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: 18-14 / in Starts: 17-14

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1952 Pitching Game Log

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1952 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	130	1	Apr 15	CHW		CLE	L,2-3	GS-8	L(0-1)	99	8.0	6	3	3	4	4	0	1	3.38	3.27	35	9	11	0	0	6	58			1	0	0	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.00	0.013	2.53	0.02%	0.75	1t start tie	8t 3 out d2
2	131	7	Apr 20 susp	CHW	@	SLB	W,10-5	GS-7	W(1-1)	4	7.0	3	2	2	1	7	0	0	3.00	2.12	24	3	10	1	0	3	69			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	.28	0.158	.48	0.16%	1.31	1b start tie	7b 3 out a8
3	132	9	Apr 25	CHW	@	CLE	L,4-5	GS-9	L(1-2)	4	8.1	9	5	5	4	10	1	0	3.86	2.43	37	6	8	0	0	9	51			0	0	0	32	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.35	-0.355	2.65	-0.42%	-0.74	1b start tie	9b -2- 1 out tie
4	133	13	Apr 30(1)	CHW	@	WSH	W,7-3	GS-7	W(2-2)	4	6.0	4	3	3	4	4	0	0	3.99	2.56	25	7	6	0	2	4	52			0	0	0	21	1	0	0	1	0	0	.67	-0.032	1.65	-0.05%	-1.27	1b start tie	7b 12- 0 out a3
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
5	134	19	May 4(2)	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-3	GS-7	L(2-3)	3	7.0	5	2	2	1	3	1	0	3.72	2.80	27	5	13	0	0	5	61			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	.86	0.041	2.11	0.06%	1.05	1b start tie	7b 3 out d1
6	135	23	May 9	CHW	@	DET	W,8-5	GS-6		4	6.0	9	4	4	0	1	0	0	4.04	2.70	26	3	13	5	0	9	39			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.28	-0.270	2.24	-0.28%	-1.22	1b start a 2	6b 3 out d2
7	136	27	May 13	CHW		BOS	W,5-0	SHO	W(3-3)	3	9.0	7	0	0	1	4	0	0	3.33	2.55	34	11	11	0	0	7	76			0	0	0	32	2	0	0	0	0	0	.72	0.350	1.86	0.54%	4.22	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
8	137	31	May 18(2)	CHW		WSH	W,6-4	9-GF	S(1)	4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.31	2.55	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.80	0.070	7.50	0.11%	0.42	9t 12- 2 out a2	9t end a 2
9	138	33	May 21	CHW		NYY	L,1-5	GS-9	L(3-4)	2	8.1	12	5	5	2	3	0	0	3.60	2.52	37	15	6	0	0	11	40			1	0	0	33	2	2	0	1	0	0	1.29	-0.243	2.96	-0.34%	-1.70	1t start tie	9t --3 1 out d4
10	139	37	May 26	CHW	@	SLB	W,6-2	CG	W(4-4)	4	9.0	9	2	2	2	6	0	0	3.39	2.42	38	6	15	0	0	9	65			0	0	0	35	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.25	0.270	2.55	0.33%	2.26	1b start tie	9b 3 out a4
11	140	40	May 30(1)	CHW	@	CLE	W,7-2	CG	W(5-4)	3	9.0	5	2	2	6	5	0	0	3.23	2.52	38	13	9	0	0	5	68			0	0	0	31	0	0	1	1	0	1	1.27	0.054	4.01	0.10%	1.89	1b start tie	9b 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
12	141	45	Jun 3	CHW	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG(13)	L(5-5)	3	12.2	12	4	4	3	6	0	0	3.18	2.47	51	18	12	1	1	12	67			0	0	0	47	0	0	1	1	0	0	1.55	0.253	4.86	0.48%	0.95	1b start tie	13b 123 2 out d1
13	142	51	Jun 10	CHW	@	PHA	W,15-4	GS-7	W(6-5)	6	7.0	10	4	4	2	3	0	0	3.32	2.46	32	8	10	0	2	9	42			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	1	0	0	.45	0.156	1.25	0.26%	-0.56	1b start a 1	7b 3 out a11
14	143	57	Jun 17(1)	CHW		PHA	W,13-1	CG	W(7-5)	6	9.0	6	1	1	1	4	1	1	3.12	2.56	36	11	14	2	0	5	74			0	0	0	34	0	0	0	1	0	2	.37	0.213	1.21	0.41%	3.22	1t start tie	9t 3 out a12
15	144	63	Jun 22(1)	CHW		NYY	L,0-3	GS-7	L(7-6)	4	7.0	7	2	2	5	3	1	0	3.09	2.74	33	10	8	1	0	7	53			1	0	0	28	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.17	0.049	6.66	0.17%	1.28	1t start tie	7t 3 out d2
16	145	68	Jun 27	CHW		CLE	W,5-1	CG	W(8-6)	4	9.0	4	1	1	2	10	0	0	2.93	2.60	34	7	11	2	0	4	83			0	0	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.12	0.436	3.97	0.93%	3.22	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
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
