Bill Sherdel

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1918-1932)

W–L 165–146
ERA 3.72
WHIP 1.36
SO 839
Pitcher PIV 4021.8
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
5'10" / 160 lb
Born
8/15/1896 in McSherrystown, PA, USA
Died
11/14/1968 in McSherrystown, PA, USA
MLB Debut
1918-04-22
Last Game
1932-06-11

Full name: William Henry Sherdel

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
165 146 514 272 159 11 26 2709.3 3,018 1,120 149 661 839 3.72 4021.8

Career ERA 3.72 vs. league average 4.06 across their career seasons — 8.3% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1918 SLN NL 6 12 35 16 9 1 0 182.3 174 55 49 40 2.71 2.83 (+4%) -431.4
1919 SLN NL 5 9 36 10 7 0 1 137.3 137 53 42 52 3.47 3.09 (-13%) 324.4
1920 SLN NL 11 10 43 7 4 0 6 170.0 183 62 40 74 3.28 3.45 (+5%) 2405.7
1921 SLN NL 9 8 38 8 5 1 1 144.3 137 51 38 57 3.18 4.02 (+21%) 601.0
1922 SLN NL 17 13 47 31 15 3 2 242.0 298 104 62 79 3.87 4.18 (+7%) 1031.9
1923 SLN NL 15 13 39 26 14 0 2 225.0 270 108 59 78 4.32 4.03 (-7%) -231.3
1924 SLN NL 8 9 35 10 6 0 1 168.7 188 64 38 57 3.42 4.13 (+17%) 604.9
1925 SLN NL 15 6 32 21 17 2 1 200.0 216 69 42 53 3.10 4.55 (+32%) 1485.3
1926 SLN NL 16 12 34 29 17 3 0 234.7 255 91 49 59 3.49 4.11 (+15%) 118.3
1927 SLN NL 17 12 39 28 18 0 6 232.3 241 91 48 59 3.53 4.08 (+14%) -636.0
1928 SLN NL 21 10 38 27 20 0 5 248.7 251 79 56 72 2.86 4.13 (+31%) 199.0
1929 SLN NL 10 15 33 22 11 1 0 195.7 278 129 58 69 5.93 4.60 (-29%) 567.5
1930 SLN NL 3 2 13 7 1 0 0 64.0 86 33 13 29 4.64 4.80 (+3%) 692.7
1930 BSN NL 6 5 21 14 7 0 1 119.3 131 63 30 26 4.75 4.80 (+1%) -791.9
1931 BSN NL 6 10 27 16 8 0 0 137.7 163 65 35 34 4.25 4.10 (-4%) -1918.1
1932 BSN NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.7 3 0 1 0 0.00 — 0.0
1932 SLN NL 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 5.7 7 3 1 1 4.76 — 0.0
Career · 17 seasons 165 146 514 272 159 11 26 2,709.1 3,018 1,120 661 839 3.72 — 4,022

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
549 960 96 214 35 5 9 86 2 63 96 .223 .271 .298 .569 -2,406

Career AVG .223 vs. league average .281 across their career seasons — 20.6% below league average.

Career OBP .271 vs. league average .342 across their career seasons — 20.7% below league average.

Career SLG .298 vs. league average .390 across their career seasons — 23.7% below league average.

Career OPS .569 vs. league average .733 across their career seasons — 22.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1918 SLN NL 35 62 7 15 3 1 1 8 0 2 10 .242 .255 (-5%) .318 (-17%) .326 (+14%) .645 (-1%) -44.2
1919 SLN NL 40 48 1 13 2 0 0 5 0 1 8 .271 — — — — -64.3
1920 SLN NL 49 63 4 14 1 1 1 2 0 3 5 .222 .271 (-18%) .331 (-22%) .363 (-13%) .694 (-17%) -181.3
1921 SLN NL 39 44 2 5 0 0 0 4 0 4 7 .114 — — — — 0.0
1922 SLN NL 48 88 11 17 2 1 1 10 0 2 10 .193 .285 (-32%) .345 (-39%) .397 (-31%) .743 (-35%) -521.0
1923 SLN NL 45 83 13 28 2 0 1 9 0 7 8 .337 .282 (+19%) .344 (+13%) .390 (+2%) .734 (+7%) 125.5
1924 SLN NL 49 75 4 15 4 0 0 8 0 13 9 .200 .283 (-30%) .345 (-8%) .389 (-35%) .734 (-22%) -241.8
1925 SLN NL 33 73 12 15 5 0 1 5 1 5 0 .205 .288 (-29%) .349 (-27%) .407 (-23%) .756 (-24%) -310.6
1926 SLN NL 36 90 9 22 5 1 1 8 0 1 9 .244 .279 (-13%) .345 (-27%) .390 (-9%) .735 (-17%) -287.1
1927 SLN NL 39 72 9 14 2 0 1 5 0 7 6 .194 .282 (-31%) .344 (-23%) .392 (-33%) .736 (-28%) -325.8
1928 SLN NL 38 84 10 19 5 0 1 8 1 8 10 .226 .280 (-19%) .342 (-14%) .395 (-19%) .737 (-17%) -227.9
1929 SLN NL 33 70 5 16 1 1 1 8 0 2 4 .229 .289 (-21%) .353 (-29%) .415 (-24%) .769 (-27%) -326.9
1930 SLN NL 13 19 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 .105 — — — — 0.0
1930 BSN NL 21 42 3 4 1 0 0 3 0 2 3 .095 — — — — 0.0
1931 BSN NL 27 46 2 14 1 0 0 3 0 3 5 .304 — — — — 0.0
1932 BSN NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1932 SLN NL 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 17 seasons 549 960 96 214 35 5 9 86 2 63 96 .223 — — — — -2,406

