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Bill Sampen

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: January 18, 1963 in Lincoln, IL us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 12th round of the 1985 MLB June Amateur Draft from MacMurray College (Jacksonville, IL).

High School: Hartsburg-Emden HS (Hartsburg, IL)

School: MacMurray College (Jacksonville, IL)

Debut: April 10, 1990 (Age 27-082d, 15,731st in major league history)
vs. STL 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: May 9, 1994 (Age 31-111d)
vs. TEX 0.2 IP, 0 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1990 season

Full Name: William Albert Sampen

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.6

ERA

3.73

182

299.1

176

WHIP

1.487

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Team Record in Appearances: 17-26 / in Starts: 5-3

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 31, Entered with runners on base: 13

1991 Pitching Game Log

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1991 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	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 12	MON	@	NYM	W,4-3	GS-5		99	5.0	2	1	1	7	3	1	0	1.80	8.46	23	104	50	14	13	7	6	0	1	0	55			4	1	0	16	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.10	0.099	1.33	0.07%	1.27	1b start tie	5b 3 out d1
2	61	10	Apr 17	MON		STL	W,1-0	GS-7	W(1-0)	4	7.0	3	0	0	2	5	0	0	0.75	4.86	25	93	58	20	2	11	7	0	1	0	74			0	1	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	.98	0.448	1.04	0.29%	3.17	1t start tie	7t 3 out a1
3	62	14	Apr 23	MON		PIT	L,3-7	GS-3	L(1-1)	5	2.2	3	5	4	4	1	1	0	3.07	6.06	15	57	28	7	2	5	5	1	0	0	31			0	0	0	11	1	0	1	1	0	1	1.06	-0.381	1.11	-0.24%	-4.21	1t start tie	3t -23 2 out d4
4	63	19	Apr 28	MON	@	STL	W,9-6	GS-5		4	5.0	7	3	1	0	0	1	0	2.75	5.91	23	70	49	8	3	7	16	9	4	0	45			1	0	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	1	.99	0.014	.54	0.01%	-0.71	1b start tie	5b 3 out a2
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	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	64	23	May 4	MON		SDP	L,5-6	10-11		5	2.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	2.91	6.23	7	21	15	3	2	1	6	0	3	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.42	-0.188	.88	-0.07%	-0.09	10t --- 0 out tie	11t 3 out d1
6	65	24	May 5	MON		SDP	L,3-6	5-6		0	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2.74	6.16	5	14	10	2	0	2	2	1	1	0		1	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.38	0.025	.21	0.01%	0.76	5t -2- 2 out d6	6t 3 out d3
7	66	27	May 8	MON		SFG	W,5-4	6-6	H(1)	2	0.1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2.70	6.37	3	14	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.15	-0.007	1.98	0.00%	-0.43	6t -23 2 out a3	6t 3 out a2
8	67	30	May 12	MON	@	SDP	W,8-6	6-7	W(2-1)	3	2.0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.49	6.21	7	26	14	4	0	1	5	1	3	0		2	2	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	.71	-0.193	.61	-0.10%	-1.08	6b 12- 0 out tie	7b 3 out d3
9	68	31	May 13	MON	@	LAD	L,3-8	8-GF(8)		0	0.2	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	2.77	6.74	3	12	6	1	1	0	2	1	0	0		2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.16	-0.041	.15	-0.02%	-2.15	8b 12- 1 out d2	8b end d 5
10	69	34	May 16	MON	@	SFG	L,4-5	7-GF(8)		2	2.0	3	2	2	0	1	0	0	3.21	6.39	9	26	19	6	2	4	4	3	0	0		0	0	0	1	0	9	2	0	0	0	0	1	.22	-0.022	.14	-0.01%	-1.12	7b --- 0 out d2	8b end d 4
11	70	37	May 19	MON	@	SFG	W,5-4	12-12	W(3-1)	2	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.14	6.31	3	4	3	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.71	0.071	1.12	0.03%	0.23	12b --- 1 out tie	12b 3 out tie
