Bill Campbell was born on Monday, August 9, 1948, in Highland Park, Michigan. Campbell was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 14, 1973, with the Minnesota Twins. 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 Campbell baseball stats page.
"When he's (Bill Campbell) throwing his best stuff, he's not throwing peas. He's throwing split peas!" - Mauch, Gene. Minnesota Twins Manager (1976-1979). Baseball Digest. December 1976. Page 13.
Bill CampbellBill Campbell Autograph on a 1976 Topps Baseball Card (#288 | Checklist) |
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Bill CampbellBill Campbell 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 |
1973 | 25 | Twins | 28 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3.14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 51.2 | 218 | 44 | 18 | 20 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 42 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - |
1974 | 26 | Twins | 63 | 0 | 55 | 8 | 7 | .533 | 2.62 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 120.1 | 514 | 109 | 35 | 37 | 4 | 55 | 4 | 89 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - |
1975 | 27 | Twins | 47 | 7 | 28 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 3.79 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 121.0 | 512 | 119 | 51 | 58 | 13 | 46 | 2 | 76 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - |
1976 | 28 | Twins | 78 | 0 | 68 | 17 | 5 | .773 | 3.01 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 167.2 | 703 | 145 | 56 | 63 | 9 | 62 | 11 | 115 | 7 | 5 | 0 | - |
1977 | 29 | Red Sox | 69 | 0 | 60 | 13 | 9 | .591 | 2.96 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 140.0 | 583 | 112 | 46 | 48 | 13 | 60 | 10 | 114 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - |
1978 | 30 | Red Sox | 29 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 3.91 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 50.2 | 226 | 62 | 22 | 25 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
1979 | 31 | Red Sox | 41 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4.28 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 54.2 | 239 | 55 | 26 | 28 | 5 | 23 | 6 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - |
1980 | 32 | Red Sox | 23 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.1 | 180 | 44 | 22 | 26 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
1981 | 33 | Red Sox | 30 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.17 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 48.1 | 208 | 45 | 17 | 23 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
1982 | 34 | Cubs | 62 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 3.69 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 100.0 | 421 | 89 | 41 | 44 | 6 | 40 | 13 | 71 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - |
1983 | 35 | Cubs | 82 | 0 | 46 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 4.49 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 122.1 | 530 | 128 | 61 | 65 | 4 | 49 | 18 | 97 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - |
1984 | 36 | Phillies | 57 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3.43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 81.1 | 351 | 68 | 31 | 43 | 2 | 35 | 13 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - |
1985 | 37 | Cardinals | 50 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 3.50 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 64.1 | 270 | 55 | 25 | 32 | 5 | 21 | 9 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
1986 | 38 | Tigers | 34 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 6 | .333 | 3.88 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 55.2 | 229 | 46 | 24 | 26 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
1987 | 39 | Expos | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 8.10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 55 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 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 | ||
15 Years | 700 | 9 | 455 | 83 | 68 | .550 | 3.54 | 2 | 1 | 126 | 1,229.1 | 5,239 | 1,139 | 484 | 550 | 82 | 495 | 100 | 864 | 47 | 20 | 6 | - |
Bill CampbellBill Campbell 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 |
1973 | 25 | Twins | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1974 | 26 | Twins | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1975 | 27 | Twins | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1976 | 28 | Twins | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1977 | 29 | Red Sox | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1978 | 30 | Red Sox | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1979 | 31 | Red Sox | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1980 | 32 | Red Sox | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1981 | 33 | Red Sox | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1982 | 34 | Cubs | 62 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .143 |
1983 | 35 | Cubs | 82 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .100 | .100 | .100 |
1984 | 36 | Phillies | 57 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1985 | 37 | Cardinals | 50 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .556 | .333 |
1986 | 38 | Tigers | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1987 | 39 | Expos | 7 | 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 | ||
15 Years | 700 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .154 | .267 | .154 |
Bill CampbellBill Campbell Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1973 Twins | P | 28 | 2 | 155 | 10 | 0.4 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .900 | 1.57 |
1974 Twins | P | 63 | 0 | 361 | 29 | 0.5 | 27 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .931 | 2.02 |
1975 Twins | P | 47 | 7 | 363 | 31 | 0.7 | 30 | 12 | 18 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 2.23 |
1976 Twins | P | 78 | 0 | 503 | 32 | 0.4 | 31 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 1.66 |
