What years did Bill Essick play?

Bill Essick played in Major League Baseball from 1906 to 1907.

Was Bill Essick a pitcher?

Yes. Bill Essick pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 23 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bill Essick hit?

Bill Essick hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

What was Bill Essick's career batting average?

Bill Essick batted .048 over his career, with 1 hits in 21 at bats.

How many RBI did Bill Essick have?

Bill Essick drove in 1 runs in his career.

What was Bill Essick's career ERA?

Bill Essick finished with a 2.95 career ERA, going 2-4 with 23 strikeouts.

Bill Essick

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1906-1907)

Bill Essick was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1906 to 1907 for the Cincinnati Reds, a span of 2 seasons. Across 9 career appearances, he went 2-4 with a 2.95 ERA and 23 strikeouts.

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 October 12, 2026

W–L 2–4

ERA 2.95

WHIP 1.41

SO 23

Pitcher PIV -731.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: — / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 175 lb
Born: 12/18/1880 in Grand Ridge, IL, USA
Died: 10/12/1951 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1906-09-12
Last Game: 1907-05-28

Full name: William Earl Essick

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Career Pitching Statistics

Bill Essick — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
2	4	9	6	5	0	0	61.0	62	20	1	24	23	2.95	-731.8

Career ERA 2.95 vs. league average 2.59 across their career seasons — 14.0% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Bill Essick — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1906	CIN	NL	2	2	6	4	3	39.1	39	13	16	16	2.97	2.68 (-11%)	-580.2
1907	CIN	NL	0	2	3	2	2	21.2	23	7	8	7	2.91	2.50 (-16%)	-151.6
Career · 2 seasons			2	4	9	6	5	61.0	62	20	24	23	2.95	—	-732

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 Essick — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
9	21	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	7	.048	.091	.048	.139	0

Career AVG .048 vs. league average .246 across their career seasons — 80.7% below league average.

Career OBP .091 vs. league average .306 across their career seasons — 70.3% below league average.

Career SLG .048 vs. league average .312 across their career seasons — 84.7% below league average.

Career OPS .139 vs. league average .618 across their career seasons — 77.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Bill Essick — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1906	CIN	NL	6	13	1	1	1	1	1	2	.077	—	—	—	—	0.0
1907	CIN	NL	3	8	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			9	21	1	1	1	1	1	7	.048	—	—	—	—	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

Bill Essick — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	4	9	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	5	12	1	1	0	0	.083

Pitching — Home / Away

Bill Essick — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	4	28.0	28	0	14	8	0.00
Away	5	32.1	33	0	10	15	0.00

Last 9 Games — Batting

Bill Essick — Last 9 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	SO
1907-05-28	CIN	CHC	L	3	0	0	2
1907-04-28	CIN	PIT	L	2	0	0	0
1907-04-19	CIN	STL	L	3	0	0	3
1906-10-07	CIN	PIT	L	3	0	0	1
1906-10-01	CIN	BSN	L	3	0	1	0
1906-09-29	CIN	BSN	L	0	0	0	0
1906-09-20	CIN	BRO	W	3	1	0	0
1906-09-16	CIN	STL	L	1	0	0	0
1906-09-12	CIN	PIT	W	3	0	0	0

Last 9 Games — Pitching

Bill Essick — Last 9 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	BB	SO	HR
1907-05-28	CIN	CHC	L	9.0	10	10	4	2	0
1907-04-28	CIN	PIT	—	5.0	3	1	3	1	0
1907-04-19	CIN	STL	L	8.0	10	4	1	4	0
1906-10-07	CIN	PIT	L	9.0	10	5	4	2	0
1906-10-01	CIN	BSN	L	6.2	5	3	2	3	1
1906-09-29	CIN	BSN	—	1.0	2	1	1	1	0
1906-09-20	CIN	BRO	W	9.0	7	3	2	3	0
1906-09-16	CIN	STL	—	5.0	5	2	3	3	0
1906-09-12	CIN	PIT	W	7.2	9	4	4	4	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Bill Essick — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	9	6	2	16	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Bill Essick — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1906	CIN	P	6	4	2	5	0	0
1907	CIN	P	3	2	0	11	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Bill Essick — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	9

College History

Bill Essick — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Knox College	Galesburg	IL	1898, 1901, 1902, 1903

Bill Essick: the record in brief

Between the debut on September 12, 1906 and the final game on May 28, 1907, Bill Essick built the record summarized on this page. The team column never changes: it is the Cincinnati Reds from 1906 to 1907. The bio lists Essick's primary position as pitcher. The recorded size is 5-foot-10 and 175 pounds. The birth record reads December 18, 1880, in Grand Ridge, IL, USA. The bio records the death on October 12, 1951, in Los Angeles, CA, USA. The bio lists the given name William Earl.

Essick pitched in 9 games, starting 6, and finished with a 2-4 record and 2.95 ERA. The same table counts 23 strikeouts. The league ERA over Essick's seasons was 2.59, so the 2.95 figure ran 14.0% worse than average. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.97 in 1906, when the league's was 2.68.

Essick appears at one position only: pitcher, in 9 games.

Essick's college years, 1898, 1901, 1902, and 1903, were spent at Knox College. Essick's game-by-game log, linked below the splits, holds 18 games from Retrosheet.

Frequently Asked Questions about Bill Essick

What years did Bill Essick play?: Bill Essick played in Major League Baseball from 1906 to 1907.
Was Bill Essick a pitcher?: Yes. Bill Essick pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 23 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bill Essick hit?: Bill Essick hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.
What was Bill Essick's career batting average?: Bill Essick batted .048 over his career, with 1 hits in 21 at bats.
How many RBI did Bill Essick have?: Bill Essick drove in 1 runs in his career.
What was Bill Essick's career ERA?: Bill Essick finished with a 2.95 career ERA, going 2-4 with 23 strikeouts.