Bill Dietrich

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1933-1948)

Bill Dietrich was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1933 to 1948 for the Philadelphia Athletics, the Washington Senators, and the Chicago White Sox, a span of 16 seasons. Across 366 career appearances, he went 108-128 with a 4.48 ERA and 660 strikeouts. He also batted .150 with 5 home runs.

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

W–L 108–128
ERA 4.48
WHIP 1.50
SO 660
Pitcher PIV -23178.2
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 185 lb
Born
3/29/1910 in Philadelphia, PA, USA
Died
6/20/1978 in Philadelphia, PA, USA
MLB Debut
1933-04-13
Last Game
1948-06-05

Full name: William John Dietrich

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Career Pitching Statistics

Bill Dietrich — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
108 128 366 253 92 17 11 2003.2 2,117 997 128 890 660 4.48 -23178.2

Career ERA 4.48 vs. league average 4.01 across their career seasons — 11.8% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Bill Dietrich 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 PHA AL 0 1 8 1 0 0 0 17.0 13 11 19 4 5.82 3.86 (-51%) -1148.4
1934 PHA AL 11 12 39 23 14 4 3 207.2 201 108 114 88 4.68 4.29 (-9%) -2715.4
1935 PHA AL 7 13 43 15 8 1 3 185.1 203 111 101 59 5.39 4.35 (-24%) -1615.1
1936 PHA AL 4 6 21 4 0 0 3 71.2 91 52 40 34 6.53 4.59 (-42%) -397.8
1936 WS1 AL 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 8.1 13 9 6 4 9.72 — 0.0
1936 CHA AL 4 4 14 11 6 1 0 82.2 93 43 36 39 4.68 4.59 (-2%) -884.8
1937 CHA AL 8 10 29 20 7 1 1 143.1 162 78 72 62 4.90 4.34 (-13%) -3104.7
1938 CHA AL 2 4 8 7 1 0 0 48.0 49 29 31 11 5.44 4.35 (-25%) -2544.4
1939 CHA AL 7 8 25 19 2 0 0 127.2 134 74 56 43 5.22 4.28 (-22%) -2870.3
1940 CHA AL 10 6 23 17 6 1 0 149.2 154 67 65 43 4.03 4.21 (+4%) -1448.0
1941 CHA AL 5 8 19 15 4 1 0 109.1 114 65 50 26 5.35 3.94 (-36%) -1932.4
1942 CHA AL 6 11 26 23 6 0 0 160.0 173 87 70 39 4.89 3.57 (-37%) -4909.0
1943 CHA AL 12 10 26 26 12 2 0 186.2 180 58 53 52 2.80 3.50 (+20%) 1194.9
1944 CHA AL 16 17 36 36 15 2 0 246.0 269 99 68 70 3.62 3.57 (-1%) -1112.0
1945 CHA AL 7 10 18 16 6 3 0 122.1 136 57 36 43 4.19 3.67 (-14%) 1082.5
1946 CHA AL 3 3 11 9 3 0 1 62.0 63 18 24 20 2.61 3.59 (+27%) -543.0
1947 PHA AL 5 2 11 9 2 1 0 60.2 48 21 40 18 3.12 3.97 (+22%) -315.3
1948 PHA AL 1 2 4 2 0 0 0 15.1 21 10 9 5 5.87 4.10 (-43%) 85.0
Career · 18 seasons 108 128 366 253 92 17 11 2,003.2 2,117 997 890 660 4.48 — -23,178

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 Dietrich — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
368 627 56 94 12 3 5 43 0 60 260 .150 .226 .203 .429 -2,489

Career AVG .150 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 43.9% below league average.

Career OBP .226 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 32.5% below league average.

Career SLG .203 vs. league average .377 across their career seasons — 46.3% below league average.

Career OPS .429 vs. league average .713 across their career seasons — 39.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Bill Dietrich 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 PHA AL 8 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 .333 — — — — 0.0
1934 PHA AL 40 72 6 15 2 1 1 4 0 7 32 .208 .278 (-25%) .340 (-18%) .392 (-22%) .733 (-20%) -241.4
1935 PHA AL 44 60 1 5 2 0 0 2 0 1 25 .083 .279 (-70%) .342 (-71%) .399 (-71%) .742 (-71%) -703.0
1936 PHA AL 21 27 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 9 .111 — — — — 0.0
1936 WS1 AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1936 CHA AL 14 30 3 8 0 0 0 5 0 1 8 .267 — — — — 0.0
1937 CHA AL 29 44 6 8 0 1 0 1 0 7 20 .182 — — — — -201.9
1938 CHA AL 8 16 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 .062 — — — — 0.0
1939 CHA AL 25 37 5 8 3 0 1 2 0 4 12 .216 — — — — 0.0
1940 CHA AL 23 50 5 12 1 0 1 8 0 7 14 .240 .267 (-10%) .335 (-1%) .387 (-17%) .722 (-10%) -59.8
1941 CHA AL 19 34 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 7 11 .088 — — — — 0.0
1942 CHA AL 26 48 2 5 1 0 0 5 0 5 22 .104 — — — — -382.4
1943 CHA AL 26 56 7 8 1 0 1 6 0 5 22 .143 .255 (-44%) .324 (-31%) .346 (-38%) .671 (-34%) -287.4
1944 CHA AL 36 77 8 9 0 0 1 4 0 5 33 .117 .261 (-55%) .325 (-48%) .357 (-56%) .683 (-52%) -612.9
1945 CHA AL 18 36 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 5 22 .167 — — — — 0.0
1946 CHA AL 11 19 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 .053 — — — — 0.0
1947 PHA AL 11 16 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 .062 — — — — 0.0
1948 PHA AL 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 18 seasons 368 627 56 94 12 3 5 43 0 60 260 .150 — — — — -2,489

