Hugh Casey
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1935-1949)
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 6'1" / 207 lb
- Died
- 7/3/1951 in Atlanta, GA, USA
- MLB Debut
- 1935-04-29
- Last Game
- 1949-09-23
Full name: Hugh Thomas Casey
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | 42 | 343 | 56 | 24 | 3 | 55 | 939.7 | 935 | 360 | 58 | 321 | 349 | 3.45 | 368.2 |
Career ERA 3.45 vs. league average 4.01 across their career seasons — 14.0% better than league average.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | CHN | NL | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.7 | 29 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 3.86 | 4.35 (+11%) | -457.7 |
| 1939 | BRO | NL | 15 | 10 | 40 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 227.3 | 228 | 74 | 54 | 79 | 2.93 | 4.28 (+32%) | 1845.1 |
| 1940 | BRO | NL | 11 | 8 | 44 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 154.0 | 136 | 62 | 51 | 53 | 3.62 | 4.21 (+14%) | -1191.9 |
| 1941 | BRO | NL | 14 | 11 | 45 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 162.0 | 155 | 70 | 57 | 61 | 3.89 | 3.94 (+1%) | 706.3 |
| 1942 | BRO | NL | 6 | 3 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 112.0 | 91 | 28 | 44 | 54 | 2.25 | 3.57 (+37%) | 1076.7 |
| 1946 | BRO | NL | 11 | 5 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 99.7 | 101 | 22 | 33 | 31 | 1.99 | 3.59 (+45%) | 794.7 |
| 1947 | BRO | NL | 10 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 76.7 | 75 | 34 | 29 | 40 | 3.99 | 3.97 (avg) | -155.1 |
| 1948 | BRO | NL | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 36.0 | 59 | 32 | 17 | 7 | 8.00 | 4.10 (-95%) | -1828.3 |
| 1949 | PIT | NL | 4 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 38.7 | 50 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 4.66 | 4.12 (-13%) | -421.7 |
| 1949 | NYA | AL | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 8.22 | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 10 seasons | 75 | 42 | 343 | 56 | 24 | 3 | 55 | 939.2 | 935 | 360 | 321 | 349 | 3.45 | — | 368 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 344 | 244 | 23 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 56 | .164 | .212 | .193 | .405 | -850 |
Career AVG .164 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — 38.1% below league average.
Career OBP .212 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 36.8% below league average.
Career SLG .193 vs. league average .378 across their career seasons — 49.0% below league average.
Career OPS .405 vs. league average .714 across their career seasons — 43.3% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | CHN | NL | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .167 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1939 | BRO | NL | 40 | 74 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .203 | .274 (-26%) | .342 (-32%) | .393 (-38%) | .735 (-35%) | -428.1 |
| 1940 | BRO | NL | 45 | 36 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | .250 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1941 | BRO | NL | 45 | 50 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | .120 | .262 (-54%) | .332 (-44%) | .373 (-62%) | .705 (-54%) | -422.4 |
| 1942 | BRO | NL | 50 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .148 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1946 | BRO | NL | 46 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .136 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1947 | BRO | NL | 46 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .056 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1948 | BRO | NL | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1949 | PIT | NL | 33 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1949 | NYA | AL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 10 seasons | 344 | 244 | 23 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 56 | .164 | — | — | — | — | -850 | ||
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 (687 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 158 | 109 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 9 | .165 |
| Away | 186 | 135 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 6 | .163 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 157 | 438.0 | 460 | 182 | 145 | 157 | 3.74 |
| Away | 186 | 502.2 | 477 | 181 | 175 | 197 | 3.24 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-09-23 | NYY | MIN | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-09-21 | NYY | CHW | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-09-18 | NYY | CLE | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-09-09 | NYY | BOS | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-08-04 | PIT | BRO | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-07-31 | PIT | BSN | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-07-27 | PIT | NY1 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-07-24 | PIT | BSN | W | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-07-23 | PIT | BSN | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-07-21 | PIT | BRO | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-09-23 | NYY | MIN | — | 0.2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-09-21 | NYY | CHW | — | 2.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1949-09-18 | NYY | CLE | W | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1949-09-09 | NYY | BOS | — | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1949-08-04 | PIT | BRO | — | 3.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-07-31 | PIT | BSN | — | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-07-27 | PIT | NY1 | — | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1949-07-24 | PIT | BSN | W | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1949-07-23 | PIT | BSN | W | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949-07-21 | PIT | BRO | — | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 343 | 0 | 54 | 210 | 6 | 22 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | CHN | P | 13 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 1939 | BRO | P | 40 | 0 | 14 | 53 | 0 | 5 |
| 1940 | BRO | P | 44 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 1 | 1 |
| 1941 | BRO | P | 45 | 0 | 10 | 41 | 1 | 6 |
| 1942 | BRO | P | 50 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 2 |
| 1946 | BRO | P | 46 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 2 | 4 |
| 1947 | BRO | P | 46 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 2 |
| 1948 | BRO | P | 22 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 1949 | PIT | P | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | NYA | P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
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| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 343 |
Award Voting History
| Year | Award | League | Finish | Points Won | Points Max | Votes First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 12th | 37.0 | 336 | 0 |
Most Similar Players
Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.
Hugh Casey (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.
Frequently Asked Questions about Hugh Casey
- What years did Hugh Casey play?
- Hugh Casey played in Major League Baseball from 1935 to 1949.
- Was Hugh Casey a pitcher?
- Yes. Hugh Casey pitched in the major leagues, recording 75 wins and 349 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Hugh Casey hit?
- Hugh Casey hit 0 career home runs with 40 hits.