P Bill Kline #1
Age: 34 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
06/04/1962
P BILL KLINE #1 - AGE: 34 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
9 0 1-0 1 2.41 18.2 11 1 8 14 1.02 0.3
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right
Stuff 3 3 3
Movement 3 3 3
Control 3 3 4
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Curveball 4 -
Sinker 3 -
Splitter 3 -
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 91-93 Mph
Stamina 4
Suggested Role Starter
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 5
Defense 1
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
06/02/1962 NYI Win, 12-6 3.0 0 0 0 1 2 Save
05/27/1962 @ TOR Loss, 4-10 3.0 4 3 3 2 4
05/25/1962 MON Loss, 5-7 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
05/24/1962 MON Win, 11-7 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
05/20/1962 @ CLE Loss, 4-6 2.1 2 1 1 1 2
05/17/1962 LAS Loss, 9-10 1.1 2 0 0 0 1
05/10/1962 @ CHC Loss, 6-9 1.1 2 1 1 2 1
05/05/1962 @ NYI Loss, 4-7 4.2 1 0 0 1 2
04/24/1962 @ MON Win, 10-6 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 Win
04/01/1962 CHC Win, 4-3 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 Save
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/02/1927
Born in:Annapolis, MD
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$23,115
Signed Through:1962 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 20 Days
Service This Yr:42 Days
40-Man Service:9 Years, 34 Days
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1949, 2nd Pick in Round 5
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1962 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 9 0 1 0 1 2.41 18.2 11 5 5 1 8 14 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 2 0 100.0 9 3 9.64 5.30 6.75 3.86 3.57 1.02 79 0.3 .204        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 26 4 1 0 0 2 5 6 0 0 1 .154 .312 .192 .505      
vs. RHB 37 7 1 0 1 3 3 8 1 0 0 .189 .244 .297 .541      
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1962 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 3.0 0 0 0 0 1 2  
April 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 1  
May 7 0 0 0 0 3.07 14.2 11 5 5 1 6 11  
June 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 3.0 0 0 0 0 1 2  
Spring Training 6 2 0 0 1 7.20 10.0 13 8 8 4 5 6  
Last Year 30 2 1 3 0 6.15 45.1 59 41 31 8 16 27  
2 Years Ago 32 2 4 2 3 6.42 54.2 75 48 39 6 23 34  
Career 283 153 61 81 9 4.56 1246.1 1378 722 631 145 446 643  
Home 4 0 0 0 1 0.00 6.1 2 0 0 0 1 4  
Road 5 0 1 0 0 3.65 12.1 9 5 5 1 7 10  
Grass 9 0 1 0 1 2.41 18.2 11 5 5 1 8 14  
Day 3 0 0 0 0 4.00 9.0 7 4 4 1 5 7  
Night 6 0 1 0 1 0.93 9.2 4 1 1 0 3 7  
As Reliever / Substitution 9 0 1 0 1 2.41 18.2 11 5 5 1 8 14  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1951 Chicago - FABL 23 11 11 4 5 0 4.73 70.1 89 42 37 7 34 26 2 0 1.75 .314 4.55 0.7 90
