Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
King Pierce
Birthdate:
Sept. 7, 1894 (184 y, 7 m, 17 d)Born In:
Columbia, SC, USANationality:
American
Position:
PBats/Throws:
S/RHeight/Weight:
6'3"/222Entry:
1915 Draft
- Round: 1, Overall: 10, Team: Houston Bluejackets
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
Player Awards
| Award | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Pitcher of the Year | 1924 | Toronto (HRBL) |
| 1922 | Buffalo (HRBL) | |
| 1921 | Buffalo (HRBL) | |
| 1920 | Buffalo (HRBL) | |
| 1917 | Houston (HRBL) | |
| All-Star | 1930 | Houston (HRBL) |
| 1927 | Toronto (HRBL) | |
| 1924 | Toronto (HRBL) | |
| 1923 | Toronto (HRBL) | |
| 1922 | Buffalo (HRBL) | |
| 1921 | Buffalo (HRBL) | |
| 1920 | Buffalo (HRBL) | |
| 1917 | Houston (HRBL) | |
| Pitcher of the Month | Sep 1930 | Houston (HRBL) |
| May 1930 | Houston (HRBL) | |
| Sep 1929 | Houston (HRBL) | |
| Aug 1928 | Toronto (HRBL) | |
| Sep 1925 | Toronto (HRBL) | |
| Sep 1924 | Toronto (HRBL) | |
| Jun 1924 | Toronto (HRBL) | |
| Sep 1922 | Buffalo (HRBL) | |
| Jul 1922 | Buffalo (HRBL) | |
| Sep 1921 | Buffalo (HRBL) | |
| Jul 1920 | Buffalo (HRBL) | |
| May 1920 | Buffalo (HRBL) | |
| Player of the Week | Aug 11, 1924 | Toronto (HRBL) |
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score |
|---|---|
| Black Ink | 76 |
| Grey Ink | 292 |
Similar Players (SP)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Tony Rodríguez | 912 |
| Cris Chávez | 905 |
| Jesús Ruíz | 902 |
| Charles Anderson | 888 |
| Keith Perry | 876 |
| Smith Smith | 869 |
| Sean Hardy | 863 |
| John Wolf | 858 |
| Pedro Romero | 857 |
| Rob MacRath | 857 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | SH | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 14 | 2 |
| 1920 | 10 | 8 |
| 1921 | 10 | 10 |
| 1923 | 13 | 3 |
| 1927 | 13 | 2 |
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 35 | 5 |
| 1921 | 36 | 1 |
| 1922 | 35 | 8 |
| 1923 | 35 | 7 |
| 1924 | 36 | 1 |
| 1925 | 36 | 2 |
| 1926 | 36 | 1 |
| 1927 | 36 | 2 |
| 1928 | 36 | 1 |
| 1929 | 36 | 2 |
| 1930 | 36 | 2 |
| 1931 | 37 | 1 |
| 1934 | 37 | 1 |
| Year | W | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 19 | 1 |
| 1920 | 19 | 2 |
| 1921 | 20 | 1 |
| 1922 | 22 | 1 |
| 1923 | 18 | 1 |
| 1924 | 22 | 1 |
| 1925 | 17 | 2 |
| 1927 | 17 | 5 |
| 1929 | 14 | 7 |
| 1930 | 22 | 1 |
| 1931 | 19 | 1 |
| Year | L | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 13 | 7 |
| 1926 | 13 | 8 |
| 1932 | 13 | 8 |
| 1934 | 17 | 2 |
| 1935 | 16 | 2 |
| Year | Win % | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 0.792 | 1 |
| 1918 | 0.632 | 6 |
