William
Elmer
 
Nickname: Wild Bill
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 200
 
Born: September 21, 1979 in USA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 2010   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2001 21 ORL GL $ 522,000   2 5 4 4 7 6 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 6 6 6
2002 22 CAP VL $ 522,000   3 6 5 5 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 3 4 4 5 4
2003 23 CAP VL $ 840,000   5 7 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 3 4 5 5 5
2004 24 CAP VL $ 840,000   6 7 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 5 6 5
2005 25 CAP VL $ 840,000   6 8 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 6 6 4 4 4 5 6 5
2006 26 CAP VL $ 2,500,000   6 8 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 6 6 4 4 4 5 6 6
2007 27 CAP VL $ 2,500,000   6 8 6 7 8 7 8 6 6 6 7 6 6 4 4 4 5 6 6
2008 28 CAP VL $ 2,500,000   6 8 7 7 8 8 8 6 6 6 7 6 6 4 4 4 5 6 6
2009 29 CAP VL $ 2,500,000   7 8 7 7 8 8 8 6 6 6 7 6 7 4 4 4 6 7 6
2010 30 VIR GL $ 2,500,000   6 8 7 7 8 8 8 6 6 6 7 6 7 4 4 4 6 6 6
2011 31 VIR GL $ 4,280,000   6 8 6 7 8 8 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 4 4 4 6 6 6
2012 32 POU VL $ 4,280,000   6 8 6 7 8 8 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 4 4 4 6 6 6
2013 33 POU VL $ 4,280,000   5 7 6 6 8 8 8 6 6 6 7 6 7 4 3 3 5 6 6
2014 34 SEM GL $ 250,000   4 7 5 6 8 8 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 2 2 2 6 7 6
2015 35 POU VL $ 250,000   3 7 5 6 8 8 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 2 2 2 6 6 6
Min Ratings $ 250,000   2 5 4 4 7 6 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 2 2 2 4 5 4
Max Ratings $ 4,280,000   7 8 7 7 8 8 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 5 4 4 6 7 6
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2001 21 ORL GL $ 522,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
2002 22 CAP VL $ 522,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
2003 23 CAP VL $ 840,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
2004 24 CAP VL $ 840,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
2005 25 CAP VL $ 840,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
2006 26 CAP VL $ 2,500,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
2007 27 CAP VL $ 2,500,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
2008 28 CAP VL $ 2,500,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
2009 29 CAP VL $ 2,500,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
2010 30 VIR GL $ 2,500,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
2011 31 VIR GL $ 4,280,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
2012 32 POU VL $ 4,280,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
2013 33 POU VL $ 4,280,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
2014 34 SEM GL $ 250,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
2015 35 POU VL $ 250,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
Min Ratings $ 250,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
Max Ratings $ 4,280,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Most Valuable Pitcher or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
2001 21 ORL GL 7 5 .583 20 20 0 0 0 109.7 122 62 9 55 92 5.09 .284 .368 .413 .780 6.4
    AAA   4 5 .444 10 10 0 0 0 60.7 74 41 5 23 45 6.08 .303 .363 .430 .794  
2002 22 CAP VL 4 4 .500 18 15 0 0 0 90.3 103 62 11 56 53 6.18 .285 .378 .453 .831 1.8
    AAA   4 6 .400 14 14 1 0 0 87.3 93 39 6 34 75 4.02 .269 .334 .367 .701  
2003 23 CAP VL 11 12 .478 40 40 1 0 0 226.0 210 120 37 116 140 4.78 .242 .331 .408 .739 7.7
