Bill Holland

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 97–101
ERA 4.13
WHIP 1.34
SO 933
Pitcher PIV 19204.6
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
B / R
Height / Weight
5'9" / 180 lb
Born
2/28/1901 in Alexandria, IN, USA
Died
12/3/1973 in New York, NY, USA
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Elvis William Holland

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
97 101 254 197 148 5 13 1658.7 1,780 761 105 449 933 4.13 19204.6

Career ERA 4.13 vs. league average 4.21 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
1920 DS NNL 10 5 25 18 12 0 3 157.3 135 51 45 87 2.92 3.45 (+15%) 1332.8
1921 DS NNL 10 10 25 17 16 0 2 150.7 141 56 36 92 3.35 4.02 (+17%) 2471.1
1921 CAG NNL 2 1 4 4 3 0 0 26.3 22 10 4 23 3.42 4.02 (+15%) 1420.5
1922 DS NNL 12 10 24 16 12 1 0 156.3 134 53 25 92 3.05 4.18 (+27%) 3383.0
1923 NLG ECL 0 7 11 8 3 0 1 72.0 75 25 16 50 3.12 4.03 (+22%) 1749.8
1924 NLG ECL 7 6 17 12 8 0 0 97.7 117 50 32 41 4.61 4.13 (-12%) -526.2
1925 BRG ECL 1 6 12 10 5 0 1 76.7 103 52 28 50 6.10 4.55 (-34%) 2180.9
1926 BRG ECL 2 6 9 8 7 1 1 66.3 74 32 19 34 4.34 4.11 (-6%) 1035.4
1927 BRG ECL 6 6 12 9 9 0 0 84.3 104 50 27 35 5.34 4.08 (-31%) -132.8
1929 NLG ANL 6 8 17 17 12 1 0 123.7 148 73 36 68 5.31 4.60 (-16%) -341.5
1930 NLG IND 14 3 19 18 15 1 0 136.0 145 67 43 99 4.43 4.80 (+8%) 2527.3
1931 HAR IND 2 3 6 5 5 0 1 42.7 39 16 8 20 3.38 4.10 (+18%) 1110.1
1932 NBY IND 5 2 9 8 8 1 0 77.7 76 30 20 42 3.48 4.13 (+16%) 448.3
1933 NBY IND 1 2 4 3 2 0 1 25.7 24 12 7 12 4.21 3.86 (-9%) -368.7
1934 NBY IND 2 4 7 5 3 0 1 39.3 34 15 9 31 3.43 4.29 (+20%) 1616.7
1935 NBY IND 2 1 3 3 2 0 0 22.3 31 16 5 18 6.45 4.35 (-48%) 448.0
1936 NBY NN2 6 5 12 8 7 0 0 79.3 91 29 15 35 3.29 4.59 (+28%) 1055.6
1937 NBY NN2 2 3 7 6 4 0 0 45.3 56 22 16 20 4.37 4.34 (-1%) -212.7
1938 NBY NN2 2 3 10 6 5 0 0 57.3 61 20 12 35 3.14 4.35 (+28%) 1694.1
1939 NBY NN2 2 5 10 6 5 0 2 57.0 76 33 12 19 5.21 4.28 (-22%) -817.8
1940 NBY NN2 1 2 5 4 2 0 0 26.0 34 15 10 15 5.19 4.21 (-23%) 61.8
1941 NBY NN2 2 3 6 6 3 0 0 38.7 60 34 24 15 7.91 3.94 (-101%) -931.3
Career · 22 seasons 97 101 254 197 148 5 13 1,658.2 1,780 761 449 933 4.13 — 19,205

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
274 612 56 107 11 1 0 46 1 54 9 .175 .243 .196 .439 -2,122

Career AVG .175 vs. league average .279 across their career seasons — 37.4% below league average.

Career OBP .243 vs. league average .343 across their career seasons — 29.1% below league average.

Career SLG .196 vs. league average .394 across their career seasons — 50.2% below league average.

