Bill Dinneen

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1898-1909)

W–L 170–177
ERA 3.01
WHIP 1.23
SO 1,127
Pitcher PIV 2484.7
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 190 lb
Born
4/5/1876 in Syracuse, NY, USA
Died
1/13/1955 in Syracuse, NY, USA
MLB Debut
1898-04-22
Last Game
1909-08-26

Full name: William Henry Dinneen

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
170 177 391 352 306 24 7 3074.7 2,957 1,029 78 829 1,127 3.01 2484.7

Career ERA 3.01 vs. league average 2.96 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1898 WAS NL 9 16 29 27 22 0 0 218.3 238 97 88 83 4.00 3.59 (-11%) -1048.1
1899 WAS NL 14 20 37 35 30 0 0 291.0 350 127 106 91 3.93 3.85 (-2%) 481.8
1900 BSN NL 20 14 40 37 33 1 0 320.7 304 111 105 107 3.12 3.68 (+15%) 165.7
1901 BSN NL 15 18 37 34 31 0 0 309.3 295 101 77 141 2.94 3.49 (+16%) 2748.9
1902 BOS AL 21 21 42 42 39 2 0 371.3 348 121 99 136 2.93 3.17 (+8%) 570.6
1903 BOS AL 21 13 37 34 32 6 2 299.0 255 75 66 148 2.26 3.10 (+27%) 3048.0
1904 BOS AL 23 14 37 37 37 5 0 335.7 283 82 63 153 2.20 2.66 (+17%) 2371.6
1905 BOS AL 12 14 31 29 23 2 1 243.7 235 101 50 97 3.73 2.82 (-32%) 98.8
1906 BOS AL 8 19 28 27 22 1 0 218.7 209 71 52 60 2.92 2.68 (-9%) -636.0
1907 BOS AL 0 4 5 5 3 0 0 32.7 42 19 8 8 5.23 2.50 (-109%) -1713.6
1907 SLA AL 7 10 24 16 15 2 4 155.3 153 42 33 38 2.43 2.50 (+3%) -682.1
1908 SLA AL 14 7 27 16 11 2 0 167.0 133 39 53 39 2.10 2.40 (+12%) -1850.5
1909 SLA AL 6 7 17 13 8 3 0 112.0 112 43 29 26 3.46 2.55 (-36%) -1070.5
Career · 13 seasons 170 177 391 352 306 24 7 3,074.2 2,957 1,029 829 1,127 3.01 — 2,485

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
417 1,143 99 219 18 5 1 60 29 80 221 .192 .252 .219 .471 -4,541

Career AVG .192 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — 25.4% below league average.

Career OBP .252 vs. league average .315 across their career seasons — 20.1% below league average.

Career SLG .219 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — 34.1% below league average.

Career OPS .471 vs. league average .647 across their career seasons — 27.3% below 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
1898 WAS NL 32 80 10 8 0 1 0 3 1 9 22 .100 .270 (-63%) .333 (-32%) .347 (-64%) .680 (-48%) -567.5
1899 WAS NL 37 119 9 36 2 0 0 4 0 8 17 .303 .282 (+7%) .343 (+1%) .366 (-13%) .710 (-6%) -99.7
1900 BSN NL 44 125 14 35 1 0 0 9 6 9 16 .280 .279 (avg) .338 (-2%) .366 (-21%) .705 (-12%) -199.4
1901 BSN NL 54 147 13 31 5 0 1 6 8 8 26 .211 .271 (-22%) .326 (-22%) .359 (-26%) .686 (-24%) -536.0
1902 BOS AL 44 141 13 18 3 0 0 9 2 9 28 .128 .266 (-52%) .321 (-39%) .343 (-57%) .665 (-48%) -990.2
1903 BOS AL 37 106 6 17 2 1 0 8 1 11 28 .160 .261 (-39%) .316 (-24%) .345 (-43%) .662 (-34%) -515.3
1904 BOS AL 37 120 9 25 0 1 0 9 5 3 22 .208 .246 (-16%) .300 (-20%) .321 (-30%) .622 (-25%) -416.9
1905 BOS AL 31 88 6 13 2 0 0 4 4 2 15 .148 .248 (-40%) .307 (-46%) .322 (-47%) .629 (-46%) -584.7
1906 BOS AL 28 63 5 7 0 1 0 2 2 8 21 .111 .247 (-55%) .307 (-28%) .315 (-55%) .622 (-41%) -346.6
1907 BOS AL 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1907 SLA AL 24 49 4 10 1 1 0 2 0 5 7 .204 — — — — 0.0
1908 SLA AL 27 59 4 12 1 0 0 1 0 2 12 .203 .240 (-15%) .298 (-23%) .306 (-28%) .605 (-26%) -209.2
1909 SLA AL 17 36 6 7 1 0 0 2 0 5 6 .194 — — — — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 417 1,143 99 219 18 5 1 60 29 80 221 .192 — — — — -4,466