17	146	74	Jul 2	CHW	@	DET	W,3-2	GS-7	W(9-6)	4	6.2	7	2	2	3	3	1	0	2.92	2.72	28	8	7	0	0	7	52			0	0	0	25	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.15	0.101	3.89	0.20%	0.83	1b start tie	7b 12- 2 out a1
18	147	79	Jul 6	CHW	@	CLE	W,3-2	GS-7		3	7.0	6	2	2	4	2	0	1	2.90	2.78	29	8	8	1	0	6	55			0	0	0	24	2	0	0	2	0	0	1.38	-0.036	6.56	-0.10%	1.02	1b start tie	7b 3 out d1
19	148	80	Jul 10(1)	CHW	@	WSH	W,2-0	SHO	W(10-6)	3	9.0	2	0	0	1	10	0	0	2.72	2.64	31	9	9	0	3	2	92			0	0	0	30	0	1	0	0	0	1	1.06	0.571	5.20	1.69%	4.05	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
20	149	86	Jul 14	CHW	@	PHA	L,1-2	GS-8		3	8.0	8	1	1	2	1	0	0	2.64	2.65	32	12	9	0	0	8	61			0	0	1	28	0	1	0	1	0	0	.84	0.241	3.08	0.53%	2.94	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
21	150	91	Jul 19	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-4	GS-7	L(10-7)	4	7.0	10	4	3	1	7	0	0	2.69	2.57	32	5	12	0	1	7	49			0	0	0	31	2	0	0	0	0	1	.81	-0.181	2.57	-0.34%	-0.95	1b start a 1	7b 3 out d2
22	151	96	Jul 25(1)	CHW		PHA	W,5-0	SHO	W(11-7)	5	9.0	7	0	0	3	6	0	0	2.55	2.54	36	9	11	1	0	7	76			0	0	0	33	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.06	0.479	1.67	0.45%	4.22	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
23	152	101	Jul 29	CHW		NYY	L,7-10	GS-8		3	7.1	7	3	3	0	3	0	0	2.60	2.50	29	9	10	3	0	7	55			0	0	0	29	2	0	0	0	0	0	.52	0.192	1.25	0.28%	0.25	1t start tie	8t 1-- 1 out a4
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
24	153	106	Aug 3	CHW		WSH	T,0-0	SHO		4	8.1	3	0	0	6	6	0	0	2.48	2.53	33	12	6	0	1	3	77			0	1	0	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.30	0.532	1.62	0.40%	3.72	1t start tie	9t 1-- 1 out tie
25	154	110	Aug 8(1)	CHW		DET	W,4-3	CG	W(12-7)	4	9.0	10	3	3	1	4	1	0	2.51	2.57	36	14	8	0	0	9	58			0	0	0	34	0	0	0	1	0	0	.85	0.001	.41	0.00%	1.22	1t start tie	9t 3 out d3
26	155	118	Aug 16	CHW	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG(8)	L(12-8)	7	8.0	6	4	4	1	5	2	0	2.58	2.65	30	4	14	2	0	6	58			0	0	0	29	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.06	-0.197	1.32	-0.15%	-0.55	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
27	156	123	Aug 21	CHW	@	NYY	W,6-1	CG	W(13-8)	4	9.0	5	1	0	2	5	0	0	2.47	2.62	34	10	12	0	0	5	78			0	0	0	32	1	1	0	1	0	1	.53	0.192	.38	0.08%	2.93	1b start a 3	9b 3 out a5
28	157	128	Aug 26	CHW	@	WSH	L,0-1	CG(8)	L(13-9)	4	8.0	3	1	1	2	2	0	0	2.42	2.62	28	10	11	3	2	3	72			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	2	0	1	1.10	0.175	.90	0.09%	2.60	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
29	158	131	Aug 31	CHW		CLE	L,3-6	GS-7	L(13-10)	4	6.1	9	6	6	4	5	1	0	2.60	2.68	32	5	9	1	0	9	32			0	0	0	28	3	1	1	0	0	0	1.25	-0.367	1.04	-0.18%	-4.09	1t start tie	7t -23 1 out d4
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
30	159	136	Sep 5	CHW	@	CLE	L,0-3	GS-7	L(13-11)	4	7.0	4	3	3	1	4	1	0	2.63	2.71	26	9	8	2	0	4	60			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	.57	-0.119	.14	-0.02%	0.02	1b start tie	7b 3 out d3
31	160	141	Sep 10	CHW		WSH	W,6-3	GS-7	W(14-11)	4	6.0	7	3	3	5	2	1	0	2.68	2.80	30	4	12	0	0	7	43			0	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.17	-0.080	.04	0.00%	-1.02	1t start tie	7t 123 0 out a4
32	161	147	Sep 16(1)	CHW		PHA	L,1-2	GS-8	L(14-12)	5	8.0	3	2	1	4	3	1	0	2.63	2.87	30	6	14	0	0	3	69			0	1	0	26	0	0	1	1	0	1	.89	0.075	.00	0.00%	1.75	1t start tie	8t 3 out d2
33	162	151	Sep 21	CHW	@	SLB	W,4-1	CG	W(15-12)	4	9.0	9	1	1	1	3	0	0	2.57	2.84	36	8	15	0	0	9	67			0	0	1	35	1	1	0	1	0	1	1.08	0.437	.00	0.00%	3.26	1b start tie	9b 3 out a3
							18-14		W-L:15-12,Sv:1	4.0	255.1	214	76	73	79	144	12	3	2.57	2.84	1040	0.83		4%	2%	207	61	2	0%	3	2	2	943	28	8	7	19	0	10	1.00	3.179	2.30	5.41%	37.29

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