What years did Bill Caudill play?

Bill Caudill played in Major League Baseball from 1979 to 1987.

Was Bill Caudill a pitcher?

Yes. Bill Caudill pitched in the major leagues, recording 35 wins and 620 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bill Caudill hit?

Bill Caudill hit 0 career home runs with 5 hits.

What was Bill Caudill's career batting average?

Bill Caudill batted .122 over his career, with 5 hits in 41 at bats.

How many RBI did Bill Caudill have?

Bill Caudill drove in 2 runs in his career.

What was Bill Caudill's career ERA?

Bill Caudill finished with a 3.68 career ERA, going 35-52 with 620 strikeouts.

Bill Caudill

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1979-1987)

Bill Caudill was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1979 to 1987 for 4 teams, including the Chicago Cubs, a span of 9 seasons. Across 445 career appearances, he went 35-52 with a 3.68 ERA, 620 strikeouts, and 106 saves. Bill Caudill was an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 1346.0.

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 September 8, 2026

W–L 35–52

ERA 3.68

WHIP 1.31

SO 620

Pitcher PIV 1346.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 190 lb
Born: 7/13/1956 in Santa Monica, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1979-05-12
Last Game: 1987-07-28
Awards: All-Star

Full name: William Holland Caudill

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Career Pitching Statistics

Bill Caudill — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
35	52	445	24	0	0	106	667.0	587	273	81	288	620	3.68	1346.0

Career ERA 3.68 vs. league average 3.92 across their career seasons — 5.9% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Bill Caudill Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1979	CHN	NL	1	7	29	12	0	90.0	89	48	41	104	4.80	4.00 (-20%)	-517.8
1980	CHN	NL	4	6	72	2	1	127.7	100	31	59	112	2.19	3.84 (+43%)	1362.0
1981	CHN	NL	1	5	30	10	0	71.0	87	46	31	45	5.83	3.58 (-63%)	-1404.7
1982	SEA	AL	12	9	70	0	26	95.7	65	25	35	111	2.35	3.86 (+39%)	2719.2
1983	SEA	AL	2	8	63	0	26	72.7	70	38	38	73	4.71	3.87 (-22%)	-570.2
1984	OAK	AL	9	7	68	0	36	96.3	77	29	31	89	2.71	3.81 (+29%)	1745.3
1985	TOR	AL	4	6	67	0	14	69.3	53	23	35	46	2.99	3.89 (+23%)	-1304.1
1986	TOR	AL	2	4	40	0	2	36.3	36	25	17	32	6.19	3.97 (-56%)	-683.6
1987	OAK	AL	0	0	6	0	1	8.0	10	8	1	8	9.00	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			35	52	445	24	106	667.0	587	273	288	620	3.68	—	1,346

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 Caudill — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
445	41	0	5	1	0	0	2	0	2	19	.122	.163	.146	.309	0

Career AVG .122 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 53.2% below league average.

Career OBP .163 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — 50.0% below league average.

Career SLG .146 vs. league average .392 across their career seasons — 62.6% below league average.

Career OPS .309 vs. league average .717 across their career seasons — 56.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Bill Caudill Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1979	CHN	NL	29	17	1	0	0	0	10	.059	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	CHN	NL	72	9	2	1	1	0	2	.222	—	—	—	—	0.0
1981	CHN	NL	30	14	2	0	1	2	6	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	SEA	AL	70	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	SEA	AL	63	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	OAK	AL	68	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	TOR	AL	67	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	TOR	AL	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	OAK	AL	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			445	41	5	1	2	2	19	.122	—	—	—	—	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

Bill Caudill — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	228	21	0	3	0	2	.143
Away	217	20	0	2	0	0	.100

Pitching — Home / Away

Bill Caudill — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	228	359.0	306	140	162	349	3.51
Away	217	308.0	281	133	126	271	3.89

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Bill Caudill — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1987-07-28	OAK	LAA	—	0.2	5	4	4	0	2	0
1987-07-25	OAK	MIL	—	2.0	2	2	2	0	1	1
1987-07-23	OAK	MIL	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1987-07-22	OAK	DET	—	2.0	2	1	1	1	1	1
1987-07-19	OAK	BOS	SV	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0
1987-07-08	OAK	DET	—	2.0	1	1	1	0	3	1
1986-09-29	TOR	NYY	—	0.1	3	3	3	1	0	0
1986-09-28	TOR	BOS	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
1986-09-24	TOR	DET	—	1.0	1	0	0	2	1	0
1986-09-14	TOR	MIL	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Bill Caudill — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	445	24	28	52	3	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Bill Caudill — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1979	CHN	P	29	12	5	11	0	1
1980	CHN	P	72	2	7	11	0	0
1981	CHN	P	30	10	4	8	1	0
1982	SEA	P	70	0	3	5	0	1
1983	SEA	P	63	0	2	5	2	0
1984	OAK	P	68	0	4	4	0	0
1985	TOR	P	67	0	2	6	0	0
1986	TOR	P	40	0	1	2	0	0
1987	OAK	P	6	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Bill Caudill Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	445

Salary History

Bill Caudill — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1987	OAK	AL	$1,633,333
1986	TOR	AL	$1,533,333
1985	TOR	AL	$833,333
Total Career Earnings			$3,999,999

Award Voting History

Bill Caudill — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1982	Cy Young Award	AL	7th	4.0	140	0
1982	Most Valuable Player	AL	29th	4.0	392	0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Bill Caudill

What years did Bill Caudill play?: Bill Caudill played in Major League Baseball from 1979 to 1987.
Was Bill Caudill a pitcher?: Yes. Bill Caudill pitched in the major leagues, recording 35 wins and 620 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bill Caudill hit?: Bill Caudill hit 0 career home runs with 5 hits.
What was Bill Caudill's career batting average?: Bill Caudill batted .122 over his career, with 5 hits in 41 at bats.
How many RBI did Bill Caudill have?: Bill Caudill drove in 2 runs in his career.
What was Bill Caudill's career ERA?: Bill Caudill finished with a 3.68 career ERA, going 35-52 with 620 strikeouts.