P · 15 seasons · 1933 – 1948 · B/T: B/R
Few careers score higher: Bill Byrd sits 1st of 0 pitchers all-time in roto value, built over 15 seasons. His best year was 1948: +7.5 roto value, 19th that season and 2676th of 51,303 player-seasons on record. The value came from WHIP (+13.7), strikeouts (+7.8) and wins (+6.9), with no category working against him.
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | CBB | 17 | -2.58 | #600 | #102,120 |
| 1934 | CRS | 17 | -1.25 | #253 | #39,290 |
| 1935 | CEG | 18 | -0.90 | #246 | #36,170 |
| 1936 | WEG | 24 | -1.39 | #257 | #40,649 |
| 1937 | WEG | 22 | -0.33 | #226 | #32,381 |
| 1938 | BEG | 21 | -1.58 | #357 | #42,980 |
| 1939 | BEG | 17 | 0.06 | #217 | #30,146 |
| 1941 | BEG | 22 | -0.99 | #269 | #36,931 |
| 1942 | BEG | 34 | -0.91 | #265 | #36,238 |
| 1943★ | BEG | 37 | 0.45 | #206 | #28,233 |
| 1944 | BEG | 16 | -2.22 | #735 | #79,683 |
| 1945 | BEG | 27 | -1.59 | #361 | #43,093 |
| 1946 | BEG | 21 | -2.52 | #906 | #100,146 |
| 1947 | BEG | 22 | -1.47 | #341 | #41,528 |
| 1948 | BEG | 28 | -0.93 | #287 | #36,460 |
★ Best season by Z
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | CBB | 13 | -0.02 | #95 | #18,579 |
| 1934 | CRS | 11 | -3.58 | #272 | #48,742 |
| 1935 | CEG | 7 | -1.78 | #156 | #29,003 |
| 1936 | WEG | 16 | 2.44 | #52 | #10,401 |
| 1937 | WEG | 9 | -1.04 | #145 | #23,619 |
| 1938 | BEG | 13 | 1.91 | #78 | #11,864 |
| 1939 | BEG | 12 | 2.49 | #68 | #10,277 |
| 1941 | BEG | 15 | 6.72 | #19 | #3,349 |
| 1942 | BEG | 17 | 2.81 | #65 | #9,508 |
| 1943 | BEG | 19 | 3.71 | #59 | #7,675 |
| 1944 | BEG | 12 | 2.12 | #72 | #11,222 |
| 1945 | BEG | 18 | 5.50 | #31 | #4,754 |
| 1946 | BEG | 15 | 1.13 | #108 | #14,204 |
| 1947 | BEG | 16 | 4.77 | #38 | #5,822 |
| 1948★ | BEG | 17 | 7.46 | #19 | #2,676 |
★ Best season by Z