Bill Bishop was born on Tuesday, December 27, 1864, in Adamsburg, Pennsylvania. Bishop was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 13, 1886, with the Pittsburgh Alleghenys. 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 Bishop baseball stats page.
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Bill BishopBill Bishop 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 |
| 1886 | 22 | Alleghenys | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 89 | 17 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 11 | - | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1887 | 23 | Alleghenys | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 13.33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27.0 | 151 | 45 | 40 | 46 | 2 | 22 | - | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1889 | 25 | White Stockings | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 18.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 6 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 | ||
| 3 Years | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 9.96 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 47.0 | 240 | 68 | 52 | 73 | 2 | 39 | - | 9 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
Bill BishopBill Bishop 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 |
| 1886 | 22 | Alleghenys | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | .143 | .143 | .143 |
| 1887 | 23 | Alleghenys | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | - | .000 | .100 | 0.111 |
| 1889 | 25 | White Stockings | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 3 Years | 7 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .059 | .158 | .059 | ||
Bill BishopBill Bishop Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1886 Alleghenys | P | 2 | 2 | 51 | 7 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .429 | 1.59 |
| 1887 Alleghenys | P | 3 | 3 | 81 | 6 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .833 | 1.67 |
| 1889 White Stockings | P | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 7 | 5 | 141 | 13 | 1.9 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .615 | 1.53 | |
| 3 Years | 7 | 5 | 141 | 13 | 1.9 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .615 | 1.53 | |
Bill BishopBill Bishop 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 |
| 1886 Alleghenys | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.36 | 2.12 | 5.82 |
| 1887 Alleghenys | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.18 | 1.33 | 7.33 |
| 1889 White Stockings | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.17 | 3.00 | 18.00 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 3 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 0.23 | 1.72 | 7.47 |
Bill BishopBill Bishop Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1886 Pittsburgh Alleghenys | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1887 Pittsburgh Alleghenys | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
| 1889 Chicago White Stockings | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
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