#47 Bill "Little bill" Sowders, Starting Pitcher, 30 yrs, Philadelphia (A) Athletics
Friday, 2/24/1895 |
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| Bill Sowders
Little bill
11/29/1864
30
USA,KY,LOUISVILLE
6"0
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Starting Pitcher
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| Big League Contract
$ 1,550,000
1895 (Arbitration eligible)
5 Year(s), 140 Days (1000 total Days)
0 Day(s)
7 Year(s), 0 Days (1204 total Days)
7 Year(s)
Arbitration eligible
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| Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
| Overall | 2 | 8 | 10 | 88-91 Mph |
| Versus LHB | 2 | 7 | 10 | |
| Versus RHB | 2 | 8 | 10 | |
| Talent | 3 | 7 | 9 | |
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Fastball
Changeup
Slider
Splitfinger-Fastball
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Versus LHP | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Versus RHP | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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| Fielding Ratings
P : 4 (Range), .953 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2
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| Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
| Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
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| Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0.00 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| vs. RHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Road | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
| 1888 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.33 | 20.1 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1.18 | .344 | PHA |
| 1889 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 3.17 | 210.0 | 204 | 97 | 74 | 5 | 51 | 71 | 20 | 0 | 1.21 | .274 | PHA |
| 1890 | 38 | 38 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 3.51 | 331.0 | 328 | 142 | 129 | 10 | 90 | 116 | 34 | 2 | 1.26 | .282 | PHA,AL |
| 1891 | 36 | 36 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 3.67 | 314.0 | 331 | 151 | 128 | 13 | 80 | 103 | 30 | 2 | 1.31 | .292 | PHA,AL |
| 1892 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 3.47 | 272.0 | 287 | 116 | 105 | 4 | 65 | 90 | 28 | 2 | 1.29 | .298 | PHA |
| 1893 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4.50 | 96.0 | 121 | 55 | 48 | 5 | 18 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 1.45 | .330 | PHA |
| 1894 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 4.37 | 136.0 | 153 | 74 | 66 | 2 | 47 | 45 | 11 | 0 | 1.47 | .309 | PHA |
| Total | 174 | 158 | 88 | 63 | 1 | 3.61 | 1379.1 | 1446 | 638 | 553 | 39 | 353 | 474 | 133 | 7 | 1.30 | .293 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
| 1888, AAA | 25 | 25 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1.99 | 208.1 | 175 | 55 | 46 | 5 | 50 | 132 | 8 | 3 | 1.08 | .265 |
| 1889, AAA | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3.94 | 45.2 | 56 | 22 | 20 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1.51 | .327 |
| 1893, AAA | 18 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2.71 | 153.0 | 152 | 50 | 46 | 3 | 39 | 119 | 13 | 2 | 1.25 | .311 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
| 1889 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.08 | 26.0 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.08 | 26.0 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1888 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 | .833 | PHA |
| 1889 | 25 | 75 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | .093 | .093 | .120 | .213 | PHA |
| 1890 | 38 | 122 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 0 | .098 | .133 | .131 | .264 | PHA,AL |
| 1891 | 36 | 121 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 0 | .174 | .184 | .223 | .407 | PHA,AL |
| 1892 | 32 | 101 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | .158 | .158 | .178 | .337 | PHA |
| 1893 | 12 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .088 | .114 | .147 | .261 | PHA |
| 1894 | 27 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | .136 | .156 | .136 | .292 | PHA |
| Total | 174 | 500 | 66 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 34 | 10 | 159 | 1 | 0 | .132 | .148 | .164 | .312 | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 16th overall pick, by Philadelphia (A) in 1888...
Injured on 3/17/1888 with a Strained Tricep Muscle, out for 5 weeks...
Injured on 5/11/1888 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week...
Earned first career win on 9/12/1888...
Had first career hit on 9/26/1888, off George Derby (WAS)...
Injured on 4/16/1889 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 5 weeks...
Won World Series with Philadelphia (A) in 1889...
Was selected to the 1890 Allstar game...
Injured on 3/24/1891 with a Strained Bicep Tendon, out for 4 weeks...
Was selected to the 1891 Allstar game...
1/31/1892: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,550,000 through salary arbitration...
Injured on 6/30/1892 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks...
1/31/1893: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,550,000 through salary arbitration...
Injured on 5/16/1893 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 3-4 weeks...
1/31/1894: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,550,000 through salary arbitration...
1/31/1895: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,550,000 through salary arbitration...
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| Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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Wins
1890 - 21 - 4th
1891 - 24 - 6th
| IP
1890 - 331.0 - 9th
| BB
1890 - 90 - 5th
| CG
1890 - 34 - 2nd
| SHO
1890 - 2 - 6th
1892 - 2 - 10th
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