What years did Bill Cunningham play?

Bill Cunningham played in Major League Baseball from 1921 to 1924.

Was Bill Cunningham a pitcher?

No. Bill Cunningham was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Bill Cunningham hit?

Bill Cunningham hit 9 career home runs with 270 hits.

Bill Cunningham

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1921-1924)

AVG .286

HR 9

RBI 112

H 270

OPS .707

PIV -701

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'8" / 155 lb
Born: 7/30/1894 in San Francisco, CA, USA
Died: 9/26/1953 in Colusa, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1921-07-14
Last Game: 1924-09-28

Full name: William Aloysius Cunningham

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
318	945	113	270	39	12	9	112	17	52	48	.286	.326	.381	.707	-701

Career AVG .286 vs. league average .285 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .326 vs. league average .345 across their career seasons — 5.4% below league average.

Career SLG .381 vs. league average .393 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .707 vs. league average .738 across their career seasons — near 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
1921	NY1	NL	40	76	10	21	2	1	1	12	0	3	3	.276	.286 (-3%)	.344 (-9%)	.395 (-7%)	.739 (-8%)	-104.3
1922	NY1	NL	85	229	37	75	15	2	2	33	4	7	9	.328	.285 (+15%)	.345 (+1%)	.397 (+10%)	.743 (+6%)	197.8
1923	NY1	NL	79	203	22	55	7	1	5	27	5	10	9	.271	.282 (-4%)	.344 (-11%)	.390 (avg)	.734 (-5%)	-216.4
1924	BSN	NL	114	437	44	119	15	8	1	40	8	32	27	.272	.283 (-4%)	.345 (-6%)	.389 (-10%)	.734 (-8%)	-578.4
Career · 4 seasons			318	945	113	270	39	12	9	112	17	52	48	.286	—	—	—	—	-701

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
8	17	0	3	0	0	0	3	2	2	.176

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1923	WS	NY1	4	7	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	.143
1922	WS	NY1	4	10	0	2	0	0	0	2	2	1	.200

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	142	409	53	113	6	59	.276
Away	176	536	59	155	3	56	.289

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	BB	SO
1924-09-28	BSN	BRO	L	3	0	0	1
1924-09-27	BSN	BRO	W	4	0	0	0
1924-09-20	BSN	STL	L	2	0	1	0
1924-09-13	BSN	PIT	L	4	0	0	0
1924-09-12	BSN	PIT	L	4	1	0	0
1924-09-10	BSN	NY1	L	1	0	0	1
1924-09-04	BSN	BRO	L	1	0	0	1
1924-08-30	BSN	PHI	L	1	0	0	0
1924-08-30	BSN	PHI	L	4	2	0	1
1924-08-29	BSN	PHI	W	4	1	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	PO	A	E	DP
2B	4	4	8	0	0
3B	1	0	0	0	0
OF	268	556	32	11	8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1921	NY1	OF	20	35	1	0	0
1922	NY1	3B	1	0	0	0	0
1922	NY1	OF	71	155	7	2	3
1923	NY1	2B	4	4	8	0	0
1923	NY1	OF	68	123	8	1	2
1924	BSN	OF	109	243	16	8	3

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Second Base	4
Third Base	1
Left Field	108
Center Field	162
Right Field	1

Frequently Asked Questions about Bill Cunningham

What years did Bill Cunningham play?: Bill Cunningham played in Major League Baseball from 1921 to 1924.
Was Bill Cunningham a pitcher?: No. Bill Cunningham was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Bill Cunningham hit?: Bill Cunningham hit 9 career home runs with 270 hits.