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Bill
Voiselle		  
Nickname: Big Bill
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 210
 
Born: January 29, 1919 in Usa, SC, GREENWOOD
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1943    1952   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1942 23 MON NL $ 300,000 8 7 8 8 5 6 6 6 6 6
1943 24 MON NL $ 300,000 8 8 8 8 5 6 6 5 6 6
1944 25 MON NL $ 300,000 8 8 8 8 5 6 6 6 6 6
1945 26 MON NL $ 300,000 8 8 9 9 5 6 6 6 6 6
1946 27 MON NL $ 3,135,714 8 9 10 9 5 6 6 7 7 7
1947 28 BSN NL $ 4,457,143 8 9 10 9 5 6 6 7 7 7
1948 29 BSN NL $ 4,460,000 8 9 10 9 5 6 6 7 7 7
1949 30 MIN AL $ 4,460,000 8 9 9 9 4 5 5 6 7 6
1950 31 MIN AL $ 4,460,000 8 8 9 9 4 5 5 6 7 7
1951 32 TAM AL $ 4,460,000 7 8 9 8 4 5 5 6 7 6
1952 33 BSN NL $ 4,460,000 7 8 9 8 4 5 5 6 6 6
1953 34 BSN NL $ 4,460,000 7 8 9 8 4 5 5 6 6 6
1954 35 BSN NL $ 4,460,000 5 8 8 8 4 5 5 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 5 7 8 8 4 5 5 5 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,460,000 8 9 10 9 5 6 6 7 7 7
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1942 23 MON NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1943 24 MON NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1944 25 MON NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1945 26 MON NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1946 27 MON NL $ 3,135,714   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1947 28 BSN NL $ 4,457,143   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1948 29 BSN NL $ 4,460,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1949 30 MIN AL $ 4,460,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1950 31 MIN AL $ 4,460,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1951 32 TAM AL $ 4,460,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1952 33 BSN NL $ 4,460,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1953 34 BSN NL $ 4,460,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1954 35 BSN NL $ 4,460,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,460,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
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
1942 23 MON NL 4 5 .444 10 10 3 0 0 74.0 69 32 4 35 34 3.89 .248 .331 .392 .723 4.0
    AAA   7 9 .438 24 24 1 0 0 167.7 164 61 16 59 110 3.27 .258 .321 .385 .706  
1943 24 MON NL 14 18 .438 42 42 11 2 0 274.7 306 160 25 120 140 5.24 .281 .350 .419 .769 6.9
1944 25 MON NL 15 19 .441 42 42 8 3 0 297.7 286 142 29 132 155 4.29 .251 .326 .398 .724 12.9
1945 26 MON NL 11 15 .423 33 33 12 0 0 251.3 243 127 27 93 150 4.55 .255 .320 .409 .729 11.4
1946 27 MON NL 7 11 .389 28 28 7 1 0 209.3 178 85 19 94 132 3.65 .230 .313 .365 .678 16.6
1947 28 MON NL 7 13 .350 20 20 3 0 0 143.0 138 71 11 68 85 4.47 .254 .336 .392 .728 6.9
  BSN NL 6 6 .500 20 20 3 0 0 139.7 154 76 12 70 99 4.90 .281 .361 .432 .793 6.5
  TOT   13 19 .406 40 40 6 0 0 282.7 292 147 23 138 184 4.68 .267 .349 .412 .761 13.4
1948 29 BSN NL 15 18 .455 41 41 8 0 0 279.3 272 137 25 148 177 4.41 .255 .345 .386 .731 13.6
