What years did Bill Piercy play?

Bill Piercy played in Major League Baseball from 1917 to 1926.

Was Bill Piercy a pitcher?

Yes. Bill Piercy pitched in the major leagues, recording 27 wins and 165 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bill Piercy hit?

Bill Piercy hit 0 career home runs with 33 hits.

What teams did Bill Piercy play for?

Bill Piercy played for 3 teams: the New York Yankees (1917, 1921), the Boston Red Sox (1922–1924), and the Chicago Cubs (1926).

What were Bill Piercy's career stats?

In 116 games, Bill Piercy went 27-43 with a 4.26 ERA, 165 strikeouts, and 610.2 innings pitched.

What position did Bill Piercy play?

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

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

Bill Piercy was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 170 pounds.

What was Bill Piercy's career ERA?

Bill Piercy finished with a 4.26 career ERA, going 27-43 with 165 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Bill Piercy have?

Bill Piercy recorded 165 career strikeouts.

Is Bill Piercy in the Hall of Fame?

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

Bill Piercy

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1917-1926)

Bill Piercy was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1917 to 1926 for the New York Yankees, the Boston Red Sox, and the Chicago Cubs, a span of 10 seasons. Across 116 career appearances, he went 27-43 with a 4.26 ERA and 165 strikeouts.

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 17, 2026

W–L 27–43

ERA 4.26

WHIP 1.55

SO 165

Pitcher PIV -5780.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 170 lb
Born: 5/2/1896 in El Monte, CA, USA
Died: 8/28/1951 in Long Beach, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1917-10-03
Last Game: 1926-09-06

Full name: William Benton Piercy

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Career Pitching Statistics

Bill Piercy — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
27	43	116	70	28	2	0	610.2	676	289	16	268	165	4.26	-5780.5

Career ERA 4.26 vs. league average 3.89 across their career seasons — 9.5% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Bill Piercy — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1917	NYA	AL	0	1	1	1	1	0	9.0	9	3	2	4	3.00	2.69 (-12%)	0.0
1921	NYA	AL	5	4	14	10	5	1	81.2	82	27	28	35	2.98	4.02 (+26%)	-430.7
1922	BOS	AL	3	9	29	12	7	1	121.1	140	63	62	24	4.67	4.18 (-12%)	-1564.0
1923	BOS	AL	8	17	30	24	11	0	187.1	193	71	73	51	3.41	4.03 (+15%)	-921.9
1924	BOS	AL	5	7	23	18	3	0	121.0	156	80	66	20	5.95	4.13 (-44%)	-3214.0
1926	CHN	NL	6	5	19	5	1	0	90.1	96	45	37	31	4.48	4.11 (-9%)	350.1
Career · 6 seasons			27	43	116	70	28	2	610.2	676	289	268	165	4.26	—	-5,780

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 Piercy — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
116	191	9	33	10	1	0	14	0	7	46	.173	.210	.236	.446	-460

Career AVG .173 vs. league average .279 across their career seasons — 38.0% below league average.

Career OBP .210 vs. league average .341 across their career seasons — 38.4% below league average.

Career SLG .236 vs. league average .383 across their career seasons — 38.5% below league average.

Career OPS .446 vs. league average .724 across their career seasons — 38.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Bill Piercy — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1917	NYA	AL	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1921	NYA	AL	14	28	2	6	2	0	2	1	7	.214	—	—	—	—	0.0
1922	BOS	AL	29	34	2	5	2	0	3	2	9	.147	—	—	—	—	0.0
1923	BOS	AL	30	53	2	7	2	1	4	1	16	.132	.282 (-53%)	.344 (-57%)	.390 (-47%)	.734 (-52%)	-460.0
1924	BOS	AL	23	39	1	6	1	0	2	2	12	.154	—	—	—	—	0.0
1926	CHN	NL	19	35	2	9	3	0	3	0	2	.257	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			116	191	9	33	10	1	14	7	46	.173	—	—	—	—	-460