1952 Chicago - FABL 24 23 9 6 5 1 2.73 89.0 87 30 27 2 34 38 2 0 1.36 .291 2.79 1.9 129
1953 St. Louis - FABL 25 9 9 4 4 0 3.27 66.0 62 26 24 7 14 40 2 2 1.15 .272 3.59 1.5 131
1954 St. Louis - FABL 26 33 33 8 19 0 4.72 236.2 264 138 124 20 99 116 2 0 1.53 .308 4.04 4.1 93
1955 St. Louis - FABL 27 31 31 8 17 0 5.37 206.1 238 142 123 28 109 104 1 1 1.68 .302 4.86 2.2 86
1956 St. Louis - FABL 28 30 30 17 7 0 3.82 217.0 230 109 92 24 56 117 7 0 1.32 .288 3.59 4.5 109
1957 St. Louis - FABL 29 32 24 5 12 1 4.95 167.1 181 102 92 29 34 91 2 0 1.28 .279 4.36 1.6 83
1958 St. Louis - FABL 30 37 2 3 7 2 4.41 63.1 64 31 31 11 17 27 1 0 1.28 .252 5.13 -0.3 98
1959 St. Louis - FABL 31 6 0 0 0 1 4.63 11.2 18 8 6 2 2 9 0 0 1.71 .381 4.08 0.1 93
1960 Montreal - FABL 32 16 1 3 0 2 5.40 28.1 41 19 17 3 10 21 0 0 1.80 .392 4.06 0.3 85
1960 Toronto - FABL 32 16 1 1 2 1 7.52 26.1 34 29 22 3 13 13 0 0 1.78 .326 5.08 0.0 62
1960 Total - FABL 32 32 2 4 2 3 6.42 54.2 75 48 39 6 23 34 0 0 1.79 .359 4.55 0.3 72
1961 Toronto - FABL 33 26 2 1 3 0 6.87 38.0 52 38 29 8 14 25 0 0 1.74 .331 5.41 -0.1 67
1961 Montreal - FABL 33 4 0 0 0 0 2.45 7.1 7 3 2 0 2 2 0 0 1.23 .280 3.64 0.1 184
1961 Total - FABL 33 30 2 1 3 0 6.15 45.1 59 41 31 8 16 27 0 0 1.65 .323 5.12 -0.0 75
1962 Kansas City - FABL 34 9 0 1 0 1 2.41 18.2 11 5 5 1 8 14 0 0 1.02 .204 3.57 0.3 188
Total FABL 283 153 61 81 9 4.56 1246.1 1378 722 631 145 446 643 19 3 1.46 .297 4.17 16.6 95
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1943 Total - 15 16 16 8 3 0 1.58 113.2 85 24 20 2 26 158 0 0 0.98 .291 1.36 6.2 100
1944 Total - 16 13 13 8 1 0 0.98 92.0 58 14 10 1 18 126 0 0 0.83 .247 1.25 5.2 100
1945 Total - 17 15 15 8 2 0 1.19 106.0 71 16 14 2 25 151 0 0 0.91 .259 1.30 5.9 100
1946 Total - 18 12 12 7 1 0 1.05 86.0 57 13 10 1 14 136 0 0 0.83 .283 0.68 5.9 100
1947 Total - 19 18 18 9 3 0 2.70 120.0 110 38 36 6 32 123 0 0 1.18 .308 2.60 4.0 100
1948 Total - 20 15 15 7 4 0 3.21 101.0 92 40 36 5 42 105 0 0 1.33 .304 3.07 2.7 100
1949 Total - 21 19 19 9 5 0 3.05 127.0 116 44 43 6 47 122 0 0 1.28 .294 3.07 3.4 100
1949 Cienfuegos - DL 21 16 0 2 1 1 2.96 27.1 29 10 9 0 7 9 0 0 1.32 .302 2.60 0.7 155
1949 Waterloo - C 21 6 6 4 0 0 2.51 46.2 43 14 13 0 9 52 2 0 1.11 .336 2.85 1.7 181
1949 Fort Wayne - AAA 21 7 7 1 0 0 2.94 52.0 49 20 17 3 17 17 1 0 1.27 .266 3.96 0.8 138
1950 Cienfuegos - DL 22 12 11 4 2 0 4.62 74.0 67 41 38 11 35 45 1 0 1.38 .256 4.68 1.2 107
1950 Oklahoma City - AA 22 32 32 11 8 0 3.39 204.2 213 86 77 11 63 74 0 0 1.35 .284 3.44 3.8 114
1951 Cienfuegos - DL 23 13 11 7 3 0 5.01 70.0 72 41 39 9 33 38 1 0 1.50 .274 4.89 0.7 92
1951 Fort Wayne - AAA 23 17 17 4 8 0 3.13 120.2 128 48 42 3 34 84 1 1 1.34 .319 2.13 3.8 105
1952 Fort Wayne - AAA 24 15 15 5 7 0 5.78 95.0 129 71 61 7 41 56 1 1 1.79 .357 4.25 2.3 90
1953 Oakland - AAA 25 20 20 8 11 0 4.68 146.0 181 88 76 9 40 69 7 0 1.51 .329 3.62 3.8 100
1959 Richmond - AAA 31 45 0 4 2 9 3.38 69.1 57 27 26 5 18 48 0 0 1.08 .249 2.57 1.2 106
