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Bill
Holland		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9''
Weight: 180
 
Born: February 2, 1901 in Indianapolis, IN
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1921 20 NYA AL   8 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7
1922 21 NYA AL $ 300,000 9 5 5 5 7 7 7 9 9 9
1923 22 NYA AL $ 300,000 9 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 8
1924 23 NYA AL $ 300,000 9 5 5 5 8 8 8 9 9 9
1925 24 NYA AL $ 3,021,429 9 5 5 5 8 8 8 9 9 9
1926 25 NYA AL $ 3,021,429 9 5 5 5 8 8 8 9 9 9
1927 26 NYA AL $ 3,021,429 9 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10
1928 27 CIN NL $ 4,840,000 9 5 5 5 9 9 9 9 9 9
1929 28 PHA AL $ 4,840,000 9 5 5 5 9 9 9 9 9 9
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,840,000 9 5 5 5 10 10 10 10 10 10
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1921 20 NYA AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
1922 21 NYA AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
1923 22 NYA AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
1924 23 NYA AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
1925 24 NYA AL $ 3,021,429   3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
1926 25 NYA AL $ 3,021,429   3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
1927 26 NYA AL $ 3,021,429   3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
1928 27 CIN NL $ 4,840,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
1929 28 PHA AL $ 4,840,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,840,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1921 20 AAA   6 12 .333 24 24 11 3 0 156.7 161 83 17 60 97 4.77 .265 .331 .429 .760  
1922 21 NYA AL 16 17 .485 39 39 28 2 0 330.0 345 155 22 143 108 4.23 .274 .347 .397 .745 17.6
1923 22 NYA AL 18 16 .529 39 39 28 2 0 324.3 360 161 17 115 130 4.47 .284 .351 .412 .763 15.8
1924 23 NYA AL 20 15 .571 39 39 29 3 0 328.3 350 140 21 101 108 3.84 .276 .330 .393 .723 21.5
1925 24 NYA AL 21 13 .618 40 40 29 1 0 334.7 383 157 12 98 115 4.22 .289 .336 .408 .744 18.6
1926 25 NYA AL 14 22 .389 40 40 31 0 0 331.7 391 174 11 95 89 4.72 .295 .345 .405 .750 10.8
1927 26 NYA AL 14 18 .438 37 37 26 1 0 307.0 320 133 12 63 103 3.90 .268 .305 .365 .669 18.4
1928 27 NYA AL 10 14 .417 26 26 19 1 0 213.7 230 95 5 45 60 4.00 .274 .315 .361 .676 12.7
  CIN NL 2 4 .333 8 8 6 0 0 57.7 75 34 2 6 20 5.31 .311 .332 .411 .743 0.7
  TOT   12 18 .400 34 34 25 1 0 271.3 305 129 7 51 80 4.28 .282 .319 .372 .691 13.4
1929 28 CIN NL 11 8 .579 24 23 14 0 0 194.3 200 72 7 35 36 3.33 .263 .294 .366 .660 16.2
  PHA AL 4 7 .364 14 14 8 0 0 120.7 125 50 4 37 30 3.73 .264 .316 .364 .680 6.7
  TOT   15 15 .500 38 37 22 0 0 315.0 325 122 11 72 66 3.49 .264 .303 .365 .668 22.9
8 Years Sim 130 134 .492 306 305 218 10 0 2542.3 2779 1171 113 738 799 4.15 .279 .330 .390 .721 138.9
1 Years AAA 6 12 .333 24 24 11 3 0 156.7 161 83 17 60 97 4.77 .265 .331 .429 .760  
Season Average 16 16 .500 38 38 27 1 0 317.8 347 146 14 92 99 4.15 .279 .330 .390 .721  
Career Highs 21 22 .618 40 40 31 3 0 334.7 391 174 22 143 130 4.72 .295 .351 .412 .763  
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   1254 538 58 325 421   .268 .315 .379 .694
vs LH   1525 633 55 413 378   .289 .341 .401 .741
