Bill
James
 
Nickname: Seattle Bill
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 196
 
Born: March 12, 1892 in Usa, CA, IOWA HILL
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1913 21 WAS AL $ 1,776,000 9 5 7 6 4 7 5 5 7 6
1914 22 WAS AL $ 300,000 9 5 7 6 2 5 4 3 4 3
1915 23 WAS AL   9 3 4 4 2 5 3 3 4 3
1916 24 WAS AL   9 3 4 3 2 4 3 3 5 4
1917 25 WAS AL   9 3 4 3 2 4 3 3 5 4
1918 26 WAS AL   9 2 4 3 2 4 3 3 5 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings   9 2 4 3 2 4 3 3 4 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,776,000 9 5 7 6 4 7 5 5 7 6
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1913 21 WAS AL $ 1,776,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 6 6 6
1914 22 WAS AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 6 6 6
1915 23 WAS AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 6 6 6
1916 24 WAS AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 6 6 6
1917 25 WAS AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 6 6 6
1918 26 WAS AL     4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,776,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 4 4 4 1 1 1 6 6 6
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
1913 21 WAS AL 3 4 .429 11 10 3 0 0 78.0 77 38 5 36 49 4.38 .257 .346 .363 .709 2.4
1914 22 WAS AL 0 2 .000 14 0 0 0 0 14.3 17 19 3 13 6 11.93 .293 .423 .466 .888 0.0
1915 23 AAA   1 0 1.000 16 0 0 0 5 14.0 7 1 0 7 16 0.64 .152 .264 .174 .438  
1916 24 A   11 15 .423 29 29 9 3 0 233.3 164 80 10 106 258 3.09 .191 .280 .252 .532  
1917 25 AA   11 5 .688 20 20 9 1 0 164.0 122 49 7 77 167 2.69 .201 .291 .272 .563  
1918 26 AA   1 2 .333 33 0 0 0 13 37.0 22 8 2 27 39 1.95 .172 .316 .258 .574  
2 Years Sim 3 6 .333 25 10 3 0 0 92.3 94 57 8 49 55 5.56 .263 .359 .380 .739 2.4
1 Years AAA 1 0 1.000 16 0 0 0 5 14.0 7 1 0 7 16 0.64 .152 .264 .174 .438  
2 Years AA 12 7 .632 53 20 9 1 13 201.0 144 57 9 104 206 2.55 .196 .296 .269 .565  
1 Years A 11 15 .423 29 29 9 3 0 233.3 164 80 10 106 258 3.09 .191 .280 .252 .532  
4 Years Minors 24 22 .522 98 49 18 4 18 448.3 315 138 19 217 480 2.77 .192 .286 .258 .544  
Season Average 1 3 .250 12 5 1 0 0 46.2 47 28 4 24 27 5.56 .263 .359 .380 .739  
Career Highs 3 4 .429 14 10 3 0 0 78.0 77 38 5 36 49 11.93 .293 .423 .466 .888  
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   42 14 2 19 34   .201 .268 .278 .545
vs LH   52 43 6 30 21   .349 .458 .523 .982
Home 2 4 .333 15 7 2 0 0 63.0 62 37 5 30 36 5.29 .259 .342 .377 .719
Away 1 2 .333 10 3 1 0 0 29.3 32 20 3 19 19 6.14 .269 .370 .387 .756
Mar/Apr 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 3.3 3 1 1 2 2 2.70 .250 .357 .500 .857
May 0 1 .000 2 2 1 0 0 15.0 18 11 1 8 6 6.60 .300 .382 .417 .799
June 3 4 .429 11 7 2 0 0 56.3 53 27 3 25 34 4.31 .249 .328 .343 .670
July 0 0 .000 4 1 0 0 0 10.7 12 6 0 5 12 5.07 .261 .333 .326 .659
August 0 1 .000 5 0 0 0 0 6.3 8 12 3 9 1 17.06 .320 .500 .680 1.180
Sep/Oct 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
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
1913 21 WAS AL 11 26 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 .231 .286 .231 .516 2.0 0.0
1914 22 WAS AL 14 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
2 Years Sim 25 30 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 8 .200 .250 .200 .450 1.6 0.0
162 Game Average 194 12 38 0 0 0 12 0 0 12 51 .200 .250 .200 .450 10.2  
Career Highs 14 26 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 .231 .286 .231 .516 2.0  
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   21 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 .190 .261 .190 .451 1.0
vs LH   9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222 .222 .222 .444 0.3
Home 15 18 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 .167 .250 .167 .417 0.7
Away 10 12 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.6
RISP   11 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .182 .182 .182 .364 0.1
Close/Late   1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5
Mar/Apr 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 0.7
May 2 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571 0.5
June 11 18 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.1
July 4 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .200 .400 0.1
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    
1913 21 WAS AL P 11 10 78.0 7 14 1 1 .955 2.42    
1914 22 WAS AL P 14 0 14.3 0 3 1 0 .750 1.88    
Career Totals   25 10 92.3 7 17 2 1 .923 2.34    
Career Highs   14 10 78.0 7 14 1 1 .955 2.42    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Homeruns Allowed
1913-10-5
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 45)
   Gray Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 231)
 
History
Signed as a free agent by Washington on 4/9/1913 to a 1-year deal worth $1,776,000 per year
Had first career hit on 5/27/1913, off Bill Chappelle (SLA)
Earned first career win on 6/9/1913
Injured on 7/25/1916 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week