Bill Wertz

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-6, 220lb (198cm, 99kg)

Born: January 15, 1967 in Cleveland, OH us

Draft: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 31st round of the 1989 MLB June Amateur Draft from The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH).

School: The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH)

Debut: May 22, 1993 (Age 26-127d, 16,313th in major league history)
vs. DET 1.2 IP, 2 H, 2 SO, 3 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: May 26, 1994 (Age 27-131d)
vs. BOS 4.1 IP, 9 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 5 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1993 season

Full Name: William Charles Wertz

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.6

ERA

4.08

64.0

WHIP

1.500

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	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1989	22	CLE-min	Rk	4	3	.571	3.14	12	11	0	1	1	0	66.0	57	23	23	0	36	0	56	4	11				1.409	7.8	0.0	4.9	7.6	1.56	INS GULF
1990	23	CLE-min	A-,A+	11	5	.688	4.28	31	23	1	2	0	0	162.0	142	97	77	9	100	0	144	9	18				1.494	7.9	0.5	5.6	8.0	1.44	WTR,REN NYPL,CALL
1991	24	CLE-min	A	6	8	.429	2.97	49	0	31	0	0	9	91.0	81	41	30	6	32	3	95	6	5	391			1.242	8.0	0.6	3.2	9.4	2.97	CBS SALL
1992	25	CLE-min	AA	8	4	.667	1.20	57	0	24	0	0	8	97.1	75	16	13	1	30	6	69	3	3	382			1.079	6.9	0.1	2.8	6.4	2.30	CAK EL
1993	26	CLE-min	AAA	7	2	.778	1.95	28	1	9	0	0	0	50.2	42	18	11	4	14	4	47	1	1	207			1.105	7.5	0.7	2.5	8.3	3.36	CHR IL
1993	26	CLE	AL	2	3	.400	3.62	34	0	7	0	0	0	59.2	54	28	24	5	32	2	53	1	0	262	120	3.96	1.441	8.1	0.8	4.8	8.0	1.66
1994	27	CLE-min	AAA	4	3	.571	3.14	44	2	8	0	0	1	66.0	53	30	23	5	34	3	60	1	5	278			1.318	7.2	0.7	4.6	8.2	1.76	CHR IL
1994	27	CLE	AL	0	0		10.38	1	0	0	0	0	0	4.1	9	5	5	0	1	0	1	0	0	23	48	3.36	2.308	18.7	0.0	2.1	2.1	1.00
1995	28	BOS-min	AAA	4	5	.444	5.80	29	6	12	0	0	2	63.2	74	47	41	11	31	1	55	1	7	298			1.649	10.5	1.6	4.4	7.8	1.77	PAW IL
1996	29	CLE-SEA-min	AAA,AA	3	7	.300	4.15	39	8	20	1	0	0	89.0	106	47	41	6	51	3	73	3	4	415			1.764	10.7	0.6	5.2	7.4	1.43	TAC,BFL,PTC PCL,AA,SOUL
1997	30	CLE-min	AA	1	0	1.000	9.61	11	1	2	0	0	0	19.2	32	24	21	2	12	0	7	2	0	105			2.237	14.6	0.9	5.5	3.2	0.58	AKR EL
2 Yrs				2	3	.400	4.08	35	0	7	0	0	0	64.0	63	33	29	5	33	2	54	1	0	285	108	3.92	1.500	8.9	0.7	4.6	7.6	1.64
162 Game Avg.				4	6	.400	4.08	68	0	14	0	0	0	124	122	64	56	10	64	4	105	2	0	554	108	3.92	1.500	8.9	0.7	4.6	7.6	1.64

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