Red Ehret

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1888-1898)

Red Ehret was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1888 to 1898 for 6 teams, including the Kansas City Cowboys, a span of 11 seasons. Across 362 career appearances, he went 139-167 with a 4.02 ERA and 848 strikeouts. He also batted .217 with 4 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 25061.6.

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 139–167
ERA 4.02
WHIP 1.46
SO 848
Pitcher PIV 25061.6
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 175 lb
Born
8/31/1868 in Louisville, KY, USA
Died
7/28/1940 in Cincinnati, OH, USA
MLB Debut
1888-07-07
Last Game
1898-06-25

Full name: Philip Sydney Ehret

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Career Pitching Statistics

Red Ehret — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
139 167 362 309 260 14 4 2754.1 3,172 1,229 63 841 848 4.02 25061.6

Career ERA 4.02 vs. league average 3.97 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Red Ehret Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1888 KC2 AA 3 2 7 6 5 0 0 52.0 58 23 22 12 3.98 2.95 (-35%) -1129.4
1889 LS2 AA 10 29 45 38 35 1 0 364.0 441 194 115 135 4.80 3.93 (-22%) 1777.0
1890 LS2 AA 25 14 43 38 35 4 2 359.0 351 101 79 174 2.53 3.88 (+35%) 9287.9
1891 LS2 AA 13 13 26 24 23 2 0 220.2 225 85 70 76 3.47 3.52 (+2%) 2714.3
1892 PIT NL 16 20 39 36 32 0 0 316.0 290 93 83 101 2.65 3.28 (+19%) 1731.9
1893 PIT NL 18 18 39 35 32 4 0 314.1 322 120 115 70 3.44 4.66 (+26%) 3555.7
1894 PIT NL 19 21 46 38 31 1 0 346.2 441 198 128 102 5.14 5.33 (+3%) 4275.2
1895 SLN NL 6 19 37 32 18 0 0 231.2 360 155 88 55 6.02 4.77 (-26%) -1275.9
1896 CIN NL 18 14 34 33 29 2 0 276.2 298 105 74 60 3.42 4.36 (+22%) 2687.6
1897 CIN NL 8 10 34 19 11 0 2 184.1 256 98 47 43 4.78 4.30 (-11%) 1278.4
1898 LS3 NL 3 7 12 10 9 0 0 89.0 130 57 20 20 5.76 3.59 (-60%) 158.8
Career · 11 seasons 139 167 362 309 260 14 4 2,754.1 3,172 1,229 841 848 4.02 — 25,062

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

Red Ehret — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
397 1,265 117 274 32 11 4 140 15 57 142 .217 .252 .269 .520 -5,483

Career AVG .217 vs. league average .270 across their career seasons — 19.7% below league average.

Career OBP .252 vs. league average .339 across their career seasons — 25.8% below league average.

Career SLG .269 vs. league average .363 across their career seasons — 26.0% below league average.

Career OPS .520 vs. league average .702 across their career seasons — 25.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Red Ehret 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
1888 KC2 AA 17 63 4 12 4 0 0 4 1 1 6 .190 .238 (-20%) .290 (-30%) .319 (-21%) .610 (-25%) -231.6
1889 LS2 AA 67 258 27 65 6 6 1 31 4 4 23 .252 .263 (-4%) .334 (-21%) .357 (-7%) .691 (-14%) -653.0
1890 LS2 AA 43 146 11 31 2 1 0 10 1 1 0 .212 .260 (-18%) .336 (-35%) .351 (-32%) .687 (-34%) -784.2
1891 LS2 AA 26 91 9 22 2 1 0 9 3 5 15 .242 .254 (-5%) .331 (-15%) .343 (-17%) .675 (-16%) -236.4
1892 PIT NL 40 132 12 34 2 0 0 19 1 7 22 .258 .244 (+5%) .316 (-7%) .327 (-17%) .644 (-12%) -228.6
1893 PIT NL 40 136 16 24 3 0 1 17 1 10 18 .176 .279 (-37%) .356 (-35%) .379 (-42%) .735 (-38%) -864.5
1894 PIT NL 46 135 6 23 4 1 0 11 0 8 22 .170 .309 (-45%) .379 (-43%) .435 (-51%) .814 (-47%) -1150.2
1895 SLN NL 37 96 13 21 2 1 1 9 0 6 12 .219 .296 (-26%) .361 (-27%) .399 (-27%) .761 (-27%) -446.8
1896 CIN NL 34 102 10 20 2 0 1 20 2 10 12 .196 .290 (-32%) .354 (-24%) .387 (-37%) .741 (-31%) -509.4
1897 CIN NL 34 66 6 13 2 0 0 6 2 4 3 .197 .291 (-33%) .354 (-28%) .387 (-41%) .741 (-35%) -377.8
1898 LS3 NL 13 40 3 9 3 1 0 4 0 1 9 .225 — — — — 0.0
Career · 11 seasons 397 1,265 117 274 32 11 4 140 15 57 142 .217 — — — — -5,483

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

Red Ehret — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
3 7 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .429