1977 Red Sox | P | 69 | 0 | 420 | 41 | 0.6 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 2.57 |
1978 Red Sox | P | 29 | 0 | 152 | 17 | 0.6 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 2.84 |
1979 Red Sox | P | 41 | 0 | 164 | 21 | 0.5 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.46 |
1980 Red Sox | P | 23 | 0 | 124 | 5 | 0.2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.09 |
1981 Red Sox | P | 30 | 0 | 145 | 12 | 0.4 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 2.05 |
1982 Cubs | P | 62 | 0 | 300 | 32 | 0.5 | 32 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.88 |
1983 Cubs | P | 82 | 0 | 367 | 42 | 0.5 | 40 | 15 | 25 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 2.94 |
1984 Phillies | P | 57 | 0 | 244 | 11 | 0.2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.22 |
1985 Cardinals | P | 50 | 0 | 193 | 6 | 0.1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .833 | 0.70 |
1986 Tigers | P | 34 | 0 | 167 | 12 | 0.4 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .833 | 1.62 |
1987 Expos | P | 7 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 0.3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.80 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 700 | 9 | 3,688 | 303 | 0.4 | 290 | 119 | 171 | 13 | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 2.12 | |
15 Years | 700 | 9 | 3,688 | 303 | 0.4 | 290 | 119 | 171 | 13 | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 2.12 |
Bill CampbellBill Campbell 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 |
1973 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.10 | 7.32 | 3.48 |
1974 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.62 | 6.66 | 4.11 |
1975 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.65 | 5.65 | 3.42 |
1976 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.85 | 6.17 | 3.33 |
1977 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.90 | 7.33 | 3.86 |
1978 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.76 | 8.35 | 3.02 |
1979 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.09 | 4.12 | 3.79 |
1980 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.77 | 3.70 | 4.79 |
1981 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.85 | 6.89 | 3.72 |
1982 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 1.78 | 6.39 | 3.60 |
1983 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.3 | 10.0 | 1.98 | 7.14 | 3.60 |
1984 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.49 | 5.75 | 3.87 |
1985 Cardinals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 1.95 | 5.74 | 2.94 |
1986 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.76 | 5.98 | 3.40 |
1987 Expos | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 3.60 | 3.60 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
15 Years | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 13.0 | 1.75 | 6.33 | 3.62 |
Bill CampbellBill Campbell Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1973 Minnesota Twins | 24 | $15,000.00 | - | - |
1974 Minnesota Twins | 24 | $17,000.00 | - | - |
1975 Minnesota Twins | 24 | $22,000.00 | - | - |
1976 Minnesota Twins | 24 | $23,000.00 | - | - |
1977 Boston Red Sox | 22 | $200,000.00 | Stats | - |
1978 Boston Red Sox | 22 | $200,000.00 | - | - |
1979 Boston Red Sox | 22 | $200,000.00 | - | - |
1980 Boston Red Sox | 22 | $200,000.00 | - | - |
1981 Boston Red Sox | 22 | $200,000.00 | - | - |
1982 Chicago Cubs | 39 | $325,000.00 | - | - |
1983 Chicago Cubs | 39 | $325,000.00 | - | - |
1984 Philadelphia Phillies | 39 | $457,500.00 | - | - |
1985 St. Louis Cardinals | 39 | $457,500.00 | - | Stats |
1986 Detroit Tigers | 39 | $200,000.00 | - | - |
1987 Montreal Expos | 39 | $200,000.00 | - | - |
Bill Campbell Stats by Baseball Almanac |
William Richard Campbell was a Major League Baseball player with the Minnesota Twins (1973-1976), Boston Red Sox (1977-1981), Chicago Cubs (1982-1983), Philadelphia Phillies (1984), St. Louis Cardinals (1985), Detroit Tigers (1986), and Montreal Expos (1987). In 1976, Bill, his nickname, tied the American League (AL) record for Most Wins in a Season by a Relief Pitcher. Campbell won a record setting seventeen games with the Minnesota Twins that season (zero starts), trying the seventeen wins (zero starts) recorded by John Hiller in 1974.
Bill Campbell Rookie Card | 1974 Topps Baseball Card (#26 | Checklist)
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The two current record holders broke the mark of sixteen wins by an American League relief pitcher originally set by Dick Radatz in 1964. One year earlier, Radatz had fifteen wins in relief, tying the mark he broke (and tied) held by Luis Arroyo set in 1961. The National League (NL) relief pitcher with the record for most wins is Roy Face, who won eighteen games with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1959.
The Rolaids Relief Man Award was an annual Major League Baseball award given from 1976 to 2012, to the top relief pitchers of the regular season, one in the American League (AL) and one in the National League (NL). The inaugural award winners were Bill Campbell (AL) and Rawly Eastwick (NL)!
Campbell also won the Rolaids Relief Man Award the following season (1977), making him the first two-time recipient, the first to win in consecutive seasons (1976-1977), and the first to win with more than one team (Minnesota Twins / Boston Red Sox).
Bill Campbell Baseball Card | 1978 Topps (#208)
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Did you know that Bill Campbell once held the Boston Red Sox franchise record for saves in a season? His league leading (Top 25) total of 31 games saved in 1977, broke the team record of 29 saves set by Dick Radatz in 1964. Campbell was the first Red Sock to reach the 30-save plateau and held the team record from 1977 through 1982, when he was surpassed by Bob Stanley who had 33 saves in 1983. [Boston Red Sox Top-25 Single Season Saves Leaders] Campbell died from cancer on Friday, January 6, 2023. Soup was 74 years old.