What years did Harry Ables play?

Harry Ables played in Major League Baseball from 1905 to 1911.

Was Harry Ables a pitcher?

Yes. Harry Ables pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 41 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Harry Ables hit?

Harry Ables hit 0 career home runs.

What was Harry Ables's career batting average?

Harry Ables batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 26 at bats.

What was Harry Ables's career ERA?

Harry Ables finished with a 4.04 career ERA, going 1-5 with 41 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Harry Ables have?

Harry Ables recorded 41 career strikeouts.

Harry Ables

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1905-1911)

Harry Ables was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1905 to 1911 for the St. Louis Browns, the Cleveland Guardians, and the New York Yankees, a span of 7 seasons. Across 14 career appearances, he went 1-5 with a 4.04 ERA and 41 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 11.4.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 1–5

ERA 4.04

WHIP 1.53

SO 41

Pitcher PIV 11.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / L
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 200 lb
Born: 10/4/1883 in Terrell, TX, USA
Died: 2/8/1951 in San Antonio, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 1905-09-02
Last Game: 1911-05-05

Full name: Harry Terrell Ables

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Career Pitching Statistics

Harry Ables — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
1	5	14	8	4	0	0	71.1	79	32	1	30	41	4.04	11.4

Career ERA 4.04 vs. league average 2.92 across their career seasons — 38.4% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Harry Ables — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1905	SLA	AL	0	3	6	3	1	30.2	37	13	13	11	3.82	2.82 (-35%)	-199.3
1909	CLE	AL	1	1	5	3	3	29.2	26	7	10	24	2.12	2.55 (+17%)	278.3
1911	NYA	AL	0	1	3	2	0	11.0	16	12	7	6	9.82	3.37 (-191%)	-67.6
Career · 3 seasons			1	5	14	8	4	71.1	79	32	30	41	4.04	—	11

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Harry Ables — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
14	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	14	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .253 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .317 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .648 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Harry Ables — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1905	SLA	AL	6	10	0	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1909	CLE	AL	5	12	1	7	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1911	NYA	AL	3	4	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			14	26	1	14	.000	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Harry Ables — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	2	2	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	12	23	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Harry Ables — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	2	6.2	12	4	2	3	5.40
Away	12	63.0	70	9	27	37	1.29

Last 10 Games — Batting

Harry Ables — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	BB	SO
1911-05-05	NYY	BOS	L	2	0	2
1911-04-26	NYY	BOS	L	0	0	0
1911-04-17	NYY	MIN	W	2	0	1
1909-10-03	CLE	SLA	L	0	1	0
1909-10-01	CLE	MIN	L	3	0	2
1909-09-23	CLE	BOS	W	4	0	4
1909-09-17	CLE	NYY	L	2	0	1
1909-09-14	CLE	CHW	L	2	0	0
1905-09-16	SLA	CHW	L	2	0	0
1905-09-13	SLA	CHW	L	1	0	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Harry Ables — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1911-05-05	NYY	BOS	—	5.0	6	5	4	2	3	0
1911-04-26	NYY	BOS	L	2.0	7	8	4	1	1	1
1911-04-17	NYY	MIN	—	4.0	3	2	2	4	2	0
1909-10-03	CLE	SLA	—	2.0	1	0	0	1	4	0
1909-10-01	CLE	MIN	L	8.0	5	4	0	5	7	0
1909-09-23	CLE	BOS	W	9.0	9	3	0	1	7	1
1909-09-17	CLE	NYY	—	4.2	6	3	3	1	2	0
1909-09-14	CLE	CHW	—	6.0	5	4	0	1	3	0
1905-09-16	SLA	CHW	—	7.0	11	4	0	4	2	0
1905-09-13	SLA	CHW	L	2.1	5	3	0	2	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Harry Ables — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	14	6	1	12	2	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Harry Ables — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E
1905	SLA	P	6	3	1	6	0
1909	CLE	P	5	3	0	5	2
1911	NYA	P	3	0	0	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Harry Ables — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	14

College History

Harry Ables — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Southwestern University	Georgetown	TX	1903, 1904

Harry Ables: the record in brief

Harry Ables's major league career runs from a debut on September 2, 1905 to a final game on May 5, 1911. Club by club, the record runs the St. Louis Browns (1905), the Cleveland Naps (1909), and the New York Highlanders (1911). Ables is listed as a pitcher at 200 pounds on a 6-foot-2 frame. The bio says Ables threw left-handed and batted right-handed. Ables was born on October 4, 1883, in Terrell, TX, USA. Ables's death is recorded on February 8, 1951, in San Antonio, TX, USA. The given name on file is Harry Terrell Ables.

Ables's career pitching line is 1 win, 5 losses and a 4.04 ERA over 14 appearances. The same table counts 41 strikeouts. The league ERA over Ables's seasons was 2.92, so the 4.04 figure ran 38.4% worse than average. 1909 was Ables's sharpest full season, a 2.12 ERA against the league's 2.55. Ables's career Pitcher PIV, which scores run prevention against each season's league, is 11.4.

Frequently Asked Questions about Harry Ables

What years did Harry Ables play?: Harry Ables played in Major League Baseball from 1905 to 1911.
Was Harry Ables a pitcher?: Yes. Harry Ables pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 41 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Harry Ables hit?: Harry Ables hit 0 career home runs.
What was Harry Ables's career batting average?: Harry Ables batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 26 at bats.
What was Harry Ables's career ERA?: Harry Ables finished with a 4.04 career ERA, going 1-5 with 41 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Harry Ables have?: Harry Ables recorded 41 career strikeouts.