Bill Pettus

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .316
HR 24
RBI 186
H 331
OPS .858
PIV 2,858
Position
First Baseman
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 176 lb
Born
8/13/1884 in Goliad County, TX, USA
Died
8/22/1924 in New York, NY, USA

Full name: William Thomas Pettus

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
277 1,048 199 331 60 20 24 186 36 95 3 .316 .378 .480 .858 2,858

Career AVG .316 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — +21.8% above league average.

Career OBP .378 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — +16.8% above league average.

Career SLG .480 vs. league average .344 across their career seasons — +39.7% above league average.

Career OPS .858 vs. league average .667 across their career seasons — +28.6% above 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
1909 KCG WES 15 61 8 18 5 1 1 3 0 2 0 .295 .244 (+21%) .306 (+4%) .312 (+47%) .618 (+25%) 178.8
1910 COG WES 15 51 9 14 3 1 3 8 1 6 0 .275 .249 (+10%) .317 (+10%) .326 (+68%) .644 (+40%) 279.4
1911 COG WES 21 79 17 27 3 1 3 17 0 9 0 .342 .266 (+28%) .336 (+22%) .356 (+45%) .693 (+34%) 431.6
1912 NLG EAS 19 65 14 15 2 1 3 8 3 5 0 .231 .268 (-14%) .335 (-15%) .358 (+20%) .694 (+3%) 5.9
1913 BRG EAS 18 69 12 21 1 2 2 11 5 6 0 .304 .259 (+17%) .325 (+13%) .345 (+34%) .670 (+24%) 250.3
1914 NLS EAS 5 19 6 10 2 0 0 5 2 2 0 .526 — — — — 0.0
1915 NLS EAS 38 155 29 43 14 1 3 26 5 8 0 .277 .250 (+11%) .318 (avg) .332 (+32%) .651 (+16%) 313.9
1916 NLS EAS 26 109 26 41 11 3 1 28 7 10 0 .376 .248 (+51%) .314 (+39%) .326 (+71%) .640 (+56%) 900.1
1916 NLG EAS 6 22 2 7 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 .318 — — — — 900.1
1917 NLG EAS 7 19 3 6 1 0 0 3 0 4 0 .316 — — — — 0.0
1918 HIL EAS 11 42 16 19 1 4 2 15 3 6 0 .452 — — — — 0.0
1918 NLG EAS 7 26 2 11 2 0 0 2 1 2 0 .423 — — — — 0.0
1918 AC EAS 3 12 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 — — — — 0.0
1918 BRG EAS 3 12 0 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .417 — — — — 0.0
1919 NLG EAS 15 52 11 18 1 0 1 11 2 5 0 .346 .262 (+32%) .322 (+25%) .347 (+22%) .670 (+23%) 202.0
1920 NLG EAS 3 13 2 5 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .385 — — — — 0.0
1921 AC EAS 65 242 41 67 10 5 5 43 5 28 3 .277 .286 (-3%) .344 (+5%) .395 (+7%) .739 (+6%) 296.3
Career · 17 seasons 277 1,048 199 331 60 20 24 186 36 95 3 .316 — — — — 3,758

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 Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.7 5 2 0 0 0 4.91 0.0

Career ERA 4.91 vs. league average 2.78 across their career seasons — 76.5% 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
1916 NLS EAS 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.7 5 2 0 0 4.91 — 0.0
Career · 1 season 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.2 5 2 0 0 4.91 — 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.

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 220 88 2185 130 42 100
2B 2 0 2 6 1 2
C 60 0 321 61 13 7
OF 8 1 18 1 2 0
P 1 0 0 1 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1909 KCG C 9 0 48 11 1 0
1909 KCG OF 7 0 14 1 2 0
1910 COG 1B 7 0 48 2 0 2
1910 COG C 10 0 49 8 5 3
1911 COG 1B 4 0 28 2 0 4
1911 COG C 20 0 112 22 4 3
1912 NLG 1B 14 0 147 12 0 1
1912 NLG C 4 0 29 5 0 0
1913 BRG 1B 16 0 196 10 3 9
1913 BRG C 2 0 18 0 1 1
1914 NLS 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1914 NLS C 5 0 34 8 0 0
1915 NLS 1B 38 0 355 23 8 18
1916 NLS 1B 26 0 257 16 6 16
1916 NLS C 4 0 5 4 1 0
1916 NLS P 1 0 0 1 0 0
1916 NLG 1B 6 6 66 2 0 2
1917 NLG 1B 5 0 37 0 0 1
1917 NLG C 2 0 10 1 0 0
1918 HIL 1B 10 0 95 6 0 3
1918 HIL 2B 1 0 0 5 1 1
1918 HIL C 1 0 1 1 0 0
1918 NLG 1B 7 0 76 3 3 4
1918 AC 1B 1 0 8 2 1 1
1918 AC 2B 1 0 2 1 0 1
1918 AC C 1 0 8 1 1 0
1918 BRG 1B 3 0 26 2 1 2
1919 NLG 1B 14 14 137 11 1 6
1919 NLG C 2 0 7 0 0 0
1919 NLG OF 1 1 4 0 0 0
1920 NLG 1B 3 3 27 1 0 0
1921 AC 1B 65 65 682 38 19 31

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 1
Catcher 60
First Base 220
Second Base 2
Center Field 7
Right Field 1

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Frequently Asked Questions about Bill Pettus

Was Bill Pettus a pitcher?
No. Bill Pettus was a position player (First Baseman), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Bill Pettus hit?
Bill Pettus hit 24 career home runs with 331 hits.