What years did Bill Harris play?

Bill Harris played in Major League Baseball from 1923 to 1938.

Was Bill Harris a pitcher?

Yes. Bill Harris pitched in the major leagues, recording 24 wins and 149 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bill Harris hit?

Bill Harris hit 0 career home runs with 25 hits.

Bill Harris

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1923-1938)

W–L 24–22

ERA 3.92

WHIP 1.33

SO 149

Pitcher PIV 3949.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 180 lb
Born: 6/23/1900 in Wylie, TX, USA
Died: 8/21/1965 in Charlotte, NC, USA
MLB Debut: 1923-04-22
Last Game: 1938-10-02

Full name: William Milton Harris

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
24	22	121	37	13	2	8	433.7	467	189	17	109	149	3.92	3949.3

Career ERA 3.92 vs. league average 4.12 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
1923	CIN	NL	3	2	22	3	1	0	0	69.7	79	40	18	18	5.17	4.03 (-28%)	91.1
1924	CIN	NL	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	7.0	10	7	2	5	9.00	—	0.0
1931	PIT	NL	2	2	4	4	3	1	0	31.0	21	3	9	10	0.87	4.10 (+79%)	573.5
1932	PIT	NL	10	9	37	17	4	0	2	168.0	178	68	38	63	3.64	4.13 (+12%)	2174.7
1933	PIT	NL	4	4	31	0	0	0	5	58.7	68	21	14	19	3.22	3.86 (+16%)	897.2
1934	PIT	NL	0	0	11	2	0	0	0	19.0	28	14	7	8	6.63	4.29 (-55%)	-341.3
1938	BOS	AL	5	5	13	11	5	1	1	80.3	83	36	21	26	4.03	4.35 (+7%)	554.2
Career · 7 seasons			24	22	121	37	13	2	8	433.2	467	189	109	149	3.92	—	3,949

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
121	123	8	25	2	0	0	13	0	3	16	.203	.222	.220	.442	-401

Career AVG .203 vs. league average .277 across their career seasons — 26.7% below league average.

Career OBP .222 vs. league average .340 across their career seasons — 34.6% below league average.

Career SLG .220 vs. league average .389 across their career seasons — 43.6% below league average.

Career OPS .442 vs. league average .729 across their career seasons — 39.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1923	CIN	NL	22	17	0	6	0	2	1	1	.353	—	—	—	—	0.0
1924	CIN	NL	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1931	PIT	NL	4	11	1	1	0	0	0	2	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
1932	PIT	NL	37	55	3	10	2	4	0	9	.182	.275 (-34%)	.335 (-46%)	.391 (-44%)	.726 (-45%)	-400.9
1933	PIT	NL	31	9	0	0	0	1	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1934	PIT	NL	11	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1938	BOS	AL	13	28	4	6	0	5	1	3	.214	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			121	123	8	25	2	13	3	16	.203	—	—	—	—	-401

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	63	66	2	13	0	8	.197
Away	58	56	6	12	0	6	.214

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	63	240.2	257	102	57	82	3.81
Away	58	191.2	210	88	52	66	4.13

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
1938-10-02	BOS	NYY	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1938-09-27	BOS	PHA	W	3	2	2	1	1	0
1938-09-20	BOS	SLA	W	3	0	0	1	0	0
1938-09-13	BOS	DET	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1938-09-08	BOS	NYY	L	2	0	0	0	0	0
1938-09-04	BOS	PHA	W	5	0	2	1	0	1
1938-08-31	BOS	SLA	W	2	0	0	0	0	1
1938-08-27	BOS	CHW	W	2	0	0	1	0	0
1938-08-24	BOS	CLE	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1938-08-20	BOS	MIN	W	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1938-10-02	BOS	NYY	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1938-09-27	BOS	PHA	W	8.0	4	1	1	0	2	0
1938-09-20	BOS	SLA	—	6.2	10	5	4	1	1	0
1938-09-13	BOS	DET	L	3.1	7	5	3	1	1	1
1938-09-08	BOS	NYY	L	7.0	7	3	3	2	3	1
1938-09-04	BOS	PHA	W	9.0	9	2	2	2	3	0
1938-08-31	BOS	SLA	W	9.0	8	3	3	3	4	1
1938-08-27	BOS	CHW	W	9.0	8	0	0	3	3	0
1938-08-24	BOS	CLE	L	5.0	6	5	5	1	1	2
1938-08-20	BOS	MIN	SV	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	121	0	14	85	4	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1923	CIN	P	22	4	17	2	0
1924	CIN	P	3	0	3	1	0
1931	PIT	P	4	2	7	0	0
1932	PIT	P	37	2	30	1	0
1933	PIT	P	31	3	9	0	1
1934	PIT	P	11	1	5	0	0
1938	BOS	P	13	2	14	0	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	121

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Frequently Asked Questions about Bill Harris

What years did Bill Harris play?: Bill Harris played in Major League Baseball from 1923 to 1938.
Was Bill Harris a pitcher?: Yes. Bill Harris pitched in the major leagues, recording 24 wins and 149 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bill Harris hit?: Bill Harris hit 0 career home runs with 25 hits.