Bill Hallahan

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1925-1938)

W–L 102–94
ERA 4.03
WHIP 1.50
SO 856
Pitcher PIV 8663.1
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / L
Height / Weight
5'10" / 170 lb
Born
8/4/1902 in Binghamton, NY, USA
Died
7/8/1981 in Binghamton, NY, USA
MLB Debut
1925-04-16
Last Game
1938-09-14
Awards
All-Star

Full name: William Anthony Hallahan

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
102 94 324 224 90 14 8 1740.3 1,838 779 71 779 856 4.03 8663.1

Career ERA 4.03 vs. league average 4.34 across their career seasons — 7.3% better 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
1925 SLN NL 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 15.3 14 6 11 8 3.52 4.55 (+23%) -60.9
1926 SLN NL 1 4 19 3 0 0 0 56.7 45 23 32 28 3.65 4.11 (+11%) 70.9
1929 SLN NL 4 4 20 12 5 0 0 93.7 94 46 60 52 4.42 4.60 (+4%) -908.6
1930 SLN NL 15 9 35 32 13 2 2 237.3 233 123 126 177 4.66 4.80 (+3%) 1683.7
1931 SLN NL 19 9 37 30 16 3 4 248.7 242 91 112 159 3.29 4.10 (+20%) 2316.6
1932 SLN NL 12 7 25 22 13 1 1 176.3 169 61 69 108 3.11 4.13 (+25%) 1434.4
1933 SLN NL 16 13 36 32 16 2 0 244.3 245 95 98 93 3.50 3.86 (+9%) 1181.4
1934 SLN NL 8 12 32 26 10 2 0 162.7 195 77 66 70 4.26 4.29 (+1%) 2334.2
1935 SLN NL 15 8 40 23 8 2 1 181.3 196 69 57 73 3.42 4.35 (+21%) 2358.3
1936 SLN NL 2 2 9 6 1 0 0 37.0 58 26 17 16 6.32 4.59 (-38%) -638.1
1936 CIN NL 5 9 23 19 5 2 0 135.0 150 65 57 32 4.33 4.59 (+6%) 435.6
1937 CIN NL 3 9 21 9 2 0 0 63.0 90 43 29 18 6.14 4.34 (-42%) -611.0
1938 PHI NL 1 8 21 10 1 0 0 89.0 107 54 45 22 5.46 4.35 (-26%) -933.4
Career · 13 seasons 102 94 324 224 90 14 8 1,740.1 1,838 779 779 856 4.03 — 8,663

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
328 557 43 90 14 1 2 32 1 36 199 .162 .214 .201 .415 -3,179

Career AVG .162 vs. league average .281 across their career seasons — 42.4% below league average.

Career OBP .214 vs. league average .344 across their career seasons — 37.8% below league average.

Career SLG .201 vs. league average .399 across their career seasons — 49.7% below league average.

Career OPS .415 vs. league average .743 across their career seasons — 44.2% 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
1925 SLN NL 6 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 — — — — 0.0
1926 SLN NL 19 16 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 .250 — — — — 0.0
1929 SLN NL 20 26 2 4 0 0 0 3 0 2 13 .154 — — — — 0.0
1930 SLN NL 35 81 8 10 1 0 0 4 0 5 41 .123 .293 (-58%) .354 (-51%) .429 (-68%) .784 (-60%) -839.1
1931 SLN NL 37 81 5 8 2 0 0 5 0 7 34 .099 .276 (-64%) .338 (-50%) .388 (-68%) .726 (-60%) -775.2
1932 SLN NL 28 56 3 12 2 1 0 2 1 5 12 .214 .275 (-22%) .335 (-17%) .391 (-27%) .726 (-22%) -202.1
1933 SLN NL 37 80 6 12 1 0 0 4 0 9 28 .150 .270 (-44%) .329 (-26%) .377 (-57%) .707 (-42%) -508.0
1934 SLN NL 32 55 3 10 1 0 0 6 0 2 16 .182 .278 (-35%) .340 (-38%) .392 (-49%) .733 (-44%) -391.4
1935 SLN NL 40 56 8 8 0 0 1 3 0 2 13 .143 .279 (-49%) .342 (-50%) .399 (-51%) .742 (-50%) -463.6
1936 SLN NL 9 9 2 5 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .556 — — — — 0.0
1936 CIN NL 23 47 3 9 1 0 1 2 0 2 15 .191 — — — — 0.0
1937 CIN NL 21 21 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 8 .095 — — — — 0.0
1938 PHI NL 21 26 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 .192 — — — — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 328 557 43 90 14 1 2 32 1 36 199 .162 — — — — -3,179

