Bill Wight
Career 77–99 · 3.95 ERA · 574 SO · 1563.0 IP · 347 G · 55 H · 24 RBI · .115 AVG
Seasons leading his league
1
0 best in baseball
1 league only
2
Top-5 finishes
1
Title seasons
1
Categories led
1955
Best season
Spanning 1955–1955, peaking at 1 titles in 1955.
All-Time Standing
Against every player since 1871Among league leaders
- 2,905th League titles 1
- 5,162nd Top-5 finishes 2
Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.
Career leaderboards
- 393rd Shutouts 15
- 444th Pitcher Assists 355
All-time career totals, top 500 per category.
Where He Led
led all of MLB led his league| Category | Titles | Best | Streak | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitcher Assists | 1 | 1st | — | 1955 AL 49 |
| Shutouts | — | #2 | — | 1950 #2 |
Pitching
12 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NYA | AL | 2 | 2 | 4.46 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 40.1 | 44 | 20 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 1.83 |
| 1947 | NYA | AL | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1.11 |
| 1948 | CHA | AL | 9 | 20 | 4.80 | 34 | 32 | 1 | 223.1 | 238 | 119 | 9 | 135 | 68 | 1.67 |
| 1949 | CHA | AL | 15 | 13 | 3.31 | 35 | 33 | 1 | 245.0 | 254 | 90 | 9 | 96 | 78 | 1.43 |
| 1950 | CHA | AL | 10 | 16 | 3.58 | 30 | 28 | 0 | 206.0 | 213 | 82 | 10 | 79 | 62 | 1.42 |
| 1951 | BOS | AL | 7 | 7 | 5.10 | 34 | 17 | 0 | 118.1 | 128 | 67 | 5 | 63 | 38 | 1.61 |
| 1952 | DET +1 | AL | 7 | 10 | 3.75 | 33 | 21 | 0 | 168.0 | 181 | 70 | 10 | 69 | 70 | 1.49 |
| 1953 | CLE +1 | AL | 2 | 4 | 6.23 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 52.0 | 64 | 36 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 1.81 |
| 1955 | BAL +1 | AL | 6 | 8 | 2.48 | 36 | 14 | 3 | 141.1 | 135 | 39 | 6 | 48 | 63 | 1.29 |
| 1956 | BAL | AL | 9 | 12 | 4.02 | 35 | 26 | 0 | 174.2 | 198 | 78 | 7 | 72 | 84 | 1.55 |
| 1957 | BAL | AL | 6 | 6 | 3.64 | 27 | 17 | 0 | 121.0 | 122 | 49 | 4 | 54 | 50 | 1.45 |
| 1958 | SLN +1 | NL | 3 | 1 | 4.92 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 64.0 | 71 | 35 | 8 | 36 | 23 | 1.67 |
| Career | — | — | 77 | 99 | 3.95 | 347 | 198 | 8 | 1563.0 | 1,656 | 686 | 74 | 714 | 574 | 1.52 |
Batting
12 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NYA | AL | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1947 | NYA | AL | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 | .333 |
| 1948 | CHA | AL | 34 | 73 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 0 | .082 | .130 | .082 | .212 |
| 1949 | CHA | AL | 35 | 85 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 0 | .165 | .220 | .200 | .420 |
| 1950 | CHA | AL | 30 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 0 | .000 | .062 | .000 | .062 |
| 1951 | BOS | AL | 34 | 41 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 0 | .073 | .136 | .073 | .210 |
| 1952 | DET +1 | AL | 33 | 57 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .211 | .237 | .246 | .483 |
| 1953 | CLE +1 | AL | 33 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| 1955 | BAL +1 | AL | 36 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 0 | .083 | .108 | .111 | .219 |
| 1956 | BAL | AL | 35 | 60 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 0 | .200 | .226 | .200 | .426 |
| 1957 | BAL | AL | 27 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .029 | .083 | .029 | .113 |
| 1958 | SLN +1 | NL | 35 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .100 | .182 | .100 | .282 |
| Career | — | — | 347 | 480 | 19 | 55 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 169 | 0 | .115 | .160 | .127 | .287 |
Fielding
2 positions| Year | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | INN | PO | A | E | DP | TC | FLD% | RF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | NYA | AL | P | 14 | — | — | 1 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 15 | .800 | 0.86 |
| 1947 | NYA | AL | P | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 4.00 |
| 1948 | CHA | AL | P | 34 | — | — | 4 | 47 | 3 | 2 | 54 | .944 | 1.50 |
| 1949 | CHA | AL | P | 35 | — | — | 10 | 50 | 5 | 3 | 65 | .923 | 1.71 |
| 1950 | CHA | AL | P | 30 | — | — | 5 | 49 | 6 | 2 | 60 | .900 | 1.80 |
| 1951 | BOS | AL | P | 34 | — | — | 1 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 33 | .909 | 0.88 |
| 1952 | DET | AL | P | 33 | — | — | 7 | 44 | 4 | 1 | 55 | .927 | 1.55 |
| 1953 | CLE | AL | P | 33 | — | — | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 14 | .714 | 0.30 |
| 1955 | BAL | AL | P | 36 | 14 | 141.1 | 3 | 49 | 3 | 1 | 55 | .945 | 1.44 |
| 1B | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.00 | |||
| 1956 | BAL | AL | P | 35 | 26 | 174.2 | 6 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 37 | .892 | 0.94 |
| 1957 | BAL | AL | P | 27 | 17 | 121.0 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 27 | .889 | 0.89 |
| 1958 | SLN | NL | P | 35 | 1 | 64.0 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 21 | .905 | 0.54 |
| Career | — | — | P | 347 | 58 | 501.0 | 45 | 355 | 40 | 16 | 440 | .909 | 1.15 |
| — | — | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.00 |