Doc Cramer

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1929-1948)

Doc Cramer was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1929 to 1948 for 4 teams, including the Philadelphia Athletics, a span of 20 seasons. In 2,239 career games, he hit .296 with 2,705 hits, 37 home runs, and 842 RBI. Doc Cramer was a 5-time All-Star. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 131.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

AVG .296
HR 37
RBI 842
H 2,705
OPS .715
PIV 131
Position
Outfielder
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 185 lb
Born
7/22/1905 in Beach Haven, NJ, USA
Died
9/9/1990 in Manahawkin, NJ, USA
MLB Debut
1929-09-18
Last Game
1948-05-12
Awards
5× All-Star

Full name: Roger Maxwell Cramer

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Career Batting Statistics

Doc Cramer — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
2,239 9,140 1,357 2,705 396 109 37 842 62 572 345 .296 .340 .375 .715 131

Career AVG .296 vs. league average .271 across their career seasons — +9.2% above league average.

Career OBP .340 vs. league average .338 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .375 vs. league average .384 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .715 vs. league average .721 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Doc Cramer 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
1929 PHA AL 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
1930 PHA AL 30 82 12 19 1 1 0 6 0 2 8 .232 .293 (-21%) .354 (-29%) .429 (-38%) .784 (-34%) -478.4
1931 PHA AL 65 223 37 58 8 2 2 20 2 11 15 .260 .276 (-6%) .338 (-11%) .388 (-12%) .726 (-12%) -431.6
1932 PHA AL 92 384 73 129 27 6 3 46 3 17 27 .336 .275 (+22%) .335 (+10%) .391 (+18%) .726 (+14%) 918.4
1933 PHA AL 152 661 109 195 27 8 8 75 5 36 24 .295 .270 (+9%) .329 (avg) .377 (+5%) .707 (+3%) 277.5
1934 PHA AL 153 649 99 202 29 9 6 46 1 40 35 .311 .278 (+12%) .340 (+4%) .392 (+5%) .733 (+4%) 511.4
1935 PHA AL 149 644 96 214 37 4 3 70 6 37 34 .332 .279 (+19%) .342 (+9%) .399 (+4%) .742 (+6%) 879.8
1936 BOS AL 154 643 99 188 31 7 0 41 4 49 20 .292 .283 (+3%) .349 (-1%) .404 (-10%) .753 (-6%) -597.2
1937 BOS AL 133 560 90 171 22 11 0 51 8 35 14 .305 .276 (+10%) .342 (+2%) .398 (-4%) .740 (-1%) -96.2
1938 BOS AL 148 658 116 198 36 8 0 71 4 51 19 .301 .272 (+10%) .341 (+4%) .392 (-3%) .734 (avg) -8.8
1939 BOS AL 137 589 110 183 30 6 0 56 3 36 17 .311 .274 (+13%) .342 (+3%) .393 (-3%) .735 (avg) -32.5
1940 BOS AL 150 661 94 200 27 12 1 51 3 36 29 .303 .267 (+13%) .335 (+1%) .387 (-1%) .722 (avg) -78.2
1941 WS1 AL 154 660 93 180 25 6 2 66 4 37 15 .273 .262 (+4%) .332 (-5%) .373 (-9%) .705 (-7%) -780.0
1942 DET AL 151 630 71 166 26 4 0 43 4 43 18 .263 .253 (+4%) .323 (-3%) .349 (-9%) .672 (-6%) -613.6
1943 DET AL 140 606 79 182 18 4 1 43 4 31 13 .300 .255 (+17%) .324 (+3%) .346 (+1%) .671 (+2%) 133.9
1944 DET AL 143 578 69 169 20 9 2 42 6 37 21 .292 .261 (+12%) .325 (+3%) .357 (+3%) .683 (+3%) 293.7
1945 DET AL 141 541 62 149 22 8 6 58 2 36 21 .275 .260 (+6%) .328 (-1%) .354 (+7%) .683 (+3%) 166.3
1946 DET AL 68 204 26 60 8 2 1 26 3 15 8 .294 .256 (+15%) .328 (+4%) .358 (+3%) .687 (+3%) 97.7
1947 DET AL 73 157 21 42 2 2 2 30 0 20 5 .268 .262 (+2%) .336 (+4%) .376 (-9%) .712 (-3%) -31.0
1948 DET AL 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 20 seasons 2,239 9,140 1,357 2,705 396 109 37 842 62 572 345 .296 — — — — 131

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 Pitching Statistics

Doc Cramer — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 3 2 0 3 1 4.50 0.0

Career ERA 4.50 vs. league average 4.35 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Doc Cramer — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1938 BOS AL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 3 2 3 1 4.50 — 0.0
Career · 1 season 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 3 2 3 1 4.50 — 0

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

Doc Cramer — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
9 31 7 12 0 0 0 6 1 0 .387

