What years did Bill Hill play?

Bill Hill played in Major League Baseball from 1896 to 1899.

Was Bill Hill a pitcher?

Yes. Bill Hill pitched in the major leagues, recording 36 wins and 280 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bill Hill hit?

Bill Hill hit 0 career home runs with 58 hits.

Bill Hill

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1896-1899)

W–L 36–69

ERA 4.16

WHIP 1.51

SO 280

Pitcher PIV -6492.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: B / L
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 201 lb
Born: 8/2/1874 in Chattanooga, TN, USA
Died: 1/28/1938 in Cincinnati, OH, USA
MLB Debut: 1896-04-18
Last Game: 1899-09-13

Full name: William Cicero Hill

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
36	69	124	115	92	3	3	925.0	994	428	24	406	280	4.16	-6492.7

Career ERA 4.16 vs. league average 4.00 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
1896	LS3	NL	9	28	43	39	32	0	2	319.7	353	153	155	104	4.31	4.36 (+1%)	-3807.8
1897	LS3	NL	7	17	27	26	20	1	0	199.0	209	80	69	55	3.62	4.30 (+16%)	-738.4
1898	CIN	NL	13	14	33	32	26	2	0	262.0	261	116	119	75	3.98	3.59 (-11%)	-1962.7
1899	CL4	NL	3	6	11	10	7	0	0	72.3	96	56	39	26	6.97	3.85 (-81%)	-278.1
1899	BLN	NL	3	4	8	7	6	0	0	61.0	64	22	18	17	3.25	3.85 (+16%)	343.8
1899	BRO	NL	1	0	2	1	1	0	1	11.0	11	1	6	3	0.82	3.85 (+79%)	-49.5
Career · 6 seasons			36	69	124	115	92	3	3	925.0	994	428	406	280	4.16	—	-6,493

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
124	348	31	58	1	2	0	18	2	17	65	.167	.210	.181	.391	-2,298

Career AVG .167 vs. league average .283 across their career seasons — 41.2% below league average.

Career OBP .210 vs. league average .346 across their career seasons — 39.4% below league average.

Career SLG .181 vs. league average .371 across their career seasons — 51.2% below league average.

Career OPS .391 vs. league average .717 across their career seasons — 45.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1896	LS3	NL	43	116	11	24	0	0	5	1	5	23	.207	.290 (-29%)	.354 (-32%)	.387 (-47%)	.741 (-40%)	-749.0
1897	LS3	NL	27	74	5	7	0	1	4	1	4	16	.095	.291 (-68%)	.354 (-60%)	.387 (-69%)	.741 (-65%)	-794.2
1898	CIN	NL	33	98	10	13	1	0	3	0	5	15	.133	.270 (-51%)	.333 (-43%)	.347 (-59%)	.680 (-51%)	-755.1
1899	CL4	NL	11	31	2	4	0	0	0	0	1	9	.129	—	—	—	—	0.0
1899	BLN	NL	8	24	2	7	0	0	4	0	2	2	.292	—	—	—	—	0.0
1899	BRO	NL	2	5	1	3	0	1	2	0	0	0	.600	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			124	348	31	58	1	2	18	2	17	65	.167	—	—	—	—	-2,298

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	29	92	12	16	0	8	.174
Away	26	66	3	11	0	1	.167

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	29	247.0	240	92	95	69	3.35
Away	25	160.1	192	108	87	53	6.06

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	3B	RBI	BB	SO
1899-09-13	BRO	PIT	W	3	1	2	0	1	0	0
1899-08-17	BRO	CL4	W	2	0	1	1	1	0	0
1899-07-31	BLN	PIT	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
1899-07-27	BLN	CL4	W	4	0	1	0	2	0	0
1899-07-23	BLN	CHC	L	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
1899-07-18	BLN	CIN	L	3	0	2	0	1	0	0
1899-07-14	BLN	CL4	W	4	2	2	0	1	1	0
1899-07-08	BLN	WSN	W	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
1899-06-23	BLN	CIN	L	2	0	1	0	0	0	1
1899-06-21	BLN	LS3	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1899-09-13	BRO	PIT	W	8.0	9	3	3	5	3	0
1899-08-17	BRO	CL4	SV	3.0	2	0	0	1	0	0
1899-07-31	BLN	PIT	L	8.0	11	7	4	3	3	0
1899-07-27	BLN	CL4	W	9.0	8	4	1	3	1	0
1899-07-23	BLN	CHC	L	8.0	10	8	7	1	4	1
1899-07-18	BLN	CIN	L	9.0	12	7	5	5	1	0
1899-07-14	BLN	CL4	W	9.0	3	1	0	1	3	0
1899-07-08	BLN	WSN	W	9.0	7	1	1	3	2	0
1899-06-23	BLN	CIN	—	5.0	6	2	2	1	2	0
1899-06-21	BLN	LS3	L	4.0	7	5	4	1	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	124	0	37	255	34	15

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1896	LS3	P	43	13	95	13	5
1897	LS3	P	27	14	53	12	1
1898	CIN	P	33	6	67	1	7
1899	CL4	P	11	1	19	4	1
1899	BLN	P	8	3	18	3	1
1899	BRO	P	2	0	3	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	124

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Frequently Asked Questions about Bill Hill

What years did Bill Hill play?: Bill Hill played in Major League Baseball from 1896 to 1899.
Was Bill Hill a pitcher?: Yes. Bill Hill pitched in the major leagues, recording 36 wins and 280 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bill Hill hit?: Bill Hill hit 0 career home runs with 58 hits.