What years did Bill Krueger play?

Bill Krueger played in Major League Baseball from 1983 to 1995.

Was Bill Krueger a pitcher?

Yes. Bill Krueger pitched in the major leagues, recording 68 wins and 639 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bill Krueger hit?

Bill Krueger hit 0 career home runs with 6 hits.

What teams did Bill Krueger play for?

Bill Krueger played for 8 teams: the Oakland Athletics (1983–1987), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1987–1988), the Milwaukee Brewers (1989–1990), the Seattle Mariners (1991, 1995), the Minnesota Twins (1992), the Montreal Expos (1992), the Detroit Tigers (1993–1994), and the San Diego Padres (1994–1995).

What were Bill Krueger's career stats?

In 301 games, Bill Krueger went 68-66 with a 4.35 ERA, 639 strikeouts, 1,194.1 innings pitched, and 4 saves.

What was Bill Krueger's salary?

Bill Krueger's last recorded salary was $1,300,000, in 1994. His highest recorded salary was $1,300,000, in 1994, and his lowest was $150,000, in 1989. The Salary History table lists each season from 1986 to 1994.

What position did Bill Krueger play?

Bill Krueger played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Bill Krueger and how much did he weigh?

Bill Krueger was listed at 6 feet 5 inches and 205 pounds.

What was Bill Krueger's career ERA?

Bill Krueger finished with a 4.35 career ERA, going 68-66 with 639 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Bill Krueger have?

Bill Krueger recorded 639 career strikeouts.

Is Bill Krueger in the Hall of Fame?

No. Bill Krueger has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Bill Krueger

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1983-1995)

Bill Krueger was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1983 to 1995 for 8 teams, including the Athletics, a span of 13 seasons. Across 301 career appearances, he went 68-66 with a 4.35 ERA and 639 strikeouts.

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 17, 2026

W–L 68–66

ERA 4.35

WHIP 1.51

SO 639

Pitcher PIV -7483.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'5" / 205 lb
Born: 4/24/1958 in Waukegan, IL, USA
MLB Debut: 1983-04-10
Last Game: 1995-08-13

Full name: William Culp Krueger

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Career Pitching Statistics

Bill Krueger — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
68	66	301	164	9	2	4	1194.1	1,305	577	104	493	639	4.35	-7483.9

Career ERA 4.35 vs. league average 3.99 across their career seasons — 9.1% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Bill Krueger Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1983	OAK	AL	7	6	17	16	2	0	0	109.2	104	44	53	58	3.61	3.87 (+7%)	-436.7
1984	OAK	AL	10	10	26	24	1	0	0	142.0	156	75	85	61	4.75	3.81 (-25%)	-2698.1
1985	OAK	AL	9	10	32	23	2	0	0	151.1	165	76	69	56	4.52	3.89 (-16%)	-2175.4
1986	OAK	AL	1	2	11	3	0	0	1	34.1	40	23	13	10	6.03	3.97 (-52%)	-743.7
1987	OAK	AL	0	3	9	0	0	0	0	5.2	9	6	8	2	9.53	—	0.0
1987	LAN	NL	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2.1	3	0	1	2	0.00	—	0.0
1988	LAN	NL	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2.1	4	3	2	1	11.57	—	0.0
1989	ML4	AL	3	2	34	5	0	0	3	93.2	96	40	33	72	3.84	3.71 (-4%)	426.7
1990	ML4	AL	6	8	30	17	0	0	0	129.0	137	57	54	64	3.98	3.86 (-3%)	-929.1
1991	SEA	AL	11	8	35	25	1	0	0	175.0	194	70	60	91	3.60	3.91 (+8%)	-507.2
1992	MIN	AL	10	6	27	27	2	2	0	161.1	166	77	46	86	4.30	3.75 (-15%)	-1343.7
1992	MON	NL	0	2	9	2	0	0	0	17.1	23	13	7	13	6.75	3.75 (-80%)	468.7
1993	DET	AL	6	4	32	7	0	0	0	82.0	90	31	30	60	3.40	4.19 (+19%)	980.9
1994	DET	AL	0	2	16	2	0	0	0	19.2	26	21	17	17	9.61	4.51 (-113%)	-796.2
1994	SDN	NL	3	2	8	7	1	0	0	41.0	42	22	7	30	4.83	4.51 (-7%)	696.0
1995	SDN	NL	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	7.2	13	6	4	6	7.04	—	0.0
1995	SEA	AL	2	1	6	5	0	0	0	20.0	37	13	4	10	5.85	4.45 (-31%)	-426.1
Career · 17 seasons			68	66	301	164	9	2	4	1,194.1	1,305	577	493	639	4.35	—	-7,484

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 Krueger — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
301	15	1	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	.400	.400	.467	.867	0

Career AVG .400 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — +54.0% above league average.

Career OBP .400 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — +22.6% above league average.

Career SLG .467 vs. league average .393 across their career seasons — +18.6% above league average.

