What years did Larry Cheney play?

Larry Cheney played in Major League Baseball from 1911 to 1919.

Was Larry Cheney a pitcher?

Yes. Larry Cheney pitched in the major leagues, recording 116 wins and 926 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Larry Cheney hit?

Larry Cheney hit 1 career home runs with 115 hits.

What was Larry Cheney's career batting average?

Larry Cheney batted .186 over his career, with 115 hits in 617 at bats.

How many RBI did Larry Cheney have?

Larry Cheney drove in 42 runs in his career.

What was Larry Cheney's career ERA?

Larry Cheney finished with a 2.70 career ERA, going 116-100 with 926 strikeouts.

Larry Cheney

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1911-1919)

Larry Cheney was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1911 to 1919 for 4 teams, including the Chicago Cubs, a span of 9 seasons. Across 313 career appearances, he went 116-100 with a 2.70 ERA and 926 strikeouts. He also batted .186 with 1 home runs.

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 October 12, 2026

W–L 116–100

ERA 2.70

WHIP 1.24

SO 926

Pitcher PIV -2395.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 185 lb
Born: 5/2/1886 in Belleville, KS, USA
Died: 1/6/1969 in Daytona Beach, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1911-09-09
Last Game: 1919-09-26

Full name: Laurence Russell Cheney

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Career Pitching Statistics

Larry Cheney — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
116	100	313	225	132	20	19	1881.1	1,605	564	36	733	926	2.70	-2395.4

Career ERA 2.70 vs. league average 2.99 across their career seasons — 9.8% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Larry Cheney Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1911	CHN	NL	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	10.0	8	0	3	11	0.00	3.37 (+100%)	469.2
1912	CHN	NL	26	10	42	37	28	4	0	303.1	262	96	111	140	2.85	3.36 (+15%)	293.8
1913	CHN	NL	21	14	54	36	25	2	11	305.0	271	87	98	136	2.57	3.07 (+16%)	215.9
1914	CHN	NL	20	18	50	40	21	6	5	311.1	239	88	140	157	2.54	2.93 (+13%)	-2696.3
1915	CHN	NL	8	9	25	18	6	2	0	131.1	120	52	55	68	3.56	2.90 (-23%)	230.5
1915	BRO	NL	0	2	5	4	1	0	0	27.0	16	5	17	11	1.67	2.90 (+42%)	-551.5
1916	BRO	NL	18	12	41	32	15	5	0	253.0	178	54	105	166	1.92	2.78 (+31%)	650.8
1917	BRO	NL	8	12	35	24	14	1	2	210.1	185	55	73	102	2.35	2.69 (+12%)	104.7
1918	BRO	NL	11	13	32	21	15	0	1	200.2	177	67	74	83	3.00	2.83 (-6%)	-110.7
1919	BRO	NL	1	3	9	4	2	0	0	39.0	45	18	14	14	4.15	3.09 (-35%)	-260.1
1919	BSN	NL	0	2	8	2	0	0	0	33.0	35	13	15	13	3.55	3.09 (-15%)	3.0
1919	PHI	NL	2	5	9	6	5	0	0	57.1	69	29	28	25	4.55	3.09 (-48%)	-744.6
Career · 12 seasons			116	100	313	225	132	20	19	1,881.1	1,605	564	733	926	2.70	—	-2,395

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

Larry Cheney — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
316	617	46	115	17	7	1	42	3	41	179	.186	.243	.241	.484	-1,871

Career AVG .186 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — 27.4% below league average.

Career OBP .243 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — 24.7% below league average.

Career SLG .241 vs. league average .339 across their career seasons — 28.8% below league average.

Career OPS .484 vs. league average .662 across their career seasons — 26.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Larry Cheney Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1911	CHN	NL	3	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1912	CHN	NL	42	106	13	24	5	2	1	12	0	6	25	.226	.268 (-16%)	.335 (-18%)	.358 (-5%)	.694 (-12%)	-221.4
1913	CHN	NL	56	104	6	20	3	0	0	7	0	10	34	.192	.259 (-26%)	.325 (-17%)	.345 (-36%)	.670 (-27%)	-397.9
1914	CHN	NL	50	100	8	18	2	2	0	10	1	8	35	.180	.255 (-29%)	.322 (-21%)	.339 (-29%)	.661 (-25%)	-375.0
1915	CHN	NL	25	40	2	6	0	0	0	2	0	3	13	.150	—	—	—	—	0.0
1915	BRO	NL	5	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1916	BRO	NL	41	79	4	9	2	0	0	2	2	5	29	.114	.248 (-54%)	.314 (-47%)	.326 (-57%)	.640 (-52%)	-595.4
1917	BRO	NL	35	68	5	14	3	2	0	2	0	3	16	.206	.248 (-17%)	.312 (-23%)	.323 (-5%)	.635 (-14%)	-165.2
1918	BRO	NL	33	66	7	16	2	1	0	5	0	3	16	.242	.255 (-5%)	.318 (-14%)	.326 (-7%)	.645 (-10%)	-115.7
1919	BRO	NL	9	11	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	.182	—	—	—	—	0.0
1919	BSN	NL	8	11	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	.182	—	—	—	—	0.0
1919	PHI	NL	9	21	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	.095	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			316	617	46	115	17	7	1	42	3	41	179	.186	—	—	—	—	-1,871

