What years did Bill Wilson play?

Bill Wilson played in Major League Baseball from 1890 to 1898.

Was Bill Wilson a pitcher?

No. Bill Wilson was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Bill Wilson hit?

Bill Wilson hit 2 career home runs with 165 hits.

Bill Wilson

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1890-1898)

AVG .208

HR 2

RBI 75

H 165

OPS .525

PIV -3,433

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: — / R
Height / Weight: 5'9" / 190 lb
Born: 10/28/1867 in Hannibal, MO, USA
Died: 5/9/1924 in St. Paul, MN, USA
MLB Debut: 1890-04-30
Last Game: 1898-06-07

Full name: William G. Wilson

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
219	795	79	165	24	9	2	75	17	45	102	.208	.257	.268	.525	-3,433

Career AVG .208 vs. league average .271 across their career seasons — 23.4% below league average.

Career OBP .257 vs. league average .340 across their career seasons — 24.4% below league average.

Career SLG .268 vs. league average .359 across their career seasons — 25.3% below league average.

Career OPS .525 vs. league average .699 across their career seasons — 24.9% 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
1890	PIT	NL	83	304	30	65	11	3	0	21	5	22	50	.214	.260 (-18%)	.336 (-19%)	.351 (-23%)	.687 (-21%)	-1035.5
1897	LS3	NL	107	389	44	83	12	4	1	41	9	18	39	.213	.291 (-27%)	.354 (-27%)	.387 (-30%)	.741 (-29%)	-1865.4
1898	LS3	NL	29	102	5	17	1	2	1	13	3	5	13	.167	.270 (-38%)	.333 (-36%)	.347 (-29%)	.680 (-33%)	-532.6
Career · 3 seasons			219	795	79	165	24	9	2	75	17	45	102	.208	—	—	—	—	-3,433

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	12	42	4	10	1	11	.238
Away	17	60	1	7	0	2	.117

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB
1898-06-07	LS3	BLN	L	4	0	0	0	0	0
1898-06-02	LS3	WSN	L	4	1	0	0	0	0
1898-06-01	LS3	PHI	L	3	0	0	0	0	0
1898-05-30	LS3	PHI	L	4	2	1	0	0	0
1898-05-28	LS3	BSN	W	4	0	0	0	0	0
1898-05-26	LS3	BSN	L	4	2	0	1	2	0
1898-05-24	LS3	NY1	L	3	1	0	0	0	0
1898-05-22	LS3	BRO	W	4	1	0	1	3	0
1898-05-15	LS3	CIN	L	3	0	0	0	0	1
1898-05-14	LS3	CIN	L	3	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	PO	A	E	DP
1B	19	178	9	10	16
3B	1	1	1	1	0
C	171	602	218	78	11
OF	25	54	8	15	3
SS	1	2	5	2	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1890	PIT	1B	18	167	8	8	15
1890	PIT	C	38	175	69	35	3
1890	PIT	OF	25	54	8	15	3
1890	PIT	SS	1	2	5	2	1
1897	LS3	3B	1	1	1	1	0
1897	LS3	C	105	341	116	29	7
1898	LS3	1B	1	11	1	2	1
1898	LS3	C	28	86	33	14	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Catcher	171
First Base	19
Third Base	1
Shortstop	1
Left Field	4
Center Field	8
Right Field	13

Frequently Asked Questions about Bill Wilson

What years did Bill Wilson play?: Bill Wilson played in Major League Baseball from 1890 to 1898.
Was Bill Wilson a pitcher?: No. Bill Wilson was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Bill Wilson hit?: Bill Wilson hit 2 career home runs with 165 hits.