Career OPS .439 vs. league average .737 across their career seasons — 40.4% 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
1920 DS NNL 25 55 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 .073 .271 (-73%) .331 (-59%) .363 (-80%) .694 (-70%) -591.4
1921 DS NNL 28 50 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 6 4 .120 .286 (-58%) .344 (-38%) .395 (-70%) .739 (-55%) -437.5
1921 CAG NNL 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — -437.5
1922 DS NNL 25 51 2 7 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 .137 .285 (-52%) .345 (-46%) .397 (-65%) .743 (-57%) -469.3
1923 NLG ECL 12 22 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .136 — — — — 0.0
1924 NLG ECL 20 36 4 9 2 0 0 3 0 4 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
1925 BRG ECL 12 25 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .200 — — — — 0.0
1926 BRG ECL 10 22 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 .045 — — — — 0.0
1927 BRG ECL 14 42 7 12 1 0 0 5 1 3 0 .286 — — — — 0.0
1929 NLG ANL 23 64 10 12 2 0 0 4 0 5 0 .188 .289 (-35%) .353 (-30%) .415 (-47%) .769 (-40%) -424.9
1930 NLG IND 20 58 13 16 2 0 0 5 0 3 0 .276 .293 (-6%) .354 (-12%) .429 (-28%) .784 (-21%) -198.9
1931 HAR IND 6 13 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 .154 — — — — 0.0
1932 NBY IND 9 28 3 3 1 0 0 4 0 5 0 .107 — — — — 0.0
1933 NBY IND 5 12 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 .167 — — — — 0.0
1934 NBY IND 7 13 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 .077 — — — — 0.0
1935 NBY IND 3 8 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 .250 — — — — 0.0
1936 NBY NN2 13 23 1 7 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 .304 — — — — 0.0
1937 NBY NN2 7 18 2 6 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 .333 — — — — 0.0
1938 NBY NN2 10 19 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .158 — — — — 0.0
1939 NBY NN2 10 20 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .050 — — — — 0.0
1940 NBY NN2 5 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 — — — — 0.0
1941 NBY NN2 6 13 3 4 0 1 0 5 0 4 0 .308 — — — — 0.0
Career · 22 seasons 274 612 56 107 11 1 0 46 1 54 9 .175 — — — — -2,559

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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home22327702.219
Away336121104.180

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home21124.11252119391.52
Away33173.22236446563.32

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1941-05-24 NY5PH5L 200000010
1941-05-18 NY5HOML 200000000
1941-05-11 NY5PH5L 100000000
1940-06-29 NY5PH5L 301000000
1940-06-23 NY5BLGW 200000000
1940-06-16 NY5PH5W 310000000
1940-06-02 NY5BLGL 300000000
1940-05-19 NY5NY6L 000000000
1940-05-12 NY5NW2L 000000000
1939-08-28 NY5NY6W 300000001

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1941-05-24 NY5PH5 — 5.01160110
1941-05-18 NY5HOM L 6.0650610
1941-05-11 NY5PH5 L 7.0730230
1940-06-29 NY5PH5 L 6.0740400
1940-06-23 NY5BLG — 5.21266430
1940-06-16 NY5PH5 W 7.0930151
1940-06-02 NY5BLG L 6.1522141
1940-05-19 NY5NY6 — 0.0000000
1940-05-12 NY5NW2 — 1.0100000
1939-08-28 NY5NY6 W 9.0922070

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 12 5 9 0 1 0
P 254 197 45 405 21 7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1920 DS P 25 18 3 55 3 0
1921 DS OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1921 DS P 25 17 4 46 2 0
1921 CAG P 4 4 0 6 0 0
1922 DS P 24 16 8 49 4 1
1923 NLG P 11 8 2 25 1 1
1924 NLG OF 4 1 3 0 0 0
1924 NLG P 17 12 3 22 1 0
1925 BRG P 12 10 0 0 0 0
1926 BRG P 9 8 3 16 1 0
1927 BRG OF 2 1 4 0 0 0
1927 BRG P 12 9 2 22 2 1
1929 NLG OF 4 2 2 0 0 0
1929 NLG P 17 17 2 26 1 1
1930 NLG P 19 18 5 22 1 1
1931 HAR P 6 5 1 15 0 0
1932 NBY P 9 8 0 18 0 0
1933 NBY OF 1 1 0 0 1 0
1933 NBY P 4 3 3 7 2 0
1934 NBY P 7 5 1 5 1 0
1935 NBY P 3 3 0 6 0 0
1936 NBY P 12 8 1 17 2 0
1937 NBY P 7 6 0 13 0 1
1938 NBY P 10 6 1 8 0 0
1939 NBY P 10 6 6 11 0 1
1940 NBY P 5 4 0 5 0 0
1941 NBY P 6 6 0 11 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 254
Left Field 6
Center Field 2
Right Field 4

Most Similar Players

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

  1. 98
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  2. 97
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    94-93, 3.96 ERA
  3. 95
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    91-96, 3.82 ERA
  4. 90
    Roosevelt Davis
    97-62, 4.10 ERA
  5. 85
    Ray Herbert
    104-107, 4.01 ERA
  6. 84
    Tex Carleton
    100-76, 3.91 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Bill Holland

Was Bill Holland a pitcher?
Yes. Bill Holland pitched in the major leagues, recording 97 wins and 933 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bill Holland hit?
Bill Holland hit 0 career home runs with 107 hits.