1949 30 BSN NL 8 4 .667 15 15 4 0 0 108.3 93 45 18 41 72 3.74 .231 .303 .423 .726 8.1
  MIN AL 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 15.0 13 10 2 12 9 6.00 .232 .368 .393 .761 0.3
  TOT   8 5 .615 17 17 4 0 0 123.3 106 55 20 53 81 4.01 .231 .312 .419 .731 8.4
1950 31 MIN AL 15 12 .556 47 27 1 0 0 206.3 193 121 24 157 142 5.28 .248 .373 .406 .778 8.3
1951 32 NYG NL 3 3 .500 7 7 1 0 0 49.0 35 25 5 28 34 4.59 .205 .315 .339 .654 3.2
  TAM AL 9 5 .643 24 24 3 0 0 156.7 135 82 19 99 100 4.71 .235 .347 .378 .725 8.4
  TOT   12 8 .600 31 31 4 0 0 205.7 170 107 24 127 134 4.68 .228 .339 .369 .709 11.6
1952 33 BSN NL 2 8 .200 30 6 0 0 16 50.3 58 45 11 37 42 8.05 .283 .395 .488 .883 0.0
1953 34 BSN NL 12 7 .632 82 0 0 0 13 91.0 109 68 27 49 73 6.73 .297 .379 .580 .959 0.0
1954 35 BSN NL 4 2 .667 32 1 0 0 2 50.3 40 18 2 31 39 3.22 .222 .332 .311 .643 5.6
13 Years Sim 132 147 .473 475 318 64 6 31 2395.9 2322 1244 260 1214 1483 4.67 .254 .341 .406 .747 112.8
1 Years AAA 7 9 .438 24 24 1 0 0 167.7 164 61 16 59 110 3.27 .258 .321 .385 .706  
Season Average 10 11 .476 36 24 4 0 2 184.3 178 95 20 93 114 4.67 .254 .341 .406 .747  
Career Highs 15 19 .667 82 42 12 3 16 297.7 306 160 29 157 184 8.05 .297 .395 .580 .959  
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   1041 549 118 506 787   .235 .314 .375 .689
vs LH   1281 695 142 708 696   .272 .368 .435 .803
Home 67 76 .469 233 160 29 3 11 1205.3 1137 601 140 578 737 4.49 .247 .331 .402 .733
Away 65 71 .478 242 158 35 3 20 1190.6 1185 643 120 636 746 4.86 .262 .353 .410 .763
Mar/Apr 27 27 .500 85 65 13 2 1 477.3 426 232 59 264 285 4.37 .241 .339 .402 .742
May 22 24 .478 83 57 10 1 2 433.0 403 203 40 223 264 4.22 .246 .337 .375 .711
June 25 26 .490 75 55 12 1 4 398.3 396 225 45 221 243 5.08 .260 .354 .412 .766
July 17 28 .378 80 48 12 1 10 362.0 359 213 45 173 239 5.30 .258 .340 .425 .765
August 17 26 .395 84 53 7 0 5 390.6 426 227 44 189 243 5.23 .278 .357 .447 .805
Sep/Oct 24 16 .600 68 40 10 1 9 334.6 312 144 27 144 209 3.87 .245 .321 .373 .694
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
1942 23 MON NL 10 21 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .095 .095 .095 .190 -0.6 0.0
1943 24 MON NL 42 85 5 14 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 14 .165 .165 .176 .341 0.9 0.0
1944 25 MON NL 42 96 5 13 3 0 0 10 0 0 2 19 .135 .152 .167 .318 1.3 0.0
1945 26 MON NL 33 82 2 14 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 14 .171 .181 .171 .351 0.7 0.0
1946 27 MON NL 28 65 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 12 .077 .091 .077 .168 -2.8 0.0
1947 28 MON NL 20 44 2 4 0 2 0 5 0 0 2 4 .091 .130 .182 .312 0.0 0.0
  BSN NL 20 46 6 10 3 0 0 5 0 0 1 11 .217 .234 .283 .517 2.5 0.0
  TOT   40 90 8 14 3 2 0 10 0 0 3 15 .156 .183 .233 .416 2.5 0.0
1948 29 BSN NL 41 93 5 11 1 0 1 8 0 0 2 28 .118 .135 .161 .297 0.5 0.0
1949 30 BSN NL 15 39 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 9 .077 .075 .077 .152 -1.2 0.0
  MIN AL 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
  TOT   17 43 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 9 .070 .068 .070 .138 -1.6 0.0
