What years did Bill Atwood play?

Bill Atwood played in Major League Baseball from 1936 to 1940.

Was Bill Atwood a pitcher?

No. Bill Atwood was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Bill Atwood hit?

Bill Atwood hit 7 career home runs with 220 hits.

Bill Atwood

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1936-1940)

AVG .229

HR 7

RBI 112

H 220

OPS .601

PIV -2,788

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 190 lb
Born: 9/25/1911 in Rome, GA, USA
Died: 9/14/1993 in Snyder, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 1936-04-15
Last Game: 1940-09-29

Full name: William Franklin Atwood

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
342	961	82	220	41	4	7	112	4	93	89	.229	.299	.302	.601	-2,788

Career AVG .229 vs. league average .275 across their career seasons — 16.7% below league average.

Career OBP .299 vs. league average .342 across their career seasons — 12.6% below league average.

Career SLG .302 vs. league average .395 across their career seasons — 23.6% below league average.

Career OPS .601 vs. league average .737 across their career seasons — 18.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1936	PHI	NL	71	192	21	58	9	2	2	29	0	11	15	.302	.283 (+6%)	.349 (-1%)	.404 (-1%)	.753 (-1%)	-39.4
1937	PHI	NL	87	279	27	68	15	1	2	32	3	30	27	.244	.276 (-12%)	.342 (-7%)	.398 (-18%)	.740 (-13%)	-574.3
1938	PHI	NL	102	281	27	55	8	1	3	28	0	25	26	.196	.272 (-28%)	.341 (-23%)	.392 (-33%)	.734 (-29%)	-1305.5
1939	PHI	NL	4	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1940	PHI	NL	78	203	7	39	9	0	0	22	0	25	18	.192	.267 (-28%)	.335 (-15%)	.387 (-39%)	.722 (-28%)	-868.5
Career · 5 seasons			342	961	82	220	41	4	7	112	4	93	89	.229	—	—	—	—	-2,788

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	164	463	41	109	3	53	.235
Away	178	498	41	111	4	60	.223

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1940-09-29	PHI	BRO	L	1	0	1	1	0	1	0
1940-09-22	PHI	BRO	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
1940-09-15	PHI	STL	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1940-09-12	PHI	CHC	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
1940-09-11	PHI	PIT	L	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
1940-09-10	PHI	PIT	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
1940-09-10	PHI	PIT	L	4	1	2	1	1	0	0
1940-09-08	PHI	BSN	W	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
1940-09-06	PHI	BRO	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
1940-09-05	PHI	BRO	L	5	0	2	1	2	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
C	298	0	1069	171	33	24

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1936	PHI	C	53	184	27	6	3
1937	PHI	C	80	290	48	11	5
1938	PHI	C	94	350	53	13	12
1939	PHI	C	2	7	0	0	1
1940	PHI	C	69	238	43	3	3

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Catcher	299

Frequently Asked Questions about Bill Atwood

What years did Bill Atwood play?: Bill Atwood played in Major League Baseball from 1936 to 1940.
Was Bill Atwood a pitcher?: No. Bill Atwood was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Bill Atwood hit?: Bill Atwood hit 7 career home runs with 220 hits.