Career OPS .867 vs. league average .720 across their career seasons — +20.4% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Bill Krueger Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1983	OAK	AL	17	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	OAK	AL	26	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	OAK	AL	32	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	OAK	AL	11	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	OAK	AL	9	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	LAN	NL	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	LAN	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	ML4	AL	34	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	ML4	AL	30	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	SEA	AL	35	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	MIN	AL	27	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	MON	NL	9	3	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	DET	AL	32	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	DET	AL	16	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	SDN	NL	8	12	1	6	1	3	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	SDN	NL	6	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	SEA	AL	6	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 17 seasons			301	15	1	6	1	5	.400	—	—	—	—	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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Batting — Home / Away

Bill Krueger — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	143	4	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	158	11	1	6	0	0	.545

Pitching — Home / Away

Bill Krueger — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	143	602.2	619	270	237	341	4.03
Away	158	591.2	686	307	256	298	4.67

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Bill Krueger — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1995-08-13	SEA	KCR	L	2.1	7	4	2	0	0	0
1995-08-06	SEA	OAK	W	5.2	10	2	1	0	4	0
1995-07-28	SEA	CLE	—	2.2	5	2	2	2	2	0
1995-07-23	SEA	TOR	—	1.1	7	4	4	0	0	1
1995-07-20	SEA	MIL	W	4.0	2	0	0	0	2	0
1995-07-17	SEA	DET	—	4.0	6	5	4	2	2	3
1995-05-13	SDP	CHC	—	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0
1995-05-10	SDP	LAD	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1995-05-06	SDP	SFG	—	1.2	3	1	1	0	2	0
1995-05-03	SDP	COL	—	2.0	4	1	1	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Bill Krueger — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	301	164	33	144	4	8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Bill Krueger — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1983	OAK	P	17	16	3	7	1	0
1984	OAK	P	26	24	6	12	0	1
1985	OAK	P	32	23	3	23	2	0
1986	OAK	P	11	3	2	8	1	1
1987	OAK	P	9	0	0	0	0	0
1987	LAN	P	2	0	0	0	0	0
1988	LAN	P	1	1	0	2	0	0
1989	ML4	P	34	5	5	11	0	0
1990	ML4	P	30	17	2	17	0	2
1991	SEA	P	35	25	5	30	0	2
1992	MIN	P	27	27	4	9	0	0
1992	MON	P	9	2	0	2	0	0
1993	DET	P	32	7	2	10	0	1
1994	DET	P	16	2	0	4	0	0
1994	SDN	P	8	7	1	7	0	0
1995	SDN	P	6	0	0	1	0	0
1995	SEA	P	6	5	0	1	0	1

Career Games by Position

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Bill Krueger Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	301

Awards & Honors

Bill Krueger — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1992	Pitcher of the Month	April
1991	Pitcher of the Month	July

Salary History

Bill Krueger's recorded salaries total $4,590,000 over 7 seasons, 1986 to 1994. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Krueger's career ran from 1983 to 1995. His seasons before 1985 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 1985, 1987, 1988, and 1995.

Bill Krueger — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1994	DET	AL	$1,300,000
1993	DET	AL	$1,200,000
1992	MIN	AL	$920,000
1991	SEA	AL	$500,000
1990	ML4	AL	$325,000
1989	ML4	AL	$150,000
1986	OAK	AL	$195,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$4,590,000

College History

Bill Krueger — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Portland	Portland	OR	1977, 1978, 1980

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Bill Krueger: the record in brief

According to the bio, Bill Krueger debuted on April 10, 1983 and played a final game on August 13, 1995. Club by club, the record runs the Oakland Athletics (1983 through 1987), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1987 through 1988), the Milwaukee Brewers (1989 to 1990), the Seattle Mariners (1991 through 1995), the Minnesota Twins (1992), the Montreal Expos (1992), the Detroit Tigers (1993 to 1994), and the San Diego Padres (1994 through 1995). Krueger is listed as a pitcher at 6 feet, 5 inches and 205 pounds. Krueger both batted and threw left-handed, per the bio block. Krueger was born on April 24, 1958, in Waukegan, IL, USA. Krueger's full given name, per the bio, is William Culp Krueger.

Krueger went 68-66 with a 4.35 ERA in 301 games, 164 of them starts. The totals include 639 strikeouts. Against a 3.99 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.35 mark was 9.1% worse. No season topped the 11 wins of 1991. 1991 was Krueger's sharpest full season, a 3.60 ERA against the league's 3.91.

Frequently Asked Questions about Bill Krueger

What years did Bill Krueger play?: Bill Krueger played in Major League Baseball from 1983 to 1995.
Was Bill Krueger a pitcher?: Yes. Bill Krueger pitched in the major leagues, recording 68 wins and 639 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bill Krueger hit?: Bill Krueger hit 0 career home runs with 6 hits.
What teams did Bill Krueger play for?: Bill Krueger played for 8 teams: the Oakland Athletics (1983–1987), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1987–1988), the Milwaukee Brewers (1989–1990), the Seattle Mariners (1991, 1995), the Minnesota Twins (1992), the Montreal Expos (1992), the Detroit Tigers (1993–1994), and the San Diego Padres (1994–1995).
What were Bill Krueger's career stats?: In 301 games, Bill Krueger went 68-66 with a 4.35 ERA, 639 strikeouts, 1,194.1 innings pitched, and 4 saves.
How much did Bill Krueger earn in his career?: Bill Krueger's recorded salaries total $4,590,000 over 7 seasons, 1986 to 1994. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Krueger's career ran from 1983 to 1995. His seasons before 1985 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 1985, 1987, 1988, and 1995.
What was Bill Krueger's salary?: Bill Krueger's last recorded salary was $1,300,000, in 1994. His highest recorded salary was $1,300,000, in 1994, and his lowest was $150,000, in 1989. The Salary History table lists each season from 1986 to 1994.
What position did Bill Krueger play?: Bill Krueger played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Bill Krueger and how much did he weigh?: Bill Krueger was listed at 6 feet 5 inches and 205 pounds.
What was Bill Krueger's career ERA?: Bill Krueger finished with a 4.35 career ERA, going 68-66 with 639 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Bill Krueger have?: Bill Krueger recorded 639 career strikeouts.
Is Bill Krueger in the Hall of Fame?: No. Bill Krueger has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.