What years did Bill Hopper play?

Bill Hopper played in Major League Baseball from 1913 to 1915.

Was Bill Hopper a pitcher?

Yes. Bill Hopper pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 12 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bill Hopper hit?

Bill Hopper hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.

Bill Hopper

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1913-1915)

W–L 0–4

ERA 4.18

WHIP 1.56

SO 12

Pitcher PIV -1539.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 175 lb
Born: 8/26/1891 in Jackson, TN, USA
Died: 1/14/1965 in Allen Park, MI, USA
MLB Debut: 1913-09-11
Last Game: 1915-07-15

Full name: William Booth Hopper

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	4	19	3	2	0	1	60.3	65	28	2	29	12	4.18	-1539.2

Career ERA 4.18 vs. league average 2.95 across their career seasons — 41.6% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1913	SLN	NL	3	3	3	2	0	24.0	20	10	8	3	3.75	3.07 (-22%)	-1039.7
1914	SLN	NL	0	3	0	0	0	5.0	6	2	5	1	3.60	—	0.0
1915	WS1	AL	1	13	0	0	1	31.3	39	16	16	8	4.60	2.90 (-59%)	-499.6
Career · 3 seasons			4	19	3	2	1	60.1	65	28	29	12	4.18	—	-1,539

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
19	13	1	4	0	1	0	1	0	1	4	.308	.357	.462	.819	0

Career AVG .308 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — +20.9% above league average.

Career OBP .357 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — +11.0% above league average.

Career SLG .462 vs. league average .338 across their career seasons — +36.4% above league average.

Career OPS .819 vs. league average .660 across their career seasons — +24.1% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1913	SLN	NL	3	8	0	3	1	1	0	3	.375	—	—	—	—	0.0
1914	SLN	NL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1915	WS1	AL	13	5	1	1	0	0	1	1	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			19	13	1	4	1	1	1	4	.308	—	—	—	—	0

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	9	8	0	3	0	1	.375
Away	10	5	1	1	0	0	.200

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	9	35.0	33	17	12	6	4.37
Away	10	25.1	31	14	17	6	4.97

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	BB	SO
1915-07-15	MIN	SLA	L	1	1	1	0	0
1915-07-11	MIN	CHW	L	1	0	0	0	0
1915-07-06	MIN	BOS	L	3	0	0	0	1
1915-07-03	MIN	NYY	L	0	0	0	0	0
1915-06-30	MIN	NYY	L	0	0	0	0	0
1915-06-21	MIN	BOS	L	0	0	0	1	0
1915-06-18	MIN	DET	L	0	0	0	0	0
1915-06-17	MIN	DET	L	0	0	0	0	0
1915-06-14	MIN	CHW	L	0	0	0	0	0
1915-05-31	MIN	NYY	L	0	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1915-07-15	MIN	SLA	—	2.0	4	2	2	0	0
1915-07-11	MIN	CHW	—	4.0	9	5	5	2	0
1915-07-06	MIN	BOS	L	7.2	8	3	2	3	1
1915-07-03	MIN	NYY	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
1915-06-30	MIN	NYY	—	2.0	1	0	0	4	1
1915-06-21	MIN	BOS	—	4.0	5	5	4	1	0
1915-06-18	MIN	DET	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	1
1915-06-17	MIN	DET	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	0
1915-06-14	MIN	CHW	—	1.0	1	1	1	1	0
1915-05-31	MIN	NYY	—	2.0	3	1	1	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	19	0	4	21	3	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1913	SLN	P	3	1	6	1	0
1914	SLN	P	3	0	2	0	0
1915	WS1	P	13	3	13	2	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	19

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Union University	Jackson	TN	1910

Frequently Asked Questions about Bill Hopper

What years did Bill Hopper play?: Bill Hopper played in Major League Baseball from 1913 to 1915.
Was Bill Hopper a pitcher?: Yes. Bill Hopper pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 12 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bill Hopper hit?: Bill Hopper hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.