Bill Fischer

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 190lb (183cm, 86kg)

Born: October 11, 1930 in Wausau, WI us

Died: October 30, 2018 in Council Bluffs, IA

Debut: April 21, 1956 (Age 25-193d, 11,357th in major league history)
vs. KCA 0.0 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 4 ER

Last Game: May 22, 1964 (Age 33-224d)
vs. BAL 0.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1957 season

Full Name: William Charles Fischer

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.6

ERA

4.34

281

831.1

313

WHIP

1.379

Standard Pitching

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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1948	17	CHW-min	D	14	3	.824	2.63	19	19					147.0	131	66	43		47									1.211	8.0		2.9			WRA WISL
1949	18	CHW-min	C	16	15	.516	3.89	34			19	0		227.0	272	148	98		94		140	11	0	6				1.612	10.8		3.7	5.6	1.49	HSP CSTL
1950	19	CHW-min	B,AA	12	8	.600	4.24	30	28					191.0	172	106	90	9	103									1.440	8.1	0.4	4.9			WLO,MEM IIIL,SOUA
1951	20	CHW-min	B,A	8	16	.333	5.29	40	40					189.0	203	129	111	12	109									1.651	9.7	0.6	5.2			WLO,CSP IIIL,WL
1952			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1953			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1954	23	CHW-min	AA	14	12	.538	3.86	35	28		11	2		203.0	207	107	87	12	73		92	2	0	8				1.379	9.2	0.5	3.2	4.1	1.26	MEM SOUA
1955	24	CHW-min	AA	5	15	.250	4.85	34	28		10	1		204.0	213	123	110	13	82	3	73	7	0	8				1.446	9.4	0.6	3.6	3.2	0.89	MEM SOUA
1956	25	BAL-min	Opn	6	8	.429	4.64	16	14		4	0		97.0	125	54	50	4	26		40	3	0	2				1.557	11.6	0.4	2.4	3.7	1.54	VAN PCL
1956	25	CHW	AL	0	0		21.60	3	0	1	0	0	0	1.2	6	4	4	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	12	23	1.77	4.200	32.4	0.0	5.4	10.8	2.00
1957	26	CHW	AL	7	8	.467	3.48	33	11	7	3	1	1	124.0	139	50	48	1	35	6	48	3	0	5	525	108	2.71	1.403	10.1	0.1	2.5	3.5	1.37
1958	27	TOT	AL	4	10	.286	6.34	42	6	18	0	0	2	88.0	113	71	62	13	31	4	42	1	0	4	393	61	4.53	1.636	11.6	1.3	3.2	4.3	1.35
1958	27	CHW	AL	2	3	.400	6.69	17	3	5	0	0	0	36.1	43	28	27	6	13	1	16	0	0	1	161	55	4.81	1.541	10.7	1.5	3.2	4.0	1.23
1958	27	DET	AL	2	4	.333	7.63	22	0	13	0	0	2	30.2	46	34	26	6	13	2	16	0	0	3	146	54	5.25	1.924	13.5	1.8	3.8	4.7	1.23
1958	27	WSH	AL	0	3	.000	3.86	3	3	0	0	0	0	21.0	24	9	9	1	5	1	10	1	0	0	86	101	3.00	1.381	10.3	0.4	2.1	4.3	2.00
1959	28	WSH	AL	9	11	.450	4.28	34	29	5	6	1	0	187.1	211	98	89	16	43	2	62	4	1	2	814	92	3.74	1.356	10.1	0.8	2.1	3.0	1.44
