9 0 6 942 81 1.431 9.7 0.3 3.1 3.1 1.00
STL (5 yrs) 36 42 .462 3.98 121 78 27 40 1 6 660.1 716 392 292 20 228 233 29 0 17 2807 82 1.430 9.8 0.3 3.1 3.2 1.02
BRO (1 yr) 1 1 .500 5.51 8 1 5 0 0 1 16.1 17 16 10 1 7 3 0 0 0 74 52 1.469 9.4 0.6 3.9 1.7 0.43

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+
1910 24 4 4 .500 3.27 9 8 1 8 0 1 71.2 71 35 26 1 24 25 6 0 2 299 91 1.326 8.9 0.1 3.0 3.1 1.04 91
1911 25 22 23 .489 3.64 52 42 9 31 1 4 359.0 358 188 145 9 137 140 16 0 9 1488 90 1.379 9.0 0.2 3.4 3.5 1.02 90
1912 26 31 36 .463 4.00 92 67 19 38 1 6 553.0 603 331 246 14 203 207 23 0 15 2358 83 1.458 9.8 0.2 3.3 3.4 1.02 83
1913 27 35 40 .467 4.09 104 76 20 40 1 6 607.0 661 362 276 17 221 217 26 0 16 2588 81 1.453 9.8 0.3 3.3 3.2 0.98 81
1914 28 37 43 .463 4.02 129 79 32 40 1 7 676.2 733 408 302 21 235 236 29 0 17 2881 81 1.431 9.7 0.3 3.1 3.1 1.00 81

Neutralized Pitching

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
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
1910 24 4 3 .571 3.97 68.0 76 33 30 1 26 24 6 1.500 10.1 3.4 3.2 0.92 0.1 9
1911 25 14 16 .467 4.12 273.0 291 139 125 8 115 109 10 1.487 9.6 3.8 3.6 0.95 0.3 43
1912 26 9 13 .409 4.61 199.0 250 113 102 5 67 69 7 1.593 11.3 3.0 3.1 1.03 0.2 40
1913 27 2 3 .400 5.71 52.0 61 37 33 3 19 10 3 1.538 10.6 3.3 1.7 0.53 0.5 12
1914 28 4 3 .571 3.97 68.0 80 33 30 4 16 19 3 1.412 10.6 2.1 2.5 1.19 0.5 25
5 Seasons 33 38 .465 4.36 660.0 758 355 320 21 243 231 29 1.517 10.3 3.2 0.95 0.3 129

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Wins s c a p y
1911 NL--18--9th

Games Played s c a p y
1911 NL--43--8th

Saves s c a p y
1911 NL--3--8th
1912 NL--2--10th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1911 NL--287.3--8th

Games Started s c a p y
1911 NL--34--7th

Complete Games s c a p y
1911 NL--23--6th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1911 NL--113--6th

Hits s c a p y
1911 NL--287--4th

Losses s c a p y
1911 NL--19--1st

Earned Runs s c a p y
1911 NL--119--2nd
1912 NL--101--6th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1911 NL--7--7th
1912 NL--6--10th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1911 NL--10--7th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1911 NL--1189--7th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 17 (873), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 4 (1345), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 2 (1804), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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