Home 64 68 .485 151 150 115 8 0 1294.3 1415 595 58 362 397 4.14 .280 .328 .389 .717
Away 66 66 .500 155 155 103 2 0 1248.0 1364 576 55 376 402 4.15 .279 .330 .392 .722
Mar/Apr 15 15 .500 33 33 28 2 0 282.3 287 106 14 76 73 3.38 .267 .315 .367 .682
May 28 22 .560 58 58 42 3 0 486.7 502 195 19 120 134 3.61 .269 .313 .369 .682
June 24 26 .480 55 54 40 2 0 445.0 508 226 22 134 136 4.57 .287 .338 .398 .736
July 25 24 .510 58 58 39 2 0 484.7 530 224 18 160 170 4.16 .279 .334 .396 .730
August 19 27 .413 54 54 38 0 0 448.7 518 219 23 126 148 4.39 .290 .337 .420 .758
Sep/Oct 19 20 .487 48 48 31 1 0 395.0 434 201 17 122 138 4.58 .278 .331 .383 .713
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1922 21 NYA AL 39 108 8 13 2 0 0 10 0 0 5 31 .120 .158 .139 .297 0.4 0.0
1923 22 NYA AL 39 113 20 26 5 0 0 10 0 0 8 28 .230 .287 .274 .561 9.2 0.3
1924 23 NYA AL 39 114 12 19 2 0 0 10 0 1 6 24 .167 .207 .184 .391 2.9 0.0
1925 24 NYA AL 40 109 11 12 0 0 0 4 0 0 10 22 .110 .185 .110 .295 -0.1 0.0
1926 25 NYA AL 40 113 4 17 3 0 0 11 0 0 8 24 .150 .205 .177 .382 3.5 0.0
1927 26 NYA AL 37 94 8 21 3 1 0 7 0 1 7 16 .223 .275 .277 .551 7.3 0.3
1928 27 NYA AL 26 71 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 17 .056 .118 .056 .175 -3.1 0.0
  CIN NL 8 21 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 .190 .190 .190 .381 0.5 0.0
  TOT   34 92 3 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 21 .087 .134 .087 .221 -2.6 0.0
1929 28 CIN NL 24 61 5 13 3 0 0 2 0 0 4 7 .213 .258 .262 .520 4.5 0.0
  PHA AL 14 37 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 8 .108 .175 .108 .283 0.2 0.0
  TOT   38 98 8 17 3 0 0 3 0 0 7 15 .173 .226 .204 .430 4.7 0.0
8 Years Sim 306 841 74 133 18 1 0 58 0 2 56 181 .158 .210 .182 .392 25.2 0.6
162 Game Average 445 39 70 9 0 0 30 0 1 29 95 .158 .210 .182 .392 13.4  
Career Highs 40 114 20 26 5 1 0 11 0 1 10 31 .230 .287 .277 .561 9.2  
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   578 45 91 11 1 0 34 0 2 35 122 .157 .207 .180 .386 13.0
vs LH   263 29 42 7 0 0 24 0 0 21 59 .160 .219 .186 .405 8.5
Home 151 383 41 57 9 1 0 24 0 2 36 84 .149 .222 .178 .400 11.3
Away 155 458 33 76 9 0 0 34 0 0 20 97 .166 .200 .186 .386 10.1
RISP   233 0 36 6 0 0 55 0 0 18 50 .155 .211 .180 .391 6.5
Close/Late   73 5 9 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 18 .123 .147 .151 .297 -0.5
Mar/Apr 33 92 13 16 3 0 0 10 0 1 8 20 .174 .243 .207 .449 3.8
May 58 157 15 20 3 0 0 8 0 0 13 37 .127 .193 .146 .339 1.9
June 55 152 13 31 7 0 0 13 0 1 8 29 .204 .244 .250 .494 7.8
July 58 161 11 20 5 0 0 8 0 0 11 34 .124 .180 .155 .336 1.3
August 54 145 15 24 0 0 0 8 0 0 11 28 .166 .224 .166 .390 4.1
Sep/Oct 48 134 7 22 0 1 0 11 0 0 5 33 .164 .191 .179 .371 2.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1922 21 NYA AL P 39 39 330.0 31 66 2 5 .980 2.65    
1923 22 NYA AL P 39 39 324.3 26 47 6 4 .924 2.03    
1924 23 NYA AL P 39 39 328.3 27 60 0 3 1.000 2.38    
1925 24 NYA AL P 40 40 334.7 23 65 5 3 .946 2.37    
1926 25 NYA AL P 40 40 331.7 24 59 3 6 .965 2.25    
1927 26 NYA AL P 37 37 307.0 19 76 3 2 .969 2.79    
1928 27 NYA AL P 26 26 213.7 20 28 3 2 .941 2.02    
  CIN NL P 8 8 57.7 5 8 1 0 .929 2.03    
  TOT   P 34 34 271.3 25 36 4 2 .938 2.02    
1929 28 CIN NL P 24 23 194.3 8 45 1 3 .981 2.45    
