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Bill
Lee		  
Nickname: Spaceman
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 220
 
Born: December 28, 1946 in Usa, CA, BURBANK
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1969   
All-Star Selections 1975    1981   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1969 22 SDP NL $ 300,000 9 3 3 3 8 7 7 8 7 7
1970 23 BSN NL   9 3 3 3 8 8 8 8 7 7
1971 24 BSN NL   9 2 2 2 8 7 7 8 7 7
1972 25 BSN NL $ 300,000 9 3 2 2 8 7 8 8 7 7
1973 26 BSN NL $ 300,000 7 3 2 2 8 7 8 8 8 8
1974 27 BSN NL $ 300,000 7 3 2 2 9 8 8 10 9 9
1975 28 BSN NL $ 1,450,000 7 3 2 2 9 9 9 10 10 10
1976 29 BSN NL $ 2,782,857 7 3 2 2 9 9 9 10 10 10
1977 30 MIL NL $ 4,028,571 7 2 2 2 10 9 9 10 9 9
1978 31 MIL NL $ 7,000,000 7 2 1 1 10 9 10 10 9 9
1979 32 BSN NL $ 7,000,000 7 2 1 1 10 10 10 10 10 10
1980 33 BSN NL $ 7,000,000 7 2 2 2 10 10 10 10 9 9
1981 34 BSN NL $ 3,750,000 7 2 2 2 9 9 9 10 9 9
1982 35 BSN NL $ 3,750,000 6 2 2 2 9 8 8 9 9 9
1983 36 KCR AL $ 3,750,000 6 2 2 2 8 7 7 8 8 8
1984 37 SDP NL $ 3,750,000 6 2 2 2 7 7 7 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 2 1 1 7 7 7 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 7,000,000 9 3 3 3 10 10 10 10 10 10
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
1969 22 SDP NL 10 14 .417 27 27 12 1 0 212.7 282 114 19 72 60 4.82 .322 .371 .440 .811 6.3
    AA   3 2 .600 6 6 2 1 0 49.7 39 10 1 7 29 1.81 .217 .246 .278 .524  
1970 23 AAA   14 7 .667 29 29 5 1 0 213.3 217 70 15 53 114 2.95 .263 .307 .369 .676  
1972 25 BSN NL 4 14 .222 27 21 11 1 0 169.7 209 108 19 66 49 5.73 .305 .366 .429 .795 1.2
1973 26 BSN NL 2 7 .222 38 0 0 0 4 70.3 90 37 9 22 14 4.73 .320 .373 .459 .832 2.7
1974 27 BSN NL 9 13 .409 30 27 6 1 0 196.3 234 96 13 51 52 4.40 .295 .338 .406 .744 8.3
1975 28 BSN NL 6 8 .429 62 0 0 0 28 72.0 78 17 1 12 14 2.13 .275 .304 .335 .639 13.8
1976 29 BSN NL 14 8 .636 28 27 4 1 0 204.7 226 73 7 39 50 3.21 .278 .312 .344 .656 15.4
1977 30 MIL NL 16 13 .552 37 37 7 2 0 287.3 335 94 7 48 62 2.94 .297 .325 .375 .700 23.8
1978 31 MIL NL 19 12 .613 36 36 11 1 0 283.0 316 100 8 30 69 3.18 .282 .301 .356 .656 24.9
1979 32 MIL NL 12 9 .571 24 24 4 1 0 185.3 213 70 1 22 34 3.40 .287 .305 .337 .642 12.3
  BSN NL 8 1 .889 11 11 2 0 0 81.3 96 23 1 11 17 2.55 .294 .314 .355 .669 8.4
  TOT   20 10 .667 35 35 6 1 0 266.7 309 93 2 33 51 3.14 .289 .308 .343 .650 20.6
1980 33 BSN NL 16 9 .640 33 33 9 2 0 250.3 285 107 9 27 65 3.85 .286 .305 .373 .679 14.2
1981 34 BSN NL 15 9 .625 33 33 6 1 0 246.3 279 77 5 30 73 2.81 .290 .310 .347 .657 21.8
1982 35 BSN NL 6 15 .286 48 18 3 0 13 166.3 192 78 6 45 32 4.22 .291 .334 .369 .703 10.3
1983 36 KCR AL 13 5 .722 29 29 2 0 0 192.7 240 98 15 49 42 4.58 .308 .350 .415 .765 8.5
1984 37 SDP NL 2 8 .200 58 0 0 0 10 71.0 80 34 3 22 15 4.31 .300 .356 .404 .761 4.2
14 Years Sim 152 145 .512 521 323 77 11 55 2689.3 3155 1126 123 546 648 3.77 .295 .328 .380 .708 176.0
1 Years AAA 14 7 .667 29 29 5 1 0 213.3 217 70 15 53 114 2.95 .263 .307 .369 .676  
1 Years AA 3 2 .600 6 6 2 1 0 49.7 39 10 1 7 29 1.81 .217 .246 .278 .524  
2 Years Minors 17 9 .654 35 35 7 2 0 263.0 256 80 16 60 143 2.74 .254 .296 .353 .649  
Season Average 10 10 .500 37 23 5 0 3 192.1 225 80 8 39 46 3.77 .295 .328 .380 .708  
Career Highs 20 15 .722 62 37 12 2 28 287.3 335 114 19 72 73 5.73 .322 .373 .459 .832  
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   2368 830 99 434 491   .299 .335 .386 .721
vs LH   787 296 24 112 157   .282 .309 .364 .673
Home 76 67 .531 260 155 35 6 21 1310.3 1491 554 68 292 317 3.81 .288 .326 .375 .701
Away 76 78 .494 261 168 42 5 35 1379.0 1664 572 55 254 331 3.73 .301 .331 .385 .716
Mar/Apr 18 23 .439 82 49 10 0 10 413.0 477 177 19 82 94 3.86 .290 .323 .368 .692
May 32 26 .552 90 66 14 4 8 530.6 630 224 22 100 139 3.80 .296 .327 .383 .710
June 28 27 .509 88 59 17 2 7 503.3 592 205 25 105 130 3.67 .296 .331 .381 .713
July 20 25 .444 87 52 11 1 9 438.3 482 190 23 102 106 3.90 .282 .323 .381 .704
