What years did Bill Pertica play?

Bill Pertica played in Major League Baseball from 1918 to 1923.

Was Bill Pertica a pitcher?

Yes. Bill Pertica pitched in the major leagues, recording 22 wins and 98 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bill Pertica hit?

Bill Pertica hit 0 career home runs with 16 hits.

Bill Pertica

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1918-1923)

W–L 22–18

ERA 4.27

WHIP 1.53

SO 98

Pitcher PIV -3462.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'9" / 165 lb
Born: 8/17/1898 in Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Died: 12/28/1967 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1918-08-07
Last Game: 1923-04-20

Full name: William Andrew Pertica

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
22	18	74	46	17	2	2	331.0	370	157	14	138	98	4.27	-3462.7

Career ERA 4.27 vs. league average 3.84 across their career seasons — 11.2% worse 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
1918	BOS	AL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3.0	3	1	0	1	3.00	—	0.0
1921	SLN	NL	14	10	38	31	15	2	2	208.3	212	78	70	67	3.37	4.02 (+16%)	-1125.2
1922	SLN	NL	8	8	34	14	2	0	0	117.3	153	77	65	30	5.91	4.18 (-41%)	-2337.5
1923	SLN	NL	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2.3	2	1	3	0	3.86	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			22	18	74	46	17	2	2	331.0	370	157	138	98	4.27	—	-3,463

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
75	105	8	16	3	1	0	2	0	2	30	.152	.168	.200	.368	-623

Career AVG .152 vs. league average .279 across their career seasons — 45.5% below league average.

Career OBP .168 vs. league average .340 across their career seasons — 50.6% below league average.

Career SLG .200 vs. league average .382 across their career seasons — 47.6% below league average.

Career OPS .368 vs. league average .722 across their career seasons — 49.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1918	BOS	AL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1921	SLN	NL	38	70	5	10	2	0	2	2	16	.143	.286 (-50%)	.344 (-52%)	.395 (-57%)	.739 (-54%)	-623.0
1922	SLN	NL	35	33	3	6	1	1	0	0	13	.182	—	—	—	—	0.0
1923	SLN	NL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			75	105	8	16	3	1	2	2	30	.152	—	—	—	—	-623

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	39	48	2	9	0	1	.188
Away	36	57	6	7	0	1	.123

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	38	179.1	197	74	61	53	3.71
Away	36	151.1	173	82	76	47	4.88

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1923-04-20	STL	CIN	L	1	1
1922-09-15	STL	PHI	L	0	0
1922-09-10	STL	CIN	L	1	0
1922-09-06	STL	CIN	L	0	0
1922-09-04	STL	PIT	L	2	1
1922-09-02	STL	PIT	L	0	0
1922-09-01	STL	PIT	L	0	0
1922-08-29	STL	CHC	L	0	0
1922-08-25	STL	NY1	L	0	0
1922-08-24	STL	BSN	L	1	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1923-04-20	STL	CIN	—	2.1	2	2	1	3	0	0
1922-09-15	STL	PHI	—	0.0	1	0	0	1	0	0
1922-09-10	STL	CIN	L	2.2	6	5	5	4	2	0
1922-09-06	STL	CIN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1922-09-04	STL	PIT	—	6.0	9	5	5	1	0	0
1922-09-02	STL	PIT	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1922-09-01	STL	PIT	—	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0
1922-08-29	STL	CHC	L	1.0	2	3	3	2	0	1
1922-08-25	STL	NY1	L	1.2	2	1	0	0	0	0
1922-08-20	STL	PHI	—	1.1	5	5	5	2	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	74	0	11	75	3	0
SS	1	0	0	0	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E
1918	BOS	P	1	0	1	0
1921	SLN	P	38	8	40	1
1922	SLN	P	34	2	33	2
1922	SLN	SS	1	0	0	1
1923	SLN	P	1	1	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	74
Shortstop	1

Frequently Asked Questions about Bill Pertica

What years did Bill Pertica play?: Bill Pertica played in Major League Baseball from 1918 to 1923.
Was Bill Pertica a pitcher?: Yes. Bill Pertica pitched in the major leagues, recording 22 wins and 98 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bill Pertica hit?: Bill Pertica hit 0 career home runs with 16 hits.