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

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.

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1972 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 18	PHI		STL	W,6-3	GS	36	8.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
2	9 (4)	Apr 26	PHI	@	SFG	L,6-8	GS	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	14 (4)	Apr 30 (2)	PHI	@	SDP	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	18 (3)	May 5	PHI		SFG	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
5	22 (3)	May 11	PHI		SDP	W,6-5	GS	18	4.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
6	26 (3)	May 16	PHI		CHC	L,1-8	GS	15	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
7	30 (3)	May 20 (2)	PHI		NYM	L,1-2	GS	19	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	36 (5)	May 27	PHI	@	PIT	W,2-1	GS	30	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	44 (7)	Jun 4	PHI		CIN	L,0-2	GS	30	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
10	47 (2)	Jun 8	PHI		HOU	W,7-2	GS	23	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	51 (3)	Jun 13 (1)	PHI	@	CIN	L,4-8	GS	26	6.1	0	1	0	1	1	P
12	56 (4)	Jun 18	PHI	@	HOU	L,0-10	GS	5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	61 (4)	Jun 26	PHI	@	CHC	L,1-11	GS	20	3.2	0	1	1	2	0	P
14	66 (4)	Jun 30	PHI		STL	L,1-4	GS	24	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	71 (4)	Jul 4	PHI		SFG	L,1-2	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
16	75 (3)	Jul 8	PHI		SDP	L,5-8	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	80 (4)	Jul 12	PHI		LAD	L,5-9	GS	10	1.1	0	1	0	1	1	P
18	84 (3)	Jul 18	PHI	@	SDP	L,1-5	GS	24	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	87 (2)	Jul 22	PHI	@	LAD	L,3-4	GS	18	4.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	98 (10)	Aug 2	PHI	@	NYM	W,5-3	GS	24	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
21	103 (4)	Aug 8	PHI	@	PIT	L,2-4	GS	18	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	108 (4)	Aug 13 (2)	PHI		MON	L,3-8	GS	19	3.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
23	110 (1)	Aug 16	PHI		CIN	L,2-8		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	117 (6)	Aug 23	PHI		ATL	L,6-9		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	118	Aug 25	PHI	@	CIN	L,1-6		9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	125 (6)	Sep 1 (2)	PHI	@	ATL	L,5-11		15	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	135 (9)	Sep 10	PHI		CHC	L,3-5		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	138 (2)	Sep 13	PHI		NYM	L,6-11	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	148 (9)	Sep 26	PHI		PIT	L,1-5		20	4.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
30	153 (4)	Oct 1	PHI	@	MON	L,6-10		8	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
							30gm		132.2	9	22	1	32	2