What years did Bud Byerly play?

Bud Byerly played in Major League Baseball from 1943 to 1960.

Was Bud Byerly a pitcher?

Yes. Bud Byerly pitched in the major leagues, recording 22 wins and 209 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bud Byerly hit?

Bud Byerly hit 0 career home runs with 10 hits.

Bud Byerly

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1943-1960)

W–L 22–22

ERA 3.70

WHIP 1.40

SO 209

Pitcher PIV 2124.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 185 lb
Born: 10/26/1919 in Webster Groves, MO, USA
Died: 1/26/2012 in St. Louis, MO, USA
MLB Debut: 1943-09-26
Last Game: 1960-07-21

Full name: Eldred William Byerly

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
22	22	237	17	4	0	14	491.7	519	202	34	167	209	3.70	2124.9

Career ERA 3.70 vs. league average 3.83 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	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1943	SLN	NL	1	0	2	2	0	0	13.0	14	5	5	6	3.46	3.50 (+1%)	202.3
1944	SLN	NL	2	2	9	4	2	0	42.3	37	16	20	13	3.40	3.57 (+5%)	-551.3
1945	SLN	NL	4	5	33	8	2	0	95.0	111	50	41	39	4.74	3.67 (-29%)	82.3
1950	CIN	NL	0	1	4	1	0	0	14.7	12	4	4	5	2.45	4.36 (+44%)	276.6
1951	CIN	NL	2	1	40	0	0	0	66.0	69	24	25	28	3.27	4.04 (+19%)	-0.0
1952	CIN	NL	0	1	12	2	0	1	24.7	29	14	7	14	5.11	3.70 (-38%)	989.3
1956	WS1	AL	2	4	25	0	0	4	51.7	45	17	14	19	2.96	3.96 (+25%)	-139.6
1957	WS1	AL	6	6	47	0	0	6	95.0	94	33	22	39	3.13	3.83 (+18%)	1575.8
1958	WS1	AL	2	0	17	0	0	1	24.0	34	18	11	13	6.75	3.86 (-75%)	-718.9
1958	BOS	AL	1	2	18	0	0	0	30.3	31	6	7	16	1.78	3.86 (+54%)	931.5
1959	SFN	NL	1	0	11	0	0	0	13.0	11	2	5	4	1.38	3.90 (+65%)	-382.7
1960	SFN	NL	1	0	19	0	0	2	22.0	32	13	6	13	5.32	3.82 (-39%)	-140.4
Career · 12 seasons			22	22	237	17	4	14	491.2	519	202	167	209	3.70	—	2,125

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
238	85	8	10	0	1	0	6	0	4	22	.118	.157	.141	.298	0

Career AVG .118 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 54.5% below league average.

Career OBP .157 vs. league average .329 across their career seasons — 52.1% below league average.

Career SLG .141 vs. league average .378 across their career seasons — 62.7% below league average.

Career OPS .298 vs. league average .707 across their career seasons — 57.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1943	SLN	NL	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1944	SLN	NL	9	12	1	2	0	1	0	3	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1945	SLN	NL	33	23	4	5	0	4	3	5	.217	—	—	—	—	0.0
1950	CIN	NL	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1951	CIN	NL	41	6	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1952	CIN	NL	12	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1956	WS1	AL	25	11	1	1	0	0	0	4	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
1957	WS1	AL	47	15	1	1	1	1	0	4	.067	—	—	—	—	0.0
1958	WS1	AL	17	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1958	BOS	AL	18	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1959	SFN	NL	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1960	SFN	NL	19	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			238	85	8	10	1	6	4	22	.118	—	—	—	—	0

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
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1944	WS	SLN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	0	0	1.3	0	0	0	1	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1944	WS	SLN	0	0	1	0	0	1.3	0	0	0	1	0.00

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	117	34	2	5	0	3	.147
Away	121	51	6	5	0	3	.098

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	117	226.2	245	88	62	104	3.49
Away	120	264.2	273	118	104	103	4.01

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1960-07-21	SFG	PHI	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1960-07-05	SFG	LAD	—	0.0	1	3	3	1	0	0
1960-07-04	SFG	CHC	—	1.1	3	0	0	1	1	0
1960-06-30	SFG	PIT	—	1.0	3	3	2	1	0	0
1960-06-26	SFG	CIN	—	3.0	2	1	1	2	1	1
1960-06-22	SFG	ATL	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0
1960-06-18	SFG	PHI	—	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1960-06-15	SFG	PIT	—	2.0	3	2	2	0	1	0
1960-06-12	SFG	ATL	SV	2.0	4	1	1	0	3	1
1960-06-09	SFG	CIN	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	237	0	34	106	4	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1943	SLN	P	2	0	2	0	0
1944	SLN	P	9	2	11	0	0
1945	SLN	P	33	10	25	0	3
1950	CIN	P	4	1	1	0	0
1951	CIN	P	40	4	16	2	0
1952	CIN	P	12	0	5	0	0
1956	WS1	P	25	3	10	0	0
1957	WS1	P	47	5	22	1	0
1958	WS1	P	17	4	2	0	0
1958	BOS	P	18	4	4	1	0
1959	SFN	P	11	1	5	0	0
1960	SFN	P	19	0	3	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	237

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Frequently Asked Questions about Bud Byerly

What years did Bud Byerly play?: Bud Byerly played in Major League Baseball from 1943 to 1960.
Was Bud Byerly a pitcher?: Yes. Bud Byerly pitched in the major leagues, recording 22 wins and 209 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bud Byerly hit?: Bud Byerly hit 0 career home runs with 10 hits.