Angel García
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records
Angel García was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns and the Indianapolis Clowns. Across 9 career appearances, he went 3-2 with a 3.28 ERA and 44 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 1755.7.
- 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
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- — / L
- Born
- 1923 in Cuba
Full name: Angel Luis García
Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | CIC | NAL | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20.2 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 4.35 | 3.67 (-19%) | 442.7 |
| 1946 | CIC | NAL | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.0 | 31 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 1.36 | 3.59 (+62%) | 1313.0 |
| 1948 | IC | NAL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9.45 | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 3 seasons | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 60.1 | 55 | 22 | 24 | 44 | 3.28 | — | 1,756 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .174 | .321 | .217 | .539 | 0 |
Career AVG .174 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 33.2% below league average.
Career OBP .321 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — near league average.
Career SLG .217 vs. league average .364 across their career seasons — 40.3% below league average.
Career OPS .539 vs. league average .697 across their career seasons — 22.7% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | CIC | NAL | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .143 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1946 | CIC | NAL | 5 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .154 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1948 | IC | NAL | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 3 seasons | 9 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .174 | — | — | — | — | 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.
Fielding Statistics
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 9 |
Angel García: the record in brief
The season rows for Angel García begin in 1945. The season rows list, in order, the Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns (1945 to 1946) and the Indianapolis Clowns (1948). García is listed as a pitcher. The recorded birth is in 1923, in Cuba. The given name on file is Angel Luis García.
García went 3-2 with a 3.28 ERA in 9 games, 5 of them starts. The same table counts 44 strikeouts. The leagues García pitched in allowed 3.79 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 13.3% better than average. In 1946, one of the busiest seasons, García posted a 1.36 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.59. Pitcher PIV, the site's era-adjusted run-prevention measure, totals 1,755.7 for García's career.
García's separate Negro Leagues table shows a .407 average on 11 hits. Pitching in the Negro Leagues, García went 19-18 with a 0.25 ERA. Those Negro Leagues figures come from surviving box scores and are shown in their own table, apart from the season rows.
Frequently Asked Questions about Angel García
- Was Angel García a pitcher?
- Yes. Angel García pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 44 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Angel García hit?
- Angel García hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.
- What teams did Angel García play for?
- Angel García played for one team, the Indianapolis Clowns (1945–1946, 1948).
- What were Angel García's career stats?
- In 9 games, Angel García went 3-2 with a 3.28 ERA, 44 strikeouts, and 60.1 innings pitched.
- What position did Angel García play?
- Angel García played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
- What was Angel García's career ERA?
- Angel García finished with a 3.28 career ERA, going 3-2 with 44 strikeouts.
- How many strikeouts did Angel García have?
- Angel García recorded 44 career strikeouts.
- Is Angel García in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Angel García has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.