What years did Bill Singer play?

Bill Singer played in Major League Baseball from 1964 to 1977.

Was Bill Singer a pitcher?

Yes. Bill Singer pitched in the major leagues, recording 118 wins and 1515 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bill Singer hit?

Bill Singer hit 0 career home runs with 45 hits.

What teams did Bill Singer play for?

Bill Singer played for 5 teams: the Los Angeles Dodgers (1964–1972), the California Angels (1973–1975), the Texas Rangers (1976), the Minnesota Twins (1976), and the Toronto Blue Jays (1977).

Did Bill Singer win a Cy Young Award?

No. Bill Singer did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Bill Singer win?

Bill Singer was selected to 2 All-Star Games.

What were Bill Singer's career stats?

In 322 games, Bill Singer went 118-127 with a 3.39 ERA, 1,515 strikeouts, 2,174.0 innings pitched, and 2 saves. At the plate he had 45 hits and 0 home runs.

What position did Bill Singer play?

Bill Singer played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Bill Singer and how much did he weigh?

Bill Singer was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 184 pounds.

What was Bill Singer's career ERA?

Bill Singer finished with a 3.39 career ERA, going 118-127 with 1,515 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Bill Singer have?

Bill Singer recorded 1,515 career strikeouts.

Is Bill Singer in the Hall of Fame?

No. Bill Singer has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

How many All-Star Games did Bill Singer make?

Bill Singer was selected to 2 All-Star Games.

Bill Singer

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1964-1977)

Bill Singer was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1964 to 1977 for 5 teams, including the Los Angeles Dodgers, a span of 14 seasons. Across 322 career appearances, he went 118-127 with a 3.39 ERA and 1,515 strikeouts. He also batted .109 with 0 home runs. Bill Singer was a 2-time All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 24348.9.

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 October 23, 2026

W–L 118–127

ERA 3.39

WHIP 1.26

SO 1,515

Pitcher PIV 24348.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 184 lb
Born: 4/24/1944 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1964-09-24
Last Game: 1977-07-16
Awards: 2× All-Star

Full name: William Robert Singer

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Career Pitching Statistics

Bill Singer — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
118	127	322	308	94	24	2	2174.0	1,952	819	132	781	1,515	3.39	24348.9

Career ERA 3.39 vs. league average 3.57 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Bill Singer Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1964	LAN	NL	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	14.0	11	5	12	3	3.21	3.58 (+10%)	-408.5
1965	LAN	NL	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1.0	2	0	2	1	0.00	—	0.0
1966	LAN	NL	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	4.0	4	0	2	4	0.00	—	0.0
1967	LAN	NL	12	8	32	29	7	3	0	204.1	185	60	61	169	2.64	3.30 (+20%)	5788.4
1968	LAN	NL	13	17	37	36	12	6	0	256.1	227	82	78	227	2.88	2.98 (+3%)	4632.4
1969	LAN	NL	20	12	41	40	16	2	1	315.2	244	82	74	247	2.34	3.61 (+35%)	8108.9
1970	LAN	NL	8	5	16	16	5	3	0	106.1	79	37	32	93	3.13	3.89 (+19%)	2213.6
1971	LAN	NL	10	17	31	31	8	1	0	203.1	195	94	71	144	4.16	3.47 (-20%)	596.6
1972	LAN	NL	6	16	26	25	4	3	0	169.1	148	69	60	101	3.67	3.26 (-12%)	1279.9
1973	CAL	AL	20	14	40	40	19	2	0	315.2	280	113	130	241	3.22	3.75 (+14%)	6458.9
1974	CAL	AL	7	4	14	14	8	0	0	108.2	102	36	43	77	2.98	3.63 (+18%)	2479.3
1975	CAL	AL	7	15	29	27	8	0	1	179.0	171	99	81	78	4.98	3.71 (-34%)	-3446.9
1976	TEX	AL	4	1	10	10	2	1	0	64.2	56	25	27	34	3.48	3.51 (+1%)	-574.8
1976	MIN	AL	9	9	26	26	5	3	0	172.0	177	72	69	63	3.77	3.51 (-7%)	-1609.2
1977	TOR	AL	2	8	13	12	0	0	0	59.2	71	45	39	33	6.79	4.00 (-70%)	-1169.8
Career · 15 seasons			118	127	322	308	94	24	2	2,174.0	1,952	819	781	1,515	3.39	—	24,349

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

Bill Singer — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
324	413	20	45	11	0	0	13	0	14	162	.109	.148	.136	.284	-3,216

Career AVG .109 vs. league average .251 across their career seasons — 56.6% below league average.

Career OBP .148 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — 53.4% below league average.

Career SLG .136 vs. league average .371 across their career seasons — 63.4% below league average.

