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
Honors
7 x All-Star
1961, 1959, 1958, 1957, 1956, 1955, 1953
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
23
OPS vs Lg
14% of the career qualification threshold · about these stats
Career Pitching
211-169
W-L
3.27
ERA
585
G
1,999
SO
32
SV
1.26
WHIP
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
Advanced Pitching About these stats
Year Lg IP K/9 BB/9 WHIP Qual
1964 NL 49.0 5.33 1.84 1.020
1963 NL 99.0 4.73 1.82 1.273
1962 NL 162.3 4.21 1.94 1.121
1961 AL 180.0 5.30 2.70 1.356 ✓
1960 AL 196.3 4.95 2.11 1.258 ✓
1959 AL 224.0 4.58 2.49 1.246 ✓
1958 AL 245.0 5.29 2.42 1.102 ✓
1957 AL 257.0 5.99 2.49 1.163 ✓
1956 AL 276.3 6.25 3.26 1.306 ✓
1955 AL 205.7 6.87 2.80 1.099 ✓
1954 AL 188.7 7.06 4.10 1.405 ✓
1953 AL 271.3 6.17 3.38 1.172 ✓
1952 AL 255.3 5.08 2.78 1.148 ✓
1951 AL 240.3 4.23 2.73 1.290 ✓
1950 AL 219.3 4.84 5.62 1.486 ✓
1949 AL 171.7 4.98 5.87 1.497 ✓
1948 AL 55.3 5.86 8.30 1.771
1945 AL 10.0 9.00 9.00 1.600
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
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1964 NL 9 .000 .500 0.0 33.3 96 0.0
1963 NL 34 .000 .200 5.9 32.4 -5 0.0
1962 NL 66 .000 .273 4.5 18.2 32 0.0
1961 AL 63 .000 .178 1.6 17.5 -16 0.0
1960 AL 76 .015 .226 7.9 18.4 25 0.0
1959 AL 81 .074 .236 8.6 16.0 52 0.0
1958 AL 94 .036 .243 4.3 13.8 41 0.0
1957 AL 104 .010 .230 1.9 24.0 5 0.0
1956 AL 113 .000 .200 2.7 19.5 -5 0.0
1955 AL 81 .029 .200 3.7 12.3 14 0.0
1954 AL 68 .000 .239 5.9 17.6 25 0.0
1953 AL 102 .000 .155 3.9 15.7 -15 0.0
1952 AL 102 .011 .239 5.9 19.6 26 0.0
1951 AL 93 .013 .258 9.7 18.3 40 0.0
1950 AL 88 .039 .313 6.8 14.8 64 0.0
1949 AL 62 .000 .250 8.1 24.2 17 0.0
1948 AL 17 .235 .385 0.0 23.5 123 0.0
1945 AL 2 .000 .000 0.0 50.0 -100 0.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
P 585 123 487 28 32 .956
1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1964 San Francisco Giants P 34 1 7 1 0 .889
1963 San Francisco Giants P 38 4 20 0 2 1.000
1962 San Francisco Giants P 30 4 24 1 3 .966
1961 Chicago White Sox P 39 7 31 3 1 .927
1960 Chicago White Sox P 32 7 29 2 2 .947
1959 Chicago White Sox P 34 11 40 2 4 .962
1958 Chicago White Sox P 35 11 26 1 3 .974
1957 Chicago White Sox P 37 8 45 2 2 .964
1956 Chicago White Sox P 35 4 33 3 2 .925
1955 Chicago White Sox P 33 7 25 0 1 1.000
1954 Chicago White Sox P 36 7 19 1 1 .963
1953 Chicago White Sox 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
1953 Chicago White Sox P 40 10 33 4 1 .915
1952 Chicago White Sox P 33 13 43 1 3 .982
1951 Chicago White Sox P 37 11 38 2 4 .961
1950 Chicago White Sox P 33 4 30 1 1 .971
1949 Chicago White Sox P 32 12 33 4 2 .918
1948 Detroit Tigers P 22 2 9 0 0 1.000
1945 Detroit Tigers P 5 0 2 0 0 1.000
Postseason Pitching
Year Round Team G W-L SV IP SO ERA
Career 5 1-1 0 19.0 8 1.89
1962 World Series San Francisco Giants 2 1-1 0 15.0 5 2.40
1959 World Series Chicago White Sox 3 0-0 0 4.0 3 0.00
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 5 5 0 0 0 .000
1962 World Series San Francisco Giants 2 5 0 0 0 .000
1959 World Series Chicago White Sox 3 0 0 0 0 .000