1960	29	TOT	AL	8	8	.500	4.30	40	13	11	2	0	0	132.0	135	68	63	13	35	5	55	0	0	3	553	93	3.77	1.288	9.2	0.9	2.4	3.8	1.57
1960	29	WSH	AL	3	5	.375	4.91	20	7	4	1	0	0	77.0	85	45	42	7	17	2	31	0	0	2	325	82	3.57	1.325	9.9	0.8	2.0	3.6	1.82
1960	29	DET	AL	5	3	.625	3.44	20	6	7	1	0	0	55.0	50	23	21	6	18	3	24	0	0	1	228	117	4.05	1.236	8.2	1.0	2.9	3.9	1.33
1961	30	TOT	AL	4	2	.667	4.66	41	1	23	0	0	5	67.2	80	37	35	11	23	2	30	0	0	3	294	89	4.82	1.522	10.6	1.5	3.1	4.0	1.30
1961	30	DET	AL	3	2	.600	5.01	26	1	13	0	0	3	46.2	54	28	26	10	17	2	18	0	0	2	205	83	5.68	1.521	10.4	1.9	3.3	3.5	1.06
1961	30	KCA	AL	1	0	1.000	3.86	15	0	10	0	0	2	21.0	26	9	9	1	6	0	12	0	0	1	89	109	2.91	1.524	11.1	0.4	2.6	5.1	2.00
1962	31	KCA-min	AAA	2	2	.500	1.00	13	0		0	0		36.0	23	8	4	0	7	1	26	0	1	0				0.833	5.8	0.0	1.8	6.5	3.71	POR PCL
1962	31	KCA	AL	4	12	.250	3.95	34	16	6	5	0	2	127.2	150	61	56	16	8	2	38	1	0	2	533	107	3.86	1.238	10.6	1.1	0.6	2.7	4.75
1963	32	KCA	AL	9	6	.600	3.57	45	2	22	0	0	3	95.2	86	44	38	13	29	5	34	3	1	1	398	110	4.54	1.202	8.1	1.2	2.7	3.2	1.17
1964	33	MIN	AL	0	1	.000	7.36	9	0	2	0	0	0	7.1	16	6	6	2	5	3	2	0	0	0	41	52	7.65	2.864	19.6	2.5	6.1	2.5	0.40
1965	34	CHW-min	AAA	11	10	.524	3.37	30	21		9	2		163.0	158	76	61	22	18	4	91	1	0	1				1.080	8.7	1.2	1.0	5.0	5.06	INA PCL
1966	35	CHW-min	AAA,WRk	11	6	.647	2.30	38	17		6	1		168.0	147	50	43	13	23	10	110	0	0	4				1.012	7.9	0.7	1.2	5.9	4.78	INA,WSX PCL,FLIL
1967	36	CHW-min	AAA	12	4	.750	2.36	24	13		8	2		118.0	123	47	31	8	12	2	55	1	1	1				1.144	9.4	0.6	0.9	4.2	4.58	INA PCL
1968	37	CHW-min	AAA	8	9	.471	3.11	24	19		4	0		139.0	137	57	48	13	15	6	56	2	0	2				1.094	8.9	0.8	1.0	3.6	3.73	HAW PCL
9 Yrs				45	58	.437	4.34	281	78	95	16	2	13	831.1	936	439	401	85	210	29	313	12	2	20	3563	92	3.90	1.379	10.1	0.9	2.3	3.4	1.49
162 Game Avg.				9	11	.437	4.34	53	15	18	3	0	2	157	177	83	76	16	40	5	59	2	0	4	675	92	3.90	1.379	10.1	0.9	2.3	3.4	1.49

MIN (4 yrs)				12	20	.375	4.49	66	39	11	7	1	0	292.2	336	158	146	26	70	8	105	5	1	4	1266	88	3.74	1.387	10.3	0.8	2.2	3.2	1.50
KCA (3 yrs)				14	18	.438	3.79	94	18	38	5	0	7	244.1	262	114	103	30	43	7	84	4	1	4	1020	108	4.04	1.248	9.7	1.1	1.6	3.1	1.95
DET (3 yrs)				10	9	.526	4.96	68	7	33	1	0	5	132.1	150	85	73	22	48	7	58	0	0	6	579	82	4.90	1.496	10.2	1.5	3.3	3.9	1.21
CHW (3 yrs)				9	11	.450	4.39	53	14	13	3	1	1	162.0	188	82	79	7	49	7	66	3	0	6	698	86	3.17	1.463	10.4	0.4	2.7	3.7	1.35