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
4 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1928 WS SLN 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
1926 WS SLN 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 4 4 4 0 30.3 30 11 11 6 3.26

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1928 WS SLN 0 2 2 2 0 13.3 15 7 3 3 4.72
1926 WS SLN 0 2 2 2 0 17.0 15 4 8 3 2.12

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home28947753115550.241
Away2604854399437.204

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2671438.015675603204423.50
Away2471272.014545783464024.09

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1932-06-11 STLBROL 111100000
1932-05-30 STLCHCL 000000000
1932-05-22 STLPITL 000000000
1932-05-06 BSNCINL 000000000
1931-09-21 BSNCINL 000000000
1931-09-18 BSNPITL 301000000
1931-09-13 BSNCHCL 000000000
1931-09-10 BSNSTLL 000000000
1931-09-08 BSNBROL 000000000
1931-09-05 BSNPHIL 201000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1932-06-11 STLBRO — 2.0211110
1932-05-30 STLCHC — 2.0422000
1932-05-22 STLPIT — 1.2100000
1932-05-06 BSNCIN — 1.2330100
1931-09-21 BSNCIN — 0.1000000
1931-09-18 BSNPIT L 8.01044001
1931-09-13 BSNCHC — 1.0000000
1931-09-10 BSNSTL — 2.0211000
1931-09-08 BSNBRO — 1.2322012
1931-09-05 BSNPHI L 4.1161010001

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 1 0 2 0 0 0
OF 2 0 3 0 0 0
P 514 0 77 540 29 25

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1918 SLN P 35 0 6 46 0 2
1919 SLN P 36 0 5 45 4 0
1920 SLN P 43 0 7 50 1 4
1921 SLN 1B 1 0 2 0 0 0
1921 SLN P 38 0 5 40 3 0
1922 SLN P 47 0 5 41 5 1
1923 SLN P 39 0 6 41 5 3
1924 SLN OF 2 0 3 0 0 0
1924 SLN P 35 0 6 30 0 2
1925 SLN P 32 0 6 42 0 4
1926 SLN P 34 0 9 44 1 0
1927 SLN P 39 0 3 36 5 5
1928 SLN P 38 0 6 36 2 1
1929 SLN P 33 0 1 36 1 0
1930 SLN P 13 0 2 9 0 1
1930 BSN P 21 0 5 22 2 2
1931 BSN P 27 0 4 20 0 0
1932 BSN P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1932 SLN P 3 0 1 2 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 514
First Base 1
Right Field 2

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1928 Baseball Magazine All-Star P4

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Bill Sherdel (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Eddie Rommel
    171-119, 3.54 ERA
  2. 89
    Mike Caldwell
    137-130, 3.81 ERA
  3. 85
    Claude Passeau
    162-150, 3.32 ERA
  4. 85
    Guy Bush
    176-136, 3.86 ERA
  5. 81
    Larry Benton
    127-128, 4.03 ERA
  6. 75
    Curt Davis
    158-131, 3.42 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Bill Sherdel

What years did Bill Sherdel play?
Bill Sherdel played in Major League Baseball from 1918 to 1932.
Was Bill Sherdel a pitcher?
Yes. Bill Sherdel pitched in the major leagues, recording 165 wins and 839 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bill Sherdel hit?
Bill Sherdel hit 9 career home runs with 214 hits.