Bill McKechnie was born on Saturday, August 7, 1886, in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania. McKechnie was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 8, 1907, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bill McKechnie baseball stats page.
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Bill McKechnieBill McKechnie Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| - | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
Bill McKechnieBill McKechnie Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1907 | 21 | Pirates | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | .125 | .125 | .125 |
| 1910 | 24 | Pirates | 71 | 212 | 23 | 46 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | - | 23 | 8 | - | 0 | - | .217 | .256 | .241 |
| 1911 | 25 | Pirates | 104 | 321 | 40 | 73 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 28 | - | 18 | 25 | - | 2 | - | .227 | .293 | .315 |
| 1912 | 26 | Pirates | 24 | 73 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - | 5 | 2 | - | 0 | - | .247 | .286 | .274 |
| 1913 | 27 | Braves | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | .000 | .200 | .000 |
| 1913 | 27 | Yankees | 45 | 112 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | - | 17 | 3 | - | 1 | - | .134 | .198 | .134 |
| 1914 | 28 | Hoosiers | 149 | 570 | 107 | 173 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 53 | - | 36 | 36 | - | 5 | - | .304 | .368 | .377 |
| 1915 | 29 | Peppers | 127 | 451 | 49 | 113 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 41 | - | 31 | 21 | - | 2 | - | .251 | .316 | .328 |
| 1916 | 30 | Giants | 71 | 260 | 22 | 64 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | - | 20 | 5 | - | 1 | - | .246 | .269 | .288 |
| 1916 | 30 | Reds | 37 | 130 | 4 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | - | 12 | 7 | - | 0 | - | .277 | .293 | .300 |
| 1917 | 31 | Reds | 48 | 134 | 11 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | - | 7 | 3 | - | 1 | - | .254 | .296 | .291 |
| 1918 | 32 | Pirates | 126 | 435 | 34 | 111 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 24 | - | 22 | 19 | - | 2 | - | .255 | .297 | .340 |
| 1920 | 34 | Pirates | 40 | 133 | 13 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | - | 7 | 3 | - | 0 | - | .218 | .241 | .278 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 11 Years | 846 | 2,843 | 319 | 713 | 86 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 240 | 190 | 0 | 199 | 132 | 0 | 15 | - | .251 | .301 | .313 | ||
Bill McKechnieBill McKechnie Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1907 Pirates | 2B | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1907 Pirates | 3B | 2 | - | - | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1910 Pirates | 1B | 4 | - | - | 33 | 8.3 | 32 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 0.00 |
| 1910 Pirates | 2B | 36 | - | - | 207 | 5.8 | 201 | 89 | 112 | 6 | 15 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 0.00 |
| 1910 Pirates | 3B | 8 | - | - | 15 | 1.9 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1910 Pirates | SS | 14 | - | - | 69 | 4.9 | 64 | 24 | 40 | 5 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .928 | 0.00 |
| 1911 Pirates | 1B | 57 | 57 | 1,485 | 570 | 10.0 | 556 | 524 | 32 | 14 | 28 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .975 | 10.11 |
| 1911 Pirates | 2B | 17 | 16 | 456 | 100 | 5.9 | 97 | 49 | 48 | 3 | 16 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 5.74 |
| 1911 Pirates | 3B | 6 | 3 | 111 | 10 | 1.7 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .900 | 2.19 |
| 1911 Pirates | SS | 12 | 12 | 294 | 48 | 4.0 | 45 | 20 | 25 | 3 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 4.13 |
| 1912 Pirates | 1B | 2 | - | - | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .800 | 0.00 |
| 1912 Pirates | 2B | 3 | - | - | 5 | 1.7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1912 Pirates | 3B | 13 | - | - | 46 | 3.5 | 45 | 15 | 30 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 0.00 |
| 1912 Pirates | SS | 4 | - | - | 12 | 3.0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 0.00 |
| 1913 Braves | CF | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1913 Yankees | 2B | 28 | - | - | 140 | 5.0 | 133 | 57 | 76 | 7 | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 0.00 |
| 1913 Yankees | 3B | 2 | - | - | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .750 | 0.00 |
| 1913 Yankees | SS | 7 | - | - | 36 | 5.1 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .889 | 0.00 |
| 1914 Hoosiers | 3B | 149 | - | - | 556 | 3.7 | 522 | 195 | 327 | 34 | 28 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .939 | 0.00 |
