What years did Emil Bildilli play?

Emil Bildilli played in Major League Baseball from 1937 to 1941.

Was Emil Bildilli a pitcher?

Yes. Emil Bildilli pitched in the major leagues, recording 4 wins and 55 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Emil Bildilli hit?

Emil Bildilli hit 0 career home runs with 8 hits.

What was Emil Bildilli's career batting average?

Emil Bildilli batted .178 over his career, with 8 hits in 45 at bats.

How many RBI did Emil Bildilli have?

Emil Bildilli drove in 3 runs in his career.

What was Emil Bildilli's career ERA?

Emil Bildilli finished with a 5.84 career ERA, going 4-8 with 55 strikeouts.

Emil Bildilli

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1937-1941)

Emil Bildilli was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1937 to 1941 for the St. Louis Browns, a span of 5 seasons. Across 41 career appearances, he went 4-8 with a 5.84 ERA and 55 strikeouts.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 4–8

ERA 5.84

WHIP 1.75

SO 55

Pitcher PIV -3456.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / L
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 170 lb
Born: 9/16/1912 in Diamond, IN, USA
Died: 9/16/1946 in Hartford City, IN, USA
MLB Debut: 1937-08-24
Last Game: 1941-05-01

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Career Pitching Statistics

Emil Bildilli — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
4	8	41	17	7	0	1	148.0	184	96	16	75	55	5.84	-3456.8

Career ERA 5.84 vs. league average 4.22 across their career seasons — 38.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Emil Bildilli — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1937	SLA	AL	0	1	4	1	0	0	8.0	12	9	3	2	10.12	—	0.0
1938	SLA	AL	1	2	5	3	2	0	21.2	33	17	11	11	7.06	4.35 (-62%)	-570.4
1939	SLA	AL	1	1	2	2	2	0	19.0	21	7	6	8	3.32	4.28 (+23%)	529.6
1940	SLA	AL	2	4	28	11	3	1	97.0	113	60	52	32	5.57	4.21 (-32%)	-3416.0
1941	SLA	AL	0	0	2	0	0	0	2.1	5	3	3	2	11.57	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			4	8	41	17	7	1	148.0	184	96	75	55	5.84	—	-3,457

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

Emil Bildilli — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
42	45	4	8	0	0	0	3	0	1	9	.178	.196	.178	.373	0

Career AVG .178 vs. league average .271 across their career seasons — 34.3% below league average.

Career OBP .196 vs. league average .339 across their career seasons — 42.3% below league average.

Career SLG .178 vs. league average .389 across their career seasons — 54.3% below league average.

Career OPS .373 vs. league average .728 across their career seasons — 48.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Emil Bildilli — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1937	SLA	AL	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1938	SLA	AL	5	8	0	2	0	0	3	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1939	SLA	AL	2	5	0	0	0	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1940	SLA	AL	29	30	4	6	3	0	5	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1941	SLA	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			42	45	4	8	3	1	9	.178	—	—	—	—	0

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

Emil Bildilli — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	23	28	1	5	0	1	.179
Away	19	17	3	3	0	2	.176

Pitching — Home / Away

Emil Bildilli — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	23	90.1	129	71	41	35	7.07
Away	18	57.2	55	25	34	20	3.90

Last 10 Games — Batting

Emil Bildilli — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H
1941-05-01	SLA	NYY	L	0	0	0
1941-04-23	SLA	CLE	L	0	0	0
1940-09-22	SLA	CHW	L	0	0	0
1940-09-17	SLA	NYY	L	2	0	1
1940-09-14	SLA	MIN	W	0	0	0
1940-08-29	SLA	NYY	L	0	0	0
1940-08-25	SLA	BOS	L	0	0	0
1940-08-14	SLA	DET	L	1	1	1
1940-08-11	SLA	CLE	L	0	0	0
1940-07-25	SLA	NYY	L	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Emil Bildilli — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1941-05-01	SLA	NYY	—	2.0	5	3	3	2	2	0
1941-04-23	SLA	CLE	—	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0
1940-09-22	SLA	CHW	—	2.0	4	5	5	3	1	1
1940-09-17	SLA	NYY	—	5.1	4	1	1	1	4	0
1940-09-14	SLA	MIN	SV	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1940-08-29	SLA	NYY	—	1.2	1	0	0	2	0	0
1940-08-25	SLA	BOS	—	0.2	2	3	3	2	0	1
1940-08-14	SLA	DET	—	2.1	3	2	2	3	0	0
1940-08-11	SLA	CLE	—	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0
1940-07-25	SLA	NYY	—	0.0	2	2	2	2	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Emil Bildilli — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	41	0	8	45	2	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Emil Bildilli — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1937	SLA	P	4	0	4	0	0
1938	SLA	P	5	0	4	0	0
1939	SLA	P	2	1	4	0	0
1940	SLA	P	28	7	32	2	2
1941	SLA	P	2	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Emil Bildilli — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	41

Emil Bildilli: the record in brief

According to the bio, Emil Bildilli debuted on August 24, 1937 and played a final game on May 1, 1941. Bildilli's only club in the season tables is the St. Louis Browns. Bildilli is listed as a pitcher at 5 feet, 10 inches and 170 pounds. Bildilli batted right-handed and threw left-handed, per the bio block. The recorded birth is September 16, 1912, in Diamond, IN, USA. The bio records the death on September 16, 1946, in Hartford City, IN, USA.

The pitching table credits Bildilli with a 4-8 record and a 5.84 ERA in 41 games. The same table counts 55 strikeouts. Against a 4.22 league ERA for the same seasons, the 5.84 mark was 38.2% worse. 1940 was Bildilli's sharpest full season, a 5.57 ERA against the league's 4.21.

The position breakdown shows 41 games, all at pitcher. The fielding table credits Bildilli with 8 putouts, 45 assists and 2 errors on the mound.

Retrosheet box scores cover 83 of Bildilli's games, and the full game log is linked from the splits section.

Frequently Asked Questions about Emil Bildilli

What years did Emil Bildilli play?: Emil Bildilli played in Major League Baseball from 1937 to 1941.
Was Emil Bildilli a pitcher?: Yes. Emil Bildilli pitched in the major leagues, recording 4 wins and 55 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Emil Bildilli hit?: Emil Bildilli hit 0 career home runs with 8 hits.
What was Emil Bildilli's career batting average?: Emil Bildilli batted .178 over his career, with 8 hits in 45 at bats.
How many RBI did Emil Bildilli have?: Emil Bildilli drove in 3 runs in his career.
What was Emil Bildilli's career ERA?: Emil Bildilli finished with a 5.84 career ERA, going 4-8 with 55 strikeouts.