What years did Heinz Becker play?

Heinz Becker played in Major League Baseball from 1943 to 1947.

Was Heinz Becker a pitcher?

No. Heinz Becker was a position player (First Baseman).

How many home runs did Heinz Becker hit?

Heinz Becker hit 2 career home runs with 94 hits.

Heinz Becker

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1943-1947)

AVG .263

HR 2

RBI 47

H 94

OPS .706

PIV 415

Position: First Baseman
Bats / Throws: B / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 200 lb
Born: 8/26/1915 in Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Died: 11/11/1991 in Dallas, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 1943-04-21
Last Game: 1947-05-09

Full name: Heinz Reinhard Becker

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
152	358	45	94	18	3	2	47	1	50	42	.263	.359	.346	.706	415

Career AVG .263 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .359 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — +8.9% above league average.

Career SLG .346 vs. league average .359 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .706 vs. league average .689 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
1943	CHN	NL	24	69	5	10	0	0	0	2	0	9	6	.145	.255 (-43%)	.324 (-25%)	.346 (-58%)	.671 (-42%)	-414.4
1945	CHN	NL	67	133	25	38	8	2	2	27	0	17	16	.286	.260 (+9%)	.328 (+14%)	.354 (+19%)	.683 (+16%)	401.8
1946	CHN	NL	9	7	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	.286	—	—	—	—	0.0
1946	CLE	AL	50	147	15	44	10	1	0	17	1	23	18	.299	.256 (+17%)	.328 (+22%)	.358 (+6%)	.687 (+14%)	0.0
1947	CLE	AL	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			152	358	45	94	18	3	2	47	1	50	42	.263	—	—	—	—	-13

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
3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.500

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1945	WS	CHN	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.500

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	72	161	21	40	1	26	.248
Away	80	197	24	54	1	21	.274

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
1947-05-09	CLE	SLA	W	1	0	0	0	0	1
1947-05-04	CLE	MIN	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1946-09-22	CLE	DET	L	0	1	0	0	1	0
1946-09-22	CLE	DET	L	3	0	1	0	0	1
1946-09-21	CLE	DET	L	1	0	1	1	0	0
1946-09-19	CLE	MIN	W	1	1	0	0	0	0
1946-09-15	CLE	PHA	L	1	0	0	0	0	1
1946-09-07	CLE	SLA	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1946-09-06	CLE	DET	L	4	0	1	0	0	2
1946-09-02	CLE	SLA	L	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	90	0	730	53	5	64

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1943	CHN	1B	18	161	15	3	9
1945	CHN	1B	28	222	12	0	21
1946	CLE	1B	44	347	26	2	34

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	89

Frequently Asked Questions about Heinz Becker

What years did Heinz Becker play?: Heinz Becker played in Major League Baseball from 1943 to 1947.
Was Heinz Becker a pitcher?: No. Heinz Becker was a position player (First Baseman).
How many home runs did Heinz Becker hit?: Heinz Becker hit 2 career home runs with 94 hits.