1950 31 MIN AL 47 50 4 6 2 0 1 8 0 0 2 11 .120 .145 .220 .365 2.4 0.0
1951 32 NYG NL 7 16 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .188 .235 .188 .423 0.8 0.0
  TAM AL 24 53 4 11 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 10 .208 .222 .264 .486 2.7 0.0
  TOT   31 69 6 14 1 1 0 3 0 0 2 15 .203 .225 .246 .472 3.5 0.0
1952 33 BSN NL 30 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .143 .143 .286 0.0 0.0
1953 34 BSN NL 82 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.3 0.0
1954 35 BSN NL 32 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7 0.0
13 Years Sim 475 708 37 98 11 3 2 48 0 0 13 142 .138 .153 .171 .324 6.4 0.0
162 Game Average 241 12 33 3 1 0 16 0 0 4 48 .138 .153 .171 .324 2.2  
Career Highs 82 96 8 14 3 2 1 10 0 0 3 28 .333 .333 .333 .667 3.5  
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   424 20 60 7 1 1 33 0 0 7 89 .142 .154 .170 .324 0.5
vs LH   284 17 38 4 2 1 15 0 0 6 53 .134 .151 .173 .323 0.3
Home 233 320 13 42 3 0 1 21 0 0 5 57 .131 .143 .150 .293 -2.4
Away 242 388 24 56 8 3 1 27 0 0 8 85 .144 .160 .188 .349 3.2
RISP   177 0 24 3 1 0 41 0 0 5 45 .136 .154 .164 .318 0.2
Close/Late   50 3 8 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 6 .160 .192 .220 .412 1.4
Mar/Apr 85 139 7 19 2 1 0 8 0 0 5 24 .137 .166 .165 .331 0.7
May 57 129 5 23 0 1 2 11 0 0 1 22 .178 .180 .240 .421 4.1
June 73 121 9 11 2 1 0 8 0 0 2 22 .091 .105 .124 .229 -3.4
July 59 104 2 9 3 0 0 5 0 0 3 26 .087 .112 .115 .228 -2.9
August 63 121 6 22 2 0 0 9 0 0 0 27 .182 .182 .198 .380 1.9
Sep/Oct 50 94 8 14 2 0 0 7 0 0 2 21 .149 .165 .170 .335 0.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1942 23 MON NL P 10 10 74.0 9 15 0 1 1.000 2.92    
1943 24 MON NL P 42 42 274.7 23 58 2 2 .976 2.65    
1944 25 MON NL P 42 42 297.7 20 57 5 2 .939 2.33    
1945 26 MON NL P 33 33 251.3 23 50 3 4 .961 2.61    
1946 27 MON NL P 28 28 209.3 16 39 2 2 .965 2.36    
1947 28 MON NL P 20 20 143.0 10 26 2 2 .947 2.27    
  BSN NL P 20 20 139.7 9 26 1 2 .972 2.26    
  TOT   P 40 40 282.7 19 52 3 4 .959 2.26    
1948 29 BSN NL P 41 41 279.3 20 50 2 3 .972 2.26    
1949 30 BSN NL P 15 15 108.3 5 28 2 1 .943 2.74    
  MIN AL P 2 2 15.0 1 4 0 0 1.000 3.00    
  TOT   P 17 17 123.3 6 32 2 1 .950 2.77    
1950 31 MIN AL P 47 27 206.3 9 32 2 3 .953 1.79    
1951 32 NYG NL P 7 7 49.0 3 9 0 1 1.000 2.20    
  TAM AL P 24 24 156.7 11 28 2 3 .951 2.24    
  TOT   P 31 31 205.7 14 37 2 4 .962 2.23    
1952 33 BSN NL P 30 6 50.3 3 8 1 0 .917 1.97    
1953 34 BSN NL P 82 0 91.0 4 16 0 0 1.000 1.98    
1954 35 BSN NL P 32 1 50.3 1 7 0 0 1.000 1.43    
Career Totals   475 318 2395.9 167 453 24 26 .963 2.33    
Career Highs   82 42 297.7 23 58 5 4 1.000 2.92    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1943-4-18
1944-5-19
1947-4-19
1948-1-18
 Saves
1952-2-16
1953-5-13
 Games Pitched
1953-3-82
 Games Started
1943-4-42
1944-5-42
1947-7-40
1948-8-41
 Shutouts
1943-9-2
1944-5-3
 Innings Pitched
1944-10-297.7
Hits Allowed
1943-8-306
 Homeruns Allowed
1943-7-25
1944-4-29
1945-10-27
1948-10-25
 Strikeouts
1943-7-140
1944-4-155
1945-3-150
1947-3-184
1948-5-177
1950-8-142
 Walks Allowed
1943-3-120
1944-2-132
1947-6-138
1948-4-148
1950-5-157
 Hits per 9IP
1946-5-7.7
1950-7-8.4
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1943-6-4.6
1944-7-4.7
1945-2-5.4
1946-3-5.7
1947-2-5.9
1948-5-5.7
1950-2-6.2
WHiP
1946-10-1.30
 OAVG
1944-8-.251
1946-5-.230
1950-7-.248
 OSLG
1946-10-.365
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 58    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  3. Russ Meyer (931)
  4. Frank Barrett (924)
  5. Ray Scarborough (919)
  6. Danny Frisella (919)
  7. Rick Wise (917)
  8. Clay Bryant (912)
  9. Tommy Bridges (910)
  10. Don Stanhouse (908)
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  1. Roy Sherid (993)
  2. Newt Kimball (990)
  3. Dick Drott (990)
  4. Bobby Shantz (988)
  5. Bill Hallahan (988)
  6. Dan Dugan (988)
  7. Jack Kramer (987)
  8. Bucky Jacobs (987)
  9. Moe Drabowsky (987)
  10. Frank Barrett (986)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 19th overall pick, by Montreal in 1942
Had first career hit on 8/24/1942, off Cliff Melton (BRK)
Earned first career win on 9/5/1942
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1942, going 4-1, 1.77
Won Player of the Week award on 5/5/1943, winning 2 games with a 1.50 ERA
Was selected to the 1943 Allstar game
2/1/1946: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,135,714 through salary arbitration
Injured on 3/14/1946 with a Strained Tricep Muscle, out for 2-3 weeks
2/1/1947: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,457,143 through salary arbitration
Traded from Montreal to Boston (N) on 7/1/1947 (Going to BSN: P Bill Voiselle. Going to MON: LF Max West)
7/31/1947: Signed a contract extension with Boston (N), $4,460,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 4/12/1948 with a Sore Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Hit first career homerun on 5/4/1948, off Jack Salveson (CLE)
Injured on 9/29/1948 with a Pulled Bicep Tendon, out for 3 weeks
Traded from Boston (N) to Minnesota on 6/1/1949 (Going to BSN: 2B Joe Rullo. Going to MIN: P Bill Voiselle, SS Johnny Pesky)
Injured on 6/6/1949 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for full season
Traded from Minnesota to New York (N) on 2/1/1951 (Going to MIN: P Ray Scarborough. Going to NYG: P Bill Voiselle, P Johnny Hetki)
3/3/1951: Signed a contract extension with New York (N), $4,460,000 per year, for 4 years
Traded from New York (N) to Tampa Bay on 5/1/1951 (Going to NYG: CF Johnny Wyrostek, C Clyde Mccullough, P Ed Hanyzewski. Going to TAM: P Bill Voiselle, P Elmer Singleton, SS Phil Rizzuto)
Injured on 9/7/1951 with a Spasms Back, out for 5-6 weeks
Traded from Tampa Bay to Boston (N) on 2/1/1952 (Going to TAM: C Johnny Pramesa, 1B Johnny Mize, 3B Ken Keltner. Going to BSN: P Bill Voiselle, P Early Wynn, SS Phil Rizzuto)
Was selected to the 1952 Allstar game
Injured on 6/8/1954 with a Pulled Tricep Tendon, out for 3 weeks
Injured on 7/22/1954 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for entire career
 
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