What years did Bill Werle play?

Bill Werle played in Major League Baseball from 1949 to 1954.

Was Bill Werle a pitcher?

Yes. Bill Werle pitched in the major leagues, recording 29 wins and 283 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bill Werle hit?

Bill Werle hit 0 career home runs with 35 hits.

Bill Werle

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1949-1954)

W–L 29–39

ERA 4.69

WHIP 1.45

SO 283

Pitcher PIV -723.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 182 lb
Born: 12/21/1920 in Oakland, CA, USA
Died: 11/27/2010 in San Mateo, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1949-04-22
Last Game: 1954-06-20

Full name: William George Werle

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
29	39	185	60	18	2	15	665.3	770	347	80	194	283	4.69	-723.8

Career ERA 4.69 vs. league average 4.04 across their career seasons — 16.1% 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
1949	PIT	NL	12	13	35	29	10	2	0	221.0	243	104	51	106	4.24	4.12 (-3%)	2727.7
1950	PIT	NL	8	16	48	22	6	0	8	215.3	249	110	65	78	4.60	4.36 (-5%)	4.0
1951	PIT	NL	8	6	59	9	2	0	6	149.7	181	94	51	57	5.65	4.04 (-40%)	-2085.8
1952	PIT	NL	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	4.0	9	4	1	1	9.00	—	0.0
1952	SLN	NL	1	2	19	0	0	0	1	39.0	40	21	15	23	4.85	3.70 (-31%)	-720.8
1953	BOS	AL	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	11.7	7	2	1	4	1.54	4.14 (+63%)	251.6
1954	BOS	AL	0	1	14	0	0	0	0	24.7	41	12	10	14	4.38	3.90 (-12%)	-900.5
Career · 7 seasons			29	39	185	60	18	2	15	665.1	770	347	194	283	4.69	—	-724

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
185	199	13	35	6	1	0	8	0	15	50	.176	.234	.216	.450	-1,108

Career AVG .176 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 32.7% below league average.

Career OBP .234 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 30.7% below league average.

Career SLG .216 vs. league average .388 across their career seasons — 44.3% below league average.

Career OPS .450 vs. league average .725 across their career seasons — 38.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1949	PIT	NL	35	77	3	9	1	0	2	5	11	.117	.262 (-56%)	.343 (-50%)	.384 (-66%)	.727 (-59%)	-735.2
1950	PIT	NL	48	67	4	13	1	1	0	6	22	.194	.265 (-27%)	.346 (-25%)	.401 (-41%)	.747 (-33%)	-372.7
1951	PIT	NL	59	40	5	12	4	0	6	2	13	.300	—	—	—	—	0.0
1952	PIT	NL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1952	SLN	NL	19	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
1953	BOS	AL	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1954	BOS	AL	14	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			185	199	13	35	6	1	8	15	50	.176	—	—	—	—	-1,108

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	99	109	9	22	0	7	.202
Away	86	89	4	13	0	1	.146

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	99	378.2	454	205	110	158	4.87
Away	86	286.2	313	147	84	128	4.62

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1954-06-20	BOS	CLE	L	0	0
1954-06-13	BOS	CLE	L	1	0
1954-06-11	BOS	CLE	L	0	0
1954-06-10	BOS	BAL	L	0	0
1954-06-09	BOS	BAL	W	1	1
1954-06-05	BOS	DET	L	0	0
1954-06-01	BOS	PHA	L	2	0
1954-05-29	BOS	NYY	L	0	0
1954-05-26	BOS	PHA	L	0	0
1954-05-22	BOS	NYY	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1954-06-20	BOS	CLE	—	2.2	4	0	0	3	3	0
1954-06-13	BOS	CLE	—	1.0	4	0	0	0	1	0
1954-06-11	BOS	CLE	—	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0
1954-06-10	BOS	BAL	—	1.0	2	2	2	1	0	0
1954-06-09	BOS	BAL	—	3.0	5	0	0	0	1	0
1954-06-05	BOS	DET	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1954-06-01	BOS	PHA	—	6.0	12	5	5	1	2	3
1954-05-29	BOS	NYY	—	1.2	3	1	1	0	1	1
1954-05-26	BOS	PHA	—	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1954-05-22	BOS	NYY	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	185	0	32	167	6	14

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1949	PIT	P	35	7	43	2	3
1950	PIT	P	48	11	58	2	4
1951	PIT	P	59	10	42	0	3
1952	PIT	P	5	0	2	0	0
1952	SLN	P	19	4	12	2	3
1953	BOS	P	5	0	6	0	1
1954	BOS	P	14	0	4	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	185

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of California - Berkeley	Berkeley	CA	1942
Modesto Junior College	Modesto	CA	1941

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Frequently Asked Questions about Bill Werle

What years did Bill Werle play?: Bill Werle played in Major League Baseball from 1949 to 1954.
Was Bill Werle a pitcher?: Yes. Bill Werle pitched in the major leagues, recording 29 wins and 283 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bill Werle hit?: Bill Werle hit 0 career home runs with 35 hits.