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Bill Trotter

William Felix Trotter

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: August 10, 1908 in Cisne, IL (All Transactions)
Debut: April 23, 1937
Teams (by GP): Browns/Senators/Cardinals 1937-1944

Final Game: September 22, 1944
Died: August 26, 1984 in Arlington, MA
Buried: Maple Hill Cemetery, Fairfield, IL
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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 IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1937 28 SLB AL 2 9 .182 5.81 34 12 14 3 0 1 122.1 150 88 79 14 50 37 7 0 0 562 84 1.635 11.0 1.0 3.7 2.7 0.74
1938 29 SLB AL 0 1 .000 5.63 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.0 8 7 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 35 92 1.000 9.0 0.0 0.0 1.1
1939 30 SLB AL 6 13 .316 5.34 41 13 14 4 0 0 156.2 205 120 93 16 54 61 5 1 0 714 91 1.653 11.8 0.9 3.1 3.5 1.13
1940 31 SLB AL 7 6 .538 3.77 36 4 19 1 0 2 98.0 117 56 41 5 31 29 1 0 1 427 123 1.510 10.7 0.5 2.8 2.7 0.94
1941 32 SLB AL 4 2 .667 5.98 29 0 20 0 0 0 49.2 68 35 33 2 19 17 2 0 0 231 73 1.752 12.3 0.4 3.4 3.1 0.89
1942 33 TOT AL 3 2 .600 6.33 20 0 13 0 0 0 42.2 57 34 30 4 16 13 0 0 0 202 59 1.711 12.0 0.8 3.4 2.7 0.81
1942 33 SLB AL 0 1 .000 18.00 3 0 2 0 0 0 2.0 5 5 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 15 25 3.500 22.5 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.00
1942 33 WSH AL 3 1 .750 5.75 17 0 11 0 0 0 40.2 52 29 26 4 14 13 0 0 0 187 64 1.623 11.5 0.9 3.1 2.9 0.93
1944 35 STL NL 0 1 .000 13.50 2 1 1 0 0 0 6.0 14 14 9 5 4 0 0 0 0 37 28 3.000 21.0 7.5 6.0 0.0 0.00
7 Yrs 22 34 .393 5.40 163 31 81 9 0 3 483.1 619 354 290 46 174 158 15 1 1 2208 86 1.641 11.5 0.9 3.2 2.9 0.91
162 Game Avg. 8 12 .393 5.40 57 11 28 3 0 1 169 217 124 102 16 61 55 5 0 0 774 86 1.641 11.5 0.9 3.2 2.9 0.91
SLB (6 yrs) 19 32 .373 5.26 144 30 69 9 0 3 436.2 553 311 255 37 156 145 15 1 1 1984 90 1.624 11.4 0.8 3.2 3.0 0.93
WSH (1 yr) 3 1 .750 5.75 17 0 11 0 0 0 40.2 52 29 26 4 14 13 0 0 0 187 64 1.623 11.5 0.9 3.1 2.9 0.93
STL (1 yr) 0 1 .000 13.50 2 1 1 0 0 0 6.0 14 14 9 5 4 0 0 0 0 37 28 3.000 21.0 7.5 6.0 0.0 0.00
AL (6 yrs) 22 33 .400 5.30 161 30 80 9 0 3 477.1 605 340 281 41 170 158 15 1 1 2171 88 1.624 11.4 0.8 3.2 3.0 0.93
NL (1 yr) 0 1 .000 13.50 2 1 1 0 0 0 6.0 14 14 9 5 4 0 0 0 0 37 28 3.000 21.0 7.5 6.0 0.0 0.00

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 28 SLB AL 122.1 34 12 88 6.47 5.46 -0.33 0.00 106.4 6.16 -5 -0.4 1.0 -0.1 0.6 11 .487 .497 $
1938 29 SLB AL 8.0 1 1 7 7.88 4.67 -0.46 0.00 106.0 5.44 -2 -0.2 -0.0 -0.1 -1 .328 .499 $
1939 30 SLB AL 156.2 41 13 120 6.89 5.33 -0.55 0.00 104.1 6.12 -14 -1.3 1.0 -0.1 0.0 6 .469 .492 $
1940 31 SLB AL 98.0 36 4 56 5.14 5.09 -0.12 0.00 106.4 5.54 4 0.3 1.0 -0.1 1.0 14 .510 .502 $
1941 32 SLB AL 49.2 29 0 35 6.34 4.92 -0.19 0.00 103.2 5.28 -6 -0.6 1.0 -0.0 -0.3 -1 .479 .496 $
1942 33 SLB AL 2.0 3 0 5 22.50 3.77 -0.27 0.00 102.9 4.15 -4 -0.4 1.0 -0.0 -0.4 -4 .370 .498 $
1942 33 WSH AL 40.2 17 0 29 6.42 4.64 -0.74 0.00 98.1 5.28 -5 -0.6 1.0 -0.0 -0.4 -2 .467 .496 $
1944 35 STL NL 6.0 2 1 14 21.00 4.25 0.61 0.00 99.8 3.63 -12 -0.7 1.0 -0.0 -0.7 -11 .138 .496 $
7 Seasons 483.1 163 31 354 6.59 5.18 -0.37 0.00 104.5 5.80 -45 -3.8 1.0 -0.3 -0.3 11 .477 .497 $
SLB (6 yrs) 436.2 144 30 311 6.41 5.24 -0.35 0.00 105.2 5.88 -28 -2.5 1.0 -0.3 0.8 24 .482 .497 $
WSH (1 yr) 40.2 17 0 29 6.42 4.64 -0.74 0.00 98.1 5.28 -5 -0.6 1.0 -0.0 -0.4 -2 .467 .496 $
STL (1 yr) 6.0 2 1 14 21.00 4.25 0.61 0.00 99.8 3.63 -12 -0.7 1.0 -0.0 -0.7 -11 .138 .496 $

