What years did Russ Bauers play?

Russ Bauers played in Major League Baseball from 1936 to 1950.

Was Russ Bauers a pitcher?

Yes. Russ Bauers pitched in the major leagues, recording 31 wins and 300 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Russ Bauers hit?

Russ Bauers hit 0 career home runs with 50 hits.

Russ Bauers

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1936-1950)

W–L 31–30

ERA 3.53

WHIP 1.39

SO 300

Pitcher PIV 6481.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 195 lb
Born: 5/10/1914 in Townsend, WI, USA
Died: 1/21/1995 in Hines, IL, USA
MLB Debut: 1936-08-20
Last Game: 1950-05-06

Full name: Russell Lee Bauers

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
31	30	129	71	27	4	6	599.0	562	235	17	271	300	3.53	6481.0

Career ERA 3.53 vs. league average 4.20 across their career seasons — 15.9% 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
1936	PIT	NL	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1.3	2	5	4	0	33.75	—	0.0
1937	PIT	NL	13	6	34	19	11	2	1	187.7	174	60	80	118	2.88	4.34 (+34%)	4453.1
1938	PIT	NL	13	14	40	34	12	2	3	243.0	207	83	99	117	3.07	4.35 (+29%)	3496.8
1939	PIT	NL	2	4	15	8	1	0	1	53.7	46	20	25	12	3.35	4.28 (+22%)	-1019.1
1940	PIT	NL	0	2	15	2	0	0	0	30.7	42	26	18	11	7.63	4.21 (-81%)	-672.4
1941	PIT	NL	1	3	8	5	1	0	0	37.3	40	23	25	20	5.54	3.94 (-41%)	-144.0
1946	CHN	NL	2	1	15	2	2	0	1	43.3	45	17	19	22	3.53	3.59 (+2%)	366.6
1950	SLA	AL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2.0	6	1	1	0	4.50	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			31	30	129	71	27	4	6	599.0	562	235	271	300	3.53	—	6,481

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
129	207	13	50	4	2	0	13	0	8	41	.242	.270	.280	.550	-729

Career AVG .242 vs. league average .270 across their career seasons — 10.5% below league average.

Career OBP .270 vs. league average .340 across their career seasons — 20.6% below league average.

Career SLG .280 vs. league average .388 across their career seasons — 27.9% below league average.

Career OPS .550 vs. league average .728 across their career seasons — 24.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1936	PIT	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1937	PIT	NL	34	69	4	15	0	0	6	3	18	.217	.276 (-21%)	.342 (-27%)	.398 (-45%)	.740 (-37%)	-407.4
1938	PIT	NL	40	88	7	21	3	2	2	3	18	.239	.272 (-13%)	.341 (-23%)	.392 (-19%)	.734 (-21%)	-321.4
1939	PIT	NL	15	19	1	4	0	0	0	0	1	.211	—	—	—	—	0.0
1940	PIT	NL	15	7	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	.286	—	—	—	—	0.0
1941	PIT	NL	8	14	0	5	0	0	3	0	1	.357	—	—	—	—	0.0
1946	CHN	NL	15	10	1	3	1	0	2	2	1	.300	—	—	—	—	0.0
1950	SLA	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			129	207	13	50	4	2	13	8	41	.242	—	—	—	—	-729

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	62	100	6	25	0	4	.250
Away	67	108	7	25	0	9	.231

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	62	299.1	279	114	127	153	3.43
Away	67	299.2	285	122	144	148	3.66

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1950-05-06	SLA	PHA	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1946-09-24	CHC	PIT	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1946-09-14	CHC	PHI	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1946-09-12	CHC	PHI	W	1	0	1	0	0	1	0
1946-09-10	CHC	BSN	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1946-09-05	CHC	STL	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1946-09-02	CHC	PIT	W	3	1	2	1	2	1	0
1946-08-27	CHC	NY1	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1946-08-21	CHC	PHI	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
1946-08-16	CHC	CIN	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1950-05-06	SLA	PHA	—	2.0	6	4	1	1	0	0
1946-09-24	CHC	PIT	—	0.1	0	0	0	3	0	0
1946-09-14	CHC	PHI	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0
1946-09-12	CHC	PHI	W	5.0	6	1	1	0	1	0
1946-09-10	CHC	BSN	—	3.2	5	3	2	0	0	0
1946-09-05	CHC	STL	—	1.1	4	4	4	1	0	0
1946-09-02	CHC	PIT	W	9.0	7	3	3	6	3	0
1946-08-27	CHC	NY1	SV	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
1946-08-21	CHC	PHI	L	9.0	7	1	1	1	6	1
1946-08-16	CHC	CIN	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	129	0	10	120	12	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1936	PIT	P	1	0	0	0	0
1937	PIT	P	34	1	58	2	0
1938	PIT	P	40	3	38	6	1
1939	PIT	P	15	0	7	0	3
1940	PIT	P	15	1	7	0	1
1941	PIT	P	8	0	3	3	1
1946	CHN	P	15	5	6	1	0
1950	SLA	P	1	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	129

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Frequently Asked Questions about Russ Bauers

What years did Russ Bauers play?: Russ Bauers played in Major League Baseball from 1936 to 1950.
Was Russ Bauers a pitcher?: Yes. Russ Bauers pitched in the major leagues, recording 31 wins and 300 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Russ Bauers hit?: Russ Bauers hit 0 career home runs with 50 hits.