Red Ames

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1903-1919)

W–L 183–167
ERA 2.63
WHIP 1.23
SO 1,702
Pitcher PIV 23027.6
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
B / R
Height / Weight
5'10" / 185 lb
Born
8/2/1882 in Warren, OH, USA
Died
10/8/1936 in Warren, OH, USA
MLB Debut
1903-09-14
Last Game
1919-09-25

Full name: Leon Kessling Ames

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
183 167 533 368 209 26 36 3198.0 2,896 934 42 1,034 1,702 2.63 23027.6

Career ERA 2.63 vs. league average 2.85 across their career seasons — 7.9% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1903 NY1 NL 2 0 2 2 2 1 0 14.0 5 2 8 14 1.29 3.10 (+59%) 224.6
1904 NY1 NL 4 6 16 13 11 1 3 115.0 94 29 38 93 2.27 2.66 (+15%) 1661.7
1905 NY1 NL 22 8 34 31 21 2 0 262.7 220 80 105 198 2.74 2.82 (+3%) 3276.1
1906 NY1 NL 12 10 31 25 15 1 1 203.3 166 60 93 156 2.66 2.68 (+1%) 1886.2
1907 NY1 NL 10 12 39 26 17 2 1 233.3 184 56 108 146 2.16 2.50 (+14%) -982.9
1908 NY1 NL 7 4 18 15 5 0 1 114.3 96 23 27 81 1.81 2.40 (+25%) 2793.9
1909 NY1 NL 15 10 34 27 20 2 1 244.0 217 73 81 156 2.69 2.55 (-6%) 2789.7
1910 NY1 NL 12 11 33 23 13 3 0 190.3 161 47 63 94 2.22 2.79 (+20%) 655.7
1911 NY1 NL 11 10 34 23 13 1 2 205.0 170 61 54 118 2.68 3.37 (+21%) 4702.4
1912 NY1 NL 11 5 33 22 9 2 2 179.0 194 49 35 83 2.46 3.36 (+27%) 2567.3
1913 NY1 NL 2 1 8 5 2 0 1 41.7 35 10 8 30 2.16 3.07 (+30%) 1333.5
1913 CIN NL 11 13 31 24 12 1 2 187.3 185 60 70 80 2.88 3.07 (+6%) -1672.7
1914 CIN NL 15 23 47 36 18 3 6 297.0 274 87 94 128 2.64 2.93 (+10%) -238.3
1915 CIN NL 2 4 17 7 4 1 1 68.0 82 34 24 26 4.50 2.90 (-55%) -335.3
1915 SLN NL 9 3 15 14 8 2 1 113.3 93 31 32 48 2.46 2.90 (+15%) 1060.7
1916 SLN NL 11 16 45 22 10 2 8 228.0 225 67 57 98 2.64 2.78 (+5%) 1671.5
1917 SLN NL 15 10 43 19 10 2 3 209.0 189 63 57 62 2.71 2.69 (-1%) 90.4
1918 SLN NL 9 14 27 25 17 0 1 206.7 192 53 52 68 2.31 2.83 (+18%) 1646.9
1919 SLN NL 3 5 23 7 1 0 1 70.0 88 38 25 19 4.89 3.09 (-58%) -311.1
1919 PHI NL 0 2 3 2 1 0 1 16.0 26 11 3 4 6.19 3.09 (-101%) 207.5
Career · 20 seasons 183 167 533 368 209 26 36 3,198.0 2,896 934 1,034 1,702 2.63 — 23,028

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
533 1,014 52 143 10 7 3 63 5 61 374 .141 .190 .174 .363 -5,282

Career AVG .141 vs. league average .253 across their career seasons — 44.2% below league average.

Career OBP .190 vs. league average .316 across their career seasons — 40.0% below league average.

Career SLG .174 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — 47.5% below league average.

