What years did Ed Baecht play?

Ed Baecht played in Major League Baseball from 1926 to 1937.

Was Ed Baecht a pitcher?

Yes. Ed Baecht pitched in the major leagues, recording 5 wins and 61 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ed Baecht hit?

Ed Baecht hit 0 career home runs with 8 hits.

Ed Baecht

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1926-1937)

W–L 5–6

ERA 5.56

WHIP 1.73

SO 61

Pitcher PIV -1213.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 195 lb
Born: 5/15/1907 in Paden, OK, USA
Died: 8/15/1957 in Grafton, IL, USA
MLB Debut: 1926-04-24
Last Game: 1937-09-03

Full name: Edward Joseph Baecht

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
5	6	64	9	3	0	0	160.3	200	99	9	78	61	5.56	-1213.4

Career ERA 5.56 vs. league average 4.14 across their career seasons — 34.1% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1926	PHI	NL	2	0	28	1	1	56.0	73	38	28	14	6.11	4.11 (-49%)	-1322.3
1927	PHI	NL	0	1	1	1	0	6.0	12	8	2	0	12.00	—	0.0
1928	PHI	NL	1	1	9	1	0	24.0	37	16	9	10	6.00	4.13 (-45%)	124.5
1931	CHN	NL	2	4	22	6	2	67.0	64	28	32	34	3.76	4.10 (+8%)	-15.6
1932	CHN	NL	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	1	0	1	0	0.00	—	0.0
1937	SLA	AL	0	0	3	0	0	6.3	13	9	6	3	12.79	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			5	6	64	9	3	160.1	200	99	78	61	5.56	—	-1,213

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
64	42	4	8	0	0	0	2	0	0	10	.190	.190	.190	.381	0

Career AVG .190 vs. league average .279 across their career seasons — 31.6% below league average.

Career OBP .190 vs. league average .342 across their career seasons — 44.2% below league average.

Career SLG .190 vs. league average .393 across their career seasons — 51.5% below league average.

Career OPS .381 vs. league average .734 across their career seasons — 48.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1926	PHI	NL	28	14	1	2	0	6	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1927	PHI	NL	1	2	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1928	PHI	NL	9	7	0	1	0	1	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1931	CHN	NL	22	18	3	5	2	3	.278	—	—	—	—	0.0
1932	CHN	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1937	SLA	AL	3	1	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			64	42	4	8	2	10	.190	—	—	—	—	0

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	30	12	1	3	0	1	.250
Away	34	30	3	5	0	1	.167

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	30	62.1	80	42	35	27	6.06
Away	34	98.1	120	60	44	33	5.49

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI
1937-09-03	SLA	CLE	L	0	0	0	0
1937-08-22	SLA	DET	L	0	0	0	0
1937-08-14	SLA	DET	L	1	0	0	0
1932-04-20	CHC	CIN	L	0	0	0	0
1931-09-21	CHC	NY1	L	0	0	0	0
1931-08-25	CHC	NY1	L	0	0	0	0
1931-08-14	CHC	PHI	L	2	0	0	0
1931-08-08	CHC	STL	L	0	0	0	0
1931-07-29	CHC	PHI	L	0	0	0	0
1931-07-23	CHC	BSN	L	1	1	1	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1937-09-03	SLA	CLE	—	2.0	2	6	0	1	2	1
1937-08-22	SLA	DET	—	2.0	4	3	3	2	0	1
1937-08-14	SLA	DET	—	2.1	7	6	6	3	1	1
1932-04-20	CHC	CIN	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0
1931-09-21	CHC	NY1	—	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	0
1931-08-25	CHC	NY1	—	2.0	2	0	0	0	2	0
1931-08-14	CHC	PHI	—	4.2	5	2	1	0	1	0
1931-08-08	CHC	STL	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1931-07-29	CHC	PHI	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1931-07-23	CHC	BSN	L	3.1	2	4	3	5	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	64	0	5	52	2	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1926	PHI	P	28	2	23	2	1
1927	PHI	P	1	0	2	0	0
1928	PHI	P	9	0	8	0	0
1931	CHN	P	22	3	18	0	1
1932	CHN	P	1	0	0	0	0
1937	SLA	P	3	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	64

Frequently Asked Questions about Ed Baecht

What years did Ed Baecht play?: Ed Baecht played in Major League Baseball from 1926 to 1937.
Was Ed Baecht a pitcher?: Yes. Ed Baecht pitched in the major leagues, recording 5 wins and 61 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ed Baecht hit?: Ed Baecht hit 0 career home runs with 8 hits.