What years did Ralph Birkofer play?

Ralph Birkofer played in Major League Baseball from 1933 to 1937.

Was Ralph Birkofer a pitcher?

Yes. Ralph Birkofer pitched in the major leagues, recording 31 wins and 224 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ralph Birkofer hit?

Ralph Birkofer hit 0 career home runs with 50 hits.

Ralph Birkofer

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1933-1937)

W–L 31–28

ERA 4.19

WHIP 1.46

SO 224

Pitcher PIV 4339.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 213 lb
Born: 11/5/1908 in Cincinnati, OH, USA
Died: 3/16/1971 in Cincinnati, OH, USA
MLB Debut: 1933-04-25
Last Game: 1937-07-11

Full name: Ralph Joseph Birkofer

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
31	28	132	64	24	2	2	544.0	618	253	24	175	224	4.19	4339.5

Career ERA 4.19 vs. league average 4.28 across their career seasons — near 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
1933	PIT	NL	4	2	9	8	3	1	0	50.7	43	13	17	20	2.31	3.86 (+40%)	527.6
1934	PIT	NL	11	12	41	24	11	0	1	204.0	227	93	66	71	4.10	4.29 (+4%)	116.3
1935	PIT	NL	9	7	37	18	8	1	1	150.3	173	68	42	80	4.07	4.35 (+6%)	3224.3
1936	PIT	NL	7	5	34	13	2	0	0	109.3	130	57	41	44	4.69	4.59 (-2%)	828.8
1937	BRO	NL	0	2	11	1	0	0	0	29.7	45	22	9	9	6.67	4.34 (-54%)	-357.6
Career · 5 seasons			31	28	132	64	24	2	2	544.0	618	253	175	224	4.19	—	4,339

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
134	207	18	50	7	1	0	22	0	3	39	.242	.256	.285	.541	-609

Career AVG .242 vs. league average .278 across their career seasons — 13.0% below league average.

Career OBP .256 vs. league average .341 across their career seasons — 25.0% below league average.

Career SLG .285 vs. league average .395 across their career seasons — 27.8% below league average.

Career OPS .541 vs. league average .736 across their career seasons — 26.5% 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
1933	PIT	NL	9	22	1	7	0	0	4	0	4	.318	—	—	—	—	0.0
1934	PIT	NL	41	75	6	17	3	0	11	1	14	.227	.278 (-18%)	.340 (-30%)	.392 (-32%)	.733 (-31%)	-388.1
1935	PIT	NL	38	58	5	14	3	1	4	0	8	.241	.279 (-14%)	.342 (-26%)	.399 (-18%)	.742 (-22%)	-220.9
1936	PIT	NL	34	41	5	9	1	0	3	1	9	.220	—	—	—	—	0.0
1937	BRO	NL	12	11	1	3	0	0	0	1	4	.273	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			134	207	18	50	7	1	22	3	39	.242	—	—	—	—	-609

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	63	94	9	27	0	14	.287
Away	71	113	9	24	0	7	.212

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	63	257.0	298	120	69	102	4.20
Away	69	287.0	319	133	107	121	4.17

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	BB	SO
1937-07-11	BRO	NY1	L	0	0	0	0	0
1937-07-05	BRO	PHI	L	0	0	0	0	0
1937-06-25	BRO	CHC	L	1	0	0	1	1
1937-06-23	BRO	STL	L	1	0	0	0	1
1937-06-09	BRO	CHC	L	1	0	0	1	1
1937-05-30	BRO	BSN	L	0	0	0	0	0
1937-05-23	BRO	CIN	L	0	0	0	0	0
1937-05-09	BRO	STL	L	0	0	0	0	0
1937-05-03	BRO	PHI	L	4	1	2	0	1
1937-04-30	BRO	NY1	L	1	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1937-07-11	BRO	NY1	—	1.0	3	3	2	1	0	0
1937-07-05	BRO	PHI	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1937-06-25	BRO	CHC	—	4.2	4	3	3	2	0	1
1937-06-09	BRO	CHC	—	4.2	4	2	1	2	2	0
1937-05-30	BRO	BSN	—	0.1	5	3	3	0	0	0
1937-05-23	BRO	CIN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1937-05-09	BRO	STL	—	0.2	2	2	1	0	0	0
1937-05-03	BRO	PHI	L	6.1	12	6	5	1	3	0
1937-04-30	BRO	NY1	L	2.1	5	5	4	1	0	2
1937-04-26	BRO	BSN	—	7.1	9	4	2	2	3	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	132	0	7	86	14	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1933	PIT	P	9	1	10	0	0
1934	PIT	P	41	2	39	3	1
1935	PIT	P	37	3	18	4	1
1936	PIT	P	34	1	14	7	0
1937	BRO	P	11	0	5	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	132

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Frequently Asked Questions about Ralph Birkofer

What years did Ralph Birkofer play?: Ralph Birkofer played in Major League Baseball from 1933 to 1937.
Was Ralph Birkofer a pitcher?: Yes. Ralph Birkofer pitched in the major leagues, recording 31 wins and 224 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ralph Birkofer hit?: Ralph Birkofer hit 0 career home runs with 50 hits.