Was Bill Popp a pitcher?

Yes. Bill Popp pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 20 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bill Popp hit?

Bill Popp hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

Bill Popp

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1902)

W–L 2–6

ERA 4.92

WHIP 1.87

SO 20

Pitcher PIV -1215.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: — / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 170 lb
Born: 6/7/1877 in St. Louis, MO, USA
Died: 9/5/1909 in St. Louis, MO, USA
MLB Debut: 1902-04-19
Last Game: 1902-07-21

Full name: William Peter Popp

📊 Compare This Player 📈 View Career Timeline

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
2	6	9	7	5	0	0	60.3	87	33	2	26	20	4.92	-1215.5

Career ERA 4.92 vs. league average 3.17 across their career seasons — 55.1% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

Click a stat to plot it across every season.

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1902	SLN	NL	2	6	9	7	5	0	0	60.3	87	33	26	20	4.92	3.17 (-55%)	-1215.5
Career · 1 season			2	6	9	7	5	0	0	60.1	87	33	26	20	4.92	—	-1,216

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
9	21	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	.048	.048	.048	.095	0

Career AVG .048 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 82.2% below league average.

Career OBP .048 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — 85.2% below league average.

Career SLG .048 vs. league average .344 across their career seasons — 86.1% below league average.

Career OPS .095 vs. league average .665 across their career seasons — 85.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

Click a stat to plot it across every season.

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1902	SLN	NL	9	21	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	.048	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			9	21	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	.048	—	—	—	—	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

View full game log (18 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	6	14	0	1	0	0	.071
Away	3	7	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	6	40.1	53	17	21	11	3.79
Away	3	20.0	34	16	9	5	7.20

Last 9 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	BB	SO
1902-07-21	STL	CIN	L	1	0	0	0
1902-07-14	STL	PHI	L	1	0	2	1
1902-05-30	STL	CIN	L	4	0	0	0
1902-05-19	STL	BRO	W	3	0	0	0
1902-05-10	STL	PHI	L	1	1	0	0
1902-05-03	STL	PIT	L	2	0	0	1
1902-05-01	STL	PIT	L	1	0	0	0
1902-04-25	STL	CIN	W	4	0	0	2
1902-04-19	STL	PIT	L	4	0	0	2

Last 9 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1902-07-21	STL	CIN	—	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0
1902-07-14	STL	PHI	L	9.0	13	9	5	6	3	0
1902-05-30	STL	CIN	L	9.0	11	8	3	4	2	0
1902-05-19	STL	BRO	W	9.0	12	5	3	5	1	0
1902-05-10	STL	PHI	L	3.0	4	3	2	5	1	0
1902-05-03	STL	PIT	L	8.0	12	8	8	3	0	0
1902-05-01	STL	PIT	L	2.0	9	9	1	3	2	0
1902-04-25	STL	CIN	W	10.0	13	8	7	3	3	2
1902-04-19	STL	PIT	L	9.0	13	10	4	1	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	9	0	2	19	2	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1902	SLN	P	9	0	2	19	2	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	9

Frequently Asked Questions about Bill Popp

Was Bill Popp a pitcher?: Yes. Bill Popp pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 20 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bill Popp hit?: Bill Popp hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.