NAME     : Bill Parsons
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : 
 
  BIRTHDAY : 8/17/1948
  AGE      : 32
  HEIGHT   : 6"2
  WEIGHT   : 190
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $13,500,000 through 1983
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Average
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Inconsistent at times
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    E  (Fielding Pct. : .930)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
 
  Duration as Starter  : B
  Duration as Reliever : C
  Holding Runners      : B
  Groundball Pct.      : 57
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 9
  Avoiding Hits        : 8  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 8  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Good)
  Avoiding BB's        : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 4  (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Fair)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 7
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Slider

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  At Home        0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Away           0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  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 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1971   4.49 16 13  0  32  6   2 208.1 104  74 107  DET
  1972   3.06 17 11  0  36  2   2 258.2  88  91 122  DET
  1973   3.66 12 13  0  32  6   2 218.2  89  71 112  DET
  1974   3.13 15 12  0  37  4   0 259.0  90  78 111  DET
  1975   2.53 25  5  0  40  5   3 299.1  84  83 145  DET,AL
  1976   2.72 20 10  0  40  4   2 291.1  88 100 148  DET,AL
  1977   2.69 16  9  0  36  5   1 254.2  76  74 138  DET
  1978   2.67 16  8  0  36  4   1 246.1  73  66  97  DET,AL
  1979   2.79 10 10  0  34  3   0 210.0  65  69  95  DET,LA
  1980   2.56 14 11  0  35  3   0 231.2  66  83 103  LA
 
  Total ERA   : 2.99
  Total Wins  : 161
  Total Losses: 102
  Total Saves : 0
  Total SHO   : 13
  Total CG    : 42
  Total K's   : 1178
  Total BB's  : 789
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Was selected to the 1978 Allstar game... Injured on 9/2/1978 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 2-3 weeks... Traded from Detroit to Los Angeles on 5/27/1979... Injured on 6/22/1979 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week... Injured on 9/21/1979 with a Torn Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for full season... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1979, going 3-0, 0.36... Injured on 4/19/1980 with a Sore Back, out for one week...