P Billy Pierce #38
Age: 54 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
04/08/1981
 OA: 50 POT: 50
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P BILLY PIERCE #38 - AGE: 54 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 5 5 5 5
Movement 4 4 4 4
Control 9 10 8 9
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 5 5
Slider 3 3
Curveball 4 4
Changeup 3 3
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 90-92 Mph
Stamina 9
Suggested Role Starter
Type Flyball Pitcher
Hold Runners 10
Defense 5
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 4
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
Birthday:04/02/1927
Born in:Detroit, MI
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:77 kg
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:15 Years, 148 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:17 Years, 120 Days
Pro Service:19 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1944, 2nd Pick in Round 1
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1948 Chicago - MLB 21 20 13 5 5 0 5.13 94.2 99 57 54 8 69 50 2 0 1.77 .300 5.10 0.2 84
1949 Chicago - MLB 22 33 33 19 10 0 3.27 244.2 215 109 89 12 150 144 5 1 1.49 .267 3.89 4.4 130
1950 Chicago - MLB 23 26 26 11 12 0 3.90 191.1 179 89 83 22 84 94 7 4 1.37 .255 4.41 2.8 115
1951 Chicago - MLB 24 33 33 22 5 0 2.33 254.2 216 72 66 4 80 155 12 4 1.16 .266 2.51 9.0 173
1952 Chicago - MLB 25 33 33 11 13 0 3.35 244.2 246 110 91 8 93 182 8 1 1.39 .313 2.70 6.8 110
1953 Chicago - MLB 26 34 34 14 10 0 2.86 254.2 225 97 81 17 82 177 9 0 1.21 .272 3.09 6.5 139
1954 Chicago - MLB 27 33 33 16 9 0 3.38 245.0 212 104 92 22 104 159 10 3 1.29 .259 3.81 4.0 120
1955 Chicago - MLB 28 32 32 12 15 0 3.70 219.0 204 108 90 21 120 164 6 2 1.48 .282 3.69 2.6 97
1956 Chicago - MLB 29 31 31 15 6 0 2.55 229.1 192 81 65 17 95 172 6 2 1.25 .257 3.37 5.4 163
1957 Boston - MLB 30 32 32 19 8 0 2.89 236.2 206 92 76 24 60 149 7 3 1.12 .252 3.45 4.0 128
1958 Boston - MLB 31 33 33 16 12 0 3.54 256.2 254 109 101 35 63 164 12 1 1.24 .275 3.90 3.1 107
1959 Boston - MLB 32 24 24 10 6 0 4.20 180.0 170 87 84 19 63 114 2 0 1.29 .276 3.89 2.5 94
1960 Boston - MLB 33 10 10 6 3 0 3.92 78.0 81 36 34 7 15 55 3 1 1.23 .308 3.17 1.8 98
1961 Boston - MLB 34 30 30 15 9 0 3.96 218.1 234 109 96 28 71 123 4 1 1.40 .287 4.21 2.1 99
1962 Boston - MLB 35 32 32 11 14 0 3.60 240.0 247 105 96 31 58 149 10 3 1.27 .287 3.94 3.5 112
1963 Kansas City - MLB 36 34 14 7 7 1 3.89 129.2 124 62 56 14 28 54 3 0 1.17 .253 3.89 0.9 94
1964 Minnesota - MLB 37 2 0 0 0 0 10.12 2.2 4 3 3 1 0 3 0 0 1.50 .429 5.29 -0.1 35
Total MLB 472 443 209 144 1 3.41 3320.0 3108 1430 1257 290 1235 2108 106 26 1.31 .274 3.62 59.7 116
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 FIP WAR ERA+
1945 Amarillo - AAA 18 54 10 10 4 11 4.71 124.1 130 70 65 9 50 36 2 0 1.45 .274 4.49 -0.0 84
1946 Amarillo - AAA 19 40 27 11 10 3 3.42 210.1 213 90 80 7 81 86 2 0 1.40 .285 3.65 3.5 117
1947 Amarillo - AAA 20 34 33 10 10 0 4.05 188.2 208 99 85 7 81 74 1 0 1.53 .306 3.74 2.7 94
1950 Amarillo - AAA 23 2 1 2 0 0 0.00 10.1 9 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0.97 .257 3.16 0.2 999
1960 Beaumont - AAA 33 1 1 1 0 0 0.00 8.1 3 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0.60 .143 1.98 0.4 999
1963 San Antonio - AAA 36 1 1 0 1 0 7.36 7.1 11 7 6 1 4 1 0 0 2.05 .333 5.74 -0.1 53
1964 Austin - AAA 37 31 27 16 7 2 3.89 203.2 218 99 88 15 44 65 8 0 1.29 .277 4.09 2.7 106
