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 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
1949 28 PIT NL 12 13 .480 4.24 35 29 2 10 2 0 221.0 243 117 104 22 51 106 8 0 4 945 99 1.330 9.9 0.9 2.1 4.3 2.08
1950 29 PIT NL 8 16 .333 4.60 48 22 18 6 0 8 215.1 249 127 110 25 65 78 6 0 4 940 95 1.458 10.4 1.0 2.7 3.3 1.20
1951 30 PIT NL 8 6 .571 5.65 59 9 24 2 0 6 149.2 181 102 94 20 51 57 6 3 2 665 74 1.550 10.9 1.2 3.1 3.4 1.12
1952 31 TOT NL 1 2 .333 5.23 24 0 6 0 0 1 43.0 49 28 25 7 16 24 1 0 0 189 71 1.512 10.3 1.5 3.3 5.0 1.50
1952 31 PIT NL 0 0 9.00 5 0 0 0 0 0 4.0 9 5 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 22 44 2.500 20.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 1.00
1952 31 STL NL 1 2 .333 4.85 19 0 6 0 0 1 39.0 40 23 21 6 15 23 1 0 0 167 76 1.410 9.2 1.4 3.5 5.3 1.53
1953 32 BOS AL 0 1 .000 1.54 5 0 2 0 0 0 11.2 7 3 2 1 1 4 0 0 0 42 272 0.686 5.4 0.8 0.8 3.1 4.00
1954 33 BOS AL 0 1 .000 4.38 14 0 8 0 0 0 24.2 41 13 12 5 10 14 2 0 0 125 94 2.068 15.0 1.8 3.6 5.1 1.40
6 Seasons 29 39 .426 4.69 185 60 60 18 2 15 665.1 770 390 347 80 194 283 23 3 10 2906 90 1.449 10.4 1.1 2.6 3.8 1.46
162 Game Avg. 8 11 .426 4.69 51 17 17 5 1 4 185 214 108 96 22 54 79 6 1 3 807 90 1.449 10.4 1.1 2.6 3.8 1.46
PIT (4 yrs) 28 35 .444 4.76 147 60 44 18 2 14 590.0 682 351 312 68 168 242 20 3 10 2572 90 1.441 10.4 1.0 2.6 3.7 1.44
BOS (2 yrs) 0 2 .000 3.47 19 0 10 0 0 0 36.1 48 16 14 6 11 18 2 0 0 167 120 1.624 11.9 1.5 2.7 4.5 1.64
STL (1 yr) 1 2 .333 4.85 19 0 6 0 0 1 39.0 40 23 21 6 15 23 1 0 0 167 76 1.410 9.2 1.4 3.5 5.3 1.53
NL (4 yrs) 29 37 .439 4.76 166 60 50 18 2 15 629.0 722 374 333 74 183 265 21 3 10 2739 89 1.439 10.3 1.1 2.6 3.8 1.45
AL (2 yrs) 0 2 .000 3.47 19 0 10 0 0 0 36.1 48 16 14 6 11 18 2 0 0 167 120 1.624 11.9 1.5 2.7 4.5 1.64

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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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
1954 33 BOS AL 14 124 109 13 41 5 0 5 2 1 10 14 .376 .434 .560 .994 .396 61 2 2 2 1
1 Season 14 124 109 13 41 5 0 5 2 1 10 14 .376 .434 .560 .994 .396 61 2 2 2 1
162 Game Avg. 68 602 529 63 199 24 0 24 10 5 49 68 .376 .434 .560 .994 .396 296 10 10 10 5
MLB Averages

Reliever Pitching*

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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
1954 33 BOS AL 14 14 8 0 1 1 0 1 0% 1 0 16 9 56% 7 0.455 3 2 9 1 2 11 9 5 6 5 7 2 5.3
1 Season 14 14 8 0 1 1 0 1 0% 1 0 16 9 56% 0.455 3 2 9 1 2 11 9 5 6 5 7 2 5.3

