Was Wild Bill Luhrsen a pitcher?

Yes. Wild Bill Luhrsen pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 11 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Wild Bill Luhrsen hit?

Wild Bill Luhrsen hit 0 career home runs.

Wild Bill Luhrsen

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1913)

W–L 3–1

ERA 2.48

WHIP 1.41

SO 11

Pitcher PIV -1430.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'9" / 165 lb
Born: 4/14/1884 in Buckley, IL, USA
Died: 8/15/1973 in Little Rock, AR, USA
MLB Debut: 1913-08-23
Last Game: 1913-09-13

Full name: William Ferdinand Luhrsen

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
3	1	5	3	2	0	0	29.0	25	8	3	16	11	2.48	-1430.2

Career ERA 2.48 vs. league average 3.07 across their career seasons — 19.0% better than 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
1913	PIT	NL	3	1	5	3	2	0	0	29.0	25	8	16	11	2.48	3.07 (+19%)	-1430.2
Career · 1 season			3	1	5	3	2	0	0	29.0	25	8	16	11	2.48	—	-1,430

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
5	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .346 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .671 across their career seasons — 100.0% 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
1913	PIT	NL	5	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			5	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	—	—	—	—	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	4	6	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	1	4	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	4	21.0	15	6	12	10	2.57
Away	1	8.0	10	3	4	2	3.38

Last 5 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1913-09-13	PIT	NY1	L	0	0
1913-09-10	PIT	NY1	L	0	0
1913-09-06	PIT	STL	W	3	0
1913-09-02	PIT	CIN	W	3	1
1913-08-23	PIT	PHI	W	4	3

Last 5 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1913-09-13	PIT	NY1	L	2.0	2	2	2	3	1	0
1913-09-10	PIT	NY1	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1913-09-06	PIT	STL	W	9.0	6	2	2	3	4	1
1913-09-02	PIT	CIN	W	9.0	7	2	2	5	5	0
1913-08-23	PIT	PHI	W	8.0	10	4	3	4	2	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	5	0	1	12	0	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1913	PIT	P	5	0	1	12	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	5

Frequently Asked Questions about Wild Bill Luhrsen

Was Wild Bill Luhrsen a pitcher?: Yes. Wild Bill Luhrsen pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 11 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Wild Bill Luhrsen hit?: Wild Bill Luhrsen hit 0 career home runs.