Billy Pierce
Eligible Seasons: 1948-1964
Best Season: 1953
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Pitching Stats
| Team | GP | GS | W | L | SV | IP | BB | K | ER | ERA | ERC | ERC# | OAV | WHIP | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 Detroit Tigers | 22 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 55.1 | 51 | 36 | 39 | 6.34 | 5.30 | 5.04 | .234 | 1.77 | 0.71 | 5.86 | 8.30 | 0.81 | $912K |
| 1949 Chicago White Sox | 32 | 26 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 171.2 | 112 | 95 | 74 | 3.88 | 3.89 | 3.64 | .228 | 1.50 | 0.85 | 4.98 | 5.87 | 0.58 | $4.30M |
| 1950 Chicago White Sox | 33 | 29 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 219.1 | 137 | 118 | 97 | 3.98 | 3.79 | 3.39 | .228 | 1.49 | 0.86 | 4.84 | 5.62 | 0.45 | $6.49M |
| 1951 Chicago White Sox | 37 | 28 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 240.1 | 73 | 113 | 81 | 3.03 | 3.37 | 3.23 | .258 | 1.29 | 1.55 | 4.23 | 2.73 | 0.52 | $6.39M |
| 1952 Chicago White Sox | 33 | 32 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 255.1 | 79 | 144 | 73 | 2.57 | 2.59 | 2.62 | .227 | 1.15 | 1.82 | 5.08 | 2.78 | 0.42 | $7.92M |
| 1953 Chicago White Sox | 40 | 33 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 271.1 | 102 | 186 | 82 | 2.72 | 2.78 | 2.69 | .218 | 1.17 | 1.82 | 6.17 | 3.38 | 0.66 | $8.16M |
| 1954 Chicago White Sox | 36 | 26 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 188.2 | 86 | 148 | 73 | 3.48 | 3.92 | 3.92 | .249 | 1.40 | 1.72 | 7.06 | 4.10 | 0.72 | $4.39M |
| 1955 Chicago White Sox | 33 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 205.2 | 64 | 157 | 45 | 1.97 | 2.49 | 2.43 | .213 | 1.10 | 2.45 | 6.87 | 2.80 | 0.70 | $6.80M |
| 1956 Chicago White Sox | 35 | 33 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 276.1 | 100 | 192 | 102 | 3.32 | 3.55 | 3.36 | .249 | 1.31 | 1.92 | 6.25 | 3.26 | 0.78 | $7.10M |
| 1957 Chicago White Sox | 37 | 34 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 257.0 | 71 | 171 | 93 | 3.26 | 2.74 | 2.76 | .234 | 1.16 | 2.41 | 5.99 | 2.49 | 0.63 | $7.58M |
| 1958 Chicago White Sox | 35 | 32 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 245.0 | 66 | 144 | 73 | 2.68 | 2.93 | 2.97 | .227 | 1.10 | 2.18 | 5.29 | 2.42 | 1.21 | $6.80M |
| 1959 Chicago White Sox | 34 | 33 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 224.0 | 62 | 114 | 90 | 3.62 | 3.57 | 3.59 | .253 | 1.25 | 1.84 | 4.58 | 2.49 | 1.04 | $5.39M |
| 1960 Chicago White Sox | 32 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 196.1 | 46 | 108 | 79 | 3.62 | 3.73 | 3.71 | .266 | 1.26 | 2.35 | 4.95 | 2.11 | 1.10 | $4.42M |
| 1961 Chicago White Sox | 39 | 28 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 180.0 | 54 | 106 | 76 | 3.80 | 3.98 | 3.88 | .275 | 1.36 | 1.96 | 5.30 | 2.70 | 0.85 | $3.69M |
| 1962 San Francisco Giants | 30 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 162.1 | 35 | 76 | 63 | 3.49 | 3.04 | 3.00 | .239 | 1.12 | 2.17 | 4.21 | 1.94 | 1.05 | $4.04M |
| 1963 San Francisco Giants | 38 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 99.0 | 20 | 52 | 47 | 4.27 | 3.81 | 4.13 | .272 | 1.27 | 2.60 | 4.73 | 1.82 | 1.09 | $1.73M |
| 1964 San Francisco Giants | 34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 49.0 | 10 | 29 | 12 | 2.20 | 2.47 | 2.64 | .222 | 1.02 | 2.90 | 5.33 | 1.84 | 1.10 | $1.18M |
Hitting Stats
| Team | Pos | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | SO | BB | HBP | RC | RC27 | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 Detroit Tigers | P | 22 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 5.6 | $912K |
