Bill Monbouquette
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1958-1968)
Bill Monbouquette was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1958 to 1968 for 4 teams, including the Boston Red Sox, a span of 11 seasons. Across 343 career appearances, he went 114-112 with a 3.68 ERA and 1,122 strikeouts. He also batted .103 with 0 home runs. Bill Monbouquette was a 3-time All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 6668.9.
- 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
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 5'11" / 190 lb
- Died
- 1/25/2015 in Gloucester, MA, USA
- MLB Debut
- 1958-07-18
- Last Game
- 1968-09-03
- Awards
- 3× All-Star
Full name: William Charles Monbouquette
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | BOS | AL | 3 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 54.3 | 52 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 3.31 | 3.86 (+14%) | 588.3 |
| 1959 | BOS | AL | 7 | 7 | 34 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 151.7 | 165 | 70 | 33 | 87 | 4.15 | 3.90 (-6%) | 1998.9 |
| 1960 | BOS | AL | 14 | 11 | 35 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 215.0 | 217 | 87 | 68 | 134 | 3.64 | 3.82 (+5%) | 2652.6 |
| 1961 | BOS | AL | 14 | 14 | 32 | 32 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 236.3 | 233 | 89 | 100 | 161 | 3.39 | 4.03 (+16%) | 1395.9 |
| 1962 | BOS | AL | 15 | 13 | 35 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 235.3 | 227 | 87 | 65 | 153 | 3.33 | 3.96 (+16%) | 3430.8 |
| 1963 | BOS | AL | 20 | 10 | 37 | 36 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 266.7 | 258 | 113 | 42 | 174 | 3.81 | 3.46 (-10%) | 2118.0 |
| 1964 | BOS | AL | 13 | 14 | 36 | 35 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 234.0 | 258 | 105 | 40 | 120 | 4.04 | 3.58 (-13%) | -2417.8 |
| 1965 | BOS | AL | 10 | 18 | 35 | 35 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 228.7 | 239 | 94 | 40 | 110 | 3.70 | 3.50 (-6%) | -2363.4 |
| 1966 | DET | AL | 7 | 8 | 30 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 102.7 | 120 | 54 | 22 | 61 | 4.73 | 3.52 (-34%) | -895.6 |
| 1967 | DET | AL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | — | 0.0 |
| 1967 | NYA | AL | 6 | 5 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 133.3 | 122 | 35 | 17 | 53 | 2.36 | 3.30 (+28%) | 1719.0 |
| 1968 | NYA | AL | 5 | 7 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 89.3 | 92 | 44 | 13 | 32 | 4.43 | 2.98 (-49%) | -541.8 |
| 1968 | SFN | NL | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12.3 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3.65 | 2.98 (-22%) | -1016.0 |
| Career · 13 seasons | 114 | 112 | 343 | 263 | 78 | 18 | 3 | 1,961.2 | 1,995 | 803 | 462 | 1,122 | 3.68 | — | 6,669 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 352 | 582 | 35 | 60 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 49 | 249 | .103 | .173 | .112 | .284 | -3,962 |
Career AVG .103 vs. league average .250 across their career seasons — 58.8% below league average.
Career OBP .173 vs. league average .315 across their career seasons — 45.2% below league average.
Career SLG .112 vs. league average .377 across their career seasons — 70.4% below league average.
