Billy Pierce

Q: When was Billy Pierce born?

Billy Pierce was born on April 2, 1927.

Q: Where was Billy Pierce born?

Billy Pierce was born in Detroit, MI .

Q: How tall was Billy Pierce?

Billy Pierce was 5-10 (178 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Billy Pierce weigh when playing?

Billy Pierce weighed 160 lbs (72 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Billy Pierce play?

Billy Pierce played 18 seasons.

Q: Is Billy Pierce in the Hall of Fame?

Billy Pierce has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: How many strikeouts did Billy Pierce have?

Billy Pierce had 1,999 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Billy Pierce played for?

Billy Pierce played for 3 teams; the Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox and San Francisco Giants.

Q: How many World Series has Billy Pierce won?

Billy Pierce won 1 World Series.

Q: When did Billy Pierce retire?

Billy Pierce last played in 1964.

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

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
1945	18	DET-min	AA	5	7	.417	5.42	15	13		8	1		83.0	75	55	50		71		57	1	0	0				1.759	8.1		7.7	6.2	0.80	BFL IL
1945	18	DET	AL	0	0		1.80	5	0	4	0	0	0	10.0	6	2	2	1	10	0	10	1	0	0	45	205	5.30	1.600	5.4	0.9	9.0	9.0	1.00

1946	19	DET-min	AAA	3	4	.429	4.50	10	9		5	0		56.0	52	30	28		44		45	1	0	5				1.714	8.4		7.1	7.2	1.02	BFL IL
1947	20	DET-min	AAA	14	8	.636	3.87	28	23		12	4		151.0	127	75	65		125		125	1	1	3				1.669	7.6		7.5	7.5	1.00	BFL IL
1948	21	DET	AL	3	0	1.000	6.34	22	5	9	0	0	0	55.1	47	40	39	5	51	0	36	1	0	1	258	69	5.45	1.771	7.6	0.8	8.3	5.9	0.71
1949	22	CHW	AL	7	15	.318	3.88	32	26	4	8	0	0	171.2	145	89	74	11	112	4	95	0	2	5	761	107	4.19	1.497	7.6	0.6	5.9	5.0	0.85
1950	23	CHW	AL	12	16	.429	3.98	33	29	3	15	1	1	219.1	189	112	97	11	137	8	118	2	0	4	978	113	4.06	1.486	7.8	0.5	5.6	4.8	0.86
1951	24	CHW	AL	15	14	.517	3.03	37	28	6	18	1	2	240.1	237	93	81	14	73	5	113	1	0	1	1008	132	3.22	1.290	8.9	0.5	2.7	4.2	1.55
1952	25	CHW	AL	15	12	.556	2.57	33	32	1	14	4	1	255.1	214	76	73	12	79	7	144	3	0	3	1042	142	2.84	1.148	7.5	0.4	2.8	5.1	1.82	MVP-29
