NAME     : Billy Mccool
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : BATESVILLE,IN,USA
 
  BIRTHDAY : 7/14/1944
  AGE      : 26
  HEIGHT   : 6"2
  WEIGHT   : 203
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Closer
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Left
 
  CONTRACT : $1,795,000 through 1974
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Loyal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    D  (Fielding Pct. : 1.000)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
 
  Duration as Starter  : E
  Duration as Reliever : A
  Holding Runners      : B
  Groundball Pct.      : 53
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 9
  Avoiding Hits        : 8  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 9, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 9  (VS. RHB : 9, VS. LHB : 10, Talent Brilliant)
  Avoiding BB's        : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Average)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 8  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 9, Talent Good)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 8
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Splitfinger-Fastball

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        1.72  5  3 43  57  1  62.2  42  15  12  17  49 
  At Home        2.40  4  1 20  29  0  30.0  27  11   8  12  21 
  Away           1.10  1  2 23  28  1  32.2  15   4   4   5  28 
  Last Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        2.45  2  0  4   7  1  11.0   8   3   3   3   6 
  May            0.00  1  0  6   8  0   9.0   3   0   0   5   6 
  June           4.26  0  2  3   6  0   6.1   4   6   3   2   3 
  July           1.35  0  1 11  13  0  13.1   7   2   2   1   9 
  August         2.45  1  0  9  11  0  11.0  11   3   3   5  12 
  Sep/Oct        0.75  1  0 10  12  0  12.0   9   1   1   1  13 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1964   2.08  0  0  1  23  0   0  26.0   6   9  17  NWK
  1965   3.76  9  6  4  84  0   0 117.1  49  42  85  NWK
  1966   3.36  5  5 35  63  0   0  69.2  26  21  67  NWK
  1967   2.18  3  6 32  56  0   0  70.1  17  35  67  NWK
  1968   1.98 12  2 31  56  0   0  81.2  18  23  62  NWK
  1969   2.11  5  7 28  54  0   0  98.1  23  37  88  NWK
 
  Total ERA   : 2.59
  Total Wins  : 39
  Total Losses: 29
  Total Saves : 174
  Total SHO   : 0
  Total CG    : 0
  Total K's   : 435
  Total BB's  : 184
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Won Circuit Championship with Newark in 1964
Earned first career win on 4/28/1965