What years did William VanLandingham play?

William VanLandingham played in Major League Baseball from 1994 to 1997.

Was William VanLandingham a pitcher?

Yes. William VanLandingham pitched in the major leagues, recording 27 wins and 300 strikeouts.

How many home runs did William VanLandingham hit?

William VanLandingham hit 1 career home runs with 20 hits.

William VanLandingham

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1994-1997)

W–L 27–26

ERA 4.54

WHIP 1.45

SO 300

Pitcher PIV -959.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 210 lb
Born: 7/16/1970 in Columbia, TN, USA
MLB Debut: 1994-05-21
Last Game: 1997-07-27

Full name: William Joseph VanLandingham

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
27	26	84	81	1	0	0	477.3	470	241	46	220	300	4.54	-959.3

Career ERA 4.54 vs. league average 4.49 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1994	SFN	NL	8	2	16	14	0	84.0	70	33	43	56	3.54	4.51 (+22%)	1042.0
1995	SFN	NL	6	3	18	18	1	122.7	124	50	40	95	3.67	4.45 (+18%)	1213.1
1996	SFN	NL	9	14	32	32	0	181.7	196	109	78	97	5.40	4.61 (-17%)	-663.0
1997	SFN	NL	4	7	18	17	0	89.0	80	49	59	52	4.96	4.39 (-13%)	-2551.5
Career · 4 seasons			27	26	84	81	1	477.1	470	241	220	300	4.54	—	-959

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
84	164	6	20	4	0	1	6	0	3	85	.122	.137	.165	.302	-631

Career AVG .122 vs. league average .268 across their career seasons — 54.5% below league average.

Career OBP .137 vs. league average .338 across their career seasons — 59.6% below league average.

Career SLG .165 vs. league average .422 across their career seasons — 61.0% below league average.

Career OPS .302 vs. league average .760 across their career seasons — 60.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1994	SFN	NL	16	31	1	2	0	0	1	0	17	.065	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	SFN	NL	18	46	1	7	2	1	3	0	24	.152	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	SFN	NL	32	61	3	8	1	0	2	2	31	.131	.269 (-51%)	.340 (-54%)	.426 (-65%)	.767 (-60%)	-631.3
1997	SFN	NL	18	26	1	3	1	0	0	1	13	.115	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			84	164	6	20	4	1	6	3	85	.122	—	—	—	—	-631

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	43	85	3	9	1	2	.106
Away	41	79	3	11	0	4	.139

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	43	267.0	252	125	108	175	4.21
Away	41	210.1	218	116	112	125	4.96

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	BB	SO
1997-07-27	SFG	PIT	L	1	0	0	0	0	1
1997-07-11	SFG	LAD	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1997-07-01	SFG	SEA	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1997-06-26	SFG	COL	L	2	0	1	0	0	1
1997-06-21	SFG	LAD	L	1	0	1	1	0	0
1997-06-15	SFG	LAA	W	0	0	0	0	0	0
1997-06-10	SFG	MIA	L	2	0	0	0	0	1
1997-06-05	SFG	LAD	W	2	1	0	0	1	2
1997-05-31	SFG	ATL	W	0	0	0	0	0	0
1997-05-25	SFG	STL	L	1	0	0	0	0	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1997-07-27	SFG	PIT	L	5.0	7	3	3	3	4	1
1997-07-11	SFG	LAD	—	3.0	2	0	0	1	4	0
1997-07-01	SFG	SEA	L	2.1	4	7	7	3	1	1
1997-06-26	SFG	COL	—	5.0	6	3	2	3	2	0
1997-06-21	SFG	LAD	L	5.0	7	6	5	3	4	0
1997-06-15	SFG	LAA	W	5.0	2	1	1	8	4	0
1997-06-10	SFG	MIA	L	6.1	1	4	3	7	4	1
1997-06-05	SFG	LAD	W	6.0	4	3	2	1	3	1
1997-05-31	SFG	ATL	—	1.0	1	3	3	7	0	0
1997-05-25	SFG	STL	L	2.0	4	4	4	4	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	84	81	31	47	3	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1994	SFN	P	16	14	4	10	0	1
1995	SFN	P	18	18	7	19	1	2
1996	SFN	P	32	32	14	15	2	0
1997	SFN	P	18	17	6	3	0	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	84

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
1997	SFN	NL	$295,000
1996	SFN	NL	$200,000
1995	SFN	NL	$142,500
1994	SFN	NL	$109,000
Total Career Earnings			$746,500

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Kentucky	Lexington	KY	1989, 1990, 1991

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1994	Rookie of the Year	NL	7th	9.0	140	0

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Frequently Asked Questions about William VanLandingham

What years did William VanLandingham play?: William VanLandingham played in Major League Baseball from 1994 to 1997.
Was William VanLandingham a pitcher?: Yes. William VanLandingham pitched in the major leagues, recording 27 wins and 300 strikeouts.
How many home runs did William VanLandingham hit?: William VanLandingham hit 1 career home runs with 20 hits.