Was Bill Byrd a pitcher?

Yes. Bill Byrd pitched in the major leagues, recording 101 wins and 741 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bill Byrd hit?

Bill Byrd hit 17 career home runs with 207 hits.

What teams did Bill Byrd play for?

Bill Byrd played for 4 teams: the Columbus Blue Birds (1933), the Cleveland Red Sox (1934), the Baltimore Elite Giants (1935–1939, 1941–1948), and the Philadelphia Stars (1943–1944).

What awards did Bill Byrd win?

Bill Byrd was selected to 7 All-Star Games.

What were Bill Byrd's career stats?

In 210 games, Bill Byrd went 101-68 with a 3.53 ERA, 741 strikeouts, 1,374.2 innings pitched, and 11 saves. At the plate he had 207 hits and 17 home runs.

What position did Bill Byrd play?

Bill Byrd played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Bill Byrd and how much did he weigh?

Bill Byrd was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 210 pounds.

What was Bill Byrd's career ERA?

Bill Byrd finished with a 3.53 career ERA, going 101-68 with 741 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Bill Byrd have?

Bill Byrd recorded 741 career strikeouts.

Is Bill Byrd in the Hall of Fame?

No. Bill Byrd has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

How many All-Star Games did Bill Byrd make?

Bill Byrd was selected to 7 All-Star Games.

Bill Byrd

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (Final season: 1949)

Bill Byrd was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for 6 teams, including the Columbus Blue Birds. Across 210 career appearances, he went 101-68 with a 3.53 ERA and 741 strikeouts. He also batted .257 with 17 home runs. Bill Byrd was a 7-time All-Star. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 37111.4.

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 15, 2026

W–L 101–68

ERA 3.53

WHIP 1.23

SO 741

Pitcher PIV 37111.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: B / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 210 lb
Born: 7/15/1907 in Canton, GA, USA
Died: 1/4/1991 in Philadelphia, PA, USA
Last Game: 1949-09-27
Awards: 7× All-Star

Full name: William Byrd

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Bill Byrd — Batting
PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
897.0	810.0	119.0	224.0	32.0	9.0	16.0	86.0	72.0	12.0	3.0	.277	.336	.398	.734

Pitching

Bill Byrd — Pitching
W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
125	73	180	140	74	12	1648.0	1538	737	260	47	275	590	1.42	1.10

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Bill Byrd — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting
Season	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1949	67.0	57.0	11.0	16.0	1.0	0	1.0	6.0	7.0	1.0	1.0	.281	.359	.351	.710
Listed seasons · 1	67	57	11	16	1	0	1	6	7	1	1	.281	—	—	—

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Bill Byrd — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching
Season	W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
1949	13	3	15	13	9	3	142.2	136	54	29	3	16	52	1.83	1.06
Listed seasons · 1	13	3	15	13	9	3	142.2	136	54	29	3	16	52	1.83	1.07

Career Pitching Statistics

Bill Byrd — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
101	68	210	156	118	10	11	1374.2	1,394	539	43	290	741	3.53	37111.4

Career ERA 3.53 vs. league average 3.99 across their career seasons — 11.6% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Bill Byrd Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1933	CBB	NN2	3	8	13	11	8	0	1	95.0	104	45	12	33	4.26	3.86 (-11%)	2315.9
1934	CRS	NN2	2	8	11	9	5	0	0	58.2	89	49	15	24	7.52	4.29 (-75%)	527.2
1935	CEG	NN2	2	3	7	4	3	0	0	35.0	40	22	6	15	5.66	4.35 (-30%)	-62.8
1936	WEG	NN2	9	4	16	10	5	2	1	96.0	102	39	23	41	3.66	4.59 (+20%)	2194.6
1937	WEG	NN2	4	3	9	7	4	0	0	53.2	61	32	16	28	5.37	4.34 (-24%)	1086.5
1938	BEG	NN2	7	2	13	9	7	0	1	83.1	85	36	21	30	3.89	4.35 (+11%)	1515.7
1939	BEG	NN2	8	3	12	9	9	0	1	88.2	93	38	13	40	3.86	4.28 (+10%)	2720.8
1941	BEG	NN2	9	3	15	12	10	2	2	101.0	79	25	18	62	2.23	3.94 (+43%)	3890.1
1942	BEG	NN2	8	3	17	11	7	1	2	96.1	91	37	26	48	3.46	3.57 (+3%)	931.9
1943	BEG	NN2	10	5	17	13	12	2	0	129.0	132	43	37	91	3.00	3.50 (+14%)	3670.7
1943	PS	NN2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	5.1	2	1	1	3	1.69	—	0.0
1944	BEG	NN2	5	5	11	8	6	1	0	71.0	73	24	15	51	3.04	3.57 (+15%)	2504.1
1944	PS	NN2	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	7.0	3	0	2	7	0.00	—	0.0
1945	BEG	NN2	11	5	18	15	13	1	1	130.2	133	45	28	91	3.10	3.67 (+15%)	4964.0
1946	BEG	NN2	4	7	15	11	6	0	2	80.1	91	40	11	39	4.48	3.59 (-25%)	729.9
1947	BEG	NN2	8	5	16	14	11	0	0	120.1	112	37	24	59	2.77	3.97 (+30%)	4296.5
1948	BEG	NN2	10	4	17	12	11	0	0	123.1	104	26	22	79	1.90	4.10 (+54%)	5826.4
Career · 17 seasons			101	68	210	156	118	10	11	1,374.2	1,394	539	290	741	3.53	—	37,111

