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William
Sera		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 165
 
Born: September 26, 1923 in Usa
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 28 OAK CL $ 660,000  
1953 29 OAK CL $ 660,000  
1954 30 SD CL    
1955 31 LAA CL $ 390,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 660,000  
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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 28 OAK CL $ 660,000  
1953 29 OAK CL $ 660,000  
1954 30 SD CL    
1955 31 LAA CL $ 390,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings    
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 660,000  
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 28 DEN PL 1 0 1.000 14 0 0 0 0 15.7 22 11 4 8 8 6.32 .333 .408 .621 1.029 0.1
  OAK CL 1 1 .500 21 0 0 0 2 24.7 30 22 6 10 16 8.03 .303 .375 .566 .941 0.0
  TOT   2 1 .667 35 0 0 0 2 40.3 52 33 10 18 24 7.36 .315 .388 .588 .976 0.1
    AAA   0 0 .000 6 0 0 0 1 8.7 6 2 1 2 7 2.08 .200 .250 .433 .683  
1953 29 OAK CL 2 4 .333 25 0 0 0 1 26.0 25 18 1 12 17 6.23 .253 .351 .364 .715 1.0
    AAA   1 3 .250 37 0 0 0 3 57.3 73 29 8 21 51 4.55 .313 .370 .485 .855  
1954 30 AAA   2 5 .286 37 1 0 0 6 34.0 49 23 6 14 27 6.09 .327 .384 .520 .904  
1955 31 DAL PL 0 3 .000 8 6 0 0 0 10.3 11 6 1 7 10 5.23 .282 .391 .410 .802 0.2
  LAA CL 7 7 .500 21 15 1 0 0 146.3 129 63 11 57 96 3.87 .238 .312 .368 .680 11.0
  TOT   7 10 .412 29 21 1 0 0 156.7 140 69 12 64 106 3.96 .241 .318 .371 .689 11.3
    AAA   0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 2 2.7 2 1 1 1 0 3.38 .200 .273 .600 .873  
3 Years Sim 11 15 .423 89 21 1 0 3 223.0 217 120 23 94 147 4.84 .257 .336 .412 .748 12.4
4 Years AAA 3 8 .273 83 1 0 0 12 102.7 130 55 16 38 85 4.82 .307 .364 .496 .861  
Season Average 3 5 .375 29 7 0 0 1 74.3 72 40 7 31 49 4.84 .257 .336 .412 .748  
Career Highs 7 10 .667 35 21 1 0 2 156.7 140 69 12 64 106 7.36 .315 .388 .588 .976  
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   122 62 14 51 85   .260 .332 .419 .751
vs LH   95 58 9 43 62   .254 .331 .404 .735
Home 6 10 .375 49 10 0 0 2 113.0 102 54 12 51 71 4.30 .243 .326 .379 .705
Away 5 5 .500 40 11 1 0 1 110.0 115 66 11 43 76 5.40 .271 .338 .445 .782
Mar/Apr 2 0 1.000 14 0 0 0 1 17.7 14 9 4 4 8 4.59 .230 .277 .475 .752
May 1 7 .125 25 0 0 0 0 25.0 32 23 3 17 23 8.28 .305 .402 .486 .887
June 0 1 .000 7 2 0 0 0 19.7 30 14 2 8 11 6.41 .353 .409 .529 .938
July 2 2 .500 10 6 0 0 0 50.3 37 15 4 18 30 2.68 .206 .278 .317 .594
August 3 1 .750 20 8 0 0 2 67.0 58 35 5 28 47 4.70 .236 .314 .370 .684
Sep/Oct 3 4 .429 13 5 1 0 0 43.3 46 24 5 19 28 4.98 .275 .349 .449 .799
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 28 DEN PL 14 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
  OAK CL 21 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
  TOT   35 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
1955 31 DAL PL 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
  LAA CL 21 51 4 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 20 .098 .132 .137 .269 -0.6 0.0
  TOT   29 52 4 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 20 .096 .130 .135 .264 -0.7 0.0
2 Years Sim 64 57 4 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 22 .088 .119 .123 .241 -1.2 0.0
162 Game Average 144 10 12 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 55 .088 .119 .123 .241 -3.0  
Career Highs 35 52 4 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 20 .096 .130 .135 .264 -0.5  
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   38 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 .105 .150 .132 .282 -0.4
vs LH   19 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .053 .053 .105 .158 -1.0
Home 33 24 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 .083 .120 .083 .203 -0.8
Away 31 33 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 .091 .118 .152 .269 -0.6
RISP   20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 .048 .000 .048 -1.6
Close/Late   5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .167 .000 .167 -0.1
Mar/Apr 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
June 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
July 6 15 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .133 .133 .200 .333 0.0
August 20 21 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 .143 .182 .190 .372 0.3
Sep/Oct 5 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 .077 .000 .077 -0.8
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 28 DEN PL P 14 0 15.7 2 3 0 0 1.000 2.87    
  OAK CL P 21 0 24.7 2 6 0 1 1.000 2.92    
  TOT   P 35 0 40.3 4 9 0 1 1.000 2.90    
1953 29 OAK CL P 25 0 26.0 1 4 0 0 1.000 1.73    
1955 31 DAL PL P 8 6 10.3 0 3 0 0 1.000 2.61    
  LAA CL P 21 15 146.3 7 35 0 1 1.000 2.58    
Career Totals   89 21 223.0 12 51 0 2 1.000 2.54    
Career Highs   35 21 156.7 7 38 0 1 1.000 2.90    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Hits per 9IP
1955-6-7.9
 WHiP
1955-7-1.27
 OAVG
1955-7-.238
 OOBP
1955-7-.312
 OSLG
1955-8-.368
 OOPS
1955-9-.680
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 2
 
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History
Drafted in 15th round, 287th overall pick, by Denver in 1952
Earned first career win on 4/28/1952
Traded from Denver to Oakland on 7/28/1952 (Going to DEN: CF John Ayers, 1B Marbert Fickerson. Going to OAK: P William Sera)
Traded from Denver to Oakland on 7/28/1952 (Going to OAK: P William Sera. Going to DEN: CF John Ayers, 1B Marbert Fickerson)
Signed as a free agent by San Diego on 3/14/1954 to a minor league contract
Signed as a free agent by Dallas on 2/17/1955 to a 2-year deal worth $390,000 per year
Traded from Dallas to Los Angeles on 6/23/1955 (Going to LA: LF Edward Wright, P William Sera. Going to DAL: P Alexander Lenihan)
Had first career hit on 7/10/1955, off George Gumm (LB)
 
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