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.

Bill Essick

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

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

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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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	39.3	39	13	16	16	2.97	2.68 (-11%)	-580.2
1907	CIN	NL	0	2	3	2	2	21.7	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

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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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

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

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

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

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

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	9	6	2	16	1	0

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

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	9

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Knox College	Galesburg	IL	1898, 1901, 1902, 1903

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.