Was Bill Jennings a pitcher?

No. Bill Jennings was a position player (Shortstop).

How many home runs did Bill Jennings hit?

Bill Jennings hit 0 career home runs with 35 hits.

Bill Jennings

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1951)

AVG .179

HR 0

RBI 13

H 35

OPS .527

PIV -842

Position: Shortstop
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 175 lb
Born: 9/28/1925 in St. Louis, MO, USA
Died: 10/20/2010 in Affton, MO, USA
MLB Debut: 1951-07-19
Last Game: 1951-09-30

Full name: William Lee Jennings

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
64	195	20	35	10	2	0	13	1	26	42	.179	.276	.251	.527	-842

Career AVG .179 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 31.2% below league average.

Career OBP .276 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 18.0% below league average.

Career SLG .251 vs. league average .386 across their career seasons — 34.8% below league average.

Career OPS .527 vs. league average .722 across their career seasons — 27.0% 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
1951	SLA	AL	64	195	20	35	10	2	0	13	1	26	42	.179	.260 (-31%)	.336 (-18%)	.385 (-35%)	.721 (-27%)	-841.6
Career · 1 season			64	195	20	35	10	2	0	13	1	26	42	.179	—	—	—	—	-842

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	27	79	5	12	0	3	.152
Away	37	116	15	23	0	10	.198

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	BB	SO
1951-09-30	SLA	CHW	W	4	1	1	0	0	1
1951-09-26	SLA	DET	W	3	1	1	1	1	0
1951-09-25	SLA	DET	L	3	0	1	0	0	1
1951-09-23	SLA	CHW	W	1	1	0	0	2	0
1951-09-22	SLA	CHW	W	3	1	1	0	0	0
1951-09-20	SLA	MIN	W	2	0	0	0	0	0
1951-09-19	SLA	MIN	L	3	0	0	0	0	1
1951-09-18	SLA	MIN	W	3	1	1	0	0	1
1951-09-18	SLA	MIN	W	3	1	0	0	1	0
1951-09-16	SLA	PHA	L	3	0	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
SS	64	0	141	165	15	39

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1951	SLA	SS	64	0	141	165	15	39

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Shortstop	64

Frequently Asked Questions about Bill Jennings

Was Bill Jennings a pitcher?: No. Bill Jennings was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Bill Jennings hit?: Bill Jennings hit 0 career home runs with 35 hits.