What years did Herman Besse play?

Herman Besse played in Major League Baseball from 1940 to 1946.

Was Herman Besse a pitcher?

Yes. Herman Besse pitched in the major leagues, recording 5 wins and 118 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Herman Besse hit?

Herman Besse hit 0 career home runs with 18 hits.

Herman Besse

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1940-1946)

W–L 5–15

ERA 6.79

WHIP 1.76

SO 118

Pitcher PIV -5777.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 190 lb
Born: 8/16/1911 in St. Louis, MO, USA
Died: 8/13/1972 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1940-04-19
Last Game: 1946-05-22

Full name: Herman Anthony Besse

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
5	15	65	25	5	0	2	242.7	298	183	24	128	118	6.79	-5777.1

Career ERA 6.79 vs. league average 3.76 across their career seasons — 80.5% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1940	PHA	AL	0	3	17	5	0	0	53.0	70	52	34	19	8.83	4.21 (-110%)	-3471.9
1941	PHA	AL	2	0	6	2	1	0	19.7	28	22	12	8	10.07	3.94 (-156%)	-1243.7
1942	PHA	AL	2	9	30	14	4	1	133.0	163	91	69	78	6.16	3.57 (-73%)	-553.2
1943	PHA	AL	1	1	5	1	0	0	16.3	18	6	4	3	3.31	3.50 (+6%)	-527.3
1946	PHA	AL	0	2	7	3	0	1	20.7	19	12	9	10	5.23	3.59 (-46%)	19.1
Career · 5 seasons			5	15	65	25	5	2	242.2	298	183	128	118	6.79	—	-5,777

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
71	90	8	18	2	0	0	15	0	9	20	.200	.273	.222	.495	-169

Career AVG .200 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 22.8% below league average.

Career OBP .273 vs. league average .329 across their career seasons — 17.1% below league average.

Career SLG .222 vs. league average .363 across their career seasons — 38.8% below league average.

Career OPS .495 vs. league average .692 across their career seasons — 28.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1940	PHA	AL	17	19	1	5	1	7	4	6	.263	—	—	—	—	0.0
1941	PHA	AL	6	5	0	1	0	1	0	1	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1942	PHA	AL	34	53	7	12	1	7	4	10	.226	.253 (-11%)	.323 (-13%)	.349 (-30%)	.672 (-22%)	-168.7
1943	PHA	AL	7	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1946	PHA	AL	7	5	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			71	90	8	18	2	15	9	20	.200	—	—	—	—	-169

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	33	50	4	12	0	8	.240
Away	38	40	4	6	0	7	.150

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	32	148.2	168	95	58	85	5.75
Away	33	94.1	130	88	70	34	8.40

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	BB	SO
1946-05-22	PHA	CHW	L	0	0	0
1946-05-15	PHA	CLE	L	0	0	0
1946-05-10	PHA	MIN	L	2	0	1
1946-05-02	PHA	SLA	L	1	0	0
1946-04-30	PHA	SLA	W	0	0	0
1946-04-24	PHA	MIN	L	2	1	1
1946-04-18	PHA	NYY	L	0	0	0
1943-07-24	PHA	DET	W	3	0	0
1943-07-22	PHA	CLE	L	1	0	0
1943-07-16	PHA	NYY	L	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1946-05-22	PHA	CHW	—	0.0	0	0	0	2	0	0
1946-05-15	PHA	CLE	—	2.0	1	1	1	0	0	0
1946-05-10	PHA	MIN	—	6.1	6	3	3	1	3	0
1946-05-02	PHA	SLA	L	3.1	6	4	4	1	1	0
1946-04-30	PHA	SLA	SV	1.2	0	0	0	0	1	0
1946-04-24	PHA	MIN	L	7.0	5	3	3	5	4	0
1946-04-18	PHA	NYY	—	0.2	1	1	1	0	1	1
1943-07-24	PHA	DET	W	8.0	12	4	4	2	3	2
1943-07-16	PHA	NYY	L	2.0	3	1	1	1	0	0
1943-07-11	PHA	DET	—	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	65	0	1	34	1	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1940	PHA	P	17	0	5	0	0
1941	PHA	P	6	1	4	0	1
1942	PHA	P	30	0	18	1	0
1943	PHA	P	5	0	4	0	0
1946	PHA	P	7	0	3	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	65

Frequently Asked Questions about Herman Besse

What years did Herman Besse play?: Herman Besse played in Major League Baseball from 1940 to 1946.
Was Herman Besse a pitcher?: Yes. Herman Besse pitched in the major leagues, recording 5 wins and 118 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Herman Besse hit?: Herman Besse hit 0 career home runs with 18 hits.