Wild Bill Widner

Positions: Starting Pitcher, Centerfielder and Rightfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: June 3, 1867 in Cincinnati, OH us

Died: December 10, 1908 in Cincinnati, OH

Buried: Wesleyan Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH

Last Game: July 23, 1891 (Age 24-050d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1888 season

Full Name: William Waterfield Widner

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.5

ERA

4.36

522.0

110

WHIP

1.423

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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
1887	20	-4.6	New Orleans	SOUL	N/A		10	5	.667	2.49	4.77	16	16		13	2		126.1	138	67	35		21		37	7		6		1.259	9.8		1.5	2.6	1.76
1887	20	-3.7	CIN	AA	Maj	CIN	1	0	1.000	5.00	8.00	1	1	0	1	0	0	9.0	11	8	5	2	2		0	1	0	1	43	1.444	11.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	0.00
1888	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	N/A		11	12	.478	2.00	4.61	24	23		22	4		207.0	180	106	46		30		73	11		3		1.014	7.8		1.3	3.2	2.43
1888	21	-4.0	New Orleans	SOUL	N/A		10	12	.455	2.09	4.77	23	22		21	4		198.0	176	105	46		29		65	10		3		1.035	8.0		1.3	3.0	2.24
1888	21	-4.7	New Orleans	TXSO	N/A		1	0	1.000	0.00	1.00	1	1		1	0		9.0	4	1	0		1		8	1		0		0.556	4.0		1.0	8.0	8.00
1888	21	-4.1	WHS	NL	Maj	WHS	5	7	.417	2.82	5.40	13	13	0	13	0	0	115.0	111	69	36	7	22		33	6	0	4	478	1.157	8.7	0.5	1.7	2.6	1.50
1889	22	-1.8	COL	AA	Maj	COL	12	20	.375	5.20	7.38	41	34	7	25	2	1	294.0	368	241	170	11	85		63	18	0	12	1342	1.541	11.3	0.3	2.6	1.9	0.74
1890	23	-1.4	COL	AA	Maj	COL	4	8	.333	3.28	4.88	13	10	3	8	1	0	96.0	103	52	35	3	24		14	3	0	3	414	1.323	9.7	0.3	2.3	1.3	0.58
1891	24	-0.1	Sioux City	WA	N/A		0	3	.000	6.33	14.67	5	3		2			27.0	41	44	19		18		3	4		1		2.185	13.7		6.0	1.0	0.17
1891	24	0.2	CKK	AA	Maj	CKK	0	1	.000	7.88	7.88	1	1	0	1	0	0	8.0	13	7	7	0	4		0	2	0	0	43	2.125	14.6	0.0	4.5	0.0	0.00
1892	25		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-B		10	10	.500		6.11	25	21		16	0		171.0	173	116	42		37		46					1.228	9.1		1.9	2.4	1.24
1892	25	0.0	Milwaukee	WL	A		10	7	.588	2.44	5.86	20	17		15			155.0	155	101	42		32		42					1.206	9.0		1.9	2.4	1.31
1892	25	1.2	Mobile	SOUA	B		0	3	.000		8.44	5	4		1	0		16.0	18	15			5		4					1.438	10.1		2.8	2.3	0.80
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 (5 seasons)					Majors		22	36	.379	4.36	6.50	69	59	10	48	3	1	522.0	606	377	253	23	137		110	30	0	20	2320	1.423	10.4	0.4	2.4	1.9	0.80
Minors (1 season)					Minors		10	10	.500		6.11	25	21		16	0		171.0	173	116	42		37		46					1.228	9.1		1.9	2.4	1.24
Other (3 seasons)					Other		21	20	.512	2.50	5.42	45	42		37	6		360.1	359	217	100		69		113	22		10		1.188	9.0		1.7	2.8	1.64
All Levels (6 Seasons)							53	66	.445		6.07	139	122	10	101	9	1	1053.1	1138	710	395	23	243		269	52	0	30	2320	1.311	9.7		2.1	2.3	1.11

A (1 season)					Minors		10	7	.588	2.44	5.86	20	17		15			155.0	155	101	42		32		42					1.206	9.0		1.9	2.4	1.31
B (1 season)					Minors		0	3	.000		8.44	5	4		1	0		16.0	18	15			5		4					1.438	10.1		2.8	2.3	0.80