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
7 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1934 WS SLN 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1931 WS SLN 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000
1930 WS SLN 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
1926 WS SLN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
3 1 7 5 1 39.7 29 6 23 27 1.36

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1934 WS SLN 0 0 1 1 0 8.3 6 2 4 6 2.16
1931 WS SLN 2 0 3 2 1 18.3 12 1 8 12 0.49
1930 WS SLN 1 1 2 2 0 11.0 9 2 8 8 1.64
1926 WS SLN 0 0 1 0 0 2.0 2 1 3 1 4.50

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1762722445016.165
Away1522861945217.157

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home173937.29914213764874.04
Away151802.08483624033694.06

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1938-09-14 PHISTLL 100000001
1938-09-06 PHIBROL 000000000
1938-09-01 PHISTLL 211000000
1938-08-25 PHIPITW 400000001
1938-08-19 PHINY1L 000000000
1938-08-14 PHINY1L 100000000
1938-08-07 PHISTLL 111100000
1938-08-02 PHICINL 100000011
1938-07-27 PHIPITL 200000001
1938-07-23 PHICINL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1938-09-14 PHISTL — 2.2540110
1938-09-06 PHIBRO L 1.1555400
1938-09-01 PHISTL — 6.0844030
1938-08-25 PHIPIT W 11.0511410
1938-08-19 PHINY1 L 2.2422121
1938-08-14 PHINY1 — 5.01077200
1938-08-07 PHISTL L 3.2433410
1938-08-02 PHICIN — 8.0411010
1938-07-27 PHIPIT L 8.0633211
1938-07-23 PHICIN L 0.0011100

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 324 0 67 330 32 19

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1925 SLN P 6 0 1 5 1 0
1926 SLN P 19 0 1 12 4 1
1929 SLN P 20 0 2 25 1 0
1930 SLN P 35 0 8 41 3 2
1931 SLN P 37 0 10 34 1 3
1932 SLN P 25 0 7 27 2 1
1933 SLN P 36 0 11 39 6 2
1934 SLN P 32 0 5 34 4 2
1935 SLN P 40 0 9 34 4 4
1936 SLN P 9 0 1 9 1 0
1936 CIN P 23 0 9 33 1 2
1937 CIN P 21 0 1 18 3 1
1938 PHI P 21 0 2 19 1 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 324

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1931 Baseball Magazine All-Star P3
1930 Baseball Magazine All-Star P4

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Sheriff Blake
    87-102, 4.13 ERA
  2. 96
    Jack Kramer
    95-103, 4.24 ERA
  3. 96
    Bill Wight
    77-99, 3.95 ERA
  4. 94
    Mike LaCoss
    98-103, 4.02 ERA
  5. 90
    John Curtis
    89-97, 3.96 ERA
  6. 89
    George Earnshaw
    127-93, 4.38 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Bill Hallahan

What years did Bill Hallahan play?
Bill Hallahan played in Major League Baseball from 1925 to 1938.
Was Bill Hallahan a pitcher?
Yes. Bill Hallahan pitched in the major leagues, recording 102 wins and 856 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bill Hallahan hit?
Bill Hallahan hit 2 career home runs with 90 hits.