Bill Spaceman Lee

Pitcher

1969—1982

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PITCHER LeveL
Star
Pitcher rank
NR
ALL-TIME

Player Detail

December 28, 1946, in Burbank, CA
BORN
STILL LIVING
DIED

1969—1982

Playing Career
Played from 22-35
PLAYING AGE

Left-Handed

THREW

POWER/FINESSE

PITCHING STYLE

Red Sox

Primary Team
NONE
World Series Titles
Spaceman
Nickname
6-3
HEIGHT
205
WEIGHT

June 25, 1969

MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUT

May 7, 1982

FINAL GAME

WHO IS Bill Spaceman Lee?

Pitcher, iconoclast, free-thinker, weirdo: he was also a hell of a left-handed pitcher who won 17 games for the Red Sox in 1973, 1974, and again in 1975. Nicknamed Don Zimmer “The Gerbil.”

Career Stats

WINS LOSSES IP STRIKEOUTS WALKS ERA
119
90
1944.1
713
531
3.62
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Bill Spaceman Lee PITCHES

1. Fastball
2. Curve
3. Slider
4. Change

1973 Red Sox

26 Years Old

17
WINS
11
LOSSES
2.75
ERA
146
ERA+
284.2
IP
275
HITS
120
SO
76
BB
33
STARTS
1
SHO
1
SAVES
6.2
WAR

PITCHER LUCK

MORRIS WINS* deGROM LOSSES*
NA
NA

*MORRIS WIN: ALLOWED 5+ ER BUT STILL GOT THE WIN.

*DEGROM LOSS: WENT 7+ IP & ALLOWED 1 ER OR LESS, BUT DID NOT GET A WIN.

Rate Stats

ERA+ K/BB RATIO
108
1.34

QUALITY START: MINIMUM OF 6 IP WITH 3 ER OR LESS.

K/BB RATIO: HOW MANY STRIKEOUTS THE PITCHER RECORDS PER WALK.

Hall of Fame Worthy?

JAWS HOF JAWS
21.5
61.4

JAWS: AVERAGE OF WAR & WAR7 (BEST 7 SEASONS).

Bill Spaceman Lee Rankings

AMONG PITCHERS According to these sources

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS POSNANSKI JAWS BILL JAMES
NR
NR
UNK
NR
NR
NR = NOT RANKED         UNK = Unknown

Among Pitchers All-Time (Top 100)

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
NR
NR
NR
NR
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Bill Spaceman Lee Pitcher Value

WINS ABOVE REPLACEMENT

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
22.0
20.9
15.8
12.3
2.26
73.0
49.8
30.3
21.5
3.71
BLUE = Bill Spaceman Lee
GRAY= AVERAGE HALL OF FAME PITCHER

WIN SHARES

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
UNK
UNK
UNK
UNK
UNK
302.1
173.9
UNK
86.0
UNK
BLUE = Bill Spaceman Lee
GRAY= AVERAGE HALL OF FAME PITCHER

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

Wins Above Replacement is a non-standardized sabermetric statistic developed to sum up a player’s total contributions to his team. A player’s WAR value is claimed to be the number of additional wins his team has achieved above the number of expected team wins if that player were substituted with a replacement-level player:

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called PLAYER PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Wins Above Replacement (WAR) per season (calculated for 162 games).

Advanced statistical method devised by Bill James. A Win Share represents one-third of a team win, by definition, and takes into account defense, offense, baserunning, park effects, and level of competition, era, and many other factors.

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Win Shares per season (calculated for 162 games).