2004 24 CAP VL 11 12 .478 35 35 0 0 0 195.0 202 119 27 111 126 5.49 .267 .358 .429 .787 7.5
2005 25 CAP VL 15 8 .652 35 35 2 1 0 212.7 176 79 17 92 106 3.34 .223 .308 .338 .646 14.6
2006 26 CAP VL 11 7 .611 33 33 0 0 0 163.3 130 57 14 77 87 3.14 .215 .307 .318 .625 10.3
2007 27 CAP VL 16 12 .571 35 35 0 0 0 180.7 194 77 22 75 101 3.84 .275 .349 .416 .765 11.9
2008 28 CAP VL 12 9 .571 36 36 0 0 0 193.3 183 79 23 97 96 3.68 .250 .335 .384 .719 10.8
2009 29 CAP VL 10 13 .435 34 34 0 0 0 178.3 151 77 22 74 109 3.89 .226 .308 .354 .662 8.6
2010 30 VIR GL 17 7 .708 34 34 0 0 0 189.3 166 66 18 75 126 3.14 .234 .310 .332 .642 15.2
2011 31 VIR GL 8 9 .471 35 35 0 0 0 180.7 191 124 29 86 92 6.18 .272 .350 .440 .790 0.6
2012 32 POU VL 7 8 .467 19 19 0 0 0 96.3 106 48 7 57 49 4.48 .277 .372 .377 .749 4.0
  VIR GL 1 3 .250 10 10 0 0 0 46.3 53 30 3 22 21 5.83 .288 .365 .375 .740 0.0
  TOT   8 11 .421 29 29 0 0 0 142.7 159 78 10 79 70 4.92 .281 .370 .376 .746 4.0
    AAA   1 2 .333 4 4 0 0 0 25.3 18 5 4 10 23 1.78 .200 .280 .333 .613  
2013 33 POU VL 12 7 .632 32 32 0 0 0 165.3 176 88 17 85 80 4.79 .270 .354 .398 .752 5.9
2014 34 SEM GL 3 4 .429 16 16 0 0 0 91.3 83 37 7 42 51 3.65 .241 .329 .354 .683 4.2
    A   7 1 .875 8 8 0 0 0 55.7 29 6 0 14 61 0.97 .156 .215 .210 .425  
2015 35 AA   8 6 .571 25 25 0 0 0 153.7 122 47 6 50 155 2.75 .213 .277 .257 .534  
14 Years Sim 145 120 .547 432 429 3 1 0 2318.7 2246 1125 263 1120 1329 4.37 .253 .337 .386 .723 109.6
3 Years AAA 9 13 .409 28 28 1 0 0 173.3 185 85 15 67 143 4.41 .272 .337 .385 .723  
1 Years AA 8 6 .571 25 25 0 0 0 153.7 122 47 6 50 155 2.75 .213 .277 .257 .534  
1 Years A 7 1 .875 8 8 0 0 0 55.7 29 6 0 14 61 0.97 .156 .215 .210 .425  
5 Years Minors 24 20 .545 61 61 1 0 0 382.6 336 138 21 131 359 3.25 .234 .298 .312 .609  
Season Average 10 8 .556 30 30 0 0 0 165.6 160 80 18 80 94 4.37 .253 .337 .386 .723  
Career Highs 17 13 .708 40 40 2 1 0 226.0 210 124 37 116 140 6.18 .285 .378 .453 .831  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
Pitching split data is from simmed, major league years only.
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1769 864 204 885 1033   .258 .343 .390 .733
vs LH   275 142 32 124 170   .215 .285 .337 .622
Home 80 67 .544 235 233 2 1 0 1264.0 1197 584 132 593 718 4.16 .248 .330 .373 .703
Away 65 53 .551 197 196 1 0 0 1054.6 1049 541 131 527 611 4.62 .259 .344 .401 .745
Mar/Apr 18 14 .563 66 66 1 1 0 334.6 311 162 31 183 174 4.36 .245 .340 .360 .700
May 23 24 .489 65 65 0 0 0 369.0 325 165 44 169 193 4.02 .235 .318 .364 .682
June 28 14 .667 70 70 2 0 0 394.6 394 175 47 171 221 3.99 .259 .334 .402 .736
July 23 18 .561 62 62 0 0 0 337.0 317 176 36 173 219 4.70 .248 .338 .377 .715
August 20 21 .488 69 67 0 0 0 354.0 368 200 51 164 208 5.09 .268 .346 .434 .780
Sep/Oct 33 29 .532 100 99 0 0 0 529.3 531 247 54 260 314 4.20 .258 .341 .378 .718
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Most Valuable Player or Rookie of the Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2001 21 ORL GL 20 35 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 13 .057 .108 .057 .165 -1.3 0.0
2009 29 CAP VL 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5 0.3
2 Years Sim 21 36 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 13 .083 .132 .083 .215 -0.8 0.3
162 Game Average 277 0 23 0 0 0 7 7 0 15 100 .083 .132 .083 .215 -6.5  
Career Highs 20 35 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 13 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Batting split data is from simmed, major league years only.
