Bill Gatewood

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 53–55
ERA 3.67
WHIP 1.35
SO 473
Pitcher PIV 7646.3
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 195 lb
Born
8/22/1881 in San Antonio, TX, USA
Died
12/8/1962 in Columbia, MO, USA

Full name: William Miller Gatewood

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
27.0 26.0 3.0 8.0 1.0 0 1.0 5.0 1.0 0 1.0 .308 .333 .462 .795

Pitching

W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
2 6 7 3 3 1 65.2 64 32 9 2 15 32 1.23 1.20

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
53 55 170 113 70 6 6 998.7 1,053 407 19 299 473 3.67 7646.3

Career ERA 3.67 vs. league average 3.41 across their career seasons — 7.6% 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
1906 LEL WES 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 5.3 9 5 1 4 8.44 — 0.0
1906 CXG EAS 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 18.0 20 5 3 7 2.50 2.68 (+7%) 185.7
1909 LEL WES 0 2 3 3 2 0 0 23.3 31 15 8 13 5.79 2.55 (-127%) 153.9
1911 COG WES 3 2 7 5 4 0 0 52.3 52 22 8 28 3.78 3.37 (-12%) 1568.2
1912 CAG WES 6 1 11 8 6 0 0 74.0 68 23 18 36 2.80 3.36 (+17%) 1388.6
1913 CAG WES 6 4 16 10 5 1 0 99.3 104 29 31 54 2.63 3.07 (+14%) 1592.8
1914 NLG EAS 3 5 11 8 7 1 0 77.3 108 41 28 43 4.77 2.93 (-63%) -73.7
1915 CAG WES 3 5 12 6 5 1 0 64.7 67 25 24 22 3.48 2.90 (-20%) 75.9
1915 SLG WES 0 1 4 3 2 0 1 26.0 27 12 8 11 4.15 2.90 (-43%) -138.5
1916 SLG WES 6 2 9 8 8 0 0 77.0 65 15 16 26 1.75 2.78 (+37%) 412.7
1917 ABC WES 7 9 20 15 11 3 1 118.7 130 48 33 63 3.64 2.69 (-35%) 1298.5
1920 DS NNL 11 5 20 12 7 0 2 122.0 108 37 35 68 2.73 3.45 (+21%) 706.3
1921 DS NNL 4 6 17 13 5 0 0 101.3 93 32 26 51 2.84 4.02 (+29%) 1317.7
1922 SLS NNL 0 2 4 2 0 0 0 7.7 14 16 10 3 18.78 — 0.0
1923 TT NNL 0 4 9 5 1 0 0 26.7 31 20 11 9 6.75 4.03 (-67%) -259.1
1923 MB NNL 2 3 7 5 2 0 0 31.3 47 17 13 9 4.88 4.03 (-21%) -1267.5
1925 MRS NNL 0 1 7 1 0 0 0 21.7 24 19 10 12 7.89 4.55 (-73%) 366.1
1927 BBB NNL 1 1 9 6 3 0 1 52.0 55 26 16 14 4.50 4.08 (-10%) 318.6
Career · 18 seasons 53 55 170 113 70 6 6 998.2 1,053 407 299 473 3.67 — 7,646

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
270 514 73 144 23 5 6 64 3 58 0 .280 .360 .379 .739 820

Career AVG .280 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .360 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — +8.9% above league average.

Career SLG .379 vs. league average .360 across their career seasons — +5.5% above league average.