Ratio Pitching*

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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%
1949 28 PIT NL
1950 29 PIT NL
1951 30 PIT NL
1952 31 TOT NL
1952 31 PIT NL
1952 31 STL NL
1953 32 BOS AL
1954 33 BOS AL 123 79% 4.0% 11.3% 8.1% 8.1% 24% 1.11 73% 27 2 7%
6 Seasons 123 79% 64.5% 228.2% 156.5% 8.1% 1% 1.11 73% 27 2 7%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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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
1949 28 PIT NL 243 22 4
1950 29 PIT NL 249 25 4
1951 30 PIT NL 181 20 2
1952 31 TOT NL 49 7 0
1952 31 PIT NL 9 1 0
1952 31 STL NL 40 6 0
1953 32 BOS AL 7 1 0
1954 33 BOS AL 123 41 5 1 4 4 1 5 0 10 6 1 60% 0 0 0 67 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
6 Seasons 123 770 80 1 4 4 1 5 0 10 6 1 60% 0 10 0 67 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
MLB Averages

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+
1949 28 12 13 .480 4.24 35 29 2 10 2 0 221.0 243 117 104 22 51 106 8 0 4 945 99 1.330 9.9 0.9 2.1 4.3 2.08 99
1950 29 20 29 .408 4.41 83 51 20 16 2 8 436.1 492 244 214 47 116 184 14 0 8 1885 97 1.393 10.1 1.0 2.4 3.8 1.59 97
1951 30 28 35 .444 4.73 142 60 44 18 2 14 586.0 673 346 308 67 167 241 20 3 10 2550 90 1.433 10.3 1.0 2.6 3.7 1.44 90
1952 31 29 37 .439 4.76 166 60 50 18 2 15 629.0 722 374 333 74 183 265 21 3 10 2739 89 1.439 10.3 1.1 2.6 3.8 1.45 89
1953 32 29 38 .433 4.71 171 60 52 18 2 15 640.2 729 377 335 75 184 269 21 3 10 2781 90 1.425 10.2 1.1 2.6 3.8 1.46 90
1954 33 29 39 .426 4.69 185 60 60 18 2 15 665.1 770 390 347 80 194 283 23 3 10 2906 90 1.449 10.4 1.1 2.6 3.8 1.46 90

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1949 28 12 13 .480 4.02 226.0 245 112 101 22 51 108 8 1.310 9.8 2.0 4.3 2.12 0.9 35
1950 29 11 13 .458 4.18 222.0 247 114 103 25 64 80 6 1.401 10.0 2.6 3.2 1.25 1.0 48
1951 30 6 10 .375 5.42 151.0 182 101 91 20 51 57 6 1.543 10.8 3.0 3.4 1.12 1.2 59
1952 31 1 3 .250 6.00 42.0 53 31 28 8 17 23 1 1.667 11.4 3.6 4.9 1.35 1.7 24
1953 32 1 0 1.000 1.50 12.0 7 2 2 1 1 4 0 0.667 5.3 0.8 3.0 4.00 0.8 5
1954 33 1 1 .500 4.15 26.0 42 13 12 5 10 15 2 2.000 14.5 3.5 5.2 1.50 1.7 14
6 Seasons 32 40 .444 4.47 679.0 776 373 337 81 194 287 23 1.429 10.3 3.8 1.48 1.1 185

* 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.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1949 NL  2.077 (3rd)
1950 NL  2.717 (9th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1949 NL  4.317 (6th)

Games Played s c a p y
1950 NL  48 (3rd)
1951 NL  59 (2nd)

Saves s c a p y
1950 NL  8 (2nd)
1951 NL  6 (5th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1949 NL  106 (7th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1949 NL  22 (5th)
1950 NL  25 (8th)

Hits s c a p y
1949 NL  243 (6th)
1950 NL  249 (9th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1949 NL  2.078 (2nd)

Losses s c a p y
1950 NL  16 (5th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1949 NL  104 (6th)
1950 NL  110 (6th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1949 NL  8 (2nd)
1950 NL  6 (6th)
1951 NL  6 (6th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1950 NL  18 (7th)
1951 NL  24 (7th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 16 (1184), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 4 (1498), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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