What years did Bill Shipke play?

Bill Shipke played in Major League Baseball from 1906 to 1909.

Was Bill Shipke a pitcher?

No. Bill Shipke was a position player (Third Baseman).

How many home runs did Bill Shipke hit?

Bill Shipke hit 1 career home runs with 110 hits.

Bill Shipke

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1906-1909)

AVG .199

HR 1

RBI 29

H 110

OPS .541

PIV -601

Position: Third Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'7" / 145 lb
Born: 11/18/1880 in St. Louis, MO, USA
Died: 9/10/1940 in Omaha, NE, USA
MLB Debut: 1906-04-23
Last Game: 1909-05-16

Full name: William Martin Shipke

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
186	552	59	110	11	10	1	29	21	55	96	.199	.280	.261	.541	-601

Career AVG .199 vs. league average .244 across their career seasons — 18.5% below league average.

Career OBP .280 vs. league average .304 across their career seasons — 7.9% below league average.

Career SLG .261 vs. league average .311 across their career seasons — 16.1% below league average.

Career OPS .541 vs. league average .615 across their career seasons — 12.0% 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
1906	CLE	AL	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1907	WS1	AL	64	189	17	37	3	2	1	9	6	15	37	.196	.245 (-20%)	.304 (-14%)	.308 (-19%)	.613 (-17%)	-425.3
1908	WS1	AL	111	341	40	71	7	8	0	20	15	38	53	.208	.240 (-13%)	.298 (avg)	.306 (-10%)	.605 (-5%)	-175.7
1909	WS1	AL	9	16	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	3	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			186	552	59	110	11	10	1	29	21	55	96	.199	—	—	—	—	-601

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	104	322	34	60	1	16	.186
Away	83	229	25	50	0	10	.218

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1909-05-16	MIN	SLA	L	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
1909-05-14	MIN	SLA	L	3	1	1	0	0	1	0
1909-05-13	MIN	CHW	L	7	0	1	1	0	0	1
1909-05-10	MIN	CHW	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
1909-05-08	MIN	PHA	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1909-05-07	MIN	PHA	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1909-05-05	MIN	PHA	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1909-04-26	MIN	PHA	L	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1909-04-19	MIN	BOS	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1908-10-08	MIN	NYY	W	4	1	1	0	1	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	3	2	6	8	2	2
3B	179	164	173	331	35	14
SS	2	0	1	0	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1906	CLE	2B	2	2	6	8	1	2
1907	WS1	3B	63	57	57	127	11	2
1908	WS1	2B	1	0	0	0	1	0
1908	WS1	3B	110	103	111	190	22	11
1909	WS1	3B	6	4	5	14	2	1
1909	WS1	SS	2	0	1	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Second Base	4
Third Base	178
Shortstop	3

Frequently Asked Questions about Bill Shipke

What years did Bill Shipke play?: Bill Shipke played in Major League Baseball from 1906 to 1909.
Was Bill Shipke a pitcher?: No. Bill Shipke was a position player (Third Baseman).
How many home runs did Bill Shipke hit?: Bill Shipke hit 1 career home runs with 110 hits.