Playoff Batting by Year

Doc Cramer — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1945 WS DET 7 29 7 11 0 0 0 4 1 0 .379
1931 WS PHA 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .500

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Doc Cramer — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home11204500713136318442.303
Away11184637641134119405.289

Pitching — Home / Away

Doc Cramer — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home14.032314.50

Last 10 Games — Batting

Doc Cramer — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1948-05-12 DETMINW 010000110
1948-04-29 DETCHWL 100000000
1948-04-27 DETSLAL 200000020
1948-04-26 DETSLAL 100000000
1947-09-20 DETCLEL 100000000
1947-09-20 DETCLEW 100000000
1947-09-17 DETPHAL 100000000
1947-09-11 DETNYYL 512001100
1947-09-09 DETBOSL 101000000
1947-09-04 DETSLAL 100000000

Last 1 Games — Pitching

Doc Cramer — Last 1 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1938-08-30 BOSSLA — 4.0322310

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Doc Cramer — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 2142 0 5412 172 118 37
P 1 0 0 1 0 0
SS 1 0 1 1 0 1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Doc Cramer — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1929 PHA OF 1 0 6 0 0 0
1930 PHA OF 21 0 37 1 3 0
1930 PHA SS 1 0 1 1 0 1
1931 PHA OF 55 0 133 5 3 1
1932 PHA OF 86 0 233 7 6 2
1933 PHA OF 152 0 387 13 12 2
1934 PHA OF 152 0 385 12 6 0
1935 PHA OF 149 0 429 6 11 1
1936 BOS OF 154 0 443 20 12 6
1937 BOS OF 133 0 365 12 12 4
1938 BOS OF 148 0 417 15 6 3
1938 BOS P 1 0 0 1 0 0
1939 BOS OF 135 0 356 12 6 0
1940 BOS OF 149 0 333 11 11 2
1941 WS1 OF 152 0 369 9 6 1
1942 DET OF 150 0 352 15 7 6
1943 DET OF 138 0 346 9 4 3
1944 DET OF 141 0 337 13 7 2
1945 DET OF 140 0 314 7 3 4
1946 DET OF 50 0 89 2 0 0
1947 DET OF 35 0 79 3 3 0
1948 DET OF 1 0 2 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Doc Cramer Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 1
Shortstop 1
Left Field 32
Center Field 2027
Right Field 85

Awards & Honors

Doc Cramer — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1935 Baseball Magazine All-Star CF
1935 TSN All-Star OF

Award Voting History

Doc Cramer — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1945 Most Valuable Player AL 29th 4.0 336 0
1944 Most Valuable Player AL 13th 14.0 336 0
1943 Most Valuable Player AL 21th 8.0 336 0
1938 Most Valuable Player AL 30th 1.0 336 0
1935 Most Valuable Player AL 8th 18.0 80 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Doc Cramer (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Lloyd Waner HOF
    .316 avg, 27 HR
  2. 97
    Paul Hines
    .302 avg, 57 HR
  3. 88
    Wally Moses
    .291 avg, 89 HR
  4. 87
    Jim O'Rourke HOF
    .310 avg, 62 HR
  5. 86
    Curt Flood
    .293 avg, 85 HR
  6. 84
    Dave Philley
    .270 avg, 84 HR

Doc Cramer: the record in brief

The profile opens with Doc Cramer's first major league game on September 18, 1929; the last one listed came on May 12, 1948. Cramer played for the Philadelphia Athletics (1929 to 1935), the Boston Red Sox (1936 through 1940), the Washington Senators (1941), and the Detroit Tigers (1942 to 1948). At 6'2" and 185 pounds, Cramer is listed as an outfielder. The bio says Cramer hit left-handed while throwing right-handed. Cramer was born on July 22, 1905, in Beach Haven, NJ, USA. Cramer died on September 9, 1990, in Manahawkin, NJ, USA. Cramer's full given name, per the bio, is Roger Maxwell Cramer.

In 2,239 games and 9,140 at bats, Cramer batted .296 with 2,705 hits, along with 37 homers, 842 RBI, and 62 stolen bases. Reaching base at a .340 clip and slugging .375, Cramer finished with a .715 OPS. Cramer's .296 average ran 9.2% above the .271 that the league posted over the same seasons. No season topped the 214 hits of 1935.

Frequently Asked Questions about Doc Cramer

What years did Doc Cramer play?
Doc Cramer played in Major League Baseball from 1929 to 1948.
Was Doc Cramer a pitcher?
No. Doc Cramer was a position player (Outfielder), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Doc Cramer hit?
Doc Cramer hit 37 career home runs with 2705 hits.
What was Doc Cramer's career batting average?
Doc Cramer batted .296 over his career, with 2,705 hits in 9,140 at bats.
How many RBI did Doc Cramer have?
Doc Cramer drove in 842 runs in his career.
What was Doc Cramer's career ERA?
Doc Cramer finished with a 4.50 career ERA, going 0-0 with 1 strikeouts.