Billy Pierce

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 160lb (178cm, 72kg)

Born: April 2, 1927 in Detroit, MI us

Died: July 31, 2015 in Palos Heights, IL

Buried: Chapel Hill Gardens South Cemetery, Oak Lawn, IL

High School: Highland Park HS (Highland Park, MI)

Debut: June 1, 1945 (Age 18-060d, 9,955th in major league history)
vs. BOS 3.1 IP, 1 H, 4 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: October 3, 1964 (Age 37-184d)
vs. CHC 3.0 IP, 4 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season

Full Name: Walter William Pierce

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

53.2

211

169

ERA

3.27

585

433

3306.2

1999

WHIP

1.260

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Team Record in Appearances: 21-13 / in Starts: 19-12

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 33, Entered with runners on base: 3

1958 Pitching Game Log

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1958 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	344	1	Apr 15	CHW		DET	L,3-4	GS-7	L(0-1)	99	6.0	9	4	4	1	6	2	0	6.00	5.31	27	5	7	3	0	8	43			0	0	0	26	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.05	-0.181	2.70	-0.28%	-0.84	1t start tie	7t -2- 0 out tie
2	345	8	Apr 23	CHW	@	CLE	L,0-2	CG(8)	L(0-2)	7	8.0	7	2	2	2	5	1	0	3.86	4.33	35	9	12	0	0	7	63			0	0	0	31	1	0	1	0	1	1	.64	0.028	1.11	0.03%	1.70	1b start tie	8b 3 out d2
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
3	346	13	May 1	CHW	@	BAL	W,4-3	8-GF	S(1)	7	1.2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.45	3.88	7	0	3	0	1	2		1	1	0	0	0	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	3.53	0.184	4.51	0.14%	-0.09	8b 1-- 1 out a2	9b end a 1
4	347	15	May 6	CHW	@	BOS	L,5-7	GS-2		4	1.0	3	4	4	2	2	2	0	5.40	5.48	8	1	0	0	0	3	31			0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	.56	-0.260	.77	-0.21%	-2.89	1b start tie	2b 1-- 0 out d2
5	348	18	May 11(1)	CHW		CLE	L,2-4	GS-7	L(0-3)	4	6.2	9	4	4	2	3	0	0	5.40	4.62	28	7	7	0	0	9	41			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	3	0	0	1.51	-0.292	2.28	-0.27%	-1.18	1t start tie	7t 12- 2 out d2
6	349	24	May 16	CHW	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	W(1-3)	4	9.0	6	3	2	3	10	2	0	4.45	4.49	37	4	14	0	0	6	72			0	0	0	34	1	0	0	0	0	1	.63	0.169	.97	0.16%	1.17	1b start a 5	9b 3 out a3
7	350	26	May 18(1)	CHW	@	CLE	L,4-7	11-GF(11)		1	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	4.73	4.89	1	0	0	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.32	-0.298	8.13	-0.34%	-2.37	11b 12- 1 out tie	11b end d 3
8	351	29	May 21	CHW		NYY	L,2-5	GS-6	L(1-4)	2	6.0	7	5	5	0	6	2	0	5.17	4.88	24	7	7	1	0	4	44			0	0	0	24	0	0	0	1	0	0	.94	-0.352	1.31	-0.30%	-2.22	1t start tie	6t 3 out d3
9	352	34	May 25(2)	CHW		BOS	W,4-3	CG	W(2-4)	3	9.0	7	3	2	5	9	0	0	4.56	4.36	37	8	8	0	0	7	67			0	0	0	32	2	0	0	2	0	0	1.50	0.155	1.60	0.10%	1.17	1t start tie	9t 3 out tie
