Eddie Cicotte

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1905-1920)

Eddie Cicotte was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1905 to 1920 for the Detroit Tigers, the Boston Red Sox, and the Chicago White Sox, a span of 16 seasons. Across 502 career appearances, he went 209-149 with a 2.38 ERA, 1,374 strikeouts, and 24 saves. He also batted .186 with 0 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 32933.1.

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

W–L 209–149
ERA 2.38
WHIP 1.15
SO 1,374
Pitcher PIV 32933.1
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
B / R
Height / Weight
5'9" / 175 lb
Born
6/19/1884 in Springwells, MI, USA
Died
5/5/1969 in Detroit, MI, USA
MLB Debut
1905-09-03
Last Game
1920-09-26

Full name: Edgar Victor Cicotte

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Career Pitching Statistics

Eddie Cicotte — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
209 149 502 361 249 35 24 3226.0 2,897 853 32 827 1,374 2.38 32933.1

Career ERA 2.38 vs. league average 2.93 across their career seasons — 18.9% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Eddie Cicotte Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1905 DET AL 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 18.0 25 7 5 6 3.50 2.82 (-24%) 57.7
1908 BOS AL 11 12 39 24 17 2 2 207.1 198 56 59 95 2.43 2.40 (-1%) 940.3
1909 BOS AL 14 5 27 17 10 1 1 162.1 117 35 56 82 1.94 2.55 (+24%) 91.9
1910 BOS AL 15 11 36 30 20 3 0 250.0 213 76 86 104 2.74 2.79 (+2%) -796.6
1911 BOS AL 11 15 35 25 16 1 0 220.0 236 69 73 106 2.82 3.37 (+16%) 2129.2
1912 BOS AL 1 3 9 6 2 0 0 46.0 58 29 15 20 5.67 3.36 (-69%) 372.6
1912 CHA AL 9 7 20 18 13 1 0 152.0 159 48 37 70 2.84 3.36 (+15%) 1687.5
1913 CHA AL 18 12 41 30 18 3 1 268.0 224 47 73 121 1.58 3.07 (+49%) 3150.3
1914 CHA AL 11 16 45 30 15 4 3 269.1 220 61 72 122 2.04 2.93 (+30%) 3846.0
1915 CHA AL 13 12 39 26 15 1 3 223.1 216 75 48 106 3.02 2.90 (-4%) 3450.0
1916 CHA AL 15 7 44 19 11 2 5 187.0 138 37 70 91 1.78 2.78 (+36%) 830.4
1917 CHA AL 28 12 49 35 29 7 4 346.2 246 59 70 150 1.53 2.69 (+43%) 5324.0
1918 CHA AL 12 19 38 30 24 1 2 266.0 275 82 40 104 2.77 2.83 (+2%) 5279.3
1919 CHA AL 29 7 40 35 30 5 1 306.2 256 62 49 110 1.82 3.09 (+41%) 4819.6
1920 CHA AL 21 10 37 35 28 4 2 303.1 316 110 74 87 3.26 3.45 (+5%) 1751.0
Career · 15 seasons 209 149 502 361 249 35 24 3,226.0 2,897 853 827 1,374 2.38 — 32,933

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

Eddie Cicotte — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
504 1,062 97 198 24 3 0 58 6 88 212 .186 .251 .215 .465 -4,465

Career AVG .186 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — 26.9% below league average.

Career OBP .251 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 21.5% below league average.

Career SLG .215 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 36.0% below league average.