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

Bill Byrd — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
343	804	117	207	36	10	17	135	3	77	11	.257	.323	.391	.714	-217

Career AVG .257 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .323 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .391 vs. league average .377 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .714 vs. league average .712 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Bill Byrd Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1933	CBB	NN2	17	50	3	6	1	0	1	5	0	2	1	.120	.270 (-56%)	.329 (-53%)	.377 (-47%)	.707 (-50%)	-398.2
1934	CRS	NN2	17	43	6	14	4	1	0	5	1	7	0	.326	—	—	—	—	163.1
1935	CEG	NN2	18	36	7	12	0	0	3	10	0	6	0	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1936	WEG	NN2	24	61	10	19	4	2	0	11	0	4	0	.311	.283 (+10%)	.349 (+1%)	.404 (+10%)	.753 (+6%)	40.0
1937	WEG	NN2	22	41	11	15	3	1	3	10	0	3	0	.366	—	—	—	—	0.0
1938	BEG	NN2	21	56	8	13	3	0	1	9	0	4	0	.232	.272 (-15%)	.341 (-17%)	.392 (-14%)	.734 (-15%)	-145.8
1939	BEG	NN2	17	44	8	17	5	0	3	15	0	3	1	.386	—	—	—	—	0.0
1941	BEG	NN2	22	48	11	14	3	1	1	7	0	5	3	.292	—	—	—	—	114.4
1942	BEG	NN2	34	72	10	19	1	2	1	10	0	8	5	.264	.253 (+4%)	.323 (+4%)	.349 (+7%)	.672 (+6%)	65.2
1943	BEG	NN2	35	107	17	27	6	1	2	17	2	11	0	.252	.255 (-1%)	.324 (-1%)	.346 (+11%)	.671 (+5%)	71.8
1943	PS	NN2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	71.8
1944	BEG	NN2	15	34	0	3	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	.088	—	—	—	—	0.0
1944	PS	NN2	1	3	2	2	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	.667	—	—	—	—	0.0
1945	BEG	NN2	27	60	8	11	0	2	1	10	0	6	0	.183	.260 (-30%)	.328 (-22%)	.354 (-15%)	.683 (-18%)	-182.8
1946	BEG	NN2	21	41	1	5	0	0	0	4	0	2	0	.122	—	—	—	—	0.0
1947	BEG	NN2	22	48	7	12	2	0	1	5	0	6	0	.250	—	—	—	—	-0.9
1948	BEG	NN2	28	58	8	18	2	0	0	11	0	8	1	.310	.263 (+18%)	.340 (+16%)	.379 (-9%)	.719 (+3%)	56.1
Career · 17 seasons			343	804	117	207	36	10	17	135	3	77	11	.257	—	—	—	—	-145

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Bill Byrd — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
7	16	5	5	2	0	1	4	4	0	.312

Playoff Batting by Year

Bill Byrd — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	AVG
1948	NLC	BEG	3	6	2	2	1	0	0	2	.333
1939	NLC	BEG	2	7	1	1	1	0	2	0	.143
1939	NLP1	BEG	2	3	2	2	0	1	2	2	.667

Playoff Career Pitching

Bill Byrd — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
3	1	6	4	0	44.0	49	15	8	26	3.07

Playoff Pitching by Year

Bill Byrd — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1948	NLC	BEG	1	0	2	1	14.1	8	3	1	9	1.88
1939	NLC	BEG	1	1	2	2	17.0	25	7	6	8	3.71
1939	NLP1	BEG	1	0	2	1	12.2	16	5	1	9	3.55

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Bill Byrd — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	181	354	48	103	3	36	.291
Away	146	339	44	84	11	39	.248

Pitching — Home / Away

Bill Byrd — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	125	823.1	805	141	136	360	1.54
Away	96	601.1	560	97	104	135	1.45

Last 10 Games — Batting

Bill Byrd — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB
1949-08-30	BLG	KCM	W	1	1	0	0	0	2
1949-08-23	BLG	MEM	L	4	0	0	0	0	0
1949-08-17	BLG	HOE	W	3	0	0	0	0	0
1949-08-16	BLG	HOE	L	1	0	1	0	0	0
1949-08-15	BLG	HOE	L	4	0	1	0	0	1
1949-08-09	BLG	IN9	W	4	1	2	0	1	0
1949-07-26	BLG	NY6	L	3	0	0	0	0	0
1949-07-20	BLG	KCM	W	4	3	2	1	0	1
1949-07-10	BLG	MEM	W	0	0	0	0	0	0
1949-07-04	BLG	NY6	L	0	0	0	0	1	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Bill Byrd — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1949-08-30	BLG	KCM	W	9.0	8	2	2	0	7	0
1949-08-23	BLG	MEM	L	9.0	15	8	0	5	2	0
1949-08-17	BLG	HOE	W	9.0	8	1	1	0	7	0
1949-08-09	BLG	IN9	W	9.0	5	1	1	3	1	0
1949-07-26	BLG	NY6	L	7.2	13	10	10	1	1	0
1949-07-20	BLG	KCM	W	9.0	10	3	3	4	6	2
1949-07-10	BLG	MEM	W	9.0	6	2	0	0	0	0
1949-07-04	BLG	NY6	—	2.0	4	4	3	1	4	0
1949-07-03	BLG	NY6	SV	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0
1949-07-03	BLG	NY6	SV	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Bill Byrd — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	3	0	9	0	0	0
2B	2	2	3	8	0	2
3B	2	1	1	0	0	0
OF	59	44	72	4	4	1
P	210	156	50	388	19	14

