What years did Pete Dowling play?

Pete Dowling played in Major League Baseball from 1897 to 1901.

Was Pete Dowling a pitcher?

Yes. Pete Dowling pitched in the major leagues, recording 39 wins and 300 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Pete Dowling hit?

Pete Dowling hit 1 career home runs with 70 hits.

Pete Dowling

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1897-1901)

W–L 39–64

ERA 3.84

WHIP 1.46

SO 300

Pitcher PIV -2504.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 165 lb
Born: 7/15/1876 in St. Louis, MO, USA
Died: 6/30/1905 in Hot Lake, OR, USA
MLB Debut: 1897-07-17
Last Game: 1901-09-28

Full name: Henry James Peter Dowling

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
39	64	118	103	93	2	1	916.0	992	391	15	341	300	3.84	-2504.8

Career ERA 3.84 vs. league average 3.78 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1897	LS3	NL	1	2	4	4	2	0	0	26.0	39	17	8	3	5.88	4.30 (-37%)	-258.3
1898	LS3	NL	13	20	36	32	30	0	0	285.7	284	132	120	84	4.16	3.59 (-16%)	-2769.3
1899	LS3	NL	13	17	35	33	30	0	0	298.3	329	101	95	89	3.05	3.85 (+21%)	955.9
1901	MLA	AL	1	3	10	4	3	0	1	49.7	71	31	14	25	5.62	3.49 (-61%)	274.3
1901	CLE	AL	11	22	33	30	28	2	0	256.3	269	110	104	99	3.86	3.49 (-11%)	-707.4
Career · 5 seasons			39	64	118	103	93	2	1	916.0	992	391	341	300	3.84	—	-2,505

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
118	354	28	70	10	5	1	29	2	13	76	.198	.239	.263	.501	-1,498

Career AVG .198 vs. league average .278 across their career seasons — 29.0% below league average.

Career OBP .239 vs. league average .339 across their career seasons — 29.5% below league average.

Career SLG .263 vs. league average .364 across their career seasons — 27.9% below league average.

Career OPS .501 vs. league average .703 across their career seasons — 28.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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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
1897	LS3	NL	4	10	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1898	LS3	NL	36	107	9	21	4	4	0	9	1	6	19	.196	.270 (-27%)	.333 (-24%)	.347 (-11%)	.680 (-18%)	-330.0
1899	LS3	NL	35	119	10	27	4	0	0	9	1	2	31	.227	.282 (-20%)	.343 (-28%)	.366 (-29%)	.710 (-29%)	-552.1
1901	MLA	AL	10	19	3	4	0	1	0	1	0	3	4	.211	—	—	—	—	0.0
1901	CLE	AL	33	99	5	16	1	0	1	10	0	2	20	.162	.271 (-41%)	.326 (-38%)	.359 (-44%)	.686 (-41%)	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			118	354	28	70	10	5	1	29	2	13	76	.198	—	—	—	—	-882

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

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	56	175	17	39	0	21	.223
Away	58	169	10	29	1	8	.172

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	56	472.1	486	176	161	155	3.35
Away	58	417.2	468	203	172	138	4.37

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
1901-09-28	CLE	PHA	L	2	1	0	0	0
1901-09-25	CLE	BLA	L	3	0	0	0	0
1901-09-23	CLE	MIN	W	4	1	1	0	0
1901-09-17	CLE	BOS	L	2	0	1	0	0
1901-09-13	CLE	DET	L	3	0	0	0	0
1901-09-09	CLE	PHA	W	3	0	2	2	0
1901-09-05	CLE	BLA	W	4	0	1	0	1
1901-09-02	CLE	BOS	L	3	0	0	0	0
1901-08-31	CLE	MIN	L	0	0	0	0	0
1901-08-28	CLE	MIN	L	3	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1901-09-28	CLE	PHA	L	5.0	5	3	1	2	0
1901-09-25	CLE	BLA	L	8.0	17	8	7	3	1
1901-09-23	CLE	MIN	W	9.0	7	3	1	2	3
1901-09-17	CLE	BOS	L	6.0	7	5	5	2	2
1901-09-13	CLE	DET	L	9.0	11	7	6	2	2
1901-09-09	CLE	PHA	W	9.0	5	1	0	0	1
1901-09-05	CLE	BLA	W	9.0	8	1	1	1	3
1901-09-02	CLE	BOS	L	9.0	12	9	6	3	6
1901-08-31	CLE	MIN	L	0.1	0	2	0	2	0
1901-08-28	CLE	MIN	L	8.0	12	4	4	1	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	118	0	30	230	30	7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1897	LS3	P	4	4	3	0	1
1898	LS3	P	36	11	68	12	2
1899	LS3	P	35	5	75	11	2
1901	MLA	P	10	1	15	1	0
1901	CLE	P	33	9	69	6	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	118

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Frequently Asked Questions about Pete Dowling

What years did Pete Dowling play?: Pete Dowling played in Major League Baseball from 1897 to 1901.
Was Pete Dowling a pitcher?: Yes. Pete Dowling pitched in the major leagues, recording 39 wins and 300 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Pete Dowling hit?: Pete Dowling hit 1 career home runs with 70 hits.