Bill Gullickson

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

Bill Gullickson was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1979 to 1994 for 5 teams, including the Montreal Expos, a span of 16 seasons. Across 398 career appearances, he went 162-136 with a 3.93 ERA and 1,279 strikeouts. He also batted .141 with 3 home runs.

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

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

Bill Gullickson — 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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Bill Gullickson Stats, Bio & Career Records
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 0 157.1 142 49 34 115 2.80 3.58 (+22%) 5980.0
1982 MON NL 12 14 34 34 6 0 0 236.2 231 94 61 155 3.57 3.86 (+7%) 1607.2
1983 MON NL 17 12 34 34 10 1 0 242.1 230 101 59 120 3.75 3.87 (+3%) 1962.3
1984 MON NL 12 9 32 32 3 0 0 226.2 230 91 37 100 3.61 3.81 (+5%) -715.9
1985 MON NL 14 12 29 29 4 1 0 181.1 187 71 47 68 3.52 3.89 (+9%) 2781.5
1986 CIN NL 15 12 37 37 6 2 0 244.2 245 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 0 193.1 221 82 61 73 3.82 3.86 (+1%) -2810.6
1991 DET AL 20 9 35 35 4 0 0 226.1 256 98 44 91 3.90 3.91 (avg) -227.6
1992 DET AL 14 13 34 34 4 1 0 221.2 228 107 50 64 4.34 3.75 (-16%) -6592.2
1993 DET AL 13 9 28 28 2 0 0 159.1 186 95 44 70 5.37 4.19 (-28%) -4336.0
1994 DET AL 4 5 21 19 1 0 0 115.1 156 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

Bill Gullickson — 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

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Bill Gullickson Stats, Bio & Career Records
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

Bill Gullickson — 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

Bill Gullickson — 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

Bill Gullickson — 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

Bill Gullickson — 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 7.2 6 1 1 3 1.17
1981 NLCS MON 0 2 2 2 0 14.1 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

Bill Gullickson — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2062851843117.151
Away1922911238210.131

Pitching — Home / Away

Bill Gullickson — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2061378.213815873276803.83
Away1921181.112785312955994.05

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Bill Gullickson — 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

Bill Gullickson — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 398 390 185 277 16 18

Season-by-Season Fielding

Bill Gullickson — 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

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Bill Gullickson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 398

Awards & Honors

Bill Gullickson — 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

Bill Gullickson — 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

Bill Gullickson — 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

Bill Gullickson: the record in brief

According to the bio, Bill Gullickson debuted on September 26, 1979 and played a final game on August 7, 1994. The team column moves through the Montreal Expos (1979 to 1985), the Cincinnati Reds (1986 to 1987), the New York Yankees (1987), the Houston Astros (1990), and the Detroit Tigers (1991 through 1994). Gullickson played primarily as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. Born on February 20, 1959, in Marshall, MN, USA, Gullickson was listed at 6 feet, 3 inches and 200 pounds. On the record, Bill Gullickson was born William Lee Gullickson.

Gullickson's career pitching line is 162 wins, 136 losses and a 3.93 ERA over 398 appearances. Gullickson had 1,279 strikeouts, 54 complete games, and 11 shutouts. Gullickson's 3.93 ERA was close to the 3.95 league figure for those seasons. Gullickson won 20 games in 1991, the most of any season listed. The strikeout high was 155 in 1982. 1981 was Gullickson's sharpest full season, a 2.80 ERA against the league's 3.58.

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.
What was Bill Gullickson's career batting average?
Bill Gullickson batted .141 over his career, with 81 hits in 576 at bats.
How many RBI did Bill Gullickson have?
Bill Gullickson drove in 27 runs in his career.
What was Bill Gullickson's career ERA?
Bill Gullickson finished with a 3.93 career ERA, going 162-136 with 1,279 strikeouts.