Harry Gumbert

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1935-1950)

W–L 143–113
ERA 3.68
WHIP 1.35
SO 709
Pitcher PIV 2242.1
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 185 lb
Born
11/5/1909 in Elizabeth, PA, USA
Died
1/4/1995 in Wimberley, TX, USA
MLB Debut
1935-09-12
Last Game
1950-04-29

Full name: Harry Edwards Gumbert

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
143 113 508 235 96 14 48 2156.0 2,186 882 121 721 709 3.68 2242.1

Career ERA 3.68 vs. league average 4.05 across their career seasons — 9.0% better 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
1935 NY1 NL 1 2 6 3 1 0 0 23.7 35 16 10 11 6.08 4.35 (-40%) 160.3
1936 NY1 NL 11 3 39 15 3 0 0 140.7 157 61 54 52 3.90 4.59 (+15%) 461.0
1937 NY1 NL 10 11 34 24 10 1 1 200.3 194 82 62 65 3.68 4.34 (+15%) 431.9
1938 NY1 NL 15 13 38 33 14 1 0 235.7 238 105 84 84 4.01 4.35 (+8%) 569.7
1939 NY1 NL 18 11 36 34 14 2 0 243.7 257 117 81 81 4.32 4.28 (-1%) -1520.1
1940 NY1 NL 12 14 35 30 14 2 2 237.0 230 99 81 77 3.76 4.21 (+11%) -806.3
1941 NY1 NL 1 1 5 5 1 0 0 32.3 34 16 18 9 4.45 3.94 (-13%) -960.4
1941 SLN NL 11 5 33 17 8 3 1 144.3 139 44 30 53 2.74 3.94 (+30%) 2199.3
1942 SLN NL 9 5 38 19 5 0 5 163.0 156 59 59 52 3.26 3.57 (+9%) 1206.5
1943 SLN NL 10 5 21 19 7 3 0 133.0 115 42 32 40 2.84 3.50 (+19%) 1163.7
1944 SLN NL 4 2 10 7 3 0 1 61.3 60 17 19 16 2.49 3.57 (+30%) 430.1
1944 CIN NL 10 8 24 19 11 2 2 155.3 157 57 40 40 3.30 3.57 (+8%) 58.0
1946 CIN NL 6 8 36 10 5 0 4 119.0 112 43 42 44 3.25 3.59 (+9%) -636.5
1947 CIN NL 10 10 46 0 0 0 10 90.3 88 39 47 43 3.89 3.97 (+2%) 541.1
1948 CIN NL 10 8 61 0 0 0 17 106.3 123 41 34 25 3.47 4.10 (+15%) 623.8
1949 CIN NL 4 3 29 0 0 0 2 40.7 58 25 8 12 5.53 4.12 (-34%) -66.3
1949 PIT NL 1 4 16 0 0 0 3 27.7 30 18 18 5 5.86 4.12 (-42%) -1613.6
1950 PIT NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.7 3 1 2 0 5.40 — 0.0
Career · 18 seasons 143 113 508 235 96 14 48 2,156.0 2,186 882 721 709 3.68 — 2,242

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
512 708 50 130 13 3 5 45 0 18 185 .184 .204 .232 .435 -3,140

Career AVG .184 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 31.1% below league average.

Career OBP .204 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 39.5% below league average.

Career SLG .232 vs. league average .380 across their career seasons — 39.0% below league average.