| 1949 Chicago White Sox | P | 32 | 62 | 51 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2.6 | 1.6 | $4.30M |
| 1950 Chicago White Sox | P | 33 | 88 | 77 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 7.9 | 3.6 | $6.49M |
| 1951 Chicago White Sox | P | 37 | 93 | 79 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 5.2 | 2.1 | $6.39M |
| 1952 Chicago White Sox | P | 33 | 102 | 91 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 4.1 | 1.4 | $7.92M |
| 1953 Chicago White Sox | P | 40 | 102 | 87 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2.2 | .7 | $8.16M |
| 1954 Chicago White Sox | P | 36 | 68 | 57 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3.5 | 1.9 | $4.39M |
| 1955 Chicago White Sox | P | 33 | 81 | 70 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3.6 | 1.6 | $6.80M |
| 1956 Chicago White Sox | P | 35 | 113 | 102 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 3.1 | .9 | $7.10M |
| 1957 Chicago White Sox | P | 37 | 104 | 99 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 3.1 | 1.0 | $7.58M |
| 1958 Chicago White Sox | P | 35 | 94 | 83 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 5.7 | 2.2 | $6.80M |
| 1959 Chicago White Sox | P | 34 | 81 | 68 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 5.4 | 2.5 | $5.39M |
| 1960 Chicago White Sox | P | 32 | 76 | 67 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3.4 | 1.6 | $4.42M |
| 1961 Chicago White Sox | P | 39 | 63 | 56 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | .7 | $3.69M |
| 1962 San Francisco Giants | P | 30 | 66 | 56 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3.5 | 2.0 | $4.04M |
| 1963 San Francisco Giants | P | 38 | 34 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | .9 | .8 | $1.73M |
| 1964 San Francisco Giants | P | 34 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 4.3 | $1.18M |
Advanced Hitting Stats
| Team | Pos | GP | PA | AB | BA | BA+ | BA# | OBP | OBP+ | OBP# | SLG | SLG+ | SLG# | OPS | OPS+ | OPS# | HR/AB | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 Detroit Tigers | P | 22 | 17 | 17 | .294 | 111 | .292 | .294 | 84 | .284 | .529 | 139 | .530 | .824 | 113 | .814 | .000 | $912K |
| 1949 Chicago White Sox | P | 32 | 62 | 51 | .176 | 67 | .176 | .250 | 71 | .240 | .176 | 47 | .178 | .426 | 58 | .418 | .000 | $4.30M |
| 1950 Chicago White Sox | P | 33 | 88 | 77 | .260 | 96 | .256 | .321 | 90 | .308 | .299 | 74 | .290 | .620 | 82 | .598 | .000 | $6.49M |
| 1951 Chicago White Sox | P | 37 | 93 | 79 | .203 | 77 | .203 | .284 | 83 | .278 | .215 | 56 | .216 | .499 | 69 | .494 | .000 | $6.39M |
| 1952 Chicago White Sox | P | 33 | 102 | 91 | .187 | 74 | .191 | .237 | 72 | .237 | .198 | 54 | .204 | .435 | 63 | .440 | .000 | $7.92M |
| 1953 Chicago White Sox | P | 40 | 102 | 87 | .126 | 48 | .126 | .174 | 52 | .171 | .126 | 33 | .126 | .300 | 42 | .298 | .000 | $8.16M |
| 1954 Chicago White Sox | P | 36 | 68 | 57 | .193 | 75 | .195 | .242 | 73 | .241 | .193 | 52 | .196 | .435 | 62 | .437 | .000 | $4.39M |
| 1955 Chicago White Sox | P | 33 | 81 | 70 | .171 | 66 | .173 | .205 | 61 | .203 | .200 | 52 | .200 | .405 | 57 | .403 | .000 | $6.80M |
| 1956 Chicago White Sox | P | 35 | 113 | 102 | .157 | 60 | .158 | .189 | 55 | .185 | .157 | 40 | .154 | .346 | 47 | .338 | .000 | $7.10M |
| 1957 Chicago White Sox | P | 37 | 104 | 99 | .172 | 67 | .174 | .188 | 58 | .189 | .182 | 48 | .182 | .370 | 52 | .371 | .000 | $7.58M |
