Bill Posedel

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg)

Born: August 2, 1906 in San Francisco, CA us

Died: November 28, 1989 in Livermore, CA

Buried: Cremated

High School: St. Vincent's HS (Vallejo, CA)

Last Game: September 13, 1946 (Age 40-042d)
vs. PIT 4.0 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1938 season

Full Name: William John Posedel

Nicknames: Sailor Bill or Barnacle Bill

Pronunciation: \poze-DELL\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.4

ERA

4.56

138

679.1

227

WHIP

1.479

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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
1929	22	-5.9	Portland	PCL	AA		0	0		2.65	4.24	7	1					17.0	15	8	5		13							1.647	7.9		6.9
1930	23		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AA		4	9	.308	5.33	6.95	29	3					121.2	152	94	72		67							1.800	11.2		5.0
1930	23	-5.2	Portland	PCL	AA		1	2	.333	6.08	6.08	12	3					26.2	39	18	18		13							1.950	13.2		4.4
1930	23	-1.7	Pueblo	WL	A		3	7	.300	5.12	7.20	17						95.0	113	76	54		54							1.758	10.7		5.1
1931	24	-3.8	Portland	PCL	AA		7	6	.538	5.22	6.60	27						131.0	172	96	76		59							1.763	11.8		4.1
1932	25	-1.6	Tulsa	WL	A	PIT	16	10	.615		6.85	37						180.0	208	137			121							1.828	10.4		6.1
1933	26	-0.9	Tulsa	TL	A	PIT	11	11	.500	4.01	5.23	35						191.0	189	111	85		73							1.372	8.9		3.4
1934	27	-0.8	Tulsa	TL	A		15	16	.484	4.23	5.47	45						270.0	286	164	127		117							1.493	9.5		3.9
1935	28		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-A	DET	13	14	.481	4.25	5.29	36	9					235.0	295	138	111		54							1.485	11.3		2.1
1935	28	-0.2	Portland	PCL	AA	DET	12	7	.632	3.69	4.47	21						161.0	191	80	66		31							1.379	10.7		1.7
1935	28	0.1	Tulsa	TL	A		1	7	.125	5.47	7.05	15	9					74.0	104	58	45		23							1.716	12.6		2.8
1936	29	1.1	Portland	PCL	AA		20	10	.667	2.82	3.91	39		2	23	1		265.0	270	115	83		87		175	0	0	2		1.347	9.2		3.0	5.9	2.01
1937	30	0.8	Portland	PCL	AA		21	12	.636	3.09	4.98	44		7	24	4		300.0	294	166	103		87		172	3	0	4		1.270	8.8		2.6	5.2	1.98
1938	31	1.9	BRO	NL	Maj	BRO	8	9	.471	5.66	6.17	33	17	8	6	1	1	140.0	178	96	88	14	46	3	49	2	1	9	629	1.600	11.4	0.9	3.0	3.2	1.07
1939	32	2.4	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	15	13	.536	3.92	4.20	33	29	3	18	5	0	220.2	221	103	96	8	78	6	73	0	1	1	927	1.355	9.0	0.3	3.2	3.0	0.94
1940	33	3.5	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	12	17	.414	4.13	4.56	35	32	2	18	0	1	233.0	263	118	107	16	81	5	86	1	0	3	1008	1.476	10.2	0.6	3.1	3.3	1.06
1941	34	5.0	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	4	4	.500	4.87	5.65	18	9	4	3	0	0	57.1	61	36	31	6	30	0	10	1	0	2	253	1.587	9.6	0.9	4.7	1.6	0.33

1946	39	9.4	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	2	0	1.000	6.99	7.62	19	0	10	0	0	4	28.1	34	24	22	4	13	3	9	0	0	1	127	1.659	10.8	1.3	4.1	2.9	0.69
1947	40	9.3	Seattle	PCL	AAA		12	8	.600	4.26	4.88	27			10	1		131.0	144	71	62		40		34	2	0	2		1.405	9.9		2.7	2.3	0.85

1957	50	22.0	Portland	PCL	Opn	CHC	0	1	.000			1															0
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 (5 seasons)					Majors		41	43	.488	4.56	4.99	138	87	27	45	6	6	679.1	757	377	344	48	248	17	227	4	2	16	2944	1.479	10.0	0.6	3.3	3.0	0.92
Minors (11 seasons)					Minors		119	97	.551			327	13	9	57	6		1841.2	2025	1100	724		718		381	5	0	8
All Levels (16 Seasons)							160	140	.533			465	100	36	102	12	6	2521.0	2782	1477	1068	48	966	17	608	9	2	24	2944

Opn (1 season)					Minors		0	1	.000			1															0
AAA (1 season)					Minors		12	8	.600	4.26	4.88	27			10	1		131.0	144	71	62		40		34	2	0	2		1.405	9.9		2.7	2.3	0.85
AA (6 seasons)					Minors		61	37	.622	3.51	4.83	150	4	9	47	5		900.2	981	483	351		290		347	3	0	6		1.411	9.8		2.9
A (5 seasons)					Minors		46	51	.474		6.07	149	9					810.0	900	546	311		388							1.590	10.0		4.3