Hank Aguirre
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1955-1970)
Hank Aguirre was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1955 to 1970 for 4 teams, including the Cleveland Guardians, a span of 16 seasons. Across 447 career appearances, he went 75-72 with a 3.24 ERA, 856 strikeouts, and 33 saves. He also batted .085 with 0 home runs. Hank Aguirre was an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 2418.5.
- 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
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- R / L
- Height / Weight
- 6'4" / 205 lb
- Died
- 9/5/1994 in Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA
- MLB Debut
- 1955-09-10
- Last Game
- 1970-06-24
- Awards
- All-Star
Full name: Henry John Aguirre
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | CLE | AL | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12.2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 1.42 | 4.00 (+64%) | -83.7 |
| 1956 | CLE | AL | 3 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 65.1 | 63 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 3.72 | 3.96 (+6%) | -219.6 |
| 1957 | CLE | AL | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.1 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 5.75 | 3.83 (-50%) | 175.5 |
| 1958 | DET | AL | 3 | 4 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 69.2 | 67 | 29 | 27 | 38 | 3.75 | 3.86 (+3%) | 596.3 |
| 1959 | DET | AL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3.38 | — | 0.0 |
| 1960 | DET | AL | 5 | 3 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 94.2 | 75 | 30 | 30 | 80 | 2.85 | 3.82 (+25%) | 2350.6 |
| 1961 | DET | AL | 4 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 55.1 | 44 | 20 | 38 | 32 | 3.25 | 4.03 (+19%) | -1015.9 |
| 1962 | DET | AL | 16 | 8 | 42 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 216.0 | 162 | 53 | 65 | 156 | 2.21 | 3.96 (+44%) | 5457.9 |
| 1963 | DET | AL | 14 | 15 | 38 | 33 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 225.2 | 222 | 92 | 68 | 134 | 3.67 | 3.46 (-6%) | -1596.6 |
| 1964 | DET | AL | 5 | 10 | 32 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 161.2 | 134 | 68 | 59 | 88 | 3.79 | 3.58 (-6%) | -1557.0 |
| 1965 | DET | AL | 14 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 208.1 | 185 | 83 | 60 | 141 | 3.59 | 3.50 (-2%) | -887.4 |
| 1966 | DET | AL | 3 | 9 | 30 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 103.2 | 104 | 44 | 26 | 50 | 3.82 | 3.52 (-8%) | -1721.5 |
| 1967 | DET | AL | 0 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.1 | 34 | 11 | 17 | 33 | 2.40 | 3.30 (+27%) | 519.3 |
| 1968 | LAN | NL | 1 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39.1 | 32 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 0.69 | 2.98 (+77%) | 642.1 |
| 1969 | CHN | NL | 1 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45.0 | 45 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 2.60 | 3.61 (+28%) | 496.8 |
| 1970 | CHN | NL | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14.0 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 4.50 | 3.89 (-16%) | -738.4 |
| Career · 16 seasons | 75 | 72 | 447 | 149 | 44 | 9 | 33 | 1,375.2 | 1,216 | 496 | 479 | 856 | 3.24 | — | 2,419 | ||
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
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 447 | 388 | 14 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 14 | 236 | .085 | .117 | .108 | .225 | -2,988 |
Career AVG .085 vs. league average .251 across their career seasons — 66.2% below league average.
Career OBP .117 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 63.4% below league average.
Career SLG .108 vs. league average .380 across their career seasons — 71.5% below league average.
