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 teams did Bill Monbouquette play for?

Bill Monbouquette played for 4 teams: the Boston Red Sox (1958–1965), the Detroit Tigers (1966–1967), the New York Yankees (1967–1968), and the San Francisco Giants (1968).

Did Bill Monbouquette win a Cy Young Award?

No. Bill Monbouquette did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Bill Monbouquette win?

Bill Monbouquette was selected to 3 All-Star Games.

What were Bill Monbouquette's career stats?

In 343 games, Bill Monbouquette went 114-112 with a 3.68 ERA, 1,122 strikeouts, 1,961.2 innings pitched, and 3 saves. At the plate he had 60 hits and 0 home runs.

What position did Bill Monbouquette play?

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

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

Bill Monbouquette was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 190 pounds.

What was Bill Monbouquette's career ERA?

Bill Monbouquette finished with a 3.68 career ERA, going 114-112 with 1,122 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Bill Monbouquette have?

Bill Monbouquette recorded 1,122 career strikeouts.

Is Bill Monbouquette in the Hall of Fame?

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

How many All-Star Games did Bill Monbouquette make?

Bill Monbouquette was selected to 3 All-Star Games.

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 October 24, 2026

W–L 114–112

ERA 3.68

WHIP 1.25

SO 1,122

Pitcher PIV 6668.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 190 lb
Born: 8/11/1936 in Medford, MA, USA
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

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Career Pitching Statistics

Bill Monbouquette — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
114	112	343	263	78	18	3	1961.2	1,995	803	211	462	1,122	3.68	6668.9

Career ERA 3.68 vs. league average 3.61 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Bill Monbouquette Stats, Bio & Career Records
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	54.1	52	20	20	30	3.31	3.86 (+14%)	588.3
1959	BOS	AL	7	7	34	17	4	0	0	151.2	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	236.1	233	89	100	161	3.39	4.03 (+16%)	1395.9
1962	BOS	AL	15	13	35	35	11	4	0	235.1	227	87	65	153	3.33	3.96 (+16%)	3430.8
1963	BOS	AL	20	10	37	36	13	1	0	266.2	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	228.2	239	94	40	110	3.70	3.50 (-6%)	-2363.4
1966	DET	AL	7	8	30	14	2	1	0	102.2	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	133.1	122	35	17	53	2.36	3.30 (+28%)	1719.0
1968	NYA	AL	5	7	17	11	2	0	0	89.1	92	44	13	32	4.43	2.98 (-49%)	-541.8
1968	SFN	NL	0	1	7	0	0	0	1	12.1	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

Bill Monbouquette — 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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Bill Monbouquette 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
1958	BOS	AL	10	17	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	.176	—	—	—	—	0.0
1959	BOS	AL	35	46	1	3	0	0	1	0	2	28	.065	—	—	—	—	0.0
1960	BOS	AL	38	65	9	6	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	5	0	10	29	.130	.258 (-50%)	.328 (-27%)	.399 (-67%)	.727 (-49%)	-518.4
1962	BOS	AL	35	73	5	7	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	1	0	4	43	.114	.246 (-54%)	.308 (-51%)	.371 (-66%)	.680 (-59%)	-781.0
1964	BOS	AL	39	72	3	6	0	1	3	0	8	22	.083	.250 (-67%)	.312 (-44%)	.377 (-71%)	.690 (-59%)	-639.2
1965	BOS	AL	36	68	2	4	1	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	1	1	1	14	.154	—	—	—	—	0.0
1967	DET	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1967	NYA	AL	33	32	1	5	0	0	0	0	1	8	.156	—	—	—	—	0.0
1968	NYA	AL	17	26	2	3	1	0	2	0	2	6	.115	—	—	—	—	0.0
1968	SFN	NL	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			352	582	35	60	3	1	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

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Batting — Home / Away

Bill Monbouquette — 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

Bill Monbouquette — 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

Bill Monbouquette — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1968-09-03	SFG	CHC	L	0	0
1968-08-29	SFG	HOU	L	0	0
1968-08-20	SFG	NYN	L	0	0
1968-08-18	SFG	PHI	L	0	0
1968-08-16	SFG	PHI	W	0	0
1968-07-30	SFG	CHC	L	0	0
1968-07-22	SFG	CHC	L	0	0
1968-07-01	NYY	TEX	L	2	0
1968-06-25	NYY	DET	L	0	0
1968-06-18	NYY	LAA	L	1	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Bill Monbouquette — 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

Bill Monbouquette — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	343	263	155	266	7	19

Season-by-Season Fielding

Bill Monbouquette — 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

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Bill Monbouquette Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	343

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Bill Monbouquette: the record in brief

Between the debut on July 18, 1958 and the final game on September 3, 1968, Bill Monbouquette built the record summarized on this page. By club, Monbouquette's seasons break down as the Boston Red Sox (1958 through 1965), the Detroit Tigers (1966 to 1967), the New York Yankees (1967 through 1968), and the San Francisco Giants (1968). Monbouquette is listed as a pitcher at 5'11" and 190 pounds. Monbouquette threw and hit right-handed, per the bio block. Monbouquette was born on August 11, 1936, in Medford, MA, USA. Monbouquette died on January 25, 2015, in Gloucester, MA, USA. On the record, Bill Monbouquette was born William Charles Monbouquette.

Monbouquette went 114-112 with a 3.68 ERA in 343 games, 263 of them starts. The totals include 1,122 strikeouts, 78 complete games, and 18 shutouts. Monbouquette's 3.68 ERA was close to the 3.61 league figure for those seasons. The best win total was 20, in 1963. 1962 was Monbouquette's sharpest full season, a 3.33 ERA against the league's 3.96.

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 teams did Bill Monbouquette play for?: Bill Monbouquette played for 4 teams: the Boston Red Sox (1958–1965), the Detroit Tigers (1966–1967), the New York Yankees (1967–1968), and the San Francisco Giants (1968).
Did Bill Monbouquette win a Cy Young Award?: No. Bill Monbouquette did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Bill Monbouquette win?: Bill Monbouquette was selected to 3 All-Star Games.
What were Bill Monbouquette's career stats?: In 343 games, Bill Monbouquette went 114-112 with a 3.68 ERA, 1,122 strikeouts, 1,961.2 innings pitched, and 3 saves. At the plate he had 60 hits and 0 home runs.
What position did Bill Monbouquette play?: Bill Monbouquette played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Bill Monbouquette and how much did he weigh?: Bill Monbouquette was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 190 pounds.
What was Bill Monbouquette's career ERA?: Bill Monbouquette finished with a 3.68 career ERA, going 114-112 with 1,122 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Bill Monbouquette have?: Bill Monbouquette recorded 1,122 career strikeouts.
Is Bill Monbouquette in the Hall of Fame?: No. Bill Monbouquette has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
How many All-Star Games did Bill Monbouquette make?: Bill Monbouquette was selected to 3 All-Star Games.