1953	26	CHW	AL	18	12	.600	2.72	40	33	7	19	7	3	271.1	216	94	82	20	102	10	186	3	0	5	1113	147	3.34	1.172	7.2	0.7	3.4	6.2	1.82	AS,MVP-10
1954	27	CHW	AL	9	10	.474	3.48	36	26	4	12	4	3	188.2	179	86	73	15	86	5	148	3	1	3	818	108	3.28	1.405	8.5	0.7	4.1	*7.1*	1.72
1955	28	CHW	AL	15	10	.600	*1.97*	33	26	5	16	6	3	205.2	162	50	45	16	64	5	157	3	1	4	836	*200*	*2.83*	*1.099*	7.1	0.7	2.8	6.9	2.45	AS,MVP-18
1956	29	CHW	AL	20	9	.690	3.32	35	33	2	21	1	1	276.1	261	108	102	24	100	7	192	3	1	6	1166	123	3.23	1.306	8.5	0.8	3.3	6.3	1.92	AS,MVP-5
1957	30	CHW	AL	20	12	.625	3.26	37	34	2	16	4	2	257.0	228	98	93	18	71	9	171	1	1	3	1062	115	2.88	1.163	8.0	0.6	2.5	6.0	2.41	AS,MVP-11
1958	31	CHW	AL	17	11	.607	2.68	35	32	3	19	3	2	245.0	204	83	73	33	66	2	144	1	0	1	983	137	3.87	1.102	7.5	1.2	2.4	5.3	2.18	AS
1959	32	CHW	AL	14	15	.483	3.62	34	33	0	12	2	0	224.0	217	98	90	26	62	4	114	3	1	2	934	105	3.90	1.246	8.7	1.0	2.5	4.6	1.84	AS
1960	33	CHW	AL	14	7	.667	3.62	32	31	1	8	1	0	196.1	201	81	79	24	46	1	108	0	0	2	813	106	3.72	1.258	9.2	1.1	2.1	5.0	2.35
1961	34	CHW	AL	10	9	.526	3.80	39	28	5	5	1	3	180.0	190	85	76	17	54	3	106	1	0	2	764	103	3.54	1.356	9.5	0.9	2.7	5.3	1.96	AS
1962	35	SFG	NL	16	6	.727	3.49	30	23	2	7	2	1	162.1	147	67	63	19	35	2	76	3	1	2	657	110	3.90	1.121	8.1	1.1	1.9	4.2	2.17	CYA-3
1963	36	SFG	NL	3	11	.214	4.27	38	13	13	3	1	7	99.0	106	49	47	12	20	1	52	1	2	3	420	75	3.64	1.273	9.6	1.1	1.8	4.7	2.60
1964	37	SFG	NL	3	0	1.000	2.20	34	1	14	0	0	4	49.0	40	14	12	6	10	1	29	0	0	1	195	162	3.63	1.020	7.3	1.1	1.8	5.3	2.90
18 Yrs				211	169	.555	3.27	585	433	85	193	38	33	3306.2	2989	1325	1201	284	1178	74	1999	30	10	48	13853	119	3.50	1.260	8.1	0.8	3.2	5.4	1.70
162 Game Avg.				14	11	.555	3.27	39	29	6	13	3	2	221	200	89	80	19	79	5	134	2	1	3	925	119	3.50	1.260	8.1	0.8	3.2	5.4	1.70
				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
CHW (13 yrs)				186	152	.550	3.19	456	391	43	183	35	21	2931.0	2643	1153	1038	241	1052	70	1796	24	7	41	12278	123	3.42	1.261	8.1	0.7	3.2	5.5	1.71
SFG (3 yrs)				22	17	.564	3.54	102	37	29	10	3	12	310.1	293	130	122	37	65	4	157	4	3	6	1272	101	3.78	1.154	8.5	1.1	1.9	4.6	2.42
DET (2 yrs)				3	0	1.000	5.65	27	5	13	0	0	0	65.1	53	42	41	6	61	0	46	2	0	1	303	76	5.43	1.745	7.3	0.8	8.4	6.3	0.75

