William
Hester
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 200
 
Born: December 30, 1989 in USA
 
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
2008 18 UTA GL     0 4 2 2 4 3 3 6 6 6 3 3 3 6 6 6 4 5 4
2009 19 UTA GL     0 4 3 3 5 4 4 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 5 5
2010 20 UTA GL     1 5 3 4 5 4 4 6 6 6 5 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4
2011 21 UTA GL     1 5 3 4 5 4 4 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4
2012 22 UTA GL     1 5 3 4 5 4 4 6 6 6 7 6 7 4 4 4 4 4 4
2013 23 UTA GL     2 5 3 4 5 4 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 5 4 4 4 4 4
2014 24 UTA GL     3 5 3 4 5 4 5 6 6 6 8 7 7 6 5 5 4 4 4
2015 25 UTA GL     4 5 3 4 5 4 5 6 6 6 10 9 9 6 6 6 4 5 4
2016 26 UTA GL     4 5 3 4 5 4 5 6 6 6 10 9 9 6 6 6 4 5 5
2017 27 UTA GL     4 5 3 4 5 4 5 6 6 6 10 9 9 6 6 6 6 7 6
2018 28 UTA GL $ 100,000   5 5 3 4 5 4 4 6 6 6 10 9 10 7 6 6 6 7 6
2019 29 UTA GL $ 100,000   5 5 3 4 5 4 4 6 6 6 10 9 10 7 6 6 6 7 7
2020 30 UTA GL $ 100,000   5 5 4 4 5 4 4 6 6 6 10 9 10 7 6 6 6 7 7
2021 31 UTA GL $ 100,000   5 5 4 4 5 4 4 6 6 6 10 9 10 7 7 7 6 7 7
2022 32 UTA GL $ 100,000   5 6 4 4 5 4 5 6 6 6 10 10 10 7 7 7 6 7 7
2023 33 POR GL $ 1,160,000   5 6 4 4 6 5 5 6 6 6 10 10 10 7 7 7 6 7 7
2024 34 POR GL $ 1,160,000   5 5 4 4 5 4 5 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 7 7 6 7 7
2025 35 PHI VL $ 500,000   5 5 4 4 5 4 4 6 6 6 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6
Min Ratings     0 4 2 2 4 3 3 6 6 6 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
Max Ratings $ 1,160,000   5 6 4 4 6 5 5 6 6 6 10 10 10 8 7 7 6 7 7
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
2008 18 AA   1 5 .167 53 0 0 0 2 50.7 51 20 4 15 38 3.55 .266 .319 .380 .699  
2009 19 AA   4 5 .444 67 0 0 0 30 80.3 73 30 8 23 45 3.36 .241 .294 .373 .667  
2010 20 AAA   10 1 .909 55 0 0 0 2 59.0 53 21 3 16 54 3.20 .235 .285 .341 .626  
2011 21 AA   2 6 .250 82 0 0 0 2 90.3 76 40 14 34 54 3.99 .226 .297 .420 .717  
2012 22 AA   2 3 .400 48 0 0 0 3 46.3 31 10 4 11 30 1.94 .191 .243 .309 .551  
2013 23 AA   0 2 .000 43 0 0 0 1 38.0 30 11 4 11 31 2.61 .217 .275 .348 .623  
2014 24 AAA   0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 2.3 3 0 0 0 3 0.00 .333 .333 .444 .778  
    AA   2 1 .667 37 0 0 0 2 32.7 16 7 0 12 28 1.93 .151 .237 .179 .417  
2015 25 AAA   1 1 .500 43 0 0 0 1 49.3 49 23 2 19 35 4.20 .269 .338 .363 .701  
2016 26 AAA   0 5 .000 52 0 0 0 1 74.3 68 23 1 15 45 2.78 .241 .279 .319 .599  
2017 27 AAA   3 3 .500 48 0 0 0 14 61.0 65 26 3 20 63 3.84 .272 .328 .377 .705  
2018 28 UTA GL 6 2 .750 77 0 0 0 4 104.3 148 56 2 50 63 4.83 .333 .399 .411 .810 4.6
