Player Report for #18 Bill Pierce

04/26/1981

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P Bill Pierce #18

Age: 35

Bats: R

Throws: R

Morale: Normal

G	GS	Rec	SV	ERA	IP	HA	HR	BB	K	WHIP
0	0	0-0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.00

	Overall	Potential
Stuff
Movement
Control

Pitching Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Stuff	6	6	6	7
Movement	10	10	10	11
Control	15	15	15	16

Pitch Ratings
Pitch	Current	Potential
Fastball	6	7
Changeup	5	7
Splitter	7	7

Other Pitching Ratings
Velocity	84-86 Mph
Stamina	12
Suggested Role	Strictly BP
Groundball Percentage	48 %
Hold Runners	15
Defense	14

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	5
Stealing Ability:	7
Baserunning Inst.:	11
Sacrifice Bunt:	17
Bunt for Hit:	1

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec

Personality Ratings
Leader Ability:	Very Low
Loyalty:	Very High
Desire f. Win:	Very High
Greed:	Low
Intelligence:	High
Work Ethic:	Low

Bill Pierce
Birthday:	08/19/1926
Born in:	New York (New York)
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 2"
Weight:	210 lbs
Local Popularity:	Insignificant
National Pop.:	Insignificant

Status
Contract:	RETIRED
Salary:	-
Signed Through:	-
Major Service:	12 Years, 85 Days
Service This Yr:	92 Days
40-Man Service:	14 Years, 26 Days
Pro Service:	15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	Out of option years
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	-

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1951 Los Angeles - ABA	24	29	29	10	8	0	3.64	210.0	231	93	85	22	58	118	4	0	1.38	.309	42.1	116
1952 Los Angeles - ABA	25	32	32	15	11	0	3.06	247.0	227	92	84	18	58	89	15	3	1.15	.256	47.1	110
1953 Cleveland - ABA	26	14	14	5	7	0	3.54	112.0	110	48	44	11	28	46	9	1	1.23	.273	16.7	112
1953 Los Angeles - ABA	26	22	22	10	11	0	4.30	173.2	184	95	83	27	58	57	9	1	1.39	.265	10.8	81
1953 Total - ABA	26	36	36	15	18	0	4.00	285.2	294	143	127	38	86	103	18	2	1.33	.268	27.5	0
1954 Washington - ABA	27	16	16	7	5	0	2.96	121.2	104	45	40	6	42	35	5	1	1.20	.244	25.6	125
1954 Cleveland - ABA	27	20	20	7	8	0	3.79	154.1	166	81	65	12	62	53	9	1	1.48	.286	20.2	97
1954 Total - ABA	27	36	36	14	13	0	3.42	276.0	270	126	105	18	104	88	14	2	1.36	.268	45.8	0
1955 Chicago - ABA	28	38	38	11	23	0	4.65	267.1	289	161	138	31	109	96	12	4	1.49	.276	1.8	86
1956 Chicago - ABA	29	38	38	17	17	0	3.80	289.0	265	143	122	32	98	113	12	2	1.26	.244	28.4	105
1957 Chicago - ABA	30	35	35	17	11	0	3.15	280.1	260	117	98	35	81	100	15	2	1.22	.239	41.6	115
1958 Chicago - ABA	31	31	31	14	13	0	3.33	232.2	234	101	86	21	70	75	11	2	1.31	.269	29.5	110
1959 Chicago - ABA	32	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	2.2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.38	.143	1.3	999
1960 Detroit - ABA	33	28	1	2	2	1	4.21	47.0	51	35	22	5	14	11	0	0	1.38	.263	4.2	93
1960 Chicago - ABA	33	2	0	1	0	0	54.05	0.2	4	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	6.01	.600	-3.8	7
1960 Total - ABA	33	30	1	3	2	1	4.91	47.2	55	39	26	6	14	11	0	0	1.45	.272	0.3	0
1961 Detroit - ABA	34	1	0	0	0	0	18.00	1.0	4	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	4.00	.667	-1.3	22
1961 Philadelphia - ABA	34	9	0	0	0	0	5.14	14.0	18	8	8	0	4	4	0	0	1.57	.333	-0.5	70
1961 Total - ABA	34	10	0	0	0	0	6.00	15.0	22	10	10	0	4	5	0	0	1.73	.367	-1.9	0
Total ABA		316	277	116	116	1	3.68	2153.1	2148	1025	881	221	682	800	101	17	1.31	.266	263.5	106

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1961 San Antonio - AA	34	2	2	0	2	0	10.24	9.2	17	11	11	4	2	4	0	0	1.97	.351	-6.5	37
1961 Vaughan - AAA	34	16	0	3	1	0	1.27	21.1	11	3	3	0	5	6	0	0	0.75	.162	8.2	312
Total GHL		16	0	3	1	0	1.27	21.1	11	3	3	0	5	6	0	0	0.75	.162	8.2	312.2
Total STL		2	2	0	2	0	10.24	9.2	17	11	11	4	2	4	0	0	1.97	.351	-6.5	37.3

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1956 Chicago - ABA	29	3	3	1	1	0	1.73	26.0	18	5	5	4	9	7	2	0	1.04	.165	0.0	0
Total ABA		3	3	1	1	0	1.73	26.0	18	5	5	4	9	7	2	0	1.04	.165	0.0	231.6

