What years did Hank Arft play?

Hank Arft played in Major League Baseball from 1948 to 1952.

Was Hank Arft a pitcher?

No. Hank Arft was a position player (First Baseman).

How many home runs did Hank Arft hit?

Hank Arft hit 13 career home runs with 229 hits.

Hank Arft

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1948-1952)

AVG .253

HR 13

RBI 118

H 229

OPS .727

PIV 229

Position: First Baseman
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 190 lb
Born: 1/28/1922 in Manchester, MO, USA
Died: 12/14/2002 in St. Louis, MO, USA
MLB Debut: 1948-07-27
Last Game: 1952-05-23

Full name: Henry Irven Arft

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
300	906	116	229	46	13	13	118	8	137	133	.253	.352	.375	.727	229

Career AVG .253 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .352 vs. league average .339 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .375 vs. league average .384 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .727 vs. league average .723 across their career seasons — near 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
1948	SLA	AL	69	248	25	59	10	3	5	38	1	45	43	.238	.263 (-10%)	.340 (+4%)	.379 (-4%)	.719 (avg)	74.4
1949	SLA	AL	6	5	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1950	SLA	AL	98	280	45	75	16	4	1	32	3	46	48	.268	.265 (+1%)	.346 (+8%)	.401 (-9%)	.747 (-1%)	41.4
1951	SLA	AL	112	345	44	90	16	5	7	42	4	41	34	.261	.260 (avg)	.336 (+1%)	.385 (+3%)	.721 (+2%)	113.2
1952	SLA	AL	15	28	1	4	3	1	0	4	0	5	7	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			300	906	116	229	46	13	13	118	8	137	133	.253	—	—	—	—	229

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

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	158	476	72	137	9	77	.288
Away	142	430	44	92	4	41	.214

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1952-05-23	SLA	CLE	L	3	0	0	1	1	1
1952-05-22	SLA	MIN	L	4	1	1	1	0	0
1952-05-21	SLA	MIN	W	1	0	0	0	4	0
1952-05-18	SLA	NYY	W	0	0	0	0	0	0
1952-05-17	SLA	BOS	W	0	0	0	0	0	0
1952-05-16	SLA	BOS	W	1	0	0	0	0	1
1952-05-11	SLA	CLE	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1952-05-07	SLA	PHA	L	2	0	0	0	0	0
1952-05-06	SLA	PHA	W	4	1	1	1	0	0
1952-04-30	SLA	NYY	L	1	0	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	260	0	2182	184	18	251

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1948	SLA	1B	69	598	43	3	81
1950	SLA	1B	84	701	51	4	59
1951	SLA	1B	97	820	86	10	100
1952	SLA	1B	10	63	4	1	11

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	260

Frequently Asked Questions about Hank Arft

What years did Hank Arft play?: Hank Arft played in Major League Baseball from 1948 to 1952.
Was Hank Arft a pitcher?: No. Hank Arft was a position player (First Baseman).
How many home runs did Hank Arft hit?: Hank Arft hit 13 career home runs with 229 hits.