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William
Holley		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 230
 
Born: February 22, 1923 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1952    1953   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 29 DAL PL $ 2,050,000  
1953 30 DAL PL $ 2,050,000  
1954 31 NO PL $ 6,512,123  
1955 32 LAA CL $ 6,512,123  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 2,050,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,512,123  
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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 29 DAL PL $ 2,050,000  
1953 30 DAL PL $ 2,050,000  
1954 31 NO PL $ 6,512,123  
1955 32 LAA CL $ 6,512,123  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 2,050,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 6,512,123  
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Golden Arm or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1952 29 DAL PL 19 11 .633 39 39 11 1 0 293.3 347 167 22 80 153 5.12 .298 .351 .433 .784 15.3
1953 30 DAL PL 21 9 .700 38 38 16 3 0 286.0 326 156 11 84 131 4.91 .290 .349 .386 .735 16.6
1954 31 NO PL 3 11 .214 31 14 5 1 0 114.3 167 81 8 30 50 6.38 .348 .394 .510 .905 0.0
1955 32 NO PL 5 5 .500 22 13 4 0 0 88.7 98 48 5 25 31 4.87 .287 .343 .392 .735 4.3
  LAA CL 3 2 .600 6 3 1 0 0 44.0 46 14 3 15 21 2.86 .275 .342 .383 .725 4.4
  TOT   8 7 .533 28 16 5 0 0 132.7 144 62 8 40 52 4.21 .283 .343 .389 .732 8.7
4 Years Sim 51 38 .573 136 107 37 5 0 826.3 984 466 49 234 386 5.08 .300 .355 .421 .777 40.5
Season Average 12 9 .571 34 26 9 1 0 206.6 246 116 12 58 96 5.08 .300 .355 .421 .777  
Career Highs 21 11 .700 39 39 16 3 0 293.3 347 167 22 84 153 6.38 .348 .394 .510 .905  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   463 202 18 121 237   .271 .319 .377 .696
vs LH   521 264 31 113 149   .332 .377 .470 .847
Home 24 19 .558 70 53 17 4 0 415.3 491 232 25 113 194 5.03 .300 .346 .421 .767
Away 27 19 .587 66 54 20 1 0 411.0 493 234 24 121 192 5.12 .300 .348 .422 .770
Mar/Apr 8 3 .727 15 12 6 1 0 103.0 93 40 5 32 52 3.50 .240 .298 .351 .650
May 7 15 .318 30 21 7 1 0 158.3 232 110 7 29 70 6.25 .350 .377 .477 .854
June 11 6 .647 32 26 10 2 0 189.0 226 113 14 67 97 5.38 .300 .357 .428 .785
July 14 5 .737 29 20 5 0 0 161.3 204 95 13 39 72 5.30 .315 .354 .466 .820
August 7 6 .538 20 18 5 1 0 137.3 141 62 3 41 59 4.06 .269 .322 .336 .658
Sep/Oct 4 3 .571 10 10 4 0 0 77.3 88 46 7 26 36 5.35 .289 .345 .428 .773
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 29 DAL PL 39 113 11 21 6 0 1 13 0 0 2 39 .186 .198 .265 .464 5.7 0.0
1953 30 DAL PL 38 116 6 19 2 0 0 11 0 0 3 40 .164 .183 .181 .364 2.2 0.0
1954 31 NO PL 31 41 3 6 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 14 .146 .167 .195 .362 0.5 0.0
1955 32 NO PL 22 31 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 .065 .094 .097 .191 -1.1 0.0
  LAA CL 6 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .059 .000 .059 -1.1 0.0
  TOT   28 47 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 16 .043 .082 .064 .145 -2.2 0.0
4 Years Sim 136 317 21 48 11 0 1 29 0 0 8 109 .151 .171 .196 .367 6.2 0.0
162 Game Average 377 25 57 13 0 1 34 0 0 9 129 .151 .171 .196 .367 7.4  
Career Highs 39 116 11 21 6 0 1 13 0 0 3 40 .186 .198 .265 .464 5.7  
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   250 19 42 10 0 1 24 0 0 7 87 .168 .189 .220 .409 6.6
vs LH   67 2 6 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 22 .090 .103 .104 .207 -2.3
Home 70 146 12 25 7 0 1 16 0 0 3 57 .171 .185 .240 .425 4.4
Away 66 171 9 23 4 0 0 13 0 0 5 52 .135 .159 .158 .317 -0.1
RISP   112 0 20 6 0 0 28 0 0 1 31 .179 .183 .232 .415 2.8
Close/Late   23 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 10 .087 .125 .087 .212 -0.7
Mar/Apr 15 43 2 7 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 19 .163 .163 .163 .326 0.0
May 30 58 4 13 5 0 0 9 0 0 2 18 .224 .246 .310 .556 4.0
June 32 71 4 8 3 0 0 7 0 0 4 24 .113 .160 .155 .315 0.0
July 29 61 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 19 .082 .097 .098 .195 -2.3
August 18 52 6 9 1 0 1 6 0 0 1 20 .173 .185 .250 .435 1.9
Sep/Oct 10 32 2 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 9 .188 .188 .219 .406 0.7
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    
1952 29 DAL PL P 39 39 293.3 13 32 1 5 .978 1.38    
1953 30 DAL PL P 38 38 286.0 25 32 1 4 .983 1.79    
1954 31 NO PL P 31 14 114.3 4 19 1 1 .958 1.81    
1955 32 NO PL P 22 13 88.7 7 9 1 1 .941 1.62    
  LAA CL P 6 3 44.0 3 5 0 0 1.000 1.64    
Career Totals   136 107 826.3 52 97 4 11 .974 1.62    
Career Highs   39 39 293.3 25 32 1 5 .983 1.81    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1952-5-19
1953-3-21
CAR-28-51
 Losses
CAR-42-38
 Winning Pct
1952-5-.633
1953-4-.700
 Games Started
1952-1-39
1953-4-38
CAR-39-107
 Complete Games
1953-5-16
CAR-32-37
 Shutouts
1952-9-1
1953-3-3
CAR-17-5
Innings Pitched
1952-6-293.3
1953-7-286.0
CAR-37-826.3
 Hits Allowed
1952-2-347
1953-5-326
CAR-24-984
 Walks per 9IP
1952-7-2.5
1953-7-2.6
 WHiP
1953-10-1.43
 OSLG
1953-4-.386
 OOPS
1953-8-.735
 
   Black Ink Test: 1
   Gray Ink Test: 30
 
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  6. Kasey Cook (944)
  7. Victor Bell (940)
  8. Pat Ogren (937)
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  1. Michael Sturges (992)
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  5. Winfred Converse (981)
  6. Clyde Pearson (979)
  7. Francis Wachter (964)
  8. Cameron Hagans (961)
  9. Donald Phillips (959)
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History
Drafted in 10th round, 187th overall pick, by Dallas in 1952
Had first career hit on 4/22/1952, off Donald Fleeman (OKC)
Earned first career win on 4/22/1952
Was selected to the 1952 Allstar game
Hit first career homerun on 8/30/1952, off Geraldo Bohorquez (MIN)
Was selected to the 1953 Allstar game
Signed as a free agent by New Orleans on 3/5/1954 to a 3-year deal worth $6,512,123 per year
Injured on 8/5/1954 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 4-5 weeks
Traded from New Orleans to Los Angeles on 7/7/1955 (Going to NO: LF Brian Stull. Going to LA: P William Holley, RF Ryan Bishop)
Injured on 8/15/1955 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 6 weeks
 
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