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Bill Wight
William Robert Wight (Lefty)
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 180 lb.

Born: April 12, 1922 in Rio Vista, CA
High School: McClymonds (Oakland, CA)
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1941. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1946
Final Game: September 21, 1958
Died: May 17, 2007 in Mount Shasta, CA
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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
1946 24 NYY AL 2 2 .500 4.46 14 4 3 1 0 0 40.1 44 22 20 1 30 11 1 0 2 189 78 1.835 9.8 0.2 6.7 2.5 0.37
1947 25 NYY AL 1 0 1.000 1.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 8 3 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 35 356 1.111 8.0 0.0 2.0 3.0 1.50
1948 26 CHW AL 9 20 .310 4.80 34 32 2 7 1 1 223.1 238 132 119 9 135 68 1 1 5 1010 88 1.670 9.6 0.4 5.4 2.7 0.50
1949 27 CHW AL 15 13 .536 3.31 35 33 1 14 3 1 245.0 254 106 90 9 96 78 0 1 3 1036 126 1.429 9.3 0.3 3.5 2.9 0.81
1950 28 CHW AL 10 16 .385 3.58 30 28 2 13 3 0 206.0 213 89 82 10 79 62 0 0 3 885 125 1.417 9.3 0.4 3.5 2.7 0.78
1951 29 BOS AL 7 7 .500 5.10 34 17 8 4 2 0 118.1 128 77 67 5 63 38 0 0 2 525 87 1.614 9.7 0.4 4.8 2.9 0.60
1952 30 TOT AL 7 10 .412 3.75 33 21 3 8 3 0 168.0 181 82 70 10 69 70 1 4 8 736 101 1.488 9.7 0.5 3.7 3.8 1.01
1952 30 BOS AL 2 1 .667 2.96 10 2 3 0 0 0 24.1 14 11 8 3 14 5 1 1 3 99 133 1.151 5.2 1.1 5.2 1.8 0.36
1952 30 DET AL 5 9 .357 3.88 23 19 0 8 3 0 143.2 167 71 62 7 55 65 0 3 5 637 97 1.545 10.5 0.4 3.4 4.1 1.18
1953 31 TOT AL 2 4 .333 6.23 33 4 9 0 0 1 52.0 64 45 36 5 30 24 0 0 5 245 63 1.808 11.1 0.9 5.2 4.2 0.80
1953 31 DET AL 0 3 .000 8.88 13 4 3 0 0 0 25.1 35 33 25 4 14 10 0 0 4 125 46 1.934 12.4 1.4 5.0 3.6 0.71
1953 31 CLE AL 2 1 .667 3.71 20 0 6 0 0 1 26.2 29 12 11 1 16 14 0 0 1 120 101 1.688 9.8 0.3 5.4 4.7 0.88
1955 33 TOT AL 6 8 .429 2.48 36 14 13 8 2 3 141.1 135 51 39 6 48 2 63 1 0 6 598 154 1.295 8.6 0.4 3.1 4.0 1.31
1955 33 CLE AL 0 0 2.62 17 0 8 0 0 1 24.0 24 8 7 0 9 1 9 0 0 1 102 152 1.375 9.0 0.0 3.4 3.4 1.00
1955 33 BAL AL 6 8 .429 2.45 19 14 5 8 2 2 117.1 111 43 32 6 39 1 54 1 0 5 496 155 1.278 8.5 0.5 3.0 4.1 1.38
1956 34 BAL AL 9 12 .429 4.02 35 26 2 7 1 0 174.2 198 92 78 7 72 3 84 6 0 5 778 97 1.546 10.2 0.4 3.7 4.3 1.17
1957 35 BAL AL 6 6 .500 3.64 27 17 3 2 0 0 121.0 122 53 49 4 54 1 50 4 1 0 523 98 1.455 9.1 0.3 4.0 3.7 0.93
1958 36 TOT NL 3 1 .750 4.92 35 1 13 1 0 2 64.0 71 39 35 8 36 1 23 0 0 6 291 84 1.672 10.0 1.1 5.1 3.2 0.64
1958 36 CIN NL 0 1 .000 4.05 7 0 2 0 0 0 6.2 7 4 3 1 4 0 5 0 0 0 28 102 1.650 9.5 1.4 5.4 6.8 1.25
1958 36 STL NL 3 0 1.000 5.02 28 1 11 1 0 2 57.1 64 35 32 7 32 1 18 0 0 6 263 83 1.674 10.0 1.1 5.0 2.8 0.56
12 Seasons 77 99 .438 3.95 347 198 59 66 15 8 1563.0 1656 791 686 74 714 7 574 14 7 45 6851 103 1.516 9.5 0.4 4.1 3.3 0.80
162 Game Avg. 10 12 .438 3.95 43 25 7 8 2 1 195 207 99 86 9 89 72 2 1 6 855 103 1.516 9.5 0.4 4.1 3.3 0.80
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
BAL (3 yrs) 21 26 .447 3.46 81 57 10 17 3 2 413.0 431 188 159 17 165 5 188 11 1 10 1797 109 1.443 9.4 0.4 3.6 4.1 1.14
CHW (3 yrs) 34 49 .410 3.88 99 93 5 34 7 2 674.1 705 327 291 28 310 208 1 2 11 2931 110 1.505 9.4 0.4 4.1 2.8 0.67
BOS (2 yrs) 9 8 .529 4.73 44 19 11 4 2 0 142.2 142 88 75 8 77 43 1 1 5 624 92 1.535 9.0 0.5 4.9 2.7 0.56
CLE (2 yrs) 2 1 .667 3.20 37 0 14 0 0 2 50.2 53 20 18 1 25 1 23 0 0 2 222 121 1.539 9.4 0.2 4.4 4.1 0.92
NYY (2 yrs) 3 2 .600 3.83 15 5 3 2 0 0 49.1 52 25 21 1 32 14 1 0 2 224 91 1.703 9.5 0.2 5.8 2.6 0.44
DET (2 yrs) 5 12 .294 4.63 36 23 3 8 3 0 169.0 202 104 87 11 69 75 0 3 9 762 83 1.604 10.8 0.6 3.7 4.0 1.09
STL (1 yr) 3 0 1.000 5.02 28 1 11 1 0 2 57.1 64 35 32 7 32 1 18 0 0 6 263 83 1.674 10.0 1.1 5.0 2.8 0.56
CIN (1 yr) 0 1 .000 4.05 7 0 2 0 0 0 6.2 7 4 3 1 4 0 5 0 0 0 28 102 1.650 9.5 1.4 5.4 6.8 1.25
AL (11 yrs) 74 98 .430 3.91 312 197 46 65 15 6 1499.0 1585 752 651 66 678 6 551 14 7 39 6560 104 1.510 9.5 0.4 4.1 3.3 0.81
NL (1 yr) 3 1 .750 4.92 35 1 13 1 0 2 64.0 71 39 35 8 36 1 23 0 0 6 291 84 1.672 10.0 1.1 5.1 3.2 0.64