2019 29 UTA GL 1 2 .333 71 0 0 0 0 107.0 160 79 2 76 69 6.64 .350 .440 .431 .871 0.1
2020 30 UTA GL 5 7 .417 97 0 0 0 1 138.0 191 80 5 73 70 5.22 .327 .402 .432 .834 6.0
2021 31 UTA GL 7 3 .700 77 0 0 0 3 103.7 127 56 2 54 51 4.86 .303 .383 .391 .774 5.6
2022 32 UTA GL 5 7 .417 92 0 0 0 1 147.7 181 79 5 62 82 4.82 .300 .367 .413 .780 7.5
2023 33 POR GL 6 0 1.000 45 0 0 0 1 70.3 80 26 0 22 41 3.33 .287 .339 .355 .694 6.6
2024 34 POR GL 2 3 .400 54 0 0 0 3 82.0 95 43 6 34 36 4.72 .284 .356 .407 .763 4.4
2025 35 PHI VL 3 0 1.000 53 0 0 0 4 74.3 66 26 3 27 42 3.15 .232 .298 .303 .601 7.3
8 Years Sim 35 24 .593 566 0 0 0 17 827.3 1048 445 25 398 454 4.84 .308 .380 .401 .782 42.0
5 Years AAA 14 10 .583 201 0 0 0 18 246.0 238 93 9 70 200 3.40 .254 .306 .349 .654  
6 Years AA 11 22 .333 330 0 0 0 40 338.3 277 118 34 106 226 3.14 .224 .285 .359 .644  
11 Years Minors 25 32 .439 531 0 0 0 58 584.3 515 211 43 176 426 3.25 .237 .294 .354 .648  
Season Average 4 3 .571 70 0 0 0 2 103.4 131 55 3 49 56 4.84 .308 .380 .401 .782  
Career Highs 7 7 1.000 97 0 0 0 4 147.7 191 80 6 76 82 6.64 .350 .440 .432 .871  
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   826 358 23 339 353   .319 .397 .417 .814
vs LH   222 87 2 59 101   .273 .323 .352 .675
Home 18 10 .643 280 0 0 0 7 425.0 555 226 13 198 246 4.79 .314 .383 .410 .792
Away 17 14 .548 286 0 0 0 10 402.3 493 219 12 200 208 4.90 .302 .378 .392 .770
Mar/Apr 7 2 .778 87 0 0 0 1 126.0 163 72 3 42 81 5.14 .313 .365 .415 .780
May 5 4 .556 97 0 0 0 4 150.0 174 73 4 68 79 4.38 .287 .359 .362 .721
June 4 5 .444 96 0 0 0 2 139.3 175 74 3 75 64 4.78 .310 .391 .400 .791
July 4 3 .571 75 0 0 0 3 106.0 149 64 4 54 65 5.44 .331 .403 .438 .841
August 8 4 .667 87 0 0 0 4 118.6 167 71 3 70 62 5.39 .335 .417 .427 .843
Sep/Oct 7 6 .538 124 0 0 0 3 187.3 220 91 8 89 103 4.37 .288 .362 .385 .747
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    
2018 28 UTA GL P 77 0 104.3 3 19 0 2 1.000 1.90    
2019 29 UTA GL P 71 0 107.0 8 18 0 0 1.000 2.19    
2020 30 UTA GL P 97 0 138.0 12 18 1 2 .968 1.96    
2021 31 UTA GL P 77 0 103.7 2 13 0 3 1.000 1.30    
2022 32 UTA GL P 92 0 147.7 17 16 2 2 .943 2.01    
2023 33 POR GL P 45 0 70.3 4 7 0 1 1.000 1.41    
2024 34 POR GL P 54 0 82.0 6 14 0 0 1.000 2.20    
2025 35 PHI VL P 53 0 74.3 4 9 0 0 1.000 1.57    
Career Totals   566 0 827.3 56 114 3 10 .983 1.85    
Career Highs   97 0 147.7 17 19 2 3 1.000 2.20    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games Pitched
2020-2-97
2022-4-92
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 23)
   Gray Ink Test: 2    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 102)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 37th overall pick, by Utah in 2008