Career OPS .284 vs. league average .688 across their career seasons — 58.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Bill Singer Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1964	LAN	NL	2	6	0	1	0	0	0	2	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1965	LAN	NL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1966	LAN	NL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1967	LAN	NL	34	67	1	6	1	4	0	28	.090	.242 (-63%)	.306 (-71%)	.357 (-71%)	.663 (-71%)	-699.5
1968	LAN	NL	37	81	6	12	7	4	4	30	.148	.236 (-37%)	.298 (-34%)	.340 (-31%)	.638 (-32%)	-388.9
1969	LAN	NL	41	108	7	11	1	2	1	47	.102	.248 (-59%)	.320 (-63%)	.369 (-70%)	.689 (-67%)	-1103.1
1970	LAN	NL	16	38	4	5	1	1	2	10	.132	—	—	—	—	0.0
1971	LAN	NL	31	58	1	6	0	2	5	24	.103	.249 (-59%)	.316 (-33%)	.365 (-72%)	.682 (-54%)	-449.5
1972	LAN	NL	26	55	1	4	1	0	2	21	.073	.243 (-70%)	.310 (-66%)	.353 (-74%)	.664 (-70%)	-575.1
1973	CAL	AL	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1974	CAL	AL	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1975	CAL	AL	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1976	TEX	AL	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1976	MIN	AL	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1977	TOR	AL	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 15 seasons			324	413	20	45	11	13	14	162	.109	—	—	—	—	-3,216

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

Bill Singer — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	167	208	9	18	0	8	.087
Away	157	205	11	27	0	5	.132

Pitching — Home / Away

Bill Singer — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	166	1181.0	1033	416	385	863	3.17
Away	156	993.0	919	403	396	652	3.65

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Bill Singer — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1977-07-16	TOR	DET	—	2.1	4	4	4	2	0	0
1977-07-13	TOR	CHW	L	3.0	5	4	3	0	2	0
1977-06-01	TOR	KCR	L	4.1	6	6	4	2	3	1
1977-05-27	TOR	LAA	—	5.0	5	0	0	4	1	0
1977-05-19	TOR	MIL	L	2.2	1	4	4	5	3	0
1977-05-14	TOR	MIN	L	2.2	6	6	4	4	1	0
1977-05-09	TOR	SEA	W	7.0	6	3	3	2	4	1
1977-05-04	TOR	MIL	W	6.0	5	2	2	4	2	0
1977-04-29	TOR	KCR	L	6.2	8	6	5	2	1	0
1977-04-24	TOR	BOS	L	6.1	7	6	4	2	4	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Bill Singer — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	322	308	95	310	34	7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Bill Singer — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1964	LAN	P	2	2	0	3	0	0
1965	LAN	P	2	0	0	0	0	0
1966	LAN	P	3	0	0	1	0	0
1967	LAN	P	32	29	10	37	5	0
1968	LAN	P	37	36	13	41	7	0
1969	LAN	P	41	40	14	41	2	0
1970	LAN	P	16	16	8	12	3	0
1971	LAN	P	31	31	8	24	1	2
1972	LAN	P	26	25	7	28	2	2
1973	CAL	P	40	40	13	38	5	1
1974	CAL	P	14	14	6	16	1	0
1975	CAL	P	29	27	7	28	3	1
1976	TEX	P	10	10	2	8	0	0
1976	MIN	P	26	26	5	23	3	0
1977	TOR	P	13	12	2	10	2	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Bill Singer Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	322

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Bill Singer: the record in brief

Between the debut on September 24, 1964 and the final game on July 16, 1977, Bill Singer built the record summarized on this page. Singer played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1964 to 1972), the California Angels (1973 through 1975), the Texas Rangers (1976), the Minnesota Twins (1976), and the Toronto Blue Jays (1977). Born on April 24, 1944, in Los Angeles, CA, USA, Singer is listed as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. Singer's listed size is 6'4" and 184 pounds. The bio lists the given name William Robert.

Singer's career pitching line is 118 wins, 127 losses and a 3.39 ERA over 322 appearances. The same table counts 1,515 strikeouts, 94 complete games, and 24 shutouts. Singer's 3.39 ERA was close to the 3.57 league figure for those seasons. Singer won 20 games in 1969, the most of any season listed. In 1969, one of the busiest seasons, Singer posted a 2.34 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.61.

Frequently Asked Questions about Bill Singer

What years did Bill Singer play?: Bill Singer played in Major League Baseball from 1964 to 1977.
Was Bill Singer a pitcher?: Yes. Bill Singer pitched in the major leagues, recording 118 wins and 1515 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bill Singer hit?: Bill Singer hit 0 career home runs with 45 hits.
What teams did Bill Singer play for?: Bill Singer played for 5 teams: the Los Angeles Dodgers (1964–1972), the California Angels (1973–1975), the Texas Rangers (1976), the Minnesota Twins (1976), and the Toronto Blue Jays (1977).
Did Bill Singer win a Cy Young Award?: No. Bill Singer did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Bill Singer win?: Bill Singer was selected to 2 All-Star Games.
What were Bill Singer's career stats?: In 322 games, Bill Singer went 118-127 with a 3.39 ERA, 1,515 strikeouts, 2,174.0 innings pitched, and 2 saves. At the plate he had 45 hits and 0 home runs.
What position did Bill Singer play?: Bill Singer played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Bill Singer and how much did he weigh?: Bill Singer was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 184 pounds.
What was Bill Singer's career ERA?: Bill Singer finished with a 3.39 career ERA, going 118-127 with 1,515 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Bill Singer have?: Bill Singer recorded 1,515 career strikeouts.
Is Bill Singer in the Hall of Fame?: No. Bill Singer has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
How many All-Star Games did Bill Singer make?: Bill Singer was selected to 2 All-Star Games.