What years did Bob Ewing play?

Bob Ewing played in Major League Baseball from 1902 to 1912.

Was Bob Ewing a pitcher?

Yes. Bob Ewing pitched in the major leagues, recording 124 wins and 998 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bob Ewing hit?

Bob Ewing hit 3 career home runs with 170 hits.

What was Bob Ewing's career batting average?

Bob Ewing batted .195 over his career, with 170 hits in 872 at bats.

How many RBI did Bob Ewing have?

Bob Ewing drove in 58 runs in his career.

What was Bob Ewing's career ERA?

Bob Ewing finished with a 2.49 career ERA, going 124-118 with 998 strikeouts.

Bob Ewing

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1902-1912)

Bob Ewing was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1902 to 1912 for the Cincinnati Reds, the Philadelphia Phillies, and the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 11 seasons. Across 291 career appearances, he went 124-118 with a 2.49 ERA and 998 strikeouts. He also batted .195 with 3 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 9275.7.

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 124–118

ERA 2.49

WHIP 1.18

SO 998

Pitcher PIV 9275.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 170 lb
Born: 4/24/1873 in New Hampshire, OH, USA
Died: 6/20/1947 in Wapakoneta, OH, USA
MLB Debut: 1902-04-19
Last Game: 1912-05-13

Full name: George Lemuel Ewing

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Career Pitching Statistics

Bob Ewing — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
124	118	291	264	205	19	4	2301.0	2,097	637	31	614	998	2.49	9275.7

Career ERA 2.49 vs. league average 2.85 across their career seasons — 12.6% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Bob Ewing Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1902	CIN	NL	5	6	15	12	10	0	0	117.2	126	39	47	44	2.98	3.17 (+6%)	-393.8
1903	CIN	NL	14	13	29	28	27	1	1	246.2	254	76	64	104	2.77	3.10 (+11%)	907.8
1904	CIN	NL	11	13	26	24	22	0	0	212.0	198	58	58	99	2.46	2.66 (+7%)	631.8
1905	CIN	NL	20	11	40	34	30	4	0	311.2	284	87	79	164	2.51	2.82 (+11%)	2276.1
1906	CIN	NL	13	14	33	32	26	2	0	287.2	248	76	60	145	2.38	2.68 (+11%)	3692.9
1907	CIN	NL	17	19	41	37	32	2	0	332.2	279	64	85	147	1.73	2.50 (+31%)	2656.9
1908	CIN	NL	17	15	37	32	23	4	3	293.2	247	72	57	95	2.21	2.40 (+8%)	484.0
1909	CIN	NL	11	12	31	29	14	2	0	218.1	195	59	63	86	2.43	2.55 (+4%)	489.9
1910	PHI	NL	16	14	34	32	20	4	0	255.1	235	85	86	102	3.00	2.79 (-7%)	-713.4
1911	PHI	NL	0	1	4	3	1	0	0	24.0	29	21	14	12	7.88	3.37 (-133%)	-756.6
1912	SLN	NL	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1.1	2	0	1	0	0.00	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			124	118	291	264	205	19	4	2,301.0	2,097	637	614	998	2.49	—	9,276

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

Bob Ewing — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
311	872	77	170	27	7	3	58	5	33	143	.195	.233	.252	.485	-2,959

Career AVG .195 vs. league average .253 across their career seasons — 23.0% below league average.

Career OBP .233 vs. league average .314 across their career seasons — 25.9% below league average.

Career SLG .252 vs. league average .329 across their career seasons — 23.3% below league average.

Career OPS .485 vs. league average .643 across their career seasons — 24.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Bob Ewing 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
1902	CIN	NL	22	71	6	12	3	1	0	7	0	1	12	.169	.266 (-37%)	.321 (-44%)	.343 (-30%)	.665 (-37%)	-410.5
1903	CIN	NL	32	95	17	24	3	2	0	6	0	10	19	.253	.261 (-3%)	.316 (+4%)	.345 (-6%)	.662 (-1%)	7.7
1904	CIN	NL	30	97	9	25	6	1	1	6	2	5	14	.258	.246 (+4%)	.300 (avg)	.321 (+15%)	.622 (+8%)	93.6
1905	CIN	NL	43	122	13	32	1	1	0	10	1	5	20	.262	.248 (+6%)	.307 (-2%)	.322 (-11%)	.629 (-6%)	-103.9
1906	CIN	NL	33	101	5	14	0	0	1	5	0	3	11	.139	.247 (-44%)	.307 (-47%)	.315 (-47%)	.622 (-47%)	-665.8
1907	CIN	NL	44	123	10	19	5	1	1	9	0	1	20	.154	.245 (-37%)	.304 (-45%)	.308 (-24%)	.613 (-34%)	-623.6
1908	CIN	NL	37	94	5	14	3	0	0	5	2	2	16	.149	.240 (-38%)	.298 (-33%)	.306 (-41%)	.605 (-37%)	-468.2
1909	CIN	NL	31	73	5	8	1	0	0	3	0	2	15	.110	.244 (-55%)	.306 (-56%)	.312 (-61%)	.618 (-59%)	-598.8
1910	PHI	NL	34	90	7	20	5	1	0	6	0	4	16	.222	.249 (-11%)	.317 (-17%)	.326 (-8%)	.644 (-13%)	-189.2
1911	PHI	NL	4	6	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1912	SLN	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			311	872	77	170	27	7	3	58	5	33	143	.195	—	—	—	—	-2,959

