What years did Bill Foxen play?

Bill Foxen played in Major League Baseball from 1908 to 1911.

Was Bill Foxen a pitcher?

Yes. Bill Foxen pitched in the major leagues, recording 16 wins and 130 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bill Foxen hit?

Bill Foxen hit 1 career home runs with 15 hits.

Bill Foxen

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1908-1911)

W–L 16–20

ERA 2.56

WHIP 1.30

SO 130

Pitcher PIV -3638.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 165 lb
Born: 5/31/1879 in Tenafly, NJ, USA
Died: 4/17/1937 in Brooklyn, NY, USA
MLB Debut: 1908-05-05
Last Game: 1911-05-05

Full name: William Aloysius Foxen

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
16	20	61	33	20	3	0	326.3	283	93	4	140	130	2.56	-3638.5

Career ERA 2.56 vs. league average 2.78 across their career seasons — 7.7% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1908	PHI	NL	7	7	22	16	10	2	147.3	126	32	53	52	1.95	2.40 (+19%)	-1633.0
1909	PHI	NL	3	7	18	7	5	1	83.3	65	31	32	37	3.35	2.55 (-32%)	-214.2
1910	PHI	NL	5	5	16	9	5	0	77.7	73	22	40	33	2.55	2.79 (+9%)	-1377.4
1910	CHN	NL	0	0	2	0	0	0	5.0	7	5	3	2	9.00	—	0.0
1911	CHN	NL	1	1	3	1	0	0	13.0	12	3	12	6	2.08	3.37 (+38%)	-414.0
Career · 5 seasons			16	20	61	33	20	3	326.1	283	93	140	130	2.56	—	-3,639

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
61	106	4	15	4	0	1	6	1	9	33	.142	.216	.208	.423	-433

Career AVG .142 vs. league average .250 across their career seasons — 43.5% below league average.

Career OBP .216 vs. league average .315 across their career seasons — 31.6% below league average.

Career SLG .208 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — 36.3% below league average.

Career OPS .423 vs. league average .641 across their career seasons — 34.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1908	PHI	NL	22	53	0	5	0	0	1	1	3	19	.094	.240 (-61%)	.298 (-52%)	.306 (-69%)	.605 (-61%)	-433.2
1909	PHI	NL	18	24	3	5	3	1	4	0	4	2	.208	—	—	—	—	0.0
1910	PHI	NL	16	23	1	4	0	0	1	0	1	11	.174	—	—	—	—	0.0
1910	CHN	NL	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1911	CHN	NL	3	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			61	106	4	15	4	1	6	1	9	33	.142	—	—	—	—	-433

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	32	49	2	7	1	3	.143
Away	30	57	1	8	0	1	.140

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	32	164.1	151	46	71	55	2.52
Away	29	161.1	136	18	69	79	1.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1911-05-05	CHC	CIN	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1911-04-25	CHC	CIN	W	2	0	1	1	0	1	0
1911-04-15	CHC	STL	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1910-08-27	CHC	NY1	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1910-08-05	CHC	NY1	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1910-07-27	PHI	NY1	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
1910-07-26	PHI	PIT	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1910-07-20	PHI	STL	W	4	1	2	0	0	1	1
1910-07-16	PHI	CHC	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1910-07-07	PHI	BRO	L	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1911-05-05	CHC	CIN	L	1.2	3	4	4	3	0	0
1911-04-25	CHC	CIN	W	7.0	7	2	2	4	3	0
1911-04-15	CHC	STL	—	4.0	2	0	0	5	3	0
1910-08-27	CHC	NY1	—	3.0	8	7	6	2	0	0
1910-08-05	CHC	NY1	—	3.0	2	0	0	1	2	0
1910-07-27	PHI	NY1	L	5.2	9	6	2	5	1	0
1910-07-26	PHI	PIT	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
1910-07-20	PHI	STL	W	9.0	7	2	1	10	6	0
1910-07-16	PHI	CHC	—	6.0	5	1	0	1	4	0
1910-07-07	PHI	BRO	—	3.2	5	3	3	3	2	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	61	32	18	130	7	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1908	PHI	P	22	16	9	51	3	0
1909	PHI	P	18	7	6	43	2	0
1910	PHI	P	16	9	1	29	2	3
1910	CHN	P	2	0	0	1	0	0
1911	CHN	P	3	0	2	6	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	61

Frequently Asked Questions about Bill Foxen

What years did Bill Foxen play?: Bill Foxen played in Major League Baseball from 1908 to 1911.
Was Bill Foxen a pitcher?: Yes. Bill Foxen pitched in the major leagues, recording 16 wins and 130 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bill Foxen hit?: Bill Foxen hit 1 career home runs with 15 hits.