What years did Billy Loes play?

Billy Loes played in Major League Baseball from 1950 to 1961.

Was Billy Loes a pitcher?

Yes. Billy Loes pitched in the major leagues, recording 80 wins and 645 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Billy Loes hit?

Billy Loes hit 0 career home runs with 38 hits.

What teams did Billy Loes play for?

Billy Loes played for 3 teams: the Brooklyn Dodgers (1950, 1952–1956), the Baltimore Orioles (1956–1959), and the San Francisco Giants (1960–1961).

Did Billy Loes win a Cy Young Award?

No. Billy Loes did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Billy Loes win?

Billy Loes was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Billy Loes's career stats?

In 316 games, Billy Loes went 80-63 with a 3.89 ERA, 645 strikeouts, 1,190.1 innings pitched, and 32 saves. At the plate he had 38 hits and 0 home runs.

What position did Billy Loes play?

Billy Loes played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Billy Loes and how much did he weigh?

Billy Loes was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 165 pounds.

What was Billy Loes's career ERA?

Billy Loes finished with a 3.89 career ERA, going 80-63 with 645 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Billy Loes have?

Billy Loes recorded 645 career strikeouts.

Is Billy Loes in the Hall of Fame?

No. Billy Loes has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

How many All-Star Games did Billy Loes make?

Billy Loes was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

Billy Loes

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1950-1961)

Billy Loes was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1950 to 1961 for the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Baltimore Orioles, and the San Francisco Giants, a span of 12 seasons. Across 316 career appearances, he went 80-63 with a 3.89 ERA, 645 strikeouts, and 32 saves. He also batted .110 with 0 home runs. Billy Loes was an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 3420.3.

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 24, 2026

W–L 80–63

ERA 3.89

WHIP 1.31

SO 645

Pitcher PIV 3420.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 165 lb
Born: 12/13/1929 in Long Island City, NY, USA
Died: 7/15/2010 in Tucson, AZ, USA
MLB Debut: 1950-05-18
Last Game: 1961-09-14
Awards: All-Star

Full name: William Loes

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Career Pitching Statistics

Billy Loes — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
80	63	316	139	42	9	32	1190.1	1,135	514	118	421	645	3.89	3420.3

Career ERA 3.89 vs. league average 3.96 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Billy Loes Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1950	BRO	NL	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	12.2	16	11	5	2	7.82	4.36 (-79%)	-1338.0
1952	BRO	NL	13	8	39	21	8	4	1	187.1	154	56	71	115	2.69	3.70 (+27%)	2543.8
1953	BRO	NL	14	8	32	25	9	1	0	162.2	165	82	53	75	4.54	4.14 (-10%)	-987.3
1954	BRO	NL	13	5	28	21	6	0	0	147.2	154	68	60	97	4.14	3.90 (-6%)	1299.9
1955	BRO	NL	10	4	22	19	6	0	0	128.0	116	51	46	85	3.59	4.00 (+10%)	685.8
1956	BRO	NL	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1.1	5	6	1	2	40.50	—	0.0
1956	BAL	AL	2	7	21	6	1	0	3	56.2	65	30	23	22	4.76	3.96 (-20%)	187.1
1957	BAL	AL	12	7	31	18	8	3	4	155.1	142	56	37	86	3.24	3.83 (+15%)	4103.7
1958	BAL	AL	3	9	32	10	1	0	5	114.0	106	46	44	44	3.63	3.86 (+6%)	-1002.3
1959	BAL	AL	4	7	37	0	0	0	14	64.1	58	29	25	34	4.06	3.90 (-4%)	166.2
1960	SFN	NL	3	2	37	0	0	0	5	45.2	40	25	17	28	4.93	3.82 (-29%)	-1627.1
1961	SFN	NL	6	5	26	18	3	1	0	114.2	114	54	39	55	4.24	4.03 (-5%)	-611.5
Career · 12 seasons			80	63	316	139	42	9	32	1,190.1	1,135	514	421	645	3.89	—	3,420

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

Billy Loes — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
317	347	14	38	2	1	0	11	1	15	96	.110	.146	.121	.267	-2,143

Career AVG .110 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 57.7% below league average.

Career OBP .146 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — 55.8% below league average.

Career SLG .121 vs. league average .392 across their career seasons — 69.1% below league average.

Career OPS .267 vs. league average .722 across their career seasons — 63.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Billy Loes Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1950	BRO	NL	10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1952	BRO	NL	40	54	3	5	0	0	1	0	2	13	.093	.252 (-63%)	.326 (-62%)	.369 (-75%)	.696 (-69%)	-575.2
1953	BRO	NL	32	56	2	7	1	1	4	0	1	13	.125	.264 (-53%)	.335 (-58%)	.397 (-55%)	.733 (-57%)	-525.5
1954	BRO	NL	28	51	1	6	0	0	5	0	2	20	.118	.261 (-55%)	.333 (-55%)	.390 (-70%)	.723 (-63%)	-509.0
1955	BRO	NL	22	44	2	4	0	0	0	1	3	15	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
1956	BRO	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1956	BAL	AL	21	17	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	7	.176	—	—	—	—	0.0
1957	BAL	AL	31	50	3	4	1	0	0	0	3	13	.080	.257 (-69%)	.323 (-59%)	.391 (-74%)	.715 (-68%)	-533.6
1958	BAL	AL	32	30	1	2	0	0	1	0	1	10	.067	—	—	—	—	0.0
1959	BAL	AL	37	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
1960	SFN	NL	37	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1961	SFN	NL	26	32	0	5	0	0	0	0	2	3	.156	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			317	347	14	38	2	1	11	1	15	96	.110	—	—	—	—	-2,143