Playoff Batting by Year

Red Ehret — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1890 WS LS2 3 7 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .429

Playoff Career Pitching

Red Ehret — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 0 3 2 1 20.0 12 3 6 13 1.35

Playoff Pitching by Year

Red Ehret — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1890 WS LS2 2 0 3 2 1 20.0 12 3 6 13 1.35

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Red Ehret — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home5142402.286
Away8261502.192

Pitching — Home / Away

Red Ehret — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home535.051247106.17
Away754.0793413105.67

Last 10 Games — Batting

Red Ehret — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1898-06-25 LS3PHIL 000000010
1898-06-18 LS3STLL 411000000
1898-06-14 LS3CINL 200000000
1898-06-09 LS3BLNL 400000000
1898-06-07 LS3BLNL 100000001
1898-06-04 LS3WSNW 400000000
1898-06-01 LS3PHIL 301000001
1898-05-26 LS3BSNL 401000101
1898-05-22 LS3BROW 300000000
1898-05-14 LS3CINL 200000001

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Red Ehret — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1898-06-25 LS3PHI — 4.0422001
1898-06-18 LS3STL L 8.01377010
1898-06-14 LS3CIN L 4.01174121
1898-06-09 LS3BLN L 8.01687200
1898-06-04 LS3WSN W 9.0621240
1898-06-01 LS3PHI L 8.0842531
1898-05-26 LS3BSN L 9.016119310
1898-05-22 LS3BRO W 9.0821130
1898-05-14 LS3CIN — 5.0511010
1898-05-08 LS3CIN L 8.01275210

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Red Ehret — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 2 0 11 0 1 0
2B 2 0 6 6 5 1
3B 1 0 0 2 0 0
OF 32 0 36 4 13 0
P 362 0 104 598 94 19
SS 1 0 2 3 4 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Red Ehret — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1888 KC2 1B 1 0 11 0 1 0
1888 KC2 2B 1 0 1 3 2 0
1888 KC2 OF 10 0 9 0 3 0
1888 KC2 P 7 0 3 15 0 0
1889 LS2 2B 1 0 5 3 3 1
1889 LS2 3B 1 0 0 2 0 0
1889 LS2 OF 22 0 27 4 10 0
1889 LS2 P 45 0 9 89 12 3
1889 LS2 SS 1 0 2 3 4 0
1890 LS2 P 43 0 9 64 12 2
1891 LS2 P 26 0 4 57 9 4
1892 PIT P 39 0 14 57 12 1
1893 PIT P 39 0 12 80 11 0
1894 PIT P 46 0 12 61 12 2
1895 SLN P 37 0 11 56 12 0
1896 CIN 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1896 CIN P 34 0 15 69 7 3
1897 CIN P 34 0 12 33 2 4
1898 LS3 P 12 0 3 17 5 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Red Ehret Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 362
First Base 2
Second Base 2
Third Base 1
Shortstop 1
Left Field 11
Center Field 3
Right Field 18

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Red Ehret (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Pink Hawley
    167-179, 3.96 ERA
  2. 90
    Frank Killen
    164-131, 3.78 ERA
  3. 89
    Win Mercer
    132-164, 3.98 ERA
  4. 87
    Bert Cunningham
    142-167, 4.22 ERA
  5. 86
    Frank Dwyer
    177-151, 3.84 ERA
  6. 81
    Jouett Meekin
    152-133, 4.07 ERA

Red Ehret: the record in brief

According to the bio, Red Ehret debuted on July 7, 1888 and played a final game on June 25, 1898. The team column moves through the Kansas City Cowboys (1888), the Louisville Colonels (1889 to 1898), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1892 through 1894), the St. Louis Browns (1895), and the Cincinnati Reds (1896 through 1897). Ehret is listed as a pitcher at 6 feet, 0 inches and 175 pounds. The bio says Ehret both batted and threw right-handed. Ehret was born on August 31, 1868, in Louisville, KY, USA. Ehret died on July 28, 1940, in Cincinnati, OH, USA. The bio lists the given name Philip Sydney.

Across 362 games (309 starts), Ehret recorded 139 wins against 167 losses with a 4.02 ERA. The same table counts 848 strikeouts, 260 complete games, and 14 shutouts. Ehret's 4.02 ERA was close to the 3.97 league figure for those seasons. The best win total was 25, in 1890. 1890 was Ehret's sharpest full season, a 2.53 ERA against the league's 3.88.

Frequently Asked Questions about Red Ehret

What years did Red Ehret play?
Red Ehret played in Major League Baseball from 1888 to 1898.
Was Red Ehret a pitcher?
Yes. Red Ehret pitched in the major leagues, recording 139 wins and 848 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Red Ehret hit?
Red Ehret hit 4 career home runs with 274 hits.
What was Red Ehret's career batting average?
Red Ehret batted .217 over his career, with 274 hits in 1,265 at bats.
How many RBI did Red Ehret have?
Red Ehret drove in 140 runs in his career.
What was Red Ehret's career ERA?
Red Ehret finished with a 4.02 career ERA, going 139-167 with 848 strikeouts.