12	71	39	May 22	MON		PHI	L,1-8	4-5		2	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.00	6.09	4	10	10	2	5	2	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.10	0.010	.10	0.01%	0.76	4t -2- 2 out d6	5t 3 out d6
13	72	42	May 25	MON	@	CHC	L,1-6	5-6		2	1.2	2	1	1	0	3	1	0	3.13	6.14	7	23	19	4	5	2	2	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.09	-0.002	.06	0.00%	-0.02	5b 1-- 1 out d5	6b 3 out d6
14	73	45	May 28	MON	@	PHI	L,0-12	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	3	4	4	1	1	0	0	4.13	6.07	8	31	19	3	2	2	4	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	2	0	1	0	1	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-3.55	8b --- 0 out d8	8b end d12
15	74	47	May 31	MON		CHC	L,2-7	5-6		2	2.0	3	1	0	0	4	0	0	3.89	5.65	10	43	31	7	11	5	1	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	1	.28	-0.015	.11	0.00%	-0.09	5t --- 0 out d4	6t 3 out d4
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	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
16	75	49	Jun 2	MON		CHC	L,3-4	8-8	H(2)	1	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.86	5.71	2	8	4	1	0	0	1	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.83	-0.008	.40	0.00%	-0.03	8t --- 0 out a1	8t 1-- 1 out a1
17	76	53	Jun 7	MON	@	ATL	W,11-2	9-GF		4	1.0	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	4.00	5.74	6	19	7	1	2	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.52	9b --- 0 out a10	9b end a 9
18	77	55	Jun 9	MON	@	ATL	L,6-8	5-6		1	1.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.82	5.62	6	18	12	1	3	5	1	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	.48	0.008	.10	0.00%	0.66	5b 1-3 1 out d2	6b 3 out d3
19	78	57	Jun 11	MON		CIN	L,1-6	5-5		1	0.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.76	5.46	3	11	9	3	3	0	1	1	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.34	-0.021	.08	0.00%	-0.36	5t -2- 1 out d4	5t 3 out d5
20	79	58	Jun 12	MON		CIN	W,10-9	5-7		0	2.1	5	2	2	0	1	0	0	3.98	5.27	12	35	29	4	5	7	4	0	1	0		2	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.82	-0.135	.39	-0.02%	-0.68	5t 12- 2 out a2	7t 3 out tie
21	80	62	Jun 16	MON		ATL	W,7-6	5-6	W(4-1)	3	2.0	3	1	1	0	2	1	0	4.01	5.36	9	46	32	7	5	1	6	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.05	-0.088	.32	-0.02%	-0.09	5t --- 0 out d2	6t 3 out d1
22	81	64	Jun 18	MON		HOU	W,3-2	11-GF(12)	W(5-1)	1	2.0	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	3.83	5.23	9	36	21	4	5	6	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	2.33	0.256	.80	0.05%	0.91	11t --- 0 out tie	12t end tie
23	82	67	Jun 21	MON	@	CIN	L,3-7	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.74	5.13	4	17	9	4	0	1	2	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.07	0.003	.03	0.00%	0.48	8b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 4
24	83	69	Jun 23	MON	@	CIN	L,4-8	6-7	L(5-2)	1	1.2	3	5	3	2	1	0	1	4.18	5.20	12	40	18	5	3	4	4	2	2	0		0	0	1	0	0	7	0	1	2	0	0	1	1.87	-0.314	1.01	-0.10%	-3.40	6b --- 0 out tie	7b --3 2 out d4
25	84	71	Jun 26	MON	@	NYM	L,4-7	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.10	5.15	3	11	7	1	1	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.03	0.002	.02	0.00%	0.45	8b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 4
26	85	73	Jun 28	MON		PIT	L,1-6	7-8		1	1.1	5	4	4	3	1	1	0	4.71	5.49	11	40	21	2	2	3	4	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	2	0	1	0	0	0	.29	-0.129	.11	-0.03%	-3.23	7t --- 0 out d2	8t 1-3 1 out d5
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	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
27	86	111	Aug 13	MON	@	CHC	W,7-6	7-8	W(6-2)	45	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.62	5.44	4	14	9	2	1	3	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.07	0.126	.00	0.00%	0.60	7b 1-- 2 out d1	8b --- 2 out a1