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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
1946 24 NYY AL 14 11 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 1
1947 25 NYY AL 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .333 .000 .333 -2 0 0 0 1 /1
1948 26 CHW AL 34 80 73 2 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 31 .082 .130 .082 .212 -42 6 1 1 3 1
1949 27 CHW AL 35 100 85 7 14 3 0 0 6 0 1 6 27 .165 .220 .200 .420 13 17 1 0 9 1
1950 28 CHW AL 30 75 61 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 17 .000 .062 .000 .062 -83 0 1 0 10 1
1951 29 BOS AL 34 44 41 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 16 .073 .136 .073 .210 -44 3 0 0 0 1
1952 30 TOT AL 33 61 57 2 12 2 0 0 5 0 0 2 10 .211 .237 .246 .483 33 14 1 0 2 1
1952 30 BOS AL 10 8 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .143 .250 .143 .393 8 1 0 0 0 1
1952 30 DET AL 23 53 50 2 11 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 7 .220 .235 .260 .495 37 13 1 0 2 1
1953 31 TOT AL 33 12 12 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .250 .250 .250 .500 36 3 0 0 0 1
1953 31 DET AL 13 7 7 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .429 .429 .429 .857 133 3 0 0 0 1
1953 31 CLE AL 20 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 1
1955 33 TOT AL 36 43 36 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 16 .083 .108 .111 .219 -39 4 0 0 6 0 0 1/3
1955 33 CLE AL 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1955 33 BAL AL 19 42 36 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 16 .083 .108 .111 .219 -39 4 0 0 5 0 0 1/3
1956 34 BAL AL 35 64 60 2 12 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 26 .200 .226 .200 .426 18 12 0 0 2 0 0 1
1957 35 BAL AL 27 40 34 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 .029 .083 .029 .113 -67 1 0 1 4 0 0 1
1958 36 TOT NL 35 12 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .100 .182 .100 .282 -24 1 1 0 1 0 0 1
1958 36 CIN NL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1958 36 STL NL 28 12 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .100 .182 .100 .282 -24 1 1 0 1 0 0 1
12 Seasons 347 546 480 19 55 6 0 0 24 0 1 24 169 .115 .160 .127 .287 -22 61 5 2 40 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 255 224 9 26 3 0 0 11 0 0 11 79 .115 .160 .127 .287 -22 28 2 1 19
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
BAL (3 yrs) 81 146 130 4 16 1 0 0 6 0 0 4 54 .123 .156 .131 .286 -20 17 0 1 11 0 0
CHW (3 yrs) 99 255 219 11 20 3 0 0 11 0 1 13 75 .091 .146 .105 .251 -33 23 3 1 22
BOS (2 yrs) 44 52 48 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 19 .083 .154 .083 .237 -37 4 0 0 0
CLE (2 yrs) 37 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
NYY (2 yrs) 15 15 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .083 .000 .083 -75 0 0 0 3
DET (2 yrs) 36 60 57 2 14 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 8 .246 .259 .281 .539 49 16 1 0 2
STL (1 yr) 28 12 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .100 .182 .100 .282 -24 1 1 0 1 0 0
CIN (1 yr) 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (11 yrs) 312 534 470 19 54 6 0 0 24 0 1 23 163 .115 .160 .128 .287 -22 60 4 2 39 0 0
NL (1 yr) 35 12 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .100 .182 .100 .282 -24 1 1 0 1 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1946 NYY AL 24 P 14 15 1 11 3 0 .800 0.86 .960 1.01
1947 NYY AL 25 P 1 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 4.00 .950 1.00
1948 CHW AL 26 P 34 54 4 47 3 2 .944 1.50 .963 0.91
1949 CHW AL 27 P 35 65 10 50 5 3 .923 1.71 .963 1.01
1950 CHW AL 28 P 30 60 5 49 6 2 .900 1.80 .953 0.96
1951 BOS AL 29 P 34 33 1 29 3 2 .909 0.88 .955 0.99
1952 TOT AL 30 P 33 55 7 44 4 1 .927 1.55 .969 1.03
1952 BOS AL 30 P 10 8 3 4 1 1 .875 0.70 .975 1.03
1952 DET AL 30 P 23 47 4 40 3 0 .936 1.91 .968 1.03
1953 TOT AL 31 P 33 14 1 9 4 1 .714 0.30 .964 0.88
1953 DET AL 31 P 13 8 0 4 4 0 .500 0.31 .975 0.88
1953 CLE AL 31 P 20 6 1 5 0 1 1.000 0.30 .950 0.88
1955 TOT AL 33 P 36 14 141.1 55 3 49 3 1 .945 3.31 1.44 .956 1.99 0.83
1955 CLE AL 33 P 17 0 24.0 16 1 15 0 0 1.000 6.00 0.94 .956 1.99 0.83
1955 BAL AL 33 P 19 14 117.1 39 2 34 3 1 .923 2.76 1.89 .956 1.99 0.83
1955 BAL AL 33 1B 1 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 9.45 8.20
1956 BAL AL 34 P 35 26 174.2 37 6 27 4 1 .892 1.70 0.94 .954 1.92 0.82
1957 BAL AL 35 P 27 17 121.0 27 3 21 3 1 .889 1.79 0.89 .967 1.99 0.86
1958 TOT NL 36 P 35 1 64.0 21 3 16 2 2 .905 2.67 0.54 .957 1.97 0.77
1958 CIN NL 36 P 7 0 6.2 5 3 1 1 2 .800 5.40 0.57 .960 2.02 0.77
1958 STL NL 36 P 28 1 57.1 16 0 15 1 0 .938 2.35 0.54 .956 1.96 0.77
12 Seasons P 347 58 501.0 440 45 355 40 16 .909 7.19 1.15 .960 1.96 0.91
1 Season 1B 1 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 9.45 8.20
12 Seasons TOT 348 58 501.2 440 45 355 40 16 .909 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.18 1.15 .869 1.97 0.93
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1949 AL--3.306--7th
1950 AL--3.583--6th

