What years did Earl Hamilton play?

Earl Hamilton played in Major League Baseball from 1911 to 1924.

Was Earl Hamilton a pitcher?

Yes. Earl Hamilton pitched in the major leagues, recording 116 wins and 790 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Earl Hamilton hit?

Earl Hamilton hit 0 career home runs with 112 hits.

What was Earl Hamilton's career batting average?

Earl Hamilton batted .153 over his career, with 112 hits in 733 at bats.

How many RBI did Earl Hamilton have?

Earl Hamilton drove in 30 runs in his career.

What was Earl Hamilton's career ERA?

Earl Hamilton finished with a 3.16 career ERA, going 116-147 with 790 strikeouts.

Earl Hamilton

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1911-1924)

Earl Hamilton was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1911 to 1924 for 4 teams, including the St. Louis Browns, a span of 14 seasons. Across 410 career appearances, he went 116-147 with a 3.16 ERA and 790 strikeouts. He also batted .153 with 0 home runs.

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 12, 2026

W–L 116–147

ERA 3.16

WHIP 1.32

SO 790

Pitcher PIV -1578.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'8" / 160 lb
Born: 7/19/1891 in Gibson, IL, USA
Died: 11/17/1968 in Anaheim, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1911-04-14
Last Game: 1924-05-04

Full name: Earl Andrew Hamilton

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Career Pitching Statistics

Earl Hamilton — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
116	147	410	261	140	16	13	2342.2	2,319	822	43	773	790	3.16	-1578.6

Career ERA 3.16 vs. league average 3.36 across their career seasons — 6.1% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Earl Hamilton Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1911	SLA	AL	5	12	32	17	10	1	0	177.0	191	78	69	55	3.97	3.37 (-18%)	-1492.2
1912	SLA	AL	11	14	41	26	17	1	2	249.2	228	90	86	139	3.24	3.36 (+3%)	2395.1
1913	SLA	AL	13	12	31	24	19	3	1	217.1	197	62	83	101	2.57	3.07 (+16%)	-241.0
1914	SLA	AL	17	18	44	35	20	5	2	302.1	265	84	100	111	2.50	2.93 (+15%)	-801.2
1915	SLA	AL	9	17	35	27	13	1	0	204.0	203	65	69	63	2.87	2.90 (+1%)	-1780.8
1916	SLA	AL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4.0	4	4	4	0	9.00	—	0.0
1916	DET	AL	1	2	5	5	3	0	0	37.1	34	11	22	7	2.65	2.78 (+5%)	-1221.7
1916	SLA	AL	5	7	22	12	3	0	0	91.1	97	31	26	25	3.05	2.78 (-10%)	0.0
1917	SLA	AL	0	9	27	8	2	0	1	83.0	86	29	41	19	3.14	2.69 (-17%)	-1751.7
1918	PIT	NL	6	0	6	6	6	1	0	54.0	47	5	13	20	0.83	2.83 (+71%)	758.3
1919	PIT	NL	8	11	28	19	9	1	1	160.1	167	59	49	39	3.31	3.09 (-7%)	-752.8
1920	PIT	NL	10	13	39	23	12	0	3	230.1	223	83	69	74	3.24	3.45 (+6%)	1552.2
1921	PIT	NL	13	15	35	30	12	2	0	225.0	237	84	58	59	3.36	4.02 (+16%)	1238.3
1922	PIT	NL	11	7	33	14	9	1	2	160.0	183	71	40	34	3.99	4.18 (+4%)	633.7
1923	PIT	NL	7	9	28	15	5	0	1	141.0	148	59	42	42	3.77	4.03 (+7%)	459.7
1924	PHI	NL	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	6.0	9	7	2	2	10.50	—	0.0
Career · 16 seasons			116	147	410	261	140	16	13	2,342.2	2,319	822	773	790	3.16	—	-1,004

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

Earl Hamilton — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
410	733	40	112	14	4	0	30	5	76	225	.153	.236	.183	.419	-4,022

Career AVG .153 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 42.7% below league average.

Career OBP .236 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — 28.5% below league average.

Career SLG .183 vs. league average .358 across their career seasons — 49.0% below league average.

Career OPS .419 vs. league average .689 across their career seasons — 39.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Earl Hamilton Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1911	SLA	AL	32	56	2	6	2	0	0	0	11	28	.107	.266 (-60%)	.336 (-25%)	.356 (-60%)	.693 (-43%)	-351.0
1912	SLA	AL	41	73	5	13	1	0	4	0	11	32	.178	.268 (-34%)	.335 (-15%)	.358 (-47%)	.694 (-31%)	-322.8
1913	SLA	AL	31	74	3	10	1	0	0	0	7	22	.135	.259 (-48%)	.325 (-35%)	.345 (-57%)	.670 (-47%)	-507.0
1914	SLA	AL	44	85	6	15	4	0	4	1	13	24	.176	.255 (-31%)	.322 (-9%)	.339 (-34%)	.661 (-22%)	-240.6
1915	SLA	AL	35	62	3	7	1	1	2	1	5	21	.113	.250 (-55%)	.318 (-40%)	.332 (-51%)	.651 (-46%)	-418.2
1916	SLA	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1916	DET	AL	5	13	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	6	.077	—	—	—	—	0.0
1916	SLA	AL	22	24	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	9	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1917	SLA	AL	27	19	0	7	1	0	0	0	4	3	.368	—	—	—	—	0.0
1918	PIT	NL	6	21	2	6	0	0	2	0	0	4	.286	—	—	—	—	0.0
1919	PIT	NL	28	52	2	7	0	0	3	1	3	18	.135	.262 (-49%)	.322 (-39%)	.347 (-61%)	.670 (-51%)	-384.4
1920	PIT	NL	39	67	4	10	0	0	2	0	5	18	.149	.271 (-45%)	.331 (-34%)	.363 (-59%)	.694 (-47%)	-471.7
1921	PIT	NL	35	75	9	12	1	3	7	1	6	17	.160	.286 (-44%)	.344 (-35%)	.395 (-36%)	.739 (-36%)	-459.0
1922	PIT	NL	33	58	2	9	2	0	0	0	2	13	.155	.285 (-46%)	.345 (-47%)	.397 (-52%)	.743 (-50%)	-477.7
1923	PIT	NL	28	52	0	9	1	0	4	1	2	9	.173	.282 (-39%)	.344 (-41%)	.390 (-51%)	.734 (-46%)	-389.5
1924	PHI	NL	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 16 seasons			410	733	40	112	14	4	30	5	76	225	.153	—	—	—	—	-4,022