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 Dietrich — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1822823148516.170
Away1863472547028.135

Pitching — Home / Away

Bill Dietrich — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home182976.010094584033444.22
Away1841027.111085404873154.73

Last 10 Games — Batting

Bill Dietrich — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1948-06-05 PHACLEL 000000000
1948-06-02 PHACHWL 100000000
1948-05-29 PHANYYW 100000001
1948-05-19 PHACLEL 000000010
1947-09-23 PHABOSL 100000001
1947-09-17 PHADETW 200000001
1947-09-13 PHACHWW 310000100
1947-08-04 PHANYYW 000000000
1947-07-31 PHACHWW 201000001
1947-07-27 PHADETL 100000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Bill Dietrich — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1948-06-05 PHACLE — 2.0000210
1948-06-02 PHACHW L 5.0744120
1948-05-29 PHANYY W 3.2500210
1948-05-19 PHACLE L 4.2966410
1947-09-23 PHABOS L 4.0533200
1947-09-17 PHADET — 7.0631910
1947-09-13 PHACHW W 9.0522710
1947-08-04 PHANYY — 1.1432120
1947-07-31 PHACHW W 6.0311210
1947-07-27 PHADET L 4.2655720

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Bill Dietrich — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 366 0 95 369 24 22

Season-by-Season Fielding

Bill Dietrich — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1933 PHA P 8 0 0 5 0 1
1934 PHA P 39 0 12 31 3 0
1935 PHA P 43 0 10 34 3 0
1936 PHA P 21 0 1 19 1 2
1936 WS1 P 5 0 0 2 0 0
1936 CHA P 14 0 4 13 2 1
1937 CHA P 29 0 3 31 1 1
1938 CHA P 8 0 3 7 0 0
1939 CHA P 25 0 5 19 2 2
1940 CHA P 23 0 8 20 1 2
1941 CHA P 19 0 10 13 2 1
1942 CHA P 26 0 7 32 0 2
1943 CHA P 26 0 10 46 1 3
1944 CHA P 36 0 10 46 3 0
1945 CHA P 18 0 9 23 1 2
1946 CHA P 11 0 2 17 0 2
1947 PHA P 11 0 1 8 4 3
1948 PHA P 4 0 0 3 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Bill Dietrich Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 366

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Bill Dietrich (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Milt Gaston
    97-164, 4.55 ERA
  2. 96
    Sid Hudson
    104-152, 4.28 ERA
  3. 94
    Vic Sorrell
    92-101, 4.43 ERA
  4. 93
    Jimmy Ring
    118-149, 4.12 ERA
  5. 93
    Herm Wehmeier
    92-108, 4.80 ERA
  6. 90
    Jack Kramer
    95-103, 4.24 ERA

Bill Dietrich: the record in brief

April 13, 1933 and June 5, 1948 bracket Bill Dietrich's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. Club by club, the record runs the Philadelphia Athletics (1933 to 1948), the Washington Senators (1936), and the Chicago White Sox (1936 through 1946). The bio lists Dietrich as a pitcher who both batted and threw right-handed. The recorded size is 6 feet, 0 inches and 185 pounds. The birth record reads March 29, 1910, in Philadelphia, PA, USA. The bio records the death on June 20, 1978, in Philadelphia, PA, USA. Bill Dietrich was the playing name; the full given name is William John.

Dietrich went 108-128 with a 4.48 ERA in 366 games, 253 of them starts. Also on Dietrich's record: 660 strikeouts, 92 complete games, 17 shutouts, and 11 saves. Against a 4.01 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.48 mark was 11.8% worse. Dietrich won 16 games in 1944, the most of any season listed. 1934 produced Dietrich's most strikeouts, 88.

Frequently Asked Questions about Bill Dietrich

What years did Bill Dietrich play?
Bill Dietrich played in Major League Baseball from 1933 to 1948.
Was Bill Dietrich a pitcher?
Yes. Bill Dietrich pitched in the major leagues, recording 108 wins and 660 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bill Dietrich hit?
Bill Dietrich hit 5 career home runs with 94 hits.
What teams did Bill Dietrich play for?
Bill Dietrich played for 3 teams: the Philadelphia Athletics (1933–1936, 1947–1948), the Washington Senators (1936), and the Chicago White Sox (1936–1946).
What were Bill Dietrich's career stats?
In 366 games, Bill Dietrich went 108-128 with a 4.48 ERA, 660 strikeouts, 2,003.2 innings pitched, and 11 saves. At the plate he had 94 hits and 5 home runs.
What position did Bill Dietrich play?
Bill Dietrich played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Bill Dietrich and how much did he weigh?
Bill Dietrich was listed at 6 feet and 185 pounds.
What was Bill Dietrich's career ERA?
Bill Dietrich finished with a 4.48 career ERA, going 108-128 with 660 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Bill Dietrich have?
Bill Dietrich recorded 660 career strikeouts.
Is Bill Dietrich in the Hall of Fame?
No. Bill Dietrich has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.