Bill Champion

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 188lb (193cm, 85kg)

Born: September 18, 1947 in Shelby, NC us

Died: January 7, 2017 in Shelby, NC

Buried: Cremated

Draft: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 3rd round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from Shelby HS (Shelby, NC).

High School: Shelby HS (Shelby, NC)

Debut: June 4, 1969 (Age 21-259d, 12,835th in major league history)
vs. SDP 8.0 IP, 6 H, 5 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER, L

Last Game: June 5, 1976 (Age 28-261d)
vs. KCR 2.0 IP, 6 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 5 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1969 season

Full Name: Buford Billy Champion

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.9

ERA

4.69

202

102

804.1

360

WHIP

1.525

Summary of 64 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

1 leading off, 1 walk-off, 8 tying, 13 go ahead

2 Tms
MIL	32
PHI	31

Platoon
vs RHB	34
vs LHB	29

Home/Road
Away	37
Home	26

Outs
0	24
1	21
2	18

20 Opps
CHC	7
DET	7
BAL	6
BOS	5
NYY	4
PIT	4
CLE	4
STL	3
SDP	3
CIN	3
NYM	3
MON	3
CAL	2
HOU	2
CHW	2
SFG	1
OAK	1
TEX	1
ATL	1
LAD	1

53 Batters
Rick Monday	3
Dan Meyer	2
Bill Melton	2
George Hendrick	2
Ron Santo	2
Bruce Bochte	2
Willie Stargell	2
Mack Jones	2
Nate Colbert	2
Elrod Hendricks	1
Fergie Jenkins	1
Carlton Fisk	1
Ralph Garr	1
Ed Herrmann	1
Dick McAuliffe	1
Bobby Murcer	1
Lou Brock	1
Johnny Bench	1
Tony Pérez	1
Jim Rice	1
Doug Rader	1
Cito Gaston	1
Dave Kingman	1
Manny Sanguillén	1
Jim Wynn	1
Bernie Carbo	1
Ron Hunt	1
Don Baylor	1
Ben Oglivie	1
José Cruz	1
Jim Spencer	1
Ed Kranepool	1
Paul Blair	1
Enos Cabell	1
Ron Blomberg	1
Art Shamsky	1
Elliott Maddox	1
Frank Duffy	1
John Lowenstein	1
Bob Robertson	1
Reggie Jackson	1
Tom Veryzer	1
Carmen Fanzone	1
Jim Northrup	1
Jerry McNertney	1
Brooks Robinson	1
Tommie Agee	1
Frank Robinson	1
Tommy Davis	1
Jack Pierce	1
Jim Merritt	1
Rico Petrocelli	1
Juan Beníquez	1

20 Parks
County Stad (MIL)	15
VeteransStad (PHI)	8
Shea Stad (NYC)	5
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	4
Fenway Pk (BOS)	4
Memor. Stad (BAL)	4
ConnieMackSt (PHI)	3
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	3
Parc Jarry (MON)	3
Busch Stad (STL)	2
ClevelandStd (CLE)	2
Tiger Stad (DET)	2
RingCentral Col (OAK)	1
Qualcomm St (SAN)	1
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	1
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1
3Com Park (SFO)	1
Yankee Stad (NYC)	1
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	1
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	1

Where Hit
7	22
9	17
8	5
89	1
78	1

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	33
2·HR gms	15

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	39
1--	13
12-	5
-2-	4
123	1
1-3	1

95 Runs
RISP	11
0 on	39
1 on	17
2 on	6
3 on	1
Any on	24

Inning
1	4
2	9
3	13
4	11
5	6
6	5
7	9
8	1
9	4
Extra	1

1-3	26
4-6	22
7-end	15

RelScore
+4..	16
+3	1
+2	8
+1	11
Tied	10
-1	11
-2	1
-3	1
-4..	4

Ahead	36
Tied	10
Behind	17

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
LF	13
CF	12
1B	10
3B	9
C	6
RF	5
P	2
2B	2
DH	2
SS	2

