Bill Serena was born on Thursday, October 2, 1924, in Alameda, California. Serena was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 16, 1949, with the Chicago Cubs. 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 Serena baseball stats page.
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Bill Serena![]() Bill Serena Autograph on a 1952 Topps Reprint Series (#325) |
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Bill SerenaBill Serena 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 |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Bill SerenaBill Serena 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 |
| 1949 | 25 | Cubs | 12 | 37 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | .216 | .341 | .378 |
| 1950 | 26 | Cubs | 127 | 435 | 56 | 104 | 20 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 61 | 65 | 2 | 75 | 2 | - | 1 | 10 | .239 | .339 | .421 |
| 1951 | 27 | Cubs | 13 | 39 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | .333 | .490 | .538 |
| 1952 | 28 | Cubs | 122 | 390 | 49 | 107 | 21 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 61 | 39 | 6 | 83 | 3 | - | 3 | 14 | .274 | .345 | .469 |
| 1953 | 29 | Cubs | 93 | 275 | 30 | 69 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 52 | 41 | 0 | 46 | 2 | - | 1 | 9 | .251 | .350 | .433 |
| 1954 | 30 | Cubs | 41 | 63 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .159 | .316 | .381 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 6 Years | 408 | 1,239 | 154 | 311 | 57 | 16 | 48 | 1 | 198 | 177 | 8 | 235 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 36 | .251 | .348 | .439 | ||
Bill SerenaBill Serena Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1949 Cubs | 3B | 11 | 11 | 288 | 26 | 2.4 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .923 | 2.25 |
| 1950 Cubs | 3B | 125 | 125 | 3,306 | 419 | 3.4 | 396 | 122 | 274 | 23 | 24 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .945 | 3.23 |
| 1951 Cubs | 3B | 12 | 12 | 309 | 34 | 2.8 | 32 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 2.80 |
| 1952 Cubs | 2B | 49 | 46 | 1,236 | 265 | 5.4 | 262 | 128 | 134 | 3 | 25 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 5.72 |
| 1952 Cubs | 3B | 58 | 57 | 1,524 | 175 | 3.0 | 170 | 70 | 100 | 5 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 3.01 |
| 1953 Cubs | 2B | 49 | 46 | 1,197 | 230 | 4.7 | 226 | 106 | 120 | 4 | 24 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 5.10 |
| 1953 Cubs | 3B | 28 | 27 | 654 | 72 | 2.6 | 69 | 29 | 40 | 3 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 2.85 |
| 1954 Cubs | 2B | 2 | 1 | 33 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.45 |
| 1954 Cubs | 3B | 12 | 11 | 270 | 30 | 2.5 | 28 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .933 | 2.80 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 3B Totals | 246 | 243 | 6,351 | 756 | 3.1 | 719 | 248 | 471 | 37 | 37 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .951 | 3.06 | |
| 2B Totals | 100 | 93 | 2,466 | 498 | 5.0 | 491 | 236 | 255 | 7 | 49 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 5.38 | |
| 6 Years | 346 | 336 | 8,817 | 1,254 | 3.6 | 1,210 | 484 | 726 | 44 | 86 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 3.71 | |
Bill SerenaBill Serena 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 |
| 1949 Cubs | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 37.0 | 4.1 | 5.3 | - | - | - |
| 1950 Cubs | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 25.6 | 5.8 | 7.1 | - | - | - |
| 1951 Cubs | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 39.0 | 9.8 | 9.8 | - | - | - |
| 1952 Cubs | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 16 | 1 | n/a | 26.0 | 4.7 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
| 1953 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 19 | 0 | n/a | 27.5 | 6.0 | 5.3 | - | - | - |
| 1954 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 27 | 0 | n/a | 15.8 | 3.5 | 4.8 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 6 Years | 2 | 5 | .286 | 66 | 1 | n/a | 25.8 | 5.3 | 6.3 | - | - | - |
Bill SerenaBill Serena Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1949 Chicago Cubs | 6 | $5,000.00 | - | - |
| 1950 Chicago Cubs | 6 | $6,000.00 | - | - |
| 1951 Chicago Cubs | 6 | $8,000.00 | - | - |
| 1952 Chicago Cubs | 6 | $8,000.00 | - | - |
| 1953 Chicago Cubs | 6 | $10,500.00 | - | - |
| 1954 Chicago Cubs | 1 | $11,000.00 | - | - |
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