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.

What was Bill Harris's career batting average?

Bill Harris batted .203 over his career, with 25 hits in 123 at bats.

How many RBI did Bill Harris have?

Bill Harris drove in 13 runs in his career.

What was Bill Harris's career ERA?

Bill Harris finished with a 3.92 career ERA, going 24-22 with 149 strikeouts.

Bill Harris

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

Bill Harris was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1923 to 1938 for the Cincinnati Reds, the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Boston Red Sox, a span of 16 seasons. Across 121 career appearances, he went 24-22 with a 3.92 ERA and 149 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 3949.3.

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 October 12, 2026

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

Bill Harris — 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	433.2	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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Bill Harris — Season-by-Season Pitching
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	69.2	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	58.2	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	80.1	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

Bill Harris — 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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Bill Harris — Season-by-Season Batting
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

Bill Harris — 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

Bill Harris — 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

Bill Harris — 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

Bill Harris — 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

Bill Harris — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	121	0	14	85	4	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Bill Harris — 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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Bill Harris — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	121

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Bill Harris: the record in brief

April 22, 1923 and October 2, 1938 bracket Bill Harris's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. Club by club, the record runs the Cincinnati Reds (1923 to 1924), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1931 through 1934), and the Boston Red Sox (1938). Harris, born on June 23, 1900, in Wylie, TX, USA, is listed as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. Size on record: 180 pounds on a 6-foot-1 frame. Harris's death is recorded on August 21, 1965, in Charlotte, NC, USA. Bill Harris was the playing name; the full given name is William Milton.

Harris's career pitching line is 24 wins, 22 losses and a 3.92 ERA over 121 appearances. Harris had 149 strikeouts and 13 complete games. Harris's 3.92 ERA was close to the 4.12 league figure for those seasons. The best win total was 10, in 1932. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 3.64 in 1932, when the league's was 4.13.

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.
What was Bill Harris's career batting average?: Bill Harris batted .203 over his career, with 25 hits in 123 at bats.
How many RBI did Bill Harris have?: Bill Harris drove in 13 runs in his career.
What was Bill Harris's career ERA?: Bill Harris finished with a 3.92 career ERA, going 24-22 with 149 strikeouts.