What years did Bill Davis play?

Bill Davis played in Major League Baseball from 1965 to 1969.

Was Bill Davis a pitcher?

No. Bill Davis was a position player (First Baseman).

How many home runs did Bill Davis hit?

Bill Davis hit 1 career home runs with 19 hits.

Bill Davis

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1965-1969)

AVG .181

HR 1

RBI 5

H 19

OPS .519

PIV -235

Position: First Baseman
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'7" / 215 lb
Born: 6/6/1942 in Graceville, MN, USA
Died: 1/13/2023 in Edina, MN, USA
MLB Debut: 1965-09-16
Last Game: 1969-05-21

Full name: Arthur Willard Davis

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
8.0	7.0	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	.286	.375	.286	.661

Pitching

W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
1	0	2	1	0	0	14.0	18	9	1	2	7	6	0.64	1.79

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

Season	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1945	8.0	7.0	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	.286	.375	.286	.661
Listed seasons · 1	8	7	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.286	—	—	—

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Season	W	GS	CG	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
1940	0	0	0	1.0	3	2	0	0	2	0	0.00	5.00
1945	1	2	1	13.0	15	7	1	2	5	6	0.69	1.54
Listed seasons · 2	1	2	1	14.0	18	9	1	2	7	6	0.64	1.79

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
64	105	3	19	3	0	1	5	0	14	28	.181	.281	.238	.519	-235

Career AVG .181 vs. league average .247 across their career seasons — 26.9% below league average.

Career OBP .281 vs. league average .314 across their career seasons — 10.5% below league average.

Career SLG .238 vs. league average .372 across their career seasons — 36.0% below league average.

Career OPS .519 vs. league average .686 across their career seasons — 24.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1965	CLE	AL	10	10	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	.300	—	—	—	—	0.0
1966	CLE	AL	23	38	2	6	1	1	4	6	9	.158	—	—	—	—	0.0
1969	SDN	NL	31	57	1	10	1	0	1	8	18	.175	.248 (-29%)	.320 (-10%)	.369 (-48%)	.689 (-30%)	-235.3
Career · 3 seasons			64	105	3	19	3	1	5	14	28	.181	—	—	—	—	-235

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	34	52	3	12	1	4	.231
Away	30	53	0	7	0	1	.132

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	BB	SO
1969-05-21	SDP	PIT	L	1	0	0	0
1969-05-20	SDP	PIT	L	1	0	0	1
1969-05-18	SDP	STL	L	1	0	0	0
1969-05-16	SDP	STL	W	3	0	1	0
1969-05-14	SDP	CHC	L	2	0	1	2
1969-05-13	SDP	CHC	L	3	0	0	3
1969-05-12	SDP	CHC	L	1	0	0	1
1969-05-09	SDP	STL	L	1	1	0	0
1969-05-07	SDP	PIT	L	1	0	0	1
1969-05-04	SDP	CIN	L	1	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	23	21	161	10	2	17

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1966	CLE	1B	9	8	47	5	1	6
1969	SDN	1B	14	13	114	5	1	11

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	23

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Minnesota	Minneapolis	MN	1962, 1963, 1964

Frequently Asked Questions about Bill Davis

What years did Bill Davis play?: Bill Davis played in Major League Baseball from 1965 to 1969.
Was Bill Davis a pitcher?: No. Bill Davis was a position player (First Baseman).
How many home runs did Bill Davis hit?: Bill Davis hit 1 career home runs with 19 hits.