What years did William Pierson play?

William Pierson played in Major League Baseball from 1918 to 1924.

Was William Pierson a pitcher?

Yes. William Pierson pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 10 strikeouts.

How many home runs did William Pierson hit?

William Pierson hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

William Pierson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1918-1924)

W–L 0–1

ERA 3.38

WHIP 1.97

SO 10

Pitcher PIV -1059.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 180 lb
Born: 6/14/1899 in Atlantic City, NJ, USA
Died: 2/20/1959 in Atlantic City, NJ, USA
MLB Debut: 1918-07-04
Last Game: 1924-05-02

Full name: William Morris Pierson

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	1	11	2	0	0	0	32.0	32	12	0	31	10	3.38	-1059.6

Career ERA 3.38 vs. league average 3.45 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1918	PHA	AL	1	8	1	21.7	20	8	20	6	3.32	2.83 (-18%)	-1059.6
1919	PHA	AL	0	2	1	7.7	9	3	8	4	3.52	—	0.0
1924	PHA	AL	0	1	0	2.7	3	1	3	0	3.38	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			1	11	2	32.0	32	12	31	10	3.38	—	-1,060

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
11	7	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.286	.286	.286	.571	0

Career AVG .286 vs. league average .270 across their career seasons — +5.9% above league average.

Career OBP .286 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — 13.8% below league average.

Career SLG .286 vs. league average .360 across their career seasons — 20.7% below league average.

Career OPS .571 vs. league average .692 across their career seasons — 17.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1918	PHA	AL	8	4	1	2	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1919	PHA	AL	2	3	1	0	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1924	PHA	AL	1	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			11	7	2	2	.286	—	—	—	—	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.

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	10	6	0	2	0	0	.333
Away	1	2	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	10	27.0	27	11	26	9	3.67
Away	1	5.0	5	3	3	1	5.40

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	SO
1924-05-02	PHA	BOS	L	0	0	0
1919-09-20	PHA	SLA	W	1	0	0
1919-09-17	PHA	CLE	L	2	1	0
1918-08-27	PHA	CLE	L	1	0	0
1918-08-24	PHA	CHW	L	1	0	1
1918-08-16	PHA	SLA	L	0	0	0
1918-08-15	PHA	SLA	L	0	0	0
1918-08-13	PHA	MIN	L	0	0	0
1918-07-31	PHA	CLE	L	2	0	2
1918-07-20	PHA	CLE	L	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1924-05-02	PHA	BOS	—	2.2	3	1	1	3	0
1919-09-20	PHA	SLA	—	2.1	6	2	2	2	0
1919-09-17	PHA	CLE	—	5.1	3	1	1	6	4
1918-08-27	PHA	CLE	—	3.0	4	0	0	3	1
1918-08-24	PHA	CHW	—	3.0	3	1	1	2	0
1918-08-16	PHA	SLA	—	3.0	1	0	0	3	1
1918-08-15	PHA	SLA	—	2.0	3	0	0	2	1
1918-08-13	PHA	MIN	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	1
1918-07-31	PHA	CLE	—	5.0	5	3	3	3	1
1918-07-20	PHA	CLE	L	1.2	3	6	6	5	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	11	0	0	7	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	A	E
1918	PHA	P	8	2	1
1919	PHA	P	2	4	0
1924	PHA	P	1	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	11

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Hahnemann University	Philadelphia	PA	1917, 1918

Frequently Asked Questions about William Pierson

What years did William Pierson play?: William Pierson played in Major League Baseball from 1918 to 1924.
Was William Pierson a pitcher?: Yes. William Pierson pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 10 strikeouts.
How many home runs did William Pierson hit?: William Pierson hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.