Bill Wight

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: April 12, 1922 in Rio Vista, CA us

Died: May 17, 2007 in Mount Shasta, CA

Buried: East Lawn Sierra Hills Memorial Park, Sacramento, CA

High School: McClymonds HS (Oakland, CA)

Debut: April 17, 1946 (Age 24-005d, 7,848th in MLB history)
vs. PHA 0.1 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 21, 1958 (Age 36-162d)
vs. SFG 2.2 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season

Full Name: William Robert Wight

Nicknames: Lefty

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

10.7

W

L

ERA

3.95

G

347

GS

198

SV

IP

1563.0

SO

574

WHIP

1.516

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
1941	19	NYY-min	C	8	12	.400	3.82	30						160.0	157	106	68		124									1.756	8.8		7.0			IDF PION
1942	20	NYY-min	B,A	8	7	.533	2.58	17						115.0	97	56	33		59									1.357	7.6		4.6			NFK,BNG PIED,EL
1946	24	NYY	AL	2	2	.500	4.46	14	4	3	1	0	0	40.1	44	22	20	1	30		11	1	0	2	189	78	4.47	1.835	9.8	0.2	6.7	2.5	0.37
1947	25	NYY-min	AAA	16	9	.640	2.85	29	28	1	17	5		199.0	202	79	63		71		75	1	0	4				1.372	9.1		3.2	3.4	1.06	KCY AA
1947	25	NYY	AL	1	0	1.000	1.00	1	1	0	1	0	0	9.0	8	3	1	0	2		3	0	0	0	35	369	2.50	1.111	8.0	0.0	2.0	3.0	1.50
1948	26	CHW	AL	9	20	.310	4.80	34	32	2	7	1	1	223.1	238	132	119	9	*135*		68	1	1	5	1010	89	4.40	1.670	9.6	0.4	5.4	2.7	0.50
1949	27	CHW	AL	15	13	.536	3.31	35	33	1	14	3	1	245.0	254	106	90	9	96		78	0	1	3	1036	126	3.53	1.429	9.3	0.3	3.5	2.9	0.81
1950	28	CHW	AL	10	16	.385	3.58	30	28	2	13	3	0	206.0	213	89	82	10	79		62	0	0	3	885	125	3.76	1.417	9.3	0.4	3.5	2.7	0.78
1951	29	BOS	AL	7	7	.500	5.10	34	17	8	4	2	0	118.1	128	77	67	5	63		38	0	0	2	525	88	3.98	1.614	9.7	0.4	4.8	2.9	0.60
1952	30	TOT	AL	7	10	.412	3.75	33	21	3	8	3	0	168.0	181	82	70	10	69		70	1	4	8	736	102	3.58	1.488	9.7	0.5	3.7	3.8	1.01
1952	30	BOS	AL	2	1	.667	2.96	10	2	3	0	0	0	24.1	14	11	8	3	14		5	1	1	3	99	135	5.43	1.151	5.2	1.1	5.2	1.8	0.36
1952	30	DET	AL	5	9	.357	3.88	23	19	0	8	3	0	143.2	167	71	62	7	55		65	0	3	5	637	98	3.27	1.545	10.5	0.4	3.4	4.1	1.18
1953	31	TOT	AL	2	4	.333	6.23	33	4	9	0	0	1	52.0	64	45	36	5	30		24	0	0	5	245	63	4.65	1.808	11.1	0.9	5.2	4.2	0.80
1953	31	DET	AL	0	3	.000	8.88	13	4	3	0	0	0	25.1	35	33	25	4	14		10	0	0	4	125	46	5.51	1.934	12.4	1.4	5.0	3.6	0.71
1953	31	CLE	AL	2	1	.667	3.71	20	0	6	0	0	1	26.2	29	12	11	1	16		14	0	0	1	120	102	3.83	1.688	9.8	0.3	5.4	4.7	0.88

