Billy Pierce

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-10, 160lb (178cm, 72kg)

Born: April 2, 1927 in Detroit, MI us

Died: July 31, 2015 in Palos Heights, IL

Buried: Chapel Hill Gardens South Cemetery, Oak Lawn, IL

High School: Highland Park HS (Highland Park, MI)

Debut: June 1, 1945 (Age 18-060d, 9,955th in major league history)
vs. BOS 3.1 IP, 1 H, 4 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: October 3, 1964 (Age 37-184d)
vs. CHC 3.0 IP, 4 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1948 season

Full Name: Walter William Pierce

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

53.2

211

169

ERA

3.27

585

433

3306.2

1999

WHIP

1.260

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Team Record in Appearances: 14-18 / in Starts: 12-17

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 29, Entered with runners on base: 1

1950 Pitching Game Log

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1950 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	60	5	Apr 23	CHW	@	DET	W,5-4	5-GF	W(1-0)	99	4.1	3	0	0	1	4	0	0	0.00	1.43	17	6	3	0	0	3		2	0	0	0	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.46	0.623	4.16	0.63%	2.83	5b 12- 2 out d2	9b end a 1
2	61	7	Apr 30(2)	CHW		DET	T,7-7			6	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.65	5												5			0		0
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
3	62	10	May 5	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-5	GS-7	L(1-1)	4	7.0	6	4	4	9	8	2	0	2.92	5.18	33	4	6	0	0	6	48			0	1	0	24	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.09	-0.078	2.41	-0.10%	0.38	1b start tie	7b 3 out d2
4	63	16	May 11	CHW	@	WSH	L,5-8	GS-3	L(1-2)	5	2.1	4	5	5	3	2	0	0	5.52	5.11	14	2	3	1	0	4	28			0	0	0	11	2	1	0	0	0	0	.92	-0.388	1.32	-0.33%	-4.35	1b start tie	3b --3 1 out d3
5	64	20	May 14(2)	CHW	@	CLE	L,1-3	GS-8	L(1-3)	2	7.1	8	3	3	4	4	0	0	4.91	4.45	33	9	8	0	0	8	50			0	0	0	28	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.09	-0.097	1.12	-0.06%	0.42	1b start tie	8b 12- 1 out d2
6	65	27	May 21(2)	CHW		BOS	W,4-3	CG	W(2-3)	6	9.0	7	3	3	7	7	0	0	4.35	4.13	41	10	10	0	2	7	61			2	0	0	33	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.76	0.304	.44	0.05%	1.97	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
7	66	29	May 24	CHW		PHA	W,10-7	9-GF	S(1)	2	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.22	4.18	4	0	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.97	0.038	.29	0.01%	0.55	9t --- 0 out a3	9t end a 3
8	67	32	May 27	CHW		CLE	W,6-1	CG	W(3-3)	2	9.0	8	1	1	4	4	0	0	3.51	3.93	38	11	11	1	0	8	67			0	1	0	33	0	0	1	2	0	2	1.22	0.425	.23	0.05%	3.97	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
9	68	38	Jun 1	CHW	@	NYY	L,5-6	GS-9		4	8.0	6	5	5	5	2	0	0	3.86	3.93	35	10	12	0	5	6	47			0	0	0	30	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.48	-0.081	.65	-0.02%	0.07	1b start tie	9b 1-3 0 out a2
10	69	43	Jun 5	CHW	@	BOS	L,0-12	GS-4	L(3-4)	3	3.1	7	11	10	5	2	1	0	5.33	4.30	24	5	5	0	0	7	1			0	0	0	18	2	0	1	0	0	2	.54	-0.321	.09	-0.03%	-7.20	1b start tie	4b 123 1 out d8
11	70	48	Jun 10	CHW	@	WSH	L,0-6	GS-3	L(3-5)	4	2.1	5	5	5	2	1	0	0	5.93	4.30	14	3	3	0	0	5	26			0	0	0	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	.93	-0.217	.11	-0.02%	-2.83	1b start tie	3b -23 1 out d3
12	71	53	Jun 15	CHW		NYY	W,5-0	SHO	W(4-5)	4	9.0	1	0	0	5	7	0	0	5.09	4.08	33	7	13	0	0	1	87			0	0	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	.87	0.382	.20	0.05%	4.97	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
13	72	58	Jun 21	CHW		BOS	W,3-1	CG	W(5-5)	5	9.0	7	1	1	7	8	0	0	4.58	3.96	40	10	10	0	0	5	70			1	0	0	32	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.57	0.497	.20	0.04%	3.97	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
14	73	63	Jun 26	CHW	@	DET	L,4-6	GS-8	L(5-6)	4	7.2	7	6	6	7	4	0	0	4.82	3.99	35	13	4	0	0	7	38			0	1	0	28	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.26	-0.224	.39	-0.04%	0.13	1b start a 4	8b 1-3 2 out tie