Total AAA 163 100 50 32 16 3.87 753.0 792 365 324 39 263 268 14 1 1.40 .285 3.93 102.6
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 FIP WAR ERA+
1950 Chicago - MLB 23 2 2 1 0 0 5.28 15.1 13 9 9 3 4 8 0 0 1.11 .222 4.95 0.1 85
1957 Boston - MLB 30 1 1 0 1 0 4.50 8.0 10 4 4 1 2 5 0 0 1.50 .300 3.69 0.1 82
1958 Boston - MLB 31 2 2 0 2 0 6.00 15.0 18 10 10 1 4 3 1 0 1.47 .315 3.93 0.2 63
1959 Boston - MLB 32 1 1 1 0 0 1.00 9.0 5 1 1 0 3 5 1 0 0.89 .185 2.66 0.3 395
Total MLB 6 6 2 3 0 4.56 47.1 46 24 24 5 13 21 2 0 1.25 .263 3.98 88.2
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1948 Chicago - MLB P 20 13 5 10 2 15 0 1.000 94.2 1.43 +1.2 1.088
1949 Chicago - MLB P 33 33 9 14 1 23 0 1.000 244.2 0.85 +0.4 1.057
1950 Chicago - MLB P 26 26 11 16 3 28 1 .964 191.1 1.27 -0.2 .960
1951 Chicago - MLB P 33 33 14 26 1 41 1 .976 254.2 1.41 +0.4 1.012
1952 Chicago - MLB P 33 33 20 25 3 47 2 .957 244.2 1.66 +0.8 1.083
1953 Chicago - MLB P 34 34 18 25 1 43 0 1.000 254.2 1.52 +0.4 .995
1954 Chicago - MLB P 33 33 15 28 0 46 3 .935 245.0 1.58 -0.7 1.028
1955 Chicago - MLB P 32 32 8 17 2 27 2 .926 219.0 1.03 +0.5 1.051
1956 Chicago - MLB P 31 31 10 15 2 26 1 .962 229.1 0.98 +1.1 1.204
1957 Boston - MLB P 32 32 12 21 1 33 0 1.000 236.2 1.25 +1.4 .994
1958 Boston - MLB P 33 33 15 21 1 36 0 1.000 256.2 1.26 +0.8 .948
1959 Boston - MLB P 24 24 12 25 4 38 1 .974 180.0 1.85 +0.9 1.135
1960 Boston - MLB P 10 10 3 12 0 15 0 1.000 78.0 1.73 +0.3 .960
1961 Boston - MLB P 30 30 12 19 0 32 1 .969 218.1 1.28 +1.8 .995
1962 Boston - MLB P 32 32 13 27 1 40 0 1.000 240.0 1.50 +1.9 1.166
1963 Kansas City - MLB P 34 14 8 13 0 21 0 1.000 129.2 1.46 +1.2 .976
1964 Minnesota - MLB P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.2 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL P 472 443 185 314 22 511 12 .977 3320.0 1.35 +12.3 1.038
PLAYER HISTORY
12/20/1944 Drafted in the 1944 first-year player draft by the Chicago White Sox. (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall pick).
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (10); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 2 (6).
04/16/1945 Named the #18 prospect in the MLB
05/31/1945 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/08/1945 Named the #25 prospect in the MLB
10/12/1945 Named the #3 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (9); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 2 (6).
04/16/1946 Named the #7 prospect in the MLB
07/08/1946 Named the #4 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (10); Movement: 5 (6); Control: 1 (7).
04/14/1947 Named the #7 prospect in the MLB
06/22/1947 Injured on 06/21/1947, diagnosed with a sore back, will not miss additional time.
08/13/1947 Injured on 08/12/1947, diagnosed with shoulder tendinitis, is day-to-day.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 3 (7).
04/19/1948 Named the #9 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (10); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 3 (7).
07/01/1949 Wins the MLB AL Pitcher of the Month Award.
07/10/1949 Was selected to the 1949 MLB All-Star Game.
07/11/1949 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/10/1949 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Detroit Tigers with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
10/27/1949 Finished 3rd in 1949 MLB AL Johnson-Waddell Award voting.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (9); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 5 (7).
