Bill Laxton

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: January 5, 1948 in Camden, NJ us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 7th round of the 1966 MLB June Amateur Draft from Audubon HS (Audubon, NJ).

High School: Audubon HS (Audubon, NJ)

Debut: September 15, 1970 (Age 22-253d, 10,694th in MLB history)
vs. PIT 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 19, 1977 (Age 29-257d)
vs. DET 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1974 season

Full Name: William Harry Laxton

Relatives: Father of Brett Laxton

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.6

W

L

ERA

4.73

G

121

GS

SV

IP

243.1

SO

189

WHIP

1.521

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1966	18	PIT-min	Rk	1	6	.143	3.66	10	9		4	1		59.0	41	33	24	3	57	1	79	6	0	7				1.661	6.3	0.5	8.7	12.1	1.39	SAL APPY
1967	19	PIT-min	A,WRk	6	11	.353	3.63	32	22		5	2		134.0	88	70	54	1	130	0	155	20	1	15				1.627	5.9	0.1	8.7	10.4	1.19	CLI,PIR MIDW,FLIL
1968	20	PHI-min	A	3	6	.333	4.61	27	13		2	0		80.0	52	51	41	1	92	0	90	11	0	28				1.800	5.9	0.1	10.4	10.1	0.98	TID CARL
1969	21	PHI-min	AA,WRk	11	9	.550	3.00	27	25		5	0	1	141.0	86	50	47	1	117	1	130	4	0	18				1.440	5.5	0.1	7.5	8.3	1.11	REA,PHL EL,FLIN
1970	22	PHI-min	AA,AAA	7	8	.467	4.23	24	24		4	1	0	115.0	94	65	54	2	125	2	102	14	1	15				1.904	7.4	0.2	9.8	8.0	0.82	REA,EUG EL,PCL
1970	22	PHI	NL	0	0		13.50	2	0	2	0	0	0	2.0	2	3	3	2	2	0	2	1	0	0	11	35	18.14	2.000	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	1.00
1971	23	SDP	NL	0	2	.000	6.83	18	0	7	0	0	0	27.2	32	25	21	4	26	0	23	1	1	6	135	49	5.60	2.096	10.4	1.3	8.5	7.5	0.88

1972	24	SDP-min	AA	4	6	.400	3.17	20	15		1	1	1	88.0	69	33	31	3	63	1	88	4	0	4				1.500	7.1	0.3	6.4	9.0	1.40	ALX TL
1973	25	SDP-min	AA	9	8	.529	4.13	25	22		3	1	1	133.0	105	67	61	11	94	2	142	5	0	6				1.496	7.1	0.7	6.4	9.6	1.51	ALX TL
1974	26	SDP-min	AA	3	0	1.000	2.40	13	1		0	0	0	30.0	20	10	8	4	19	0	29	5	0	4				1.300	6.0	1.2	5.7	8.7	1.53	ALX TL
1974	26	SDP	NL	0	1	.000	4.03	30	1	7	0	0	0	44.2	37	22	20	5	38	8	40	3	0	4	210	89	5.00	1.679	7.5	1.0	7.7	8.1	1.05

1975	27	NYM-min	AAA	11	4	.733	2.49	24	18		5	2	1	130.0	91	37	36	14	56	1	113	3	0	3				1.131	6.3	1.0	3.9	7.8	2.02	TID IL
1976	28	DET	AL	0	5	.000	4.09	26	3	11	0	0	2	94.2	77	49	43	13	51	1	74	6	2	3	410	91	4.66	1.352	7.3	1.2	4.8	7.0	1.45
1977	29	TOT	AL	3	2	.600	4.96	45	0	17	0	0	3	74.1	64	45	41	10	41	5	50	4	0	5	325	84	4.96	1.413	7.7	1.2	5.0	6.1	1.22
1977	29	SEA	AL	3	2	.600	4.95	43	0	16	0	0	3	72.2	62	44	40	10	39	5	49	4	0	3	316	83	4.95	1.390	7.7	1.2	4.8	6.1	1.26
1977	29	CLE	AL	0	0		5.40	2	0	1	0	0	0	1.2	2	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	9	90	5.14	2.400	10.8	0.0	10.8	5.4	0.50
1978	30	SDP-CLE-min	AAA					19																										HAW,POR PCL
5 Yrs				3	10	.231	4.73	121	4	44	0	0	5	243.1	212	144	128	34	158	14	189	15	3	18	1091	80	5.03	1.521	7.8	1.3	5.8	7.0	1.20
162 Game Avg.				2	5	.231	4.73	66	2	24	0	0	3	132	115	78	70	18	86	8	103	8	2	10	594	80	5.03	1.521	7.8	1.3	5.8	7.0	1.20

SDP (2 yrs)				0	3	.000	5.10	48	1	14	0	0	0	72.1	69	47	41	9	64	8	63	4	1	10	345	69	5.23	1.839	8.6	1.1	8.0	7.8	0.98
CLE (1 yr)				0	0		5.40	2	0	1	0	0	0	1.2	2	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	9	90	5.14	2.400	10.8	0.0	10.8	5.4	0.50
SEA (1 yr)				3	2	.600	4.95	43	0	16	0	0	3	72.2	62	44	40	10	39	5	49	4	0	3	316	83	4.95	1.390	7.7	1.2	4.8	6.1	1.26
PHI (1 yr)				0	0		13.50	2	0	2	0	0	0	2.0	2	3	3	2	2	0	2	1	0	0	11	35	18.14	2.000	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	1.00
DET (1 yr)				0	5	.000	4.09	26	3	11	0	0	2	94.2	77	49	43	13	51	1	74	6	2	3	410	91	4.66	1.352	7.3	1.2	4.8	7.0	1.45

AL (2 yrs)				3	7	.300	4.47	71	3	28	0	0	5	169.0	141	94	84	23	92	6	124	10	2	8	735	87	4.79	1.379	7.5	1.2	4.9	6.6	1.35
NL (3 yrs)				0	3	.000	5.33	50	1	16	0	0	0	74.1	71	50	44	11	66	8	65	5	1	10	356	66	5.57	1.843	8.6	1.3	8.0	7.9	0.98

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