Bill Fischer was a pitcher in MLB history. Across 281 career appearances, with a 4.34 ERA and 313 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | CWS | 0 | 0 | 21.60 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4.20 |
| 1957 | CWS | 7 | 8 | 3.48 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 124.0 | 139 | 48 | 35 | 48 | 1.40 |
| 1958 | CWS | 2 | 3 | 6.69 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 36.1 | 43 | 27 | 13 | 16 | 1.54 |
| 1958 | DET | 2 | 4 | 7.63 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 30.2 | 46 | 26 | 13 | 16 | 1.92 |
| 1958 | WS1 | 0 | 3 | 3.86 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 21.0 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 1.38 |
| 1959 | WS1 | 9 | 11 | 4.28 | 34 | 29 | 0 | 187.1 | 211 | 89 | 43 | 62 | 1.36 |
| 1960 | DET | 5 | 3 | 3.44 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 55.0 | 50 | 21 | 18 | 24 | 1.24 |
| 1960 | WS1 | 3 | 5 | 4.91 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 77.0 | 85 | 42 | 17 | 31 | 1.32 |
| 1961 | DET | 3 | 2 | 5.01 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 46.2 | 54 | 26 | 17 | 18 | 1.52 |
| 1961 | KC1 | 1 | 0 | 3.86 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 21.0 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 1.52 |
| 1962 | KC1 | 4 | 12 | 3.95 | 34 | 16 | 2 | 127.2 | 150 | 56 | 8 | 38 | 1.24 |
| 1963 | KC1 | 9 | 6 | 3.57 | 45 | 2 | 3 | 95.2 | 86 | 38 | 29 | 34 | 1.20 |
| 1964 | MIN | 0 | 1 | 7.36 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2.86 |
| Career Totals | — | 45 | 58 | 4.34 | 281 | 78 | 13 | 831.1 | 936 | 401 | 210 | 313 | 1.38 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | CWS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957 | CWS | 33 | 40 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .150 | .146 | .150 | .296 |
| 1958 | CWS | 17 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 | .143 | .286 | .429 |
| 1958 | DET | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 |
| 1958 | WS1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .200 | .333 | .200 | .533 |
| 1959 | WS1 | 34 | 54 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .130 | .172 | .130 | .302 |
| 1960 | DET | 20 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .364 | .500 | .455 | .955 |
| 1960 | WS1 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .158 | .238 | .316 | .554 |
| 1961 | DET | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1961 | KC1 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1962 | KC1 | 34 | 38 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .105 | .105 | .132 | .237 |
| 1963 | KC1 | 45 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .067 | .263 | .067 | .330 |
| 1964 | MIN | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals | — | 281 | 199 | 8 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 46 | .136 | .191 | .166 | .357 |