| 1920 | 0.792 | 1 |
| 1921 | 0.690 | 4 |
| 1922 | 0.710 | 3 |
| 1923 | 0.692 | 3 |
| 1924 | 0.759 | 2 |
| 1925 | 0.607 | 8 |
| 1927 | 0.607 | 9 |
| 1928 | 0.609 | 7 |
| 1929 | 0.583 | 9 |
| 1930 | 0.733 | 1 |
| 1931 | 0.633 | 9 |
| Year | IP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 226.1 | 10 |
| 1921 | 241.2 | 4 |
| 1922 | 244.1 | 3 |
| 1923 | 228.1 | 6 |
| 1924 | 253.2 | 1 |
| 1925 | 238.2 | 4 |
| 1926 | 233.2 | 5 |
| 1927 | 236.0 | 3 |
| 1928 | 228.2 | 8 |
| 1929 | 240.0 | 1 |
| 1930 | 237.2 | 3 |
| 1931 | 239.0 | 1 |
| 1934 | 228.2 | 8 |
| Year | BF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 962 | 5 |
| 1922 | 960 | 7 |
| 1923 | 933 | 9 |
| 1924 | 995 | 1 |
| 1925 | 966 | 4 |
| 1926 | 946 | 5 |
| 1927 | 955 | 4 |
| 1928 | 922 | 10 |
| 1929 | 962 | 4 |
| 1930 | 951 | 5 |
| 1931 | 987 | 1 |
| 1934 | 940 | 8 |
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1934 | 22 | 9 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1916 | 87 | 6 |
| 1917 | 66 | 10 |
| 1919 | 73 | 8 |
| Year | K | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 202 | 9 |
| 1918 | 203 | 7 |
| 1920 | 218 | 4 |
| 1921 | 212 | 6 |
| 1922 | 225 | 5 |
| 1924 | 204 | 3 |
| 1925 | 179 | 8 |
| 1926 | 203 | 7 |
| 1927 | 214 | 6 |
| 1928 | 189 | 8 |
| 1929 | 217 | 5 |
| Year | WP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1916 | 7 | 9 |
| 1919 | 8 | 9 |
| 1921 | 8 | 9 |
| 1922 | 9 | 4 |
| 1923 | 8 | 8 |
| 1930 | 10 | 5 |
| 1932 | 8 | 7 |
| 1935 | 7 | 10 |
| Year | ERA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 2.373 | 3 |
| 1918 | 3.206 | 10 |
| 1920 | 2.465 | 1 |
| 1921 | 2.421 | 2 |
| 1922 | 2.394 | 1 |
| 1923 | 2.680 | 3 |
| 1924 | 2.626 | 1 |
| 1925 | 3.017 | 4 |
| 1926 | 3.197 | 9 |
| 1927 | 3.242 | 10 |
| 1928 | 2.637 | 2 |
| 1929 | 2.700 | 2 |
| 1930 | 2.613 | 3 |
| Year | BABIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 0.274 | 5 |
| 1921 | 0.257 | 2 |
| 1922 | 0.269 | 1 |
| 1924 | 0.282 | 3 |
| 1926 | 0.286 | 8 |
| 1928 | 0.286 | 9 |
| 1930 | 0.290 | 10 |
| 1934 | 0.283 | 6 |
| Year | WHIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 1.123 | 8 |
| 1920 | 1.038 | 4 |
| 1921 | 0.972 | 2 |
| 1922 | 0.958 | 1 |
| 1923 | 1.165 | 6 |
| 1924 | 1.001 | 1 |
| 1925 | 1.073 | 4 |
| 1926 | 1.079 | 2 |
| 1928 | 1.085 | 4 |
| 1929 | 1.079 | 2 |
| 1930 | 1.123 | 5 |
| 1934 | 1.176 | 9 |
| Year | H/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 7.405 | 6 |
| 1920 | 7.396 | 9 |
| 1921 | 6.852 | 2 |
| 1922 | 6.778 | 1 |
| 1924 | 7.664 | 2 |
| 1925 | 8.296 | 10 |
| 1926 | 8.050 | 8 |
| 1928 | 7.714 | 8 |
| 1929 | 8.025 | 5 |
