Wild bill Widner career ERA
4.36Career Regular Season
Wild bill Widner has a career ERA of 4.36 over 5 regular seasons.
- Best season on file: 2.82 in 1888.
- Most recent: 7.88 in 1891.
Average of 5 regular seasons, 1887 through 1891. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 23, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out. | ||
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| 1887 |  CIN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.00 | 9.0 | 0 | 2 | 1.44 | 0 |
| 1888 | — | 13 | 5 | 7 | 2.82 | 115.0 | 33 | 22 | 1.16 | 0 |
| 1889 | — | 41 | 12 | 20 | 5.20 | 294.0 | 63 | 85 | 1.54 | 1 |
| 1890 | — | 13 | 4 | 8 | 3.28 | 96.0 | 14 | 24 | 1.32 | 0 |
| 1891 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.88 | 8.0 | 0 | 4 | 2.13 | 0 |
What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV