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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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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

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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

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1949 PIT NL 28 P 35 52 7 43 2 3 .962 1.43 .952 0.91
1950 PIT NL 29 P 48 71 11 58 2 4 .972 1.44 .961 0.97
1951 PIT NL 30 P 59 52 10 42 0 3 1.000 0.88 .960 0.96
1952 TOT NL 31 P 24 20 4 14 2 3 .900 0.75 .955 0.98
1952 PIT NL 31 P 5 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 0.40 .950 0.98
1952 STL NL 31 P 19 18 4 12 2 3 .889 0.84 .956 0.98
1953 BOS AL 32 P 5 6 0 6 0 1 1.000 1.20 .950 0.88
1954 BOS AL 33 P 14 0 24.2 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 1.46 0.29 .950 2.01 0.93
6 Seasons P 185 0 24.2 205 32 167 6 14 .971 72.61 1.08 .957 2.01 0.95
6 Seasons TOT 185 0 24.2 205 32 167 6 14 .971 72.61 1.08 .928 2.01 0.95

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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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

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

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Transactions

September 21, 1949: Traded by San Francisco (PCL) to the Pittsburgh Pirates for a player to be named later and cash. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Steve Nagy (September 27, 1949) to San Francisco (PCL) to complete the trade.

May 3, 1952: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the St. Louis Cardinals for Red Munger.

October 2, 1952: Selected off waivers by the Boston Red Sox from the St. Louis Cardinals.

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