Hal Gregg

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1943-1952)

Hal Gregg was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1943 to 1952 for the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the New York Giants, a span of 10 seasons. Across 200 career appearances, he went 40-48 with a 4.54 ERA and 401 strikeouts. He also batted .205 with 2 home runs. Hal Gregg was an All-Star.

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 40–48
ERA 4.54
WHIP 1.51
SO 401
Pitcher PIV -5891.9
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'3" / 195 lb
Born
7/11/1921 in Anaheim, CA, USA
Died
5/13/1991 in Bishop, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1943-08-18
Last Game
1952-08-17
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Harold Dana Gregg

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Career Pitching Statistics

Hal Gregg — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
40 48 200 115 27 4 9 827.0 805 417 41 443 401 4.54 -5891.9

Career ERA 4.54 vs. league average 3.83 across their career seasons — 18.5% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Hal Gregg Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1943 BRO NL 0 3 5 4 0 0 0 18.2 21 20 21 7 9.64 3.50 (-175%) -1477.7
1944 BRO NL 9 16 39 31 6 0 2 197.2 201 120 137 92 5.46 3.57 (-53%) -5820.2
1945 BRO NL 18 13 42 34 13 2 2 254.1 221 98 120 139 3.47 3.67 (+5%) 1860.8
1946 BRO NL 6 4 26 16 4 1 2 117.1 103 39 44 54 2.99 3.59 (+17%) 1329.5
1947 BRO NL 4 5 37 16 2 1 1 104.1 115 68 55 59 5.87 3.97 (-48%) -97.8
1948 PIT NL 2 4 22 8 1 0 1 74.1 72 38 34 25 4.60 4.10 (-12%) -29.0
1949 PIT NL 1 1 8 1 0 0 0 18.2 20 7 8 9 3.38 4.12 (+18%) 200.7
1950 PIT NL 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 5.1 10 8 7 3 13.50 — 0.0
1952 NY1 NL 0 1 16 4 1 0 1 36.1 42 19 17 13 4.71 3.70 (-27%) -1858.2
Career · 9 seasons 40 48 200 115 27 4 9 827.0 805 417 443 401 4.54 — -5,892

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

Hal Gregg — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
203 263 26 54 7 0 2 15 0 8 64 .205 .232 .255 .486 -689

Career AVG .205 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 21.1% below league average.

Career OBP .232 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 30.5% below league average.

Career SLG .255 vs. league average .369 across their career seasons — 30.9% below league average.

Career OPS .486 vs. league average .702 across their career seasons — 30.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Hal Gregg 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
1943 BRO NL 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1944 BRO NL 42 68 5 14 0 0 0 2 0 1 13 .206 .261 (-21%) .325 (-33%) .357 (-42%) .683 (-38%) -394.1
1945 BRO NL 42 91 11 20 6 0 1 9 0 2 13 .220 .260 (-16%) .328 (-28%) .354 (-10%) .683 (-19%) -294.6
1946 BRO NL 26 32 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 13 .125 — — — — 0.0
1947 BRO NL 37 34 3 9 1 0 0 2 0 1 8 .265 — — — — 0.0
1948 PIT NL 22 22 3 6 0 0 1 1 0 0 9 .273 — — — — 0.0
1949 PIT NL 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1950 PIT NL 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1952 NY1 NL 16 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .125 — — — — 0.0
Career · 9 seasons 203 263 26 54 7 0 2 15 0 8 64 .205 — — — — -689

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

Hal Gregg — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Hal Gregg — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1947 WS BRO 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Hal Gregg — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 3 1 0 12.2 9 5 8 10 3.55

Playoff Pitching by Year

Hal Gregg — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1947 WS BRO 0 1 3 1 0 12.2 9 5 8 10 3.55

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Hal Gregg — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home104137132817.204
Away99127132618.205

Pitching — Home / Away

Hal Gregg — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home103452.04352122242364.22
Away97372.13722092191665.05

