What years did Billy Rhines play?

Billy Rhines played in Major League Baseball from 1890 to 1899.

Was Billy Rhines a pitcher?

Yes. Billy Rhines pitched in the major leagues, recording 113 wins and 553 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Billy Rhines hit?

Billy Rhines hit 1 career home runs with 130 hits.

What was Billy Rhines's career batting average?

Billy Rhines batted .177 over his career, with 130 hits in 735 at bats.

How many RBI did Billy Rhines have?

Billy Rhines drove in 64 runs in his career.

What was Billy Rhines's career ERA?

Billy Rhines finished with a 3.48 career ERA, going 113-103 with 553 strikeouts.

Billy Rhines

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1890-1899)

Billy Rhines was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1890 to 1899 for the Cincinnati Reds, the Louisville Colonels, and the Pittsburgh Pirates, a span of 10 seasons. Across 248 career appearances, he went 113-103 with a 3.48 ERA and 553 strikeouts. He also batted .177 with 1 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 16914.8.

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 September 9, 2026

W–L 113–103

ERA 3.48

WHIP 1.34

SO 553

Pitcher PIV 16914.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 168 lb
Born: 3/14/1869 in Ridgway, PA, USA
Died: 1/30/1922 in Ridgway, PA, USA
MLB Debut: 1890-04-22
Last Game: 1899-06-22

Full name: William Pearl Rhines

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Career Pitching Statistics

Billy Rhines — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
113	103	248	222	187	13	1	1891.0	1,961	731	25	576	553	3.48	16914.8

Career ERA 3.48 vs. league average 3.97 across their career seasons — 12.4% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Billy Rhines Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1890	CIN	NL	28	17	46	45	45	6	0	401.3	337	87	113	182	1.95	3.88 (+50%)	7948.6
1891	CIN	NL	17	24	48	43	40	1	1	372.7	364	119	124	138	2.87	3.52 (+18%)	4295.0
1892	CIN	NL	3	7	11	9	6	0	0	74.7	102	45	36	10	5.42	3.28 (-65%)	-914.3
1893	LS3	NL	1	4	5	5	3	0	0	31.0	49	30	19	0	8.71	4.66 (-87%)	-1527.0
1895	CIN	NL	19	10	38	33	25	0	0	267.7	322	143	76	72	4.81	4.77 (-1%)	3187.1
1896	CIN	NL	8	6	19	17	11	3	0	143.0	128	39	48	32	2.45	4.36 (+44%)	837.7
1897	CIN	NL	21	15	41	32	26	1	0	288.7	311	131	86	65	4.08	4.30 (+5%)	1442.5
1898	PIT	NL	12	16	31	29	27	2	0	258.0	289	101	61	48	3.52	3.59 (+2%)	2365.8
1899	PIT	NL	4	4	9	9	4	0	0	54.0	59	36	13	6	6.00	3.85 (-56%)	-720.5
Career · 9 seasons			113	103	248	222	187	13	1	1,891.0	1,961	731	576	553	3.48	—	16,915

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

Billy Rhines — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
250	735	65	130	10	10	1	64	3	42	112	.177	.227	.222	.449	-4,329

Career AVG .177 vs. league average .272 across their career seasons — 35.0% below league average.

Career OBP .227 vs. league average .342 across their career seasons — 33.5% below league average.

Career SLG .222 vs. league average .363 across their career seasons — 38.9% below league average.