Career OPS .739 vs. league average .690 across their career seasons — +7.2% above 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
1906 LEL WES 3 9 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 — — — — 0.0
1906 CXG EAS 9 30 3 10 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 .333 — — — — 0.0
1909 LEL WES 5 12 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
1911 COG WES 12 39 10 13 3 1 0 9 0 3 0 .333 — — — — 0.0
1912 CAG WES 18 43 4 7 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 .163 — — — — 0.0
1913 CAG WES 19 45 10 15 3 0 0 6 0 1 0 .333 — — — — 0.0
1914 NLG EAS 16 45 5 15 3 0 1 7 1 7 0 .333 — — — — 280.8
1915 CAG WES 15 26 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 .192 — — — — 0.0
1915 SLG WES 6 16 2 4 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
1916 SLG WES 11 30 2 9 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 .300 — — — — 0.0
1917 ABC WES 28 49 4 12 1 2 0 3 0 7 0 .245 — — — — 88.3
1920 DS NNL 29 47 7 15 3 2 0 9 0 10 0 .319 — — — — 266.6
1921 DS NNL 30 48 6 17 4 0 1 8 0 4 0 .354 — — — — 184.6
1922 SLS NNL 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1923 TT NNL 18 16 4 3 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 .188 — — — — 0.0
1923 MB NNL 13 20 4 6 0 0 1 5 0 1 0 .300 — — — — 0.0
1925 MRS NNL 14 13 4 3 0 0 2 2 0 4 0 .231 — — — — 0.0
1927 SLS NNL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1927 BBB NNL 16 20 6 4 1 0 0 2 0 5 0 .200 — — — — 0.0
Career · 19 seasons 270 514 73 144 23 5 6 64 3 58 0 .280 — — — — 820

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
Home131213.667
Away371200.286

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home19.0002100.00
Away316.2210570.00

Last 4 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1923-08-05 MILKCML 200000000
1921-07-25 DT1KCML 401100000
1921-07-09 DT1CB1L 111000000
1921-06-06 DT1CNNW 312001300

Last 4 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1923-08-05 MILKCM L 5.0550210
1921-07-25 DT1KCM — 8.01250150
1921-07-09 DT1CB1 L 3.2430211
1921-06-06 DT1CNN W 9.00002100

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 25 5 131 6 10 8
3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
OF 12 2 3 3 2 0
P 170 47 21 315 31 8
PH 1 0 0 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1906 LEL OF 1 1 0 0 1 0
1906 LEL P 2 1 0 1 0 0
1906 CXG 1B 5 5 44 2 2 2
1906 CXG OF 1 1 0 0 0 0
1906 CXG P 2 2 0 5 1 0
1909 LEL P 3 0 0 12 1 0
1911 COG 1B 7 0 40 1 1 4
1911 COG OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1911 COG P 7 0 0 16 0 0
1912 CAG 1B 7 0 31 2 6 1
1912 CAG P 11 0 2 21 0 0
1913 CAG 1B 2 0 10 0 0 0
1913 CAG P 16 0 1 29 3 1
1914 NLG 1B 1 0 2 1 0 1
1914 NLG OF 5 0 3 2 1 0
1914 NLG P 11 0 2 24 4 0
1915 CAG 1B 3 0 4 0 1 0
1915 CAG P 12 0 1 21 4 1
1915 SLG OF 2 0 0 1 0 0
1915 SLG P 4 0 0 7 1 0
1916 SLG P 9 0 2 20 1 1
1917 ABC OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1917 ABC P 20 0 4 44 4 1
1920 DS OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1920 DS P 20 12 1 51 5 1
1921 DS P 17 13 2 30 6 1
1922 SLS P 4 2 0 1 0 0
1923 TT 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1923 TT P 9 5 3 8 1 2
1923 MB P 7 5 0 10 0 0
1925 MRS P 7 1 0 0 0 0
1927 SLS PH 1 0 0 0 0 0
1927 BBB P 9 6 3 15 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 170
First Base 25
Third Base 1
Center Field 1
Right Field 11

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  2. 95
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  3. 82
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  4. 80
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  5. 77
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  6. 75
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Frequently Asked Questions about Bill Gatewood

Was Bill Gatewood a pitcher?
Yes. Bill Gatewood pitched in the major leagues, recording 53 wins and 473 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bill Gatewood hit?
Bill Gatewood hit 6 career home runs with 144 hits.