Bill
Piercy
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 205
 
Born: May 2, 1896 in Usa, CA, ELMONTE
 
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  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1930 34 CHN NL   90 21 25 23 65 71 68 49 54 52
1931 35 DET AL $ 555,000 10 2 2 2 6 7 7 5 5 5
1932 36 DET AL $ 555,000 10 2 2 2 6 7 6 5 5 5
1933 37 SDP NL $ 300,000 9 1 1 1 5 6 5 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings   9 1 1 1 5 6 5 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 555,000 90 21 25 23 65 71 68 49 54 52
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1930 34 CHN NL     20 20 19 3 3 3 21 21 21 1 1 1 39 39 39
1931 35 DET AL $ 555,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1932 36 DET AL $ 555,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1933 37 SDP NL $ 300,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 555,000   20 20 19 3 3 3 21 21 21 1 1 1 39 39 39
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
1930 34 BOS AL 5 8 .385 27 16 6 1 2 116.3 164 85 6 38 19 6.58 .332 .378 .447 .825 0.6
  CHN NL 4 3 .571 11 7 3 0 0 71.3 97 38 3 9 8 4.79 .323 .343 .430 .773 2.2
  TOT   9 11 .450 38 23 9 1 2 187.7 261 123 9 47 27 5.90 .329 .365 .441 .806 2.8
1931 35 DET AL 11 12 .478 27 27 17 1 0 221.0 275 102 11 57 42 4.15 .300 .346 .388 .734 11.0
1932 36 DET AL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 1.7 6 4 0 0 0 21.69 .545 .545 .818 1.364 0.0
    AAA   0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 0 6.0 10 3 0 0 2 4.50 .370 .370 .556 .926  
1933 37 SDP NL 2 7 .222 20 8 2 0 0 71.0 107 49 7 22 20 6.21 .354 .401 .520 .920 0.2
4 Years Sim 22 30 .423 88 58 28 2 2 481.3 649 278 27 126 89 5.20 .320 .362 .431 .793 14.0
1 Years AAA 0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 0 6.0 10 3 0 0 2 4.50 .370 .370 .556 .926  
Season Average 5 7 .417 22 14 7 0 0 120.3 162 69 6 31 22 5.20 .320 .362 .431 .793  
Career Highs 11 12 .478 38 27 17 1 2 221.0 275 123 11 57 42 21.69 .545 .545 .818 1.364  
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   351 144 8 58 65   .313 .347 .408 .755
vs LH   298 134 19 68 24   .330 .377 .459 .836
Home 13 15 .464 43 30 12 0 1 249.0 339 143 8 72 44 5.17 .323 .366 .422 .787
Away 9 15 .375 45 28 16 2 1 232.3 310 135 19 54 45 5.23 .318 .354 .440 .795
Mar/Apr 2 5 .286 14 8 2 0 1 64.7 89 53 4 20 12 7.38 .319 .365 .434 .798
May 6 4 .600 13 12 6 1 0 95.7 115 42 3 24 19 3.95 .296 .337 .388 .725
June 1 6 .143 12 7 5 0 0 56.0 74 35 1 20 12 5.63 .310 .363 .381 .744
July 2 4 .333 15 7 4 0 1 68.3 91 39 7 21 11 5.14 .322 .368 .452 .821
August 6 8 .429 15 15 7 1 0 115.7 157 58 8 23 24 4.51 .320 .350 .446 .796
Sep/Oct 5 3 .625 19 9 4 0 0 81.0 123 51 4 18 11 5.67 .358 .390 .471 .860
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
1930 34 BOS AL 27 38 3 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 7 .184 .205 .184 .389 0.9 0.0
  CHN NL 11 25 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 .080 .115 .080 .195 -0.9 0.0
  TOT   38 63 5 9 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 13 .143 .169 .143 .312 0.0 0.0
1931 35 DET AL 27 75 3 12 2 0 0 9 0 1 2 14 .160 .192 .187 .379 0.8 0.0
1933 37 SDP NL 20 20 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .250 .250 .250 .500 1.3 0.0
3 Years Sim 85 158 10 26 2 0 0 12 0 1 4 32 .165 .190 .177 .367 2.0 0.0
162 Game Average 301 19 49 3 0 0 22 0 1 7 60 .165 .190 .177 .367 3.9  
Career Highs 38 75 5 12 2 0 0 9 0 1 2 14 .250 .250 .250 .500 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   125 9 23 2 0 0 11 0 1 3 25 .184 .203 .200 .403 2.8
vs LH   33 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 .091 .143 .091 .234 -1.0
Home 43 77 6 13 2 0 0 6 0 0 3 12 .169 .210 .195 .405 1.8
Away 42 81 4 13 0 0 0 6 0 1 1 20 .160 .171 .160 .331 0.0
RISP   45 0 9 1 0 0 11 0 0 0 6 .200 .200 .222 .422 1.3
Close/Late   13 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .077 .077 .077 .154 -0.7
Mar/Apr 13 19 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .158 .158 .211 .368 0.2
May 12 37 2 7 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 8 .189 .211 .216 .427 0.8
June 11 19 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 .158 .200 .158 .358 0.3
July 14 18 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 .056 .105 .056 .161 -0.8
August 15 38 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 9 .105 .150 .105 .255 -0.9
Sep/Oct 19 27 5 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 .296 .296 .296 .593 2.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1930 34 BOS AL P 27 16 116.3 11 26 2 2 .949 2.86    
  CHN NL P 11 7 71.3 6 16 1 2 .957 2.78    
  TOT   P 38 23 187.7 17 42 3 4 .952 2.83    
1931 35 DET AL P 27 27 221.0 11 54 4 5 .942 2.65    
1932 36 DET AL P 3 0 1.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1933 37 SDP NL P 20 8 71.0 4 12 1 1 .941 2.03    
Career Totals   88 58 481.3 32 108 8 10 .946 2.62    
Career Highs   38 27 221.0 17 54 4 5 .952 2.83    
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History
Had first career hit on 4/17/1930, off George Uhle (MON)
Earned first career win on 4/25/1930
Traded from Boston (A) to Chicago (N) on 7/31/1930 (Going to CHN: P Ray Bressler, P Bill Piercy. Going to BOS: P Charlie Robertson)
8/16/1930: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (N), $670,000 per year, for 2 years
Released by Chicago (N) on 10/12/1930
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 2/4/1931 to a 2-year deal worth $555,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by San Diego on 5/16/1933 to a 1-year deal worth $300,000 per year