Wins s c a p y
1949 AL--15--10th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1950 AL--1.418--10th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1949 AL--3.527--8th
1950 AL--3.452--10th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1948 AL--223.3--10th
1949 AL--245.0--7th

Games Started s c a p y
1948 AL--32--5th
1949 AL--33--3rd

Shutouts s c a p y
1949 AL--3--8th
1950 AL--3--2nd
1951 AL--2--10th
1952 AL--3--8th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1948 AL--135--1st

Hits s c a p y
1948 AL--238--6th
1949 AL--254--3rd

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1948 AL--.363--6th
1949 AL--.331--3rd
1950 AL--.437--1st
1956 AL--.361--1st

Losses s c a p y
1948 AL--20--2nd
1950 AL--16--5th
1956 AL--12--10th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1948 AL--119--2nd

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1948 AL--5--10th
1952 AL--8--2nd
1955 AL--6--10th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1956 AL--6--10th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1948 AL--1010--6th
1949 AL--1036--9th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1949 AL--126--7th
1950 AL--125--6th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1950 AL--10--10th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 16 (914), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 2 (1623), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 1 (1927), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1941 Season: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.

February 24, 1948: Traded by the New York Yankees with Fred Bradley and Aaron Robinson to the Chicago White Sox for Ed Lopat.

December 10, 1950: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Ray Scarborough to the Boston Red Sox for Joe Dobson, Dick Littlefield and Al Zarilla.

June 3, 1952: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Walt Dropo, Fred Hatfield, Don Lenhardt and Johnny Pesky to the Detroit Tigers for Hoot Evers, George Kell, Johnny Lipon and Dizzy Trout.

June 15, 1953: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with Owen Friend, Joe Ginsberg and Art Houtteman to the Cleveland Indians for Al Aber, Ray Boone, Steve Gromek and Dick Weik.

July 14, 1955: Traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Baltimore Orioles for Hoot Evers.

December 4, 1957: Selected off waivers by the Cincinnati Redlegs from the Baltimore Orioles.

May 20, 1958: Released by the Cincinnati Redlegs.

May 21, 1958: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

October 17, 1958: Released by the St. Louis Cardinals.

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