05/03/1950 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the New York Yankees with 3 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
05/12/1950 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Cleveland Indians with 6 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
05/30/1950 Injured (biceps tendinitis),out for 5 weeks.
06/01/1950 Wins the MLB AL Pitcher of the Month Award.
07/04/1950 Pitches a 9-hit shutout against the Beaumont Exporters with 1 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/09/1950 Was selected to the 1950 MLB All-Star Game.
07/17/1950 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the New York Yankees with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/27/1950 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Washington Senators with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/20/1950 Injured (sprained ankle),day-to-day for one week.
10/09/1950 Injured (tired arm),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1951 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (9); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 5 (7).
04/17/1951 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the St. Louis Browns with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/08/1951 Was selected to the 1951 MLB All-Star Game.
07/15/1951 Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Athletics with 5 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
09/09/1951 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Detroit Tigers with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09/10/1951 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
09/30/1951 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the St. Louis Browns with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
10/01/1951 Wins the MLB AL Pitcher of the Month Award.
10/26/1951 Wins the 1951 MLB AL Johnson-Waddell Award.
10/27/1951 Finished 2nd in 1951 MLB AL Wagner-Lajoie Medal voting.
01/01/1952 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (7).
07/06/1952 Was selected to the 1952 MLB All-Star Game.
07/23/1952 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Boston Red Sox with 5 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (6).
05/01/1953 Wins the MLB AL Pitcher of the Month Award.
07/12/1953 Was selected to the 1953 MLB All-Star Game.
08/01/1953 Wins the MLB AL Pitcher of the Month Award.
10/21/1953 Finished 3rd in 1953 MLB AL Johnson-Waddell Award voting.
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (6).
06/22/1954 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Washington Senators with 8 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
07/11/1954 Was selected to the 1954 MLB All-Star Game.
07/11/1954 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Cleveland Indians with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/21/1954 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the New York Yankees with 9 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (6).
05/13/1955 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Baltimore Orioles with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06/18/1955 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/10/1955 Was selected to the 1955 MLB All-Star Game.
08/10/1955 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Kansas City Athletics with 4 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
01/01/1956 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 6 (7); Control: 6 (7).
05/03/1956 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Washington Senators with 6 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
05/23/1956 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Baltimore Orioles with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/01/1956 Wins the MLB AL Pitcher of the Month Award.
07/08/1956 Was selected to the 1956 MLB All-Star Game.
10/23/1956 Finished 2nd in 1956 MLB AL Johnson-Waddell Award voting.
11/02/1956 Became a free agent.
12/21/1956 Signed a 6-year contract worth a total of $600,000 with the Boston Red Sox organization.
01/01/1957 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 5 (6); Control: 6 (6).
06/12/1957 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Cleveland Indians with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
09/06/1957 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Baltimore Orioles with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09/27/1957 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the New York Yankees with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
10/01/1957 Wins the MLB AL Pitcher of the Month Award.
10/24/1957 Finished 2nd in 1957 MLB AL Johnson-Waddell Award voting.
01/01/1958 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 7 (7).
06/27/1958 Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Detroit Tigers with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
01/01/1959 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 7 (7).
10/08/1959 Wins the 1959 World Series with the Boston Red Sox.
01/01/1960 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 7 (7).
05/09/1960 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Cleveland Indians with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06/09/1960 Injured on 06/08/1960, diagnosed with a torn meniscus, will miss 4 months.
09/24/1960 Injured on 09/22/1960, diagnosed with a strained abdominal muscle, is day-to-day.
01/01/1961 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 7 (7).
05/27/1961 Injured (forearm soreness),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/07/1961 Pitches a 9-hit shutout against the New York Yankees with 8 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
01/01/1962 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 7 (7).
04/29/1962 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Chicago White Sox with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/26/1962 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the New York Yankees with 4 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
08/13/1962 Collects his 2000th career MLB strikeout!
08/21/1962 Earns his 200th career MLB victory!
09/05/1962 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Kansas City Athletics with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
11/05/1962 Became a free agent.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 8 (8).
03/15/1963 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Kansas City Athletics organization.
11/04/1963 Became a free agent.
12/05/1963 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $34,600 with the Minnesota Twins organization.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 8 (8).
06/26/1964 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/13/1964 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/17/1964 Injured on 09/16/1964, diagnosed with a sore back, is day-to-day.