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   28 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 10 .071 .103 .071 .175 -1.2
vs LH   8 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 .125 .222 .125 .347 0.3
Home 11 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 9 .000 .100 .000 .100 -0.9
Away 10 18 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.1
RISP   7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7
Close/Late   1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5
May 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5
June 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6
July 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6
August 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 .000 .222 .000 .222 0.2
Sep/Oct 7 16 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2001 21 ORL GL P 20 20 109.7 4 13 0 2 1.000 1.39    
2002 22 CAP VL P 18 15 90.3 3 7 0 0 1.000 1.00    
2003 23 CAP VL P 40 40 226.0 8 26 4 1 .895 1.35    
2004 24 CAP VL P 35 35 195.0 5 15 0 2 1.000 0.92    
2005 25 CAP VL P 35 35 212.7 8 27 0 1 1.000 1.48    
2006 26 CAP VL P 33 33 163.3 4 15 1 0 .950 1.05    
2007 27 CAP VL P 35 35 180.7 6 25 1 2 .969 1.54    
2008 28 CAP VL P 36 36 193.3 5 22 1 3 .964 1.26    
2009 29 CAP VL P 34 34 178.3 11 23 1 1 .971 1.72    
2010 30 VIR GL P 34 34 189.3 6 18 1 1 .960 1.14    
2011 31 VIR GL P 35 35 180.7 9 23 2 2 .941 1.59    
2012 32 POU VL P 19 19 96.3 11 10 0 1 1.000 1.96    
  VIR GL P 10 10 46.3 6 5 0 0 1.000 2.14    
  TOT   P 29 29 142.7 17 15 0 1 1.000 2.02    
2013 33 POU VL P 32 32 165.3 8 14 1 1 .957 1.20    
2014 34 SEM GL P 16 16 91.3 4 10 0 2 1.000 1.38    
Career Totals   432 429 2318.7 98 253 12 19 .967 1.36    
Career Highs   40 40 226.0 17 27 4 3 1.000 2.02    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
2003 23 CAP VL 1 0 1.000 5 3 0 0 0 23.0 20 9 3 7 14 3.52 .238 .297 .393 .690
2005 25 CAP VL 0 1 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.3 5 3 1 3 1 20.77 .625 .727 1.000 1.727
2008 28 CAP VL 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 7.3 13 7 2 3 7 8.59 .371 .421 .571 .992
2010 30 VIR GL 1 1 .500 5 5 0 0 0 26.0 25 12 3 16 21 4.15 .250 .353 .340 .693
2011 31 VIR GL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 2.0 5 6 0 3 2 27.00 .500 .615 .800 1.415
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 4 .333 14 11 0 0 0 59.6 68 37 9 32 45 5.58 .287 .372 .435 .806
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
2005-6-3.34
2006-6-3.14
Wins
2007-9-16
Winning Pct
2005-10-.652
2010-10-.708
Games Started
2003-3-40
2008-5-36
2011-6-35
Shutouts
2005-7-1
Homeruns Allowed
2003-4-37
Walks Allowed
2003-9-116
2004-6-111
2005-5-92
2008-3-97
2013-8-85
CAR-22-1120
Hits per 9IP
2005-3-7.4
2006-5-7.2
2009-9-7.6
OAVG
2005-4-.223
2006-5-.215
2009-8-.226
OSLG
2005-2-.338
2006-3-.318
2009-8-.354
2010-4-.332
OOPS
2005-3-.646
2006-4-.625
 
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 23)
   Gray Ink Test: 28    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 102)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 23    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 50)
 
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History
Drafted in 9th round, 320th overall pick, by Orlando in 2001
Won Solecismic Series with Capital City in 2003
Injured on 9/23/2006 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 3-4 weeks
Traded from Capital City to Virginia on 3/2/2010
Was selected to the 2010 Allstar Game
Won Solecismic Series with Virginia in 2010
Traded from Virginia to Poughkeepsie on 6/25/2012 (Going to VIR: DH F. Player9. Going to POU: P W. Elmer)