Bump Hadley

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1926-1941)

W–L 161–165
ERA 4.24
WHIP 1.50
SO 1,318
Pitcher PIV -19617.0
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 190 lb
Born
7/5/1904 in Lynn, MA, USA
Died
2/15/1963 in Lynn, MA, USA
MLB Debut
1926-04-20
Last Game
1941-09-16

Full name: Irving Darius Hadley

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
161 165 528 355 135 14 25 2945.7 2,980 1,389 167 1,442 1,318 4.24 -19617.0

Career ERA 4.24 vs. league average 4.26 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
1926 WS1 AL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 6 4 2 0 12.00 — 0.0
1927 WS1 AL 14 6 30 27 13 0 0 198.7 177 63 86 60 2.85 4.08 (+30%) 160.3
1928 WS1 AL 12 13 33 31 16 3 0 231.7 236 91 100 80 3.54 4.13 (+14%) 653.1
1929 WS1 AL 6 16 37 27 7 1 0 195.3 196 122 85 98 5.62 4.60 (-22%) 1077.7
1930 WS1 AL 15 11 42 34 15 1 2 260.3 242 108 105 162 3.73 4.80 (+22%) 5902.0
1931 WS1 AL 11 10 55 11 2 1 8 179.7 145 61 92 124 3.06 4.10 (+25%) 2327.9
1932 CHA AL 1 1 3 2 1 0 1 18.7 17 8 8 13 3.86 4.13 (+7%) -133.5
1932 SLA AL 13 20 40 33 12 1 1 229.7 244 141 163 132 5.53 4.13 (-34%) -7310.5
1933 SLA AL 15 20 45 36 19 2 3 316.7 309 138 141 149 3.92 3.86 (-2%) -1394.2
1934 SLA AL 10 16 39 32 7 2 1 213.0 212 103 127 79 4.35 4.29 (-1%) -4872.6
1935 WS1 AL 10 15 35 32 13 0 0 230.3 268 126 102 77 4.92 4.35 (-13%) -3288.7
1936 NYA AL 14 4 31 17 8 1 1 173.7 194 84 89 74 4.35 4.59 (+5%) -1613.6
1937 NYA AL 11 8 29 25 6 0 0 178.3 199 105 83 70 5.30 4.34 (-22%) -3085.8
1938 NYA AL 9 8 29 17 8 1 1 167.3 165 67 66 61 3.60 4.35 (+17%) -1101.3
1939 NYA AL 12 6 26 18 7 1 2 154.0 132 51 85 65 2.98 4.28 (+30%) -1920.0
1940 NYA AL 3 5 25 2 0 0 2 80.0 88 51 52 39 5.74 4.21 (-36%) -905.2
1941 NY1 NL 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 13.0 19 9 9 4 6.23 3.94 (-58%) -432.3
1941 PHA AL 4 6 25 9 1 0 3 102.3 131 57 47 31 5.01 3.94 (-27%) -3680.4
Career · 18 seasons 161 165 528 355 135 14 25 2,945.2 2,980 1,389 1,442 1,318 4.24 — -19,617

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
528 1,004 84 190 29 4 0 75 3 88 187 .189 .255 .226 .481 -5,059

Career AVG .189 vs. league average .278 across their career seasons — 31.9% below league average.

Career OBP .255 vs. league average .342 across their career seasons — 25.4% below league average.

Career SLG .226 vs. league average .395 across their career seasons — 42.8% below league average.