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1951 Los Angeles - ML	P	29	29	9	49	4	59	1	.983	210.0	2.49	+0.4	1.016
1952 Los Angeles - ML	P	32	32	15	39	3	55	1	.982	247.0	1.97	+0.7	1.031
1953 Los Angeles - ML	P	22	22	10	33	4	43	0	1.000	173.2	2.23	+1.3	1.068
1953 Cleveland - ML	P	14	14	9	16	1	28	3	.893	112.0	2.01	+0.4	1.033
1954 Cleveland - ML	P	20	20	10	25	3	35	0	1.000	154.1	2.04	+1.4	1.089
1954 Washington - ML	P	16	16	14	20	2	34	0	1.000	121.2	2.52	+0.9	1.090
1955 Chicago - ML	P	38	38	19	48	2	69	2	.971	267.1	2.26	+1.7	1.063
1956 Chicago - ML	P	38	38	21	47	2	69	1	.986	289.0	2.12	+1.7	1.065
1957 Chicago - ML	P	35	35	19	38	4	60	3	.950	280.1	1.83	+0.5	1.026
1958 Chicago - ML	P	31	31	17	54	4	72	1	.986	232.2	2.75	+0.9	1.032
1959 Chicago - ML	P	1	1	1	0	0	2	1	.500	2.2	3.38	0.0	.000
1960 Chicago - ML	P	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	0.2	0.00	0.0	.000
1960 Detroit - ML	P	28	1	3	4	0	8	1	.875	47.0	1.34	-0.5	.853
1961 Detroit - ML	P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1.0	0.00	0.0	.000
1961 Philadelphia - ML	P	9	0	2	3	1	6	1	.833	14.0	3.21	+0.5	1.321

Player History
01/02/1951	Drafted in the 1951 inaugural draft (Round 7, Pick 7, 103rd overall pick) by the Los Angeles Moguls.
01/01/1952	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 18 (19).
05/17/1952	Injured (sore thumb), day-to-day for 1 day.
05/26/1952	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Chicago Hitmen with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/20/1952	Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Boston Colonials with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/01/1952	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Boston Colonials with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/23/1952	Injured (rotator cuff strain), out for 3 weeks.
01/01/1953	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 18 (18).
07/25/1953	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Rivermen with 1 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/28/1953	Was traded by the Los Angeles Moguls to the Cleveland Eagles in exchange for LF Loren Burnham, RF Armando Pérez.
08/04/1953	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Quakes with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/1954	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 17 (17).
04/10/1954	Injured (hamstring soreness), out for 1 day.
05/02/1954	Injured (mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for 5 days.
05/15/1954	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Chicago Clout with 1 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
07/18/1954	Got claimed off waivers by Washington while with Cleveland.
11/15/1954	Was traded by the Washington Mutuals to the Chicago Clout in exchange for LF Yi-ping Lang, CL José Sinisterra.
01/01/1955	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 16 (16).
05/20/1955	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Detroit Bears with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
05/24/1955	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Quakes with 8 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
07/26/1955	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Baltimore Barons with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/17/1955	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the New York Empires with 1 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
08/30/1955	Suspended 6 games after ejection following a brawl.
01/01/1956	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 17 (17).
06/15/1956	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Boston Morrills with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/26/1956	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Detroit Bears with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
10/11/1956	Won the 1956 American Baseball Association Heckel Cup with the Chicago Clout!
01/01/1957	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 17 (17).
05/04/1957	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the New York Empires with 2 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
06/09/1957	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Baltimore Barons with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06/29/1957	Injured (mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1958	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 16 (16).
05/14/1958	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Quakes with 2 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
07/27/1958	Injured (tired arm), out for one week.
08/03/1958	Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 6 days.
08/14/1958	Injured (herniated disc (back)), out for one week.
09/06/1958	Injured (back stiffness), day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1959	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 17 (17).
04/25/1959	Injured (torn flexor tendon (elbow)), out for 13 months.
01/01/1960	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 17 (17).
06/08/1960	Got claimed off waivers by Detroit while with Chicago.
01/01/1961	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (8); Movement: 10 (11); Control: 15 (16).
07/17/1961	Was traded by the Detroit Bears to the Philadelphia Blue Rocks in exchange for CF Bobby Martin.
10/12/1961	Retired from professional baseball.

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	SH	Rank
1952	16	1
1954	22	1
1956	19	2

Year	GS	Rank
1955	38	5
1956	38	6

Year	W	Rank
1956	17	8

Year	L	Rank
1955	23	1
1956	17	7

Year	Winning %	Rank
1957	.607	5

Year	IP	Rank
1954	276.0	9
1956	289.0	10

Year	BF	Rank
1956	1228	9

Year	HRA	Rank
1953	27	9
1955	31	8
1956	32	3
1957	35	2

Year	BB	Rank
1954	104	10

Year	WP	Rank
1951	9	6
1952	6	5
1954	5	7
1955	8	7

Year	ERA	Rank
1957	3.15	9

Year	BABIP	Rank
1952	.256	8
1956	.244	5
1957	.239	5

Year	WHIP	Rank
1952	1.15	7
1956	1.26	8
1957	1.22	8

Year	RA/9	Rank
1952	10.64	7
1956	11.52	8
1957	11.20	9

Year	HR/9	Rank
1954	0.59	6

Year	H/9	Rank
1952	8.27	10
1956	8.25	10
1957	8.35	10

Year	BB/9	Rank
1956	3.05	9
1957	2.60	8

Year	VORP	Rank
1951	42.1	8

Year	QS	Rank
1955	22	7
1956	21	8
1957	26	7

Year	QSP	Rank
1955	.579	9
1957	.743	6

Year	CG	Rank
1957	15	10

Year	CGP	Rank
1958	.355	10

Year	SHO	Rank
1952	3	5
1954	2	8
1955	4	3
1956	2	6
1958	2	6