Bill Pleis

Position: Relief Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 170lb (178cm, 77kg)

Born: August 5, 1937 in St. Louis, MO us

High School: Kirkwood HS (Kirkwood, MO)

Last Game: September 15, 1966 (Age 29-041d)
vs. DET 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1961 season

Full Name: William Pleis

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Career

WAR

-0.5

ERA

4.07

190

280.2

184

WHIP

1.407

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1956	18		2 Teams	2 Lgs	D-AAA	WSH	11	12	.478			30	25		18	3		193.0	170	77	59	5	87	3	129		0	5
1956	18	-7.7	Louisville	AA	AAA	WSH	0	0				4															0
1956	18	-1.9	Orlando	FLOR	D		11	12	.478	2.75	3.59	26	25		18	3		193.0	170	77	59	5	87	3	129		0	5		1.332	7.9	0.2	4.1	6.0	1.48
1957	19		2 Teams	2 Lgs	C	CHC	13	6	.684	3.90	4.62	44	21		10	3		187.0	182	96	81	20	83		157	5	2	6		1.417	8.8	1.0	4.0	7.6	1.89
1957	19	-2.8	Lafayette	EVAN	C	CHC	7	3	.700	2.79	3.42	22	11		8	3		100.0	89	38	31	5	45		92	1	2	3		1.340	8.0	0.5	4.1	8.3	2.04
1957	19	-2.3	Magic Valley	PION	C	CHC	6	3	.667	5.17	6.00	22	10		2	0		87.0	93	58	50	15	38		65	4	0	3		1.506	9.6	1.6	3.9	6.7	1.71
1958	20	-2.6	Allentown	EL	A	BOS	1	2	.333	3.09	3.66	7	5		2	0		32.0	31	13	11	4	13	0	22	2	0	0		1.375	8.7	1.1	3.7	6.2	1.69
1959	21	-4.1	Memphis	SOUA	AA		8	8	.500	3.28	4.16	39	24		6	3		173.0	154	80	63	11	81	3	100	4	0	3		1.358	8.0	0.6	4.2	5.2	1.23
1960	22	-1.9	Charlotte	SALL	A	WSH	10	4	.714	2.73	3.38	26	17		5	2		138.2	119	52	42	6	40	4	97	9	0	1		1.147	7.7	0.4	2.6	6.3	2.43
1961	23	-4.5	Syracuse	IL	AAA	MIN	1	2	.333	5.73	6.55	6	2					22.0	35	16	14	5	4				0			1.773	14.3	2.0	1.6
1961	23	-4.8	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	4	2	.667	4.95	5.59	37	0	16	0	0	2	56.1	59	35	31	4	34	5	32	4	0	1	267	1.651	9.4	0.6	5.4	5.1	0.94
1962	24	-2.0	Vancouver	PCL	AAA	MIN	5	3	.625	2.00	2.29	15	8		3	2		63.0	58	16	14	1	18	1	41	2	1	1		1.206	8.3	0.1	2.6	5.9	2.28
1962	24	-3.7	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	2	5	.286	4.40	5.40	21	4	9	0	0	3	45.0	46	27	22	7	14	2	31	1	1	1	196	1.333	9.2	1.4	2.8	6.2	2.21
1963	25	-2.7	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	6	2	.750	4.37	4.90	36	4	15	1	0	0	68.0	67	37	33	10	16	2	37	0	1	3	283	1.221	8.9	1.3	2.1	4.9	2.31
1964	26	-1.2	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	4	1	.800	3.91	4.09	47	0	20	0	0	4	50.2	43	23	22	6	31	3	42	1	0	4	223	1.461	7.6	1.1	5.5	7.5	1.35
1965	27	-0.1	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	4	4	.500	2.98	3.51	41	2	16	0	0	4	51.1	49	20	17	3	27	5	33	0	1	2	229	1.481	8.6	0.5	4.7	5.8	1.22
1966	28	2.4	Denver	PCL	AAA	MIN	1	2	.333	5.49	6.59	18	5		0	0		41.0	57	30	25	3	17	1	26	2	0	3		1.805	12.5	0.7	3.7	5.7	1.53
1966	28	1.0	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	1	2	.333	1.93	5.79	8	0	4	0	0	0	9.1	5	6	2	1	4	0	9	0	0	0	38	0.964	4.8	1.0	3.9	8.7	2.25
1967	29	3.5	Hawaii	PCL	AAA	WSA	1	9	.100	5.02	6.49	44	2		0	0		86.0	92	62	48	8	48	6	64	2	0	7		1.628	9.6	0.8	5.0	6.7	1.33
1968	30	4.7	Louisville	IL	AAA	BOS	3	5	.375	8.27	8.27	23	0		0	0		37.0	45	34	34	9	31	5	24	5	0	4		2.054	10.9	2.2	7.5	5.8	0.77
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (6 seasons)					Majors		21	16	.568	4.07	4.75	190	10	80	1	0	13	280.2	269	148	127	31	126	17	184	6	3	11	1236	1.407	8.6	1.0	4.0	5.9	1.46
Minors (10 seasons)					Minors		54	53	.505			252	109		44	13		972.2	943	476	391	72	422	23	660	31	3	30
All Levels (13 Seasons)							75	69	.521			442	119	80	45	13	13	1253.1	1212	624	518	103	548	40	844	37	6	41	1236

AAA (6 seasons)					Minors		11	21	.344			110	17		3	2		249.0	287	158	135	26	118	13	155	11	1	15
AA (1 season)					Minors		8	8	.500	3.28	4.16	39	24		6	3		173.0	154	80	63	11	81	3	100	4	0	3		1.358	8.0	0.6	4.2	5.2	1.23
A (2 seasons)					Minors		11	6	.647	2.79	3.43	33	22		7	2		170.2	150	65	53	10	53	4	119	11	0	1		1.189	7.9	0.5	2.8	6.3	2.25
C (1 season)					Minors		13	6	.684	3.90	4.62	44	21		10	3		187.0	182	96	81	20	83		157	5	2	6		1.417	8.8	1.0	4.0	7.6	1.89
D (1 season)					Minors		11	12	.478	2.75	3.59	26	25		18	3		193.0	170	77	59	5	87	3	129		0	5		1.332	7.9	0.2	4.1	6.0	1.48