28	87	113	Aug 15	MON	@	CHC	L,6-7	4-8		1	3.1	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	4.50	5.24	12	36	28	6	4	2	9	1	5	0		3	0	0	0	0	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.42	0.210	.00	0.00%	1.56	4b 123 2 out tie	8b -2- 0 out a2
29	88	116	Aug 18	MON		STL	L,1-4	7-8		2	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.34	5.09	6	23	16	2	5	2	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.20	0.030	.00	0.00%	0.91	7t --- 0 out d3	8t 3 out d3
30	89	117	Aug 19	MON		CHC	L,2-3	10-GF(11)	L(6-3)	0	2.0	3	1	1	2	1	0	0	4.34	5.08	10	45	24	3	3	4	3	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	1	0	0	0	3.54	-0.188	.00	0.00%	-0.09	10t --- 0 out tie	11t end d 1
31	90	120	Aug 23	MON	@	HOU	L,2-9	7-7		3	1.0	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	4.58	5.26	5	11	5	0	0	2	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.05	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-1.58	7b --- 0 out d4	7b 3 out d6
32	91	123	Aug 26	MON	@	ATL	L,9-14	5-6	L(6-4)	2	1.2	3	2	1	1	2	1	0	4.60	5.39	10	38	22	5	5	4	3	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.30	-0.272	.00	0.00%	-1.26	5b --- 1 out a1	6b 3 out d1
33	92	126	Aug 29	MON	@	CIN	L,4-5	6-7		2	1.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.50	5.39	5	12	5	0	0	1	3	0	1	0		1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.45	0.035	.00	0.00%	0.70	6b 1-- 2 out d2	7b 3 out d2
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	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
34	93	130	Sep 2	MON		ATL	W,4-3	GS-6	W(7-4)	3	6.0	4	0	0	4	4	0	1	4.10	5.27	27	99	57	19	7	10	8	1	1	0	64			2	0	0	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.35	0.330	.00	0.00%	2.72	1t start tie	6t 3 out a2
35	94	136	Sep 9	MON	@	NYM	W,4-3	6-8	H(3)	6	2.2	2	1	1	2	3	0	0	4.08	5.18	12	47	29	8	4	3	4	1	1	0		0	0	2	0	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.76	0.090	.00	0.00%	0.15	6b --- 0 out a1	8b 1-- 2 out a1
36	95	138	Sep 11	MON	@	PHI	W,6-5	6-7	W(8-4)	1	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.96	5.11	5	13	9	0	0	3	2	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.65	0.283	.00	0.00%	1.88	6b 12- 0 out tie	7b 3 out tie
37	96	141	Sep 14	MON	@	CHC	L,5-7	6-8	H(4)	2	1.2	2	1	1	1	3	0	0	4.00	5.02	8	33	23	6	5	2	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.43	0.038	.00	0.00%	0.35	6b --- 1 out a2	8b 1-- 0 out a2
38	97	142	Sep 15	MON	@	CHC	W,6-5	7-7		0	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.96	5.00	3	14	9	2	1	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.15	0.045	.00	0.00%	0.26	7b --- 0 out tie	7b 1-- 2 out tie
39	98	143	Sep 17(1)	MON	@	NYM	W,5-4	6-7	H(5)	1	1.1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.89	5.00	6	25	15	2	2	1	4	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	1	0	0	2.00	0.057	.00	0.00%	0.28	6b --- 1 out a1	7b 12- 2 out a1
40	99	148	Sep 22(2)	MON	@	CHC	W,5-3	GS-5	W(9-4)	4	5.0	5	3	3	1	1	2	0	3.98	5.20	19	66	40	7	4	7	10	4	3	0	45			1	2	0	17	0	0	0	0	1	0	.89	-0.095	.00	0.00%	-0.62	1b start a 1	5b 3 out tie
41	100	155	Sep 29	MON	@	PIT	L,3-6	GS-5	L(9-5)	6	5.0	7	3	3	1	2	1	0	4.07	5.21	23	82	54	8	5	7	13	3	3	0	42			2	0	0	22	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.34	-0.188	.00	0.00%	-0.74	1b start tie	5b 3 out d1
42	101	158	Oct 2	MON	@	STL	L,4-6	7-7		2	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	4.12	5.21	5	24	10	3	1	1	3	0	1	0		0	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.89	-0.077	.00	0.00%	-0.54	7b --- 0 out d1	7b 3 out d2
43	102	160	Oct 5	MON	@	PIT	L,3-4	GS-5		2	5.0	3	1	1	4	3	0	0	4.00	5.15	20	86	49	11	9	3	10	2	4	0	56			0	1	0	15	0	0	0	1	1	0	1.29	0.181	.00	0.00%	1.27	1b start a 2	5b 3 out a2
							17-26		W-L:9-5,Hld:5	2.2	92.1	96	49	41	46	52	13	3	4.00	5.15	409	1497	61%	13%	9%	0.82		16%	12%	0	52	21	33%	16	8	0	352	22	1	7	5	4	8	1.13	-0.020	.35	-0.16%	-7.28

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