Billy Pierce vs Hal Newhouser

Billy Pierce Hal Newhouser

Billy Pierce and Hal Newhouser compared on their MLB careers: Billy Pierce played 18 seasons, 1945 to 1964, Hal Newhouser 17 seasons, 1939 to 1955. Billy Pierce has 211 wins to Hal Newhouser's 207. Billy Pierce won 1 title, Hal Newhouser won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Billy Pierce and Hal Newhouser career totals

585	GP	488
211	W	207
169	L	150
3.3	ERA	3.1
3306.2	IP	2,993
1,999	K	1,796
1,178	BB	1,249
1.3	WHIP	1.3
32	SV	26

How do they compare in the postseason?

Billy Pierce and Hal Newhouser postseason

5	GP	4
0	R	0
10	H	26

Where each stands all time

Billy Pierce and Hal Newhouser all-time places

95th (1,999)	Strikeouts (pitching)	131st (1,796)
92nd (211)	Wins (pitching)	101st (207)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Billy Pierce: 1 championship; none on file
Hal Newhouser: 1 championship; AL MVP ×2

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Billy Pierce and Hal Newhouser season by season

1st	1945	0	0	1.80	1939	0	1	5.40
2nd	1948	3	0	6.34	1940	9	9	4.86
3rd	1949	7	15	3.88	1941	9	11	4.79
4th	1950	12	16	3.98	1942	8	14	2.45
5th	1951	15	14	3.03	1943	8	17	3.04
6th	1952	15	12	2.57	1944	29	9	2.22
7th	1953	18	12	2.72	1945	25	9	1.81
8th	1954	9	10	3.48	1946	26	9	1.94
9th	1955	15	10	1.97	1947	17	17	2.87
10th	1956	20	9	3.32	1948	21	12	3.01
11th	1957	20	12	3.26	1949	18	11	3.36
12th	1958	17	11	2.68	1950	15	13	4.34
13th	1959	14	15	3.62	1951	6	6	3.92
14th	1960	14	7	3.62	1952	9	9	3.74
15th	1961	10	9	3.80	1953	0	1	7.06
16th	1962	16	6	3.49	1954	7	2	2.51
17th	1963	3	11	4.27	1955	0	0	0.00
18th	1964	3	0	2.20	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA