P Bill Josephs #18
Pittsburgh Rollers LNBL
Age: 40 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
04/30/1917
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P BILL JOSEPHS #18 - AGE: 40 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
8 0 0-0 1 2.57 7.0 7 0 1 5 1.14 0.3
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 45 40 45 45
Movement 60 55 60 60
Control 65 60 65 65
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 45 45
Slider 45 45
 
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 89-91 Mph
Stamina 50
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 65
Defense 45
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 35
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 40
Sacrifice Bunt: 70
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
04/27/1917 IND Win, 1-0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Save
04/25/1917 PHIN Loss, 4-5 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
04/24/1917 PHIN Loss, 0-2 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
04/15/1917 @ CLEN Loss, 6-7 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
04/14/1917 @ CLEN Win, 1-0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
04/11/1917 BRKN Loss, 0-2 1.0 2 1 1 0 2
04/09/1917 BRKN Loss, 2-4 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
04/05/1917 NYKN Loss, 2-4 1.0 1 1 1 1 1
PERSONALITY
He's never been one to build a strong connection to the name on the front of his jersey.
Personality Class: Selfish
High: Adaptability, Financial Ambition, Intelligence
Low: Leader, Loyalty
Birthday:12/17/1876
Born in:Milwaukee, WI
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$3,672
Signed Through:1917 Season
Major Service:17 Years, 117 Days
Service This Yr:25 Days
40-Man Service:8 Years, 139 Days
Pro Service:22 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
LEGACY NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUE 1917 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 8 0 0 0 1 2.57 7.0 7 2 2 0 1 5 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 1 0 100.0 8 6 10.29 9.00 6.43 1.29 0.95 1.14 34 0.3 .318        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 11 2 2 0 0 1 0 5 0 1 0 .182 .182 .364 .545      
vs. RHB 16 5 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .312 .353 .500 .853      
LEGACY NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUE 1917 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 3 0 0 0 1 0.00 3.0 4 0 0 0 0 1  
April 8 0 0 0 1 2.57 7.0 7 2 2 0 1 5  
Last Year 48 0 9 7 9 2.96 73.0 68 27 24 0 19 30  
2 Years Ago 50 0 5 1 22 0.99 63.2 64 10 7 0 12 37  
Career 376 60 90 57 72 2.28 946.2 855 315 240 12 201 380  
Home 6 0 0 0 1 3.38 5.1 7 2 2 0 1 4  
Road 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 1  
Grass 8 0 0 0 1 2.57 7.0 7 2 2 0 1 5  
Day 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 1  
Night 6 0 0 0 1 3.38 5.1 7 2 2 0 1 4  
As Reliever / Substitution 8 0 0 0 1 2.57 7.0 7 2 2 0 1 5  
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+
1906 Philadelphia - LNBL 29 18 0 5 3 1 1.84 29.1 28 7 6 0 9 14 0 0 1.26 .295 2.09 0.5 138
1907 Philadelphia - LNBL 30 30 0 6 5 6 1.51 41.2 38 11 7 1 10 23 0 0 1.15 .282 2.07 0.7 162
1908 Philadelphia - LNBL 31 34 30 10 20 0 3.38 263.2 260 130 99 8 53 88 26 2 1.19 .281 2.60 1.8 67
1909 Philadelphia - LNBL 32 34 30 18 13 0 2.16 266.2 230 87 64 3 54 92 28 3 1.06 .258 2.44 4.6 125
1910 Pittsburgh - LNBL 33 21 0 3 3 4 1.88 24.0 16 5 5 0 8 5 0 0 1.00 .211 3.09 0.0 156
1911 Pittsburgh - LNBL 34 31 0 10 2 6 1.65 49.0 32 10 9 0 12 22 0 0 0.90 .222 2.29 1.3 200
1912 Pittsburgh - LNBL 35 24 0 6 1 6 1.78 35.1 33 10 7 0 6 20 0 0 1.10 .282 1.74 1.3 180
1913 Pittsburgh - LNBL 36 35 0 7 1 8 1.07 42.0 39 5 5 0 7 19 0 0 1.10 .281 2.06 1.1 282
1914 Pittsburgh - LNBL 37 43 0 11 1 9 0.88 51.1 40 11 5 0 10 25 0 0 0.97 .255 1.64 1.5 307
1915 Pittsburgh - LNBL 38 50 0 5 1 22 0.99 63.2 64 10 7 0 12 37 0 0 1.19 .306 1.78 2.1 295
1916 Pittsburgh - LNBL 39 48 0 9 7 9 2.96 73.0 68 27 24 0 19 30 0 0 1.19 .268 2.02 1.6 91
1917 Pittsburgh - LNBL 40 8 0 0 0 1 2.57 7.0 7 2 2 0 1 5 0 0 1.14 .318 0.95 0.3 108
Total LNBL 376 60 90 57 72 2.28 946.2 855 315 240 12 201 380 54 5 1.12 .270 2.29 16.7 111
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+
CAREER POSTSEASON 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+
1910 Pittsburgh - LNBL 33 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 2.38 0.0 999
1911 Pittsburgh - LNBL 34 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.75 .167 2.88 0.0 999
1912 Pittsburgh - LNBL 35 3 0 0 1 0 10.80 3.1 6 4 4 0 2 1 0 0 2.40 .400 3.01 0.0 30
1913 Pittsburgh - LNBL 36 5 0 0 0 1 2.45 7.1 11 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 1.50 .440 1.44 0.3 123
