Bill Byrd

Born: 7/15/1907 in Canton, GA, USA

Died: 1/4/1991 in Philadelphia, PA, USA

Bats: B | Throws: R | Height: 6'1" | Weight: 210 lbs

Full name: William Byrd

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Biography

Bill Byrd, born in 1907, was a professional baseball player whose career spanned from 1949 until his final appearance on September 27 of that same year. Despite not having recorded any statistics during his brief time in Major League Baseball, Byrd's journey through the sport reflects the experiences of many players who navigated the complexities of a changing game. Byrd's role as a position player came during an era marked by significant transformations in baseball, including the integration of African American players and the increasing popularity of the game across the United States. While his on-field contributions may not be reflected in traditional statistics—having played in 0 games and earning 0 hits, home runs, RBIs, or stolen bases—his presence in the sport during this transformative time underscores the importance of every player's journey in the broader narrative of baseball history. Byrd's story serves as a reminder of the many athletes who aspired to succeed in the major leagues, even if their playing time did not lead to recorded achievements.

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
101	68	210	156	118	10	11	1374.7	1394	539	43	290	741	3.53	0

Career ERA 3.53 vs. league average 3.99 across their career seasons — 11.6% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1933	CBB	NN2	3	8	13	11	8	0	1	95.0	104	45	12	33	4.26	3.86 (-11%)	2315.9
1934	CRS	NN2	2	8	11	9	5	0	0	58.7	89	49	15	24	7.52	4.29 (-75%)	527.2
1935	CEG	NN2	2	3	7	4	3	0	0	35.0	40	22	6	15	5.66	4.35 (-30%)	-63.3
1936	WEG	NN2	9	4	16	10	5	2	1	96.0	102	39	23	41	3.66	4.59 (+20%)	2194.6
1937	WEG	NN2	4	3	9	7	4	0	0	53.7	61	32	16	28	5.37	4.34 (-24%)	1086.5
1938	BEG	NN2	7	2	13	9	7	0	1	83.3	85	36	21	30	3.89	4.35 (+11%)	1515.7
1939	BEG	NN2	8	3	12	9	9	0	1	88.7	93	38	13	40	3.86	4.28 (+10%)	2720.8
1941	BEG	NN2	9	3	15	12	10	2	2	101.0	79	25	18	62	2.23	3.94 (+43%)	3890.1
1942	BEG	NN2	8	3	17	11	7	1	2	96.3	91	37	26	48	3.46	3.57 (+3%)	931.9
1943	BEG	NN2	10	5	17	13	12	2	0	129.0	132	43	37	91	3.00	3.50 (+14%)	3670.7
1943	PS	NN2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	5.3	2	1	1	3	1.69	—	0.0
1944	BEG	NN2	5	5	11	8	6	1	0	71.0	73	24	15	51	3.04	3.57 (+15%)	2504.1
1944	PS	NN2	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	7.0	3	0	2	7	0.00	—	0.0
1945	BEG	NN2	11	5	18	15	13	1	1	130.7	133	45	28	91	3.10	3.67 (+15%)	4964.0
1946	BEG	NN2	4	7	15	11	6	0	2	80.3	91	40	11	39	4.48	3.59 (-25%)	729.9
1947	BEG	NN2	8	5	16	14	11	0	0	120.3	112	37	24	59	2.77	3.97 (+30%)	4296.5
1948	BEG	NN2	10	4	17	12	11	0	0	123.3	104	26	22	79	1.90	4.10 (+54%)	5826.4

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
343	804	117	207	36	10	17	135	3	77	11	0.257	0.323	0.391	0.714	-245.8

