Bill Blair was born on Thursday, September 17, 1863, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Blair was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 19, 1888, with the Philadelphia Athletics. 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 Blair baseball stats page.
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Bill BlairBill Blair 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 |
| 1888 | 25 | Athletics | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 2.61 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31.0 | 0 | 29 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 8 | - | 16 | 0 | 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 | ||
| 1 Year | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 2.61 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31.0 | 0 | 29 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 8 | - | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Bill BlairBill Blair 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 |
| 1888 | 25 | Athletics | 4 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | .308 | .357 | .385 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 1 Year | 4 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | .308 | .357 | .385 | ||
Bill BlairBill Blair Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1888 Athletics | P | 4 | 4 | 93 | 17 | 4.3 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .824 | 4.06 |
| 1888 Athletics | RF | 1 | - | - | 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 | 4 | 4 | 93 | 17 | 4.3 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .824 | 4.06 | |
| RF Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
| 1 Year | 5 | 4 | 93 | 17 | 3.4 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .824 | 4.06 | |
Bill BlairBill Blair Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1888 Athletics | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 2.00 | 4.65 | 2.32 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1 Year | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 2.00 | 4.65 | 2.32 |
Bill BlairBill Blair Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1888 Philadelphia Athletics | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
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