Billy Pierce
1945–1964 · bats L / throws L · ALS, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, San Francisco Giants
614G
.185AVG
.233OBP
.204SLG
203H
0HR
69RBI
1SB
210–169W–L
3,297IP
1,995K
3.27ERA
432GS
32SV
3Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 614 | 1,251 | 1,098 | 94 | 203 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 69 | 65 | 229 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 224 | .185 | .233 | .204 | .437 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,296.7 | 583 | 432 | 192 | 210 | 169 | 32 | 2,986 | 1,324 | 1,198 | 284 | 1,178 | 1,995 | 0 | 0 | 3.27 | 1.263 |
Streaks
5longest hitting streak · 1952-07-14 to 1952-08-03
10longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 10 scoreless innings | 1954-05-09 | 1 in 1,678 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 50 | 9 walks allowed | 1948-08-03 | 1 in 1,333 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1950-06-15 | 1 in 193 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 302 | 615 | 110 | 0 | 43 | 35 | 116 | .204 | .236 | .232 |
| Away | 312 | 636 | 93 | 0 | 26 | 30 | 113 | .166 | .193 | .177 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 52 | 122 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 18 | .214 | .246 | .252 |
| May | 111 | 223 | 31 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 41 | .161 | .202 | .161 |
| June | 117 | 212 | 27 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 48 | .145 | .175 | .167 |
| July | 115 | 237 | 42 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 34 | .202 | .241 | .216 |
| August | 117 | 255 | 40 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 49 | .177 | .208 | .195 |
| September | 101 | 202 | 41 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 39 | .225 | .228 | .258 |
| October | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-yankees | 94 | 203 | 34 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 35 | .190 | .227 | .207 |
| cleveland-guardians | 91 | 222 | 33 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 45 | .167 | .189 | .197 |
| boston-red-sox | 70 | 147 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 31 | .156 | .190 | .172 |
| detroit-tigers | 59 | 119 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 22 | .148 | .168 | .148 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 55 | 102 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 22 | .168 | .186 | .211 |
| baltimore-orioles | 44 | 125 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 19 | .186 | .256 | .206 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 30 | 65 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | .255 | .246 | .309 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 29 | 65 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 | .276 | .262 | .276 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 |  Detroit Tigers | 5 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 10 | 10 |
| 1948 | Detroit Tigers | 22 | 17 | 5 | – | 2 | – | .294 | 55 | 38 |
| 1949 |  Chicago White Sox | 39 | 51 | 9 | – | 2 | – | .176 | 171 | 96 |
| 1950 | Chicago White Sox | 40 | 77 | 20 | – | 6 | – | .260 | 219 | 118 |
| 1951 | Chicago White Sox | 39 | 79 | 16 | – | 3 | – | .203 | 240 | 113 |
| 1952 | Chicago White Sox | 35 | 91 | 17 | – | 3 | – | .187 | 255 | 144 |
| 1953 | Chicago White Sox | 42 | 87 | 11 | – | 4 | – | .126 | 271 | 186 |
| 1954 | Chicago White Sox | 38 | 57 | 11 | – | 5 | – | .193 | 188 | 148 |
| 1955 | Chicago White Sox | 34 | 70 | 12 | – | 7 | 1 | .171 | 205 | 157 |
| 1956 | Chicago White Sox | 39 | 102 | 16 | – | 3 | – | .157 | 276 | 192 |
| 1957 | Chicago White Sox | 41 | 99 | 17 | – | 6 | – | .172 | 257 | 171 |
| 1958 | Chicago White Sox | 35 | 83 | 17 | – | 4 | – | .205 | 245 | 143 |
| 1959 | Chicago White Sox | 34 | 68 | 13 | – | 7 | – | .191 | 224 | 114 |
| 1960 | Chicago White Sox | 32 | 67 | 12 | – | 7 | – | .179 | 196 | 108 |
| 1961 | Chicago White Sox | 39 | 56 | 8 | – | 3 | – | .143 | 180 | 106 |
| 1962 |  San Francisco Giants | 28 | 52 | 12 | – | 5 | – | .231 | 152 | 70 |
| 1963 | San Francisco Giants | 38 | 31 | 4 | – | – | – | .129 | 99 | 52 |
| 1964 | San Francisco Giants | 34 | 9 | 3 | – | 2 | – | .333 | 49 | 29 |