Harvey Haddix

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

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

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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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 4 259.7 247 103 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 23.7 28 14 10 16 5.32 3.96 (-34%) 18.9
1956 PHI NL 12 8 31 26 11 2 2 206.7 196 80 55 154 3.48 3.96 (+12%) 4065.7
1957 PHI NL 10 13 27 25 8 1 0 170.7 176 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 0 224.3 189 78 49 149 3.13 3.90 (+20%) 2944.1
1960 PIT NL 11 10 29 28 4 0 1 172.3 189 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 0 141.3 146 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 89.7 68 23 23 90 2.31 3.58 (+36%) 3576.7
1965 BAL AL 3 2 24 0 0 0 1 33.7 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

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

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
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

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

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

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 0 2 1 0 7.3 6 2 2 6 2.45

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 7.3 6 2 2 6 2.45

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2583575088434.246
Away2734404581030.184

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2211105.210624402898143.58
Away2321129.110924613117633.67

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1965-08-28 BALTEX — 0.0100000
1965-08-19 BALBOS — 1.0033220
1965-08-14 BALTEX — 1.2211130
1965-08-10 BALBOS L 0.1252201
1965-08-08 BALKC1 — 0.1000000
1965-08-06 BALKC1 — 2.0100020
1965-08-02 BALMIN — 0.2000010
1965-08-01 BALMIN SV 0.2000000
1965-07-31 BALMIN — 0.0000100
1965-07-25 BALMIN L 2.0333120

Fielding Statistics

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

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

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 453
Right Field 1

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1960 Gold Glove P
1959 Gold Glove P
1958 Gold Glove P

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

Most Similar Players

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Career Spans

Harvey Haddix (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Pat Dobson
    122-129, 3.54 ERA
  2. 94
    Nelson Briles
    129-112, 3.44 ERA
  3. 94
    Marty Pattin
    114-109, 3.62 ERA
  4. 93
    Sonny Siebert
    140-114, 3.21 ERA
  5. 86
    Chris Short
    135-132, 3.43 ERA
  6. 84
    Bill Hands
    111-110, 3.35 ERA

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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.