Career OPS .363 vs. league average .647 across their career seasons — 43.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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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
1903 NY1 NL 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 .000 — — — — 0.0
1904 NY1 NL 16 40 3 5 1 0 0 3 0 3 15 .125 — — — — 0.0
1905 NY1 NL 34 97 6 14 0 3 0 7 0 4 40 .144 .248 (-42%) .307 (-42%) .322 (-36%) .629 (-39%) -559.9
1906 NY1 NL 31 61 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 31 .066 .247 (-74%) .307 (-43%) .315 (-79%) .622 (-62%) -506.9
1907 NY1 NL 39 69 5 12 0 0 1 5 0 7 34 .174 .245 (-29%) .304 (-18%) .308 (-30%) .613 (-24%) -212.7
1908 NY1 NL 18 36 5 7 0 0 0 2 0 1 12 .194 — — — — 0.0
1909 NY1 NL 34 81 5 6 1 0 0 6 0 5 33 .074 .244 (-70%) .306 (-58%) .312 (-72%) .618 (-65%) -735.5
1910 NY1 NL 33 62 1 11 1 0 1 6 0 1 21 .177 .249 (-29%) .317 (-40%) .326 (-26%) .644 (-33%) -310.2
1911 NY1 NL 34 64 2 6 0 1 0 5 0 5 12 .094 .266 (-65%) .336 (-53%) .356 (-65%) .693 (-59%) -590.7
1912 NY1 NL 33 58 6 13 3 0 0 3 1 4 23 .224 .268 (-17%) .335 (-18%) .358 (-23%) .694 (-21%) -189.8
1913 NY1 NL 8 13 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 .154 — — — — 0.0
1913 CIN NL 31 59 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 1 22 .102 .259 (-61%) .325 (-64%) .345 (-71%) .670 (-67%) 0.0
1914 CIN NL 47 94 6 12 1 0 1 6 1 2 33 .128 .255 (-50%) .322 (-55%) .339 (-50%) .661 (-52%) -737.9
1915 CIN NL 17 20 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 .050 — — — — 0.0
1915 SLN NL 15 35 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 2 17 .114 — — — — 0.0
1916 SLN NL 45 68 3 12 0 1 0 1 0 3 19 .176 .248 (-29%) .314 (-33%) .326 (-37%) .640 (-35%) -348.7
1917 SLN NL 43 64 3 12 1 2 0 7 0 6 23 .188 .248 (-25%) .312 (-18%) .323 (-18%) .635 (-18%) -171.5
1918 SLN NL 27 64 1 10 1 0 0 4 1 7 14 .156 .255 (-39%) .318 (-25%) .326 (-47%) .645 (-36%) -322.5
1919 SLN NL 23 18 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 .222 — — — — 0.0
1919 PHI NL 3 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .400 — — — — 0.0
Career · 20 seasons 533 1,014 52 143 10 7 3 63 5 61 374 .141 — — — — -4,686

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
4 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1912 WS NY1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1911 WS NY1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500
1905 WS NY1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 4 1 0 11.0 10 3 3 7 2.45

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1912 WS NY1 0 0 1 0 0 2.0 3 1 1 0 4.50
1911 WS NY1 0 1 2 1 0 8.0 6 2 1 6 2.25
1905 WS NY1 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 1 1 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2654722064128.136
Away2685443379235.145

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2651595.214162994868851.69
Away2681597.114773785578522.13

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1919-09-25 PHIBROW 000000000
1919-09-16 PHICHCL 301100100
1919-09-11 PHIPITL 201000001
1919-08-21 STLNY1L 000000000
1919-08-14 STLPHIW 301000102
1919-08-07 STLNY1L 000000000
1919-08-04 STLBROL 100000000
1919-07-31 STLPHIL 000000000
1919-07-27 STLCHCL 000000000
1919-07-21 STLBSNL 400000001

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1919-09-25 PHIBRO SV 1.0000010
1919-09-16 PHICHC L 8.01276320
1919-09-11 PHIPIT L 7.01454010
1919-08-21 STLNY1 — 2.0111110
1919-08-14 STLPHI W 9.0933240
1919-08-07 STLNY1 — 1.0100010
1919-08-04 STLBRO L 4.01054110
1919-07-31 STLPHI — 3.0644100
1919-07-27 STLCHC — 1.0000100
1919-07-21 STLBSN — 8.0963520

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 533 160 107 1000 74 25

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1903 NY1 P 2 0 0 0 0 0
1904 NY1 P 16 13 5 26 4 1
1905 NY1 P 34 31 12 69 5 1
1906 NY1 P 31 25 10 66 5 0
1907 NY1 P 39 26 11 76 8 0
1908 NY1 P 18 15 5 32 3 4
1909 NY1 P 34 27 11 99 9 1
1910 NY1 P 33 23 11 68 8 4
1911 NY1 P 34 0 7 69 7 0
1912 NY1 P 33 0 6 53 1 3
1913 NY1 P 8 0 0 18 0 2
1913 CIN P 31 0 2 49 1 0
1914 CIN P 47 0 8 99 9 3
1915 CIN P 17 0 5 22 1 0
1915 SLN P 15 0 0 39 1 1
1916 SLN P 45 0 3 56 6 0
1917 SLN P 43 0 4 83 2 4
1918 SLN P 27 0 6 57 3 1
1919 SLN P 23 0 1 12 1 0
1919 PHI P 3 0 0 7 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 533

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Red Ames (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Bob Shawkey
    196-150, 3.09 ERA
  2. 93
    Billy Pierce
    211-169, 3.27 ERA
  3. 88
    Eddie Cicotte
    209-149, 2.38 ERA
  4. 86
    Hal Newhouser HOF
    207-150, 3.06 ERA
  5. 86
    Dolf Luque
    194-179, 3.24 ERA
  6. 85
    Rube Marquard HOF
    201-177, 3.08 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Red Ames

What years did Red Ames play?
Red Ames played in Major League Baseball from 1903 to 1919.
Was Red Ames a pitcher?
Yes. Red Ames pitched in the major leagues, recording 183 wins and 1702 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Red Ames hit?
Red Ames hit 3 career home runs with 143 hits.