What years did Bill Risley play?

Bill Risley played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 1998.

Was Bill Risley a pitcher?

Yes. Bill Risley pitched in the major leagues, recording 15 wins and 203 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bill Risley hit?

Bill Risley hit 0 career home runs.

Bill Risley

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1992-1998)

W–L 15–13

ERA 3.98

WHIP 1.27

SO 203

Pitcher PIV 312.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 215 lb
Born: 5/29/1967 in Chicago, IL, USA
MLB Debut: 1992-07-08
Last Game: 1998-09-26

Full name: William Charles Risley

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
15	13	157	1	0	0	1	221.3	180	98	31	101	203	3.98	312.1

Career ERA 3.98 vs. league average 4.33 across their career seasons — 8.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1992	MON	NL	1	0	1	1	0	5.0	4	1	1	2	1.80	—	0.0
1993	MON	NL	0	0	2	0	0	3.0	2	2	2	2	6.00	—	0.0
1994	SEA	AL	9	6	37	0	0	52.3	31	20	19	61	3.44	4.51 (+24%)	1168.8
1995	SEA	AL	2	1	45	0	1	60.3	55	21	18	65	3.13	4.45 (+30%)	1602.6
1996	TOR	AL	0	1	25	0	0	41.7	33	18	25	29	3.89	4.61 (+16%)	-1200.7
1997	TOR	AL	0	1	3	0	0	4.3	3	4	2	2	8.31	—	0.0
1998	TOR	AL	3	4	44	0	0	54.7	52	32	34	42	5.27	4.43 (-19%)	-1258.6
Career · 7 seasons			15	13	157	1	1	221.1	180	98	101	203	3.98	—	312

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
157	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .413 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .747 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1992	MON	NL	1	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	MON	NL	2	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	SEA	AL	37	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	SEA	AL	45	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	TOR	AL	25	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	TOR	AL	3	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	TOR	AL	44	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			157	2	.000	—	—	—	—	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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1995	ALCS	SEA	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1995	ALDS2	SEA	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	7	0	1	5.7	4	2	1	3	3.18

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1995	ALCS	SEA	0	0	3	0	0	2.7	2	0	1	2	0.00
1995	ALDS2	SEA	0	0	4	0	1	3.0	2	2	0	1	6.00

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	78	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	79	2	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	78	95.0	94	46	46	98	4.36
Away	79	126.1	86	52	55	105	3.70

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1998-09-26	TOR	DET	W	1.1	0	0	0	1	2	0
1998-09-20	TOR	TBR	W	1.1	0	0	0	1	0	0
1998-09-18	TOR	TBR	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1998-09-14	TOR	CLE	—	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	1
1998-09-07	TOR	CLE	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1998-08-29	TOR	MIN	—	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998-08-26	TOR	KCR	—	0.0	2	2	2	0	0	0
1998-08-22	TOR	LAA	—	1.0	2	2	2	1	1	1
1998-08-18	TOR	OAK	—	1.1	1	3	3	2	1	1
1998-08-15	TOR	LAA	—	0.2	0	0	0	2	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	157	1	11	12	1	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1992	MON	P	1	1	0	1	0	0
1993	MON	P	2	0	1	0	0	0
1994	SEA	P	37	0	5	2	1	1
1995	SEA	P	45	0	2	3	0	0
1996	TOR	P	25	0	1	3	0	1
1997	TOR	P	3	0	0	0	0	0
1998	TOR	P	44	0	2	3	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	157

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
1999	TOR	AL	$575,000
1998	TOR	AL	$405,000
1997	TOR	AL	$380,000
1996	TOR	AL	$235,000
1995	SEA	AL	$135,000
1994	SEA	AL	$110,000
1993	MON	NL	$109,500
Total Career Earnings			$1,949,500

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Harry S Truman College	Chicago	IL	1987

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1994	Rookie of the Year	AL	4th	6.0	140	0

Frequently Asked Questions about Bill Risley

What years did Bill Risley play?: Bill Risley played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 1998.
Was Bill Risley a pitcher?: Yes. Bill Risley pitched in the major leagues, recording 15 wins and 203 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bill Risley hit?: Bill Risley hit 0 career home runs.