| Year | BB/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 1.949 | 5 |
| 1921 | 1.899 | 7 |
| 1922 | 1.842 | 4 |
| 1923 | 1.971 | 4 |
| 1924 | 1.348 | 4 |
| 1925 | 1.358 | 1 |
| 1926 | 1.656 | 4 |
| 1927 | 1.640 | 6 |
| 1928 | 2.047 | 7 |
| 1929 | 1.688 | 3 |
| 1930 | 1.818 | 4 |
| 1932 | 1.520 | 3 |
| 1933 | 1.743 | 6 |
| 1934 | 1.299 | 2 |
| Year | CG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 2 | 3 |
| 1919 | 1 | 8 |
| 1922 | 2 | 5 |
| 1923 | 3 | 3 |
| 1924 | 2 | 3 |
| 1926 | 2 | 3 |
| 1928 | 2 | 6 |
| 1929 | 3 | 1 |
| 1931 | 3 | 2 |
| 1932 | 1 | 10 |
| 1934 | 3 | 4 |
| Year | SHO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 1 | 1 |
| 1921 | 1 | 2 |
| 1922 | 2 | 1 |
| 1923 | 1 | 4 |
| 1924 | 2 | 1 |
| 1926 | 1 | 1 |
| 1928 | 1 | 1 |
| 1929 | 1 | 1 |
| 1931 | 2 | 1 |
| 1932 | 1 | 1 |
| 1934 | 1 | 3 |
| Year | BB (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 49 | 9 |
| 1921 | 51 | 9 |
| 1922 | 50 | 7 |
| 1923 | 50 | 5 |
| 1924 | 38 | 6 |
| 1925 | 36 | 4 |
| 1926 | 43 | 7 |
| 1927 | 43 | 8 |
| 1928 | 52 | 10 |
| 1929 | 45 | 10 |
| 1930 | 48 | 6 |
| 1932 | 34 | 2 |
| 1933 | 41 | 5 |
| 1934 | 33 | 3 |
| 1935 | 47 | 10 |
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 209 | 9 |
| 1919 | 212 | 6 |
| 1923 | 216 | 6 |
| 1924 | 216 | 6 |
| 1925 | 220 | 6 |
| 1926 | 209 | 9 |
| 1927 | 235 | 1 |
| 1929 | 214 | 4 |
| 1930 | 219 | 5 |
| 1931 | 249 | 1 |
| 1932 | 218 | 5 |
| 1933 | 214 | 8 |
| 1934 | 236 | 2 |
| 1935 | 221 | 3 |
| Year | Hits (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 181 | 4 |
| 1921 | 184 | 10 |
| 1922 | 184 | 8 |
| Year | HR (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1916 | 12 | 4 |
| 1917 | 16 | 8 |
| 1918 | 14 | 7 |
| 1919 | 15 | 9 |
| 1920 | 6 | 1 |
| 1921 | 12 | 7 |
| 1922 | 3 | 1 |
| 1923 | 11 | 7 |
| 1924 | 11 | 3 |
| 1925 | 8 | 1 |
| 1927 | 6 | 2 |
| 1928 | 8 | 2 |
| 1929 | 7 | 2 |
| 1930 | 15 | 4 |
| 1931 | 8 | 1 |
| 1932 | 9 | 3 |
| 1933 | 15 | 9 |
| 1935 | 10 | 4 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 4.6 | 10 |
| 1918 | 4.9 | 6 |
| 1920 | 7.7 | 1 |
| 1921 | 6.1 | 4 |
| 1922 | 8.5 | 1 |
| 1923 | 5.2 | 3 |
| 1924 | 7.0 | 1 |
| 1925 | 6.8 | 2 |
| 1926 | 5.0 | 9 |
| 1927 | 7.8 | 2 |
| 1928 | 6.0 | 5 |
| 1929 | 7.6 | 1 |
| 1930 | 4.5 | 7 |
| 1931 | 4.8 | 7 |
| Year | W (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 11 | 10 |
| 1932 | 10 | 8 |
| 1933 | 12 | 10 |
| 1935 | 9 | 6 |
| Year | L (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1916 | 10 | 5 |
| 1917 | 5 | 1 |
| 1918 | 7 | 3 |
| 1920 | 5 | 1 |
| 1921 | 9 | 5 |
| 1922 | 9 | 7 |
| 1923 | 8 | 6 |
| 1924 | 7 | 2 |
| 1928 | 9 | 4 |
| 1929 | 10 | 10 |
| 1930 | 8 | 2 |