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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

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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
1910 24 STL NL 9 31 31 3 8 1 1 0 3 0 0 4 .258 .258 .355 .613 82 11 0 0 /1
1911 25 STL NL 43 116 101 8 21 2 2 0 15 0 11 21 .208 .292 .267 .559 59 27 1 3 1
1912 26 STL NL 41 71 61 5 11 2 1 0 8 0 9 15 .180 .286 .246 .532 47 15 0 1 1
1913 27 STL NL 12 21 18 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 .056 .150 .056 .206 -39 1 0 1 1
1914 28 TOT NL 25 24 20 3 6 3 0 0 3 0 2 3 .300 .364 .450 .814 142 9 0 2 1
1914 28 STL NL 17 19 17 2 5 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 .294 .333 .412 .745 122 7 0 1 1
1914 28 BRO NL 8 5 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 .333 .500 .667 1.167 243 2 0 1 /1
5 Seasons 130 263 231 20 47 8 4 0 30 0 24 47 .203 .281 .273 .554 58 63 1 7
162 Game Avg. 162 328 288 25 59 10 5 0 37 0 30 59 .203 .281 .273 .554 58 79 1 9
STL (5 yrs) 122 258 228 19 46 7 4 0 28 0 23 46 .202 .278 .268 .545 55 61 1 6
BRO (1 yr) 8 5 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 .333 .500 .667 1.167 243 2 0 1

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
1910 STL NL 24 P 9 26 2 24 0 0 1.000 2.89 .942 1.77
1911 STL NL 25 P 43 104 14 88 2 5 .981 2.37 .940 1.72
1912 STL NL 26 P 40 78 10 66 2 2 .974 1.90 .946 1.55
1913 STL NL 27 P 12 14 5 9 0 2 1.000 1.17 .950 1.57
1914 TOT NL 28 P 25 27 1 24 2 0 .926 1.00 .944 1.65
1914 STL NL 28 P 17 22 1 20 1 0 .955 1.24 .941 1.65
1914 BRO NL 28 P 8 5 0 4 1 0 .800 0.50 .960 1.65
5 Seasons P 129 249 32 211 6 9 .976 1.88 .943 1.64
5 Seasons TOT 129 249 32 211 6 9 .976 1.88 .919 1.64

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

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Gray InkPitching - 17 (1170), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 4 (1336), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 2 (1789), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

August 7, 1914: Purchased by the Brooklyn Robins from the St. Louis Cardinals.

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