10	353	38	May 30(2)	CHW	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	W(3-4)	4	9.0	6	2	1	1	5	1	0	3.99	4.16	32	11	9	1	0	6	73			0	0	0	30	2	0	0	1	1	0	1.01	0.376	1.62	0.36%	2.50	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
11	354	42	Jun 4	CHW	@	NYY	W,7-2	CG	W(4-4)	4	9.0	5	2	2	2	6	2	0	3.72	4.24	33	12	8	1	0	5	73			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.02	0.106	1.80	0.11%	2.04	1b start tie	9b 3 out a5
12	355	47	Jun 8(1)	CHW	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG(10)	L(4-5)	3	9.2	5	6	6	8	5	4	1	3.96	4.93	42	13	10	0	0	5	52			0	1	0	33	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.42	-0.813	1.57	-0.54%	-1.15	1b start tie	10b --- 2 out d1
13	356	49	Jun 10(1)	CHW	@	WSH	W,5-4	9-GF	S(2)	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.91	4.90	3	2	1	0	1	0		2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.41	0.311	4.67	0.16%	0.43	9b 12- 0 out a2	9b end a 1
14	357	53	Jun 13	CHW	@	BAL	T,5-5	GS-7		2	7.0	4	3	3	0	2	1	0	3.90	4.80	26	10	10	0	0	4	59			0	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.04	-0.022	.63	-0.01%	0.08	1b start tie	7b 3 out d3
15	358	57	Jun 17	CHW		BOS	W,4-0	SHO	W(5-5)	3	9.0	5	0	0	3	4	0	0	3.52	4.58	33	8	13	2	0	5	78			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	2	0	1	.82	0.346	1.10	0.28%	4.17	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
16	359	61	Jun 21	CHW		BAL	W,1-0	SHO	W(6-5)	3	9.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	3.21	4.34	29	13	11	0	2	2	86			0	1	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.31	0.720	1.80	0.59%	4.17	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
17	360	66	Jun 27	CHW		WSH	W,3-0	SHO	W(7-5)	5	9.0	1	0	0	0	9	0	0	2.95	4.02	28	12	6	0	1	1	94			0	0	0	28	1	0	0	0	0	0	.87	0.594	.77	0.32%	4.17	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
18	361	71	Jul 1	CHW		CLE	W,5-4	GS-7		3	6.2	5	1	0	5	4	0	0	2.78	3.99	29	9	6	0	0	5	61			0	1	0	24	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.17	0.272	1.10	0.15%	1.50	1t start tie	7t 123 2 out a3
19	362	75	Jul 5	CHW		DET	W,8-1	CG	W(8-5)	3	9.0	6	1	1	1	2	0	0	2.65	3.88	33	7	17	2	0	6	72			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	.79	0.293	.42	0.09%	3.17	1t start tie	9t 3 out a7
20	363	81	Jul 13(1)	CHW	@	NYY	W,7-4	GS-7	W(9-5)	7	6.0	10	4	4	3	4	0	0	2.80	3.82	31	10	4	1	0	10	37			0	0	0	28	2	1	0	0	0	1	1.39	-0.188	.87	-0.07%	-2.13	1b start tie	7b 123 0 out a4
21	364	87	Jul 17	CHW	@	BAL	L,0-3	CG(8)	L(9-6)	3	8.0	9	3	2	2	5	1	0	2.77	3.81	34	8	10	0	0	9	57			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	0	1	0	.71	-0.077	.14	-0.01%	0.52	1b start tie	8b 3 out d3
22	365	92	Jul 22	CHW		BAL	W,4-2	GS-9	W(10-6)	4	8.2	8	2	0	3	6	0	0	2.61	3.71	36	8	11	0	0	8	67			0	0	0	33	1	0	0	1	0	1	.71	0.198	.14	0.02%	1.42	1t start tie	9t 123 2 out a2
