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Bill Stemmyer

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 190lb (188cm, 86kg)

Born: May 6, 1865 in Cleveland, OH us

Died: May 3, 1945 in Cleveland, OH

Buried: Lakewood Park Cemetery, Rocky River, OH

Debut: October 3, 1885 (Age 20-150d, 1,093rd in major league history)

Last Game: June 15, 1888 (Age 23-040d)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1886 season

Full Name: William Stemmyer

Nicknames: Cannon Ball

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.3

ERA

3.67

495.0

295

WHIP

1.388

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	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1885	20	BSN	NL	1	1	.500	0.00	2	2	0	2	1	0	11.0	7	7	0	0	11	8		0	2	47		4.43	1.636	5.7	0.0	9.0	6.5	0.73
1886	21	BSN	NL	22	18	.550	3.02	41	41	0	41	0	0	348.2	300	218	117	11	144	239		0	63	1520	104	3.38	1.273	7.7	0.3	3.7	6.2	1.66
1887	22	BSN	NL	6	8	.429	5.20	15	14	1	14	0	1	119.1	138	107	69	4	41	41	2	0	12	547	76	4.11	1.500	10.4	0.3	3.1	3.1	1.00
1888	23	CLE	AA	0	2	.000	9.00	2	2	0	2	0	0	16.0	37	42	16	0	9	7	1	0	2	95	35	3.58	2.875	20.8	0.0	5.1	3.9	0.78
4 Yrs				29	29	.500	3.67	60	59	1	59	1	1	495.0	482	374	202	15	205	295	3	0	79	2209	91	3.59	1.388	8.8	0.3	3.7	5.4	1.44
162 Game Avg.				17	17	.500	3.67	34	34	1	34	1	1	283	275	214	115	9	117	169	2	0	45	1262	91	3.59	1.388	8.8	0.3	3.7	5.4	1.44

BSN (3 yrs)				29	27	.518	3.49	58	57	1	57	1	1	479.0	445	332	186	15	196	288	2	0	77	2114	95	3.59	1.338	8.4	0.3	3.7	5.4	1.47
CLE (1 yr)				0	2	.000	9.00	2	2	0	2	0	0	16.0	37	42	16	0	9	7	1	0	2	95	35	3.58	2.875	20.8	0.0	5.1	3.9	0.78

NL (3 yrs)				29	27	.518	3.49	58	57	1	57	1	1	479.0	445	332	186	15	196	288	2	0	77	2114	95	3.59	1.338	8.4	0.3	3.7	5.4	1.47
AA (1 yr)				0	2	.000	9.00	2	2	0	2	0	0	16.0	37	42	16	0	9	7	1	0	2	95	35	3.58	2.875	20.8	0.0	5.1	3.9	0.78