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| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 24 | NYY | AL | 2 | 2 | .500 | 4.46 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40.1 | 44 | 22 | 20 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 189 | 78 | 4.67 | 1.835 | 9.8 | 0.2 | 6.7 | 2.5 | 0.37 | |
| 1947 | 25 | NYY | AL | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 369 | 2.68 | 1.111 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.50 | |
| 1948 | 26 | CHW | AL | 9 | 20 | .310 | 4.80 | 34 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 223.1 | 238 | 132 | 119 | 9 | 135 | 4 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1010 | 89 | 4.50 | 1.670 | 9.6 | 0.4 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 0.50 | |
| 1949 | 27 | CHW | AL | 15 | 13 | .536 | 3.31 | 35 | 33 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 245.0 | 254 | 106 | 90 | 9 | 96 | 3 | 78 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1036 | 126 | 3.53 | 1.429 | 9.3 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 0.81 | |
| 1950 | 28 | CHW | AL | 10 | 16 | .385 | 3.58 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 206.0 | 213 | 89 | 82 | 10 | 79 | 2 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 885 | 125 | 3.76 | 1.417 | 9.3 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 0.78 | |
| 1951 | 29 | BOS | AL | 7 | 7 | .500 | 5.10 | 34 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 118.1 | 128 | 77 | 67 | 5 | 63 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 525 | 88 | 3.98 | 1.614 | 9.7 | 0.4 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 0.60 | |
| 1952 | 30 | TOT | AL | 7 | 10 | .412 | 3.75 | 33 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 168.0 | 181 | 82 | 70 | 10 | 69 | 6 | 70 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 736 | 102 | 3.58 | 1.488 | 9.7 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 1.01 | |
| 1952 | 30 | BOS | AL | 2 | 1 | .667 | 2.96 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.1 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 99 | 135 | 5.43 | 1.151 | 5.2 | 1.1 | 5.2 | 1.8 | 0.36 | |
| 1952 | 30 | DET | AL | 5 | 9 | .357 | 3.88 | 23 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 143.2 | 167 | 71 | 62 | 7 | 55 | 4 | 65 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 637 | 98 | 3.27 | 1.545 | 10.5 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 1.18 | |
| 1953 | 31 | TOT | AL | 2 | 4 | .333 | 6.23 | 33 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 52.0 | 64 | 45 | 36 | 5 | 30 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 245 | 63 | 4.65 | 1.808 | 11.1 | 0.9 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 0.80 | |
| 1953 | 31 | DET | AL | 0 | 3 | .000 | 8.88 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.1 | 35 | 33 | 25 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 125 | 46 | 5.51 | 1.934 | 12.4 | 1.4 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 0.71 | |
| 1953 | 31 | CLE | AL | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3.71 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26.2 | 29 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 120 | 102 | 3.83 | 1.688 | 9.8 | 0.3 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 0.88 | |
| 1955 | 33 | TOT | AL | 6 | 8 | .429 | 2.48 | 36 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 141.1 | 135 | 51 | 39 | 6 | 48 | 2 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 598 | 154 | 3.07 | 1.295 | 8.6 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 1.31 | |
| 1955 | 33 | CLE | AL | 0 | 0 | 2.63 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24.0 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 102 | 155 | 2.74 | 1.375 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 1.00 | ||
| 1955 | 33 | BAL | AL | 6 | 8 | .429 | 2.45 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 117.1 | 111 | 43 | 32 | 6 | 39 | 1 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 496 | 154 | 3.13 | 1.278 | 8.5 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 1.38 | |
| 1956 | 34 | BAL | AL | 9 | 12 | .429 | 4.02 | 35 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 174.2 | 198 | 92 | 78 | 7 | 72 | 3 | 84 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 778 | 96 | 3.27 | 1.546 | 10.2 | 0.4 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 1.17 | |
| 1957 | 35 | BAL | AL | 6 | 6 | .500 | 3.64 | 27 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 121.0 | 122 | 53 | 49 | 4 | 54 | 1 | 50 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 523 | 98 | 3.50 | 1.455 | 9.1 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 0.93 | |
| 1958 | 36 | TOT | NL | 3 | 1 | .750 | 4.92 | 35 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 64.0 | 71 | 39 | 35 | 8 | 36 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 291 | 85 | 5.07 | 1.672 | 10.0 | 1.1 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 0.64 | |