1954	32	SDG	Opn	17	5	.773	1.93	28	24		18	4		210.1	175	60	45	8	72		87	4	1	7				1.174	7.5	0.3	3.1	3.7	1.21	SDG PCL
1955	33	TOT	AL	6	8	.429	2.48	36	14	13	8	2	3	141.1	135	51	39	6	48	2	63	1	0	6	598	154	3.07	1.295	8.6	0.4	3.1	4.0	1.31
1955	33	CLE	AL	0	0		2.63	17	0	8	0	0	1	24.0	24	8	7	0	9	1	9	0	0	1	102	155	2.74	1.375	9.0	0.0	3.4	3.4	1.00
1955	33	BAL	AL	6	8	.429	2.45	19	14	5	8	2	2	117.1	111	43	32	6	39	1	54	1	0	5	496	154	3.13	1.278	8.5	0.5	3.0	4.1	1.38
1956	34	BAL	AL	9	12	.429	4.02	35	26	2	7	1	0	174.2	198	92	78	7	72	3	84	6	0	5	778	96	3.27	1.546	10.2	*0.4*	3.7	4.3	1.17
1957	35	BAL	AL	6	6	.500	3.64	27	17	3	2	0	0	121.0	122	53	49	4	54	1	50	4	1	0	523	98	3.50	1.455	9.1	0.3	4.0	3.7	0.93
1958	36	TOT	NL	3	1	.750	4.92	35	1	14	1	0	2	64.0	71	39	35	8	36	1	23	0	0	6	291	85	5.07	1.672	10.0	1.1	5.1	3.2	0.64
1958	36	CIN	NL	0	1	.000	4.05	7	0	2	0	0	0	6.2	7	4	3	1	4	0	5	0	0	0	28	109	4.73	1.650	9.5	1.4	5.4	6.8	1.25
1958	36	STL	NL	3	0	1.000	5.02	28	1	12	1	0	2	57.1	64	35	32	7	32	1	18	0	0	6	263	83	5.11	1.674	10.0	1.1	5.0	2.8	0.56
1959	37	CIN-min	AAA	1	3	.250		4																										SLE PCL
12 Yrs				77	99	.438	3.95	347	198	60	66	15	8	1563.0	1656	791	686	74	714	7	574	14	7	45	6851	103	3.77	1.516	9.5	0.4	4.1	3.3	0.80
162 Game Avg.				10	12	.438	3.95	43	25	7	8	2	1	195	207	99	86	9	89	1	72	2	1	6	855	103	3.77	1.516	9.5	0.4	4.1	3.3	0.80
				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
BAL (3 yrs)				21	26	.447	3.46	81	57	10	17	3	2	413.0	431	188	159	17	165	5	188	11	1	10	1797	108	3.30	1.443	9.4	0.4	3.6	4.1	1.14
CHW (3 yrs)				34	49	.410	3.88	99	93	5	34	7	2	674.1	705	327	291	28	310		208	1	2	11	2931	110	3.89	1.505	9.4	0.4	4.1	2.8	0.67
BOS (2 yrs)				9	8	.529	4.73	44	19	11	4	2	0	142.2	142	88	75	8	77		43	1	1	5	624	93	4.23	1.535	9.0	0.5	4.9	2.7	0.56
CLE (2 yrs)				2	1	.667	3.20	37	0	14	0	0	2	50.2	53	20	18	1	25	1	23	0	0	2	222	122	3.31	1.539	9.4	0.2	4.4	4.1	0.92
NYY (2 yrs)				3	2	.600	3.83	15	5	3	2	0	0	49.1	52	25	21	1	32		14	1	0	2	224	92	4.11	1.703	9.5	0.2	5.8	2.6	0.44
DET (2 yrs)				5	12	.294	4.63	36	23	3	8	3	0	169.0	202	104	87	11	69		75	0	3	9	762	83	3.60	1.604	10.8	0.6	3.7	4.0	1.09
STL (1 yr)				3	0	1.000	5.02	28	1	12	1	0	2	57.1	64	35	32	7	32	1	18	0	0	6	263	83	5.11	1.674	10.0	1.1	5.0	2.8	0.56
CIN (1 yr)				0	1	.000	4.05	7	0	2	0	0	0	6.2	7	4	3	1	4	0	5	0	0	0	28	109	4.73	1.650	9.5	1.4	5.4	6.8	1.25

AL (11 yrs)				74	98	.430	3.91	312	197	46	65	15	6	1499.0	1585	752	651	66	678	6	551	14	7	39	6560	104	3.71	1.510	9.5	0.4	4.1	3.3	0.81
NL (1 yr)				3	1	.750	4.92	35	1	14	1	0	2	64.0	71	39	35	8	36	1	23	0	0	6	291	85	5.07	1.672	10.0	1.1	5.1	3.2	0.64

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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SUMMARY

WAR

W

L

ERA

G

GS

SV

IP

SO

WHIP

Standard Pitching

Player Value--Pitching

Player News

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Standard Fielding

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