1948
Born August 17, 1948
Riverside, CA, USA
Bill Parsons Notable
Bill Parsons divided four seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Milwaukee Brewers from 1971, then the Oakland Athletics through 1974.
He went 29 and 36 with a 3.89 earned run average, pitching 520 innings in 93 games. He struck out 282, completed 22 of his 82 starts and threw 6 shutouts. Across 93 games he batted .165, with 23 hits and 8 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 4 doubles.
He was born in Riverside, CA, USA on August 17, 1948. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| The Sporting News Rookie Pitcher of the Year | 1 | 1971 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | MIL | 36 | 72 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 0 | .167 |
| 1972 | MIL | 33 | 67 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 0 | .164 |
| 1973 | MIL | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | OAK | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 93 | 139 | 8 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 61 | 0 | .165 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | MIL | 13 | 17 | 36 | 35 | 0 | 244.2 | 219 | 87 | 93 | 139 | 3.20 |
| 1972 | MIL | 13 | 13 | 33 | 30 | 0 | 214.0 | 194 | 93 | 68 | 111 | 3.91 |
| 1973 | MIL | 3 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 0 | 59.2 | 59 | 45 | 67 | 30 | 6.79 |
| 1974 | OAK | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Career | — | 29 | 36 | 93 | 82 | 0 | 520.1 | 473 | 225 | 231 | 282 | 3.89 |