Career OPS .284 vs. league average .692 across their career seasons — 58.9% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | BOS | AL | 10 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .176 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1959 | BOS | AL | 35 | 46 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28 | .065 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1960 | BOS | AL | 38 | 65 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 28 | .092 | .255 (-64%) | .323 (-44%) | .387 (-76%) | .711 (-62%) | -619.3 |
| 1961 | BOS | AL | 33 | 69 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 29 | .130 | .258 (-50%) | .328 (-27%) | .399 (-67%) | .727 (-49%) | -518.4 |
| 1962 | BOS | AL | 35 | 73 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 39 | .096 | .257 (-63%) | .326 (-46%) | .393 (-76%) | .719 (-62%) | -713.3 |
| 1963 | BOS | AL | 37 | 88 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 43 | .114 | .246 (-54%) | .308 (-51%) | .371 (-66%) | .680 (-59%) | -781.0 |
| 1964 | BOS | AL | 39 | 72 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 22 | .083 | .250 (-67%) | .312 (-44%) | .377 (-71%) | .690 (-59%) | -639.2 |
| 1965 | BOS | AL | 36 | 68 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 30 | .059 | .245 (-76%) | .310 (-53%) | .371 (-80%) | .682 (-68%) | -691.2 |
| 1966 | DET | AL | 30 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | .154 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1967 | DET | AL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1967 | NYA | AL | 33 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .156 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1968 | NYA | AL | 17 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .115 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1968 | SFN | NL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 13 seasons | 352 | 582 | 35 | 60 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 49 | 249 | .103 | — | — | — | — | -3,962 | ||
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
View full game log (695 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 176 | 270 | 18 | 32 | 0 | 6 | .119 |
| Away | 176 | 312 | 17 | 28 | 0 | 13 | .090 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 172 | 992.0 | 1041 | 401 | 219 | 565 | 3.64 |
| Away | 171 | 969.1 | 954 | 402 | 243 | 557 | 3.73 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968-09-03 | SFG | CHC | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968-08-29 | SFG | HOU | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968-08-20 | SFG | NYN | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968-08-18 | SFG | PHI | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968-08-16 | SFG | PHI | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968-07-30 | SFG | CHC | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968-07-22 | SFG | CHC | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968-07-01 | NYY | TEX | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968-06-25 | NYY | DET | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968-06-18 | NYY | LAA | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968-09-03 | SFG | CHC | — | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1968-08-29 | SFG | HOU | — | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968-08-20 | SFG | NYN | — | 2.0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1968-08-18 | SFG | PHI | L | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1968-08-16 | SFG | PHI | SV | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1968-07-30 | SFG | CHC | — | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1968-07-22 | SFG | CHC | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968-07-01 | NYY | TEX | L | 3.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1968-06-25 | NYY | DET | L | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968-06-18 | NYY | LAA | L | 4.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 343 | 263 | 155 | 266 | 7 | 19 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | BOS | P | 10 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 1959 | BOS | P | 34 | 17 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 3 |
| 1960 | BOS | P | 35 | 30 | 18 | 28 | 0 | 3 |
| 1961 | BOS | P | 32 | 32 | 16 | 28 | 1 | 2 |
| 1962 | BOS | P | 35 | 35 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| 1963 | BOS | P | 37 | 36 | 31 | 37 | 0 | 3 |
| 1964 | BOS | P | 36 | 35 | 15 | 38 | 0 | 2 |
| 1965 | BOS | P | 35 | 35 | 21 | 38 | 2 | 2 |
| 1966 | DET | P | 30 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 1967 | DET | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | NYA | P | 33 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
| 1968 | NYA | P | 17 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| 1968 | SFN | P | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 343 |
Most Similar Players
Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.
Bill Monbouquette (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.
Frequently Asked Questions about Bill Monbouquette
- What years did Bill Monbouquette play?
- Bill Monbouquette played in Major League Baseball from 1958 to 1968.
- Was Bill Monbouquette a pitcher?
- Yes. Bill Monbouquette pitched in the major leagues, recording 114 wins and 1122 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Bill Monbouquette hit?
- Bill Monbouquette hit 0 career home runs with 60 hits.
- What was Bill Monbouquette's career batting average?
- Bill Monbouquette batted .103 over his career, with 60 hits in 582 at bats.
- How many RBI did Bill Monbouquette have?
- Bill Monbouquette drove in 18 runs in his career.
- What was Bill Monbouquette's career ERA?
- Bill Monbouquette finished with a 3.68 career ERA, going 114-112 with 1,122 strikeouts.