AL (15 yrs)				189	152	.554	3.24	483	396	56	183	35	21	2996.1	2696	1195	1079	247	1113	70	1842	26	7	42	12581	121	3.47	1.271	8.1	0.7	3.3	5.5	1.66
NL (3 yrs)				22	17	.564	3.54	102	37	29	10	3	12	310.1	293	130	122	37	65	4	157	4	3	6	1272	101	3.78	1.154	8.5	1.1	1.9	4.6	2.42

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Standard Batting Table
Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1945	18	DET	AL	-0.1	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	-0.015	-145	0	1	0	0		0	/1

1948	21	DET	AL	0.2	22	17	17	5	5	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	4	.294	.294	.529	.824	114	.360	100	9	0	0	0		0	1
1949	22	CHW	AL	-0.1	39	62	51	7	9	0	0	0	2	0	0	5	15	.176	.250	.176	.426	16	.215	-2	9	2	0	6		0	1/H
1950	23	CHW	AL	0.5	40	88	77	10	20	3	0	0	6	0	0	6	13	.260	.321	.299	.620	61	.292	58	23	1	1	4		0	1/H
1951	24	CHW	AL	0.2	39	93	79	10	16	1	0	0	3	0	1	9	17	.203	.284	.215	.499	38	.242	33	17	2	0	5		0	1/H
1952	25	CHW	AL	0.1	35	102	91	11	17	1	0	0	3	0	1	6	20	.187	.237	.198	.435	21	.204	7	18	3	0	5		0	1/H	MVP-29
1953	26	CHW	AL	-0.6	42	102	87	4	11	0	0	0	4	0	0	4	16	.126	.174	.126	.300	-19	.163	-53	11	3	1	10		0	1/H3	AS,MVP-10
1954	27	CHW	AL	-0.1	38	68	57	4	11	0	0	0	5	0	0	4	12	.193	.242	.193	.435	19	.205	-10	11	0	0	6	1	0	1/H
1955	28	CHW	AL	0.0	34	81	70	5	12	2	0	0	7	1	0	3	10	.171	.205	.200	.405	9	.212	-17	14	0	0	8	0	0	1/H	AS,MVP-18
1956	29	CHW	AL	-0.7	39	113	102	6	16	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	22	.157	.189	.157	.346	-8	.169	-42	16	3	1	7	0	0	1/H	AS,MVP-5
1957	30	CHW	AL	-0.5	41	104	99	7	17	1	0	0	6	0	0	2	25	.172	.188	.182	.370	1	.173	-28	18	3	0	3	0	0	1/H	AS,MVP-11
1958	31	CHW	AL	0.3	35	94	83	10	17	3	0	0	4	0	0	4	13	.205	.250	.241	.491	37	.242	25	20	0	1	6	0	0	1	AS
1959	32	CHW	AL	0.5	34	81	68	3	13	1	2	0	7	0	0	7	13	.191	.267	.265	.531	48	.275	49	18	1	0	6	0	0	1	AS
1960	33	CHW	AL	0.0	32	76	67	4	12	1	0	0	7	0	0	6	14	.179	.247	.194	.441	21	.216	3	13	2	0	3	0	0	1
1961	34	CHW	AL	-0.3	39	63	56	3	8	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	11	.143	.158	.143	.301	-18	.158	-47	8	2	0	6	0	0	1	AS
1962	35	SFG	NL	0.3	30	66	56	3	12	0	0	0	5	0	0	3	12	.214	.254	.214	.469	28	.238	15	12	1	0	7	0	0	1	CYA-3
1963	36	SFG	NL	0.1	38	34	31	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	11	.129	.182	.129	.311	-8	.180	-11	4	0	0	1	0	0	1
1964	37	SFG	NL	0.1	34	9	9	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	.333	.333	.333	.667	88	.301	77	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
18 Yrs				0.0	616	1255	1102	94	203	13	4	0	69	1	2	65	232	.184	.232	.203	.435	19	.215	1	224	24	4	83	1	0	1H/3
162 Game Avg				0.0	162	330	290	25	53	3	1	0	18	0	1	17	61	.184	.232	.203	.435	19	.215	1	59	6	1	22		0

CHW (13 Yrs)				-0.6	487	1127	987	84	179	13	2	0	60	1	2	60	201	.181	.231	.199	.430	17	.212	-2	196	22	4	75	1	0	1H/3
SFG (3 Yrs)				0.5	102	109	96	5	19	0	0	0	7	0	0	5	26	.198	.238	.198	.436	22	.225	12	19	1	0	8	0	0	1
DET (2 Yrs)				0.1	27	19	19	5	5	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	5	.263	.263	.474	.737	93	.320	78	9	1	0	0		0	1

AL (15 Yrs)				-0.5	514	1146	1006	89	184	13	4	0	62	1	2	60	206	.183	.232	.204	.435	19	.214	0	205	23	4	75	1	0	1H/3
NL (3 Yrs)				0.5	102	109	96	5	19	0	0	0	7	0	0	5	26	.198	.238	.198	.436	22	.225	12	19	1	0	8	0	0	1

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
1959	32	CHW	WS	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0			/1

1962	35	SFG	WS	2	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
2 Yrs				5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
162 Game Avg				162	162	162	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	32	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	0

CHW (1 Yr)				3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0			/1
SFG (1 Yr)				2	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1

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					Standard											Total Zone		Range Factor				Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	Rtot	Rtot/yr	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	Pick	Awards
1945	18	DET	AL	P	5	0	0	10.0	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	.955			1.80	2.25	0.40	2.24	0	0	0			0

