What years did Bill Short play?

Bill Short played in Major League Baseball from 1960 to 1969.

Was Bill Short a pitcher?

Yes. Bill Short pitched in the major leagues, recording 5 wins and 71 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bill Short hit?

Bill Short hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.

Bill Short

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1960-1969)

W–L 5–11

ERA 4.70

WHIP 1.47

SO 71

Pitcher PIV -336.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'9" / 170 lb
Born: 11/27/1937 in Kingston, NY, USA
Died: 2/2/2022 in Sarasota, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1960-04-23
Last Game: 1969-06-13

Full name: William Ross Short

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
5	11	73	16	3	1	2	132.0	130	69	8	64	71	4.70	-336.8

Career ERA 4.70 vs. league average 3.52 across their career seasons — 33.6% worse 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
1960	NYA	AL	3	5	10	10	2	0	0	47.0	49	25	30	14	4.79	3.82 (-25%)	-1734.0
1962	BAL	AL	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	4.0	8	7	6	3	15.75	—	0.0
1966	BAL	AL	2	3	6	6	1	1	0	37.7	34	12	10	27	2.87	3.52 (+19%)	866.3
1966	BOS	AL	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	8.3	10	4	2	2	4.32	—	0.0
1967	PIT	NL	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	2.3	1	1	1	1	3.86	—	0.0
1968	NYN	NL	0	3	34	0	0	0	1	30.3	24	16	14	24	4.75	2.98 (-59%)	531.0
1969	CIN	NL	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	2.3	4	4	1	0	15.43	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			5	11	73	16	3	1	2	132.0	130	69	64	71	4.70	—	-337

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
73	32	2	4	1	0	0	3	0	1	16	.125	.152	.156	.308	0

Career AVG .125 vs. league average .248 across their career seasons — 49.6% below league average.

Career OBP .152 vs. league average .314 across their career seasons — 51.8% below league average.

Career SLG .156 vs. league average .370 across their career seasons — 57.8% below league average.

Career OPS .308 vs. league average .684 across their career seasons — 55.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1960	NYA	AL	10	15	2	3	1	3	1	3	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1962	BAL	AL	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1966	BAL	AL	6	11	0	1	0	0	0	8	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
1966	BOS	AL	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1967	PIT	NL	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1968	NYN	NL	34	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1969	CIN	NL	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			73	32	2	4	1	3	1	16	.125	—	—	—	—	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

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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	38	15	0	1	0	0	.067
Away	35	17	2	3	0	3	.176

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	38	69.2	56	28	32	34	3.62
Away	35	61.2	74	41	32	37	5.98

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1969-06-13	CIN	CHC	L	0	0
1969-06-11	CIN	STL	L	0	0
1969-06-06	CIN	CHC	L	1	1
1969-06-01	CIN	STL	L	0	0
1968-09-29	NYN	PHI	L	0	0
1968-09-21	NYN	PHI	L	0	0
1968-09-11	NYN	CHC	W	0	0
1968-09-01	NYN	STL	L	0	0
1968-08-28	NYN	CIN	L	0	0
1968-08-23	NYN	CIN	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1969-06-13	CIN	CHC	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
1969-06-11	CIN	STL	—	0.0	3	3	3	0	0
1969-06-06	CIN	CHC	—	1.1	1	0	0	0	0
1969-06-01	CIN	STL	—	0.2	0	1	1	1	0
1968-09-29	NYN	PHI	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	1
1968-09-21	NYN	PHI	—	3.0	1	0	0	0	2
1968-09-11	NYN	CHC	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
1968-09-01	NYN	STL	L	1.0	0	1	0	0	0
1968-08-28	NYN	CIN	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	2
1968-08-23	NYN	CIN	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	73	16	15	26	1	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1960	NYA	P	10	10	7	4	1	1
1962	BAL	P	5	0	0	1	0	0
1966	BAL	P	6	6	3	8	0	0
1966	BOS	P	8	0	1	3	0	0
1967	PIT	P	6	0	2	1	0	0
1968	NYN	P	34	0	2	9	0	0
1969	CIN	P	4	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	73

Frequently Asked Questions about Bill Short

What years did Bill Short play?: Bill Short played in Major League Baseball from 1960 to 1969.
Was Bill Short a pitcher?: Yes. Bill Short pitched in the major leagues, recording 5 wins and 71 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bill Short hit?: Bill Short hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.