What years did Bill McCahan play?

Bill McCahan played in Major League Baseball from 1946 to 1949.

Was Bill McCahan a pitcher?

Yes. Bill McCahan pitched in the major leagues, recording 16 wins and 76 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bill McCahan hit?

Bill McCahan hit 0 career home runs with 20 hits.

Bill McCahan

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1946-1949)

W–L 16–14

ERA 3.84

WHIP 1.52

SO 76

Pitcher PIV -2487.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 200 lb
Born: 6/7/1921 in Philadelphia, PA, USA
Died: 7/3/1986 in Fort Worth, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 1946-09-15
Last Game: 1949-06-19

Full name: William Glenn McCahan

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
16	14	57	40	17	2	0	290.7	297	124	15	145	76	3.84	-2487.6

Career ERA 3.84 vs. league average 3.94 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1946	PHA	AL	1	1	4	2	2	1	18.0	16	2	9	6	1.00	3.59 (+72%)	77.3
1947	PHA	AL	10	5	29	19	10	1	165.3	160	61	62	47	3.32	3.97 (+16%)	722.4
1948	PHA	AL	4	7	17	15	5	0	86.7	98	55	65	20	5.71	4.10 (-39%)	-3594.0
1949	PHA	AL	1	1	7	4	0	0	20.7	23	6	9	3	2.61	4.12 (+37%)	306.6
Career · 4 seasons			16	14	57	40	17	2	290.2	297	124	145	76	3.84	—	-2,488

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
57	96	12	20	3	0	0	9	0	6	11	.208	.255	.240	.494	-380

Career AVG .208 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 20.3% below league average.

Career OBP .255 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 24.4% below league average.

Career SLG .240 vs. league average .374 across their career seasons — 36.0% below league average.

Career OPS .494 vs. league average .711 across their career seasons — 30.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1946	PHA	AL	4	5	0	2	0	0	1	2	.400	—	—	—	—	0.0
1947	PHA	AL	29	55	8	9	2	1	3	5	.164	.262 (-38%)	.336 (-39%)	.376 (-47%)	.712 (-43%)	-379.7
1948	PHA	AL	17	31	4	8	1	8	2	2	.258	—	—	—	—	0.0
1949	PHA	AL	7	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			57	96	12	20	3	9	6	11	.208	—	—	—	—	-380

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	33	50	6	14	0	9	.280
Away	24	46	6	6	0	0	.130

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	33	155.0	159	77	80	37	4.47
Away	24	135.2	138	46	65	41	3.05

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	SO
1949-06-19	PHA	SLA	L	0	0	0	0
1949-06-05	PHA	CLE	W	1	0	0	1
1949-05-23	PHA	CLE	L	0	0	0	0
1949-05-18	PHA	SLA	L	0	0	0	0
1949-05-14	PHA	NYY	W	2	0	0	0
1949-05-08	PHA	CHW	W	2	0	1	1
1949-04-27	PHA	BOS	L	0	0	0	0
1948-10-02	PHA	MIN	L	3	1	2	0
1948-09-11	PHA	BOS	L	1	0	1	0
1948-09-01	PHA	CLE	L	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1949-06-19	PHA	SLA	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
1949-06-05	PHA	CLE	—	2.1	2	0	0	0	0
1949-05-23	PHA	CLE	L	2.1	4	1	1	2	2
1949-05-18	PHA	SLA	—	2.0	4	2	2	0	0
1949-05-14	PHA	NYY	—	5.0	5	4	2	3	1
1949-05-08	PHA	CHW	W	7.0	7	2	1	3	0
1949-04-27	PHA	BOS	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
1948-10-02	PHA	MIN	L	8.0	10	7	7	5	3
1948-09-11	PHA	BOS	L	4.0	8	6	6	5	1
1948-09-01	PHA	CLE	L	0.0	0	3	3	3	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	57	0	14	49	2	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1946	PHA	P	4	1	3	0	0
1947	PHA	P	29	7	33	1	4
1948	PHA	P	17	6	10	1	0
1949	PHA	P	7	0	3	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	57

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Duke University	Durham	NC	1940, 1941, 1942

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1947	Most Valuable Player	AL	26th	4.0	336	0

Frequently Asked Questions about Bill McCahan

What years did Bill McCahan play?: Bill McCahan played in Major League Baseball from 1946 to 1949.
Was Bill McCahan a pitcher?: Yes. Bill McCahan pitched in the major leagues, recording 16 wins and 76 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bill McCahan hit?: Bill McCahan hit 0 career home runs with 20 hits.