What years did Bill Gilbreth play?

Bill Gilbreth played in Major League Baseball from 1971 to 1974.

Was Bill Gilbreth a pitcher?

Yes. Bill Gilbreth pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 16 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bill Gilbreth hit?

Bill Gilbreth hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

Bill Gilbreth

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1971-1974)

W–L 2–1

ERA 6.69

WHIP 1.82

SO 16

Pitcher PIV -1561.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 180 lb
Born: 9/3/1947 in Abilene, TX, USA
Died: 7/12/2020 in Abilene, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 1971-06-25
Last Game: 1974-05-12

Full name: William Freeman Gilbreth

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
2	1	14	5	2	0	0	36.3	40	27	5	26	16	6.69	-1561.8

Career ERA 6.69 vs. league average 3.46 across their career seasons — 93.5% 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
1971	DET	AL	2	1	9	5	2	30.0	28	16	21	14	4.80	3.47 (-38%)	-1561.8
1972	DET	AL	0	0	2	0	0	5.0	10	9	4	2	16.20	—	0.0
1974	CAL	AL	0	0	3	0	0	1.3	2	2	1	0	13.50	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			2	1	14	5	2	36.1	40	27	26	16	6.69	—	-1,562

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
14	12	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	.167	.167	.167	.333	0

Career AVG .167 vs. league average .250 across their career seasons — 33.4% below league average.

Career OBP .167 vs. league average .317 across their career seasons — 47.5% below league average.

Career SLG .167 vs. league average .363 across their career seasons — 54.1% below league average.

Career OPS .333 vs. league average .680 across their career seasons — 51.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1971	DET	AL	9	11	2	7	.182	—	—	—	—	0.0
1972	DET	AL	2	1	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1974	CAL	AL	3	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			14	12	2	7	.167	—	—	—	—	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	10	10	0	2	0	0	.200
Away	4	2	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	10	32.1	34	20	20	15	5.57
Away	4	4.0	6	7	6	1	15.75

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1974-05-12	LAA	KCR	L	0	0
1974-05-11	LAA	KCR	L	0	0
1974-05-08	LAA	CLE	L	0	0
1972-08-02	DET	MIL	L	0	0
1972-08-01	DET	MIL	L	1	0
1971-09-13	DET	BAL	L	0	0
1971-09-09	DET	BOS	L	0	0
1971-07-25	DET	OAK	L	0	0
1971-07-21	DET	LAA	L	1	1
1971-07-18	DET	KCR	L	1	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1974-05-12	LAA	KCR	—	0.0	0	1	1	1	0	0
1974-05-11	LAA	KCR	—	0.2	2	1	1	0	0	0
1974-05-08	LAA	CLE	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1972-08-02	DET	MIL	—	1.2	3	5	5	2	1	0
1972-08-01	DET	MIL	—	3.1	7	4	4	2	1	1
1971-09-13	DET	BAL	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1971-09-09	DET	BOS	—	1.2	5	4	4	1	2	1
1971-07-25	DET	OAK	—	1.0	2	1	0	1	0	0
1971-07-21	DET	LAA	—	1.2	4	1	1	2	1	0
1971-07-18	DET	KCR	L	1.0	2	6	6	4	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	14	5	1	8	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A
1971	DET	P	9	5	1	7
1972	DET	P	2	0	0	1
1974	CAL	P	3	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	14

Frequently Asked Questions about Bill Gilbreth

What years did Bill Gilbreth play?: Bill Gilbreth played in Major League Baseball from 1971 to 1974.
Was Bill Gilbreth a pitcher?: Yes. Bill Gilbreth pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 16 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bill Gilbreth hit?: Bill Gilbreth hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.