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
4 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .182

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1903 WS BOS 4 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .182

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
3 1 4 4 0 35.0 29 8 8 28 2.06

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1903 WS BOS 3 1 4 4 0 35.0 29 8 8 28 2.06

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home21155351117027.212
Away20959446104129.175

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home1991595.014993604175832.03
Away1921483.014583794135582.30

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1909-08-26 SLANYYL 201000000
1909-08-21 SLABOSL 200000000
1909-08-17 SLACLEL 200000000
1909-08-13 SLAPHAL 111000010
1909-08-09 SLAMINW 110000010
1909-08-03 SLANYYW 300000102
1909-07-30 SLABOSL 300000000
1909-07-15 SLABOSW 111000000
1909-07-11 SLANYYW 300000000
1909-07-08 SLACHWW 300000001

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1909-08-26 SLANYY L 7.0853011
1909-08-21 SLABOS — 5.0510000
1909-08-17 SLACLE L 6.0840120
1909-08-13 SLAPHA — 4.0840200
1909-08-09 SLAMIN — 2.0100100
1909-08-03 SLANYY W 9.01133230
1909-07-30 SLABOS L 8.01177101
1909-07-15 SLABOS W 2.0320200
1909-07-11 SLANYY W 9.0500450
1909-07-08 SLACHW W 9.0400120

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 2 0 20 0 1 0
OF 8 0 7 0 3 0
P 391 143 133 800 56 19

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1898 WAS OF 2 0 0 0 0 0
1898 WAS P 29 0 6 50 5 1
1899 WAS OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1899 WAS P 37 0 16 85 10 1
1900 BSN P 40 0 25 80 6 0
1901 BSN 1B 2 0 20 0 1 0
1901 BSN OF 3 0 5 0 1 0
1901 BSN P 37 0 14 72 7 2
1902 BOS OF 2 0 2 0 2 0
1902 BOS P 42 0 7 77 4 1
1903 BOS P 37 0 11 79 2 4
1904 BOS P 37 37 19 98 4 3
1905 BOS P 31 29 11 77 6 3
1906 BOS P 28 27 10 58 7 1
1907 BOS P 5 5 0 8 1 0
1907 SLA P 24 16 5 38 2 1
1908 SLA P 27 16 3 44 1 1
1909 SLA P 17 13 6 34 1 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 391
First Base 2
Left Field 2
Center Field 4
Right Field 2

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Silver King
    203-152, 3.18 ERA
  2. 79
    Pretzels Getzien
    145-139, 3.46 ERA
  3. 76
    Red Donahue
    164-175, 3.61 ERA
  4. 76
    Matt Kilroy
    141-133, 3.47 ERA
  5. 75
    Clark Griffith HOF
    237-146, 3.31 ERA
  6. 72
    Joe McGinnity HOF
    246-142, 2.66 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Bill Dinneen

What years did Bill Dinneen play?
Bill Dinneen played in Major League Baseball from 1898 to 1909.
Was Bill Dinneen a pitcher?
Yes. Bill Dinneen pitched in the major leagues, recording 170 wins and 1127 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bill Dinneen hit?
Bill Dinneen hit 1 career home runs with 219 hits.