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Bill
Ayers		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 200
 
Born: September 27, 1919 in Usa, GA, NEWNAN
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1947 27 BSN NL $ 300,000 6 6 8 7 6 7 7 3 3 3
1948 28 BSN NL $ 300,000 6 6 7 7 6 7 7 3 3 3
1949 29 BSN NL $ 300,000 6 6 7 6 6 7 6 3 3 3
1950 30 BSN NL $ 300,000 6 5 7 6 6 7 6 3 3 3
1951 31 BSN NL $ 300,000 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 3
1952 32 BSN NL   6 5 6 5 5 6 6 3 3 3
1953 33 BSN NL   6 5 6 5 5 6 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 5 6 5 5 6 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 6 6 8 7 6 7 7 3 3 3
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1947 27 BSN NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1948 28 BSN NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1949 29 BSN NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1950 30 BSN NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1951 31 BSN NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1952 32 BSN NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1953 33 BSN NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1947 27 BSN NL 1 0 1.000 4 0 0 0 1 4.0 5 2 0 3 0 4.50 .294 .400 .353 .753 0.5
    AAA   2 3 .400 16 0 0 0 0 12.7 21 10 6 6 12 7.11 .375 .435 .750 1.185  
1948 28 BSN NL 1 2 .333 32 1 0 0 1 35.3 52 34 5 19 14 8.66 .340 .414 .536 .950 0.0
    AAA   1 0 1.000 14 0 0 0 1 8.7 13 6 3 0 5 6.24 .371 .371 .629 1.000  
1949 29 BSN NL 5 14 .263 26 26 2 0 0 163.3 164 86 20 83 77 4.74 .262 .346 .405 .751 6.1
    AAA   0 1 .000 24 0 0 0 1 15.7 18 9 2 6 16 5.17 .295 .358 .443 .801  
1950 30 BSN NL 0 4 .000 4 4 0 0 0 25.0 27 17 4 12 8 6.12 .276 .360 .418 .779 0.0
    AAA   14 7 .667 28 28 1 0 0 182.7 180 92 33 74 160 4.53 .254 .325 .434 .758  
1951 31 BSN NL 3 8 .273 53 2 0 0 5 62.3 92 65 17 46 23 9.39 .347 .441 .592 1.033 0.0
1952 32 AAA   0 1 .000 4 0 0 0 0 5.7 9 4 1 2 3 6.36 .360 .407 .520 .927  
5 Years Sim 10 28 .263 119 33 2 0 7 290.0 340 204 46 163 122 6.33 .294 .379 .465 .845 6.7
5 Years AAA 17 12 .586 86 28 1 0 2 225.3 241 121 45 88 196 4.83 .272 .338 .464 .803  
Season Average 2 5 .286 23 6 0 0 1 58.0 68 40 9 32 24 6.33 .294 .379 .465 .845  
Career Highs 5 14 1.000 53 26 2 0 5 163.3 164 86 20 83 77 9.39 .347 .441 .592 1.033  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   149 95 19 66 68   .268 .346 .428 .774
vs LH   191 109 27 97 54   .317 .412 .500 .912
Home 2 15 .118 61 17 0 0 3 148.0 182 115 24 88 59 6.99 .305 .395 .473 .868
Away 8 13 .381 58 16 2 0 4 142.0 158 89 22 75 63 5.64 .281 .366 .457 .823
Mar/Apr 0 0 .000 16 1 0 0 0 24.0 32 21 5 12 10 7.88 .311 .383 .534 .917
May 0 0 .000 11 0 0 0 1 9.7 16 10 3 7 5 9.32 .364 .451 .659 1.110
June 2 7 .222 28 8 0 0 2 65.3 81 49 9 43 24 6.75 .306 .403 .457 .859
July 2 7 .222 23 7 0 0 2 56.0 73 42 8 34 28 6.75 .322 .410 .493 .903
August 3 7 .300 19 7 1 0 1 58.3 57 30 5 32 26 4.63 .256 .349 .368 .717
Sep/Oct 3 7 .300 22 10 1 0 1 76.7 81 52 16 35 29 6.10 .274 .350 .473 .823
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1948 28 BSN NL 32 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1949 29 BSN NL 26 54 4 9 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 19 .167 .196 .185 .382 1.3 0.0
1950 30 BSN NL 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7 0.0
1951 31 BSN NL 53 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.0 0.0
4 Years Sim 115 71 5 10 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 22 .141 .164 .155 .319 0.4 0.0
162 Game Average 100 7 14 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 30 .141 .164 .155 .319 0.5  
Career Highs 53 54 4 9 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 19 .167 .196 .185 .382 1.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   35 4 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 .171 .194 .171 .366 0.6
vs LH   36 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 .111 .135 .139 .274 -0.9
Home 59 31 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 11 .129 .156 .129 .285 -0.6
Away 56 40 3 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 .150 .171 .175 .346 0.3
RISP   14 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.2
Close/Late   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
Mar/Apr 16 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
May 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5
June 17 14 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .214 .267 .286 .552 0.7
July 14 13 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .154 .154 .154 .308 -0.1
August 19 17 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .118 .118 .118 .235 -0.4
Sep/Oct 10 23 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .087 .125 .087 .212 -0.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1947 27 BSN NL P 4 0 4.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 2.25    
1948 28 BSN NL P 32 1 35.3 3 2 1 0 .833 1.27    
1949 29 BSN NL P 26 26 163.3 8 31 1 2 .975 2.15    
1950 30 BSN NL P 4 4 25.0 1 4 0 0 1.000 1.80    
1951 31 BSN NL P 53 2 62.3 7 14 0 1 1.000 3.03    
Career Totals   119 33 290.0 19 52 2 3 .973 2.20    
Career Highs   53 26 163.3 8 31 1 2 1.000 3.03    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Strikeouts per 9IP
1949-8-4.2
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 2    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Dave Smith (982)
  2. Manny Salvo (980)
  3. Jim Ray (974)
  4. Steve Blass (970)
  5. Jim Nelson (969)
  6. Johnny Podgajny (968)
  7. Bob Long (968)
  8. Carl Morton (963)
  9. Cy Acosta (963)
  10. Roy Johnson (961)
History
Drafted in 4th round, 56th overall pick, by Boston (N) in 1947
Earned first career win on 9/10/1947
Injured on 5/24/1948 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week
Had first career hit on 6/16/1949, off Ernie White (MON)
 
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