Bill Piercy

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 170lb (185cm, 77kg)

Born: May 2, 1896 in El Monte, CA us

Died: August 28, 1951 in Long Beach, CA

Buried: Green Hills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

Last Game: September 6, 1926 (Age 30-127d)
vs. CIN 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1921 season

Full Name: William Benton Piercy

Nicknames: Wild Bill

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.5

ERA

4.26

116

610.2

165

WHIP

1.546

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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
1914	18		3 Teams	3 Lgs	A-D		10	14	.417			34			6			107.0	91	55	18		97		129					1.757				10.9	1.33
1914	18	-8.5	St. Joseph	WL	A		1	3	.250	4.67	5.45	8						34.2	39	21	18		15		17					1.558	10.1		3.9	4.4	1.13
1914	18	-6.1	Stockton	CASL	D		4	4	.500		4.23	10			6			72.1	52	34			32		57					1.161	6.5		4.0	7.1	1.78
1914	18	-5.2	Hastings	NESL	D		5	7	.417			16											50		55										1.10
1915	19	-8.7	Venice/Vernon	PCL	AA		15	15	.500	2.19	3.02	47						292.0	250	98	71		90							1.164	7.7		2.8
1916	20	-7.7	Salt Lake City	PCL	AA		20	15	.571	3.26	4.25	50						292.1	287	138	106		132							1.433	8.8		4.1
1917	21	-7.4	Toledo	AA	AA		6	16	.273	3.72	4.87	28						172.0	173	93	71		110							1.645	9.1		5.8
1917	21	-5.2	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	0	1	.000	3.00	3.00	1	1	0	1	0	0	9.0	9	3	3	0	2		4	0	0	0	37	1.222	9.0	0.0	2.0	4.0	2.00
1918	22	-6.4	St. Paul	AA	AA		6	6	.500			18		4					77	48	29		64		34	6		4							0.53
1919	23	-4.2	Sacramento	PCL	AA		26	18	.591	2.27	3.22	54						369.0	304	132	93		148							1.225	7.4		3.6
1920	24	-3.2	Vernon	PCL	AA		13	10	.565	2.44	3.45	38						232.1	209	89	63		112							1.382	8.1		4.3
1921	25	-2.3	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	5	4	.556	2.98	4.41	14	10	3	5	1	0	81.2	82	40	27	4	28		35	7	1	3	354	1.347	9.0	0.4	3.1	3.9	1.25
1922	26	-1.5	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	3	9	.250	4.67	5.71	29	12	10	7	1	0	121.1	140	77	63	2	62		24	6	0	4	554	1.665	10.4	0.1	4.6	1.8	0.39
1923	27	-0.8	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	8	17	.320	3.41	5.04	30	24	4	11	0	0	187.1	193	105	71	5	73		51	14	0	6	815	1.420	9.3	0.2	3.5	2.5	0.70
1924	28	-0.1	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	5	7	.417	5.95	6.47	23	18	4	3	0	0	121.0	156	87	80	4	66		20	10	0	4	569	1.835	11.6	0.3	4.9	1.5	0.30
1925	29	0.5	Salt Lake City	PCL	AA		21	11	.656	4.45	5.40	41						255.0	268	153	126		118							1.514	9.5		4.2
1926	30	0.8	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	6	5	.545	4.48	5.18	19	5	10	1	0	0	90.1	96	52	45	1	37		31	6	0	4	401	1.472	9.6	0.1	3.7	3.1	0.84
1927	31	2.8	Los Angeles	PCL	AA		12	20	.375	4.69	5.83	45						267.0	321	173	139		105							1.596	10.8		3.5
1928	32		2 Teams	SOUA	A		10	12				37						158.0	207	138	115		75
1928	32	2.5	Chattanooga	SOUA	A
1928	32	2.5	Memphis	SOUA	A
1929	33		2 Teams	WL	A		14	14				35						218.0	234	142			95
1929	33	8.0	Wichita	WL	A
1929	33	8.0	Denver	WL	A
1930	34	9.3	Denver	WL	A		4	10	.286	7.18	8.39	27						119.0	172	111	95		61							1.958	13.0		4.6
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		27	43	.386	4.26	5.36	116	70	31	28	2	0	610.2	676	364	289	16	268		165	43	1	21	2730	1.546	10.0	0.2	3.9	2.4	0.62
Minors (12 seasons)					Minors		133	135				382		4	6			2105.2	2152	1090	811		1037		163	6		4
All Levels (17 Seasons)							160	178				498	70	35	34	2	0	2716.1	2828	1454	1100	16	1305		328	49	1	25	2730

AA (8 seasons)					Minors		119	111	.517	3.34		321		4				1879.2	1889	924	698		879		34	6		4		1.473
A (4 seasons)					Minors		5	13				35						153.2	211	132	113		76		17
D (1 season)					Minors		9	11	.450			26			6			72.1	52	34			82		112					1.161				13.9	1.37