23	366	97	Jul 27	CHW		BOS	L,3-7	GS-6	L(10-7)	4	5.1	5	4	4	2	1	3	0	2.75	3.95	23	8	7	1	0	5	41			0	0	0	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	.98	-0.274	.05	-0.01%	-1.47	1t start tie	6t --- 1 out d1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
24	367	101	Aug 1	CHW		NYY	L,0-7	GS-7	L(10-8)	4	7.0	5	3	3	1	3	1	0	2.80	3.94	27	11	7	1	0	5	57			0	0	0	23	2	1	1	1	1	1	.76	-0.038	.15	-0.01%	0.24	1t start tie	7t 3 out d3
25	368	106	Aug 6	CHW	@	KCA	W,4-2	CG	W(11-8)	4	9.0	6	2	2	1	3	1	0	2.76	3.92	34	12	12	2	0	6	69			0	0	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	.90	0.350	.03	0.01%	2.29	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
26	369	111	Aug 11	CHW	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	W(12-8)	4	9.0	7	1	1	1	7	1	0	2.67	3.86	34	4	15	1	0	7	75			0	0	0	33	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.37	0.475	.04	0.01%	3.17	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
27	370	118	Aug 17	CHW		CLE	W,3-2	CG	W(13-8)	5	9.0	9	2	2	4	6	1	0	2.64	3.87	37	6	12	0	0	9	63			1	2	0	33	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.46	0.443	.27	0.05%	2.17	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
28	371	123	Aug 23	CHW	@	NYY	W,7-1	CG	W(14-8)	5	9.0	6	1	1	2	5	1	0	2.56	3.85	34	8	13	3	1	6	74			0	0	0	32	1	0	0	1	0	1	.74	0.331	.16	0.04%	3.04	1b start tie	9b 3 out a6
29	372	127	Aug 27	CHW	@	WSH	W,2-1	CG	W(15-8)	3	9.0	4	1	1	0	2	1	0	2.49	3.83	31	9	16	2	0	4	77			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.17	0.619	.09	0.03%	3.13	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
30	373	131	Sep 1(1)	CHW		CLE	L,5-6	GS-3	L(15-9)	4	2.1	6	5	3	1	2	1	0	2.60	3.87	14	1	4	1	0	6	30			0	0	0	13	2	0	0	0	0	0	.69	-0.260	.11	-0.03%	-2.48	1t start tie	3t 12- 1 out d1
31	374	136	Sep 6	CHW	@	CLE	L,1-7	GS-3	L(15-10)	4	2.1	7	5	5	2	1	1	0	2.78	3.94	15	2	3	0	0	7	22			0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	.77	-0.293	.02	-0.01%	-3.86	1b start tie	3b --- 1 out d5
32	375	139	Sep 10	CHW		BOS	W,7-2	CG	W(16-10)	3	9.0	8	2	2	2	3	0	0	2.75	3.88	36	5	18	3	0	8	64			0	0	1	32	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.09	0.207	.02	0.00%	2.17	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
33	376	143	Sep 14(1)	CHW		WSH	W,7-1	CG	W(17-10)	3	9.0	5	1	1	1	4	1	0	2.68	3.86	33	10	13	2	0	5	76			0	0	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	.79	0.280	.00	0.00%	3.17	1t start tie	9t 3 out a6
34	377	148	Sep 20	CHW	@	KCA	L,2-3	CG(8)	L(17-11)	5	8.0	8	3	2	4	7	2	0	2.67	3.91	34	9	6	1	0	8	59			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.35	-0.118	.00	0.00%	0.81	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
35	378	151	Sep 24	CHW		DET	W,4-3	GS-9		3	8.2	11	3	3	2	1	0	0	2.68	3.88	38	12	12	2	0	11	49			0	0	0	34	1	0	0	1	0	0	2.00	-0.201	.00	0.00%	0.69	1t start tie	9t 1-3 2 out tie
							21-13		W-L:17-11,Sv:2	3.8	245.0	204	83	73	66	143	33	1	2.68	3.88	983	0.84		5%	1%	200	60	5	80%	1	5	1	900	28	2	2	21	4	12	1.11	2.790	.80	0.59%	28.40

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