MLB / Players

Bill Stearns

HandednessThrows Right
BornMarch 20, 1853 · Washington, DC, USA
MLB debutJune 26, 1871
Final gameJune 12, 1875
Seasons5 (1871–1875)

Washington Olympics 1871; Washington Nationals 1872; Washington Blue Legs 1873; Hartford Dark Blues 1874; Washington Nationals 1875

Percentile snapshot

1873 season — qualified batters

G
32
17.1
PA
137
15.7
AB
133
14.3
R
22
15.7
H
24
11.4
2B
0
0
3B
0
0
HR
0
0
RBI
8
10
BB
4
57.1
SO
9
2.9
SB
1
15.7
CS
0
62.9
BA
.180
7.1
OBP
.204
7.1
SLG
.180
7.1
OPS
.385
7.1
wRC+
53.3
7.1
OPS+
14.7
7.1
wOBA
.183
7.1
sWAR
0.1
14.3

of 71 qualified 1873 batters (min 120 PA)

1875 season — qualified pitchers

G
17
28.6
GS
16
33.3
W
1
0
L
14
42.9
SV
0
0
CG
14
38.1
SHO
0
0
H
246
52.4
ER
63
42.9
BB
4
81
SO
3
4.8
HR
3
14.3
IP
141.0
33.3
ERA
4.02
0
WHIP
1.773
0
K/9
0.19
4.8
FIP
2.56
14.3
FIP-
114.9
14.3
ERA+
55.4
0
sWAR
-0.8
0

of 22 qualified 1875 pitchers (min 28 IP)

Career, era-adjusted

sWAR
-1.0
6.4

sWAR measured against every career in history, 24,011 of them. Only era-adjusted career stats carry a percentile — a raw career total gets a rank instead, because pooling the 1890s with the 2020s is a choice, not a measurement.

Season by season

Batting

SeasonGPAABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBCSBAOBPSLGOPSwRC+OPS+wOBAsWAR
187121191000012200.000.182.000.18239.2-42.0.1320.3
187211454581110040000.244.244.267.51177.557.2.235-0.7
187332137133222400084910.180.204.180.38553.314.7.1830.1
18743313913216211001171000.159.201.167.36856.319.1.1780.2
187521797892000071401.256.266.256.52288.981.3.240-0.8

Pitching

SeasonGGSWLSVCGSHOHERBBSOHRIPERAWHIPK/9FIPFIP-ERA+sWAR
1871222002010580018.02.501.0000.004.91116.4168.80.3
1872111101101101936832299.06.181.9800.183.74102.459.1-0.7
1873323272503204811451658283.04.611.7560.163.60106.173.70.1
1874221831401402375215140158.72.951.5880.792.1799.274.30.2
18751716114014024663433141.04.021.7730.192.56114.955.4-0.8

sWAR is the season TOTAL for a player who both hit and pitched: the record book carries one figure per season, not a split, so the same number appears on both lines rather than being counted twice.

Career totals

Batting

G
99
PA
411
AB
397
R
56
H
76
2B
2
3B
0
HR
0
RBI
31
BB
14
SO
25
SB
1
BA
.1914
OBP
.2190
SLG
.1965
OPS
.4155

Pitching

G (P)
84
GS
79
W
13
L
64
SV
0
CG
73
SHO
0
IP
700
SO (P)
24
BB allowed
46
ERA
4.283
WHIP
1.7337
K/9
0.31

A total is called out only where it ranks in the all-time top 500; hover a figure for its rank and the size of the field it was ranked in. Ranks are absolute facts and carry no percentile — the population for "career home runs" would be an editorial choice, and the rank is not.