Bill Trotter

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 195lb (188cm, 88kg)

Born: August 10, 1908 in Cisne, IL us

Died: August 26, 1984 in Arlington, MA

Buried: Maple Hill Cemetery, Fairfield, IL

Debut: April 23, 1937 (Age 28-256d, 6,747th in MLB history)
vs. CLE 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 22, 1944 (Age 36-043d)
vs. BSN 2.0 IP, 7 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 6 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1937 season

Full Name: William Felix Trotter

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.8

W

L

ERA

5.40

G

163

GS

SV

IP

483.1

SO

158

WHIP

1.641

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
1934	25	PIT-min	C	16	10	.615	3.28	35						217.0	232	109	79		51									1.304	9.6		2.1			SPL MATL
1935	26	PIT-min	C	9	13	.409	5.18	35						184.0	229	132	106		58									1.560	11.2		2.8			PMO MATL
1936	27	PIT-min	C	9	15	.375	6.63	29						171.0	248	147	126		54									1.766	13.1		2.8			PMO MATL
1937	28	SLB	AL	2	9	.182	5.81	34	12	14	3	0	1	122.1	150	88	79	14	50	2	37	7	0	0	562	84	5.32	1.635	11.0	1.0	3.7	2.7	0.74
1938	29	SLB-min	A1	22	9	.710	2.28	39	31					249.0	250	94	63		62									1.253	9.0		2.2			SAN TL
1938	29	SLB	AL	0	1	.000	5.63	1	1	0	1	0	0	8.0	8	7	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	35	92	2.67	1.000	9.0	0.0	0.0	1.1
1939	30	SLB	AL	6	13	.316	5.34	41	13	14	4	0	0	156.2	205	120	93	16	54	5	61	5	1	0	714	91	4.65	1.653	11.8	0.9	3.1	3.5	1.13
1940	31	SLB	AL	7	6	.538	3.77	36	4	19	1	0	2	98.0	117	56	41	5	31	2	29	1	0	1	427	123	3.89	1.510	10.7	0.5	2.8	2.7	0.94
1941	32	SLB	AL	4	2	.667	5.98	29	0	20	0	0	0	49.2	68	35	33	2	19	4	17	2	0	0	231	73	3.77	1.752	12.3	0.4	3.4	3.1	0.89
1942	33	TOT	AL	3	2	.600	6.33	20	0	13	0	0	0	42.2	57	34	30	4	16	1	13	0	0	0	202	59	4.15	1.711	12.0	0.8	3.4	2.7	0.81
1942	33	SLB	AL	0	1	.000	18.00	3	0	2	0	0	0	2.0	5	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	15	25	5.42	3.500	22.5	0.0	9.0	0.0	0.00
1942	33	WSH	AL	3	1	.750	5.75	17	0	11	0	0	0	40.2	52	29	26	4	14	1	13	0	0	0	187	64	4.09	1.623	11.5	0.9	3.1	2.9	0.93

1943	34	STL-min	AA	12	16	.429	2.59	39	30		15	2		226.0	227	86	65		41		77	6	0	2				1.186	9.0		1.6	3.1	1.88	ROC IL
1944	35	STL-min	AA	14	12	.538	2.55	31	28		18	5		208.0	198	87	59		50		54	0	1	2				1.192	8.6		2.2	2.3	1.08	ROC IL
1944	35	STL	NL	0	1	.000	13.50	2	1	1	0	0	0	6.0	14	14	9	5	4	2	0	0	0	0	37	28	15.37	3.000	21.0	7.5	6.0	0.0	0.00
1945	36	STL-min	AA	9	13	.409	3.83	25	24		14	1		174.0	197	95	74		32		34	1	1	2				1.316	10.2		1.7	1.8	1.06	ROC IL
1946	37	PIT-CHW-min	B,AA,AAA	7	8	.467	4.27	28	6	5	7	1		118.0	148	71	56		16		51	1	0	0				1.390	11.3		1.2	3.9	3.19	ANN,LRK,MLW SEAL,SOUA,AA
1947	38	NYY-min	AA	0	4	.000	2.60	15			2			45.0	58	25	13		8		9	1	0	0				1.467	11.6		1.6	1.8	1.13	BMT TL
7 Yrs				22	34	.393	5.40	163	31	81	9	0	3	483.1	619	354	290	46	174	16	158	15	1	1	2208	86	4.63	1.641	11.5	0.9	3.2	2.9	0.91
162 Game Avg.				8	12	.393	5.40	57	11	28	3	0	1	169	217	124	102	16	61	6	55	5	0	0	774	86	4.63	1.641	11.5	0.9	3.2	2.9	0.91

SLB (6 yrs)				19	32	.373	5.26	144	30	69	9	0	3	436.2	553	311	255	37	156	13	145	15	1	1	1984	90	4.54	1.624	11.4	0.8	3.2	3.0	0.93
WSH (1 yr)				3	1	.750	5.75	17	0	11	0	0	0	40.2	52	29	26	4	14	1	13	0	0	0	187	64	4.09	1.623	11.5	0.9	3.1	2.9	0.93
STL (1 yr)				0	1	.000	13.50	2	1	1	0	0	0	6.0	14	14	9	5	4	2	0	0	0	0	37	28	15.37	3.000	21.0	7.5	6.0	0.0	0.00

AL (6 yrs)				22	33	.400	5.30	161	30	80	9	0	3	477.1	605	340	281	41	170	14	158	15	1	1	2171	88	4.50	1.624	11.4	0.8	3.2	3.0	0.93
NL (1 yr)				0	1	.000	13.50	2	1	1	0	0	0	6.0	14	14	9	5	4	2	0	0	0	0	37	28	15.37	3.000	21.0	7.5	6.0	0.0	0.00

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