1960 Buffalo - AAA 32 7 7 2 3 0 3.89 39.1 41 17 17 5 9 26 0 0 1.27 .290 3.32 0.8 98
1961 Buffalo - AAA 33 4 4 1 2 0 2.89 28.0 23 9 9 4 5 18 0 0 1.00 .237 3.37 0.5 129
Total CL 39 39 10 15 0 4.03 267.2 306 139 120 13 92 157 3 2 1.49 .323 3.24 103.5
Total GWL 20 20 8 11 0 4.68 146.0 181 88 76 9 40 69 7 0 1.51 .329 3.62 99.9
Total UL 56 11 7 7 9 3.42 136.2 121 53 52 14 32 92 0 0 1.12 .259 2.95 107.3
Total LSA 32 32 11 8 0 3.39 204.2 213 86 77 11 63 74 0 0 1.35 .284 3.44 113.5
Total UMVA 6 6 4 0 0 2.51 46.2 43 14 13 0 9 52 2 0 1.11 .336 2.85 181.2
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1949 Fort Wayne - AAA P 7 7 3 8 1 11 0 1.000 52.0 1.90 +1.0 1.359
1949 Waterloo - C P 6 6 4 4 0 8 0 1.000 46.2 1.54 +0.1 .956
1949 Cienfuegos - DL P 16 0 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 27.1 1.65 +1.3 1.443
1950 Oklahoma City - AA P 32 32 9 20 2 30 1 .967 204.2 1.28 +1.8 1.181
1950 Cienfuegos - DL P 12 11 4 6 1 10 0 1.000 74.0 1.22 +0.3 .983
1951 Chicago - MLB P 11 11 3 5 0 9 1 .889 70.1 1.02 -1.3 .817
1951 Fort Wayne - AAA P 17 17 9 13 0 22 0 1.000 120.2 1.64 +0.5 .911
1951 Cienfuegos - DL P 13 11 7 8 0 15 0 1.000 70.0 1.93 +0.6 1.134
1952 Chicago - MLB P 23 9 6 10 1 16 0 1.000 89.0 1.62 +1.2 1.076
1952 Fort Wayne - AAA P 15 15 3 6 0 11 2 .818 95.0 0.85 -0.8 .736
1953 St. Louis - MLB P 9 9 2 3 1 5 0 1.000 66.0 0.68 +0.0 1.018
1953 Oakland - AAA P 20 20 8 10 0 18 0 1.000 146.0 1.11 +0.2 .943
1954 St. Louis - MLB P 33 33 8 23 0 32 1 .969 236.2 1.18 +0.8 1.074
1955 St. Louis - MLB P 31 31 12 19 2 33 2 .939 206.1 1.35 -0.3 .851
1956 St. Louis - MLB P 30 30 17 17 1 35 1 .971 217.0 1.41 +0.4 1.048
1957 St. Louis - MLB P 32 24 14 16 1 31 1 .968 167.1 1.61 +0.3 .917
1958 St. Louis - MLB P 37 2 3 6 0 9 0 1.000 63.1 1.28 +0.9 1.463
1959 St. Louis - MLB P 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 11.2 0.00 -0.2 .000
1959 Richmond - AAA P 45 0 3 4 0 7 0 1.000 69.1 0.91 +0.4 1.015
1960 Toronto - MLB P 16 1 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 26.1 1.03 +0.4 .960
1960 Montreal - MLB P 16 1 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 28.1 0.64 +0.3 1.919
1960 Buffalo - AAA P 7 7 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 39.1 0.69 +0.7 .990
1961 Montreal - MLB P 4 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 7.1 3.68 +0.2 .981
1961 Toronto - MLB P 26 2 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 38.0 0.71 -0.2 .735
1961 Buffalo - AAA P 4 4 3 4 0 7 0 1.000 28.0 2.25 +0.7 1.000
1962 Kansas City - MLB P 9 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 18.2 0.96 +0.3 .980
TOTAL P 477 283 123 198 10 330 9 .973 2219.1 1.30 +9.7 1.011
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/27/1946 Drafted in the 1946 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 14, 78th overall pick) by the Toronto Wolves, out of high school Annapolis (Annapolis; Annapolis, MD).
