What years did Harvey Haddix play?

Harvey Haddix played in Major League Baseball from 1952 to 1965.

Was Harvey Haddix a pitcher?

Yes. Harvey Haddix pitched in the major leagues, recording 136 wins and 1575 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Harvey Haddix hit?

Harvey Haddix hit 4 career home runs with 169 hits.

What teams did Harvey Haddix play for?

Harvey Haddix played for 5 teams: the St. Louis Cardinals (1952–1956), the Philadelphia Phillies (1956–1957), the Cincinnati Redlegs (1958), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1959–1963), and the Baltimore Orioles (1964–1965).

Did Harvey Haddix win a Cy Young Award?

No. Harvey Haddix did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Harvey Haddix win?

Harvey Haddix won 3 Gold Gloves (1958, 1959, and 1960). He was selected to 3 All-Star Games.

What were Harvey Haddix's career stats?

In 453 games, Harvey Haddix went 136-113 with a 3.63 ERA, 1,575 strikeouts, 2,235.0 innings pitched, and 21 saves. At the plate he had 169 hits and 4 home runs.

What position did Harvey Haddix play?

Harvey Haddix played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Harvey Haddix and how much did he weigh?

Harvey Haddix was listed at 5 feet 9 inches and 170 pounds.

What was Harvey Haddix's career ERA?

Harvey Haddix finished with a 3.63 career ERA, going 136-113 with 1,575 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Harvey Haddix have?

Harvey Haddix recorded 1,575 career strikeouts.

Is Harvey Haddix in the Hall of Fame?

No. Harvey Haddix has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

How many All-Star Games did Harvey Haddix make?

Harvey Haddix was selected to 3 All-Star Games.

Harvey Haddix

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1952-1965)

Harvey Haddix was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1952 to 1965 for 5 teams, including the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 14 seasons. Across 453 career appearances, he went 136-113 with a 3.63 ERA, 1,575 strikeouts, and 21 saves. He also batted .212 with 4 home runs. Harvey Haddix was a 3-time All-Star and a 3-time Gold Glove. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 32941.1.

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 October 17, 2026

W–L 136–113

ERA 3.63

WHIP 1.23

SO 1,575

Pitcher PIV 32941.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'9" / 170 lb
Born: 9/18/1925 in Medway, OH, USA
Died: 1/8/1994 in Springfield, OH, USA
MLB Debut: 1952-08-20
Last Game: 1965-08-28
Awards: 3× All-Star · 3× Gold Glove

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Career Pitching Statistics

Harvey Haddix — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
136	113	453	285	99	20	21	2235.0	2,154	901	240	601	1,575	3.63	32941.1

Career ERA 3.63 vs. league average 3.82 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Harvey Haddix Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1952	SLN	NL	2	2	7	6	3	0	0	42.0	31	13	10	31	2.79	3.70 (+25%)	734.2
1953	SLN	NL	20	9	36	33	19	6	1	253.0	220	86	69	163	3.06	4.14 (+26%)	4909.4
1954	SLN	NL	18	13	43	35	13	3	4	259.2	247	103	77	184	3.57	3.90 (+8%)	4734.4
1955	SLN	NL	12	16	37	30	9	2	1	208.0	216	103	62	150	4.46	4.00 (-11%)	2276.2
1956	SLN	NL	1	0	4	4	1	1	0	23.2	28	14	10	16	5.32	3.96 (-34%)	18.9
1956	PHI	NL	12	8	31	26	11	2	2	206.2	196	80	55	154	3.48	3.96 (+12%)	4065.7
1957	PHI	NL	10	13	27	25	8	1	0	170.2	176	77	39	136	4.06	3.83 (-6%)	3964.1
1958	CIN	NL	8	7	29	26	8	1	0	184.0	191	72	43	110	3.52	3.86 (+9%)	-978.3
1959	PIT	NL	12	12	31	29	14	2	0	224.1	189	78	49	149	3.13	3.90 (+20%)	2944.1
1960	PIT	NL	11	10	29	28	4	0	1	172.1	189	76	38	101	3.97	3.82 (-4%)	3587.5
1961	PIT	NL	10	6	29	22	5	2	0	156.0	159	71	41	99	4.10	4.03 (-2%)	2595.0
1962	PIT	NL	9	6	28	20	4	0	0	141.1	146	66	42	101	4.20	3.96 (-6%)	980.6
1963	PIT	NL	3	4	49	1	0	0	1	70.0	67	26	20	70	3.34	3.46 (+3%)	1156.3
1964	BAL	AL	5	5	49	0	0	0	10	89.2	68	23	23	90	2.31	3.58 (+36%)	3576.7
1965	BAL	AL	3	2	24	0	0	0	1	33.2	31	13	23	21	3.48	3.50 (+1%)	-1623.8
Career · 15 seasons			136	113	453	285	99	20	21	2,235.0	2,154	901	601	1,575	3.63	—	32,941

