Bill Miller

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: July 26, 1927 in Minersville, PA us

Died: July 1, 2003 in Lititz, PA

Buried: Cremated

Debut: April 20, 1952 (Age 24-269d, 10,921st in major league history)
vs. PHA 2.1 IP, 4 H, 1 SO, 4 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: May 8, 1955 (Age 27-286d)
vs. WSH 0.2 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 4 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: William Paul Miller

Nicknames: Lefty or Hooks

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.0

ERA

4.24

131.2

WHIP

1.633

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
1945	17	PHA-min	D	14	5	.737	2.93	26	20	5	10	2		172.0	121	77	56		113		191	6	0	7				1.360	6.3		5.9	10.0	1.69	LXG NCSL
1946	18	PHA-min	D	0	1	.000		2			0	0		1.0	1	4			2		3	0	0	0				3.000	9.0		18.0	27.0	1.50	LXG NCSL
1949	21	NYG-min	B	17	11	.607	4.24	36			15	0		206.0	179	115	97		212		158	3	2	25				1.898	7.8		9.3	6.9	0.75	KNX TRIS
1950	22	NYG-min	A,AAA	7	6	.538	4.21	21	2		0	0		109.0	98	61	51	3	99		8	0		0				1.807	8.1	0.2	8.2	0.7	0.08	SXC,JCK,JER WL,SALL,IL
1952	24	NYY	AL	4	6	.400	3.48	21	13	6	5	2	0	88.0	78	43	34	5	49	1	45	2	0	1	380	96	3.85	1.443	8.0	0.5	5.0	4.6	0.92
1953	25	NYY-min	AAA	5	5	.500	3.23	12	11		5	3		78.0	73	38	28	4	38		53	4	0	4				1.423	8.4	0.5	4.4	6.1	1.39	KCY AA
1953	25	NYY	AL	2	1	.667	4.76	13	3	3	0	0	1	34.0	46	19	18	3	19	0	17	1	0	0	163	78	4.50	1.912	12.2	0.8	5.0	4.5	0.89
1954	26	NYY	AL	0	1	.000	6.35	2	1	0	0	0	0	5.2	9	4	4	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	26	59	0.81	1.765	14.3	0.0	1.6	9.5	6.00
1955	27	BAL	AL	0	1	.000	13.50	5	1	0	0	0	0	4.0	3	6	6	0	10	1	4	0	0	0	25	31	7.87	3.250	6.8	0.0	22.5	9.0	0.40
4 Yrs				6	9	.400	4.24	41	18	9	5	2	1	131.2	136	72	62	8	79	2	72	3	0	1	594	82	4.01	1.633	9.3	0.5	5.4	4.9	0.91
162 Game Avg.				7	10	.400	4.24	47	21	10	6	2	1	152	157	83	71	9	91	2	83	3	0	1	685	82	4.01	1.633	9.3	0.5	5.4	4.9	0.91

NYY (3 yrs)				6	8	.429	3.95	36	17	9	5	2	1	127.2	133	66	56	8	69	1	68	3	0	1	569	87	3.89	1.582	9.4	0.6	4.9	4.8	0.99
BAL (1 yr)				0	1	.000	13.50	5	1	0	0	0	0	4.0	3	6	6	0	10	1	4	0	0	0	25	31	7.87	3.250	6.8	0.0	22.5	9.0	0.40

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