August 24 30 .444 92 50 11 2 14 407.6 522 186 17 72 97 4.11 .312 .340 .390 .730
Sep/Oct 30 14 .682 82 47 15 2 8 396.3 452 144 17 85 82 3.27 .290 .327 .376 .703
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1969 22 SDP NL P 27 27 212.7 18 43 1 5 .984 2.58    
1972 25 BSN NL P 27 21 169.7 6 38 1 1 .978 2.33    
1973 26 BSN NL P 38 0 70.3 4 18 0 1 1.000 2.82    
1974 27 BSN NL P 30 27 196.3 15 41 3 6 .949 2.57    
1975 28 BSN NL P 62 0 72.0 9 16 0 1 1.000 3.13    
1976 29 BSN NL P 28 27 204.7 13 44 1 2 .983 2.51    
1977 30 MIL NL P 37 37 287.3 12 62 5 6 .937 2.32    
1978 31 MIL NL P 36 36 283.0 19 62 1 2 .988 2.58    
1979 32 MIL NL P 24 24 185.3 15 33 1 1 .980 2.33    
  BSN NL P 11 11 81.3 7 15 0 1 1.000 2.43    
  TOT   P 35 35 266.7 22 48 1 2 .986 2.36    
1980 33 BSN NL P 33 33 250.3 19 46 2 5 .970 2.34    
1981 34 BSN NL P 33 33 246.3 16 53 2 4 .972 2.52    
1982 35 BSN NL P 48 18 166.3 14 44 4 3 .935 3.14    
1983 36 KCR AL P 29 29 192.7 23 36 3 5 .952 2.76    
1984 37 SDP NL P 58 0 71.0 2 19 0 0 1.000 2.66    
Career Totals   521 323 2689.3 192 570 24 43 .969 2.55    
Career Highs   62 37 287.3 23 62 5 6 1.000 3.14    
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
1975 28 BSN NL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
1976 29 BSN NL 2 0 1.000 3 3 0 0 0 20.3 24 10 0 6 5 4.43 .300 .349 .388 .736
1980 33 BSN NL 0 1 .000 1 1 1 0 0 8.0 6 2 0 0 1 2.25 .200 .200 .233 .433
1983 36 KCR AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 3.3 4 1 0 0 2 2.70 .333 .333 .583 .917
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 1 .667 6 4 1 0 1 32.7 34 13 0 6 9 3.58 .272 .305 .360 .665
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1976-5-3.21
1977-9-2.94
1978-8-3.18
1979-8-3.14
1981-9-2.81
 Wins
1977-10-16
1978-4-19
1979-2-20
 Losses
1982-10-15
 Winning Pct
1983-3-.722
 Saves
1975-1-28
 Games Pitched
1975-7-62
Games Started
1977-1-37
1978-1-36
1979-2-35
 Complete Games
1969-6-12
1972-9-11
1978-6-11
1980-9-9
 Shutouts
1977-9-2
 Innings Pitched
1977-3-287.3
1978-3-283.0
1979-5-266.7
1980-10-250.3
 Hits Allowed
1969-9-282
1977-1-335
1978-1-316
1979-1-309
1980-1-285
1981-2-279
 Walks per 9IP
1976-7-1.7
1977-9-1.5
1978-2-1.0
1979-5-1.1
1980-3-1.0
1981-6-1.1
CAR-46-1.8
OOBP
1978-10-.301
 OSLG
1976-5-.344
 OOPS
1976-6-.656
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 5    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 75    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 21    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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  1. Ray Benge (931)
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  4. Seth Morehead (903)
  5. Johnny Broaca (903)
  6. Danny Darwin (902)
  7. Jim Palmer (901)
  8. Dick Ellsworth (901)
  9. John Morris (899)
  10. Al Jackson (897)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 41st overall pick, by Tampa Bay in 1969
Traded from Tampa Bay to San Diego on 2/21/1969 (Going to SDP: 2B Jim Davenport, P Bill Lee, P Mike Kilkenny. Going to TAM: P Wayne Schurr)
Earned first career win on 5/3/1969
Won Gold Glove at Pitcher in 1969
Traded from San Diego to Boston (N) on 2/13/1970 (Going to BSN: P Bill Lee. Going to SDP: 3B Dick Howser)
2/1/1975: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,450,000 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1975 Allstar game
2/1/1976: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,782,857 through salary arbitration
2/1/1977: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,028,571 through salary arbitration
6/1/1977: Signed a contract extension with Milwaukee, $7,000,000 per year, for 3 years
Traded from Milwaukee to Boston (N) on 7/31/1979 (Going to MIL: P Charlie Williams, 3B George Scott. Going to BSN: P Bill Lee)
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1979, going 5-0, 1.61
7/1/1980: Signed a contract extension with Boston (N), $3,750,000 per year, for 4 years
Was selected to the 1981 Allstar game
 
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