Bill
Brier
 
Nickname: Patches
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 190
 
Born: May 14, 1920 in Usa
 
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 32 HOU PL $ 1,090,000  
1953 33 HOU PL $ 1,090,000  
1954 34 HOU PL $ 599,000  
1955 35 HOU PL $ 599,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 599,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,090,000  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 32 HOU PL 84 194 23 47 7 0 4 28 4 2 9 44 .242 .290 .340 .630 17.1 0.4
1953 33 HOU PL 16 28 4 10 4 0 1 9 1 1 0 8 .357 .357 .607 .964 5.0 0.6
  DEN PL 19 59 4 16 1 0 0 7 2 1 3 7 .271 .313 .288 .601 5.7 0.3
  TOT   35 87 8 26 5 0 1 16 3 2 3 15 .299 .326 .391 .717 10.7 1.0
1954 34 HOU PL 62 117 19 29 6 1 1 22 5 1 4 33 .248 .276 .342 .617 12.9 0.9
1955 35 HOU PL 71 132 20 30 6 1 0 8 3 3 12 24 .227 .299 .288 .587 10.5 0.0
4 Years Sim 252 530 70 132 24 2 6 74 15 8 28 116 .249 .295 .336 .631 51.2 2.2
162 Game Average 340 45 84 15 1 3 47 9 5 18 74 .249 .295 .336 .631 32.9  
Career Highs 84 194 23 47 7 1 4 28 5 3 12 44 .299 .326 .391 .717 17.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   345 41 81 14 0 3 43 9 7 19 74 .235 .281 .301 .582 26.9
vs LH   185 29 51 10 2 3 31 6 1 9 42 .276 .322 .400 .722 22.6
Home 131 280 38 65 12 1 3 34 6 6 16 65 .232 .285 .314 .599 22.5
Away 121 250 32 67 12 1 3 40 9 2 12 51 .268 .306 .360 .666 27.0
RISP   154 0 39 6 1 1 65 0 0 6 35 .253 .284 .325 .609 13.3
Pinch Hitting   27 8 10 1 1 0 11 1 0 2 6 .370 .387 .481 .869 5.0
Close/Late   71 12 16 1 0 1 8 0 0 9 15 .225 .321 .282 .603 6.9
Mar/Apr 30 59 9 19 2 1 0 14 1 0 2 13 .322 .349 .390 .739 7.5
May 61 92 18 24 5 0 3 22 2 2 4 24 .261 .287 .413 .700 10.5
June 38 93 10 24 1 0 1 12 2 2 6 17 .258 .317 .301 .618 8.3
July 42 97 13 30 4 0 1 14 6 1 1 17 .309 .330 .381 .711 11.5
August 53 118 13 24 8 1 0 5 2 2 10 28 .203 .269 .288 .557 8.4
Sep/Oct 28 71 7 11 4 0 1 7 2 1 5 17 .155 .231 .254 .484 3.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1952 32 HOU PL SS 56 37 363.0 60 115 6 20 .967 4.34   2.2
    2B 24 8 99.7 21 23 0 3 1.000 3.97   0.3
1953 33 HOU PL 2B 8 6 37.8 10 12 1 2 .957 5.24   0.1
    SS 6 4 22.8 3 7 0 2 1.000 3.95   0.1
  DEN PL 2B 9 8 86.5 24 27 1 5 .981 5.31   0.4
    SS 8 4 52.2 8 17 1 3 .962 4.31   0.3
  TOT   2B 17 14 124.3 34 39 2 7 .973 5.29   0.5
      SS 14 8 75.0 11 24 1 5 .972 4.20   0.4
1954 34 HOU PL 2B 21 13 124.0 26 44 1 5 .986 5.08   0.7
    SS 21 10 118.3 18 45 2 8 .969 4.79   0.4
    3B 2 1 10.0 1 4 2 0 .714 4.50   0.0
1955 35 HOU PL SS 39 14 188.3 27 71 1 17 .990 4.68   1.2
    3B 23 13 141.7 12 31 0 2 1.000 2.73   0.9
    2B 4 1 13.0 2 5 1 0 .875 4.85   0.0
  SS 130 69 744.7 116 255 10 50 .974 4.48   4.2
  2B 66 36 361.0 83 111 4 15 .980 4.84   1.5
  3B 25 14 151.7 13 35 2 2 .960 2.85   0.9
Career Totals   221 119 1257.3 212 401 16 67 .975 4.39   6.6
Career Highs   80 45 462.7 81 138 6 23 .987 4.92    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1955 35 HOU PL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
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History
Drafted in 23rd round, 452nd overall pick, by Houston in 1952
Had first career hit on 4/16/1952, off Dante Ruiz (OKC)
Hit first career homerun on 5/5/1952, off Danny Simmons (SA)
Traded from Houston to Denver on 5/26/1953 (Going to DEN: SS Bill Brier, P James Liriano. Going to HOU: 3B Bobby Miles)
Was claimed off waivers by Houston on 8/26/1953
Signed as a free agent by Houston on 2/15/1954 to a 2-year deal worth $599,000 per year