Billy Pierce
Walter William Pierce
Born: April 2, 1927
Detroit, MI USA
Deceased: 2015
Palos Heights, IL USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, 1B, PR
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 160
Career: 1945-1964
Minor League Statistics
Billy Pierce compiled a career batting average of .184 with 0 home runs and 69 RBI in his 616-game career with the Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox and San Francisco Giants. He began playing during the 1945 season and last took the field during the 1964 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | |
| 1948 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.34 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55.3 | 47 | 40 | 39 | 5 | 51 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 258 |
| 1949 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 7 | 15 | .318 | 3.88 | 32 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 171.7 | 145 | 89 | 74 | 11 | 112 | 0 | 95 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 761 |
| 1950 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 12 | 16 | .429 | 3.98 | 33 | 29 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 219.3 | 189 | 112 | 97 | 11 | 137 | 0 | 118 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 978 |
| 1951 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 15 | 14 | .517 | 3.03 | 37 | 28 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 240.3 | 237 | 93 | 81 | 14 | 73 | 0 | 113 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1008 |
| 1952 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 15 | 12 | .556 | 2.57 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 255.3 | 214 | 76 | 73 | 12 | 79 | 0 | 144 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1042 |
| 1953 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 18 | 12 | .600 | 2.72 | 40 | 33 | 6 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 271.3 | 216 | 94 | 82 | 20 | 102 | 0 | 186 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1113 |
| 1954 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 9 | 10 | .474 | 3.48 | 36 | 26 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 188.7 | 179 | 86 | 73 | 15 | 86 | 0 | 148 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 818 |
| 1955 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 15 | 10 | .600 | 1.97 | 33 | 26 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 205.7 | 162 | 50 | 45 | 16 | 64 | 5 | 157 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 836 |
| 1956 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 20 | 9 | .690 | 3.32 | 35 | 33 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 276.3 | 261 | 108 | 102 | 24 | 100 | 7 | 192 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1166 |
| 1957 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 20 | 12 | .625 | 3.26 | 37 | 34 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 257.0 | 228 | 98 | 93 | 18 | 71 | 9 | 171 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1062 |
| 1958 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 17 | 11 | .607 | 2.68 | 35 | 32 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 245.0 | 204 | 83 | 73 | 33 | 66 | 2 | 144 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 983 |
| 1959 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 14 | 15 | .483 | 3.62 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 224.0 | 217 | 98 | 90 | 26 | 62 | 4 | 114 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 934 |
| 1960 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 14 | 7 | .667 | 3.62 | 32 | 30 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 196.3 | 201 | 81 | 79 | 24 | 46 | 1 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 813 |
| 1961 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 10 | 9 | .526 | 3.80 | 39 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 180.0 | 190 | 85 | 76 | 17 | 54 | 3 | 106 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 764 |
| 1962 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 16 | 6 | .727 | 3.49 | 30 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 162.3 | 147 | 67 | 63 | 19 | 35 | 2 | 76 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 657 |
| 1963 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 3 | 11 | .214 | 4.27 | 38 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 99.0 | 106 | 49 | 47 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 420 |
| 1964 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.20 | 34 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 49.0 | 40 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 195 |
| Totals | 211 | 169 | .555 | 3.27 | 585 | 432 | 84 | 193 | 38 | 32 | 3306.7 | 2989 | 1325 | 1201 | 284 | 1178 | 35 | 1999 | 30 | 10 | 48 | 13853 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 22 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .294 | .294 | .529 | .824 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 39 | 62 | 51 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | .176 | .250 | .176 | .426 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 40 | 88 | 77 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | .260 | .321 | .299 | .620 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 39 | 93 | 79 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 17 | .203 | .284 | .215 | .499 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 35 | 102 | 91 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 20 | .187 | .237 | .198 | .435 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 42 | 102 | 87 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | .126 | .174 | .126 | .300 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 38 | 68 | 57 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | .193 | .242 | .193 | .435 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 1955 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 34 | 81 | 70 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .171 | .205 | .200 | .405 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 39 | 113 | 102 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | .157 | .189 | .157 | .346 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 41 | 104 | 99 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | .172 | .188 | .182 | .370 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 35 | 94 | 83 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | .205 | .250 | .241 | .491 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 34 | 81 | 68 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | .191 | .267 | .265 | .531 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 32 | 76 | 67 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | .179 | .247 | .194 | .441 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 39 | 63 | 56 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .143 | .158 | .143 | .301 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1962 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 30 | 66 | 56 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | .214 | .254 | .214 | .469 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 38 | 34 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .129 | .182 | .129 | .311 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 34 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 616 | 1255 | 1102 | 94 | 203 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 69 | 1 | 2 | 65 | 232 | .184 | .232 | .203 | .435 | 224 | 24 | 4 | 83 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .400 | |
| 1948 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 22 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 | |
| 1949 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 32 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 33 | 4 | 2 | .918 | 1.406 | |
| 1950 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 33 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 30 | 1 | 1 | .971 | 1.030 | |
| 1951 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 37 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 38 | 2 | 4 | .961 | 1.324 | |
| 1952 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 33 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 43 | 1 | 3 | .982 | 1.697 | |
| 1953 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |
| 1953 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 40 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 33 | 4 | 1 | .915 | 1.075 | |
| 1954 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 36 | 26 | 188.7 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 1 | .963 | 1.240 | .722 |
| 1955 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 33 | 26 | 205.7 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.400 | .970 |
| 1956 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 35 | 33 | 276.3 | 4 | 33 | 3 | 2 | .925 | 1.205 | 1.057 |
| 1957 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 37 | 34 | 257.0 | 8 | 45 | 2 | 2 | .964 | 1.856 | 1.432 |
| 1958 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 35 | 32 | 245.0 | 11 | 26 | 1 | 3 | .974 | 1.359 | 1.057 |
| 1959 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 34 | 33 | 224.0 | 11 | 40 | 2 | 4 | .962 | 2.049 | 1.500 |
| 1960 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 32 | 31 | 196.3 | 7 | 29 | 2 | 2 | .947 | 1.650 | 1.125 |
| 1961 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 39 | 28 | 180.0 | 7 | 31 | 3 | 1 | .927 | 1.900 | .974 |
| 1962 | NL | San Francisco Giants | P | 30 | 23 | 162.3 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 3 | .966 | 1.552 | .933 |
| 1963 | NL | San Francisco Giants | P | 38 | 13 | 99.0 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.182 | .632 |
| 1964 | NL | San Francisco Giants | P | 34 | 1 | 49.0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 1.469 | .235 |
| Totals | 586 | 280 | 2083.3 | 124 | 487 | 28 | 32 | .956 | 2.640 | 1.043 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | AL | Chicago White Sox | WS | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | |
| 1962 | NL | San Francisco Giants | WS | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2.40 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.89 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | AL | Chicago White Sox | WS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1962 | NL | San Francisco Giants | WS | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | AL | Chicago White Sox | WS | P | 3 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1962 | NL | San Francisco Giants | WS | P | 2 | 2 | 15.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .600 | .500 |
| Totals | 5 | 2 | 19.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .474 | .200 |
Awards
1956 - AL TSN Pitcher of the Year
1957 - AL TSN Pitcher of the Year
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
