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Billy Pierce 2026 Season · SF

Career: 211-169, 3.27 ERA, 1999 K in 3306.2 IP.

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Billy Pierce

#19

P · SF

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AGreat

+17.3Career NUT

+0.7 to Nutty

Career

3.27ERA1.26WHIP211W1999K3306.2IP32SV

L/L · 5' 10", 160 lb · b. Apr 2, 1927 · Detroit, MI · Signed Undrafted FA, 1945

Player Overview

Year by Year


1945	18	DET	—	0	0	1.80	5	0	0	0	4	0	45	10.0	6	2	10	1	10	1.60
1948	21	DET	-0.8	3	0	6.34	22	5	0	0	9	0	258	55.1	47	39	51	1	36	1.77
1949	22	CWS	-0.1	7	15	3.88	32	26	8	0	4	0	761	171.2	145	74	112	0	95	1.50
1950	23	CWS	+0.7	12	16	3.98	33	29	15	1	3	1	978	219.1	189	97	137	2	118	1.49
1951	24	CWS	+2.2	15	14	3.03	37	28	18	1	6	2	1008	240.1	237	81	73	1	113	1.29
1952	25	CWS	+2.6	15	12	2.57	33	32	14	4	1	1	1042	255.1	214	73	79	3	144	1.15
1953	26	CWS	+2.4	18	12	2.72	40	33	19	7	6	3	1113	271.1	216	82	102	3	186	1.17
1954	27	CWS	+1.4	9	10	3.48	36	26	12	4	4	3	818	188.2	179	73	86	3	148	1.40
1955	28	CWS	+2.7	15	10	1.97	33	26	16	6	5	1	836	205.2	162	45	64	3	157	1.10
1956	29	CWS	+2.3	20	9	3.32	35	33	21	1	2	1	1166	276.1	261	102	100	3	192	1.31
1957	30	CWS	+2.9	20	12	3.26	37	34	16	4	2	2	1062	257.0	228	93	71	1	171	1.16
1958	31	CWS	+0.0	17	11	2.68	35	32	19	3	3	2	983	245.0	204	73	66	1	144	1.10
1959	32	CWS	+0.0	14	15	3.62	34	33	12	2	0	0	934	224.0	217	90	62	3	114	1.25
1960	33	CWS	+0.2	14	7	3.62	32	30	8	1	1	0	813	196.1	201	79	46	0	108	1.26
1961	34	CWS	+1.0	10	9	3.80	39	28	5	1	5	3	764	180.0	190	76	54	1	106	1.36
1962	35	SF	+0.1	16	6	3.49	30	23	7	2	2	1	657	162.1	147	63	35	3	76	1.12
1963	36	SF	-0.2	3	11	4.27	38	13	3	1	13	8	420	99.0	106	47	20	1	52	1.27
1964	37	SF	+0.0	3	0	2.20	34	1	0	0	14	4	195	49.0	40	12	10	0	29	1.02
Career	—	18 yrs	+17.3	211	169	3.27	585	432	193	38	84	32	13853	3306.2	2989	1201	1178	30	1999	1.26

Stat definitions →

NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Pierce's career NUT of +17.3

Slice size = share of total NUT. K Ability = Strikeouts · HR Prevention = HR allowed · Walk Avoidance = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

2.9

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NUT by Season

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+2.3

+2.9

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Awards

1953AL All-Star

1955AL All-Star

1956AL All-Star

1957AL All-Star

1958AL All-Star

1959AL All-Star

1961AL All-Star

1987Uniform number retired

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