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
15	74	68	Jul 1	CHW		SLB	W,4-1	CG	W(6-6)	4	9.0	4	1	1	3	4	1	0	4.43	4.01	33	10	12	2	1	4	76			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	.83	0.465	.11	0.04%	3.97	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
16	75	74	Jul 5	CHW	@	CLE	L,3-8	GS-6	L(6-7)	3	6.0	8	6	6	4	2	0	0	4.72	4.00	29	8	7	0	0	8	30			1	0	0	25	1	0	0	1	0	0	.51	-0.303	.06	-0.02%	-2.72	1b start tie	6b 3 out d5
17	76	80	Jul 9	CHW	@	SLB	L,2-4	GS-7	L(6-8)	3	6.0	6	4	4	5	0	1	0	4.80	4.19	31	7	13	0	1	6	39			0	0	0	26	2	0	1	0	0	2	1.25	-0.081	.04	0.00%	-0.80	1b start a 1	7b 1-3 0 out d1
18	77	84	Jul 16(1)	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG(8)	L(6-9)	6	8.0	6	2	2	4	2	0	0	4.61	4.15	33	10	11	0	3	6	60			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	1	0	0	.98	0.178	.02	0.00%	2.42	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
19	78	90	Jul 22	CHW	@	PHA	W,6-1	CG	W(7-9)	5	9.0	4	1	1	4	3	0	0	4.34	4.08	36	7	18	1	1	4	74			0	0	0	32	1	0	0	0	0	1	.85	0.218	.00	0.00%	4.02	1b start tie	9b 3 out a5
20	79	94	Jul 27(1)	CHW		WSH	L,2-3	GS-8	L(7-10)	4	7.2	1	3	3	8	2	0	0	4.29	4.15	31	9	11	2	0	1	59			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.93	0.213	.00	0.00%	2.61	1t start tie	8t 123 2 out tie
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
21	80	100	Aug 1	CHW		PHA	W,8-1	CG	W(8-10)	4	9.0	5	1	1	6	3	0	0	4.07	4.13	38	12	12	4	0	5	70			0	0	0	32	2	0	0	0	0	0	.52	0.201	.00	0.00%	3.97	1t start tie	9t 3 out a7
22	81	105	Aug 6(1)	CHW		BOS	L,2-9	GS-8	L(8-11)	4	8.0	9	9	4	2	3	2	0	4.09	4.23	38	15	9	2	1	9	39			0	0	0	35	4	0	1	0	0	2	.68	-0.328	.00	0.00%	-4.58	1t start tie	8t 3 out d7
23	82	108	Aug 9	CHW		DET	L,3-5	9-GF		2	1.0	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	4.06	4.23	6	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	.56	0.021	.00	0.00%	0.55	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
24	83	111	Aug 11	CHW		CLE	L,2-3	CG	L(8-12)	1	9.0	5	3	2	4	6	0	1	3.94	4.15	38	12	10	2	0	5	69			0	0	0	33	0	0	0	1	0	2	1.69	-0.159	.00	0.00%	1.97	1t start tie	9t 3 out d1
25	84	115	Aug 16	CHW	@	DET	L,2-6	GS-2	L(8-13)	4	1.1	4	5	5	3	0	0	0	4.20	4.20	11	3	1	0	0	4	23			0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.51	-0.337	.00	0.00%	-3.58	1b start a 2	2b -2- 1 out d2
26	85	119	Aug 20(2)	CHW	@	CLE	W,6-5	CG	W(9-13)	3	9.0	6	5	4	4	7	3	1	4.19	4.35	37	6	13	0	0	6	60			0	0	0	32	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.39	0.256	.00	0.00%	-0.08	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
27	86	123	Aug 25(2)	CHW	@	WSH	W,10-5	GS-5		4	4.2	7	5	5	6	3	0	0	4.34	4.38	27	4	7	0	0	7	27			0	0	0	21	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.15	-0.225	.00	0.00%	-3.10	1b start tie	5b 123 2 out a3
28	87	129	Aug 31	CHW	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	L(9-14)	5	8.2	8	4	4	6	8	0	0	4.33	4.30	40	11	7	2	0	8	54			0	1	0	33	2	1	1	0	0	1	1.70	-0.234	.00	0.00%	0.77	1b start tie	9b 123 2 out d1
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
29	88	134	Sep 5	CHW		CLE	L,2-3	CG(10)	L(9-15)	4	10.0	9	3	2	6	6	1	0	4.19	4.31	44	16	7	1	0	9	64			0	0	0	37	2	0	2	2	0	1	1.62	0.116	.00	0.00%	2.53	1t start tie	10t 3 out d1
30	89	138	Sep 9	CHW		DET	L,0-7	GS-6	L(9-16)	3	5.2	11	6	4	5	3	0	0	4.26	4.30	32	7	6	0	0	11	25			0	0	0	26	1	1	0	0	0	1	1.02	-0.197	.00	0.00%	-3.15	1t start tie	6t 12- 2 out d6
31	90	144	Sep 16	CHW		PHA	W,10-3	CG	W(10-16)	6	9.0	7	3	3	2	3	0	0	4.20	4.23	35						62						33			0		0
32	91	149	Sep 23	CHW	@	SLB	W,12-5	CG	W(11-16)	6	9.0	8	5	2	3	4	0	0	4.11	4.16	39	5	19	0	9	8	58			0	0	0	36	4	0	0	0	0	1	.24	0.185	.00	0.00%	0.32	1b start tie	9b 3 out a7
33	92	154	Sep 30	CHW		SLB	W,8-2	CG	W(12-16)	6	9.0	9	2	0	0	4	0	0	3.94	4.06	35	10	12	0	0	9	69			0	0	0	35	2	1	0	0	0	1	.88	0.239	.00	0.00%	2.97	1t start tie	9t 3 out a6
							14-18		W-L:12-16,Sv:1	4.0	219.1	189	112	96	137	118	11	2	3.94	4.06	979	0.91		4%	5%	178	51	2	0%	4	4	0	829	33	9	8	13	0	17	1.16	1.091	.31	0.23%	13.01

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