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Bill Piercy — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Bill Piercy — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1921	WS	NYA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Bill Piercy — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	0	0	1.0	2	0	0	2	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Bill Piercy — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1921	WS	NYA	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	2	0	0	2	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Bill Piercy — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	57	81	5	18	0	5	.222
Away	59	109	4	14	0	9	.128

Pitching — Home / Away

Bill Piercy — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	57	287.2	322	138	121	97	4.32
Away	59	319.0	353	140	152	68	3.95

Last 10 Games — Batting

Bill Piercy — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SO
1926-09-06	CHC	CIN	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1926-08-16	CHC	STL	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1926-08-02	CHC	BRO	W	0	0	0	0	0	0
1926-07-25	CHC	PHI	W	3	0	2	0	0	0
1926-07-22	CHC	PHI	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1926-07-14	CHC	BSN	L	3	0	1	0	2	0
1926-07-12	CHC	BRO	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1926-07-05	CHC	PIT	W	4	0	0	0	0	1
1926-06-30	CHC	CIN	W	4	1	2	1	1	0
1926-06-26	CHC	STL	L	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Bill Piercy — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1926-09-06	CHC	CIN	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
1926-08-16	CHC	STL	L	2.1	1	1	1	1	0
1926-08-02	CHC	BRO	W	2.0	0	0	0	0	1
1926-07-25	CHC	PHI	—	6.2	9	4	1	1	4
1926-07-22	CHC	PHI	—	2.0	3	2	2	0	1
1926-07-14	CHC	BSN	—	8.2	9	2	1	2	2
1926-07-12	CHC	BRO	—	2.0	2	0	0	2	1
1926-07-05	CHC	PIT	W	5.1	7	5	5	2	1
1926-06-30	CHC	CIN	W	9.0	8	4	4	3	2
1926-06-26	CHC	STL	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Bill Piercy — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	116	0	27	191	16	8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Bill Piercy — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1917	NYA	P	1	0	3	1	0
1921	NYA	P	14	3	20	4	2
1922	BOS	P	29	4	42	0	2
1923	BOS	P	30	10	65	4	3
1924	BOS	P	23	5	38	4	0
1926	CHN	P	19	5	23	3	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Bill Piercy — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	116

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Bill Piercy: the record in brief

The profile opens with Bill Piercy's first major league game on October 3, 1917; the last one listed came on September 6, 1926. Piercy played for the New York Yankees (1917 to 1921), the Boston Red Sox (1922 through 1924), and the Chicago Cubs (1926). Born on May 2, 1896, in El Monte, CA, USA, Piercy is listed as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. The bio gives 6'1" and 170 pounds. The bio records the death on August 28, 1951, in Long Beach, CA, USA. On the record, Bill Piercy was born William Benton Piercy.

Piercy pitched in 116 games, starting 70, and finished with a 27-43 record and 4.26 ERA. The totals include 165 strikeouts and 28 complete games. The league ERA over Piercy's seasons was 3.89, so the 4.26 figure ran 9.5% worse than average. The best win total was 8, in 1923. In 1923, one of the busiest seasons, Piercy posted a 3.41 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.03.

Frequently Asked Questions about Bill Piercy

What years did Bill Piercy play?: Bill Piercy played in Major League Baseball from 1917 to 1926.
Was Bill Piercy a pitcher?: Yes. Bill Piercy pitched in the major leagues, recording 27 wins and 165 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bill Piercy hit?: Bill Piercy hit 0 career home runs with 33 hits.
What teams did Bill Piercy play for?: Bill Piercy played for 3 teams: the New York Yankees (1917, 1921), the Boston Red Sox (1922–1924), and the Chicago Cubs (1926).
What were Bill Piercy's career stats?: In 116 games, Bill Piercy went 27-43 with a 4.26 ERA, 165 strikeouts, and 610.2 innings pitched.
What position did Bill Piercy play?: Bill Piercy played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Bill Piercy and how much did he weigh?: Bill Piercy was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 170 pounds.
What was Bill Piercy's career ERA?: Bill Piercy finished with a 4.26 career ERA, going 27-43 with 165 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Bill Piercy have?: Bill Piercy recorded 165 career strikeouts.
Is Bill Piercy in the Hall of Fame?: No. Bill Piercy has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.