Al Demaree

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1912-1919)

Al Demaree was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1919 for 4 teams, including the New York Giants, a span of 8 seasons. Across 232 career appearances, he went 80-72 with a 2.77 ERA and 514 strikeouts. He also batted .118 with 0 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 4070.5.

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 80–72
ERA 2.77
WHIP 1.18
SO 514
Pitcher PIV 4070.5
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 170 lb
Born
9/8/1884 in Quincy, IL, USA
Died
4/30/1962 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1912-09-26
Last Game
1919-09-27

Full name: Albert Wentworth Demaree

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Career Pitching Statistics

Al Demaree — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
80 72 232 173 84 15 9 1424.0 1,350 439 34 337 514 2.77 4070.5

Career ERA 2.77 vs. league average 2.95 across their career seasons — 5.9% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Al Demaree Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1912 NY1 NL 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 16.0 17 3 2 11 1.69 3.36 (+50%) 600.0
1913 NY1 NL 13 4 31 24 11 2 2 199.2 176 49 38 76 2.21 3.07 (+28%) 1727.3
1914 NY1 NL 10 17 38 30 13 2 0 224.0 219 77 77 89 3.09 2.93 (-6%) -289.2
1915 PHI NL 14 11 32 26 13 3 1 209.2 201 71 58 69 3.05 2.90 (-5%) 91.4
1916 PHI NL 19 14 39 35 25 4 1 285.0 252 83 48 130 2.62 2.78 (+6%) 4151.9
1917 CHN NL 5 9 24 18 6 1 1 141.1 125 40 37 43 2.55 2.69 (+5%) -955.5
1917 NY1 NL 4 5 15 11 1 0 0 78.1 70 23 17 23 2.64 2.69 (+2%) 280.7
1918 NY1 NL 8 6 26 14 8 2 1 142.0 143 39 25 39 2.47 2.83 (+13%) 209.9
1919 BSN NL 6 6 25 13 6 0 3 128.0 147 54 35 34 3.80 3.09 (-23%) -1746.1
Career · 9 seasons 80 72 232 173 84 15 9 1,424.0 1,350 439 337 514 2.77 — 4,070

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

Al Demaree — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
232 456 30 54 3 1 0 16 5 23 148 .118 .161 .129 .290 -2,290

Career AVG .118 vs. league average .256 across their career seasons — 53.7% below league average.

Career OBP .161 vs. league average .321 across their career seasons — 49.9% below league average.

Career SLG .129 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 61.6% below league average.

Career OPS .290 vs. league average .658 across their career seasons — 55.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Al Demaree 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
1912 NY1 NL 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1913 NY1 NL 31 66 5 7 0 1 0 1 0 3 22 .106 .259 (-59%) .325 (-55%) .345 (-61%) .670 (-58%) -582.2
1914 NY1 NL 38 68 5 9 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 .132 .255 (-48%) .322 (-48%) .339 (-61%) .661 (-54%) -545.5
1915 PHI NL 32 68 6 12 1 0 0 4 0 4 32 .176 .250 (-30%) .318 (-30%) .332 (-42%) .651 (-37%) -360.8
1916 PHI NL 39 101 6 11 2 0 0 5 2 6 36 .109 .248 (-56%) .314 (-49%) .326 (-61%) .640 (-55%) -801.5
1917 CHN NL 24 41 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 4 17 .122 — — — — 0.0
1917 NY1 NL 15 18 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 6 .111 — — — — 0.0
1918 NY1 NL 26 47 5 6 0 0 0 2 1 1 11 .128 — — — — 0.0
1919 BSN NL 25 42 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 11 .048 — — — — 0.0
Career · 9 seasons 232 456 30 54 3 1 0 16 5 23 148 .118 — — — — -2,290

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

Al Demaree — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Al Demaree — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1913 WS NY1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Al Demaree — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 1 1 0 4.0 7 2 1 0 4.50

Playoff Pitching by Year

Al Demaree — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1913 WS NY1 0 1 1 1 0 4.0 7 2 1 0 4.50

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Al Demaree — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home110218202509.115
Away122238102909.122

Pitching — Home / Away

Al Demaree — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home110717.16612141572772.68
Away122705.16882211822372.82

