Bill Bonham
1971–1980 · bats R / throws R · Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds
307G
.172AVG
.195OBP
.208SLG
More career statistics
81H
0HR
24RBI
0SB
75–83W–L
1,487.1IP
985K
4.01ERA
214GS
11SV
3Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Pitching · Batters faced | 6,484 | 6,487 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 307 | 540 | 471 | 37 | 81 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 13 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 98 | .172 | .195 | .208 | .403 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,487.3 | 300 | 214 | 27 | 75 | 83 | 11 | 1,512 | 743 | 662 | 98 | 636 | 985 | 0 | 0 | 4.01 | 1.444 |
Streaks
3longest hitting streak · 1974-05-05 to 1974-05-25
5longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Six Runs, No Outs | 1975-08-05 | 1 in 1,164 games | box score ↗ |
| 62 | Three Sacrifice Bunts | 1974-04-09 | 1 in 730 games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | Four Runs, No Outs | 1971-04-07 | 1 in 121 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 152 | 243 | 38 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 62 | .182 | .189 | .220 |
| Away | 155 | 297 | 43 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 63 | .164 | .162 | .198 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 34 | 69 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .052 | .072 | .069 |
| May | 45 | 79 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | .183 | .165 | .225 |
| June | 54 | 109 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 27 | .196 | .211 | .258 |
| July | 55 | 86 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 17 | .179 | .198 | .205 |
| August | 59 | 99 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 25 | .183 | .172 | .207 |
| September | 57 | 91 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 21 | .203 | .198 | .228 |
| October | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .143 | .333 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-phillies | 35 | 70 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | .255 | .229 | .291 |
| montreal-expos | 34 | 58 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | .120 | .121 | .180 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 34 | 55 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | .196 | .200 | .239 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 33 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .143 | .132 | .143 |
| new-york-mets | 28 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | .152 | .171 | .182 |
| san-diego-padres | 27 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .095 | .102 | .119 |
| san-francisco-giants | 25 | 45 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | .209 | .200 | .256 |
| atlanta-braves | 24 | 44 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | .189 | .159 | .216 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 |  Chicago Cubs | 33 | 12 | 2 | – | – | – | .167 | 60 | 41 |
| 1972 | Chicago Cubs | 19 | 14 | 4 | – | 1 | – | .286 | 57 | 49 |
| 1973 | Chicago Cubs | 44 | 43 | 4 | – | 1 | – | .093 | 152 | 121 |
| 1974 | Chicago Cubs | 48 | 84 | 12 | – | 4 | – | .143 | 242 | 191 |
| 1975 | Chicago Cubs | 40 | 82 | 15 | – | 6 | – | .183 | 229 | 165 |
| 1976 | Chicago Cubs | 32 | 65 | 13 | – | 2 | – | .200 | 196 | 110 |
| 1977 | Chicago Cubs | 35 | 65 | 15 | – | 3 | – | .231 | 214 | 134 |
| 1978 |  Cincinnati Reds | 23 | 43 | 8 | – | 5 | – | .186 | 140 | 83 |
| 1979 | Cincinnati Reds | 29 | 57 | 8 | – | 2 | – | .140 | 175 | 78 |
| 1980 | Cincinnati Reds | 4 | 6 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 19 | 13 |