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Name Team Age
Billy Chapel Retired (1966, Age 35) Died (2009, Age 78)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 3
(1953)		 SP R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Jimmy Wynn League 0 9 years (94 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B- B  F 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
D- D  B-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
D  C- B-
Endurance Velocity Control
B- B+ C+
Leadership   Mentor Value  
C+ B+
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
A  0 10/29/1931
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---) Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %) F  (0.0 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Energy  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Batting   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA
1953 DET 4 11 20 19 0 0 0 0 114.2 120 67 62 6 42 81 1.41 4.87
1954 DET 1 6 11 11 0 0 0 0 58.0 60 45 40 3 41 37 1.74 6.21
1955 DET 4 14 28 28 1 0 0 0 169.1 192 111 103 5 72 123 1.56 5.47
1956 DET 3 19 33 33 0 0 0 0 166.0 243 148 147 8 93 118 2.02 7.97
1957 DET 4 9 19 19 0 0 0 0 112.0 117 68 66 2 38 75 1.38 5.30
1958 DET 12 16 32 32 3 0 0 0 186.0 224 130 127 4 78 104 1.62 6.15
1959 DET 4 14 28 28 1 0 0 0 170.0 177 118 103 4 91 111 1.58 5.45
1960 DET 4 9 39 17 2 0 0 0 147.0 162 86 81 5 64 93 1.54 4.96
1961 DET 11 16 34 34 4 0 0 0 206.0 242 129 118 7 82 148 1.57 5.16
1962 DET 9 12 27 27 1 1 0 0 162.1 178 102 100 2 70 115 1.53 5.54
1963 DET 6 13 26 26 1 0 0 0 147.2 165 109 105 3 74 96 1.62 6.40
1964 DET 5 12 32 23 0 0 0 0 150.0 170 98 92 1 72 108 1.61 5.52
1965 DET 10 17 34 34 4 1 0 0 209.2 216 128 110 3 79 147 1.41 4.72
2079 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Total 77 168 363 331 17 2 0 0 1998.0 2266 1339 1254 53 896 1356 1.58 5.65
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1966-11-01Billy Chapel has retired from the Detroit Cadillacs
1966-04-02The Detroit Cadillacs have promoted Ed Small to the major league team. The Detroit Cadillacs have designated Billy Chapel for assignment.
1958-03-01The Detroit Cadillacs have renamed Paul Hoffman to Billy Chapel.
1958-03-01The Detroit Cadillacs have promoted Gus Kingdon to the major league team. The Detroit Cadillacs have promoted Perry Johnson to the major league team. The Detroit Cadillacs have promoted Paul Hoffman to the major league team.
1957-07-18The Detroit Cadillacs have promoted Ebby Calvin (Nuke) LaLoosh to the major league team. The Detroit Cadillacs have sent Paul Hoffman to the minors.
1957-04-01The Detroit Cadillacs have renamed Paul Hofman to Paul Hoffman.
1955-05-03The Detroit Pythons have promoted Paul Hofman to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have sent Kyle Chief to the minors.
1955-04-01The Detroit Pythons have promoted Jack Sanford to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have promoted Frankie Frisch to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have promoted Cactus Currence to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have promoted Steve Weiss to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have sent Gus Kingdon to the minors. The Detroit Pythons have sent Monroe DeVoy to the minors. The Detroit Pythons have sent Paul Hofman to the minors. The Detroit Pythons have sent Bun Somerville to the minors.
1954-09-18The Detroit Pythons have promoted Paul Hofman to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have sent Roger Lefebvre to the minors.
1954-05-18The Detroit Pythons have promoted Jack Sanford to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have promoted Johnny Ruel to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have promoted Charlie Hutchinson to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have promoted Ralph Johnson to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have promoted Chet Davey to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have sent Gus Kingdon to the minors. The Detroit Pythons have sent Bobby Guerrero to the minors. The Detroit Pythons have sent Paul Hofman to the minors. The Detroit Pythons have sent Jack Ferguson to the minors. The Detroit Pythons have sent Bun Somerville to the minors.
1953-06-13The Detroit Pythons have promoted Paul Hofman to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have promoted Duane Olson to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have sent Jeff Bianco to the minors. The Detroit Pythons have sent Lou Makowski to the minors.
1953-05-11The Detroit Pythons have promoted Gus Harrington to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have sent Paul Hofman to the minors.
1953-05-01The Detroit Pythons have promoted Paul Hofman to the major league team. The Detroit Pythons have sent Johnny Ruel to the minors.