Last 10 Games — Batting

Hal Gregg — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1952-08-17 NY1BSNL 000000000
1952-08-13 NY1BROL 000000000
1952-08-11 NY1BSNL 000000000
1952-08-11 NY1BSNL 000000000
1952-08-07 NY1BROL 100000001
1952-08-05 NY1BROW 000000000
1952-08-03 NY1PITL 000000000
1952-07-31 NY1CHCL 000000000
1952-07-30 NY1CHCL 000000000
1952-07-30 NY1CHCW 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Hal Gregg — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1952-08-17 NY1BSN — 1.0211001
1952-08-13 NY1BRO — 0.1111000
1952-08-11 NY1BSN — 1.0111000
1952-08-11 NY1BSN — 0.2100000
1952-08-07 NY1BRO — 3.2422302
1952-08-05 NY1BRO — 0.0110000
1952-08-03 NY1PIT — 0.1000100
1952-07-31 NY1CHC — 1.0100120
1952-07-30 NY1CHC — 2.0320100
1952-07-30 NY1CHC SV 1.0100000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Hal Gregg — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 200 0 46 135 13 12

Season-by-Season Fielding

Hal Gregg — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1943 BRO P 5 0 1 3 0 0
1944 BRO P 39 0 13 36 5 3
1945 BRO P 42 0 8 47 4 4
1946 BRO P 26 0 6 16 2 0
1947 BRO P 37 0 9 18 2 2
1948 PIT P 22 0 7 10 0 1
1949 PIT P 8 0 1 1 0 1
1950 PIT P 5 0 0 1 0 0
1952 NY1 P 16 0 1 3 0 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Hal Gregg Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 201

Award Voting History

Hal Gregg — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1945 Most Valuable Player NL 29th 2.0 336 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Hal Gregg (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Mike Kekich
    39-51, 4.59 ERA
  2. 89
    Bob Cain
    37-44, 4.50 ERA
  3. 88
    Dave Freisleben
    34-60, 4.30 ERA
  4. 88
    Fred Sanford
    37-55, 4.45 ERA
  5. 83
    Eli Grba
    28-33, 4.48 ERA
  6. 80
    Cliff Fannin
    34-51, 4.85 ERA

Hal Gregg: the record in brief

Between the debut on August 18, 1943 and the final game on August 17, 1952, Hal Gregg built the record summarized on this page. The season rows list, in order, the Brooklyn Dodgers (1943 to 1947), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1948 through 1950), and the New York Giants (1952). Gregg is listed as a pitcher at 195 pounds on a 6-foot-3 frame. The bio says Gregg threw and hit right-handed. Gregg was born on July 11, 1921, in Anaheim, CA, USA. The bio records the death on May 13, 1991, in Bishop, CA, USA. Hal Gregg was the playing name; the full given name is Harold Dana.

Gregg pitched in 200 games, starting 115, and finished with a 40-48 record and 4.54 ERA. Also on Gregg's record: 401 strikeouts and 27 complete games. The league ERA over Gregg's seasons was 3.83, so the 4.54 figure ran 18.5% worse than average. The best win total was 18, in 1945.

Frequently Asked Questions about Hal Gregg

What years did Hal Gregg play?
Hal Gregg played in Major League Baseball from 1943 to 1952.
Was Hal Gregg a pitcher?
Yes. Hal Gregg pitched in the major leagues, recording 40 wins and 401 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Hal Gregg hit?
Hal Gregg hit 2 career home runs with 54 hits.
What teams did Hal Gregg play for?
Hal Gregg played for 3 teams: the Brooklyn Dodgers (1943–1947), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1948–1950), and the New York Giants (1952).
What awards did Hal Gregg win?
Hal Gregg was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Hal Gregg's career stats?
In 200 games, Hal Gregg went 40-48 with a 4.54 ERA, 401 strikeouts, 827.0 innings pitched, and 9 saves. At the plate he had 54 hits and 2 home runs.
What position did Hal Gregg play?
Hal Gregg played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Hal Gregg and how much did he weigh?
Hal Gregg was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 195 pounds.
What was Hal Gregg's career ERA?
Hal Gregg finished with a 4.54 career ERA, going 40-48 with 401 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Hal Gregg have?
Hal Gregg recorded 401 career strikeouts.
Is Hal Gregg in the Hall of Fame?
No. Hal Gregg has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
How many All-Star Games did Hal Gregg make?
Hal Gregg was selected to 1 All-Star Game.