Bill Gullickson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1979-1994)

W–L 162–136
ERA 3.93
WHIP 1.28
SO 1,279
Pitcher PIV -3542.7
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'3" / 200 lb
Born
2/20/1959 in Marshall, MN, USA
MLB Debut
1979-09-26
Last Game
1994-08-07

Full name: William Lee Gullickson

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
162 136 398 390 54 11 0 2560.0 2,659 1,118 282 622 1,279 3.93 -3542.7

Career ERA 3.93 vs. league average 3.95 across their career seasons — near 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
1979 MON NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 0 0 0 0.00 — 0.0
1980 MON NL 10 5 24 19 5 2 0 141.0 127 47 50 120 3.00 3.84 (+22%) 4106.1
1981 MON NL 7 9 22 22 3 2 0 157.3 142 49 34 115 2.80 3.58 (+22%) 5980.0
1982 MON NL 12 14 34 34 6 0 0 236.7 231 94 61 155 3.57 3.86 (+7%) 1607.2
1983 MON NL 17 12 34 34 10 1 0 242.3 230 101 59 120 3.75 3.87 (+3%) 1962.3
1984 MON NL 12 9 32 32 3 0 0 226.7 230 91 37 100 3.61 3.81 (+5%) -715.9
1985 MON NL 14 12 29 29 4 1 0 181.3 187 71 47 68 3.52 3.89 (+9%) 2781.5
1986 CIN NL 15 12 37 37 6 2 0 244.7 245 92 60 121 3.38 3.97 (+15%) 996.8
1987 CIN NL 10 11 27 27 3 1 0 165.0 172 89 39 89 4.85 4.29 (-13%) -3482.3
1987 NYA AL 4 2 8 8 1 0 0 48.0 46 26 11 28 4.88 4.29 (-14%) -68.0
1990 HOU NL 10 14 32 32 2 1 0 193.3 221 82 61 73 3.82 3.86 (+1%) -2810.6
1991 DET AL 20 9 35 35 4 0 0 226.3 256 98 44 91 3.90 3.91 (avg) -227.6
1992 DET AL 14 13 34 34 4 1 0 221.7 228 107 50 64 4.34 3.75 (-16%) -6592.2
1993 DET AL 13 9 28 28 2 0 0 159.3 186 95 44 70 5.37 4.19 (-28%) -4336.0
1994 DET AL 4 5 21 19 1 0 0 115.3 156 76 25 65 5.93 4.51 (-31%) -2744.2
Career · 15 seasons 162 136 398 390 54 11 0 2,560.0 2,659 1,118 622 1,279 3.93 — -3,543

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
398 576 30 81 16 0 3 27 0 20 152 .141 .169 .184 .353 -4,068

Career AVG .141 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 46.1% below league average.

Career OBP .169 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — 48.3% below league average.

Career SLG .184 vs. league average .392 across their career seasons — 53.1% below league average.

Career OPS .353 vs. league average .719 across their career seasons — 50.9% 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
1979 MON NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1980 MON NL 24 40 2 7 1 0 0 0 0 2 11 .175 — — — — 0.0
1981 MON NL 22 46 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 3 13 .152 — — — — 0.0
1982 MON NL 34 82 5 10 3 0 0 6 0 1 22 .122 .261 (-53%) .324 (-59%) .388 (-59%) .712 (-59%) -768.0
1983 MON NL 34 82 10 11 5 0 1 3 0 4 27 .134 .260 (-49%) .324 (-46%) .389 (-40%) .714 (-43%) -574.1
1984 MON NL 32 73 1 8 0 0 0 1 0 3 22 .110 .259 (-58%) .322 (-56%) .384 (-72%) .707 (-64%) -739.5
1985 MON NL 29 64 2 12 4 0 0 6 0 0 17 .188 .257 (-27%) .323 (-42%) .390 (-36%) .714 (-39%) -401.9
1986 CIN NL 37 79 3 6 0 0 0 2 0 3 15 .076 .257 (-71%) .325 (-66%) .395 (-81%) .720 (-74%) -928.4
1987 CIN NL 27 53 4 11 2 0 1 3 0 0 11 .208 .262 (-21%) .331 (-37%) .415 (-27%) .746 (-32%) -283.6
1987 NYA AL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — -283.6
1990 HOU NL 32 57 2 9 0 0 1 5 0 4 14 .158 .257 (-39%) .324 (-35%) .385 (-45%) .710 (-41%) -372.6
1991 DET AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1992 DET AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1993 DET AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1994 DET AL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 15 seasons 398 576 30 81 16 0 3 27 0 20 152 .141 — — — — -4,352

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1981 NEDIV MON 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1981 NLCS MON 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 2 3 3 0 22.0 18 5 7 15 2.05

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1981 NEDIV MON 1 0 1 1 0 7.7 6 1 1 3 1.17
1981 NLCS MON 0 2 2 2 0 14.3 12 4 6 12 2.51

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2062851843117.151
Away1922911238210.131

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2061378.213815873276803.83
Away1921181.112785312955994.05

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1994-08-07 DETTOR — 2.2844022
1994-08-02 DETCLE — 4.0564221
1994-07-28 DETSEA — 7.0722371
1994-07-23 DETKCR L 7.2621121
1994-07-16 DETKCR — 4.01077121
1994-07-06 DETCHW — 7.0500160
1994-07-01 DETTEX — 6.0755353
1994-06-22 DETCLE — 4.1400120
1994-06-14 DETMIL — 5.1533231
1994-06-08 DETBOS W 5.0433122

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 398 390 185 277 16 18

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1979 MON P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1980 MON P 24 19 4 21 1 2
1981 MON P 22 22 12 16 1 2
1982 MON P 34 34 16 18 3 1
1983 MON P 34 34 27 25 1 3
1984 MON P 32 32 14 19 4 2
1985 MON P 29 29 10 26 1 0
1986 CIN P 37 37 14 32 3 3
1987 CIN P 27 27 14 16 0 0
1987 NYA P 8 8 2 5 0 0
1990 HOU P 32 32 11 13 0 1
1991 DET P 35 35 14 21 0 0
1992 DET P 34 34 21 26 1 3
1993 DET P 28 28 11 24 0 1
1994 DET P 21 19 15 15 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 398

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1993 Pitcher of the Month August
1986 Pitcher of the Month August
1980 Player of the Week Week of 1980-09-12
1980 TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
1994 DET AL $2,400,000
1993 DET AL $2,300,000
1992 DET AL $1,925,000
1991 DET AL $1,825,000
1990 HOU NL $900,000
1987 CIN NL $900,000
1986 CIN NL $545,555
1985 MON NL $700,000
Total Career Earnings $11,495,555

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1991 Cy Young Award AL 8th 5.0 140 0
1980 Rookie of the Year NL 2nd 53.0 120 5

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Bill Gullickson (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Charlie Leibrandt
    140-119, 3.71 ERA
  2. 96
    Doug Drabek
    155-134, 3.73 ERA
  3. 96
    Scott Sanderson
    163-143, 3.84 ERA
  4. 92
    Paul Splittorff
    166-143, 3.81 ERA
  5. 92
    Bronson Arroyo
    148-137, 4.28 ERA
  6. 92
    Brad Radke
    148-139, 4.22 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Bill Gullickson

What years did Bill Gullickson play?
Bill Gullickson played in Major League Baseball from 1979 to 1994.
Was Bill Gullickson a pitcher?
Yes. Bill Gullickson pitched in the major leagues, recording 162 wins and 1279 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bill Gullickson hit?
Bill Gullickson hit 3 career home runs with 81 hits.