09/23/1964 Wins the 1964 MLB Triple A AAA World Series with the Austin Senators!
10/14/1964 Retired from professional baseball.
10/28/1964 Started a coaching career.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
1950 15 4
1951 18 3
1952 19 2
1957 16 2
Year GS Rank
1949 33 2
1951 33 8
1952 33 6
1953 34 1
1954 33 7
1955 32 8
1957 32 9
1958 33 2
Year W Rank
1949 19 2
1951 22 1
1953 14 6
1954 16 4
1956 15 6
1957 19 1
1958 16 3
Year L Rank
1952 13 10
1955 15 4
1962 14 10
Year Win. % Rank
1949 .655 3
1951 .815 1
1953 .583 8
1954 .640 5
1956 .714 1
1957 .704 1
1958 .571 7
1959 .625 6
1961 .625 9
Year IP Rank
1949 244.2 5
1951 254.2 3
1953 254.2 2
1954 245.0 5
1956 229.1 10
1957 236.2 9
1958 256.2 4
Year BF Rank
1949 1086 3
1951 1049 10
1952 1063 8
1953 1063 5
1954 1044 9
1955 972 9
1958 1069 4
Year HRA Rank
1954 22 3
1955 21 6
1957 24 5
1958 35 1
1961 28 5
1962 31 5
Year BB Rank
1949 150 1
1952 93 10
1954 104 7
1955 120 2
Year K Rank
1949 144 1
1951 155 2
1952 182 1
1953 177 1
1954 159 2
1955 164 4
1956 172 4
1957 149 5
1958 164 7
Year WP Rank
1948 5 7
1949 6 6
1953 6 3
1955 10 1
Year ERA Rank
1949 3.27 3
1950 3.90 7
1951 2.33 1
1953 2.86 2
1954 3.38 6
1956 2.55 1
1957 2.89 4
Year BABIP Rank
1949 .267 10
1950 .255 5
1951 .266 5
1953 .272 10
1954 .259 6
1956 .257 3
1957 .252 4
Year WHIP Rank
1950 1.37 5
1951 1.16 1
1953 1.21 2
1954 1.29 7
1956 1.25 2
1957 1.12 1
1959 1.29 7
Year K/BB Rank
1950 1.12 8
1951 1.94 2
1952 1.96 5
1953 2.16 6
1954 1.53 5
1956 1.81 5
1957 2.48 3
1958 2.60 5
1962 2.57 5
Year RA/9 Rank
1950 12.42 3
1951 10.46 1
1953 10.92 2
1954 11.64 6
1956 11.38 2
1957 10.34 1
1958 11.19 9
1959 11.70 7
Year HR/9 Rank
1951 0.14 1
1952 0.29 4
1953 0.60 7
1956 0.67 8
Year H/9 Rank
1949 7.91 2
1950 8.42 6
1951 7.63 2
1953 7.95 5
1954 7.79 3
1956 7.53 2
1957 7.83 9
Year BB/9 Rank
1951 2.83 7
1957 2.28 5
1958 2.21 3
1962 2.17 5
Year K/9 Rank
1949 5.30 2
1950 4.42 9
1951 5.48 4
1952 6.69 1
1953 6.26 2
1954 5.84 3
1955 6.74 3
1956 6.75 5
Year QS Rank
1949 19 7
1950 15 9
1951 27 2
1952 23 4
1953 23 2
1954 24 2
1956 23 1
1957 22 4
1958 21 4
Year QSP Rank
1949 .576 9
1950 .577 7
1951 .818 2
1952 .697 7
1953 .676 3
1954 .727 2
1956 .742 1
1957 .688 5
1958 .636 8
Year CG Rank
1950 7 10
1951 12 3
1953 9 7
1954 10 3
1956 6 9
1957 7 10
1958 12 6
1962 10 6
Year CGP Rank
1950 .269 8
1951 .364 3
1953 .265 10
1954 .303 4
1956 .194 10
1957 .219 10
1958 .364 7
1962 .312 7
Year SHO Rank
1949 1 2
1950 4 1
1951 4 1
1954 3 2
1955 2 6
1956 2 3
1957 3 2
1962 3 3
Year GB% Rank
1950 0.53 3
1951 0.49 9
1954 0.49 8
1956 0.51 7
1957 0.51 8
Year WAR Rank
1949 4.1 7
1951 9.2 1
1952 7.5 2
1953 7.0 2
1954 4.5 7
1956 5.6 6
1957 4.6 5
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