| 1915 Peppers | 3B | 117 | - | - | 429 | 3.7 | 410 | 184 | 226 | 19 | 17 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .956 | 0.00 |
| 1915 Peppers | RF | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1916 Giants | 3B | 71 | 69 | 1,785 | 217 | 3.1 | 204 | 70 | 134 | 13 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .940 | 3.09 |
| 1916 Reds | 3B | 35 | 34 | 870 | 101 | 2.9 | 97 | 38 | 59 | 4 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 3.01 |
| 1917 Reds | 2B | 26 | 19 | 516 | 106 | 4.1 | 100 | 49 | 51 | 6 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .943 | 5.23 |
| 1917 Reds | 3B | 4 | 3 | 54 | 4 | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.00 |
| 1917 Reds | SS | 13 | 12 | 324 | 75 | 5.8 | 66 | 24 | 42 | 9 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .880 | 5.50 |
| 1918 Pirates | 3B | 126 | 1 | 372 | 438 | 3.5 | 423 | 162 | 261 | 15 | 26 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 30.70 |
| 1920 Pirates | 1B | 1 | 0 | - | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1920 Pirates | 2B | 6 | 5 | 150 | 32 | 5.3 | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 5.40 |
| 1920 Pirates | 3B | 20 | 15 | 387 | 53 | 2.7 | 50 | 21 | 29 | 3 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .943 | 3.49 |
| 1920 Pirates | SS | 10 | 10 | 213 | 59 | 5.9 | 56 | 19 | 37 | 3 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .949 | 7.10 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 3B Totals | 553 | 125 | 3,579 | 1,877 | 3.4 | 1,786 | 700 | 1,086 | 91 | 87 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 13.47 | |
| 2B Totals | 117 | 40 | 1,122 | 591 | 5.1 | 567 | 257 | 310 | 24 | 58 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .959 | 13.64 | |
| 1B Totals | 64 | 57 | 1,485 | 612 | 9.6 | 596 | 560 | 36 | 16 | 29 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 10.84 | |
| SS Totals | 60 | 34 | 831 | 299 | 5.0 | 274 | 106 | 168 | 25 | 23 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .916 | 8.90 | |
| CF Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 | |
| RF Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
| 11 Years | 796 | 256 | 7,017 | 3,382 | 4.2 | 3,226 | 1,626 | 1,600 | 156 | 197 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .954 | 12.41 | |
Bill McKechnieBill McKechnie Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1907 Pirates | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1910 Pirates | 4 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 9.2 | 17.7 | - | - | - |
| 1911 Pirates | 9 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 160.5 | 17.8 | 8.7 | - | - | - |
| 1912 Pirates | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 14.6 | 18.3 | - | - | - |
| 1913 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
| 1913 Yankees | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.6 | 14.0 | - | - | - |
| 1914 Hoosiers | 47 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 285.0 | 15.8 | 15.0 | - | - | - |
| 1915 Peppers | 28 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 451.0 | 14.5 | 10.5 | - | - | - |
| 1916 Giants | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 13.0 | 15.3 | - | - | - |
| 1916 Reds | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 10.8 | 13.0 | - | - | - |
| 1917 Reds | 5 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 19.1 | 8.9 | - | - | - |
| 1918 Pirates | 12 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 217.5 | 19.8 | 10.1 | - | - | - |
| 1920 Pirates | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 133.0 | 19.0 | 10.2 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 11 Years | 127 | 4 | .969 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 355.4 | 14.3 | 11.8 | - | - | - |
Bill McKechnieBill McKechnie Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1907 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1910 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1911 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1912 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1913 Boston Braves | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1913 New York Yankees | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1914 Indianapolis Hoosiers | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1915 Newark Peppers | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1916 New York Giants | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1916 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1917 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1918 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1920 Pittsburgh Pirates | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
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