Bill Champion

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 188lb (193cm, 85kg)

Born: September 18, 1947 in Shelby, NC us

Died: January 7, 2017 in Shelby, NC

Buried: Cremated

Draft: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 3rd round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from Shelby HS (Shelby, NC).

High School: Shelby HS (Shelby, NC)

Last Game: June 5, 1976 (Age 28-261d)
vs. KCR 2.0 IP, 6 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 5 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1969 season

Full Name: Buford Billy Champion

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.9

ERA

4.69

202

102

804.1

360

WHIP

1.525

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1965	17	-3.3	Huron	NORL	A	PHI	7	3	.700	1.20	2.40	13	10		5	2		75.0	45	20	10	0	26	0	96	2	0	3		0.947	5.4	0.0	3.1	11.5	3.69
1966	18	-3.1	Bakersfield	CALL	A	PHI	9	5	.643	4.75	5.24	24	20		5	1		127.0	131	74	67	14	78	1	106	3	0	10		1.646	9.3	1.0	5.5	7.5	1.36
1967	19	-2.9	Tidewater	CARL	A	PHI	6	9	.400	3.03	4.17	18	18		5	1		110.0	98	51	37	9	58	2	90	2	0	3		1.418	8.0	0.7	4.7	7.4	1.55
1968	20	-2.0	Tidewater	CARL	A	PHI	15	5	.750	2.03	2.49	24	23		13	3		177.0	118	49	40	9	52	0	163	1	3	4		0.960	6.0	0.5	2.6	8.3	3.13
1969	21	-4.5	Eugene	PCL	AAA	PHI	7	1	.875	1.66	2.08	9	9		7	3	0	65.0	38	15	12	2	19	0	48	1	0	2		0.877	5.3	0.3	2.6	6.6	2.53
1969	21	-6.0	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	5	10	.333	5.01	5.25	23	20	1	4	2	1	116.2	130	68	65	7	63	4	70	3	1	6	535	1.654	10.0	0.5	4.9	5.4	1.11
1969	21	-0.5	Phillies	FLIN	WRk	PHI	2	3	.400	4.33	6.00	6	5		0		0	27.0	25	18	13	1	17	1	18	0	0	4		1.556	8.3	0.3	5.7	6.0	1.06
1970	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	PHI	10	12	.455	4.90	5.75	26	26		9	0	0	169.0	181	108	92	9	76	6	105	3	0	11		1.521	9.6	0.5	4.0	5.6	1.38
1970	22	-3.2	Eugene	PCL	AAA	PHI	8	11	.421	4.97	5.86	23	23		7	0	0	152.0	165	99	84	9	70	6	96	3	0	10		1.546	9.8	0.5	4.1	5.7	1.37
1970	22	-1.2	Reading	EL	AA	PHI	2	1	.667	4.24	4.76	3	3		2	0	0	17.0	16	9	8	0	6	0	9	0	0	1		1.294	8.5	0.0	3.2	4.8	1.50
1970	22	-5.1	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	0	2	.000	9.00	9.00	7	1	2	0	0	0	14.0	21	14	14	3	10	2	12	1	0	1	70	2.214	13.5	1.9	6.4	7.7	1.20
1971	23	-4.4	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	3	5	.375	4.39	5.05	37	9	8	0	0	0	108.2	100	61	53	10	48	4	49	3	0	3	466	1.362	8.3	0.8	4.0	4.1	1.02
1972	24	-3.1	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	4	14	.222	5.09	5.43	30	22	1	2	0	0	132.2	155	80	75	11	54	8	54	1	0	7	584	1.575	10.5	0.7	3.7	3.7	1.00
1973	25	-2.7	MIL	AL	Maj	MIL	5	8	.385	3.70	3.83	37	11	6	2	0	1	136.1	139	58	56	10	62	4	67	4	1	8	592	1.474	9.2	0.7	4.1	4.4	1.08
1974	26	-2.1	MIL	AL	Maj	MIL	11	4	.733	3.62	4.01	31	23	2	2	0	0	161.2	168	72	65	12	49	3	60	0	0	4	680	1.342	9.4	0.7	2.7	3.3	1.22
1975	27	-1.1	MIL	AL	Maj	MIL	6	6	.500	5.89	6.30	27	13	2	3	1	0	110.0	125	77	72	11	55	8	40	0	1	3	496	1.636	10.2	0.9	4.5	3.3	0.73
1976	28	3.7	Richmond	IL	AAA	ATL	3	4	.429	4.80	5.80	12	7		1	0	0	45.0	48	29	24	4	25	2	19	0	0	5		1.622	9.6	0.8	5.0	3.8	0.76
1976	28	0.4	MIL	AL	Maj	MIL	0	1	.000	7.03	7.40	10	3	1	0	0	0	24.1	35	20	19	0	13	2	8	1	0	3	115	1.973	12.9	0.0	4.8	3.0	0.62
1977	29	3.9	Oklahoma City	AA	AAA	PHI	2	5	.286	7.20	8.36	29	7		1	0	1	85.0	113	79	68	7	44	5	49	2	0	4		1.847	12.0	0.7	4.7	5.2	1.11
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (8 seasons)					Majors		34	50	.405	4.69	5.04	202	102	23	13	3	2	804.1	873	450	419	64	354	35	360	13	3	35	3538	1.525	9.8	0.7	4.0	4.0	1.02
Minors (8 seasons)					Minors		59	44	.573	3.69	4.48	155	120		46	10	1	853.0	772	425	350	54	378	16	676	14	3	42		1.348	8.1	0.6	4.0	7.1	1.79
Other (1 season)					Other		2	3	.400	4.33	6.00	6	5		0		0	27.0	25	18	13	1	17	1	18	0	0	4		1.556	8.3	0.3	5.7	6.0	1.06
All Levels (13 Seasons)							95	97	.495	4.18	4.77	363	227	23	59	13	3	1684.1	1670	893	782	119	749	52	1054	27	6	81	3538	1.436	8.9	0.6	4.0	5.6	1.41

AAA (4 seasons)					Minors		20	21	.488	4.88	5.76	73	46		16	3	1	347.0	364	222	188	22	158	13	212	6	0	21		1.504	9.4	0.6	4.1	5.5	1.34
AA (1 season)					Minors		2	1	.667	4.24	4.76	3	3		2	0	0	17.0	16	9	8	0	6	0	9	0	0	1		1.294	8.5	0.0	3.2	4.8	1.50
A (4 seasons)					Minors		37	22	.627	2.83	3.57	79	71		28	7		489.0	392	194	154	32	214	3	455	8	3	20		1.239	7.2	0.6	3.9	8.4	2.13