Bill Werle
William George Werle (Bugs)
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Weight: 182 lb.

Born: December 21, 1920 in Oakland, CA
School: University of California (All Transactions)
Debut: April 22, 1949
Final Game: June 20, 1954
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Standard Batting

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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
1949 28 PIT NL 35 84 77 3 9 1 0 0 2 0 5 11 .117 .171 .130 .301 -19 10 1 0 2 1
1950 29 PIT NL 48 75 67 4 13 1 1 0 0 0 6 22 .194 .260 .239 .499 31 16 1 0 2 1
1951 30 PIT NL 59 43 40 5 12 4 0 0 6 0 0 2 13 .300 .333 .400 .733 94 16 1 0 1 1
1952 31 TOT NL 24 9 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .111 .111 .111 .222 -38 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1952 31 PIT NL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1952 31 STL NL 19 9 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .111 .111 .111 .222 -38 1 0 0 0 1
1953 32 BOS AL 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 -5 0 0 0 0 /1
1954 33 BOS AL 14 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .200 .000 .200 -44 0 0 0 0 0 1
6 Seasons 185 219 199 13 35 6 1 0 8 0 0 15 50 .176 .234 .216 .450 20 43 3 0 5 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 192 174 11 31 5 1 0 7 0 13 44 .176 .234 .216 .450 20 38 3 0 4
PIT (4 yrs) 147 202 184 12 34 6 1 0 8 0 0 13 46 .185 .239 .228 .467 24 42 3 0 5 0 0
BOS (2 yrs) 19 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 -30 0 0 0 0 0
STL (1 yr) 19 9 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .111 .111 .111 .222 -38 1 0 0 0
NL (4 yrs) 166 211 193 13 35 6 1 0 8 0 0 13 49 .181 .233 .223 .456 21 43 3 0 5 0 0
AL (2 yrs) 19 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 -30 0 0 0 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1949 28 PIT NL 84 71 2 0.8 106 .136 .117 .273 .171 .347 .130 .408 .301 .755 -19 .035 -13.4 -1.4 .217 .078 .013
1950 29 PIT NL 75 57 4 1.9 110 .289 .194 .273 .260 .350 .239 .423 .499 .774 31 .155 -7.1 -0.7 .400 .134 .045
1951 30 PIT NL 43 30 5 4.5 106 .444 .300 .271 .333 .345 .400 .410 .733 .756 94 .496 -0.3 -0.0 .621 .150 .100
1952 31 TOT NL 9 8 0 0.0 97 .167 .111 .262 .111 .335 .111 .389 .222 .724 -38 .000 -1.7 -0.2 .125 .000 .000
1952 31 STL NL 9 8 0 0.0 97 .167 .111 .262 .111 .335 .111 .389 .222 .724 -38 .000 -1.7 -0.2 .125 .000 .000
1953 32 BOS AL 3 2 0 0.0 107 .000 .000 .276 .333 .352 .000 .406 .333 .758 -5 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .500 .500 .000
1954 33 BOS AL 5 4 0 0.0 108 .000 .000 .279 .200 .356 .000 .408 .200 .764 -44 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .250 .250 .000
6 Seasons 219 172 11 1.7 107 .235 .176 .272 .234 .348 .216 .413 .450 .760 20 .141 -23.5 -2.4 .347 .116 .040
162 Game Avg. 192 151 10 1.7 107 .235 .176 .272 .234 .348 .216 .413 .450 .760 20 .141 -23.5 -2.4 .347 .116 .040
PIT (4 yrs) 202 158 11 1.9 107 .246 .185 .272 .239 .348 .228 .414 .467 .762 24 .159 -20.7 -2.1 .359 .114 .043
BOS (2 yrs) 8 6 0 0.0 108 .000 .000 .278 .250 .355 .000 .407 .250 .762 -30 .000 -1.1 -0.1 .333 .333 .000
STL (1 yr) 9 8 0 0.0 97 .167 .111 .262 .111 .335 .111 .389 .222 .724 -38 .000 -1.7 -0.2 .125 .000 .000
NL (4 yrs) 211 166 11 1.8 107 .243 .181 .272 .233 .347 .223 .413 .456 .760 21 .149 -22.4 -2.3 .348 .109 .041
AL (2 yrs) 8 6 0 0.0 108 .000 .000 .278 .250 .355 .000 .407 .250 .762 -30 .000 -1.1 -0.1 .333 .333 .000

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1949 28 PIT NL 84 0.0% 13.1% 6.0% 1.2% 11% 2.20 7.0 38.5 79%
1950 29 PIT NL 75 0.0% 29.3% 8.0% 2.7% 15% 3.67 3.0 60%
1951 30 PIT NL 43 0.0% 30.2% 4.7% 9.3% 33% 6.50 3.1 6.7 63%
1952 31 TOT NL 9 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.0 67%
1952 31 STL NL 9 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.0 67%
1953 32 BOS AL 3 0.0% 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.00 67%
1954 33 BOS AL 5 0.0% 20.0% 20.0% 0.0% 1.00 4.0 2.00 60%
6 Seasons 219 0.0% 22.8% 6.9% 3.2% 20% 3.33 4.0 24.9 2.00 68%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1954 33 BOS AL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Seasons 0 0 26% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1954 33 BOS AL 5 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
6 Seasons 5 100% 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1949 28 35 84 77 3 9 1 0 0 2 0 5 11 .117 .171 .130 .301 -19 10 1 0 2
1950 29 83 159 144 7 22 2 1 0 2 0 11 33 .153 .213 .181 .393 5 26 2 0 4
1951 30 142 202 184 12 34 6 1 0 8 0 0 13 46 .185 .239 .228 .467 24 42 3 0 5
1952 31 166 211 193 13 35 6 1 0 8 0 0 13 49 .181 .233 .223 .456 21 43 3 0 5 0 0
1953 32 171 214 195 13 35 6 1 0 8 0 0 14 49 .179 .234 .221 .455 21 43 3 0 5 0 0
1954 33 185 219 199 13 35 6 1 0 8 0 0 15 50 .176 .234 .216 .450 20 43 3 0 5 0 0

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1949 28 36 87 81 4 10 1 0 0 2 0 6 11 .123 .184 .136 .320 2 35
1950 29 50 75 69 4 13 1 1 0 0 0 6 23 .188 .253 .232 .485 4 48
1951 30 61 43 41 5 12 4 0 0 6 0 2 14 .293 .326 .390 .716 5 59
1952 31 25 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 24
1953 32 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 5
1954 33 15 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .200 .000 .200 0 14
6 Seasons 192 222 206 13 35 6 1 0 8 0 16 52 .170 .230 .209 .438 11 185
162 Game Avg. 162 187 174 11 30 5 1 0 7 0 14 44 .170 .230 .209 .438 9 185

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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