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Bill
Lee		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 205
 
Born: October 21, 1909 in Usa, LA, PLAQUEMINE
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1934 24 CIN NL $ 300,000 9 7 8 8 5 5 5 3 3 3
1935 25 CIN NL $ 300,000 9 7 8 8 5 5 5 3 3 3
1936 26 CIN NL $ 300,000 9 7 8 7 4 5 5 3 3 3
1937 27 CIN NL $ 571,429 9 7 8 7 4 5 4 3 3 3
1938 28 CIN NL $ 571,429 8 7 8 7 4 4 4 3 3 3
1939 29 BRK NL $ 625,000 8 6 7 7 3 4 4 3 3 3
1940 30 BRK NL $ 625,000 8 7 8 7 3 4 4 3 3 3
1941 31 BRK NL $ 625,000 7 6 7 7 3 4 3 3 3 3
1942 32 BRK NL $ 625,000 6 6 7 7 3 3 3 3 3 3
1943 33 BRK NL $ 625,000 6 6 7 7 2 3 3 3 3 3
1944 34 BRK NL $ 625,000 6 5 6 5 2 2 2 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 6 5 6 5 2 2 2 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 625,000 9 7 8 8 5 5 5 3 3 3
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1934 24 CIN NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1935 25 CIN NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1936 26 CIN NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1937 27 CIN NL $ 571,429   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1938 28 CIN NL $ 571,429   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1939 29 BRK NL $ 625,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1940 30 BRK NL $ 625,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1941 31 BRK NL $ 625,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1942 32 BRK NL $ 625,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1943 33 BRK NL $ 625,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1944 34 BRK NL $ 625,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 625,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
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
1934 24 CIN NL 14 14 .500 35 35 14 1 0 273.3 281 125 20 115 110 4.12 .266 .338 .391 .728 16.1
1935 25 CIN NL 12 15 .444 32 32 13 0 0 254.0 280 124 16 85 113 4.39 .276 .333 .408 .741 10.6
1936 26 CIN NL 20 15 .571 43 43 15 1 0 330.0 369 174 25 118 145 4.75 .285 .342 .412 .755 15.9
1937 27 CIN NL 13 19 .406 42 42 13 1 0 326.3 354 165 23 104 151 4.55 .275 .328 .388 .716 12.9
1938 28 CIN NL 6 6 .500 20 6 2 1 0 68.7 84 29 5 26 27 3.80 .300 .355 .421 .776 3.9
1939 29 BRK NL 3 6 .333 13 5 0 0 2 47.0 57 34 6 28 20 6.51 .298 .388 .461 .849 0.0
    AAA   6 12 .333 23 23 3 2 0 160.0 144 61 10 72 149 3.43 .241 .323 .342 .665  
1940 30 BRK NL 5 8 .385 40 19 5 0 5 165.0 159 63 15 67 77 3.44 .253 .324 .383 .707 11.5
1941 31 BRK NL 0 4 .000 29 5 0 0 0 63.3 73 48 9 47 25 6.82 .300 .407 .481 .888 0.0
1942 32 BRK NL 2 0 1.000 20 0 0 0 0 26.3 35 18 4 12 12 6.15 .321 .388 .505 .893 0.4
1943 33 BRK NL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 0.7 5 5 0 0 1 68.18 .714 .714 1.000 1.714 0.0
    AAA   7 6 .538 19 19 0 0 0 115.7 122 60 15 72 114 4.67 .266 .365 .416 .781  
1944 34 BRK NL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.3
    AAA   4 8 .333 16 16 0 0 0 94.7 102 44 9 51 67 4.18 .274 .362 .422 .784  
1945 35 AAA   3 6 .333 11 11 0 0 0 58.7 70 50 15 47 30 7.67 .297 .413 .525 .939  
11 Years Sim 75 87 .463 278 187 62 4 7 1556.6 1697 785 123 602 681 4.54 .278 .341 .406 .747 71.7