| 1958 Chicago White Sox | P | 35 | 94 | 83 | .205 | 81 | .208 | .250 | 78 | .253 | .241 | 63 | .241 | .491 | 70 | .494 | .000 | $6.80M |
| 1959 Chicago White Sox | P | 34 | 81 | 68 | .191 | 76 | .195 | .267 | 83 | .269 | .265 | 69 | .264 | .531 | 75 | .533 | .000 | $5.39M |
| 1960 Chicago White Sox | P | 32 | 76 | 67 | .179 | 70 | .182 | .247 | 75 | .247 | .194 | 50 | .192 | .441 | 62 | .439 | .000 | $4.42M |
| 1961 Chicago White Sox | P | 39 | 63 | 56 | .143 | 56 | .145 | .158 | 48 | .158 | .143 | 36 | .140 | .301 | 42 | .297 | .000 | $3.69M |
| 1962 San Francisco Giants | P | 30 | 66 | 56 | .214 | 82 | .215 | .254 | 78 | .255 | .214 | 55 | .211 | .469 | 65 | .466 | .000 | $4.04M |
| 1963 San Francisco Giants | P | 38 | 34 | 31 | .129 | 53 | .134 | .182 | 60 | .190 | .129 | 35 | .134 | .311 | 46 | .323 | .000 | $1.73M |
| 1964 San Francisco Giants | P | 34 | 9 | 9 | .333 | 131 | .338 | .333 | 107 | .343 | .333 | 89 | .337 | .667 | 97 | .680 | .000 | $1.18M |
Fielding Grades (Fielding/Range/Arm)
| Team | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 Detroit Tigers | A+/C- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $912K |
| 1949 Chicago White Sox | D+/A- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $4.30M |
| 1950 Chicago White Sox | A/D- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $6.49M |
| 1951 Chicago White Sox | B/C+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $6.39M |
| 1952 Chicago White Sox | A/C- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $7.92M |
| 1953 Chicago White Sox | D+/D+ | -- | D-/D- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $8.16M |
| 1954 Chicago White Sox | B/D- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $4.39M |
| 1955 Chicago White Sox | A+/D | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $6.80M |
| 1956 Chicago White Sox | C-/D- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $7.10M |
| 1957 Chicago White Sox | B/C | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $7.58M |
| 1958 Chicago White Sox | A/D+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $6.80M |
| 1959 Chicago White Sox | B+/C+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $5.39M |
| 1960 Chicago White Sox | C+/C- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $4.42M |
| 1961 Chicago White Sox | C/C- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $3.69M |
| 1962 San Francisco Giants | A-/C- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $4.04M |
| 1963 San Francisco Giants | A+/B | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $1.73M |
| 1964 San Francisco Giants | D/D | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $1.18M |
Player Awards
| Team | All-Star | MVP | Gold Glove | Rookie of the Year | Cy Young | Reliever of the Year | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 Detroit Tigers | $912K | ||||||
| 1949 Chicago White Sox | $4.30M | ||||||
| 1950 Chicago White Sox | $6.49M | ||||||
| 1951 Chicago White Sox | $6.39M | ||||||
| 1952 Chicago White Sox | $7.92M | ||||||
| 1953 Chicago White Sox | X | $8.16M | |||||
| 1954 Chicago White Sox | $4.39M | ||||||
| 1955 Chicago White Sox | X | $6.80M | |||||
| 1956 Chicago White Sox | X | $7.10M | |||||
| 1957 Chicago White Sox | X | $7.58M | |||||
| 1958 Chicago White Sox | X | $6.80M | |||||
| 1959 Chicago White Sox | X | $5.39M | |||||
| 1960 Chicago White Sox | $4.42M | ||||||
| 1961 Chicago White Sox | X | $3.69M | |||||
| 1962 San Francisco Giants | $4.04M | ||||||
| 1963 San Francisco Giants | $1.73M | ||||||
| 1964 San Francisco Giants | $1.18M |
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