1948	21	DET	AL	P	22	5	0	55.1	11	2	9	0	0	1.000	.963			1.79	2.02	0.50	1.99	1	2	0	0.0	47.5	0
1949	22	CHW	AL	P	32	26	8	171.2	49	12	33	4	2	.918	.962			2.36	2.12	1.41	2.09	5	7	4	36.4	47.1	0
1950	23	CHW	AL	P	33	29	15	219.1	35	4	30	1	1	.971	.950			1.40	2.03	1.03	1.99	4	4	4	50.0		0
1951	24	CHW	AL	P	37	28	18	240.1	51	11	38	2	4	.961	.953			1.83	2.07	1.32	2.06	1	6	10	62.5	45.1	0
1952	25	CHW	AL	P	33	32	14	255.1	57	13	43	1	3	.982	.966			1.97	2.10	1.70	2.10	3	3	2	40.0	45.4	2	MVP-29
1953	26	CHW	AL	P	40	33	19	271.1	47	10	33	4	1	.915	.957			1.43	1.95	1.08	1.93	5	2	9	81.8	49.7	1	AS,MVP-10
1953	26	CHW	AL	1B	1	0	0	0.1	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	.990	0	0	27.00	8.10	1.00	9.70							AS,MVP-10
1954	27	CHW	AL	P	36	26	12	188.2	27	7	19	1	1	.963	.959			1.24	2.01	0.72	1.99	3	6	7	53.8	48.3	1
1955	28	CHW	AL	P	33	26	16	205.2	32	7	25	0	1	*1.000*	.956			1.40	1.99	0.97	1.97	4	6	4	40.0	46.2	3	AS,MVP-18
1956	29	CHW	AL	P	35	33	21	276.1	40	4	33	3	2	.925	.950			1.21	1.92	1.06	1.91	6	3	8	72.7	44.3	0	AS,MVP-5
1957	30	CHW	AL	P	37	34	16	257.0	55	8	45	2	2	.964	.963			1.86	1.99	1.43	2.00	3	3	5	62.5	47.3	1	AS,MVP-11
1958	31	CHW	AL	P	35	32	19	245.0	38	11	26	1	3	.974	.963			1.36	1.95	1.06	1.93	1	1	5	83.3	46.7	1	AS
1959	32	CHW	AL	P	34	33	12	224.0	53	11	40	2	4	.962	.955			2.05	2.05	1.50	2.03	2	4	4	50.0	40.1	2	AS
1960	33	CHW	AL	P	32	30	8	196.1	38	7	29	2	2	.947	.967			1.65	1.96	1.13	1.95	2	0	3	100.0	40.0	1
1961	34	CHW	AL	P	39	28	5	180.0	41	7	31	3	1	.927	.954			1.90	2.05	0.97	2.02	2	2	7	77.8	36.0	1	AS
1962	35	SFG	NL	P	30	23	7	162.1	29	4	24	1	3	.966	.948			1.55	2.07	0.93	2.05	2	3	1	25.0	34.3	0	CYA-3
1963	36	SFG	NL	P	38	13	3	99.0	24	4	20	0	2	1.000	.951			2.18	2.06	0.63	2.06	3	0	0			0
1964	37	SFG	NL	P	34	1	0	49.0	9	1	7	1	0	.889	.953			1.47	2.15	0.24	2.13	1	1	2	66.7	39.7	0
					Standard											Total Zone		Range Factor				Baserunners
				Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	Rtot	Rtot/yr	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	Pick	Awards
18 Yrs					586	432	193	3307.0	639	124	487	28	32	.956	.958	0	0	1.66	2.02	1.04	2.03	48	53	75	58.6	41.9	13

P (18 Yrs)				P	585	432	193	3306.2	638	123	487	28	32	.956	.958			1.66	2.02	1.04	2.01	48	53	75	58.6	41.9	13
1B (1 Yr)				1B	1	0	0	0.1	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	.990	0	0	27.00	8.10	1.00	9.70

Standard Fielding Table
					Standard									Range Factor		Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	SB	CS	Awards
1959	32	CHW	WS	P	3	0	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	.000	0.00	0.00	0	0

1962	35	SFG	WS	P	2	2	15.0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	0.60	0.50	0	0
2 Yrs					5	2	19.0	2	1	0	1	0	.500	0.47	0.20	0	0

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Billy Pierce born?

Billy Pierce was born on April 2, 1927.

Where was Billy Pierce born?

Billy Pierce was born in Detroit, MI.

How tall was Billy Pierce?

Billy Pierce was 5-10 (178 cm) tall.

How much did Billy Pierce weigh when playing?

Billy Pierce weighed 160 lbs (72 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Billy Pierce play?

Billy Pierce played 18 seasons.

Is Billy Pierce in the Hall of Fame?

Billy Pierce has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Billy Pierce play?

Billy Pierce was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Billy Pierce have?

Billy Pierce had 1,999 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Billy Pierce played for?

Billy Pierce played for 3 teams; the Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox and San Francisco Giants.

How many World Series has Billy Pierce won?

Billy Pierce won 1 World Series.

When did Billy Pierce retire?

Billy Pierce last played in 1964.

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