OrderPos
6th	13
4th	12
3rd	8
5th	8
2nd	7
7th	6
1st	5
9th	3
8th	1

Leverage
High Lev	9
Medium Lev	21
Low Lev	33

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1969	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1969-06-27	Mack Jones	MON		PHI	behind 0-1	b 1	0	1--	2	2	7	18%	65%		Home Run (Deep LF); G. Sutherland Scores
2	2	2	2	1969-06-27	Mack Jones	MON		PHI	behind 3-8	b 5	0	1--	2	2	7	9%	17%		Home Run (Deep CF); G. Sutherland Scores/unER
3	3	3	1	1969-07-16	Lou Brock	STL		PHI	ahead 2-0	b 4	2	12-	3	1	7	15%	95%		Home Run (Deep LF); M. Shannon Scores; J. Javier Scores
4	4	4	1	1969-07-20 (2)	Ron Santo	CHC	@	PHI	tied 1-1	t 3	1	1--	2	4	5	21%	71%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Williams Scores
5	5	5	1	1969-08-17	Doug Rader	HOU	@	PHI	ahead 1-0	t 2	1	---	1	6	5	11%	70%		Home Run (Deep LF)
6	6	6	1	1969-09-07	Tommie Agee	NYM		PHI	behind 0-1	b 1	0	---	1	1	8	11%	55%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
7	7	7	2	1969-09-07	Art Shamsky	NYM		PHI	tied 1-1	b 1	2	---	1	4	7	11%	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
1970	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	1970-08-17	Tony Pérez	CIN		PHI	ahead 4-0	b 4	2	12-	3	3	5	7%	98%		Home Run (Deep CF); P. Rose Scores; B. Tolan Scores
9	9	2	2	1970-08-17	Jim Merritt	CIN		PHI	ahead 8-0	b 7	2	---	1	9	1	0%	100%		Home Run (CF-RF)
10	10	3	1	1970-08-21 (2)	Jim Wynn	HOU	@	PHI	ahead 5-0	t 5	0	---	1	3	7	2%	97%		Home Run (Deep CF)
1971	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	1971-04-13	Bob Robertson	PIT	@	PHI	ahead 7-3	t 9	1	---	1	5	3	1%	99%		Home Run (Deep CF)
12	12	2	2	1971-04-13	Willie Stargell	PIT	@	PHI	ahead 8-3	t 9	1	---	1	6	7	0%	100%		Home Run (Deep RF)
13	13	3	1	1971-04-24	Jerry McNertney	STL		PHI	tied 0-0	b 2	0	1--	2	7	2	17%	76%		Home Run (Deep LF); T. Sizemore Scores
14	14	4	1	1971-05-02	Ron Santo	CHC		PHI	ahead 5-1	b 7	1	-2-	2	4	5	2%	99%		Home Run (Deep RF); B. Williams Scores
15	15	5	1	1971-05-15	Ralph Garr	ATL		PHI	ahead 5-1	b 7	0	---	1	2	7	1%	99%		Home Run (Deep RF)
16	16	6	1	1971-06-13	Cito Gaston	SDP	@	PHI	behind 4-8	t 7	1	12-	3	3	8	17%	24%		Home Run (Deep CF); E. Hernández Scores; G. Jestadt Scores
17	17	7	1	1971-09-21 (1)	Ron Hunt	MON		PHI	behind 1-5	b 8	1	-2-	2	1	4	6%	10%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. McDonald Scores
18	18	8	1	1971-09-25	Fergie Jenkins	CHC		PHI	ahead 1-0	b 3	0	---	1	9	1	10%	77%		Home Run (Deep LF)
19	19	9	2	1971-09-25	Carmen Fanzone	CHC		PHI	ahead 2-0	b 3	2	---	1	3	5	8%	83%		Home Run (Deep LF)