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1937 28 SLB AL 562 2.5% 6.6% 8.9% 3.7% 14% 79%
1938 29 SLB AL 35 0.0% 2.9% 0.0% 8.6% 38% 91%
1939 30 SLB AL 714 2.2% 8.5% 7.6% 4.1% 14% 79%
1940 31 SLB AL 427 1.2% 6.8% 7.3% 1.6% 6% 83%
1941 32 SLB AL 231 0.9% 7.4% 8.2% 81%
1942 33 TOT AL 202 2.0% 6.4% 7.9% 83%
1942 33 SLB AL 15 0.0% 0.0% 13.3% 87%
1942 33 WSH AL 187 2.1% 7.0% 7.5% 82%
1944 35 STL NL 37 13.5% 0.0% 10.8% 68%
7 Yrs 2208 2.1% 7.2% 7.9% 2.7% 10% 80%
MLB Averages 1.3% 9.0% 8.8% 3.0% 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 28 2 9 .182 5.81 34 12 14 3 0 1 122.1 150 88 79 14 50 37 7 0 0 562 84 1.635 11.0 1.0 3.7 2.7 0.74 84
1938 29 2 10 .167 5.80 35 13 14 4 0 1 130.1 158 95 84 14 50 38 7 0 0 597 84 1.596 10.9 1.0 3.5 2.6 0.76 84
1939 30 8 23 .258 5.55 76 26 28 8 0 1 287.0 363 215 177 30 104 99 12 1 0 1311 88 1.627 11.4 0.9 3.3 3.1 0.95 88
1940 31 15 29 .341 5.10 112 30 47 9 0 3 385.0 480 271 218 35 135 128 13 1 1 1738 94 1.597 11.2 0.8 3.2 3.0 0.95 94
1941 32 19 31 .380 5.20 141 30 67 9 0 3 434.2 548 306 251 37 154 145 15 1 1 1969 91 1.615 11.3 0.8 3.2 3.0 0.94 91
1942 33 22 33 .400 5.30 161 30 80 9 0 3 477.1 605 340 281 41 170 158 15 1 1 2171 88 1.624 11.4 0.8 3.2 3.0 0.93 88
1943 34 22 33 .400 5.30 161 30 80 9 0 3 477.1 605 340 281 41 170 158 15 1 1 2171 88 1.624 11.4 0.8 3.2 3.0 0.93 88
1944 35 22 34 .393 5.40 163 31 81 9 0 3 483.1 619 354 290 46 174 158 15 1 1 2208 86 1.641 11.5 0.9 3.2 2.9 0.91 86

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

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 28 6 8 .429 4.57 130.0 140 73 66 13 47 39 7 1.438 9.7 3.3 2.7 0.83 0.9 34
1938 29 1 0 1.000 3.75 12.0 0 6 5 0 0 2 0 0.000 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.0 1
1939 30 8 10 .444 4.26 167.0 194 88 79 15 51 65 5 1.467 10.5 2.7 3.5 1.27 0.8 41
1940 31 7 4 .636 3.21 101.0 112 40 36 5 30 30 1 1.406 10.0 2.7 2.7 1.00 0.4 36
1941 32 2 3 .400 5.29 51.0 67 33 30 2 19 17 2 1.686 11.8 3.4 3.0 0.89 0.4 29
1942 33 1 4 .200 6.60 45.0 62 37 33 4 17 14 0 1.756 12.4 3.4 2.8 0.82 0.8 20
1944 35 0 0 15.00 6.0 15 11 10 5 4 0 0 3.167 22.5 6.0 0.0 0.00 7.5 2
7 Yrs 25 29 .463 4.55 512.0 590 288 259 44 168 167 15 1.480 10.4 2.9 0.99 0.8 163

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1939 AL  41 (5th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1939 AL  16 (9th)

Losses s c a p y
1939 AL  13 (6th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1937 AL  7 (1st)
1939 AL  5 (3rd)

Games Finished s c a p y
1940 AL  19 (6th)
1941 AL  20 (6th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 1 (2619), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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