4 Years AAA 20 32 .385 69 69 3 2 0 429.0 438 215 49 242 360 4.51 .263 .357 .406 .763  
Season Average 6 7 .462 25 17 5 0 0 141.5 154 71 11 54 61 4.54 .278 .341 .406 .747  
Career Highs 20 19 1.000 43 43 15 1 5 330.0 369 174 25 118 151 68.18 .714 .714 1.000 1.714  
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   761 368 65 266 392   .259 .320 .387 .707
vs LH   936 417 58 336 289   .295 .363 .424 .787
Home 32 47 .405 145 94 27 3 1 802.3 870 391 61 331 350 4.39 .279 .348 .398 .746
Away 43 40 .518 133 93 35 1 6 754.3 827 394 62 271 331 4.70 .276 .337 .414 .751
Mar/Apr 16 17 .485 57 28 7 1 1 235.6 282 137 17 96 107 5.23 .293 .358 .434 .792
May 13 9 .591 44 28 13 1 5 237.3 243 104 14 87 91 3.94 .268 .332 .366 .698
June 13 11 .542 40 32 8 1 0 259.6 274 120 17 96 120 4.16 .269 .332 .390 .722
July 9 13 .409 38 31 11 0 0 250.3 244 108 23 86 120 3.88 .254 .316 .391 .707
August 8 18 .308 49 31 14 0 0 265.3 317 156 27 100 119 5.29 .295 .355 .439 .794
Sep/Oct 16 19 .457 50 37 9 1 1 308.3 337 160 25 137 124 4.67 .282 .356 .411 .767
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
1934 24 CIN NL 35 93 8 12 1 1 0 7 0 0 0 17 .129 .137 .161 .298 0.0 0.0
1935 25 CIN NL 32 88 8 12 1 0 1 8 0 0 0 17 .136 .136 .182 .318 0.6 0.0
1936 26 CIN NL 43 113 6 22 4 0 0 8 0 1 2 18 .195 .214 .230 .444 3.9 0.0
1937 27 CIN NL 42 107 8 21 0 0 0 7 0 0 2 18 .196 .216 .196 .412 4.8 0.0
1938 28 CIN NL 20 24 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.0 0.0
1939 29 BRK NL 13 11 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .182 .182 .182 .364 0.3 0.0
    AAA   3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3  
1940 30 BRK NL 40 52 0 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 16 .077 .077 .096 .173 -2.8 0.0
1941 31 BRK NL 29 15 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .067 .067 .067 .133 -0.7 0.0
1942 32 BRK NL 20 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2 0.0
1944 34 AAA   3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
9 Years Sim 274 507 34 79 7 1 1 34 0 1 4 92 .156 .166 .179 .346 6.3 0.0
2 Years AAA 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.2  
162 Game Average 299 20 46 4 0 0 20 0 0 2 54 .156 .166 .179 .346 3.7  
Career Highs 43 113 8 22 4 1 1 8 0 1 2 18 .250 .250 .250 .500 4.8  
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   337 26 52 3 1 1 25 0 1 2 63 .154 .164 .178 .342 1.1
vs LH   170 8 27 4 0 0 9 0 0 2 29 .159 .171 .182 .354 1.3
Home 141 235 17 39 3 1 1 18 0 1 2 47 .166 .178 .200 .378 3.2
Away 133 272 17 40 4 0 0 16 0 0 2 45 .147 .156 .162 .318 -0.7
RISP   134 0 17 2 0 0 32 0 0 1 24 .127 .137 .142 .278 -2.0
Close/Late   45 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 11 .089 .089 .089 .178 -1.9
Mar/Apr 48 71 2 8 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 8 .113 .135 .113 .248 -1.7
May 43 83 6 12 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 19 .145 .145 .145 .289 -0.8
June 34 86 3 16 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 17 .186 .186 .244 .430 2.8
July 37 81 2 9 1 0 0 5 0 0 2 21 .111 .133 .123 .256 -1.5
August 49 90 13 17 2 0 0 5 0 1 1 14 .189 .207 .211 .418 2.0
Sep/Oct 47 96 8 17 4 0 0 12 0 0 0 13 .177 .182 .219 .401 1.8
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1934 24 CIN NL P 35 35 273.3 16 65 3 8 .964 2.67    