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

Bob Ewing — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	164	454	51	103	3	30	.227
Away	147	418	27	67	0	21	.160

Pitching — Home / Away

Bob Ewing — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	156	1268.0	1142	80	353	525	0.57
Away	135	1011.2	964	97	269	482	0.86

Last 10 Games — Batting

Bob Ewing — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI	SO
1912-05-13	STL	BSN	W	0	0	0	0
1911-08-08	PHI	PIT	L	1	1	0	0
1911-07-20	PHI	CHC	L	2	0	0	0
1911-07-01	PHI	BRO	W	2	1	1	0
1911-06-13	PHI	STL	L	1	0	0	0
1910-10-08	PHI	BSN	L	3	0	0	0
1910-10-06	PHI	BSN	L	1	0	0	0
1910-09-29	PHI	STL	W	4	0	0	3
1910-09-22	PHI	PIT	L	0	0	0	0
1910-09-17	PHI	CIN	L	2	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Bob Ewing — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1912-05-13	STL	BSN	—	1.1	2	0	0	1	0	0
1911-08-08	PHI	PIT	—	4.0	6	8	5	4	2	0
1911-07-20	PHI	CHC	L	9.0	7	4	4	2	3	1
1911-07-01	PHI	BRO	—	7.0	8	5	5	4	4	0
1911-06-13	PHI	STL	—	4.0	8	8	8	4	3	1
1910-10-08	PHI	BSN	—	7.0	7	3	3	1	1	0
1910-10-06	PHI	BSN	L	2.1	11	8	8	1	1	1
1910-09-29	PHI	STL	W	9.0	3	1	0	2	7	0
1910-09-22	PHI	PIT	L	2.1	9	5	5	2	1	0
1910-09-17	PHI	CIN	L	6.0	6	7	4	5	3	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Bob Ewing — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	17	4	16	3	1	0
P	291	220	93	539	30	15

Season-by-Season Fielding

Bob Ewing — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1902	CIN	OF	5	0	7	2	0	0
1902	CIN	P	15	0	4	27	2	0
1903	CIN	OF	3	0	3	0	1	0
1903	CIN	P	29	0	12	80	4	3
1904	CIN	OF	4	3	4	0	0	0
1904	CIN	P	26	24	10	50	2	3
1905	CIN	OF	2	1	1	0	0	0
1905	CIN	P	40	34	9	70	5	1
1906	CIN	P	33	32	19	76	1	3
1907	CIN	OF	3	0	1	1	0	0
1907	CIN	P	41	37	14	60	3	2
1908	CIN	P	37	32	11	69	3	0
1909	CIN	P	31	29	7	42	8	1
1910	PHI	P	34	32	5	60	2	2
1911	PHI	P	4	0	1	5	0	0
1912	SLN	P	1	0	1	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Bob Ewing Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	291
Left Field	8
Center Field	5
Right Field	4

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Bob Ewing: the record in brief

According to the bio, Bob Ewing debuted on April 19, 1902 and played a final game on May 13, 1912. The team column moves through the Cincinnati Reds (1902 to 1909), the Philadelphia Phillies (1910 to 1911), and the St. Louis Cardinals (1912). Born on April 24, 1873, in New Hampshire, OH, USA, Ewing is listed as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. Ewing's listed size is 170 pounds on a 6-foot-1 frame. Ewing died on June 20, 1947, in Wapakoneta, OH, USA. The bio lists the given name George Lemuel.

The pitching table credits Ewing with a 124-118 record and a 2.49 ERA in 291 games. The same table counts 998 strikeouts, 205 complete games, and 19 shutouts. The leagues Ewing pitched in allowed 2.85 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 12.6% better than average. The best win total was 20, in 1905. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 1.73 in 1907, when the league's was 2.50.

Frequently Asked Questions about Bob Ewing

What years did Bob Ewing play?: Bob Ewing played in Major League Baseball from 1902 to 1912.
Was Bob Ewing a pitcher?: Yes. Bob Ewing pitched in the major leagues, recording 124 wins and 998 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bob Ewing hit?: Bob Ewing hit 3 career home runs with 170 hits.
What was Bob Ewing's career batting average?: Bob Ewing batted .195 over his career, with 170 hits in 872 at bats.
How many RBI did Bob Ewing have?: Bob Ewing drove in 58 runs in his career.
What was Bob Ewing's career ERA?: Bob Ewing finished with a 2.49 career ERA, going 124-118 with 998 strikeouts.