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Lefty Willis

Charles William Willis

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: November 4, 1905 in Leetown, WV
School: Shepherd College (Shepherdstown, WV) (All Transactions)
Debut: October 3, 1925
Team: Athletics 1925-1927

Final Game: July 12, 1927
Died: May 10, 1962 in Bethesda, MD
Buried: Edge Hill Cemetery, Charles Town, WV
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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
1925 19 PHA AL 0 0 10.80 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 9 7 6 2 2 3 0 0 0 25 46 2.200 16.2 3.6 3.6 5.4 1.50
1926 20 PHA AL 0 0 1.39 13 1 4 0 0 1 32.1 31 9 5 0 12 13 1 0 1 133 301 1.330 8.6 0.0 3.3 3.6 1.08
1927 21 PHA AL 3 1 .750 5.67 15 2 3 1 0 0 27.0 32 18 17 2 11 7 0 0 1 122 75 1.593 10.7 0.7 3.7 2.3 0.64
3 Yrs 3 1 .750 3.92 29 4 7 1 0 1 64.1 72 34 28 4 25 23 1 0 2 280 109 1.508 10.1 0.6 3.5 3.2 0.92
162 Game Avg. 6 2 .750 3.92 60 8 14 2 0 2 132 148 70 58 8 52 47 2 0 4 577 109 1.508 10.1 0.6 3.5 3.2 0.92

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
1925 19 PHA AL 5.0 1 1 7 12.60 4.64 0.06 0.00 94.0 4.30 -5 -0.3 -0.0 -0.3 -4 .202 .498 $
1926 20 PHA AL 32.1 13 1 9 2.51 4.75 0.06 0.00 105.4 4.94 9 0.9 1.0 -0.0 1.2 12 .570 .506 $
1927 21 PHA AL 27.0 15 2 18 6.00 5.16 0.00 0.00 102.1 5.27 -2 -0.2 1.0 -0.0 0.0 1 .486 .499 $
3 Seasons 64.1 29 4 34 4.76 4.91 0.03 0.00 103.2 5.03 2 0.4 1.0 -0.0 0.9 9 .514 .501 $

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%
1925 19 PHA AL 25 8.0% 12.0% 8.0% 68%
1926 20 PHA AL 133 0.0% 9.8% 9.0% 77%
1927 21 PHA AL 122 1.6% 5.7% 9.0% 2.5% 9% 78%
3 Yrs 280 1.4% 8.2% 8.9% 1.1% 4% 76%
MLB Averages 1.0% 7.1% 8.0% 3.1% 12% 80%

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+
1925 19 0 0 10.80 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 9 7 6 2 2 3 0 0 0 25 46 2.200 16.2 3.6 3.6 5.4 1.50 46
1926 20 0 0 2.65 14 2 4 0 0 1 37.1 40 16 11 2 14 16 1 0 1 158 162 1.446 9.6 0.5 3.4 3.9 1.14 162
1927 21 3 1 .750 3.92 29 4 7 1 0 1 64.1 72 34 28 4 25 23 1 0 2 280 109 1.508 10.1 0.6 3.5 3.2 0.92 109

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
1925 19 0 0 9.00 5.0 9 6 5 2 2 3 0 2.200 16.2 3.6 5.4 1.50 3.6 1
1926 20 3 0 1.000 1.41 32.0 32 6 5 0 12 13 1 1.375 9.0 3.4 3.7 1.08 0.0 13
1927 21 1 2 .333 4.66 29.0 31 17 15 2 11 7 0 1.448 9.6 3.4 2.2 0.64 0.6 15
3 Yrs 4 2 .667 3.41 66.0 72 29 25 4 25 23 1 1.470 9.8 3.1 0.92 0.5 29

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Youngest s c a p y
1925 AL  born 1905-11-04 (4th)
1926 AL  born 1905-11-04 (6th)

                                         

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