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Billy Loes — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
4	7	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.429

Playoff Batting by Year

Billy Loes — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	H	SO	AVG
1955	WS	BRO	1	1	0	0	.000
1953	WS	BRO	1	3	2	0	.667
1952	WS	BRO	2	3	1	1	.333

Playoff Career Pitching

Billy Loes — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	2	4	3	0	22.0	26	12	8	18	4.91

Playoff Pitching by Year

Billy Loes — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1955	WS	BRO	0	1	1	1	3.2	7	4	1	5	9.82
1953	WS	BRO	1	0	1	1	8.0	8	3	2	8	3.38
1952	WS	BRO	0	1	2	1	10.1	11	5	5	5	4.35

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Billy Loes — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	167	170	6	18	0	6	.106
Away	150	177	8	20	0	5	.113

Pitching — Home / Away

Billy Loes — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	166	644.0	586	268	226	374	3.75
Away	150	546.2	550	245	195	271	4.03

Last 10 Games — Batting

Billy Loes — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	SO
1961-09-14	SFG	PHI	L	0	0	0
1961-09-10	SFG	LAD	W	2	1	0
1961-09-05	SFG	LAD	L	0	0	0
1961-09-01	SFG	CHC	W	1	0	1
1961-08-26	SFG	STL	L	1	0	0
1961-08-18	SFG	LAD	W	1	1	0
1961-07-28	SFG	PHI	L	0	0	0
1961-07-23	SFG	CIN	L	1	0	0
1961-07-17	SFG	PHI	L	0	0	0
1961-07-07	SFG	STL	L	2	1	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Billy Loes — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1961-09-14	SFG	PHI	—	2.0	3	3	3	0	1	2
1961-09-10	SFG	LAD	—	4.0	2	1	1	2	3	1
1961-09-05	SFG	LAD	—	3.0	0	0	0	0	3	0
1961-09-01	SFG	CHC	W	1.1	0	0	0	1	0	0
1961-08-26	SFG	STL	—	2.1	4	2	1	1	3	0
1961-08-18	SFG	LAD	—	6.0	2	0	0	1	3	0
1961-07-28	SFG	PHI	—	4.0	3	3	3	2	4	0
1961-07-23	SFG	CIN	—	4.0	9	5	5	2	4	0
1961-07-17	SFG	PHI	—	2.0	3	1	0	1	0	0
1961-07-07	SFG	STL	—	6.1	5	1	1	0	5	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Billy Loes — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	316	93	80	223	13	22

Season-by-Season Fielding

Billy Loes — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1950	BRO	P	10	0	0	2	1	0
1952	BRO	P	39	0	14	27	1	5
1953	BRO	P	32	0	14	37	1	5
1954	BRO	P	28	21	9	21	1	1
1955	BRO	P	22	19	6	20	1	1
1956	BRO	P	1	1	0	0	0	0
1956	BAL	P	21	6	7	12	0	0
1957	BAL	P	31	18	7	33	1	4
1958	BAL	P	32	10	9	21	4	1
1959	BAL	P	37	0	3	15	0	3
1960	SFN	P	37	0	2	12	1	1
1961	SFN	P	26	18	9	23	2	1

Career Games by Position

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Billy Loes Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	316

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Billy Loes: the record in brief

Billy Loes played a first major league game on May 18, 1950 and a last one on September 14, 1961. The team column moves through the Brooklyn Dodgers (1950 through 1956), the Baltimore Orioles (1956 to 1959), and the San Francisco Giants (1960 through 1961). At 6-foot-1 and 165 pounds, Loes is listed as a pitcher. The bio says Loes both batted and threw right-handed. Loes was born on December 13, 1929, in Long Island City, NY, USA. Loes died on July 15, 2010, in Tucson, AZ, USA. The given name on file is William Loes.

Across 316 games (139 starts), Loes recorded 80 wins against 63 losses with a 3.89 ERA. Also on Loes's record: 645 strikeouts, 42 complete games, 9 shutouts, and 32 saves. Loes's 3.89 ERA was close to the 3.96 league figure for those seasons. Loes won 14 games in 1953, the most of any season listed. The strikeout high was 115 in 1952. The most saves in one season was 14, in 1959.

Frequently Asked Questions about Billy Loes

What years did Billy Loes play?: Billy Loes played in Major League Baseball from 1950 to 1961.
Was Billy Loes a pitcher?: Yes. Billy Loes pitched in the major leagues, recording 80 wins and 645 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Billy Loes hit?: Billy Loes hit 0 career home runs with 38 hits.
What teams did Billy Loes play for?: Billy Loes played for 3 teams: the Brooklyn Dodgers (1950, 1952–1956), the Baltimore Orioles (1956–1959), and the San Francisco Giants (1960–1961).
Did Billy Loes win a Cy Young Award?: No. Billy Loes did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Billy Loes win?: Billy Loes was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Billy Loes's career stats?: In 316 games, Billy Loes went 80-63 with a 3.89 ERA, 645 strikeouts, 1,190.1 innings pitched, and 32 saves. At the plate he had 38 hits and 0 home runs.
What position did Billy Loes play?: Billy Loes played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Billy Loes and how much did he weigh?: Billy Loes was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 165 pounds.
What was Billy Loes's career ERA?: Billy Loes finished with a 3.89 career ERA, going 80-63 with 645 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Billy Loes have?: Billy Loes recorded 645 career strikeouts.
Is Billy Loes in the Hall of Fame?: No. Billy Loes has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
How many All-Star Games did Billy Loes make?: Billy Loes was selected to 1 All-Star Game.