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

Harvey Haddix — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
531	798	95	169	37	9	4	64	4	46	162	.212	.255	.296	.551	-2,721

Career AVG .212 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — 17.0% below league average.

Career OBP .255 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 21.2% below league average.

Career SLG .296 vs. league average .387 across their career seasons — 23.6% below league average.

Career OPS .551 vs. league average .711 across their career seasons — 22.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Harvey Haddix 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
1952	SLN	NL	9	14	3	3	0	0	0	2	1	1	5	.214	—	—	—	—	0.0
1953	SLN	NL	48	97	21	28	3	3	1	11	0	5	19	.289	.264 (+9%)	.335 (avg)	.397 (+4%)	.733 (+2%)	15.3
1954	SLN	NL	61	93	16	18	4	2	0	4	2	5	11	.194	.261 (-26%)	.333 (-30%)	.390 (-28%)	.723 (-29%)	-468.4
1955	SLN	NL	37	73	10	12	2	2	1	7	0	4	15	.164	.258 (-36%)	.332 (-37%)	.393 (-27%)	.726 (-32%)	-398.2
1956	SLN	NL	5	9	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	2	3	.222	—	—	—	—	0.0
1956	PHI	NL	46	93	6	22	4	0	0	10	0	5	10	.237	.258 (-8%)	.331 (-17%)	.397 (-30%)	.728 (-24%)	0.0
1957	PHI	NL	41	68	6	21	3	1	0	6	1	3	12	.309	.257 (+20%)	.323 (+3%)	.391 (-2%)	.715 (avg)	-13.6
1958	CIN	NL	42	61	11	11	4	0	1	1	0	8	18	.180	.257 (-30%)	.324 (-15%)	.394 (-25%)	.719 (-21%)	-195.6
1959	PIT	NL	31	83	3	12	4	0	0	5	0	3	17	.145	.256 (-44%)	.323 (-46%)	.392 (-51%)	.715 (-49%)	-647.2
1960	PIT	NL	29	67	7	17	4	0	0	7	0	3	15	.254	.255 (-1%)	.323 (-13%)	.387 (-19%)	.711 (-16%)	-185.7
1961	PIT	NL	31	56	2	8	3	0	0	3	0	6	14	.143	.258 (-45%)	.328 (-31%)	.399 (-51%)	.727 (-42%)	-375.4
1962	PIT	NL	28	52	9	13	3	1	1	5	0	1	11	.250	.257 (-3%)	.326 (-20%)	.393 (+3%)	.719 (-8%)	-97.9
1963	PIT	NL	50	11	0	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	.182	—	—	—	—	0.0
1964	BAL	AL	49	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1965	BAL	AL	24	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 15 seasons			531	798	95	169	37	9	4	64	4	46	162	.212	—	—	—	—	-2,367

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

Harvey Haddix — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333

Playoff Batting by Year

Harvey Haddix — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1960	WS	PIT	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333

Playoff Career Pitching

Harvey Haddix — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2	0	2	1	0	7.1	6	2	2	6	2.45

Playoff Pitching by Year

Harvey Haddix — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1960	WS	PIT	2	0	2	1	0	7.1	6	2	2	6	2.45

Game Log & Splits

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Batting — Home / Away

Harvey Haddix — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	258	357	50	88	4	34	.246
Away	273	440	45	81	0	30	.184

Pitching — Home / Away

Harvey Haddix — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	221	1105.2	1062	440	289	814	3.58
Away	232	1129.1	1092	461	311	763	3.67

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Harvey Haddix — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1965-08-28	BAL	TEX	—	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1965-08-19	BAL	BOS	—	1.0	0	3	3	2	2	0
1965-08-14	BAL	TEX	—	1.2	2	1	1	1	3	0
1965-08-10	BAL	BOS	L	0.1	2	5	2	2	0	1
1965-08-08	BAL	KC1	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1965-08-06	BAL	KC1	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0
1965-08-02	BAL	MIN	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0
1965-08-01	BAL	MIN	SV	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1965-07-31	BAL	MIN	—	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1965-07-25	BAL	MIN	L	2.0	3	3	3	1	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Harvey Haddix — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
P	453	247	115	358	21	24

