Howie Camnitz
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1904-1915)
Howie Camnitz was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1904 to 1915 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Pittsburgh Rebels, a span of 12 seasons. Across 326 career appearances, he went 133-106 with a 2.75 ERA and 915 strikeouts. He also batted .136 with 1 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 738.8.
- W (Wins):
- Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
- ERA (Earned Run Average):
- Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
- SO (Strikeouts):
- For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
- WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
- Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.
Data updated
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 5'9" / 169 lb
- Died
- 3/2/1960 in Louisville, KY, USA
- MLB Debut
- 1904-04-22
- Last Game
- 1915-05-03
Full name: Samuel Howard Camnitz
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | PIT | NL | 1 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 49.0 | 48 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 4.22 | 2.66 (-59%) | -380.0 |
| 1906 | PIT | NL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2.00 | 2.68 (+25%) | 0.0 |
| 1907 | PIT | NL | 13 | 8 | 31 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 180.0 | 135 | 43 | 59 | 85 | 2.15 | 2.50 (+14%) | 1084.9 |
| 1908 | PIT | NL | 16 | 9 | 38 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 236.2 | 182 | 41 | 69 | 118 | 1.56 | 2.40 (+35%) | -6.5 |
| 1909 | PIT | NL | 25 | 6 | 41 | 30 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 283.0 | 207 | 51 | 68 | 133 | 1.62 | 2.55 (+36%) | 3051.7 |
| 1910 | PIT | NL | 12 | 13 | 38 | 31 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 260.0 | 246 | 93 | 61 | 120 | 3.22 | 2.79 (-15%) | 3225.6 |
| 1911 | PIT | NL | 20 | 15 | 40 | 33 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 267.2 | 245 | 93 | 84 | 139 | 3.13 | 3.37 (+7%) | 1681.0 |
| 1912 | PIT | NL | 22 | 12 | 41 | 32 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 276.2 | 256 | 87 | 82 | 121 | 2.83 | 3.36 (+16%) | -255.6 |
| 1913 | PIT | NL | 6 | 17 | 36 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 192.1 | 203 | 80 | 84 | 64 | 3.74 | 3.07 (-22%) | -3688.3 |
| 1913 | PHI | NL | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 49.0 | 49 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 3.67 | 3.07 (-20%) | -567.4 |
| 1914 | PTF | FL | 14 | 19 | 36 | 34 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 262.0 | 256 | 94 | 90 | 82 | 3.23 | 2.93 (-10%) | -2796.3 |
| 1915 | PTF | FL | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 4.50 | 2.90 (-55%) | -610.4 |
| Career · 12 seasons | 133 | 106 | 326 | 236 | 137 | 20 | 15 | 2,085.1 | 1,852 | 637 | 656 | 915 | 2.75 | — | 739 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 326 | 677 | 42 | 92 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 37 | 204 | .136 | .183 | .152 | .335 | -4,311 |
Career AVG .136 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — 46.2% below league average.
Career OBP .183 vs. league average .316 across their career seasons — 42.2% below league average.
Career SLG .152 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — 53.9% below league average.
Career OPS .335 vs. league average .647 across their career seasons — 48.2% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | PIT | NL | 10 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .062 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1906 | PIT | NL | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1907 | PIT | NL | 31 | 60 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .050 | .245 (-80%) | .304 (-78%) | .308 (-84%) | .613 (-81%) | -670.0 |
| 1908 | PIT | NL | 38 | 72 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 23 | .083 | .240 (-65%) | .298 (-45%) | .306 (-73%) | .605 (-59%) | -562.0 |
| 1909 | PIT | NL | 41 | 87 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 28 | .138 | .244 (-44%) | .306 (-21%) | .312 (-52%) | .618 (-37%) | -409.9 |
| 1910 | PIT | NL | 38 | 88 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 26 | .125 | .249 (-50%) | .317 (-43%) | .326 (-48%) | .644 (-45%) | -583.8 |
| 1911 | PIT | NL | 40 | 84 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 32 | .143 | .266 (-46%) | .336 (-43%) | .356 (-60%) | .693 (-52%) | -666.8 |
| 1912 | PIT | NL | 41 | 98 | 7 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 22 | .235 | .268 (-13%) | .335 (-23%) | .358 (-32%) | .694 (-28%) | -420.3 |
| 1913 | PIT | NL | 36 | 59 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .153 | .259 (-41%) | .325 (-53%) | .345 (-36%) | .670 (-44%) | -412.8 |
| 1913 | PHI | NL | 9 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .062 | — | — | — | — | -412.8 |
| 1914 | PTF | FL | 36 | 87 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 25 | .161 | .255 (-37%) | .322 (-41%) | .339 (-49%) | .661 (-45%) | -585.6 |
| 1915 | PTF | FL | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 12 seasons | 326 | 677 | 42 | 92 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 37 | 204 | .136 | — | — | — | — | -4,724 | ||
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