Season-by-Season Fielding

Bill Byrd — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1933	CBB	OF	3	2	3	0	0	0
1933	CBB	P	13	11	6	35	2	1
1934	CRS	OF	7	5	10	1	0	0
1934	CRS	P	11	9	2	22	1	1
1935	CEG	3B	2	1	1	0	0	0
1935	CEG	OF	6	3	3	0	0	0
1935	CEG	P	7	4	0	9	0	0
1936	WEG	OF	6	4	11	0	1	0
1936	WEG	P	16	10	3	35	0	1
1937	WEG	2B	2	2	3	8	0	2
1937	WEG	OF	2	1	4	0	0	0
1937	WEG	P	9	7	2	18	0	1
1938	BEG	OF	6	6	12	0	0	0
1938	BEG	P	13	9	2	25	1	2
1939	BEG	OF	1	0	1	1	0	1
1939	BEG	P	12	9	0	26	1	0
1941	BEG	1B	1	0	3	0	0	0
1941	BEG	OF	3	0	1	0	0	0
1941	BEG	P	15	12	6	19	3	1
1942	BEG	OF	8	7	7	1	0	0
1942	BEG	P	17	11	4	24	0	0
1943	BEG	1B	1	0	3	0	0	0
1943	BEG	OF	17	16	20	1	3	0
1943	BEG	P	17	13	9	36	1	4
1943	PS	P	2	0	0	3	0	0
1944	BEG	P	11	8	0	19	1	0
1944	PS	P	1	1	0	1	0	0
1945	BEG	1B	1	0	3	0	0	0
1945	BEG	P	18	15	3	32	2	0
1946	BEG	P	15	11	5	20	0	1
1947	BEG	P	16	14	4	32	4	0
1948	BEG	P	17	12	4	32	3	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Bill Byrd Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	210
First Base	3
Second Base	2
Third Base	2
Left Field	20
Center Field	14
Right Field	25

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Bill Byrd: the record in brief

The season rows for Bill Byrd begin in 1933. The season rows list, in order, the Columbus Blue Birds (1933), the Cleveland Red Sox (1934), the Columbus Elite Giants (1935), the Washington Elite Giants (1936 through 1937), the Baltimore Elite Giants (1938 through 1948), and the Philadelphia Stars (1943 to 1944). Byrd played primarily as a pitcher and batted from both sides and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on July 15, 1907, in Canton, GA, USA and a listed size of 210 pounds on a 6-foot-1 frame. Byrd's death is recorded on January 4, 1991, in Philadelphia, PA, USA. On the record, Bill Byrd was born William Byrd.

The pitching table credits Byrd with a 101-68 record and a 3.53 ERA in 210 games. Byrd had 741 strikeouts, 118 complete games, 10 shutouts, and 11 saves. That 3.53 ERA compares with a 3.99 league average across the same seasons, 11.6% better. Byrd won 11 games in 1945, the most of any season listed.

Frequently Asked Questions about Bill Byrd

Was Bill Byrd a pitcher?: Yes. Bill Byrd pitched in the major leagues, recording 101 wins and 741 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bill Byrd hit?: Bill Byrd hit 17 career home runs with 207 hits.
What teams did Bill Byrd play for?: Bill Byrd played for 4 teams: the Columbus Blue Birds (1933), the Cleveland Red Sox (1934), the Baltimore Elite Giants (1935–1939, 1941–1948), and the Philadelphia Stars (1943–1944).
What awards did Bill Byrd win?: Bill Byrd was selected to 7 All-Star Games.
What were Bill Byrd's career stats?: In 210 games, Bill Byrd went 101-68 with a 3.53 ERA, 741 strikeouts, 1,374.2 innings pitched, and 11 saves. At the plate he had 207 hits and 17 home runs.
What position did Bill Byrd play?: Bill Byrd played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Bill Byrd and how much did he weigh?: Bill Byrd was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 210 pounds.
What was Bill Byrd's career ERA?: Bill Byrd finished with a 3.53 career ERA, going 101-68 with 741 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Bill Byrd have?: Bill Byrd recorded 741 career strikeouts.
Is Bill Byrd in the Hall of Fame?: No. Bill Byrd has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
How many All-Star Games did Bill Byrd make?: Bill Byrd was selected to 7 All-Star Games.