NAME     : Bill Byrd
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : 
 
  BIRTHDAY : 7/8/1942
  AGE      : 28
  HEIGHT   : 6"5
  WEIGHT   : 215
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Both
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $8,980,000 through 1972
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    D  (Fielding Pct. : .950)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
 
  Duration as Starter  : A
  Duration as Reliever : C
  Holding Runners      : B
  Groundball Pct.      : 52
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 8
  Avoiding Hits        : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
  Avoiding BB's        : 8  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Good)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 5  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 6
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider, Splitfinger-Fastball

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        3.53 13 14  0  31 31 232.1 229 107  91  56 131 
  At Home        4.03  3  7  0  12 12  87.0  88  51  39  24  55 
  Away           3.22 10  7  0  19 19 145.1 141  56  52  32  76 
  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        2.61  3  1  0   4  4  31.0  31  14   9   8  21 
  May            5.80  2  4  0   7  7  49.2  60  33  32   9  30 
  June           2.75  2  2  0   5  5  39.1  34  14  12   8  22 
  July           3.50  2  3  0   6  6  46.1  42  21  18  17  29 
  August         2.97  3  1  0   5  5  36.1  32  16  12   7  18 
  Sep/Oct        2.43  1  3  0   4  4  29.2  30   9   8   7  11 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1965   5.93  9 14  0  33  5   0 208.0 137  39 150  LOU
  1966   3.88  9 10  0  26  7   0 197.0  85  34 108  LOU
  1967   3.91  9 14  0  26 13   1 198.0  86  41  91  LOU
  1968   3.39 11 14  0  31 10   1 236.1  89  46  90  LOU
  1969   4.82 13 16  0  35  8   0 261.2 140  75 102  LOU
 
  Total ERA   : 4.24
  Total Wins  : 64
  Total Losses: 82
  Total Saves : 0
  Total SHO   : 3
  Total CG    : 52
  Total K's   : 672
  Total BB's  : 291
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Earned first career win on 4/10/1965
Injured on 4/20/1966 with a Sore Elbow, out for one week
Injured on 8/21/1966 with a Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks
Injured on 6/23/1967 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 3 weeks
Injured on 8/27/1967 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 6/30/1968 with a Inflamed Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 3 weeks
Injured on 9/19/1970 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 6 weeks