Career OPS .435 vs. league average .717 across their career seasons — 39.2% 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
1935 NY1 NL 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
1936 NY1 NL 39 44 5 11 2 0 0 6 0 3 12 .250 — — — — 0.0
1937 NY1 NL 34 72 3 13 0 0 1 5 0 1 15 .181 .276 (-35%) .342 (-44%) .398 (-44%) .740 (-44%) -520.7
1938 NY1 NL 40 84 3 13 1 1 0 4 0 0 25 .155 .272 (-43%) .341 (-55%) .392 (-51%) .734 (-53%) -733.7
1939 NY1 NL 37 90 10 18 2 1 0 9 0 1 24 .200 .274 (-27%) .342 (-39%) .393 (-38%) .735 (-38%) -575.5
1940 NY1 NL 35 87 9 17 2 1 1 5 0 2 29 .195 .267 (-27%) .335 (-36%) .387 (-29%) .722 (-32%) -469.6
1941 NY1 NL 5 12 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 — — — — 0.0
1941 SLN NL 34 53 7 17 1 0 2 6 0 2 11 .321 .262 (+22%) .332 (+4%) .373 (+21%) .705 (+13%) 0.0
1942 SLN NL 38 54 2 6 2 0 0 3 0 1 12 .111 .253 (-56%) .323 (-61%) .349 (-58%) .672 (-59%) -488.3
1943 SLN NL 21 45 1 7 0 0 0 1 0 1 11 .156 — — — — 0.0
1944 SLN NL 10 21 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 .190 — — — — 0.0
1944 CIN NL 24 52 2 5 3 0 0 1 0 3 17 .096 .261 (-63%) .325 (-55%) .357 (-57%) .683 (-56%) 0.0
1946 CIN NL 36 32 1 8 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 .250 — — — — 0.0
1947 CIN NL 46 22 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 .273 — — — — 0.0
1948 CIN NL 61 25 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 9 .040 — — — — 0.0
1949 CIN NL 29 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1949 PIT NL 16 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 — — — — 0.0
1950 PIT NL 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 18 seasons 512 708 50 130 13 3 5 45 0 18 185 .184 — — — — -2,788

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1942 WS SLN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1937 WS NY1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1936 WS NY1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 6 0 0 4.0 12 12 5 3 27.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1942 WS SLN 0 0 2 0 0 0.7 1 0 0 0 0.00
1937 WS NY1 0 0 2 0 0 1.3 4 4 1 1 27.00
1936 WS NY1 0 0 2 0 0 2.0 7 8 4 2 36.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2353272462522.190
Away2773812668023.178

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2341046.210274163163753.58
Away2741110.011634714073353.82

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1950-04-29 PITCINL 111000000
1949-09-19 PITNY1L 100000000
1949-09-18 PITNY1L 000000000
1949-09-10 PITCHCL 000000000
1949-09-08 PITCINL 000000000
1949-09-03 PITCHCL 000000000
1949-09-01 PITNY1L 000000000
1949-08-29 PITBROL 000000000
1949-08-24 PITBSNL 000000000
1949-08-20 PITSTLL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1950-04-29 PITCIN — 1.2331200
1949-09-19 PITNY1 L 3.0222101
1949-09-18 PITNY1 — 1.0233101
1949-09-10 PITCHC — 1.0222100
1949-09-08 PITCIN — 1.0110100
1949-09-03 PITCHC — 0.1100010
1949-09-01 PITNY1 — 0.2211200
1949-08-29 PITBRO — 1.0333202
1949-08-24 PITBSN — 3.0111210
1949-08-20 PITSTL L 2.0211200

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 508 0 129 670 17 42

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1935 NY1 P 6 0 1 4 1 1
1936 NY1 P 39 0 12 44 1 1
1937 NY1 P 34 0 16 80 2 2
1938 NY1 P 38 0 8 85 1 7
1939 NY1 P 36 0 18 76 3 4
1940 NY1 P 35 0 11 65 0 4
1941 NY1 P 5 0 4 10 1 1
1941 SLN P 33 0 9 47 2 2
1942 SLN P 38 0 6 60 0 2
1943 SLN P 21 0 10 35 1 0
1944 SLN P 10 0 6 14 1 5
1944 CIN P 24 0 14 38 2 4
1946 CIN P 36 0 5 29 0 2
1947 CIN P 46 0 2 17 1 3
1948 CIN P 61 0 4 40 1 3
1949 CIN P 29 0 2 13 0 0
1949 PIT P 16 0 1 11 0 1
1950 PIT P 1 0 0 2 0 0

Career Games by Position

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Position Games
Pitcher 508

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Harry Gumbert (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Johnny Sain
    139-116, 3.49 ERA
  2. 88
    Bob Smith
    106-139, 3.94 ERA
  3. 83
    Mudcat Grant
    145-119, 3.63 ERA
  4. 78
    Ken Forsch
    114-113, 3.37 ERA
  5. 76
    Guy Bush
    176-136, 3.86 ERA
  6. 75
    Shane Rawley
    111-118, 4.02 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Harry Gumbert

What years did Harry Gumbert play?
Harry Gumbert played in Major League Baseball from 1935 to 1950.
Was Harry Gumbert a pitcher?
Yes. Harry Gumbert pitched in the major leagues, recording 143 wins and 709 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Harry Gumbert hit?
Harry Gumbert hit 5 career home runs with 130 hits.