| 1958 | 36 | CIN | NL | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.05 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 109 | 4.73 | 1.650 | 9.5 | 1.4 | 5.4 | 6.8 | 1.25 | |
| 1958 | 36 | STL | NL | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.02 | 28 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 57.1 | 64 | 35 | 32 | 7 | 32 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 263 | 83 | 5.11 | 1.674 | 10.0 | 1.1 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 0.56 | |
| 12 Yrs | 77 | 99 | .438 | 3.95 | 347 | 198 | 60 | 66 | 15 | 8 | 1563.0 | 1656 | 791 | 686 | 74 | 714 | 29 | 574 | 14 | 7 | 45 | 6851 | 103 | 3.79 | 1.516 | 9.5 | 0.4 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 0.80 | ||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 10 | 12 | .438 | 3.95 | 43 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 195 | 207 | 99 | 86 | 9 | 89 | 4 | 72 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 855 | 103 | 3.79 | 1.516 | 9.5 | 0.4 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 0.80 | ||||
| W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | ||||||||||||||
| BAL (3 yrs) | 21 | 26 | .447 | 3.46 | 81 | 57 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 413.0 | 431 | 188 | 159 | 17 | 165 | 5 | 188 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 1797 | 108 | 3.30 | 1.443 | 9.4 | 0.4 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 1.14 | ||||
| CHW (3 yrs) | 34 | 49 | .410 | 3.88 | 99 | 93 | 5 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 674.1 | 705 | 327 | 291 | 28 | 310 | 9 | 208 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 2931 | 110 | 3.92 | 1.505 | 9.4 | 0.4 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 0.67 | ||||
| BOS (2 yrs) | 9 | 8 | .529 | 4.73 | 44 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 142.2 | 142 | 88 | 75 | 8 | 77 | 4 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 624 | 93 | 4.23 | 1.535 | 9.0 | 0.5 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 0.56 | ||||
| CLE (2 yrs) | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3.20 | 37 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.2 | 53 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 222 | 122 | 3.31 | 1.539 | 9.4 | 0.2 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 0.92 | ||||
| NYY (2 yrs) | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3.83 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 49.1 | 52 | 25 | 21 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 224 | 92 | 4.30 | 1.703 | 9.5 | 0.2 | 5.8 | 2.6 | 0.44 | ||||
| DET (2 yrs) | 5 | 12 | .294 | 4.63 | 36 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 169.0 | 202 | 104 | 87 | 11 | 69 | 5 | 75 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 762 | 83 | 3.60 | 1.604 | 10.8 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 1.09 | ||||
| STL (1 yr) | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.02 | 28 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 57.1 | 64 | 35 | 32 | 7 | 32 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 263 | 83 | 5.11 | 1.674 | 10.0 | 1.1 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 0.56 | ||||
| CIN (1 yr) | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.05 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 109 | 4.73 | 1.650 | 9.5 | 1.4 | 5.4 | 6.8 | 1.25 | ||||
| AL (11 yrs) | 74 | 98 | .430 | 3.91 | 312 | 197 | 46 | 65 | 15 | 6 | 1499.0 | 1585 | 752 | 651 | 66 | 678 | 28 | 551 | 14 | 7 | 39 | 6560 | 104 | 3.74 | 1.510 | 9.5 | 0.4 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 0.81 | ||||
| NL (1 yr) | 3 | 1 | .750 | 4.92 | 35 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 64.0 | 71 | 39 | 35 | 8 | 36 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 291 | 85 | 5.07 | 1.672 | 10.0 | 1.1 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 0.64 | ||||
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Frequently Asked Questions
When was Bill Wight born?
Bill Wight was born on April 12, 1922.
Where was Bill Wight born?
Bill Wight was born in Rio Vista, CA.
How tall was Bill Wight?
Bill Wight was 6-1 (185 cm) tall.
How much did Bill Wight weigh when playing?
Bill Wight weighed 180 lbs (81 kg) when playing.
How many seasons did Bill Wight play?
Bill Wight played 12 seasons.
Is Bill Wight in the Hall of Fame?
Bill Wight has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.
What position did Bill Wight play?
Bill Wight was a Pitcher.
How many strikeouts did Bill Wight have?
Bill Wight had 574 strikeouts over his career.
How many teams has Bill Wight played for?
Bill Wight played for 8 teams; the New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians, Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Redlegs and St. Louis Cardinals.
When did Bill Wight retire?
Bill Wight last played in 1958.
What are Bill Wight's nicknames?
Lefty is a nickname for Bill Wight.
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