What years did Rube Geyer play?

Rube Geyer played in Major League Baseball from 1910 to 1913.

Was Rube Geyer a pitcher?

Yes. Rube Geyer pitched in the major leagues, recording 17 wins and 133 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Rube Geyer hit?

Rube Geyer hit 0 career home runs with 26 hits.

Rube Geyer

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1910-1913)

W–L 17–26

ERA 3.67

WHIP 1.46

SO 133

Pitcher PIV -8075.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 170 lb
Born: 3/26/1884 in Allegheny, PA, USA
Died: 10/12/1962 in Wahkon, MN, USA
MLB Debut: 1910-04-24
Last Game: 1913-09-04

Full name: Jacob Bowman Geyer

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
17	26	104	33	14	1	1	412.3	420	168	17	181	133	3.67	-8075.3

Career ERA 3.67 vs. league average 3.15 across their career seasons — 16.5% 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
1910	SLN	NL	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	4.0	5	2	3	5	4.50	—	0.0
1911	SLN	NL	9	6	29	11	7	1	0	148.7	141	54	56	46	3.27	3.37 (+3%)	-2497.6
1912	SLN	NL	7	14	41	18	5	0	0	181.0	191	66	84	61	3.28	3.36 (+2%)	-2613.0
1913	SLN	NL	1	5	30	4	2	0	1	78.7	83	46	38	21	5.26	3.07 (-72%)	-2964.7
Career · 4 seasons			17	26	104	33	14	1	1	412.1	420	168	181	133	3.67	—	-8,075

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
104	133	9	26	3	1	0	6	1	3	21	.195	.213	.233	.446	-491

Career AVG .195 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 25.2% below league average.

Career OBP .213 vs. league average .329 across their career seasons — 35.1% below league average.

Career SLG .233 vs. league average .347 across their career seasons — 32.8% below league average.

Career OPS .446 vs. league average .676 across their career seasons — 34.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1910	SLN	NL	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1911	SLN	NL	29	57	3	13	2	1	2	0	0	7	.228	.266 (-14%)	.336 (-32%)	.356 (-16%)	.693 (-24%)	-234.7
1912	SLN	NL	41	53	5	11	1	0	3	1	3	10	.208	.268 (-23%)	.335 (-26%)	.358 (-37%)	.694 (-31%)	-256.0
1913	SLN	NL	30	22	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	3	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			104	133	9	26	3	1	6	1	3	21	.195	—	—	—	—	-491

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	50	66	7	17	0	7	.258
Away	54	67	2	9	0	1	.134

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	50	218.0	209	76	89	62	3.14
Away	54	193.2	211	103	93	71	4.79

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
1913-09-04	STL	PIT	L	4	0	0	0	0
1913-08-31	STL	CIN	L	0	0	0	0	0
1913-08-30	STL	CIN	L	0	0	0	0	0
1913-08-25	STL	PHI	L	0	0	0	0	0
1913-08-22	STL	BSN	L	1	0	0	0	0
1913-08-16	STL	BRO	L	3	1	1	1	1
1913-08-14	STL	NY1	L	0	0	0	0	0
1913-08-03	STL	PHI	L	2	0	0	0	0
1913-07-31	STL	BSN	L	0	0	0	0	0
1913-07-29	STL	NY1	L	0	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1913-09-04	STL	PIT	L	9.1	10	5	3	3	4	0
1913-08-31	STL	CIN	—	1.0	0	1	1	2	0	0
1913-08-30	STL	CIN	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0
1913-08-25	STL	PHI	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	3	0
1913-08-22	STL	BSN	—	3.0	4	2	2	2	0	0
1913-08-16	STL	BRO	—	5.0	10	7	7	1	0	3
1913-08-14	STL	NY1	—	1.0	2	6	6	1	0	1
1913-08-03	STL	PHI	—	6.2	5	1	1	2	0	0
1913-07-31	STL	BSN	L	2.1	8	5	5	1	0	1
1913-07-29	STL	NY1	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	104	0	14	103	14	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1910	SLN	P	4	0	0	1	0
1911	SLN	P	29	5	35	4	2
1912	SLN	P	41	7	49	5	1
1913	SLN	P	30	2	19	4	3

Career Games by Position

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Position	Games
Pitcher	104

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Frequently Asked Questions about Rube Geyer

What years did Rube Geyer play?: Rube Geyer played in Major League Baseball from 1910 to 1913.
Was Rube Geyer a pitcher?: Yes. Rube Geyer pitched in the major leagues, recording 17 wins and 133 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Rube Geyer hit?: Rube Geyer hit 0 career home runs with 26 hits.