1935 25 CIN NL P 32 32 254.0 18 53 2 3 .973 2.52    
1936 26 CIN NL P 43 43 330.0 33 64 2 3 .980 2.65    
1937 27 CIN NL P 42 42 326.3 20 63 3 6 .965 2.29    
1938 28 CIN NL P 20 6 68.7 6 8 2 1 .875 1.84    
1939 29 BRK NL P 13 5 47.0 4 9 0 2 1.000 2.49    
1940 30 BRK NL P 40 19 165.0 8 31 2 1 .951 2.13    
1941 31 BRK NL P 29 5 63.3 2 14 1 3 .941 2.27    
1942 32 BRK NL P 20 0 26.3 4 8 0 0 1.000 4.10    
1943 33 BRK NL P 2 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1944 34 BRK NL P 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
Career Totals   278 187 1556.6 111 315 15 27 .966 2.46    
Career Highs   43 43 330.0 33 65 3 8 1.000 4.10    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1938 28 CIN NL 0 1 .000 4 0 0 0 0 3.7 5 0 1 2 1 0.00 .333 .412 .667 1.078
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 1 .000 4 0 0 0 0 3.7 5 0 1 2 1 0.00 .333 .412 .667 1.078
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1938 28 CIN NL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1940-8-3.44
 Wins
1936-4-20
 Losses
1937-5-19
 Games Started
1936-6-43
1937-7-42
 Complete Games
1934-10-14
1936-10-15
 Shutouts
1934-9-1
1936-9-1
Innings Pitched
1936-6-330.0
1937-6-326.3
 Hits Allowed
1936-6-369
1937-5-354
 Homeruns Allowed
1934-10-20
1936-3-25
1937-5-23
 Strikeouts
1936-6-145
1937-7-151
 Walks Allowed
1934-3-115
1936-8-118
1937-6-104
 Hits per 9IP
1934-8-9.3
Strikeouts per 9IP
1937-9-4.2
 OAVG
1934-8-.266
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 34    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
Similar Pitchers     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Hank Wyse (962)
  2. Harry Gumbert (962)
  3. Bob Muncrief (959)
  4. Kent Greenfield (956)
  5. Lou Brissie (956)
  6. Willard Nixon (955)
  7. Sam Nahem (954)
  8. Al Fitzmorris (952)
  9. Charlie Hough (950)
  10. Andy McGaffigan (949)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Virgil Jester (995)
  2. George Pipgras (994)
  3. Jakie May (994)
  4. Walter Beall (994)
  5. Hi Bithorn (993)
  6. Johnny Allen (992)
  7. Bill Zuber (991)
  8. Jim Bunning (991)
  9. Joe Bonikowski (990)
  10. Guy Bush (988)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 19th overall pick, by Cincinnati in 1934
Had first career hit on 5/3/1934, off Whit Wyatt (ATL)
Earned first career win on 5/16/1934
Injured on 5/30/1934 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Hit first career homerun on 6/1/1935, off Bill Lohrman (PIT)
2/1/1937: Gets a new one-year contract worth $571,429 through salary arbitration
2/1/1938: Gets a new one-year contract worth $571,429 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 4/21/1938, winning 2 games with a 1.08 ERA
Injured on 4/27/1938 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 6 weeks
10/18/1938: Signed a contract extension with Cincinnati, $625,000 per year, for 6 years
Traded from Cincinnati to Brooklyn on 2/3/1939 (Going to CIN: P Fabian Kowalik. Going to BRK: CF Pete Fox, P Bill Lee)
3/3/1940: Signed a minor league contract extension with Brooklyn
Injured on 5/18/1944 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Released by Brooklyn on 7/1/1945
 
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