Career OPS .465 vs. league average .655 across their career seasons — 28.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Eddie Cicotte 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
1905 DET AL 3 7 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 — — — — 0.0
1908 BOS AL 40 72 10 17 2 1 0 6 1 3 13 .236 .240 (-2%) .298 (-11%) .306 (-5%) .605 (-8%) -91.9
1909 BOS AL 27 51 4 12 0 0 0 1 2 7 14 .235 .244 (-4%) .306 (+7%) .312 (-25%) .618 (-9%) -33.1
1910 BOS AL 36 85 9 12 3 0 0 4 0 8 22 .141 .249 (-43%) .317 (-30%) .326 (-46%) .644 (-38%) -458.8
1911 BOS AL 35 71 7 10 1 0 0 3 0 8 20 .141 .266 (-47%) .336 (-32%) .356 (-57%) .693 (-45%) -481.0
1912 BOS AL 9 13 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 .154 — — — — 0.0
1912 CHA AL 20 53 10 13 2 0 0 3 0 2 12 .245 .268 (-9%) .335 (-19%) .358 (-21%) .694 (-20%) 0.0
1913 CHA AL 41 91 7 13 2 0 0 2 0 4 16 .143 .259 (-45%) .325 (-45%) .345 (-52%) .670 (-49%) -669.0
1914 CHA AL 45 86 5 14 2 0 0 4 0 3 18 .163 .255 (-36%) .322 (-41%) .339 (-45%) .661 (-43%) -554.4
1915 CHA AL 40 67 10 14 1 0 0 4 0 7 16 .209 .250 (-17%) .318 (-11%) .332 (-33%) .651 (-22%) -198.3
1916 CHA AL 44 57 6 12 2 0 0 4 0 4 16 .211 .248 (-15%) .314 (-13%) .326 (-25%) .640 (-19%) -147.6
1917 CHA AL 49 112 6 20 2 0 0 8 1 12 23 .179 .248 (-28%) .312 (-16%) .323 (-39%) .635 (-28%) -406.3
1918 CHA AL 38 86 6 14 5 1 0 4 0 12 12 .163 .255 (-36%) .318 (-17%) .326 (-25%) .645 (-21%) -256.6
1919 CHA AL 40 99 5 20 0 1 0 8 0 9 18 .202 .262 (-23%) .322 (-17%) .347 (-36%) .670 (-27%) -380.0
1920 CHA AL 37 112 10 22 2 0 0 6 2 5 10 .196 .271 (-28%) .331 (-30%) .363 (-41%) .694 (-36%) -618.9
Career · 15 seasons 504 1,062 97 198 24 3 0 58 6 88 212 .186 — — — — -4,296

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

Eddie Cicotte — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
6 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 .067

Playoff Batting by Year

Eddie Cicotte — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1919 WS CHA 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000
1917 WS CHA 3 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .143

Playoff Career Pitching

Eddie Cicotte — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 3 6 5 0 44.2 42 11 7 20 2.22

Playoff Pitching by Year

Eddie Cicotte — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1919 WS CHA 1 2 3 3 0 21.2 19 7 5 7 2.91
1917 WS CHA 1 1 3 2 0 23.0 23 4 2 13 1.57

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Eddie Cicotte — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2484954695030.192
Away25656853103032.181

Pitching — Home / Away

Eddie Cicotte — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2481589.013783724027072.11
Away2541632.215214444306902.45

Last 10 Games — Batting

Eddie Cicotte — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1920-09-26 CHWDETW 402000100
1920-09-21 CHWPHAW 400000001
1920-09-18 CHWNYYW 512000100
1920-09-09 CHWBOSW 200000001
1920-09-04 CHWSLAL 400000000
1920-08-31 CHWBOSL 300000001
1920-08-27 CHWNYYL 312100000
1920-08-21 CHWMINW 401000000
1920-08-15 CHWDETW 411100101
1920-08-12 CHWMINW 311000001

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Eddie Cicotte — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1920-09-26 CHWDET W 9.0710120
1920-09-21 CHWPHA W 9.01122120
1920-09-18 CHWNYY W 9.01197350
1920-09-09 CHWBOS — 8.0955420
1920-09-04 CHWSLA L 10.01465261
1920-08-31 CHWBOS L 8.01176330
1920-08-27 CHWNYY — 8.0744330
1920-08-21 CHWMIN W 9.0922310
1920-08-15 CHWDET W 9.0733010
1920-08-12 CHWMIN W 9.0720320

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Eddie Cicotte — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 502 72 128 998 70 36