Last 10 Games — Batting

Al Demaree — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1919-09-27 BSNBROW 211000110
1919-09-24 BSNNY1L 300000001
1919-09-21 BSNCHCL 000000000
1919-09-17 BSNSTLW 000000000
1919-09-17 BSNSTLW 200000001
1919-09-08 BSNPITL 300000001
1919-09-07 BSNNY1L 000000000
1919-08-29 BSNPHIW 400000100
1919-08-20 BSNCINL 000000000
1919-08-08 BSNSTLW 400000002

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Al Demaree — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1919-09-27 BSNBRO SV 5.0561011
1919-09-24 BSNNY1 — 8.01022100
1919-09-21 BSNCHC — 1.0211110
1919-09-17 BSNSTL SV 2.0000000
1919-09-17 BSNSTL W 4.0000200
1919-09-08 BSNPIT L 8.014104021
1919-09-07 BSNNY1 L 1.2211001
1919-08-29 BSNPHI W 9.01344261
1919-08-20 BSNCIN — 2.0554110
1919-08-08 BSNSTL W 9.01344310

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Al Demaree — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 232 0 28 317 7 5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Al Demaree — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1912 NY1 P 2 0 1 4 0 0
1913 NY1 P 31 0 1 38 1 1
1914 NY1 P 38 0 3 58 2 0
1915 PHI P 32 0 8 35 0 0
1916 PHI P 39 0 2 47 3 0
1917 CHN P 24 0 3 44 0 1
1917 NY1 P 15 0 1 24 0 0
1918 NY1 P 26 0 4 40 1 1
1919 BSN P 25 0 5 27 0 2

Career Games by Position

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Al Demaree Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 232

Most Similar Players

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Career Spans

Al Demaree (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Pol Perritt
    92-78, 2.89 ERA
  2. 97
    Carl Weilman
    85-95, 2.67 ERA
  3. 95
    Erskine Mayer
    91-70, 2.96 ERA
  4. 92
    Phil Douglas
    94-93, 2.80 ERA
  5. 90
    George Winter
    83-102, 2.87 ERA
  6. 86
    Russ Ford
    99-71, 2.59 ERA

Al Demaree: the record in brief

September 26, 1912 and September 27, 1919 bracket Al Demaree's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. By club, Demaree's seasons break down as the New York Giants (1912 through 1918), the Philadelphia Phillies (1915 to 1916), the Chicago Cubs (1917), and the Boston Braves (1919). Demaree, born on September 8, 1884, in Quincy, IL, USA, is listed as a pitcher and hit left-handed while throwing right-handed. The bio gives 6-foot-0 and 170 pounds. Demaree died on April 30, 1962, in Los Angeles, CA, USA. Demaree's full given name, per the bio, is Albert Wentworth Demaree.

The pitching table credits Demaree with a 80-72 record and a 2.77 ERA in 232 games. The same table counts 514 strikeouts, 84 complete games, and 15 shutouts. Against a 2.95 league ERA for the same years, Demaree was 5.9% better. Demaree won 19 games in 1916, the most of any season listed. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.21 in 1913, when the league's was 3.07.

Frequently Asked Questions about Al Demaree

What years did Al Demaree play?
Al Demaree played in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1919.
Was Al Demaree a pitcher?
Yes. Al Demaree pitched in the major leagues, recording 80 wins and 514 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Al Demaree hit?
Al Demaree hit 0 career home runs with 54 hits.
What teams did Al Demaree play for?
Al Demaree played for 4 teams: the New York Giants (1912–1914, 1917–1918), the Philadelphia Phillies (1915–1916), the Chicago Cubs (1917), and the Boston Braves (1919).
What were Al Demaree's career stats?
In 232 games, Al Demaree went 80-72 with a 2.77 ERA, 514 strikeouts, 1,424.0 innings pitched, and 9 saves. At the plate he had 54 hits and 0 home runs.
What position did Al Demaree play?
Al Demaree played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Al Demaree and how much did he weigh?
Al Demaree was listed at 6 feet and 170 pounds.
What was Al Demaree's career ERA?
Al Demaree finished with a 2.77 career ERA, going 80-72 with 514 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Al Demaree have?
Al Demaree recorded 514 career strikeouts.
Is Al Demaree in the Hall of Fame?
No. Al Demaree has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.