Career AVG .257 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .323 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .391 vs. league average .377 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS 0.714 vs. league average 0.712 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1933	CBB	NN2	17	50	3	6	1	0	1	5	0	2	1	0.120	.270 (-56%)	.329 (-53%)	.377 (-47%)	.707 (-50%)	-411.4
1934	CRS	NN2	17	43	6	14	4	1	0	5	1	7	0	0.326	—	—	—	—	163.1
1935	CEG	NN2	18	36	7	12	0	0	3	10	0	6	0	0.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1936	WEG	NN2	24	61	10	19	4	2	0	11	0	4	0	0.311	.283 (+10%)	.349 (+1%)	.404 (+10%)	.753 (+6%)	40.0
1937	WEG	NN2	22	41	11	15	3	1	3	10	0	3	0	0.366	—	—	—	—	0.0
1938	BEG	NN2	21	56	8	13	3	0	1	9	0	4	0	0.232	.272 (-15%)	.341 (-17%)	.392 (-14%)	.734 (-15%)	-151.8
1939	BEG	NN2	17	44	8	17	5	0	3	15	0	3	1	0.386	—	—	—	—	0.0
1941	BEG	NN2	22	48	11	14	3	1	1	7	0	5	3	0.292	—	—	—	—	114.4
1942	BEG	NN2	34	72	10	19	1	2	1	10	0	8	5	0.264	.253 (+4%)	.323 (+4%)	.349 (+7%)	.672 (+6%)	65.2
1943	BEG	NN2	35	107	17	27	6	1	2	17	2	11	0	0.252	.255 (-1%)	.324 (-1%)	.346 (+11%)	.671 (+5%)	71.8
1943	PS	NN2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.000	—	—	—	—	71.8
1944	BEG	NN2	15	34	0	3	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0.088	—	—	—	—	0.0
1944	PS	NN2	1	3	2	2	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	0.667	—	—	—	—	0.0
1945	BEG	NN2	27	60	8	11	0	2	1	10	0	6	0	0.183	.260 (-30%)	.328 (-22%)	.354 (-15%)	.683 (-18%)	-192.4
1946	BEG	NN2	21	41	1	5	0	0	0	4	0	2	0	0.122	—	—	—	—	0.0
1947	BEG	NN2	22	48	7	12	2	0	1	5	0	6	0	0.250	—	—	—	—	-0.9
1948	BEG	NN2	28	58	8	18	2	0	0	11	0	8	1	0.310	.263 (+18%)	.340 (+16%)	.379 (-9%)	.719 (+3%)	56.1

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
7	16	5	5	2	0	1	4	4	0	0.312

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	AVG
1948	NLC	BEG	3	6	2	2	1	0	0	2	0.333
1939	NLC	BEG	2	7	1	1	1	0	2	0	0.143
1939	NLP1	BEG	2	3	2	2	0	1	2	2	0.667

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
3	1	6	4	0	44.0	49	15	8	26	3.07

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1948	NLC	BEG	1	0	2	1	14.3	8	3	1	9	1.88
1939	NLC	BEG	1	1	2	2	17.0	25	7	6	8	3.71
1939	NLP1	BEG	1	0	2	1	12.7	16	5	1	9	3.55

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	3	0	9	0	0	0
2B	2	2	3	8	0	2
3B	2	1	1	0	0	0
OF	59	44	72	4	4	1
P	210	156	50	388	19	14

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1933	CBB	OF	3	2	3	0	0	0
1933	CBB	P	13	11	6	35	2	1
1934	CRS	OF	7	5	10	1	0	0
1934	CRS	P	11	9	2	22	1	1
1935	CEG	3B	2	1	1	0	0	0
1935	CEG	OF	6	3	3	0	0	0
1935	CEG	P	7	4	0	9	0	0
1936	WEG	OF	6	4	11	0	1	0
1936	WEG	P	16	10	3	35	0	1
1937	WEG	2B	2	2	3	8	0	2
1937	WEG	OF	2	1	4	0	0	0
1937	WEG	P	9	7	2	18	0	1
1938	BEG	OF	6	6	12	0	0	0
1938	BEG	P	13	9	2	25	1	2
1939	BEG	OF	1	0	1	1	0	1
1939	BEG	P	12	9	0	26	1	0
1941	BEG	1B	1	0	3	0	0	0
1941	BEG	OF	3	0	1	0	0	0
1941	BEG	P	15	12	6	19	3	1
1942	BEG	OF	8	7	7	1	0	0
1942	BEG	P	17	11	4	24	0	0
1943	BEG	1B	1	0	3	0	0	0
1943	BEG	OF	17	16	20	1	3	0
1943	BEG	P	17	13	9	36	1	4
1943	PS	P	2	0	0	3	0	0
1944	BEG	P	11	8	0	19	1	0
1944	PS	P	1	1	0	1	0	0
1945	BEG	1B	1	0	3	0	0	0
1945	BEG	P	18	15	3	32	2	0
1946	BEG	P	15	11	5	20	0	1
1947	BEG	P	16	14	4	32	4	0
1948	BEG	P	17	12	4	32	3	2