View full game log (652 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 157 | 308 | 27 | 49 | 1 | 13 | .159 |
| Away | 169 | 369 | 15 | 44 | 0 | 17 | .119 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 157 | 1017.2 | 861 | 242 | 312 | 432 | 2.14 |
| Away | 169 | 1063.0 | 992 | 276 | 342 | 496 | 2.34 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915-05-03 | PTF | BRF | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1915-04-27 | PTF | SLF | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1915-04-20 | PTF | KCF | W | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1915-04-13 | PTF | CHF | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1914-10-07 | PTF | BLF | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1914-10-03 | PTF | BUF | W | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1914-09-26 | PTF | IND | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1914-09-22 | PTF | SLF | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1914-09-18 | PTF | CHF | W | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1914-09-14 | PTF | CHF | W | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915-05-03 | PTF | BRF | — | 4.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1915-04-27 | PTF | SLF | L | 8.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1915-04-20 | PTF | KCF | — | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 1915-04-13 | PTF | CHF | — | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1914-10-07 | PTF | BLF | L | 7.0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1914-10-03 | PTF | BUF | W | 12.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 1914-09-26 | PTF | IND | — | 4.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1914-09-22 | PTF | SLF | L | 4.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1914-09-18 | PTF | CHF | W | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 1914-09-14 | PTF | CHF | W | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | PIT | P | 10 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1906 | PIT | P | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1907 | PIT | P | 31 | 19 | 8 | 46 | 1 | 1 |
| 1908 | PIT | P | 38 | 26 | 7 | 64 | 6 | 0 |
| 1909 | PIT | P | 41 | 30 | 9 | 63 | 2 | 3 |
| 1910 | PIT | P | 38 | 31 | 14 | 57 | 2 | 1 |
| 1911 | PIT | P | 40 | 0 | 4 | 59 | 5 | 1 |
| 1912 | PIT | P | 41 | 0 | 4 | 59 | 4 | 1 |
| 1913 | PIT | P | 36 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 3 | 1 |
| 1913 | PHI | P | 9 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 1914 | PTF | P | 36 | 0 | 9 | 61 | 7 | 0 |
| 1915 | PTF | P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 326 |
Awards & Honors
| Year | Award | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1909 | Baseball Magazine All-Star | P4 |
College History
| School Name | City | State | Years Attended |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centre College | Danville | KY | 1901, 1902 |
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Howie Camnitz: the record in brief
According to the bio, Howie Camnitz debuted on April 22, 1904 and played a final game on May 3, 1915. The team column moves through the Pittsburgh Pirates (1904 through 1913), the Philadelphia Phillies (1913), and the Pittsburgh Rebels (1914 to 1915). Camnitz, born on August 22, 1881, in Covington, KY, USA, is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. Camnitz's listed size is 5'9" and 169 pounds. The bio records the death on March 2, 1960, in Louisville, KY, USA. Howie Camnitz was the playing name; the full given name is Samuel Howard.
Camnitz's career pitching line is 133 wins, 106 losses and a 2.75 ERA over 326 appearances. Camnitz had 915 strikeouts, 137 complete games, 20 shutouts, and 15 saves. Camnitz's 2.75 ERA was close to the 2.84 league figure for those seasons. The best win total was 25, in 1909. 1911 produced Camnitz's most strikeouts, 139. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 1.56 in 1908, when the league's was 2.40.
Frequently Asked Questions about Howie Camnitz
- What years did Howie Camnitz play?
- Howie Camnitz played in Major League Baseball from 1904 to 1915.
- Was Howie Camnitz a pitcher?
- Yes. Howie Camnitz pitched in the major leagues, recording 133 wins and 915 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Howie Camnitz hit?
- Howie Camnitz hit 1 career home run with 92 hits.
- What teams did Howie Camnitz play for?
- Howie Camnitz played for 3 teams: the Pittsburgh Pirates (1904, 1906–1913), the Philadelphia Phillies (1913), and the Pittsburgh Rebels (1914–1915).
- What were Howie Camnitz's career stats?
- In 326 games, Howie Camnitz went 133-106 with a 2.75 ERA, 915 strikeouts, 2,085.1 innings pitched, and 15 saves. At the plate he had 92 hits and 1 home runs.
- What position did Howie Camnitz play?
- Howie Camnitz played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
- How tall was Howie Camnitz and how much did he weigh?
- Howie Camnitz was listed at 5 feet 9 inches and 169 pounds.
- What was Howie Camnitz's career ERA?
- Howie Camnitz finished with a 2.75 career ERA, going 133-106 with 915 strikeouts.
- How many strikeouts did Howie Camnitz have?
- Howie Camnitz recorded 915 career strikeouts.
- Is Howie Camnitz in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Howie Camnitz has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.