Season-by-Season Fielding

Eddie Cicotte — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1905 DET P 3 1 1 2 0 0
1908 BOS P 39 24 12 65 8 0
1909 BOS P 27 17 4 50 9 2
1910 BOS P 36 30 9 98 6 1
1911 BOS P 35 0 11 62 7 2
1912 BOS P 9 0 3 16 2 2
1912 CHA P 20 0 7 53 3 4
1913 CHA P 41 0 10 109 3 9
1914 CHA P 45 0 8 110 6 4
1915 CHA P 39 0 5 68 3 2
1916 CHA P 44 0 9 55 6 4
1917 CHA P 49 0 14 94 5 2
1918 CHA P 38 0 9 71 4 0
1919 CHA P 40 0 13 64 3 1
1920 CHA P 37 0 13 81 5 3

Career Games by Position

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Eddie Cicotte Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 502

Awards & Honors

Eddie Cicotte — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1919 Baseball Magazine All-Star P2
1917 Baseball Magazine All-Star P2

Award Voting History

Eddie Cicotte — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1914 Most Valuable Player AL 27th 1.0 64 0

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Career Spans

Eddie Cicotte (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Charles Bender HOF
    212-127, 2.46 ERA
  2. 93
    Stan Coveleski HOF
    215-142, 2.89 ERA
  3. 92
    Wilbur Cooper
    216-178, 2.89 ERA
  4. 91
    Carl Mays
    207-126, 2.92 ERA
  5. 90
    Rube Marquard HOF
    201-177, 3.08 ERA
  6. 87
    Red Ames
    183-167, 2.63 ERA

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Eddie Cicotte: the record in brief

Eddie Cicotte played a first major league game on September 3, 1905 and a last one on September 26, 1920. The team column moves through the Detroit Tigers (1905), the Boston Red Sox (1908 to 1912), and the Chicago White Sox (1912 to 1920). At 175 pounds on a 5-foot-9 frame, Cicotte is listed as a pitcher. The bio says Cicotte batted from both sides and threw right-handed. Cicotte was born on June 19, 1884, in Springwells, MI, USA. Cicotte's death is recorded on May 5, 1969, in Detroit, MI, USA. Cicotte's full given name, per the bio, is Edgar Victor Cicotte.

The pitching table credits Cicotte with a 209-149 record and a 2.38 ERA in 502 games. The same table counts 1,374 strikeouts, 249 complete games, 35 shutouts, and 24 saves. That 2.38 ERA compares with a 2.93 league average across the same seasons, 18.9% better. No season topped the 29 wins of 1919. 1917 produced Cicotte's most strikeouts, 150.

Frequently Asked Questions about Eddie Cicotte

What years did Eddie Cicotte play?
Eddie Cicotte played in Major League Baseball from 1905 to 1920.
Was Eddie Cicotte a pitcher?
Yes. Eddie Cicotte pitched in the major leagues, recording 209 wins and 1374 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Eddie Cicotte hit?
Eddie Cicotte hit 0 career home runs with 198 hits.
What teams did Eddie Cicotte play for?
Eddie Cicotte played for 3 teams: the Detroit Tigers (1905), the Boston Red Sox (1908–1912), and the Chicago White Sox (1912–1920).
What were Eddie Cicotte's career stats?
In 502 games, Eddie Cicotte went 209-149 with a 2.38 ERA, 1,374 strikeouts, 3,226.0 innings pitched, and 24 saves. At the plate he had 198 hits and 0 home runs.
What position did Eddie Cicotte play?
Eddie Cicotte played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Eddie Cicotte and how much did he weigh?
Eddie Cicotte was listed at 5 feet 9 inches and 175 pounds.
What was Eddie Cicotte's career ERA?
Eddie Cicotte finished with a 2.38 career ERA, going 209-149 with 1,374 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Eddie Cicotte have?
Eddie Cicotte recorded 1,374 career strikeouts.
Is Eddie Cicotte in the Hall of Fame?
No. Eddie Cicotte has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.