08/26/1946 Failed to sign with the Toronto Wolves and joined Opelika State.
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/20/1949 Drafted in the 1949 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 2, 66th overall pick) by the Chicago Chiefs, out of college Opelika State
07/05/1949 Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Chiefs organization with a signing bonus of $1,410.
11/22/1949 Named to the 1949 Cuban Winter League for the Cienfuegos Crocodiles.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
11/21/1950 Named to the 1950 Cuban Winter League for the Cienfuegos Crocodiles.
06/17/1951 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Columbus Titans with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
11/20/1951 Named to the 1951 Cuban Winter League for the Cienfuegos Crocodiles.
03/31/1952 Unsuccessfully completed training to increase his velocity at the Chicago Chiefs development complex.
06/20/1952 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Minneapolis Lumberjacks with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
10/11/1952 Was traded by the Chicago Chiefs to the St. Louis Pioneers in exchange for LF George Atkins and 2B Chuck Clark.
08/04/1953 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Boston Minutemen with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/27/1953 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Miners with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
03/09/1955 Unsuccessfully completed training to add a pitch to his arsenal at the St. Louis Pioneers development complex.
07/31/1955 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Miners with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/08/1956 Was selected to the 1956 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
06/01/1959 Released by the St. Louis Pioneers.
06/03/1959 Signed a minor league contract with the Washington Eagles organization.
10/16/1959 Was traded by the Washington Eagles to the Toronto Wolves in exchange for 3B Glen McCauley.
08/02/1960 Released by the Toronto Wolves.
08/13/1960 Signed a minor league contract with the Montreal Saints organization.
05/14/1961 Released by the Montreal Saints.
05/17/1961 Signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Wolves organization.
04/15/1962 Was claimed off waivers by Kansas City while with Toronto.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1950 11 3
1951 11 3
1954 33 9
Year W Rank
1950 4 10
1951 7 4
1956 17 4
Year L Rank
1954 19 1
1955 17 1
Year Win. % Rank
1950 .667 5
1951 .700 8
1956 .708 1
Year HLD Rank
1952 1 4
1958 1 6
Year IP Rank
1950 74.0 10
Year BF Rank
1954 1065 9
Year HRA Rank
1950 11 8
1955 28 8
1956 24 8
1957 29 8
Year BB Rank
1955 109 8
Year K Rank
1954 116 7
Year WP Rank
1951 4 6
Year BABIP Rank
1950 .256 5
1951 .274 8
Year WHIP Rank
1950 1.38 3
1951 1.50 10
1956 1.32 7
Year K/BB Rank
1950 1.29 10
1954 1.17 10
1956 2.09 4
1957 2.68 2
Year RA/9 Rank
1950 12.65 3
1951 13.50 8
1956 12.07 7
Year H/9 Rank
1950 8.15 4
Year BB/9 Rank
1950 4.26 7
1951 4.24 10
1956 2.32 3
1957 1.83 2
Year K/9 Rank
1954 4.41 8
1955 4.54 6
Year RA Rank
1949 16 5
Year GF Rank
1949 10 5
Year QS Rank
1951 6 5
Year QSP Rank
1951 .545 5
Year SHO Rank
1953 2 3
Year GB% Rank
1950 0.57 10
1955 0.52 5
1956 0.53 5
Year WAR Rank
1954 3.8 8
1956 3.8 8
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