Was Louis Dula a pitcher?

Yes. Louis Dula pitched in the major leagues, recording 14 wins and 83 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Louis Dula hit?

Louis Dula hit 3 career home runs with 41 hits.

What was Louis Dula's career batting average?

Louis Dula batted .325 over his career, with 41 hits in 126 at bats.

How many RBI did Louis Dula have?

Louis Dula drove in 18 runs in his career.

What was Louis Dula's career ERA?

Louis Dula finished with a 3.45 career ERA, going 14-10 with 83 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Louis Dula have?

Louis Dula recorded 83 career strikeouts.

Louis Dula

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Louis Dula was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the Homestead Grays. Across 42 career appearances, he went 14-10 with a 3.45 ERA and 83 strikeouts. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 1704.0.

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 14–10

ERA 3.45

WHIP 1.32

SO 83

Pitcher PIV 1704.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 180 lb
Born: 3/23/1912 in Lenoir, NC, USA
Died: 3/26/1979 in Cincinnati, OH, USA

Full name: Louis Edward Dula

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Louis Dula — Batting
PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
84.0	78.0	10.0	17.0	2.0	0	1.0	3.0	3.0	0	0	.218	.247	.282	.529

Pitching

Louis Dula — Pitching
W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
19	7	21	12	17	4	210.1	176	91	34	5	51	49	1.46	1.08

Career Pitching Statistics

Louis Dula — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
14	10	42	19	10	1	3	200.2	196	77	8	69	83	3.45	1704.0

Career ERA 3.45 vs. league average 4.30 across their career seasons — 19.6% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Louis Dula — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1933	HG	NN2	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	16.0	18	6	5	14	3.38	3.86 (+12%)	705.4
1934	HG	IND	2	1	5	3	2	0	0	30.1	26	8	8	10	2.37	4.29 (+45%)	716.8
1935	HG	NN2	2	3	7	4	4	0	0	40.2	49	20	12	16	4.43	4.35 (-2%)	-698.9
1936	HG	NN2	1	1	4	2	1	0	0	18.2	21	6	6	4	2.89	4.59 (+37%)	249.6
1937	HG	NN2	6	4	16	8	3	1	1	80.1	65	29	27	33	3.25	4.34 (+25%)	871.1
1938	HG	NN2	2	0	8	1	0	0	2	14.2	17	8	11	6	4.91	4.35 (-13%)	-140.0
Career · 6 seasons			14	10	42	19	10	1	3	200.2	196	77	69	83	3.45	—	1,704

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

Louis Dula — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
63	126	19	41	9	1	3	18	0	5	1	.325	.351	.484	.835	0

Career AVG .325 vs. league average .277 across their career seasons — +17.5% above league average.

Career OBP .351 vs. league average .341 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .484 vs. league average .394 across their career seasons — +22.8% above league average.

Career OPS .835 vs. league average .735 across their career seasons — +13.6% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Louis Dula — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1933	HG	NN2	2	7	1	5	2	0	0	1	0	0	.714	—	—	—	—	0.0
1934	HG	IND	11	24	3	9	1	1	0	1	0	1	.375	—	—	—	—	0.0
1935	HG	NN2	13	28	5	12	4	0	2	10	1	0	.429	—	—	—	—	0.0
1936	HG	NN2	10	17	5	5	0	0	1	2	1	0	.294	—	—	—	—	0.0
1937	HG	NN2	19	39	3	6	2	0	0	2	3	0	.154	—	—	—	—	0.0
1938	HG	NN2	8	11	2	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	.364	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			63	126	19	41	9	1	3	18	5	1	.325	—	—	—	—	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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Louis Dula — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	20	21	1	2	0	0	.095
Away	32	51	11	17	4	4	.333

Pitching — Home / Away

Louis Dula — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	16	74.1	60	20	18	22	2.42
Away	23	107.1	117	22	31	36	1.84

Last 10 Games — Batting

Louis Dula — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H
1938-09-04	HOM	PTC	L	0	0	0
1938-08-18	HOM	PH5	W	0	0	0
1938-08-06	HOM	NW2	L	0	0	0
1938-07-10	HOM	BLG	L	1	1	1
1938-06-12	HOM	BLG	W	0	0	0
1938-05-30	HOM	WBS	W	0	0	0
1938-05-23	HOM	PH5	L	1	0	0
1937-09-06	HOM	PTC	W	0	0	0
1937-08-21	HOM	PTC	W	4	0	0
1937-08-14	HOM	NW2	W	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Louis Dula — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1938-09-04	HOM	PTC	—	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
1938-08-18	HOM	PH5	W	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
1938-08-06	HOM	NW2	—	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
1938-07-10	HOM	BLG	—	2.0	6	4	0	3	0
1938-06-12	HOM	BLG	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	0
1938-05-30	HOM	WBS	W	7.0	7	3	0	0	0
1938-05-23	HOM	PH5	—	2.2	1	2	2	3	0
1937-09-06	HOM	PTC	W	7.0	6	3	0	0	0
1937-08-21	HOM	PTC	W	12.0	4	1	0	4	6
1937-08-14	HOM	NW2	—	1.0	2	1	0	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Louis Dula — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	14	8	16	0	0	0
P	42	19	6	43	2	1
SS	1	0	0	0	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Louis Dula — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1933	HG	P	2	1	0	1	0	1
1934	HG	OF	3	3	5	0	0	0
1934	HG	P	5	3	1	8	0	0
1935	HG	OF	5	1	4	0	0	0
1935	HG	P	7	4	1	8	1	0
1936	HG	OF	3	2	4	0	0	0
1936	HG	P	4	2	0	7	0	0
1937	HG	OF	2	2	3	0	0	0
1937	HG	P	16	8	4	15	1	0
1937	HG	SS	1	0	0	0	0	0
1938	HG	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
1938	HG	P	8	1	0	4	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Louis Dula — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	42
Shortstop	1
Left Field	5
Center Field	2
Right Field	7

Louis Dula: the record in brief

The season rows for Louis Dula begin in 1933. Dula's only club in the season tables is the Homestead Grays. Dula, born on March 23, 1912, in Lenoir, NC, USA, is listed as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. The bio gives 5'11" and 180 pounds. The bio records the death on March 26, 1979, in Cincinnati, OH, USA. Dula's full given name, per the bio, is Louis Edward Dula.

Across 42 games (19 starts), Dula recorded 14 wins against 10 losses with a 3.45 ERA. The totals include 83 strikeouts and 10 complete games. The leagues Dula pitched in allowed 4.30 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 19.6% better than average. The best win total was 6, in 1937. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 3.25 in 1937, when the league's was 4.34. Dula's career Pitcher PIV, which scores run prevention against each season's league, is 1,704.0.

Frequently Asked Questions about Louis Dula

Was Louis Dula a pitcher?: Yes. Louis Dula pitched in the major leagues, recording 14 wins and 83 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Louis Dula hit?: Louis Dula hit 3 career home runs with 41 hits.
What was Louis Dula's career batting average?: Louis Dula batted .325 over his career, with 41 hits in 126 at bats.
How many RBI did Louis Dula have?: Louis Dula drove in 18 runs in his career.
What was Louis Dula's career ERA?: Louis Dula finished with a 3.45 career ERA, going 14-10 with 83 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Louis Dula have?: Louis Dula recorded 83 career strikeouts.