Bill Strickland

William Goss Strickland

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: March 29, 1908 in Ray City, GA
School: Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA) (All Transactions)
Debut: July 16, 1937
Team: Browns 1937

Final Game: September 8, 1937
Died: January 26, 2000 in Lakeland, FL
Buried: Pleasant Cemetery, Nashville, GA
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Standard Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1933	25	CIN-min	B	1	11	.083	4.50	33						210.0	230	127	105		87							1.510	9.9		3.7			RKI · MSVL
1934	26	RKI	A	14	7	.667		28						175.0	180	102			85							1.514	9.3		4.4			RKI · WL
1935	27	RKI	A	3	7	.300		14						88.0	107	50			31							1.568	10.9		3.2			RKI · WL
1936	28	CLM	B	2	1	.667		5						20.0																		CLM · SALL
1937	29	ATL-min	D	1	1	.500		5						24.0																		BVR · PASA
1937	29	SLB	AL	0	0		5.91	9	0	6	0	0	0	21.1	28	18	14	2	15	6	2	0	0	100	83	2.016	11.8	0.8	6.3	2.5	0.40
1938	30	CHW-BAL-min	A1	4	8	.333	3.65	35	7					111.0	120	54	45		43							1.468	9.7		3.5			DAL,SAN · TL
1939	31	BAL-min	B,A1	12	8	.600	4.39	37	2					164.0	187	101	80		53							1.463	10.3		2.9			SAV,SAN · SALL,TL
1940	32	WSM	B	9	9	.500	4.09	23						152.0	175	89	69		60							1.546	10.4		3.6			WSM · PIED
1941	33	DET-min	A	5	6	.455	3.44	35						102.0	109	54	39		37							1.431	9.6		3.3			ELM · EL
1942	34	DET-min	A	10	9	.526	3.47	38	20					158.0	159	82	61		70							1.449	9.1		4.0			ELM · EL
1 Yr				0	0		5.91	9	0	6	0	0	0	21.1	28	18	14	2	15	6	2	0	0	100	83	2.016	11.8	0.8	6.3	2.5	0.40
162 Game Avg.				0	0		5.91	68	0	45	0	0	0	161	212	136	106	15	113	45	15	0	0	756	83	2.016	11.8	0.8	6.3	2.5	0.40

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary	Awards
1937	29	SLB	AL	21.1	9	0	18	7.59	5.59	-0.31	0.00	105.2	6.21	-3	-0.3	1.0	-0.0	-0.1	-1	.466	.498	$
1 Season				21.1	9	0	18	7.59	5.59	-0.31	0.00	105.2	6.21	-3	-0.3	1.0	-0.0	-0.1	-1	.466	.498	$

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	IP%
1937	29	SLB	AL	100	2.0%	6.0%	15.0%			74%
1 Yr				100	2.0%	6.0%	15.0%			74%
MLB Averages					1.5%	9.4%	8.8%	3.3%	13%	79%

Cumulative Pitching

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+
1937	29	0	0		5.91	9	0	6	0	0	0	21.1	28	18	14	2	15		6	2	0	0	100	83	2.016	11.8	0.8	6.3	2.5	0.40	83

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
1937	29	1	1	.500	5.14	21.0	26	13	12	2	14	6	2	1.905	11.1	6.0	2.6	0.43	0.9	9
1 Yr		1	1	.500	5.14	21.0	26	13	12	2	14	6	2	1.905	11.1		2.6	0.43	0.9	9

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