Was Rusty Gerhardt a pitcher?

Yes. Rusty Gerhardt pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 22 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Rusty Gerhardt hit?

Rusty Gerhardt hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

Rusty Gerhardt

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1974)

W–L 2–1

ERA 7.07

WHIP 1.71

SO 22

Pitcher PIV 287.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: B / L
Height / Weight: 5'9" / 175 lb
Born: 8/13/1950 in Baltimore, MD, USA
MLB Debut: 1974-07-27
Last Game: 1974-09-24

Full name: Allen Russell Gerhardt

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
2	1	23	1	0	0	1	35.7	44	28	1	17	22	7.07	287.5

Career ERA 7.07 vs. league average 3.63 across their career seasons — 94.8% worse than 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
1974	SDN	NL	2	1	23	1	0	0	1	35.7	44	28	17	22	7.07	3.63 (-95%)	287.5
Career · 1 season			2	1	23	1	0	0	1	35.2	44	28	17	22	7.07	—	288

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
23	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.167	.167	.167	.333	0

Career AVG .167 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — 35.1% below league average.

Career OBP .167 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 48.6% below league average.

Career SLG .167 vs. league average .369 across their career seasons — 54.8% below league average.

Career OPS .333 vs. league average .693 across their career seasons — 51.9% 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
1974	SDN	NL	23	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			23	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.167	—	—	—	—	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

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	13	3	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	10	3	0	1	0	0	.333

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	13	21.0	19	9	10	14	3.86
Away	10	14.2	25	19	7	8	11.66

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	SO
1974-09-24	SDP	SFG	W	2	0	1
1974-09-16	SDP	CIN	L	0	0	0
1974-09-14	SDP	ATL	L	0	0	0
1974-09-13	SDP	ATL	L	1	0	1
1974-09-10	SDP	CIN	L	2	1	1
1974-09-09	SDP	CIN	L	0	0	0
1974-09-07	SDP	HOU	W	0	0	0
1974-09-03	SDP	ATL	L	0	0	0
1974-08-30	SDP	CHC	L	0	0	0
1974-08-30	SDP	CHC	L	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1974-09-24	SDP	SFG	W	7.0	8	2	2	1	3
1974-09-16	SDP	CIN	—	0.2	2	1	1	1	1
1974-09-14	SDP	ATL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	2
1974-09-13	SDP	ATL	—	2.2	1	2	2	4	2
1974-09-10	SDP	CIN	—	4.1	6	3	3	1	1
1974-09-09	SDP	CIN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
1974-09-07	SDP	HOU	SV	1.2	0	0	0	0	3
1974-09-03	SDP	ATL	—	0.2	3	4	4	1	1
1974-08-30	SDP	CHC	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
1974-08-30	SDP	CHC	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	23	1	0	4	1	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1974	SDN	P	23	1	0	4	1	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	23

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Clemson University	Clemson	SC	1969, 1970, 1971, 1972

Frequently Asked Questions about Rusty Gerhardt

Was Rusty Gerhardt a pitcher?: Yes. Rusty Gerhardt pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 22 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Rusty Gerhardt hit?: Rusty Gerhardt hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.