Bill Force

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 54–46
ERA 4.44
WHIP 1.33
SO 438
Pitcher PIV 761.1
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'9" / 165 lb
Born
7/17/1895 in Walker County, GA, USA
Died
4/2/1969 in Norfolk, VA, USA

Full name: William Force

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
15.0 13.0 1.0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 .231 .286 .231 .517

Pitching

W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1 0 3 1 0 0 17.1 13 10 6 2 5 9 3.12 1.04

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
54 46 174 100 55 3 6 934.7 960 461 61 285 438 4.44 761.1

Career ERA 4.44 vs. league average 4.20 across their career seasons — 5.6% worse than 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
1921 DS NNL 8 8 25 17 11 0 0 157.0 156 77 41 86 4.41 4.02 (-10%) 1270.1
1922 DS NNL 9 4 22 15 10 1 1 140.0 119 63 39 90 4.05 4.18 (+3%) -279.7
1923 DS NNL 11 9 37 18 10 0 4 195.0 199 84 50 92 3.88 4.03 (+4%) 723.9
1924 BBS ECL 10 6 25 12 7 1 0 115.3 115 59 33 64 4.60 4.13 (-12%) 2081.2
1925 BBS ECL 3 5 13 11 7 1 0 82.0 90 37 28 26 4.06 4.55 (+11%) 1091.0
1926 BBS ECL 2 5 14 7 2 0 1 49.3 62 33 25 21 6.02 4.11 (-47%) -270.2
1927 BBS ECL 7 6 22 13 5 0 0 117.0 119 52 40 37 4.00 4.08 (+2%) -1547.3
1928 BBS ECL 3 1 12 4 1 0 0 58.0 79 45 21 16 6.98 4.13 (-69%) -1942.4
1929 BBS ANL 1 2 4 3 2 0 0 21.0 21 11 8 6 4.71 4.60 (-3%) -365.5
Career · 9 seasons 54 46 174 100 55 3 6 934.2 960 461 285 438 4.44 — 761

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
218 424 54 94 13 6 6 41 3 40 4 .222 .293 .323 .616 -323

Career AVG .222 vs. league average .284 across their career seasons — 22.0% below league average.

Career OBP .293 vs. league average .346 across their career seasons — 15.3% below league average.

Career SLG .323 vs. league average .397 across their career seasons — 18.6% below league average.

Career OPS .616 vs. league average .743 across their career seasons — 17.1% 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
1921 DS NNL 32 81 7 18 2 2 0 5 1 7 1 .222 .286 (-22%) .344 (-15%) .395 (-25%) .739 (-20%) -270.3
1922 DS NNL 29 58 10 18 0 3 3 11 0 9 0 .310 .285 (+9%) .345 (+19%) .397 (+43%) .743 (+32%) 328.9
1923 DS NNL 49 96 16 29 6 0 2 16 0 9 0 .302 .282 (+7%) .344 (+5%) .390 (+9%) .734 (+7%) 129.3
1924 BBS ECL 27 46 5 9 2 0 0 2 0 6 2 .196 — — — — -201.4
1925 BBS ECL 14 32 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .094 — — — — 0.0
1926 BBS ECL 18 25 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .120 — — — — 0.0
1927 BBS ECL 27 48 12 6 1 1 1 4 2 5 0 .125 — — — — -309.8
1928 BBS ECL 15 27 2 5 2 0 0 2 0 4 0 .185 — — — — 0.0
1929 BBS ANL 7 11 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 — — — — 0.0
Career · 9 seasons 218 424 54 94 13 6 6 41 3 40 4 .222 — — — — -323

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

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home340100.250
Away361100.167

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home19.000290.00
Away13.150200.00

Last 6 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1929-06-06 BLSNYLL 100000000
1927-07-31 BLSHILW 100000000
1924-08-03 BLSBRGL 100000000
1922-06-27 DT1SSNW 201000000
1921-07-25 DT1KCML 411000000
1921-07-09 DT1CB1L 100000000

Last 2 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1922-06-27 DT1SSN W 9.0000290
1921-07-09 DT1CB1 — 3.1540200

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 25 10 25 3 1 0
P 174 100 25 216 26 5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1921 DS OF 8 5 13 2 1 0
1921 DS P 25 17 6 41 7 1
1922 DS OF 6 2 4 1 0 0
1922 DS P 22 15 5 37 1 2
1923 DS OF 5 1 3 0 0 0
1923 DS P 37 18 6 48 5 1
1924 BBS P 25 12 0 27 3 0
1925 BBS P 13 11 0 0 0 0
1926 BBS OF 2 1 3 0 0 0
1926 BBS P 14 7 4 14 2 0
1927 BBS OF 1 1 0 0 0 0
1927 BBS P 22 13 0 33 5 0
1928 BBS OF 1 0 1 0 0 0
1928 BBS P 12 4 4 9 2 1
1929 BBS OF 2 0 1 0 0 0
1929 BBS P 4 3 0 7 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 174
Left Field 2
Center Field 2
Right Field 21

Most Similar Players

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

  1. 98
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  2. 92
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    48-58, 4.29 ERA
  3. 85
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    41-46, 4.13 ERA
  4. 85
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    36-49, 4.42 ERA
  5. 85
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  6. 84
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Frequently Asked Questions about Bill Force

Was Bill Force a pitcher?
Yes. Bill Force pitched in the major leagues, recording 54 wins and 438 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bill Force hit?
Bill Force hit 6 career home runs with 94 hits.