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Earl Hamilton — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	202	347	18	49	0	12	.141
Away	208	387	22	63	0	12	.163

Pitching — Home / Away

Earl Hamilton — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	202	1186.2	1169	399	349	415	3.03
Away	208	1154.0	1154	414	426	382	3.23

Last 10 Games — Batting

Earl Hamilton — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	BB	SO
1924-05-04	PHI	NY1	L	1	0	0	0
1924-05-04	PHI	NY1	L	0	0	0	0
1924-05-01	PHI	BRO	L	1	0	0	1
1923-09-27	PIT	CHC	L	2	0	0	0
1923-09-19	PIT	BSN	L	3	0	1	0
1923-09-13	PIT	BRO	L	3	0	0	3
1923-09-06	PIT	CHC	W	2	0	0	0
1923-09-02	PIT	CHC	W	2	1	0	0
1923-08-30	PIT	STL	L	3	1	0	1
1923-08-21	PIT	NY1	W	1	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Earl Hamilton — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1924-05-04	PHI	NY1	—	2.2	3	1	0	0	1	0
1924-05-04	PHI	NY1	—	0.2	4	4	4	0	0	0
1924-05-01	PHI	BRO	L	2.2	3	4	4	2	1	0
1923-09-27	PIT	CHC	L	6.0	8	5	5	1	2	2
1923-09-19	PIT	BSN	—	8.2	3	1	1	0	0	0
1923-09-13	PIT	BRO	L	7.0	11	4	4	2	0	0
1923-09-06	PIT	CHC	W	5.0	5	1	0	0	2	0
1923-09-02	PIT	CHC	—	4.0	4	3	2	0	4	0
1923-08-30	PIT	STL	—	7.1	8	1	1	3	4	0
1923-08-21	PIT	NY1	SV	4.0	2	1	1	4	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Earl Hamilton — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	410	0	124	612	27	29

Season-by-Season Fielding

Earl Hamilton — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1911	SLA	P	32	13	51	2	2
1912	SLA	P	41	9	57	5	2
1913	SLA	P	31	15	53	4	2
1914	SLA	P	44	16	64	3	3
1915	SLA	P	35	7	50	2	3
1916	SLA	P	1	0	0	1	0
1916	DET	P	5	1	17	0	0
1916	SLA	P	22	2	23	1	1
1917	SLA	P	27	8	18	0	1
1918	PIT	P	6	4	13	1	2
1919	PIT	P	28	11	51	3	6
1920	PIT	P	39	10	62	1	0
1921	PIT	P	35	15	74	3	4
1922	PIT	P	33	4	35	0	1
1923	PIT	P	28	9	42	1	2
1924	PHI	P	3	0	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Earl Hamilton Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	410

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Earl Hamilton: the record in brief

Earl Hamilton played a first major league game on April 14, 1911 and a last one on May 4, 1924. Club by club, the record runs the St. Louis Browns (1911 through 1917), the Detroit Tigers (1916), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1918 to 1923), and the Philadelphia Phillies (1924). Hamilton played primarily as a pitcher and batted and threw left-handed. The bio adds a birth date on July 19, 1891, in Gibson, IL, USA and a listed size of 160 pounds on a 5-foot-8 frame. Hamilton's death is recorded on November 17, 1968, in Anaheim, CA, USA. Hamilton's full given name, per the bio, is Earl Andrew Hamilton.

Across 410 games (261 starts), Hamilton recorded 116 wins against 147 losses with a 3.16 ERA. Hamilton had 790 strikeouts, 140 complete games, 16 shutouts, and 13 saves. That 3.16 ERA compares with a 3.36 league average across the same seasons, 6.1% better. Hamilton won 17 games in 1914, the most of any season listed. 1912 produced Hamilton's most strikeouts, 139.

Frequently Asked Questions about Earl Hamilton

What years did Earl Hamilton play?: Earl Hamilton played in Major League Baseball from 1911 to 1924.
Was Earl Hamilton a pitcher?: Yes. Earl Hamilton pitched in the major leagues, recording 116 wins and 790 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Earl Hamilton hit?: Earl Hamilton hit 0 career home runs with 112 hits.
What was Earl Hamilton's career batting average?: Earl Hamilton batted .153 over his career, with 112 hits in 733 at bats.
How many RBI did Earl Hamilton have?: Earl Hamilton drove in 30 runs in his career.
What was Earl Hamilton's career ERA?: Earl Hamilton finished with a 3.16 career ERA, going 116-147 with 790 strikeouts.