Bill Pleis Stats

Bill Pleis was born on Thursday, August 5, 1937, in St. Louis, Missouri. Pleis was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 16, 1961, with the Minnesota Twins. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bill Pleis baseball stats page.

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Bill Pleis

Bill Pleis Autograph on a 1965 Topps (#122)

Bill Pleis Autograph on a 1965 Topps (#122)
 

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Birth Name:   William Pleis, III
Nickname:   Bill
Born On:   08-05-1937  (Leo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   St. Louis, Missouri
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Kirkwood High School (Kirkwood, MO)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   5-10   Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   04-16-1961 (Age 23)
Last Game:   09-15-1966
Draft:   Not Applicable
Bill Pleis

Bill Pleis Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1961 24 Twins 37 0 16 4 2 .667 4.95 0 0 2 56.1 267 59 31 35 4 34 5 32 1 4 0 -
1962 25 Twins 21 4 9 2 5 .286 4.40 0 0 3 45.0 196 46 22 27 7 14 2 31 1 1 1 -
1963 26 Twins 36 4 15 6 2 .750 4.37 1 0 0 68.0 283 67 33 37 10 16 2 37 3 0 1 -
1964 27 Twins 47 0 20 4 1 .800 3.91 0 0 4 50.2 223 43 22 23 6 31 3 42 4 1 0 -
1965 28 Twins 41 2 16 4 4 .500 2.98 0 0 4 51.1 229 49 17 20 3 27 5 33 2 0 1 -
1966 29 Twins 8 0 4 1 2 .333 1.93 0 0 0 9.1 38 5 2 6 1 4 0 9 0 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
6 Years 190 10 80 21 16 .568 4.07 1 0 13 280.2 1,236 269 127 148 31 126 17 184 11 6 3 -
Bill Pleis

Bill Pleis Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1961 24 Twins 37 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111
1962 25 Twins 21 14 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 .286 .333 .286
1963 26 Twins 36 16 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 11 1 0 0 0 .125 .263 .125
1964 27 Twins 47 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250
1965 28 Twins 41 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1966 29 Twins 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
6 Years 190 50 5 8 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 26 3 0 0 0 .160 .236 .160
Bill Pleis

Bill Pleis Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1961 Twins P 37 0 169 7 0.2 6 3 3 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .857 0.96
1962 Twins P 21 4 135 9 0.4 8 4 4 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .889 1.60
1963 Twins P 36 4 204 13 0.4 13 3 10 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.72
1964 Twins P 47 0 152 12 0.3 12 6 6 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.13
1965 Twins P 41 2 154 8 0.2 8 1 7 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.40
1966 Twins P 8 0 28 2 0.3 1 0 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .500 0.96
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 190 10 842 51 0.3 48 17 31 3 3 n/a n/a n/a .941 1.54
6 Years 190 10 842 51 0.3 48 17 31 3 3 n/a n/a n/a .941 1.54
Bill Pleis

Bill Pleis Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1961 Twins 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.8 0.0 0.94 5.11 5.43
1962 Twins 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.8 14.0 2.21 6.20 2.80
1963 Twins 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.5 16.0 2.31 4.90 2.12
1964 Twins 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 1.35 7.46 5.51
1965 Twins 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.3 0.0 1.22 5.79 4.73
1966 Twins 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.25 8.68 3.86
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
6 Years 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.9 25.0 1.46 5.90 4.04
Bill Pleis

Bill Pleis Miscellaneous Items of Interest

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