Season-by-Season Fielding

Harvey Haddix — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1952	SLN	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
1952	SLN	P	7	0	0	5	1	0
1953	SLN	P	36	0	15	43	2	5
1954	SLN	P	43	35	14	39	3	3
1955	SLN	P	37	30	14	38	4	2
1956	SLN	P	4	4	3	1	0	0
1956	PHI	P	31	27	7	30	1	1
1957	PHI	P	27	25	10	15	2	0
1958	CIN	P	29	26	10	26	1	1
1959	PIT	P	31	29	8	35	0	3
1960	PIT	P	29	28	9	46	1	2
1961	PIT	P	29	22	5	29	2	4
1962	PIT	P	28	20	10	19	2	2
1963	PIT	P	49	1	5	10	1	0
1964	BAL	P	49	0	4	16	0	1
1965	BAL	P	24	0	1	6	1	0

Career Games by Position

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Harvey Haddix Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	453
Right Field	1

Awards & Honors

Harvey Haddix — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1960	Gold Glove	P
1959	Gold Glove	P
1958	Gold Glove	P

Award Voting History

Harvey Haddix — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1953	Most Valuable Player	NL	17th	9.0	336	0
1953	Rookie of the Year	NL	2nd	4.0	24	4

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Harvey Haddix: the record in brief

Between the debut on August 20, 1952 and the final game on August 28, 1965, Harvey Haddix built the record summarized on this page. By club, Haddix's seasons break down as the St. Louis Cardinals (1952 through 1956), the Philadelphia Phillies (1956 through 1957), the Cincinnati Redlegs (1958), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1959 to 1963), and the Baltimore Orioles (1964 through 1965). At 170 pounds on a 5-foot-9 frame, Haddix is listed as a pitcher. Haddix threw and hit left-handed, per the bio block. The recorded birth is September 18, 1925, in Medway, OH, USA. Haddix died on January 8, 1994, in Springfield, OH, USA.

Haddix went 136-113 with a 3.63 ERA in 453 games, 285 of them starts. The totals include 1,575 strikeouts, 99 complete games, 20 shutouts, and 21 saves. Haddix's 3.63 ERA was close to the 3.82 league figure for those seasons. 1953 brought Haddix a season-high 20 wins. 1954 produced Haddix's most strikeouts, 184. The most saves in one season was 10, in 1964.

Frequently Asked Questions about Harvey Haddix

What years did Harvey Haddix play?: Harvey Haddix played in Major League Baseball from 1952 to 1965.
Was Harvey Haddix a pitcher?: Yes. Harvey Haddix pitched in the major leagues, recording 136 wins and 1575 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Harvey Haddix hit?: Harvey Haddix hit 4 career home runs with 169 hits.
What teams did Harvey Haddix play for?: Harvey Haddix played for 5 teams: the St. Louis Cardinals (1952–1956), the Philadelphia Phillies (1956–1957), the Cincinnati Redlegs (1958), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1959–1963), and the Baltimore Orioles (1964–1965).
Did Harvey Haddix win a Cy Young Award?: No. Harvey Haddix did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Harvey Haddix win?: Harvey Haddix won 3 Gold Gloves (1958, 1959, and 1960). He was selected to 3 All-Star Games.
What were Harvey Haddix's career stats?: In 453 games, Harvey Haddix went 136-113 with a 3.63 ERA, 1,575 strikeouts, 2,235.0 innings pitched, and 21 saves. At the plate he had 169 hits and 4 home runs.
What position did Harvey Haddix play?: Harvey Haddix played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Harvey Haddix and how much did he weigh?: Harvey Haddix was listed at 5 feet 9 inches and 170 pounds.
What was Harvey Haddix's career ERA?: Harvey Haddix finished with a 3.63 career ERA, going 136-113 with 1,575 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Harvey Haddix have?: Harvey Haddix recorded 1,575 career strikeouts.
Is Harvey Haddix in the Hall of Fame?: No. Harvey Haddix has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
How many All-Star Games did Harvey Haddix make?: Harvey Haddix was selected to 3 All-Star Games.