1914 Pittsburgh - LNBL 37 8 0 3 1 0 0.00 9.0 10 1 0 0 1 6 0 0 1.22 .345 1.21 0.4 999
1915 Pittsburgh - LNBL 38 5 0 1 0 1 1.29 7.0 5 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 1.14 .238 3.86 -0.1 227
1916 Pittsburgh - LNBL 39 6 0 1 1 1 2.57 7.0 8 5 2 0 1 2 0 0 1.29 .320 2.13 0.1 105
Total LNBL 34 0 5 3 3 2.04 39.2 42 13 9 0 8 15 0 0 1.26 .316 2.26 147.4
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1906 Philadelphia - MLB P 18 0 1 4 0 6 1 .833 29.1 1.53 +0.5 1.006
1907 Philadelphia - MLB P 30 0 1 5 0 6 0 1.000 41.2 1.30 +0.0 1.336
1908 Philadelphia - MLB P 34 30 17 50 0 68 1 .985 263.2 2.29 +6.9 .973
1909 Philadelphia - MLB P 34 30 15 51 0 71 5 .930 266.2 2.23 +3.8 1.002
1910 Pittsburgh - MLB P 20 0 0 5 0 6 1 .833 24.0 1.88 -1.2 .644
1911 Pittsburgh - MLB P 31 0 3 9 1 12 0 1.000 49.0 2.20 +1.9 1.232
1912 Pittsburgh - MLB P 24 0 4 9 1 14 1 .929 35.1 3.31 +0.5 .974
1913 Pittsburgh - MLB P 34 0 2 6 0 8 0 1.000 42.0 1.71 +0.6 1.189
1914 Pittsburgh - MLB P 43 0 7 12 1 19 0 1.000 51.1 3.33 +1.6 1.271
1915 Pittsburgh - MLB P 50 0 6 7 0 13 0 1.000 63.2 1.84 +2.3 1.390
1916 Pittsburgh - MLB P 48 0 7 13 1 21 1 .952 73.0 2.47 -1.0 .935
1917 Pittsburgh - MLB P 8 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 0.0 .000
TOTAL P 374 60 65 171 4 246 10 .959 946.2 2.24 +16.0 1.036
PLAYER HISTORY
03/29/1906 Joined the Philadelphia Keystones.
01/01/1907 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 75 (75); Control: 55 (55).
01/01/1908 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 75 (75); Control: 55 (55).
04/17/1908 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Buffalo Electrics with 1 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/31/1908 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Cuban Stars with 1 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
04/20/1909 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Buffalo Electrics with 1 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/07/1909 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Snappers with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/11/1909 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the New York Black Kings with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
10/19/1909 Was traded by the Philadelphia Keystones to the Pittsburgh Rollers in exchange for RP Spike Gaston.
01/01/1910 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 75 (75); Control: 60 (60).
01/01/1911 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 75 (75); Control: 60 (60).
01/01/1912 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 75 (75); Control: 60 (60).
01/01/1913 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 75 (75); Control: 60 (60).
05/23/1913 Injured (conjunctivitis),day-to-day for 3 days.
09/12/1913 Wins the 1913 Negro League Cup Series with the Pittsburgh Rollers.
01/01/1914 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 75 (75); Control: 60 (60).
01/01/1915 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 75 (75); Control: 60 (60).
06/09/1915 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for one week.
09/21/1915 Finished 2nd in 1915 LNBL GNL Pitcher of the Year Award voting.
01/01/1916 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 60 (60).
01/01/1916 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 60 (60).
05/12/1916 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for one week.
05/17/1916 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
09/11/1916 Wins the 1916 Negro League Cup Series with the Pittsburgh Rollers.
01/01/1917 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 60 (60).
01/01/1917 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 60 (60).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
1913 35 6
1914 43 7
1915 50 5
1916 48 5
Year GS Rank
1908 30 7
1909 30 8
Year W Rank
1909 18 5
Year L Rank
1908 20 3
Year Win. % Rank
1909 .581 9
Year SV Rank
1906 1 9
1907 6 1
1910 4 8
1911 6 2
1912 6 2
1913 8 4
1914 9 3
1915 22 1
1916 9 7
Year HLD Rank
1915 2 1
1916 1 1
Year HRA Rank
1908 8 3
Year WP Rank
1908 7 10
Year ERA Rank
1909 2.16 7
Year BABIP Rank
1909 .258 6
Year WHIP Rank
1909 1.06 6
Year RA/9 Rank
1909 9.79 6
Year H/9 Rank
1909 7.76 9
Year BB/9 Rank
1908 1.81 8
1909 1.82 3
Year RA Rank
1906 18 2
1907 30 2
1910 21 9
1911 31 2
1912 24 8
1913 35 2
1914 43 5
1915 50 3
1916 48 5
Year GF Rank
1906 18 2
1907 28 2
1910 16 8
1911 21 3
1912 17 8
1913 29 2
1914 38 4
1915 39 2
1916 37 5
Year QS Rank
1909 24 6
Year QSP Rank
1909 .800 6
Year CG Rank
1908 26 8
1909 28 3
Year CGP Rank
1908 .867 8
1909 .933 2
Year GB% Rank
1909 0.55 4
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