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.

Earl Hamilton

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

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

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
116	147	410	261	140	16	13	2342.7	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

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
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	249.7	228	90	86	139	3.24	3.36 (+3%)	2395.1
1913	SLA	AL	13	12	31	24	19	3	1	217.3	197	62	83	101	2.57	3.07 (+16%)	-241.0
1914	SLA	AL	17	18	44	35	20	5	2	302.3	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	37.3	34	11	22	7	2.65	2.78 (+5%)	-1221.7
1916	SLA	AL	5	7	22	12	3	0	0	91.3	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	160.3	167	59	49	39	3.31	3.09 (-7%)	-752.8
1920	PIT	NL	10	13	39	23	12	0	3	230.3	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

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

Career Arc

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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

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

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

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

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

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	410	0	124	612	27	29

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

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	410

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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.