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

Larry Cheney — 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

Larry Cheney — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1916	WS	BRO	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Larry Cheney — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	0	0	3.0	4	1	1	5	3.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Larry Cheney — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1916	WS	BRO	0	0	1	0	0	3.0	4	1	1	5	3.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Larry Cheney — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	151	303	25	55	0	24	.182
Away	164	314	21	60	1	20	.191

Pitching — Home / Away

Larry Cheney — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	150	943.1	783	241	340	466	2.30
Away	163	937.1	815	321	399	464	3.08

Last 10 Games — Batting

Larry Cheney — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI	SO
1919-09-26	PHI	BRO	L	1	0	0	0
1919-09-25	PHI	BRO	W	0	0	0	0
1919-09-14	PHI	CHC	L	3	1	0	0
1919-09-11	PHI	PIT	L	0	0	0	0
1919-09-05	PHI	BSN	L	3	0	0	1
1919-08-30	PHI	BSN	L	4	0	0	0
1919-08-26	PHI	CIN	L	5	1	1	0
1919-08-23	PHI	CIN	L	1	0	0	0
1919-08-20	PHI	CHC	W	4	0	0	0
1919-08-07	BSN	CHC	L	1	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Larry Cheney — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1919-09-26	PHI	BRO	—	3.0	4	2	0	1	0	0
1919-09-25	PHI	BRO	W	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	1
1919-09-14	PHI	CHC	L	8.0	11	4	4	1	3	0
1919-09-11	PHI	PIT	—	1.0	2	2	2	1	0	0
1919-09-05	PHI	BSN	L	8.0	6	6	6	6	2	1
1919-08-30	PHI	BSN	L	9.0	13	5	5	9	5	0
1919-08-26	PHI	CIN	L	15.0	14	8	8	6	9	0
1919-08-23	PHI	CIN	L	3.2	8	4	1	0	3	0
1919-08-20	PHI	CHC	W	9.0	10	2	2	4	3	0
1919-08-07	BSN	CHC	—	3.2	4	2	2	0	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Larry Cheney — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	1	0	0	0	0	0
P	313	0	55	501	46	8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Larry Cheney — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1911	CHN	P	3	0	5	0	0
1912	CHN	P	42	4	67	3	0
1913	CHN	P	54	4	82	9	1
1914	CHN	P	50	7	84	6	4
1915	CHN	P	25	10	44	7	0
1915	BRO	P	5	3	8	1	0
1916	BRO	P	41	7	61	7	2
1917	BRO	P	35	4	56	4	0
1918	BRO	1B	1	0	0	0	0
1918	BRO	P	32	8	63	6	0
1919	BRO	P	9	1	11	1	0
1919	BSN	P	8	3	9	0	1
1919	PHI	P	9	4	11	2	0

Career Games by Position

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Larry Cheney Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	313
First Base	1

Award Voting History

Larry Cheney — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1913	Most Valuable Player	NL	7th	12.0	64	0

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Larry Cheney: the record in brief

September 9, 1911 and September 26, 1919 bracket Larry Cheney's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The season rows list, in order, the Chicago Cubs (1911 through 1915), the Brooklyn Robins (1915 to 1919), the Boston Braves (1919), and the Philadelphia Phillies (1919). Cheney played primarily as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on May 2, 1886, in Belleville, KS, USA and a listed size of 185 pounds on a 6-foot-1 frame. Cheney's death is recorded on January 6, 1969, in Daytona Beach, FL, USA. Cheney's full given name, per the bio, is Laurence Russell Cheney.

Cheney's career pitching line is 116 wins, 100 losses and a 2.70 ERA over 313 appearances. Cheney had 926 strikeouts, 132 complete games, 20 shutouts, and 19 saves. Against a 2.99 league ERA for the same years, Cheney was 9.8% better. 1912 brought Cheney a season-high 26 wins. 1916 produced Cheney's most strikeouts, 166.

Frequently Asked Questions about Larry Cheney

What years did Larry Cheney play?: Larry Cheney played in Major League Baseball from 1911 to 1919.
Was Larry Cheney a pitcher?: Yes. Larry Cheney pitched in the major leagues, recording 116 wins and 926 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Larry Cheney hit?: Larry Cheney hit 1 career home runs with 115 hits.
What was Larry Cheney's career batting average?: Larry Cheney batted .186 over his career, with 115 hits in 617 at bats.
How many RBI did Larry Cheney have?: Larry Cheney drove in 42 runs in his career.
What was Larry Cheney's career ERA?: Larry Cheney finished with a 2.70 career ERA, going 116-100 with 926 strikeouts.