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Bill Wakefield

William Sumner Wakefield

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: May 24, 1941 in Kansas City, MO
High School: Pembroke HS (Kansas City, MO)
School: Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA)
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1961. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1964
Team: Mets 1964

Final Game: October 4, 1964
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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
1964 23 NYM NL 3 5 .375 3.61 62 4 18 0 0 2 119.2 103 57 48 10 61 6 61 9 1 4 521 98 1.370 7.7 0.8 4.6 4.6 1.00
1 Yr 3 5 .375 3.61 62 4 18 0 0 2 119.2 103 57 48 10 61 6 61 9 1 4 521 98 1.370 7.7 0.8 4.6 4.6 1.00
162 Game Avg. 3 5 .375 3.61 64 4 19 0 0 2 123 106 59 49 10 63 6 63 9 1 4 537 98 1.370 7.7 0.8 4.6 4.6 1.00

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
1964 23 NYM NL 119.2 62 4 57 4.29 4.07 -0.27 -0.14 100.2 4.21 -2 -0.2 .9 -0.2 0.7 11 .496 .498 $
1 Season 119.2 62 4 57 4.29 4.07 -0.27 -0.14 100.2 4.21 -2 -0.2 .9 -0.2 0.7 11 .496 .498 $

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB ROE
1964 23 NYM NL 62 521 438 57 103 18 3 10 3 7 61 61 .235 .337 .358 .696 .250 157 9 9 8 5 6 7
1 Yr 62 521 438 57 103 18 3 10 3 7 61 61 .235 .337 .358 .696 .250 157 9 9 8 5 6 7
162 Game Avg. 64 537 451 59 106 19 3 10 3 7 63 63 .235 .337 .358 .696 .250 162 9 9 8 5 6 7
MLB Averages .250 .313 .378 .690 .279

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1964 23 NYM NL -1.8 -0.2 545 -2.0 6.3 -8.3 .80 0.4 -2.9 -8.6 -0.9 0.80 -1.3 11 14 33
1 Yr -1.8 -0.2 545 -2.0 6.3 -8.3 .80 0.4 -2.9 -8.6 -0.9 0.80 -1.3 11 14 33

Starting Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1964 23 NYM NL 62 4 0 3 1 0 1 0 4 .000 0 1 0 0 1 25% 34.2 50 14 25 8 4 0 2.9 3.5 3.7
1 Yr 62 4 0 3 1 0 1 0 4 .000 0 1 0 0 1 25% 34 50 14 25 8 4 0 2.9 3.5 3.7
MLB Averages .500 54% 53 116 7 4.1 4.0 6.3

Reliever Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1964 23 NYM NL 62 58 18 3 2 3 2 1 67% 5 2 42 17 40% 8 .804 11 14 33 7 7 44 27 31 31 15 31 17 5.4
1 Yr 62 58 18 3 2 3 2 1 67% 5 2 42 17 40% .804 11 14 33 7 7 44 27 31 31 15 31 17 5.4

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%
1964 23 NYM NL 521 58% 1.9% 11.7% 11.7% 6.0% 30% 0.88 71% 122 9 7%
1 Yr 521 58% 1.9% 11.7% 11.7% 6.0% 30% 0.88 71% 122 9 7%
MLB Averages 47% 2.3% 15.7% 7.8% 6.4% 28% 1.11 73% 11%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1964 23 NYM NL 521 103 10 2 14 4 6 6 4 38 24 3 63% 7 4 7 219 3 7 30% 3 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 24 0
1 Yr 521 103 10 2 14 4 6 6 4 38 24 3 63% 7 4 7 219 3 7 30% 3 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 24 0
MLB Averages 50% 62%

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+
1964 23 3 5 .375 3.61 62 4 18 0 0 2 119.2 103 57 48 10 61 6 61 9 1 4 521 98 1.370 7.7 0.8 4.6 4.6 1.00 98

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
1964 23 6 6 .500 4.22 113.0 108 59 53 10 64 58 9 1.522 8.6 5.1 4.6 0.91 0.8 62
1 Yr 6 6 .500 4.22 113.0 108 59 53 10 64 58 9 1.522 8.6 4.6 0.91 0.8 62

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1964 NL  62 (6th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1964 NL  9 (5th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

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

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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