Player
Billy Pierce
Player Info
- Full Name
- Walter William
- Born
-
April 2, 1927
Detroit, MI, USA - Died
- July 31, 2015
- Size
- 5'10" / 160 lbs
- B/T
- L / L
- Debut
- June 1, 1945
- Final Game
- October 3, 1964
- Career
- 20 years
Teams
- Detroit Tigers 1945-1948
- Chicago White Sox 1949-1961
- San Francisco Giants 1962-1964
Honors
7 x All-Star
1957 - Sporting News Pitcher of the Year
(AL)
1957 - Sporting News All-Star
(ML)
1956 - Sporting News Pitcher of the Year
(AL)
1956 - Sporting News All-Star
(ML)
Career Batting
616
G
.184
AVG
203
H
0
HR
69
RBI
.433
OPS
Career Pitching
211-169
W-L
3.27
ERA
585
G
1,999
SO
32
SV
1.26
WHIP
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | San Francisco Giants | 34 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| 1963 | San Francisco Giants | 38 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .129 |
| 1962 | San Francisco Giants | 30 | 56 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .214 |
| 1961 | Chicago White Sox | 39 | 56 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .143 |
| 1960 | Chicago White Sox | 32 | 67 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .179 |
| 1959 | Chicago White Sox | 34 | 68 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .191 |
| 1958 | Chicago White Sox | 35 | 83 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .205 |
| 1957 | Chicago White Sox | 41 | 99 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .172 |
| 1956 | Chicago White Sox | 39 | 102 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .157 |
| 1955 | Chicago White Sox | 34 | 70 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .171 |
| 1954 | Chicago White Sox | 38 | 57 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .193 |
| 1953 | Chicago White Sox | 42 | 87 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .126 |
| 1952 | Chicago White Sox | 35 | 91 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .187 |
| 1951 | Chicago White Sox | 39 | 79 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .203 |
| 1950 | Chicago White Sox | 40 | 77 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .260 |
| 1949 | Chicago White Sox | 39 | 51 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .176 |
| 1948 | Detroit Tigers | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .294 |
| 1945 | Detroit Tigers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | San Francisco Giants | 3 | 0 | 2.20 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 49.0 | 29 | 10 |
| 1963 | San Francisco Giants | 3 | 11 | 4.27 | 38 | 13 | 8 | 99.0 | 52 | 20 |
| 1962 | San Francisco Giants | 16 | 6 | 3.49 | 30 | 23 | 1 | 162.1 | 76 | 35 |
| 1961 | Chicago White Sox | 10 | 9 | 3.80 | 39 | 28 | 3 | 180.0 | 106 | 54 |
| 1960 | Chicago White Sox | 14 | 7 | 3.62 | 32 | 30 | 0 | 196.1 | 108 | 46 |
| 1959 | Chicago White Sox | 14 | 15 | 3.62 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 224.0 | 114 | 62 |
| 1958 | Chicago White Sox | 17 | 11 | 2.68 | 35 | 32 | 2 | 245.0 | 144 | 66 |
| 1957 | Chicago White Sox | 20 | 12 | 3.26 | 37 | 34 | 2 | 257.0 | 171 | 71 |
| 1956 | Chicago White Sox | 20 | 9 | 3.32 | 35 | 33 | 1 | 276.0 | 192 | 100 |
| 1955 | Chicago White Sox | 15 | 10 | 1.97 | 33 | 26 | 1 | 205.1 | 157 | 64 |
| 1954 | Chicago White Sox | 9 | 10 | 3.48 | 36 | 26 | 3 | 188.1 | 148 | 86 |
| 1953 | Chicago White Sox | 18 | 12 | 2.72 | 40 | 33 | 3 | 271.0 | 186 | 102 |
| 1952 | Chicago White Sox | 15 | 12 | 2.57 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 255.1 | 144 | 79 |
| 1951 | Chicago White Sox | 15 | 14 | 3.03 | 37 | 28 | 2 | 240.1 | 113 | 73 |
| 1950 | Chicago White Sox | 12 | 16 | 3.98 | 33 | 29 | 1 | 219.1 | 118 | 137 |
| 1949 | Chicago White Sox | 7 | 15 | 3.88 | 32 | 26 | 0 | 171.1 | 95 | 112 |
| 1948 | Detroit Tigers | 3 | 0 | 6.34 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 55.1 | 36 | 51 |
| 1945 | Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 10 | 10 |