20	20	10	1	1971-09-30	Manny Sanguillén	PIT	@	PHI	behind 0-1	t 3	0	---	1	7	2	13%	50%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1972	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
21	21	1	1	1972-04-26	Dave Kingman	SFG		PHI	tied 0-0	b 2	0	---	1	4	3	12%	66%		Home Run
22	22	2	1	1972-05-11	Nate Colbert	SDP	@	PHI	ahead 2-1	t 3	2	1--	2	4	3	20%	80%		Home Run; L. Lee Scores
23	23	3	1	1972-05-16	Rick Monday	CHC	@	PHI	tied 0-0	t 1	1	12-	3	4	8	23%	77%		Home Run; D. Kessinger Scores; G. Beckert Scores
24	24	4	2	1972-05-16	Rick Monday	CHC	@	PHI	ahead 4-0	t 3	1	---	1	4	8	5%	92%		Home Run
25	25	5	1	1972-06-13 (1)	Johnny Bench	CIN		PHI	behind 3-4	b 6	2	---	1	4	2	22%	52%		Home Run (Deep LF)
26	26	6	1	1972-06-26	Rick Monday	CHC		PHI	ahead 3-1	b 3	1	---	1	5	8	8%	84%		Home Run
27	27	7	1	1972-06-30	José Cruz	STL	@	PHI	tied 0-0	t 2	2	---	1	6	8	12%	58%		Home Run
28	28	8	1	1972-07-18	Nate Colbert	SDP		PHI	ahead 1-0	b 5	1	-2-	2	4	3	15%	90%		Home Run; J. Morales Scores
29	29	9	1	1972-07-22	Frank Robinson	LAD		PHI	tied 0-0	b 4	0	1--	2	4	9	21%	81%		Home Run; W. Davis Scores
30	30	10	1	1972-08-02	Ed Kranepool	NYM		PHI	behind 1-2	b 6	1	---	1	4	3	21%	54%		Home Run
31	31	11	1	1972-08-08	Willie Stargell	PIT		PHI	ahead 1-0	b 3	2	1-3	3	4	3	22%	90%		Home Run; V. Davalillo Scores; G. Clines Scores
1973	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
32	32	1	1	1973-04-06	Don Baylor	BAL		MIL	ahead 8-0	b 7	1	---	1	5	7	0%	100%		Home Run (LF-CF)
33	33	2	2	1973-04-06	Brooks Robinson	BAL		MIL	ahead 9-0	b 7	1	---	1	6	5	0%	100%		Home Run (Deep LF)
34	34	3	1	1973-04-17	George Hendrick	CLE		MIL	ahead 5-3	b 6	2	---	1	7	8	7%	90%		Home Run
35	35	4	1	1973-05-18	Ron Blomberg	NYY		MIL	behind 0-1	b 4	0	---	1	5	3	14%	56%		Home Run (Deep RF)
36	36	5	1	1973-05-24	Rico Petrocelli	BOS		MIL	ahead 2-1	b 3	1	---	1	5	5	10%	75%		Home Run (Deep LF)
37	37	6	1	1973-07-03 (2)	Elrod Hendricks	BAL		MIL	tied 4-4	b 10	1	1--	2	7	2	37%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep RF); T. Crowley Scores
38	38	7	1	1973-07-31 (2)	Dick McAuliffe	DET	@	MIL	ahead 4-0	t 3	2	1--	2	6	4	8%	94%		Home Run (Deep RF); D. Sims Scores
39	39	8	2	1973-07-31 (2)	Jim Northrup	DET	@	MIL	ahead 6-1	t 4	0	1--	2	1	9	4%	98%		Home Run (Deep RF); E. Brinkman Scores
40	40	9	1	1973-09-04	John Lowenstein	CLE	@	MIL	behind 2-4	t 9	0	---	1	5	8	9%	15%		Home Run (Deep RF)
41	41	10	2	1973-09-04	Frank Duffy	CLE	@	MIL	behind 3-4	t 9	2	1--	2	9	6	75%	82%		Home Run (Deep LF); C. Spikes Scores
