What years did Bill Bailey play?

Bill Bailey played in Major League Baseball from 1907 to 1922.

Was Bill Bailey a pitcher?

Yes. Bill Bailey pitched in the major leagues, recording 38 wins and 570 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bill Bailey hit?

Bill Bailey hit 0 career home runs with 71 hits.

Bill Bailey

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1907-1922)

W–L 38–76

ERA 3.57

WHIP 1.44

SO 570

Pitcher PIV -8384.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 165 lb
Born: 4/12/1888 in Fort Smith, AR, USA
Died: 11/2/1926 in Houston, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 1907-09-11
Last Game: 1922-06-26

Full name: William F. Bailey

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
38	76	203	117	70	8	0	1084.3	1,035	430	20	527	570	3.57	-8384.5

Career ERA 3.57 vs. league average 3.10 across their career seasons — 15.1% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1907	SLA	AL	4	1	6	5	3	0	48.3	39	13	15	17	2.42	2.50 (+3%)	-188.2
1908	SLA	AL	3	5	22	12	7	0	106.7	85	36	50	42	3.04	2.40 (-27%)	-1806.8
1909	SLA	AL	9	10	32	20	17	1	199.0	174	54	75	114	2.44	2.55 (+4%)	516.6
1910	SLA	AL	3	18	34	20	13	0	192.3	186	71	97	90	3.32	2.79 (-19%)	-2075.9
1911	SLA	AL	0	3	7	2	2	0	31.7	42	16	16	8	4.55	3.37 (-35%)	-821.9
1912	SLA	AL	0	1	3	2	0	0	10.7	15	11	10	2	9.28	3.36 (-176%)	-518.2
1914	BLF	FL	7	9	19	18	10	1	128.7	106	44	68	131	3.08	2.93 (-5%)	1829.0
1915	BLF	FL	6	19	36	23	11	2	190.3	179	98	115	98	4.63	2.90 (-60%)	-4719.6
1915	CHF	FL	3	1	5	5	3	3	33.3	23	8	10	24	2.16	2.90 (+25%)	528.5
1918	DET	AL	1	2	8	4	1	0	37.7	53	25	26	13	5.97	2.83 (-111%)	-870.2
1921	SLN	NL	2	5	19	6	3	1	74.0	95	35	22	20	4.26	4.02 (-6%)	462.9
1922	SLN	NL	0	2	12	0	0	0	31.7	38	19	23	11	5.40	4.18 (-29%)	-720.7
Career · 12 seasons			38	76	203	117	70	8	1,084.1	1,035	430	527	570	3.57	—	-8,384

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.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
209	366	23	71	4	1	0	15	3	20	108	.194	.236	.210	.446	-442

Career AVG .194 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 25.3% below league average.

Career OBP .236 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 27.2% below league average.

Career SLG .210 vs. league average .344 across their career seasons — 38.9% below league average.

Career OPS .446 vs. league average .668 across their career seasons — 33.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1907	SLA	AL	6	20	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	11	.150	—	—	—	—	0.0
1908	SLA	AL	22	34	3	3	0	0	4	0	2	13	.088	—	—	—	—	0.0
1909	SLA	AL	38	77	1	22	1	1	7	1	3	20	.286	.244 (+17%)	.306 (+2%)	.312 (+4%)	.618 (+3%)	17.8
1910	SLA	AL	34	63	6	13	0	0	2	1	4	22	.206	.249 (-17%)	.317 (-20%)	.326 (-37%)	.644 (-29%)	-254.3
1911	SLA	AL	7	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1912	SLA	AL	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1914	BLF	FL	19	43	4	7	1	0	1	0	5	10	.163	—	—	—	—	0.0
1915	BLF	FL	36	65	5	15	1	0	1	0	3	16	.231	.250 (-8%)	.318 (-17%)	.332 (-26%)	.651 (-22%)	-205.2
1915	CHF	FL	5	9	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	2	.222	—	—	—	—	-205.2
1918	DET	AL	8	13	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	4	.077	—	—	—	—	0.0
1921	SLN	NL	19	22	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	5	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
1922	SLN	NL	12	7	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.286	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			209	366	23	71	4	1	15	3	20	108	.194	—	—	—	—	-647

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	105	159	13	37	0	4	.233
Away	107	206	10	34	0	5	.165

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	103	522.2	473	153	260	306	2.63
Away	100	558.0	563	200	272	276	3.23

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1922-06-26	STL	CIN	L	0	0
1922-06-13	STL	PHI	L	1	1
1922-06-05	STL	BSN	L	0	0
1922-05-30	STL	CHC	L	0	0
1922-05-25	STL	PIT	L	0	0
1922-05-23	STL	BSN	L	0	0
1922-05-22	STL	BSN	L	2	0
1922-05-15	STL	PHI	W	0	0
1922-04-27	STL	CHC	L	0	0
1922-04-22	STL	PIT	L	1	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1922-06-26	STL	CIN	—	2.0	3	2	2	1	1	0
1922-06-13	STL	PHI	—	3.0	5	3	3	3	1	1
1922-06-05	STL	BSN	—	2.0	2	0	0	1	0	0
1922-05-30	STL	CHC	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1922-05-25	STL	PIT	—	1.1	2	1	1	2	0	0
1922-05-23	STL	BSN	—	1.1	1	1	1	1	0	0
1922-05-22	STL	BSN	L	7.0	8	2	1	5	2	0
1922-05-15	STL	PHI	—	1.0	2	3	3	2	1	0
1922-04-27	STL	CHC	—	0.1	1	1	1	1	0	0
1922-04-22	STL	PIT	—	4.0	8	5	5	3	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	3	0	1	0	0	0
P	203	57	34	315	26	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1907	SLA	P	6	5	2	11	1	0
1908	SLA	P	22	12	0	26	3	0
1909	SLA	OF	3	0	1	0	0	0
1909	SLA	P	32	20	4	52	2	1
1910	SLA	P	34	20	7	57	6	0
1911	SLA	P	7	0	2	11	1	1
1912	SLA	P	3	0	0	1	0	0
1914	BLF	P	19	0	5	45	2	0
1915	BLF	P	36	0	9	49	7	1
1915	CHF	P	5	0	0	12	0	1
1918	DET	P	8	0	1	14	0	0
1921	SLN	P	19	0	2	26	3	1
1922	SLN	P	12	0	2	11	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	203
Right Field	2

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Frequently Asked Questions about Bill Bailey

What years did Bill Bailey play?: Bill Bailey played in Major League Baseball from 1907 to 1922.
Was Bill Bailey a pitcher?: Yes. Bill Bailey pitched in the major leagues, recording 38 wins and 570 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bill Bailey hit?: Bill Bailey hit 0 career home runs with 71 hits.