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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	6 (5)	Apr 13	PHI		PIT	L,3-9	GF	6	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	8 (1)	Apr 16	PHI		ATL	L,7-8	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	14 (5)	Apr 24	PHI	@	STL	L,0-5	GS	18	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	21 (6)	May 2	PHI	@	CHC	L,1-7	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
5	23 (1)	May 4	PHI		STL	L,3-7		8	1.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
6	25 (1)	May 7	PHI		HOU	L,1-8		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	28 (2)	May 11	PHI		CHC	L,2-6		8	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	31 (2)	May 15	PHI	@	ATL	L,2-6		9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	34 (2)	May 18	PHI	@	CIN	L,3-4		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	37 (2)	May 21	PHI		CIN	L,3-7		18	4.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
11	43 (5)	May 28	PHI	@	LAD	L,2-6		11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	44	May 29	PHI	@	LAD	L,3-9	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	58 (13)	Jun 13	PHI		SDP	L,8-9		20	4.1	1	0	0	1	0	P
14	64 (5)	Jun 20 (1)	PHI	@	NYM	L,6-7		7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	67 (2)	Jun 22	PHI	@	CIN	L,1-6	GF	16	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	70 (2)	Jun 25	PHI		PIT	L,4-14	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	77 (6)	Jul 1	PHI		CIN	L,1-5		10	2.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
18	82 (4)	Jul 5	PHI	@	ATL	W,6-5	GS	14	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	85 (2)	Jul 8	PHI		MON	W,7-5		13	4.1	0	3	0	3	0	P
20	89 (3)	Jul 11	PHI		MON	W,11-5		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	91 (1)	Jul 16	PHI	@	CHC	L,2-11		9	1.2	0	0	1	1	0	P
22	94 (2)	Jul 18 (2)	PHI	@	HOU	L,7-10		15	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
23	97 (2)	Jul 21	PHI	@	STL	L,1-6		4	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
24	105 (7)	Jul 28	PHI		HOU	L,3-6		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	115 (9)	Aug 8 (2)	PHI	@	PIT	L,0-4		12	2.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
26	117 (1)	Aug 11	PHI	@	LAD	L,1-4	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	122 (4)	Aug 17	PHI	@	SFG	L,1-5		11	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	124 (1)	Aug 20	PHI		LAD	L,5-9		13	2.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
29	129 (4)	Aug 25	PHI		SDP	L,0-7	GS	21	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
30	132 (2)	Aug 29	PHI		SFG	L,3-8		9	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	135 (2)	Sep 1	PHI	@	PIT	L,7-10	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	142 (6)	Sep 6 (2)	PHI		STL	W,2-1	GS	20	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	146 (3)	Sep 12	PHI	@	NYM	L,2-3	GS	29	6.1	1	2	0	3	0	P
34	150 (3)	Sep 16	PHI		MON	L,2-6	GS	31	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
35	154 (3)	Sep 21 (1)	PHI	@	MON	W,5-4	GS	29	7.1	3	0	0	3	1	P
36	159 (4)	Sep 25	PHI	@	CHC	L,2-4	GS	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	162 (2)	Sep 30	PHI		PIT	L,3-4	GS	17	3.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
							37gm		108.2	12	19	1	32	1