Bill James

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

6-4, 195lb (193cm, 88kg)

Born: January 20, 1887 in Detroit, MI us

Died: May 25, 1942 in Venice, CA

Buried: Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA

Debut: June 12, 1911 (Age 24-143d, 3,520th in major league history)
vs. NYY 8.0 IP, 4 H, 5 SO, 4 BB, L

Last Game: September 17, 1919 (Age 32-240d)
vs. NYY 9.0 IP, 9 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1911 season

Full Name: William Henry James

Nicknames: Big Bill

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.6

ERA

3.21

203

146

1178.2

408

WHIP

1.432

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Team Record in Appearances: 8-12 / in Starts: 7-6

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 19, Entered with runners on base: 3

1919 Pitching Game Log

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1919 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
1	184	2	Apr 26	DET		CLE	L,1-3	8-GF		99	2.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.00	5.49	9		0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.17	0.07%
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
2	185	7	May 2	DET	@	CLE	W,14-6	GS-8	W(1-0)	5	7.1	11	6	6	5	3	0	0	5.79	4.10	38	30	2	0	0	31	6	0	0	0	0	0	2.27	-0.10%
				Player went from Detroit Tigers to Boston Red Sox
3	186	22	May 26	BOS	@	CLE	L,7-12	3-5	L(1-1)	23	2.1	4	5	5	5	0	0	0	8.49	5.06	16		0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.45	-0.36%
4	187	23	May 27	BOS	@	CLE	L,4-6	6-GF(8)		0	3.0	2	1	1	3	0	0	0	7.36	5.15	14		0	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	1	0	.29	0.01%
5	188	26	May 30(2)	BOS	@	PHA	L,3-4	10-GF(10)		2	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	7.36	5.35	2		0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.33	-0.17%
6	189	27	May 31	BOS	@	PHA	W,6-4	CG	W(2-1)	0	9.0	7	4	4	2	3	1	0	6.08	4.81	34	58	0	1	0	30	0	2	0	1	1	0	1.34	0.09%
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
7	190	30	Jun 4	BOS	@	WSH	W,8-3	CG	W(3-1)	3	9.0	8	3	2	3	1	0	0	4.96	4.39	38	59	1	0	0	34	1	0	0	1	0	1	.73	0.14%
8	191	42	Jun 18	BOS		SLB	L,2-3	GS-7	L(3-2)	13	7.0	5	3	3	3	2	0	1	4.76	4.25	29	54	0	0	0	24	0	1	0	1	0	0	.69	-0.04%
9	192	46	Jun 22	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-6	4-GF(8)		3	4.2	9	4	4	0	1	1	0	5.08	4.32	19		1	1	0	18	1	0	0	1	0	0	.35	0.00%
10	193	55	Jun 30(1)	BOS	@	NYY	L,4-7	CG(8)	L(3-3)	7	8.0	14	7	4	3	0	0	0	4.99	4.21	37	29	1	1	0	34	0	0	0	1	0	1	.93	-0.25%
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
11	194	61	Jul 4(2)	BOS		PHA	W,9-6	7-8		3	2.0	3	3	2	2	1	0	0	5.13	4.22	10		4	1	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.55	-0.10%
12	195	63	Jul 5(2)	BOS		PHA	L,6-8	GS-9		0	9.0	5	5	1	3	1	0	0	4.55	4.08	37	63	0	1	0	32	1	0	0	0	0	3	.38	-0.10%
13	196	68	Jul 10(2)	BOS	@	SLB	L,3-4	7-GF(8)	BL(3-4)	4	1.2	1	2	2	3	1	0	0	4.71	4.15	8		1	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.54	-0.04%
14	197	72	Jul 15	BOS	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG(8)	L(3-5)	4	8.0	8	3	3	5	1	0	0	4.56	4.15	37	50	1	0	0	31	1	0	0	0	0	0	.18	-0.01%
15	198	87	Jul 30(2)	BOS		DET	W,3-2	GS-7	W(4-5)	14	7.0	8	2	2	7	1	0	1	4.39	4.28	33	47	0	1	0	23	0	1	0	2	1	0	.01	0.00%
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
				Player went from Boston Red Sox to Chicago White Sox
16	199	109	Aug 22	CHW		WSH	W,3-0	SHO	W(5-5)	22	9.0	5	0	0	3	4	0	0	3.94	4.11	33	78	0	1	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.22	1.41%
17	200	112	Aug 25	CHW		NYY	L,5-6	GS-6	L(5-6)	2	5.1	11	6	6	1	1	0	1	4.29	4.06	27	22	0	0	0	23	1	1	0	2	2	0	4.52	-1.02%
18	201	116	Aug 30	CHW	@	CLE	L,0-4	GS-7	L(5-7)	4	7.0	9	4	4	4	3	0	0	4.35	4.01	31	42	0	2	0	24	1	1	0	1	1	1	1.77	-0.13%
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GSc	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	acLI	cWPA
19	202	124	Sep 9	CHW	@	WSH	W,2-0	SHO	W(6-7)	9	9.0	5	0	0	4	2	0	0	4.00	3.96	32	75	0	2	0	27	1	0	0	2	0	0	.78	0.20%
20	203	131	Sep 17(2)	CHW	@	NYY	W,11-2	CG	W(7-7)	7	9.0	9	2	1	2	1	0	1	3.77	3.90	38	62	1	0	0	35	1	0	0	1	0	1	.01	0.00%
							8-12		W-L:7-7,BSv:1	3.5	119.1	126	60	50	60	26	2	5	3.77	3.90	522	51	12	11	0	435	17	6	0	13	6	7	1.33	-0.39%

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