Bill James was a pitcher in MLB history. Across 203 career appearances, with a 3.20 ERA and 408 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | CLE | 2 | 4 | 4.88 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 51.2 | 58 | 28 | 32 | 21 | 1.74 |
| 1912 | CLE | 0 | 0 | 4.61 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13.2 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1.76 |
| 1914 | SLA | 15 | 14 | 2.85 | 44 | 35 | 1 | 284.0 | 269 | 90 | 109 | 109 | 1.33 |
| 1915 | DET | 7 | 3 | 2.42 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 67.0 | 57 | 18 | 33 | 24 | 1.34 |
| 1915 | SLA | 7 | 10 | 3.59 | 34 | 23 | 1 | 170.1 | 155 | 68 | 92 | 58 | 1.45 |
| 1916 | DET | 8 | 12 | 3.68 | 30 | 20 | 1 | 151.2 | 141 | 62 | 79 | 61 | 1.45 |
| 1917 | DET | 13 | 10 | 2.09 | 34 | 23 | 1 | 198.0 | 163 | 46 | 96 | 62 | 1.31 |
| 1918 | DET | 6 | 11 | 3.76 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 122.0 | 127 | 51 | 68 | 42 | 1.60 |
| 1919 | BOS | 3 | 5 | 4.09 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 72.2 | 74 | 33 | 39 | 12 | 1.56 |
| 1919 | CWS | 3 | 2 | 2.52 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 39.1 | 39 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 1.35 |
| 1919 | DET | 1 | 0 | 5.79 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9.1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2.04 |
| Career Totals | — | 65 | 71 | 3.20 | 203 | 147 | 4 | 1179.2 | 1110 | 420 | 578 | 408 | 1.43 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | CLE | 8 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .059 | .111 | .118 | .229 |
| 1912 | CLE | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 |
| 1914 | SLA | 44 | 89 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 38 | .112 | .151 | .146 | .297 |
| 1915 | DET | 11 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .286 | .400 | .333 | .733 |
| 1915 | SLA | 34 | 42 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 | .190 | .261 | .238 | .499 |
| 1916 | DET | 30 | 44 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 24 | .068 | .128 | .068 | .196 |
| 1917 | DET | 34 | 57 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 20 | .211 | .328 | .211 | .539 |
| 1918 | DET | 19 | 46 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .109 | .128 | .130 | .258 |
| 1919 | BOS | 13 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .143 | .217 | .143 | .360 |
| 1919 | CWS | 5 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 |
| 1919 | DET | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| Career Totals | — | 203 | 358 | 25 | 51 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 27 | 138 | .142 | .209 | .165 | .374 |