Billy Pierce Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

Billy Pierce played in Major League Baseball from 1945 to 1964, appearing in 585 games over 18 seasons. He recorded a total of 211 W and 169 L, an ERA of 3.27, 1,999 SO, a WHIP of 1.26, and a WAR of 53.7.

🧾 Basic Profile

Billy Pierce
NameBilly Pierce
Date of BirthApril 2, 1927
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
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MLB Debut1945
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Billy Pierce Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Billy Pierce.

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

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📊 Career Summary

Billy Pierce appeared in 585 games over 18 MLB seasons from 1945 to 1964. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

GS433 (MLB Rank: 99)
GF85 (MLB Rank: 936)
W211 (MLB Rank: 98)
L169 (MLB Rank: 96)
SV33 (MLB Rank: 506)
ERA3.27 (MLB Rank: 1,917)
IP3306.2 (MLB Rank: 94)
SHO38 (MLB Rank: 54)
CG193 (MLB Rank: 147)
SO1,999 (MLB Rank: 91)
BB1178 (MLB Rank: 58)
H2,989 (MLB Rank: 134)
HR284 (MLB Rank: 82)
SO95.44 (MLB Rank: 4,869)
BB93.21 (MLB Rank: 7,835)
H98.14 (MLB Rank: 9,696)
HR90.77 (MLB Rank: 5,776)
WHIP1.26 (MLB Rank: 10,032)
WAR53.7 (MLB Rank: 86)

📊 Last Season Summary (1964)

In his final season (1964), Billy Pierce recorded the following stats:

GS1
GF14
W3
SV4
ERA2.2
IP49
SO29
BB10
H40
HR6
SO95.33
BB91.84
H97.35
HR91.1
WHIP1.02
WAR1.6

📈 Seasonal Highlights

  • Most Wins: 1956, 20 W
  • Most SO: 1956, 192 SO
  • Most IP: 1956, 276.1 IP
  • Best WAR: 1952, 7.3 WAR
  • Best ERA: 1945, 1.8 ERA

🎯 Postseason Performance

Billy Pierce appeared in 5 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 1.89, pitched 19 IP, struck out 8 batters, with 1 W and 1 L.

Billy Pierce Career Pitching Stats Overview

seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
1945
0
0
1.8
0
0
10
10
0.4
1.6
1
6
10
2
2
205
5.3
9
1
0
5
4
0
0
0.9
5.4
9
0
1
0
0
45
1948
3
0
6.34
1
0
36
55.1
-0.4
1.771
5
47
51
40
39
69
5.45
5.9
0.71
5
22
9
0
0
0.8
7.6
8.3
0
1
0
1
258
1949
7
15
3.88
0.318
0
95
171.2
1
1.497
11
145
112
89
74
107
4.19
5
0.85
26
32
4
8
0
0.6
7.6
5.9
2
0
4
5
761
1950
12
16
3.98
0.429
1
118
219.1
3
1.486
11
189
137
112
97
113
4.06
4.8
0.86
29
33
3
15
1
0.5
7.8
5.6
0
2
8
4
978
1951
15
14
3.03
0.517
2
113
240.1
4.7
1.29
14
237
73
93
81
133
3.22
4.2
1.55
28
37
6
18
1
0.5
8.9
2.7
0
1
5
1
1008
1952
15
12
2.57
0.556
1
144
255.1
7.3
1.148
12
214
79
76
73
142
2.84
5.1
1.82
32
33
1
14
4
0.4
7.5
2.8
0
3
7
3
1042
1953
18
12
2.72
0.6
3
186
271.1
6.2
1.172
20
216
102
94
82
147
3.34
6.2
1.82
33
40
7
19
7
0.7
7.2
3.4
0
3
10
5
1113
1954
9
10
3.48
0.474
3
148
188.2
0.8
1.405
15
179
86
86
73
108
3.28
7.1
1.72
26
36
4
12
4
0.7
8.5
4.1
1
3
5
3
818
1955
15
10
1.97
0.6
3
157
205.2
7
1.099
16
162
64
50
45
200
2.83
6.9
2.45
26
33
5
16
6
0.7
7.1
2.8
1
3
5
4
836
1956
20
9
3.32
0.69
1
192
276.1
5.2
1.306
24
261
100
108
102
123
3.23
6.3
1.92
33
35
2
21
1
0.8
8.5
3.3
1
3
7
6
1166
1957
20
12
3.26
0.625
2
171
257
3.6
1.163
18
228
71
98
93
115
2.88
6
2.41
34
37
2
16
4
0.6
8
2.5
1
1
9
3
1062
1958
17
11
2.68
0.607
2
144
245
4.8
1.102
33
204
66
83
73
137
3.87
5.3
2.18
32
35
3
19
3
1.2
7.5
2.4
0
1
2
1
983
1959
14
15
3.62
0.483
0
114
224
1.5
1.246
26
217
62
98
90
105
3.9
4.6
1.84
33
34
0
12
2
1
8.7
2.5
1
3
4
2
934
1960
14
7
3.62
0.667
0
108
196.1
2.8
1.258
24
201
46
81
79
106
3.72
5
2.35
31
32
1
8
1
1.1
9.2
2.1
0
0
1
2
813
1961
10
9
3.8
0.526
3
106
180
1.7
1.356
17
190
54
85
76
103
3.54
5.3
1.96
28
39
5
5
1
0.9
9.5
2.7
0
1
3
2
764
1962
16
6
3.49
0.727
1
76
162.1
2.4
1.121
19
147
35
67
63
110
3.9
4.2
2.17
23
30
2
7
2
1.1
8.1
1.9
1
3
2
2
657
1963
3
11
4.27
0.214
7
52
99
0.1
1.273
12
106
20
49
47
75
3.64
4.7
2.6
13
38
13
3
1
1.1
9.6
1.8
2
1
1
3
420
1964
3
0
2.2
1
4
29
49
1.6
1.02
6
40
10
14
12
162
3.63
5.3
2.9
1
34
14
0
0
1.1
7.3
1.8
0
0
1
1
195