Was Orie Arntzen a pitcher?

Yes. Orie Arntzen pitched in the major leagues, recording 4 wins and 66 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Orie Arntzen hit?

Orie Arntzen hit 0 career home runs with 8 hits.

Orie Arntzen

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1943)

W–L 4–13

ERA 4.22

WHIP 1.47

SO 66

Pitcher PIV -376.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 200 lb
Born: 10/18/1909 in Beverly, IL, USA
Died: 1/28/1970 in Cedar Rapids, IA, USA
MLB Debut: 1943-04-20
Last Game: 1943-09-26

Full name: Orie Edgar Arntzen

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
4	13	32	20	9	0	0	164.3	172	77	5	69	66	4.22	-376.9

Career ERA 4.22 vs. league average 3.50 across their career seasons — 20.4% worse 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
1943	PHA	AL	4	13	32	20	9	0	0	164.3	172	77	69	66	4.22	3.50 (-20%)	-376.9
Career · 1 season			4	13	32	20	9	0	0	164.1	172	77	69	66	4.22	—	-377

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
32	50	3	8	1	0	0	1	0	2	16	.160	.192	.180	.372	-338

Career AVG .160 vs. league average .256 across their career seasons — 37.5% below league average.

Career OBP .192 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 40.8% below league average.

Career SLG .180 vs. league average .346 across their career seasons — 48.0% below league average.

Career OPS .372 vs. league average .671 across their career seasons — 44.5% 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
1943	PHA	AL	32	50	3	8	1	0	0	1	0	2	16	.160	.255 (-37%)	.324 (-41%)	.346 (-48%)	.671 (-45%)	-337.6
Career · 1 season			32	50	3	8	1	0	0	1	0	2	16	.160	—	—	—	—	-338

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	15	16	1	3	0	0	.188
Away	17	34	2	5	0	1	.147

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	15	66.0	61	34	26	31	4.64
Away	17	98.1	111	43	43	35	3.94

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	BB	SO
1943-09-26	PHA	SLA	L	0	0	0	0	0
1943-09-22	PHA	CHW	L	0	0	0	0	0
1943-09-19	PHA	BOS	L	1	0	0	0	0
1943-09-15	PHA	NYY	L	0	0	0	0	0
1943-09-10	PHA	MIN	L	0	0	0	0	0
1943-09-06	PHA	NYY	L	0	0	0	0	0
1943-09-03	PHA	BOS	W	3	1	1	0	1
1943-08-25	PHA	CHW	L	1	0	0	2	1
1943-08-18	PHA	SLA	L	3	0	1	0	1
1943-08-15	PHA	DET	L	0	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1943-09-26	PHA	SLA	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1943-09-22	PHA	CHW	—	3.0	4	2	2	2	0	0
1943-09-19	PHA	BOS	—	3.1	7	4	4	1	3	0
1943-09-15	PHA	NYY	L	1.0	5	4	4	1	0	1
1943-09-10	PHA	MIN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1943-09-06	PHA	NYY	—	0.1	3	5	5	2	0	0
1943-09-03	PHA	BOS	W	6.1	8	4	3	1	2	0
1943-08-25	PHA	CHW	L	8.0	9	4	4	2	4	0
1943-08-18	PHA	SLA	L	8.0	10	4	4	3	2	0
1943-08-15	PHA	DET	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	32	0	7	19	3	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1943	PHA	P	32	0	7	19	3	4

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	32

Frequently Asked Questions about Orie Arntzen

Was Orie Arntzen a pitcher?: Yes. Orie Arntzen pitched in the major leagues, recording 4 wins and 66 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Orie Arntzen hit?: Orie Arntzen hit 0 career home runs with 8 hits.