Billy Sylvester
William Eugene Sylvester
Born: October 1, 1976
Darlington, SC US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 210
Career: 1997-2006
Billy Sylvester compiled a career record of 25 wins and 40 losses, with 97 saves, and a 3.83 ERA in his 377-game pitching career with the Braves, Eugene Emeralds, Macon Braves, Myrtle Beach Pelicans, Greenville Braves, Richmond Braves, Frisco RoughRiders, Oklahoma RedHawks, Harrisburg Senators, Sacramento River Cats and Somerset Patriots. He began playing during the 1997 season and last took the field during the 2006 campaign.
 Braves |
 Eugene Emeralds |
 Macon Braves |
 Myrtle Beach Pelicans |
 Greenville Braves |
 Richmond Braves |
 Frisco RoughRiders |
 Oklahoma RedHawks |
 Sacramento River Cats |
 Harrisburg Senators |
 Somerset Patriots |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | R | GULF | Braves | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3.91 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53.0 | 45 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 225 |
| 1998 | Short Season A | NORW | Eugene Emeralds | 0 | 11 | .000 | 6.51 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55.3 | 73 | 61 | 40 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 273 |
| 1999 | A | SALL3 | Macon Braves | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3.12 | 44 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 83.7 | 78 | 37 | 29 | 3 | 37 | 2 | 75 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 373 |
| 2000 | Advanced A | CARL | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.79 | 32 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 45.7 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 172 |
| 2001 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.37 | 26 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 30.3 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 129 |
| 2001 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 0 | 4 | .000 | 5.11 | 36 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 37.0 | 28 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 169 |
| 2002 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.3 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | |
| 2002 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.47 | 51 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 49.3 | 31 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 32 | 1 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 213 |
| 2003 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1.51 | 41 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 41.7 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 171 |
| 2003 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.7 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 87 | |
| 2004 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma RedHawks | 1 | 4 | .200 | 6.05 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.7 | 49 | 28 | 28 | 7 | 22 | 1 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 195 |
| 2004 | AA | TL | Frisco RoughRiders | 4 | 1 | .800 | 2.34 | 30 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 42.3 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 62 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 171 |
| 2005 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | 0 | 0 | 11.57 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 81 | |
| 2005 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | 2 | 4 | .333 | 4.35 | 26 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.3 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 29 | 3 | 52 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 191 |
| 2006 | Ind | ATLL | Somerset Patriots | 3 | 1 | .750 | 2.48 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58.0 | 39 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 239 |
| 2006 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | 0 | 2 | .000 | 13.50 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 49 |
| Totals | 25 | 40 | .385 | 3.83 | 377 | 44 | 230 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 629.3 | 508 | 310 | 268 | 54 | 373 | 16 | 692 | 49 | 4 | 52 | 2779 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2003 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | 41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 107 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | .167 | .000 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | R | GULF | Braves | P | 12 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 6 | .929 | 1.083 |
| 1998 | Short Season A | NORW | Eugene Emeralds | P | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .857 | .375 |
| 1999 | A | SALL3 | Macon Braves | P | 44 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .318 |
| 2000 | Advanced A | CARL | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | P | 32 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .818 | .281 |
| 2001 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | P | 36 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .111 |
| 2001 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | P | 26 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | .154 |
| 2002 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | P | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .143 |
| 2002 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | P | 51 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .118 |
| 2003 | AA | SOUL | Greenville Braves | P | 41 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .244 |
| 2003 | AAA | IL | Richmond Braves | P | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .083 |
| 2004 | AA | TL | Frisco RoughRiders | P | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .167 |
| 2004 | AAA | PCL | Oklahoma RedHawks | P | 19 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .474 |
| 2005 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | P | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .192 |
| 2005 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | P | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .417 |
| 2006 | AA | EL | Harrisburg Senators | P | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2006 | Ind | ATLL | Somerset Patriots | P | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .889 | .727 |
| Totals | 377 | 43 | 58 | 7 | 8 | .935 | .268 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | R | Gulf Coast League | Braves | ATL | ||
| 1998 | Short Season A | Northwest League | Eugene Emeralds | ATL | ||
| 1999 | A | South Atlantic League | Macon Braves | ATL | ||
| 2000 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | ATL | ||
| 2001 | AA | Southern League | Greenville Braves | ATL | ||
| 2001 | AAA | International League | Richmond Braves | ATL | ||
| 2002 | AA | Southern League | Greenville Braves | ATL | ||
| 2002 | AAA | International League | Richmond Braves | ATL | ||
| 2003 | AAA | International League | Richmond Braves | ATL | ||
| 2003 | AA | Southern League | Greenville Braves | ATL | ||
| 2004 | AA | Texas League | Frisco RoughRiders | TEX | April 8, 2004 | June 19, 2004 |
| 2004 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Oklahoma RedHawks | TEX | June 24, 2004 | September 3, 2004 |
| 2005 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Sacramento River Cats | OAK | April 9, 2005 | May 26, 2005 |
| 2005 | AA | Eastern League | Harrisburg Senators | WAS | June 9, 2005 | September 4, 2005 |
| 2006 | Ind | Atlantic League | Somerset Patriots | |||
| 2006 | AA | Eastern League | Harrisburg Senators | WAS | May 31, 2006 | June 7, 2006 |
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