  PHA AL P 14 14 120.7 5 28 1 2 .971 2.46    
Career Totals   306 305 2542.3 188 482 25 30 .964 2.37    
Career Highs   40 40 334.7 31 76 6 6 1.000 2.79    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1929-1-3.33
 Wins
1923-7-18
1924-3-20
1925-2-21
 Losses
1922-2-17
1923-6-16
1924-9-15
1926-1-22
1927-5-18
 Winning Pct
1924-8-.571
1925-7-.618
1929-5-.579
 Games Pitched
1922-10-39
1923-6-39
1924-7-39
1925-5-40
 Games Started
1922-3-39
1923-3-39
1924-3-39
1925-2-40
1926-5-40
Complete Games
1922-4-28
1923-5-28
1924-3-29
1925-4-29
1926-2-31
1927-9-26
 Shutouts
1922-2-2
1923-5-2
1924-1-3
1925-9-1
 Innings Pitched
1922-3-330.0
1923-4-324.3
1924-3-328.3
1925-2-334.7
1926-5-331.7
 Hits Allowed
1922-8-345
1923-4-360
1924-2-350
1925-1-383
1926-1-391
1927-8-320
 Homeruns Allowed
1922-1-22
1923-1-17
1924-2-21
1927-9-12
CAR-21-113
 Strikeouts
1922-5-108
1923-2-130
1924-3-108
1925-5-115
1926-7-89
1927-7-103
Walks Allowed
1922-1-143
1923-3-115
1924-7-101
 Walks per 9IP
1927-8-1.8
1928-7-1.9
1929-4-1.6
 Hits per 9IP
1924-9-9.6
1929-8-9.3
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1922-10-2.9
1923-4-3.6
1924-5-3.0
1925-8-3.1
1927-7-3.0
 WHiP
1927-6-1.25
1929-1-1.21
 OAVG
1924-9-.276
1929-7-.263
OOBP
1927-5-.305
1929-1-.294
 OSLG
1929-7-.366
 OOPS
1927-10-.669
1928-8-.676
1929-2-.660
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 5    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 45)
   Gray Ink Test: 109    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 231)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 36    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 118)
 
Similar Pitchers     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Sam Jones (937)
  2. Howard Ehmke (935)
  3. Irv Higginbotham (930)
  4. Roy Wilkinson (924)
  5. Carl Mays (924)
  6. Jake Boultes (921)
  7. Bill Doak (920)
  8. Rube Waddell (919)
  9. Frank Owen (919)
  10. Chief Yellowhorse (915)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Doc Newton (989)
  2. Chief Yellowhorse (987)
  3. Ed Siever (986)
  4. Irv Higginbotham (984)
  5. Sam Jones (983)
  6. Fred Glade (983)
  7. Joe Rogan (980)
  8. Red Faber (979)
  9. Smokey Joe Williams (973)
  10. Mordecai Brown (973)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 8th overall pick, by New York (A) in 1921
Injured on 4/19/1921 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Earned first career win on 4/15/1922
Had first career hit on 4/29/1922, off Dazzy Vance (DET)
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1922, going 6-1, 2.78
2/14/1925: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,021,429 through salary arbitration
2/13/1926: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,021,429 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/7/1926 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
2/12/1927: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,021,429 through salary arbitration
7/1/1927: Signed a contract extension with New York (A), $4,840,000 per year, for 5 years
Traded from New York (A) to Cincinnati on 7/30/1928 (Going to CIN: P Bill Holland. Going to NYA: 1B Paul Waner)
Injured on 9/2/1928 with a Inflamed Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 3 weeks
 
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