1974	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
42	42	1	1	1974-05-24	Bernie Carbo	BOS		MIL	tied 0-0	b 2	0	---	1	5	DH	11%	66%		Home Run (Deep LF)
43	43	2	2	1974-05-24	Juan Beníquez	BOS		MIL	ahead 1-0	b 3	0	---	1	1	8	10%	77%		Home Run (Deep LF)
44	44	3	1	1974-05-26	Carlton Fisk	BOS		MIL	ahead 3-1	b 6	1	---	1	7	2	7%	91%		Home Run (Deep LF)
45	45	4	1	1974-07-02	George Hendrick	CLE		MIL	ahead 4-2	b 7	0	---	1	6	8	5%	95%		Home Run (Deep LF)
46	46	5	1	1974-07-10	Bill Melton	CHW	@	MIL	behind 0-3	t 7	2	---	1	6	5	6%	11%		Home Run
47	47	6	1	1974-07-31	Bobby Murcer	NYY	@	MIL	behind 1-2	t 4	0	---	1	3	9	13%	50%		Home Run (Deep RF)
48	48	7	1	1974-08-31	Bruce Bochte	CAL	@	MIL	ahead 3-2	t 4	1	---	1	6	7	12%	73%		Home Run (Deep RF)
49	49	8	2	1974-08-31	Bruce Bochte	CAL	@	MIL	ahead 4-3	t 7	0	---	1	6	7	12%	83%		Home Run (Deep RF)
50	50	9	1	1974-09-10	Enos Cabell	BAL	@	MIL	behind 0-1	t 3	1	---	1	8	3	12%	48%		Home Run (Deep LF)
51	51	10	2	1974-09-10	Paul Blair	BAL	@	MIL	behind 1-2	t 4	0	---	1	2	8	13%	50%		Home Run (Deep LF)
52	52	11	1	1974-09-20	Tom Veryzer	DET	@	MIL	behind 0-1	t 2	1	-2-	2	7	6	18%	59%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Nettles Scores
53	53	12	2	1974-09-20	Dan Meyer	DET	@	MIL	ahead 2-1	t 3	1	---	1	2	7	11%	71%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1975	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
54	54	1	1	1975-04-27 (2)	Ed Herrmann	NYY		MIL	ahead 4-0	b 4	0	---	1	6	2	3%	95%		Home Run
55	55	2	2	1975-04-27 (2)	Elliott Maddox	NYY		MIL	ahead 5-0	b 4	2	12-	3	2	8	4%	99%		Home Run; S. Alomar Scores; R. White Scores
56	56	3	1	1975-05-21	Jim Spencer	TEX	@	MIL	tied 0-0	t 2	0	1--	2	6	3	17%	71%		Home Run (Deep RF); M. Hargrove Scores
57	57	4	1	1975-06-03	Reggie Jackson	OAK		MIL	ahead 3-1	b 4	2	---	1	3	9	8%	85%		Home Run
58	58	5	1	1975-06-23	Jack Pierce	DET	@	MIL	behind 1-5	t 5	2	1--	2	6	3	11%	19%		Home Run (Deep RF); D. Meyer Scores
59	59	6	1	1975-07-02 (1)	Jim Rice	BOS	@	MIL	ahead 3-0	t 5	2	---	1	5	7	7%	89%		Home Run
60	60	7	1	1975-07-06 (2)	Ben Oglivie	DET		MIL	ahead 5-1	b 2	0	1--	2	2	9	6%	95%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. LeFlore Scores
61	61	8	2	1975-07-06 (2)	Dan Meyer	DET		MIL	ahead 7-1	b 2	0	---	1	3	7	2%	97%		Home Run (Deep RF)
62	62	9	1	1975-07-20 (2)	Bill Melton	CHW		MIL	ahead 6-4	b 6	0	---	1	6	5	7%	92%		Home Run
63	63	10	1	1975-08-01 (1)	Tommy Davis	BAL		MIL	ahead 1-0	b 5	2	123	4	3	DH	23%	96%		Home Run (Deep LF); E. Hendricks Scores; B. Robinson Scores; K. Singleton Scores