Career OPS .481 vs. league average .738 across their career seasons — 34.7% 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
1926 WS1 AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1927 WS1 AL 30 70 8 19 3 0 0 10 0 2 11 .271 .282 (-4%) .344 (-15%) .392 (-20%) .736 (-18%) -207.0
1928 WS1 AL 33 81 12 17 3 1 0 7 1 7 13 .210 .280 (-25%) .342 (-20%) .395 (-31%) .737 (-26%) -347.6
1929 WS1 AL 37 62 6 6 0 0 0 2 0 7 15 .097 .289 (-67%) .353 (-47%) .415 (-77%) .769 (-63%) -656.0
1930 WS1 AL 42 93 8 21 5 1 0 7 1 7 20 .226 .293 (-23%) .354 (-21%) .429 (-30%) .784 (-26%) -419.3
1931 WS1 AL 55 54 2 9 1 0 0 5 0 4 11 .167 .276 (-40%) .338 (-34%) .388 (-52%) .726 (-44%) -373.8
1932 CHA AL 3 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 — — — — 0.0
1932 SLA AL 40 78 4 22 3 1 0 6 0 8 14 .282 .275 (+3%) .335 (+4%) .391 (-12%) .726 (-4%) 0.0
1933 SLA AL 45 109 3 17 2 0 0 8 0 8 17 .156 .270 (-42%) .329 (-35%) .377 (-54%) .707 (-45%) -760.6
1934 SLA AL 39 64 2 13 1 0 0 5 0 3 10 .203 .278 (-27%) .340 (-30%) .392 (-44%) .733 (-38%) -386.1
1935 WS1 AL 35 77 5 15 4 0 0 12 0 9 9 .195 .279 (-30%) .342 (-16%) .399 (-38%) .742 (-28%) -338.4
1936 NYA AL 31 68 14 16 2 0 0 1 0 3 12 .235 .283 (-17%) .349 (-23%) .404 (-34%) .753 (-29%) -331.6
1937 NYA AL 29 65 7 11 0 1 0 4 0 11 12 .169 .276 (-39%) .342 (-15%) .398 (-50%) .740 (-34%) -338.5
1938 NYA AL 29 54 3 5 0 0 0 4 0 11 15 .093 .272 (-66%) .341 (-28%) .392 (-76%) .734 (-54%) -451.1
1939 NYA AL 26 62 3 11 2 0 0 3 1 4 12 .177 .274 (-35%) .342 (-34%) .393 (-47%) .735 (-41%) -409.6
1940 NYA AL 25 27 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 .111 — — — — 0.0
1941 NY1 NL 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1941 PHA AL 25 31 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 8 .129 — — — — 0.0
Career · 18 seasons 528 1,004 84 190 29 4 0 75 3 88 187 .189 — — — — -5,020

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
3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1939 WS NYA 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1937 WS NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1936 WS NYA 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 1 3 2 0 17.3 23 8 4 4 4.15

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1939 WS NYA 1 0 1 0 0 8.0 7 2 3 2 2.25
1937 WS NYA 0 1 1 1 0 1.3 6 5 0 0 33.75
1936 WS NYA 1 0 1 1 0 8.0 10 1 1 2 1.12

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2624984197036.195
Away2665064393041.184

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2621534.014596306997473.70
Away2661411.015207547495724.81

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1941-09-16 PHASLAL 200000000
1941-09-01 PHANYYL 200000002
1941-08-30 PHABOSL 211000001
1941-08-26 PHADETW 000000000
1941-08-23 PHASLAL 100000000
1941-08-09 PHANYYL 000000000
1941-08-04 PHABOSL 202100110
1941-08-03 PHACLEL 000000000
1941-07-30 PHACHWW 100000000
1941-07-25 PHADETW 100000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1941-09-16 PHASLA — 6.0622210
1941-09-01 PHANYY — 4.0631330
1941-08-30 PHABOS — 5.0766442
1941-08-26 PHADET SV 1.0000000
1941-08-23 PHASLA L 2.0755011
1941-08-09 PHANYY — 2.0552301
1941-08-04 PHABOS L 6.0955721
1941-08-03 PHACLE — 2.0411000
1941-07-30 PHACHW W 3.0100130
1941-07-25 PHADET SV 1.1000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 528 0 140 573 28 30

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1926 WS1 P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1927 WS1 P 30 0 9 50 2 0
1928 WS1 P 33 0 8 52 2 2
1929 WS1 P 37 0 9 41 2 3
1930 WS1 P 42 0 9 43 2 2
1931 WS1 P 55 0 6 39 1 5
1932 CHA P 3 0 3 3 0 0
1932 SLA P 40 0 12 26 2 0
1933 SLA P 45 0 12 51 2 0
1934 SLA P 39 0 9 40 2 1
1935 WS1 P 35 0 13 47 3 3
1936 NYA P 31 0 13 32 0 4
1937 NYA P 29 0 7 37 4 3
1938 NYA P 29 0 17 40 0 3
1939 NYA P 26 0 8 35 4 4
1940 NYA P 25 0 2 16 0 0
1941 NY1 P 3 0 2 1 0 0
1941 PHA P 25 0 1 20 2 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 528

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Bump Hadley (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Rube Walberg
    155-141, 4.16 ERA
  2. 91
    Earl Whitehill
    218-185, 4.36 ERA
  3. 91
    Jim Slaton
    151-158, 4.03 ERA
  4. 90
    Bullet Joe Bush
    195-183, 3.51 ERA
  5. 90
    Wes Ferrell
    193-128, 4.04 ERA
  6. 86
    Bobo Newsom
    211-222, 3.98 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Bump Hadley

What years did Bump Hadley play?
Bump Hadley played in Major League Baseball from 1926 to 1941.
Was Bump Hadley a pitcher?
Yes. Bump Hadley pitched in the major leagues, recording 161 wins and 1318 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bump Hadley hit?
Bump Hadley hit 0 career home runs with 190 hits.