What years did Joe Cascarella play?

Joe Cascarella played in Major League Baseball from 1934 to 1938.

Was Joe Cascarella a pitcher?

Yes. Joe Cascarella pitched in the major leagues, recording 27 wins and 192 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Joe Cascarella hit?

Joe Cascarella hit 0 career home runs with 20 hits.

Joe Cascarella

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1934-1938)

W–L 27–48

ERA 4.84

WHIP 1.61

SO 192

Pitcher PIV -3665.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 175 lb
Born: 6/28/1907 in Philadelphia, PA, USA
Died: 5/22/2002 in Baltimore, MD, USA
MLB Debut: 1934-04-17
Last Game: 1938-09-28

Full name: Joseph Thomas Cascarella

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
27	48	143	54	20	3	8	540.7	602	291	25	267	192	4.84	-3665.9

Career ERA 4.84 vs. league average 4.38 across their career seasons — 10.6% worse than 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
1934	PHA	AL	12	15	42	22	9	2	1	194.3	214	101	104	71	4.68	4.29 (-9%)	-1872.4
1935	PHA	AL	1	6	9	3	1	0	0	32.3	29	19	22	15	5.29	4.35 (-22%)	-289.9
1935	BOS	AL	0	3	6	4	0	0	0	17.0	25	13	11	9	6.88	4.35 (-58%)	-858.4
1936	BOS	AL	0	2	10	1	0	0	0	20.7	27	16	9	7	6.97	4.59 (-52%)	311.4
1936	WS1	AL	9	8	22	16	7	1	1	139.3	147	63	54	34	4.07	4.59 (+11%)	-793.6
1937	WS1	AL	0	5	10	4	1	0	1	32.3	50	29	23	10	8.07	4.34 (-86%)	-1356.8
1937	CIN	NL	1	2	11	3	2	0	1	43.7	44	19	22	16	3.92	4.34 (+10%)	65.6
1938	CIN	NL	4	7	33	1	0	0	4	61.0	66	31	22	30	4.57	4.35 (-5%)	1128.0
Career · 8 seasons			27	48	143	54	20	3	8	540.2	602	291	267	192	4.84	—	-3,666

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
143	165	6	20	2	0	0	10	0	4	48	.121	.157	.133	.290	-1,120

Career AVG .121 vs. league average .278 across their career seasons — 56.4% below league average.

Career OBP .157 vs. league average .343 across their career seasons — 54.3% below league average.

Career SLG .133 vs. league average .397 across their career seasons — 66.5% below league average.

Career OPS .290 vs. league average .741 across their career seasons — 60.8% 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
1934	PHA	AL	42	64	2	6	1	2	1	19	.094	.278 (-66%)	.340 (-57%)	.392 (-72%)	.733 (-65%)	-671.2
1935	PHA	AL	9	8	0	1	0	1	0	2	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
1935	BOS	AL	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1936	BOS	AL	10	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1936	WS1	AL	22	49	3	7	1	5	2	11	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1937	WS1	AL	10	9	0	2	0	0	0	2	.222	—	—	—	—	0.0
1937	CIN	NL	11	11	1	1	0	1	1	6	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
1938	CIN	NL	33	18	0	3	0	1	0	7	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			143	165	6	20	2	10	4	48	.121	—	—	—	—	-671

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	72	81	1	5	0	3	.062
Away	71	84	5	15	0	7	.179

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	72	291.1	310	146	135	107	4.51
Away	71	249.1	293	143	132	81	5.16

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1938-09-28	CIN	STL	L	0	0
1938-09-06	CIN	STL	L	0	0
1938-08-28	CIN	NY1	L	2	0
1938-08-26	CIN	BSN	L	0	0
1938-08-21	CIN	STL	L	0	0
1938-08-20	CIN	STL	L	0	0
1938-08-15	CIN	PIT	W	0	0
1938-08-07	CIN	BRO	L	1	0
1938-08-06	CIN	BRO	W	1	1
1938-08-03	CIN	PHI	W	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1938-09-28	CIN	STL	—	1.0	3	1	1	0	1
1938-09-06	CIN	STL	—	1.0	4	3	3	1	0
1938-08-28	CIN	NY1	—	5.2	5	1	1	2	1
1938-08-26	CIN	BSN	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0
1938-08-21	CIN	STL	—	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
1938-08-20	CIN	STL	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
1938-08-15	CIN	PIT	W	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
1938-08-07	CIN	BRO	L	1.0	3	3	3	1	1
1938-08-06	CIN	BRO	SV	1.2	2	1	1	0	0
1938-08-03	CIN	PHI	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	143	0	27	108	7	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1934	PHA	P	42	9	46	4	3
1935	PHA	P	9	1	14	0	0
1935	BOS	P	6	0	4	1	0
1936	BOS	P	10	2	4	0	0
1936	WS1	P	22	4	15	0	0
1937	WS1	P	10	2	7	0	2
1937	CIN	P	11	4	9	2	0
1938	CIN	P	33	5	9	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	143

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Frequently Asked Questions about Joe Cascarella

What years did Joe Cascarella play?: Joe Cascarella played in Major League Baseball from 1934 to 1938.
Was Joe Cascarella a pitcher?: Yes. Joe Cascarella pitched in the major leagues, recording 27 wins and 192 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Joe Cascarella hit?: Joe Cascarella hit 0 career home runs with 20 hits.