Bill Sweeney
William J. Sweeney
Bats: Unknown , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 160 lb. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 27, 1882
Final Game: October 14, 1884
Died: August 2, 1903 in Philadelphia, PA
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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
1882 -- PHA AA 9 10 .474 2.91 20 20 0 18 0 0 170.0 178 119 55 4 42 48 0 0 0 101 1.294 9.4 0.2 2.2 2.5 1.14
1884 -- BLU UA 40 21 .656 2.59 62 60 2 58 4 0 538.0 522 294 155 13 74 374 0 0 128 1.108 8.7 0.2 1.2 6.3 5.05
2 Seasons 49 31 .613 2.67 82 80 2 76 4 0 708.0 700 413 210 17 116 422 0 0 0 121 1.153 8.9 0.2 1.5 5.4 3.64
162 Game Avg. 21 13 .613 2.67 34 34 1 32 2 0 297 294 173 88 7 49 177 0 0 121 1.153 8.9 0.2 1.5 5.4 3.64
PHA (1 yr) 9 10 .474 2.91 20 20 0 18 0 0 170.0 178 119 55 4 42 48 0 0 0 101 1.294 9.4 0.2 2.2 2.5 1.14
BLU (1 yr) 40 21 .656 2.59 62 60 2 58 4 0 538.0 522 294 155 13 74 374 0 0 128 1.108 8.7 0.2 1.2 6.3 5.05

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+
1882 82 9 10 .474 2.91 20 20 0 18 0 0 170.0 178 119 55 4 42 48 0 0 0 101 1.294 9.4 0.2 2.2 2.5 1.14 101
1883 83 9 10 .474 2.91 20 20 0 18 0 0 170.0 178 119 55 4 42 48 0 0 0 101 1.294 9.4 0.2 2.2 2.5 1.14 101
1884 84 49 31 .613 2.67 82 80 2 76 4 0 708.0 700 413 210 17 116 422 0 0 0 121 1.153 8.9 0.2 1.5 5.4 3.64 121

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1882 AA  2.912 (9th)

Wins s c a p y
1882 AA  9 (9th)
1884 UA  40 (1st)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1882 AA  .474 (10th)
1884 UA  .656 (7th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1882 AA  2.541 (9th)
1884 UA  6.257 (10th)

Games Played s c a p y
1882 AA  20 (9th)
1884 UA  62 (1st)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1882 AA  170.0 (9th)
1884 UA  538.0 (1st)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1882 AA  48 (8th)
1884 UA  374 (2nd)

Games Started s c a p y
1882 AA  20 (9th)
1884 UA  60 (1st)

Complete Games s c a p y
1882 AA  18 (9th)
1884 UA  58 (1st)

Shutouts s c a p y
1884 UA  4 (4th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1882 AA  4 (3rd)
1884 UA  13 (1st)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1882 AA  42 (5th)
1884 UA  74 (2nd)

Hits s c a p y
1882 AA  178 (7th)
1884 UA  522 (1st)

Losses s c a p y
1882 AA  10 (9th)
1884 UA  21 (3rd)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1882 AA  55 (9th)
1884 UA  155 (2nd)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1882 AA  101 (8th)
1884 UA  128 (9th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 11 (206), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 41 (597), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 36 (378), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 25 (202), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  5. Harry Gaspar (939)
  6. Tom Hughes (939)
  7. Hank Robinson (937)
  8. Mike Lynch (936)
  9. Bob Emslie (936)
  10. Jim Hardin (934)
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