Bill Werle

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 182lb (188cm, 82kg)

Born: December 21, 1920 in Oakland, CA us

Died: November 27, 2010 in San Mateo, CA

Buried: Skylawn Memorial Park, San Mateo, CA

Schools: Modesto Junior College (Modesto, CA), University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)

Last Game: June 20, 1954 (Age 33-181d)
vs. CLE 2.2 IP, 4 H, 3 SO, 3 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1949 season

Full Name: William George Werle

Nicknames: Bugs

Pronunciation: \WHIRL\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.9

ERA

4.69

185

665.1

283

WHIP

1.449

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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
1943	22	-8.1	San Francisco	PCL	AA		1	2	.333			9						26.0									0
1944	23	-6.7	San Francisco	PCL	AA		14	19	.424	4.05	4.98	36			24	0		289.0	331	160	130		84		129	4	0	12		1.436	10.3		2.6	4.0	1.54

1946	25	-5.5	San Francisco	PCL	AAA	NYG	12	8	.600	2.26	3.24	33			11	1		175.0	173	63	44		59		72	5	1	3		1.326	8.9		3.0	3.7	1.22
1947	26	-4.7	San Francisco	PCL	AAA		12	12	.500	3.29	4.52	36			14	3		205.0	231	103	75		42		80	6	1	4		1.332	10.1		1.8	3.5	1.90
1948	27	-4.0	San Francisco	PCL	AAA		17	7	.708	2.74	3.35	34			23	2		250.0	256	93	76		61		136	8	1	3		1.268	9.2		2.2	4.9	2.23
1949	28	-0.8	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	12	13	.480	4.24	4.76	35	29	2	10	2	0	221.0	243	117	104	23	51	4	106	8	0	4	945	1.330	9.9	0.9	2.1	4.3	2.08
1950	29	0.7	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	8	16	.333	4.60	5.31	48	22	18	6	0	8	215.1	249	127	110	25	65	12	78	6	0	4	940	1.458	10.4	1.0	2.7	3.3	1.20
1951	30	1.4	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	8	6	.571	5.65	6.13	59	9	24	2	0	6	149.2	181	102	94	20	51	7	57	6	3	2	665	1.550	10.9	1.2	3.1	3.4	1.12
1952	31		2 Teams	NL	Maj	PIT-STL	1	2	.333	5.23	5.86	24	0	6	0	0	1	43.0	49	28	25	7	16	2	24	1	0	0	189	1.512	10.3	1.5	3.3	5.0	1.50
1952	31	2.6	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	0	0		9.00	11.25	5	0	0	0	0	0	4.0	9	5	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	22	2.500	20.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	1.00
1952	31	2.6	STL	NL	Maj	STL	1	2	.333	4.85	5.31	19	0	6	0	0	1	39.0	40	23	21	6	15	2	23	1	0	0	167	1.410	9.2	1.4	3.5	5.3	1.53
1953	32	5.5	Louisville	AA	AAA	BOS	13	8	.619	2.60	2.81	31	11		10	3		128.0	97	40	37	4	25		58	5	0	2		0.953	6.8	0.3	1.8	4.1	2.32
1953	32	2.1	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	0	1	.000	1.54	2.31	5	0	2	0	0	0	11.2	7	3	2	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	42	0.686	5.4	0.8	0.8	3.1	4.00
1954	33	6.7	Louisville	AA	AAA	BOS	7	4	.636	3.99	4.45	14	14		6	0		97.0	103	48	43	9	8		58	2	0	0		1.144	9.6	0.8	0.7	5.4	7.25
1954	33	4.4	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	0	1	.000	4.38	4.74	14	0	8	0	0	0	24.2	41	13	12	5	10	0	14	2	0	0	125	2.068	15.0	1.8	3.6	5.1	1.40
1955	34	4.3	Portland	PCL	Opn		17	8	.680	3.54	3.71	33	32		17	2		221.0	248	91	87	8	30		76	5	0	0		1.258	10.1	0.3	1.2	3.1	2.53
1956	35	6.8	Portland	PCL	Opn	BRO	16	15	.516	4.41	4.77	35	34		17	1		247.0	330	131	121	27	40		82	3	1	10		1.498	12.0	1.0	1.5	3.0	2.05
1957	36		2 Teams	PCL	Opn	CHC-CLE	9	8				26	23		10	2		174.0	219	85	75	15	17		58	5	0	4
1957	36	8.0	San Diego	PCL	Opn	CLE						7
1957	36	8.0	Portland	PCL	Opn	CHC						19
1957-58	36		Marianao	CUWL	FgW		2	7	.222	3.32								76.0			28				40									4.7
1958	37	8.9	San Diego	PCL	AAA	CLE	10	8	.556	3.11	3.84	28	24		9	1		171.0	191	73	59	14	34		65	4	0	5		1.316	10.1	0.7	1.8	3.4	1.91
1959	38	10.8	San Diego	PCL	AAA	CLE	5	8	.385	4.36	5.27	32	14		4	0		128.0	153	75	62	12	29		47	7	0	3		1.422	10.8	0.8	2.0	3.3	1.62
1960	39		2 Teams	PCL	AAA	CHW-SFG	7	8				26	21		3	0		134.0	149	67	61	14	17		66	4	0	3
1960	39	11.9	San Diego	PCL	AAA	CHW						6
1960	39	11.9	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	SFG						20
1961	40		2 Teams	PCL	AAA	KCA-SFG	7	8				23	19		8	0		143.0	159	69	56	14	27	10	66	5	1	6
1961	40	13.9	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	SFG						1
1961	40	13.9	Hawaii	PCL	AAA	KCA						22

1963	42	20.9	Fresno	CALL	A	SFG	0	0		0.00	0.00	1	0		0	0		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
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 (6 seasons)					Majors		29	39	.426	4.69	5.28	185	60	60	18	2	15	665.1	770	390	347	81	194	25	283	23	3	10	2906	1.449	10.4	1.1	2.6	3.8	1.46
Minors (15 seasons)					Minors		124	99				397	129		135	13		1937.1	2113	877	734	74	412	0	803	49	4	42
Foreign (1 season)					Foreign		2	7	.222	3.32								76.0			28				40									4.7
All Levels (19 Seasons)							155	145				582	189	60	153	15	15	2678.2	2883	1267	1109	155	606	25	1126	72	7	52	2906

Opn (3 seasons)					Minors		33	23				94	66		34	3		468.0	578	222	208	35	70		158	8	1	10
AAA (9 seasons)					Minors		76	55				257	63		77	10		1154.0	1204	495	396	39	258		516	37	3	20
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		15	21	.417		4.57	45			24	0		315.0	331	160	130		84		129	4	0	12
A (1 season)					Minors		0	0		0.00	0.00	1	0		0	0		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0