Career OPS .225 vs. league average .699 across their career seasons — 67.8% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | CLE | AL | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1956 | CLE | AL | 16 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .111 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1957 | CLE | AL | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1958 | DET | AL | 44 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .214 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1959 | DET | AL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1960 | DET | AL | 37 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .036 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1961 | DET | AL | 45 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1962 | DET | AL | 42 | 75 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 46 | .027 | .257 (-90%) | .326 (-88%) | .393 (-93%) | .719 (-91%) | -1077.2 |
| 1963 | DET | AL | 38 | 76 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 48 | .132 | .246 (-47%) | .308 (-47%) | .371 (-54%) | .680 (-51%) | -584.9 |
| 1964 | DET | AL | 32 | 53 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 32 | .057 | .250 (-77%) | .312 (-76%) | .377 (-80%) | .690 (-78%) | -634.4 |
| 1965 | DET | AL | 32 | 70 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 43 | .086 | .245 (-65%) | .310 (-57%) | .371 (-73%) | .682 (-66%) | -691.7 |
| 1966 | DET | AL | 30 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | .120 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1967 | DET | AL | 31 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1968 | LAN | NL | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1969 | CHN | NL | 41 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1970 | CHN | NL | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 16 seasons | 447 | 388 | 14 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 14 | 236 | .085 | — | — | — | — | -2,988 | ||
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
View full game log (894 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 228 | 195 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 7 | .077 |
| Away | 219 | 193 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 14 | .093 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 228 | 735.1 | 651 | 261 | 219 | 475 | 3.19 |
| Away | 219 | 639.1 | 565 | 233 | 260 | 381 | 3.28 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-06-24 | CHC | NYN | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970-06-22 | CHC | NYN | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970-06-21 | CHC | STL | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970-06-21 | CHC | STL | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970-06-19 | CHC | STL | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970-06-07 | CHC | SFG | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970-06-03 | CHC | LAD | W | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1970-05-28 | CHC | PIT | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970-05-19 | CHC | CIN | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970-05-08 | CHC | CIN | W | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-06-24 | CHC | NYN | — | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970-06-22 | CHC | NYN | — | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1970-06-21 | CHC | STL | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970-06-21 | CHC | STL | — | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1970-06-19 | CHC | STL | — | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970-06-07 | CHC | SFG | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970-06-03 | CHC | LAD | W | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1970-05-28 | CHC | PIT | — | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970-05-19 | CHC | CIN | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970-05-08 | CHC | CIN | — | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | CLE | P | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | CLE | P | 16 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 1957 | CLE | P | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1958 | DET | P | 44 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 1959 | DET | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1960 | DET | P | 37 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 1961 | DET | P | 45 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 1962 | DET | P | 42 | 22 | 7 | 22 | 3 | 0 |
| 1963 | DET | P | 38 | 33 | 7 | 23 | 1 | 1 |
| 1964 | DET | P | 32 | 27 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 2 |
| 1965 | DET | P | 32 | 32 | 8 | 32 | 4 | 0 |
| 1966 | DET | P | 30 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 0 |
| 1967 | DET | P | 31 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 1968 | LAN | P | 25 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1969 | CHN | P | 41 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | CHN | P | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 447 |
Award Voting History
| Year | Award | League | Finish | Points Won | Points Max | Votes First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 17th | 10.0 | 280 | 0 |
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Hank Aguirre: the record in brief
According to the bio, Hank Aguirre debuted on September 10, 1955 and played a final game on June 24, 1970. Aguirre played for the Cleveland Indians (1955 through 1957), the Detroit Tigers (1958 through 1967), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1968), and the Chicago Cubs (1969 through 1970). Listed as a pitcher, Aguirre batted right-handed and threw left-handed. Aguirre is listed at 6-foot-4 and 205 pounds. Aguirre was born on January 31, 1931, in Azusa, CA, USA. The bio records the death on September 5, 1994, in Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA. The given name on file is Henry John Aguirre.
Aguirre went 75-72 with a 3.24 ERA in 447 games, 149 of them starts. Aguirre had 856 strikeouts, 44 complete games, 9 shutouts, and 33 saves. That 3.24 ERA compares with a 3.68 league average across the same seasons, 11.8% better. 1962 brought Aguirre a season-high 16 wins. The most saves in one season was 10, in 1960.
Frequently Asked Questions about Hank Aguirre
- What years did Hank Aguirre play?
- Hank Aguirre played in Major League Baseball from 1955 to 1970.
- Was Hank Aguirre a pitcher?
- Yes. Hank Aguirre pitched in the major leagues, recording 75 wins and 856 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Hank Aguirre hit?
- Hank Aguirre hit 0 career home runs with 33 hits.
- What teams did Hank Aguirre play for?
- Hank Aguirre played for 4 teams: the Cleveland Indians (1955–1957), the Detroit Tigers (1958–1967), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1968), and the Chicago Cubs (1969–1970).
- Did Hank Aguirre win a Cy Young Award?
- No. Hank Aguirre did not win the Cy Young Award.
- What awards did Hank Aguirre win?
- Hank Aguirre was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
- What were Hank Aguirre's career stats?
- In 447 games, Hank Aguirre went 75-72 with a 3.24 ERA, 856 strikeouts, 1,375.2 innings pitched, and 33 saves. At the plate he had 33 hits and 0 home runs.
- What position did Hank Aguirre play?
- Hank Aguirre played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
- How tall was Hank Aguirre and how much did he weigh?
- Hank Aguirre was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 205 pounds.
- What was Hank Aguirre's career ERA?
- Hank Aguirre finished with a 3.24 career ERA, going 75-72 with 856 strikeouts.
- How many strikeouts did Hank Aguirre have?
- Hank Aguirre recorded 856 career strikeouts.
- Is Hank Aguirre in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Hank Aguirre has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
- How many All-Star Games did Hank Aguirre make?
- Hank Aguirre was selected to 1 All-Star Game.