Was Bill Greason a pitcher?

Yes. Bill Greason pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 36 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bill Greason hit?

Bill Greason hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.

What was Bill Greason's career batting average?

Bill Greason batted .267 over his career, with 4 hits in 15 at bats.

How many RBI did Bill Greason have?

Bill Greason drove in 1 runs in his career.

What was Bill Greason's career ERA?

Bill Greason finished with a 4.62 career ERA, going 3-3 with 36 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Bill Greason have?

Bill Greason recorded 36 career strikeouts.

Bill Greason

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1954)

Bill Greason was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball in 1954 for the Birmingham Black Barons and the St. Louis Cardinals. Across 11 career appearances, he went 3-3 with a 4.62 ERA and 36 strikeouts. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 1541.7.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated September 9, 2026

W–L 3–3

ERA 4.62

WHIP 1.72

SO 36

Pitcher PIV 1541.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 170 lb
Born: 9/3/1924 in Atlanta, GA, USA
MLB Debut: 1954-05-31
Last Game: 1954-06-20

Full name: William Henry Greason

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Bill Greason — Batting
PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
53.0	43.0	10.0	11.0	3.0	0	1.0	10.0	7.0	1.0	0	.256	.360	.395	.755

Pitching

Bill Greason — Pitching
W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
18	16	32	16	11	1	254.2	204	119	40	6	57	83	1.41	1.02

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Bill Greason — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting
Season	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1949	25.0	20.0	4.0	4.0	1.0	0	1.0	7.0	3.0	0	0	.200	.304	.400	.704
Listed seasons · 1	25	20	4	4	1	0	1	7	3	0	0	.200	—	—	—

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Bill Greason — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching
Season	W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
1949	6	10	18	8	3	0	125.1	112	70	35	4	26	22	2.51	1.10
Listed seasons · 1	6	10	18	8	3	0	125.1	112	70	35	4	26	22	2.51	1.10

Career Pitching Statistics

Bill Greason — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
3	3	11	7	4	1	1	50.7	61	26	4	26	36	4.62	1541.7

Career ERA 4.62 vs. league average 4.01 across their career seasons — 15.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Bill Greason — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1948	BBB	NAL	3	2	8	5	4	1	1	46.7	53	20	22	34	3.86	4.10 (+6%)	1541.7
1954	SLN	NL	0	1	3	2	0	0	0	4.0	8	6	4	2	13.50	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			3	3	11	7	4	1	1	50.2	61	26	26	36	4.62	—	1,542

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

Bill Greason — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
12	15	4	4	1	0	0	1	0	4	0	.267	.421	.333	.754	0

Career AVG .267 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .421 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — +25.0% above league average.

Career SLG .333 vs. league average .384 across their career seasons — 13.3% below league average.

Career OPS .754 vs. league average .721 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Bill Greason — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1948	BBB	NAL	9	14	4	4	1	1	4	.286	—	—	—	—	0.0
1954	SLN	NL	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			12	15	4	4	1	1	4	.267	—	—	—	—	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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Bill Greason — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
4	9	1	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	.222

Playoff Batting by Year

Bill Greason — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1948	ALC	BBB	4	9	1	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	.222

Playoff Career Pitching

Bill Greason — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2	1	3	2	0	23.0	16	2	9	13	0.78

Playoff Pitching by Year

Bill Greason — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1948	ALC	BBB	2	1	3	2	0	23.0	16	2	9	13	0.78

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Bill Greason — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	24	17	8	7	1	6	.412
Away	17	14	0	1	0	2	.071

Pitching — Home / Away

Bill Greason — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	22	112.2	99	16	30	48	1.28
Away	16	72.2	66	24	17	18	2.97

Last 10 Games — Batting

Bill Greason — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	RBI
1954-06-20	STL	NY1	L	0	0
1954-06-06	STL	PHI	L	0	0
1954-05-31	STL	CHC	L	1	0
1949-08-29	BIR	IN9	L	0	0
1949-08-21	BIR	KCM	L	0	0
1949-08-17	BIR	CAG	L	0	0
1949-08-07	BIR	BLG	L	3	1
1949-07-29	BIR	MEM	W	0	0
1949-07-24	BIR	MEM	L	0	0
1949-07-17	BIR	PH5	W	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Bill Greason — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1954-06-20	STL	NY1	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0
1954-06-06	STL	PHI	—	0.0	1	3	1	2	0	1
1954-05-31	STL	CHC	L	3.0	6	5	5	1	2	3
1949-08-29	BIR	IN9	—	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1949-08-21	BIR	KCM	L	9.0	6	4	0	0	0	0
1949-08-17	BIR	CAG	L	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1949-08-07	BIR	BLG	L	6.0	7	4	4	1	6	0
1949-07-29	BIR	MEM	—	2.1	0	3	0	0	0	0
1949-07-24	BIR	MEM	L	5.0	7	6	0	0	0	0
1949-07-17	BIR	PH5	W	7.0	5	2	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Bill Greason — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	11	7	1	10	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Bill Greason — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1948	BBB	P	8	5	1	9	1	0
1954	SLN	P	3	2	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Bill Greason — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	11

Frequently Asked Questions about Bill Greason

Was Bill Greason a pitcher?: Yes. Bill Greason pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 36 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bill Greason hit?: Bill Greason hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.
What was Bill Greason's career batting average?: Bill Greason batted .267 over his career, with 4 hits in 15 at bats.
How many RBI did Bill Greason have?: Bill Greason drove in 1 runs in his career.
What was Bill Greason's career ERA?: Bill Greason finished with a 4.62 career ERA, going 3-3 with 36 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Bill Greason have?: Bill Greason recorded 36 career strikeouts.