What years did Garland Braxton play?

Garland Braxton played in Major League Baseball from 1921 to 1933.

Was Garland Braxton a pitcher?

Yes. Garland Braxton pitched in the major leagues, recording 50 wins and 412 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Garland Braxton hit?

Garland Braxton hit 0 career home runs with 40 hits.

Garland Braxton

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1921-1933)

W–L 50–53

ERA 4.13

WHIP 1.38

SO 412

Pitcher PIV 11868.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: B / L
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 152 lb
Born: 6/10/1900 in Snow Camp, NC, USA
Died: 2/26/1966 in Norfolk, VA, USA
MLB Debut: 1921-05-27
Last Game: 1933-09-23

Full name: Edgar Garland Braxton

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
50	53	282	70	28	2	32	938.0	1,014	430	38	276	412	4.13	11868.6

Career ERA 4.13 vs. league average 4.25 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
1921	BSN	NL	1	3	17	2	0	0	0	37.3	44	20	17	16	4.82	4.02 (-20%)	173.8
1922	BSN	NL	1	2	25	4	2	0	0	66.7	75	25	24	15	3.37	4.18 (+19%)	-684.4
1925	NYA	AL	1	1	3	2	0	0	0	19.3	26	14	5	11	6.52	4.55 (-43%)	235.0
1926	NYA	AL	5	1	37	1	0	0	2	67.3	71	20	19	30	2.67	4.11 (+35%)	1518.5
1927	WS1	AL	10	9	58	2	0	0	13	155.3	144	51	33	96	2.95	4.08 (+28%)	4551.7
1928	WS1	AL	13	11	38	24	15	2	6	218.3	177	61	44	94	2.51	4.13 (+39%)	4634.4
1929	WS1	AL	12	10	37	20	9	0	4	182.0	219	98	51	59	4.85	4.60 (-5%)	2848.2
1930	WS1	AL	3	2	15	0	0	0	5	27.3	22	10	9	7	3.29	4.80 (+31%)	-485.0
1930	CHA	AL	4	10	19	10	2	0	1	90.7	127	65	33	44	6.45	4.80 (-34%)	-571.6
1931	CHA	AL	0	3	17	3	0	0	1	47.3	71	36	23	28	6.85	4.10 (-67%)	340.5
1931	SLA	AL	0	0	11	1	0	0	0	18.0	27	21	10	7	10.50	4.10 (-156%)	-692.6
1933	SLA	AL	0	1	5	1	0	0	0	8.3	11	9	8	5	9.72	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			50	53	282	70	28	2	32	938.0	1,014	430	276	412	4.13	—	11,869

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
282	257	15	40	5	0	0	14	0	21	77	.156	.228	.175	.403	-1,018

Career AVG .156 vs. league average .283 across their career seasons — 45.1% below league average.

Career OBP .228 vs. league average .345 across their career seasons — 34.0% below league average.

Career SLG .175 vs. league average .399 across their career seasons — 56.2% below league average.

Career OPS .403 vs. league average .745 across their career seasons — 45.9% 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
1921	BSN	NL	17	7	0	0	0	0	0	6	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1922	BSN	NL	25	16	0	1	0	1	0	6	.062	—	—	—	—	0.0
1925	NYA	AL	3	6	1	2	0	1	0	1	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1926	NYA	AL	37	20	0	6	0	1	1	5	.300	—	—	—	—	0.0
1927	WS1	AL	58	39	1	9	1	2	3	6	.231	—	—	—	—	0.0
1928	WS1	AL	38	72	4	9	0	2	5	21	.125	.280 (-56%)	.342 (-44%)	.395 (-68%)	.737 (-57%)	-658.7
1929	WS1	AL	37	54	5	8	4	4	6	13	.148	.289 (-49%)	.353 (-30%)	.415 (-47%)	.769 (-39%)	-359.8
1930	WS1	AL	15	5	0	0	0	1	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1930	CHA	AL	19	23	2	2	0	2	3	11	.087	—	—	—	—	0.0
1931	CHA	AL	17	11	2	1	0	0	1	5	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
1931	SLA	AL	11	3	0	2	0	0	1	1	.667	—	—	—	—	0.0
1933	SLA	AL	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			282	257	15	40	5	14	21	77	.156	—	—	—	—	-1,018

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	135	122	6	24	0	7	.197
Away	148	138	9	17	0	7	.123

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	135	451.1	521	217	121	224	4.33
Away	148	486.2	494	211	157	187	3.90

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	BB	SO
1933-09-23	SLA	DET	L	0	0	0
1933-09-20	SLA	MIN	L	1	0	1
1933-09-16	SLA	PHA	L	0	0	0
1933-09-08	SLA	NYY	L	0	0	0
1933-09-07	SLA	NYY	L	0	0	0
1931-09-17	SLA	NYY	L	0	0	0
1931-09-06	SLA	CLE	L	0	0	0
1931-08-31	SLA	DET	L	0	0	0
1931-08-27	SLA	CLE	L	1	1	1
1931-08-24	SLA	PHA	L	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1933-09-23	SLA	DET	—	1.0	1	1	1	1	1
1933-09-20	SLA	MIN	—	3.1	2	0	0	2	2
1933-09-16	SLA	PHA	—	1.1	5	4	4	1	0
1933-09-08	SLA	NYY	—	2.1	1	0	0	2	1
1933-09-07	SLA	NYY	L	0.1	2	5	4	2	1
1931-09-17	SLA	NYY	—	1.0	5	4	4	0	1
1931-09-06	SLA	CLE	—	1.0	4	5	2	0	1
1931-08-31	SLA	DET	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0
1931-08-27	SLA	CLE	—	6.0	5	2	2	2	1
1931-08-24	SLA	PHA	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	282	0	35	181	12	8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1921	BSN	P	17	1	13	1	1
1922	BSN	P	25	3	13	1	0
1925	NYA	P	3	0	5	0	1
1926	NYA	P	37	3	16	1	1
1927	WS1	P	58	5	23	2	1
1928	WS1	P	38	9	50	3	2
1929	WS1	P	37	8	32	1	2
1930	WS1	P	15	0	3	1	0
1930	CHA	P	19	2	12	1	0
1931	CHA	P	17	4	11	1	0
1931	SLA	P	11	0	2	0	0
1933	SLA	P	5	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	283

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Frequently Asked Questions about Garland Braxton

What years did Garland Braxton play?: Garland Braxton played in Major League Baseball from 1921 to 1933.
Was Garland Braxton a pitcher?: Yes. Garland Braxton pitched in the major leagues, recording 50 wins and 412 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Garland Braxton hit?: Garland Braxton hit 0 career home runs with 40 hits.