Bill MacDonald was born on Thursday, March 28, 1929, in Alameda, California. MacDonald was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 6, 1950, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bill MacDonald baseball stats page.
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Bill MacDonaldBill MacDonald Autograph on a 1952 Topps Reprint (#138) |
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Bill MacDonaldBill MacDonald Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1950 | 21 | Pirates | 32 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 4.29 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 153.0 | 664 | 138 | 73 | 88 | 17 | 88 | 7 | 60 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - |
1953 | 24 | Pirates | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 12.27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 39 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
2 Years | 36 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 11 | .421 | 4.66 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 160.1 | 703 | 150 | 83 | 98 | 17 | 96 | 8 | 64 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - |
Bill MacDonaldBill MacDonald Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1950 | 21 | Pirates | 32 | 49 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .122 | .189 | .143 |
1953 | 24 | Pirates | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
2 Years | 36 | 49 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .122 | .189 | .143 |
Bill MacDonaldBill MacDonald Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1950 Pirates | P | 32 | 20 | 459 | 21 | 0.7 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 1.18 |
1953 Pirates | P | 4 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.23 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 36 | 21 | 481 | 22 | 0.6 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 1.18 | |
2 Years | 36 | 21 | 481 | 22 | 0.6 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 1.18 |
Bill MacDonaldBill MacDonald Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1950 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.7 | 49.0 | 0.68 | 3.53 | 5.18 |
1953 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.50 | 4.91 | 9.82 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
2 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.7 | 49.0 | 0.67 | 3.59 | 5.39 |
Bill MacDonaldBill MacDonald Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1950 Pittsburgh Pirates | 25 | Undetermined | - | - |
1953 Pittsburgh Pirates | 25 | Undetermined | - | - |
Bill MacDonald Stats by Baseball Almanac |
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