Bill Posedel
1938–1946 · bats R / throws R · Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves
138G
.176AVG
.218OBP
.211SLG
More career statistics
40H
0HR
21RBI
0SB
41–43W–L
679.1IP
227K
4.56ERA
87GS
6SV
4Rare 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 227 | 225 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 251 | 248 |
| Batting · Walks | 12 | 11 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 2,944 | 2,946 |
| Pitching · p er | 344 | 341 |
| Pitching · p h | 757 | 758 |
| Pitching · p hr | 48 | 49 |
| Pitching · p w | 248 | 249 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 138 | 251 | 227 | 13 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | .176 | .218 | .211 | .429 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 679.3 | 138 | 87 | 45 | 41 | 43 | 6 | 757 | 377 | 344 | 48 | 248 | 227 | 0 | 0 | 4.56 | 1.479 |
Streaks
3longest hitting streak · 1940-07-12 to 1940-07-21
3longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1939-08-23 | 1 in 193 games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | Four Runs, No Outs | 1939-09-12 | 1 in 121 games | box score ↗ |
| 40 | Ten Runs Allowed | 1938-09-10 | 1 in 102 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 69 | 121 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 19 | .118 | .174 | .137 |
| Away | 69 | 127 | 28 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 19 | .228 | .236 | .276 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 9 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .250 | .250 | .312 |
| May | 26 | 45 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | .179 | .222 | .256 |
| June | 26 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .132 | .167 | .158 |
| July | 24 | 58 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | .176 | .190 | .196 |
| August | 30 | 50 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | .191 | .200 | .234 |
| September | 23 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | .176 | .243 | .176 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 24 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | .158 | .167 | .211 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 22 | 52 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | .156 | .192 | .178 |
| new-york-giants | 21 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | .296 | .323 | .370 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 21 | 44 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | .195 | .250 | .244 |
| chicago-cubs | 18 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .238 | .227 | .238 |
| cincinnati-reds | 16 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | .130 | .125 | .130 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 13 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .083 | .148 | .125 |
| boston-braves | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .167 | .167 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 33 | 44 | 10 | – | 1 | – | .227 | 140 | 49 |
| 1939 |  Boston Braves | 33 | 73 | 8 | – | 7 | – | .110 | 220 | 73 |
| 1940 | Boston Braves | 35 | 81 | 14 | – | 10 | – | .173 | 233 | 86 |
| 1941 | Boston Braves | 18 | 24 | 8 | – | 3 | – | .333 | 57 | 10 |
| 1946 | Boston Braves | 19 | 3 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 28 | 9 |