What years did Bill Denehy play?

Bill Denehy played in Major League Baseball from 1967 to 1971.

Was Bill Denehy a pitcher?

Yes. Bill Denehy pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 63 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bill Denehy hit?

Bill Denehy hit 0 career home runs.

Bill Denehy

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1967-1971)

W–L 1–10

ERA 4.56

WHIP 1.56

SO 63

Pitcher PIV -3102.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: B / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 200 lb
Born: 3/31/1946 in Middletown, CT, USA
Died: 6/27/2025 in Orlando, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1967-04-16
Last Game: 1971-09-19

Full name: William Francis Denehy

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
1	10	49	9	0	0	1	104.7	102	53	12	61	63	4.56	-3102.9

Career ERA 4.56 vs. league average 3.26 across their career seasons — 39.6% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1967	NYN	NL	1	7	15	8	0	53.7	51	28	29	35	4.70	3.30 (-42%)	-1999.4
1968	WS2	AL	0	0	3	0	0	2.0	4	2	4	1	9.00	—	0.0
1971	DET	AL	0	3	31	1	1	49.0	47	23	28	27	4.22	3.47 (-22%)	-1103.5
Career · 3 seasons			1	10	49	9	1	104.2	102	53	61	63	4.56	—	-3,103

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
49	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	.000	.267	.000	.267	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .243 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .267 vs. league average .308 across their career seasons — 13.4% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .355 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .267 vs. league average .663 across their career seasons — 59.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1967	NYN	NL	15	9	1	1	5	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1968	WS2	AL	3	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1971	DET	AL	31	2	0	3	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			49	11	1	4	5	.000	—	—	—	—	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

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	24	5	1	0	0	0	.000
Away	25	6	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	24	52.0	56	33	29	29	5.71
Away	25	52.2	46	20	32	34	3.42

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1971-09-19	DET	BAL	—	0.2	1	0	0	1	2	0
1971-09-13	DET	BAL	—	0.2	1	2	2	3	2	0
1971-09-09	DET	BOS	—	1.2	2	1	1	2	0	0
1971-08-31	DET	CLE	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
1971-08-17	DET	CHW	—	1.0	1	2	2	1	1	1
1971-08-15	DET	MIN	—	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	0
1971-08-09	DET	BOS	—	2.0	1	1	0	0	1	0
1971-08-01	DET	LAA	—	3.0	1	0	0	0	3	0
1971-07-29	DET	KCR	—	2.0	2	2	2	1	0	1
1971-07-25	DET	OAK	L	3.1	6	3	3	1	2	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	49	9	8	13	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E
1967	NYN	P	15	8	3	7	1
1968	WS2	P	3	0	1	0	0
1971	DET	P	31	1	4	6	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	49

Frequently Asked Questions about Bill Denehy

What years did Bill Denehy play?: Bill Denehy played in Major League Baseball from 1967 to 1971.
Was Bill Denehy a pitcher?: Yes. Bill Denehy pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 63 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bill Denehy hit?: Bill Denehy hit 0 career home runs.