Vic Aldridge

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1917-1928)

Vic Aldridge was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1917 to 1928 for the Chicago Cubs, the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the New York Giants, a span of 12 seasons. Across 248 career appearances, he went 97-80 with a 3.76 ERA and 526 strikeouts. He also batted .229 with 2 home runs.

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

W–L 97–80
ERA 3.76
WHIP 1.36
SO 526
Pitcher PIV -5606.6
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'9" / 175 lb
Born
10/25/1893 in Crane, IN, USA
Died
4/17/1973 in Terre Haute, IN, USA
MLB Debut
1917-04-15
Last Game
1928-08-29

Full name: Victor Aldridge

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Career Pitching Statistics

Vic Aldridge — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
97 80 248 205 102 8 6 1600.2 1,671 668 87 512 526 3.76 -5606.6

Career ERA 3.76 vs. league average 3.92 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Vic Aldridge Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1917 CHN NL 6 6 30 6 1 1 2 106.2 100 37 37 44 3.12 2.69 (-16%) 41.2
1918 CHN NL 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 12.1 11 2 6 10 1.46 2.83 (+48%) 215.9
1922 CHN NL 16 15 36 34 20 2 0 258.1 287 101 56 66 3.52 4.18 (+16%) 7.9
1923 CHN NL 16 9 30 30 15 2 0 217.0 209 84 67 64 3.48 4.03 (+14%) -2006.0
1924 CHN NL 15 12 32 32 20 0 0 244.1 261 95 80 74 3.50 4.13 (+15%) -449.2
1925 PIT NL 15 7 30 26 14 1 0 213.1 218 86 74 88 3.63 4.55 (+20%) -1334.8
1926 PIT NL 10 13 30 26 12 1 1 190.0 204 86 73 61 4.07 4.11 (+1%) -71.2
1927 PIT NL 15 10 35 34 17 1 1 239.1 248 113 74 86 4.25 4.08 (-4%) -887.4
1928 NY1 NL 4 7 22 17 3 0 2 119.1 133 64 45 33 4.83 4.13 (-17%) -1123.1
Career · 9 seasons 97 80 248 205 102 8 6 1,600.2 1,671 668 512 526 3.76 — -5,607

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

Vic Aldridge — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
248 581 46 133 14 4 2 60 2 10 41 .229 .242 .277 .519 -2,521

Career AVG .229 vs. league average .278 across their career seasons — 17.6% below league average.

Career OBP .242 vs. league average .340 across their career seasons — 28.9% below league average.

Career SLG .277 vs. league average .383 across their career seasons — 27.6% below league average.

Career OPS .519 vs. league average .723 across their career seasons — 28.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Vic Aldridge Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1917 CHN NL 30 29 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .138 — — — — 0.0
1918 CHN NL 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 — — — — 0.0
1922 CHN NL 36 100 8 26 1 3 0 13 1 1 6 .260 .285 (-9%) .345 (-23%) .397 (-17%) .743 (-20%) -349.0
1923 CHN NL 30 71 5 19 3 0 0 4 0 6 6 .268 .282 (-5%) .344 (-6%) .390 (-21%) .734 (-14%) -147.1
1924 CHN NL 32 85 6 15 3 0 0 11 0 2 7 .176 .283 (-38%) .345 (-43%) .389 (-46%) .734 (-45%) -623.1
1925 PIT NL 30 86 3 20 0 0 1 10 0 0 4 .233 .288 (-19%) .349 (-33%) .407 (-34%) .756 (-34%) -485.8
1926 PIT NL 30 71 8 16 1 1 0 7 1 0 6 .225 .279 (-19%) .345 (-35%) .390 (-31%) .735 (-33%) -393.7
1927 PIT NL 35 96 5 21 5 0 0 9 0 1 3 .219 .282 (-22%) .344 (-34%) .392 (-31%) .736 (-32%) -522.3
1928 NY1 NL 22 40 7 11 0 0 1 4 0 0 6 .275 — — — — 0.0
Career · 9 seasons 248 581 46 133 14 4 2 60 2 10 41 .229 — — — — -2,521

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Vic Aldridge — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
4 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Vic Aldridge — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1927 WS PIT 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1925 WS PIT 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Vic Aldridge — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 1 4 4 0 25.2 28 15 13 13 5.26

Playoff Pitching by Year

Vic Aldridge — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1927 WS PIT 0 1 1 1 0 7.1 10 6 4 4 7.36
1925 WS PIT 2 0 3 3 0 18.1 18 9 9 9 4.42

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Vic Aldridge — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1222792070129.251
Away1263032663131.208

Pitching — Home / Away

Vic Aldridge — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home122817.08133142342753.46
Away126782.28593542792564.07

Last 10 Games — Batting

Vic Aldridge — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1928-08-29 NY1BSNL 100000001
1928-08-24 NY1PITL 000000000
1928-08-23 NY1PITL 000000000
1928-08-22 NY1CINL 211000000
1928-08-16 NY1CHCL 200000000
1928-08-08 NY1STLW 100000001
1928-08-04 NY1CINW 312000200
1928-07-29 NY1CHCL 200000001
1928-07-22 NY1CHCL 200000001
1928-07-20 NY1CHCW 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Vic Aldridge — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1928-08-29 NY1BSN L 2.0643000
1928-08-24 NY1PIT — 2.0555200
1928-08-23 NY1PIT — 1.1100110
1928-08-22 NY1CIN L 5.0555120
1928-08-16 NY1CHC L 7.01055430
1928-08-08 NY1STL SV 3.1210130
1928-08-04 NY1CIN W 9.01133000
1928-07-29 NY1CHC L 8.0633331
1928-07-22 NY1CHC L 7.0533481
1928-07-20 NY1CHC SV 1.0000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Vic Aldridge — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 248 0 26 354 12 19

Season-by-Season Fielding

Vic Aldridge — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1917 CHN P 30 0 2 44 3 2
1918 CHN P 3 0 0 2 0 0
1922 CHN P 36 0 3 68 4 2
1923 CHN P 30 0 6 46 0 3
1924 CHN P 32 0 4 59 1 3
1925 PIT P 30 0 2 34 1 2
1926 PIT P 30 0 0 42 3 3
1927 PIT P 35 0 5 35 0 2
1928 NY1 P 22 0 4 24 0 2

Career Games by Position

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Vic Aldridge Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 248

College History

Vic Aldridge — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
Canterbury College Danville IN 1913, 1914

Award Voting History

Vic Aldridge — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1925 Most Valuable Player NL 21th 1.0 80 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Vic Aldridge (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Bob Porterfield
    87-97, 3.79 ERA
  2. 90
    Bob Muncrief
    80-82, 3.80 ERA
  3. 89
    Al Fitzmorris
    77-59, 3.65 ERA
  4. 88
    Carl Morton
    87-92, 3.73 ERA
  5. 86
    Jim Colborn
    83-88, 3.80 ERA
  6. 84
    Hank Wyse
    79-70, 3.52 ERA

Vic Aldridge: the record in brief

The profile opens with Vic Aldridge's first major league game on April 15, 1917; the last one listed came on August 29, 1928. The season rows list, in order, the Chicago Cubs (1917 to 1924), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1925 to 1927), and the New York Giants (1928). Aldridge, born on October 25, 1893, in Crane, IN, USA, is listed as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. Size on record: 5'9" and 175 pounds. Aldridge's death is recorded on April 17, 1973, in Terre Haute, IN, USA. On the record, Vic Aldridge was born Victor Aldridge.

Aldridge went 97-80 with a 3.76 ERA in 248 games, 205 of them starts. Aldridge had 526 strikeouts, 102 complete games, and 8 shutouts. Aldridge's 3.76 ERA was close to the 3.92 league figure for those seasons. The best win total was 16, in 1922. 1925 produced Aldridge's most strikeouts, 88. In 1923, one of the busiest seasons, Aldridge posted a 3.48 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.03.

Frequently Asked Questions about Vic Aldridge

What years did Vic Aldridge play?
Vic Aldridge played in Major League Baseball from 1917 to 1928.
Was Vic Aldridge a pitcher?
Yes. Vic Aldridge pitched in the major leagues, recording 97 wins and 526 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Vic Aldridge hit?
Vic Aldridge hit 2 career home runs with 133 hits.
What was Vic Aldridge's career batting average?
Vic Aldridge batted .229 over his career, with 133 hits in 581 at bats.
How many RBI did Vic Aldridge have?
Vic Aldridge drove in 60 runs in his career.
What was Vic Aldridge's career ERA?
Vic Aldridge finished with a 3.76 career ERA, going 97-80 with 526 strikeouts.