Bill
Miller
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 180
 
Born: July 26, 1927 in Usa, PA, MINERSVILLE
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1955   
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  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 24 NYG NL   7 7 6 6 3 2 2 8 7 7
1953 25 NYG NL   7 7 7 7 3 2 2 9 9 9
1954 26 NYG NL $ 300,000 6 8 7 7 3 2 2 9 9 9
1955 27 NYG NL $ 300,000 6 8 7 7 3 2 2 7 7 7
1956 28 NYG NL $ 300,000 6 8 7 7 3 2 2 7 6 6
1957 29 NYG NL   6 8 8 8 3 2 2 5 4 4
1958 30 NYG NL   6 8 7 7 3 2 2 4 4 4
1959 31 NYG NL   6 8 7 7 3 2 2 4 4 4
1960 32 NYG NL   6 8 7 7 3 2 2 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 7 6 6 3 2 2 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 7 8 8 8 3 2 2 9 9 9
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 24 NYG NL     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1953 25 NYG NL     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1954 26 NYG NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1955 27 NYG NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1956 28 NYG NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1957 29 NYG NL     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1958 30 NYG NL     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1959 31 NYG NL     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1960 32 NYG NL     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
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
1952 24 AAA   5 4 .556 16 16 1 0 0 103.0 97 46 5 54 94 4.02 .244 .335 .353 .687  
1953 25 AAA   6 6 .500 87 0 0 0 2 116.3 110 59 7 86 106 4.56 .249 .371 .355 .726  
1954 26 NYG NL 6 9 .400 80 0 0 0 6 86.0 97 58 11 62 61 6.07 .286 .396 .419 .815 3.0
1955 27 NYG NL 7 2 .778 68 0 0 0 4 84.7 58 28 5 46 61 2.98 .194 .299 .301 .600 11.0
1956 28 NYG NL 5 4 .556 66 0 0 0 2 73.7 68 38 8 49 44 4.64 .250 .365 .382 .748 3.6
1957 29 AAA   7 2 .778 42 0 0 0 3 76.0 58 26 11 39 82 3.08 .211 .309 .375 .683  
1958 30 AAA   6 1 .857 61 0 0 0 8 67.3 59 41 14 55 96 5.48 .233 .370 .431 .801  
1959 31 AAA   2 2 .500 32 0 0 0 0 47.3 37 19 4 20 58 3.61 .215 .297 .343 .640  
1960 32 AAA   3 1 .750 23 0 0 0 0 35.7 23 14 3 17 39 3.53 .185 .284 .306 .590  
3 Years Sim 18 15 .545 214 0 0 0 12 244.3 223 124 24 157 166 4.57 .245 .356 .369 .725 17.6
6 Years AAA 29 16 .644 261 16 1 0 13 445.7 384 205 44 271 475 4.14 .231 .339 .364 .703  
Season Average 6 5 .545 71 0 0 0 4 81.4 74 41 8 52 55 4.57 .245 .356 .369 .725  
Career Highs 7 9 .778 80 0 0 0 6 86.0 97 58 11 62 61 6.07 .286 .396 .419 .815  
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   163 96 20 112 97   .273 .388 .424 .812
vs LH   60 28 4 45 69   .192 .293 .265 .558
Home 11 5 .688 119 0 0 0 7 134.3 115 72 15 75 95 4.82 .234 .336 .379 .715
Away 7 10 .412 95 0 0 0 5 110.0 108 52 9 82 71 4.26 .258 .379 .358 .737
Mar/Apr 4 2 .667 32 0 0 0 1 34.3 29 19 3 23 27 4.98 .238 .359 .385 .744
May 2 2 .500 36 0 0 0 2 44.0 33 10 4 24 34 2.05 .206 .310 .300 .610
June 2 2 .500 46 0 0 0 3 46.7 45 24 2 32 29 4.63 .249 .362 .309 .671
July 3 4 .429 41 0 0 0 4 54.3 45 30 7 39 34 4.97 .230 .357 .367 .725
August 2 3 .400 34 0 0 0 1 37.3 51 27 5 23 22 6.51 .321 .407 .509 .916
Sep/Oct 5 2 .714 25 0 0 0 1 27.7 20 14 3 16 20 4.56 .217 .333 .348 .681
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
1954 26 NYG NL 80 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1955 27 NYG NL 68 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1956 28 NYG NL 66 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
3 Years Sim 214 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
162 Game Average 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2  
Career Highs 80 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
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   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
vs LH   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Home 83 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Away 95 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
RISP   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Mar/Apr 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
May 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
July 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0
August 30 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1954 26 NYG NL P 80 0 86.0 6 15 1 2 .955 2.20    
1955 27 NYG NL P 68 0 84.7 4 16 0 1 1.000 2.13    
1956 28 NYG NL P 66 0 73.7 4 8 0 0 1.000 1.47    
Career Totals   214 0 244.3 14 39 1 3 .981 1.95    
Career Highs   80 0 86.0 6 16 1 2 1.000 2.20    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1954-9-6
Games Pitched
1954-2-80
1955-4-68
1956-9-66
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 6    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 27th overall pick, by New York (N) in 1952
Injured on 5/10/1952 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 6/12/1952 with a Broken Elbow, out for 7 weeks
Earned first career win on 4/22/1954
Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game
Injured on 4/23/1957 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week