Career OPS .449 vs. league average .704 across their career seasons — 36.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Billy Rhines Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1890	CIN	NL	46	154	14	29	1	2	0	11	2	7	26	.188	.260 (-28%)	.336 (-32%)	.351 (-37%)	.687 (-35%)	-843.1
1891	CIN	NL	48	148	10	18	3	1	0	5	1	7	30	.122	.254 (-52%)	.331 (-51%)	.343 (-55%)	.675 (-53%)	-1214.7
1892	CIN	NL	12	27	2	5	0	1	1	4	0	3	8	.185	—	—	—	—	0.0
1893	LS3	NL	5	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
1895	CIN	NL	38	113	20	25	2	2	0	23	0	8	7	.221	.296 (-25%)	.361 (-23%)	.399 (-31%)	.761 (-27%)	-526.6
1896	CIN	NL	19	52	4	10	1	0	0	6	0	2	7	.192	.290 (-34%)	.354 (-33%)	.387 (-45%)	.741 (-40%)	-335.8
1897	CIN	NL	41	107	4	17	1	1	0	8	0	9	21	.159	.291 (-46%)	.354 (-35%)	.387 (-52%)	.741 (-44%)	-764.8
1898	PIT	NL	31	100	7	15	1	1	0	5	0	6	12	.150	.270 (-45%)	.333 (-36%)	.347 (-48%)	.680 (-42%)	-644.1
1899	PIT	NL	10	23	4	10	1	2	0	2	0	0	1	.435	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			250	735	65	130	10	10	1	64	3	42	112	.177	—	—	—	—	-4,329

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

Billy Rhines — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	21	61	7	15	0	3	.246
Away	20	61	4	10	0	4	.164

Pitching — Home / Away

Billy Rhines — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	21	161.0	165	60	40	30	3.35
Away	19	151.0	183	76	34	24	4.53

Last 10 Games — Batting

Billy Rhines — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SO
1899-06-22	PIT	NY1	L	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
1899-06-13	PIT	CL4	W	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
1899-06-12	PIT	CL4	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1899-06-05	PIT	PHI	L	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
1899-05-31	PIT	WSN	W	3	1	1	0	1	1	0
1899-05-26	PIT	PHI	W	4	0	2	0	0	0	0
1899-05-23	PIT	BLN	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1899-05-17	PIT	CHC	W	3	0	1	0	0	1	0
1899-04-21	PIT	STL	L	2	1	1	0	1	0	0
1899-04-18	PIT	CIN	L	4	1	2	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Billy Rhines — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1899-06-22	PIT	NY1	L	2.0	6	6	5	1	0	0
1899-06-13	PIT	CL4	W	9.0	13	6	6	2	1	1
1899-06-05	PIT	PHI	L	2.0	7	7	3	0	0	0
1899-05-31	PIT	WSN	W	9.0	4	1	1	2	1	1
1899-05-26	PIT	PHI	W	8.0	7	5	3	3	1	0
1899-05-23	PIT	BLN	L	2.0	7	7	7	1	0	1
1899-05-17	PIT	CHC	W	8.0	2	1	1	1	0	0
1899-04-21	PIT	STL	—	6.0	5	2	2	1	2	0
1899-04-18	PIT	CIN	L	8.0	8	7	5	2	1	0
1898-09-17	PIT	BRO	L	8.0	12	6	6	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Billy Rhines — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	1	0	1	0	0	0
P	248	0	88	431	39	14

Season-by-Season Fielding

Billy Rhines — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1890	CIN	P	46	23	77	7	3
1891	CIN	P	48	8	95	7	3
1892	CIN	OF	1	1	0	0	0
1892	CIN	P	11	3	12	2	0
1893	LS3	P	5	0	8	0	0
1895	CIN	P	38	17	56	9	3
1896	CIN	P	19	8	35	3	2
1897	CIN	P	41	16	53	8	2
1898	PIT	P	31	11	88	3	0
1899	PIT	P	9	2	7	0	1

Career Games by Position

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Billy Rhines Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	248
Right Field	1

College History

Billy Rhines — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Bucknell University	Lewisburg	PA	1888, 1889

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Frequently Asked Questions about Billy Rhines

What years did Billy Rhines play?: Billy Rhines played in Major League Baseball from 1890 to 1899.
Was Billy Rhines a pitcher?: Yes. Billy Rhines pitched in the major leagues, recording 113 wins and 553 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Billy Rhines hit?: Billy Rhines hit 1 career home runs with 130 hits.
What was Billy Rhines's career batting average?: Billy Rhines batted .177 over his career, with 130 hits in 735 at bats.
How many RBI did Billy Rhines have?: Billy Rhines drove in 64 runs in his career.
What was Billy Rhines's career ERA?: Billy Rhines finished with a 3.48 career ERA, going 113-103 with 553 strikeouts.