What years did Joe Becker play?

Joe Becker played in Major League Baseball from 1936 to 1937.

Was Joe Becker a pitcher?

No. Joe Becker was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Joe Becker hit?

Joe Becker hit 1 career home runs with 20 hits.

Joe Becker

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1936-1937)

AVG .241

HR 1

RBI 13

H 20

OPS .701

PIV -194

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 180 lb
Born: 6/25/1908 in St. Louis, MO, USA
Died: 1/11/1998 in Sunset Hills, MO, USA
MLB Debut: 1936-05-10
Last Game: 1937-09-14

Full name: Joseph Edward Becker

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
40	83	8	20	5	2	1	13	0	8	8	.241	.315	.386	.701	-194

Career AVG .241 vs. league average .280 across their career seasons — 14.0% below league average.

Career OBP .315 vs. league average .346 across their career seasons — 8.9% below league average.

Career SLG .386 vs. league average .401 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .701 vs. league average .747 across their career seasons — 6.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1936	CLE	AL	22	50	5	9	3	1	1	11	5	4	.180	.283 (-37%)	.349 (-27%)	.404 (-16%)	.753 (-21%)	-193.8
1937	CLE	AL	18	33	3	11	2	1	0	2	3	4	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			40	83	8	20	5	2	1	13	8	8	.241	—	—	—	—	-194

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	19	43	6	12	0	9	.279
Away	21	40	2	8	1	4	.200

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO
1937-09-14	CLE	NYY	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
1937-09-12	CLE	SLA	W	3	2	2	1	0	0	1	0
1937-09-12	CLE	SLA	W	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1937-09-11	CLE	SLA	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1937-09-11	CLE	SLA	W	4	1	2	1	1	0	0	1
1937-08-29	CLE	MIN	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1937-08-08	CLE	NYY	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1937-08-04	CLE	BOS	L	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
1937-08-03	CLE	BOS	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1937-07-30	CLE	MIN	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
C	27	0	69	11	3	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1936	CLE	C	15	0	40	3	1	0
1937	CLE	C	12	0	29	8	2	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Catcher	27

Frequently Asked Questions about Joe Becker

What years did Joe Becker play?: Joe Becker played in Major League Baseball from 1936 to 1937.
Was Joe Becker a pitcher?: No. Joe Becker was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Joe Becker hit?: Joe Becker hit 1 career home runs with 20 hits.