1953
Born August 31, 1953
Hamtramck, MI, USA
Bill Nahorodny Notable
b. August 31, 1953 · Philadelphia Phillies 1976, Chicago White Sox 1977–1979, Atlanta Braves 1980–1981, Cleveland Indians 1982, Detroit Tigers 1983, Seattle Mariners 1984
Bill Nahorodny played for six clubs across nine seasons as a catcher, opening with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1976 and closing with the Seattle Mariners in 1984.
Across 308 games he batted .241, with 203 hits and 74 runs. He finished with 25 home runs, 41 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He played 275 games behind the plate, with 1,072 putouts and 21 errors. He turned 15 double plays.
He was born in Hamtramck, MI, USA on August 31, 1953. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | PHI | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| 1977 | CHW | 7 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .261 |
| 1978 | CHW | 107 | 347 | 29 | 82 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 23 | 52 | 1 | .236 |
| 1979 | CHW | 65 | 179 | 20 | 46 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 29 | 18 | 23 | 0 | .257 |
| 1980 | ATL | 59 | 157 | 14 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 8 | 21 | 0 | .242 |
| 1981 | ATL | 14 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .231 |
| 1982 | CLE | 39 | 94 | 6 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .223 |
| 1983 | DET | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1984 | SEA | 12 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .240 |
| Career | — | 308 | 844 | 74 | 203 | 41 | 3 | 25 | 109 | 56 | 118 | 1 | .241 |
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