What years did Joe Hatten play?

Joe Hatten played in Major League Baseball from 1946 to 1952.

Was Joe Hatten a pitcher?

Yes. Joe Hatten pitched in the major leagues, recording 65 wins and 381 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Joe Hatten hit?

Joe Hatten hit 0 career home runs with 57 hits.

What was Joe Hatten's career batting average?

Joe Hatten batted .160 over his career, with 57 hits in 357 at bats.

How many RBI did Joe Hatten have?

Joe Hatten drove in 24 runs in his career.

What was Joe Hatten's career ERA?

Joe Hatten finished with a 3.87 career ERA, going 65-49 with 381 strikeouts.

Joe Hatten

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1946-1952)

Joe Hatten was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1946 to 1952 for the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs, a span of 7 seasons. Across 233 career appearances, he went 65-49 with a 3.87 ERA and 381 strikeouts. He also batted .160 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 65–49

ERA 3.87

WHIP 1.49

SO 381

Pitcher PIV -5208.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / L
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 176 lb
Born: 11/7/1916 in Bancroft, IA, USA
Died: 12/16/1988 in Redding, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1946-04-21
Last Game: 1952-07-04

Full name: Joseph Hilarian Hatten

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Career Pitching Statistics

Joe Hatten — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
65	49	233	149	51	8	4	1087.0	1,124	468	70	492	381	3.87	-5208.7

Career ERA 3.87 vs. league average 3.98 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Joe Hatten Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1946	BRO	NL	14	11	42	30	13	1	2	222.0	207	70	110	85	2.84	3.59 (+21%)	-2199.9
1947	BRO	NL	17	8	42	32	11	3	0	225.1	211	91	105	76	3.63	3.97 (+8%)	-189.1
1948	BRO	NL	13	10	42	30	11	1	0	208.2	228	83	94	73	3.58	4.10 (+13%)	404.1
1949	BRO	NL	12	8	37	29	11	2	2	187.1	194	87	69	58	4.18	4.12 (-1%)	234.8
1950	BRO	NL	2	2	23	8	2	1	0	68.2	82	35	31	29	4.59	4.36 (-5%)	-1078.4
1951	BRO	NL	1	0	11	6	0	0	0	49.1	55	25	21	22	4.56	4.04 (-13%)	479.8
1951	CHN	NL	2	6	23	6	1	0	0	75.1	82	43	37	23	5.14	4.04 (-27%)	-1360.9
1952	CHN	NL	4	4	13	8	2	0	0	50.1	65	34	25	15	6.08	3.70 (-64%)	-1499.0
Career · 8 seasons			65	49	233	149	51	8	4	1,087.0	1,124	468	492	381	3.87	—	-5,209

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

Joe Hatten — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
244	357	26	57	6	0	0	24	2	9	99	.160	.183	.176	.359	-2,190

Career AVG .160 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 38.8% below league average.

Career OBP .183 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 45.8% below league average.

Career SLG .176 vs. league average .379 across their career seasons — 53.4% below league average.

Career OPS .359 vs. league average .716 across their career seasons — 49.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Joe Hatten — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1946	BRO	NL	42	79	4	6	1	4	1	2	24	.076	.256 (-70%)	.328 (-70%)	.358 (-75%)	.687 (-73%)	-885.5
1947	BRO	NL	42	83	3	17	2	8	1	2	16	.205	.262 (-22%)	.336 (-34%)	.376 (-39%)	.712 (-37%)	-488.3
1948	BRO	NL	43	63	6	13	2	5	0	4	19	.206	.263 (-22%)	.340 (-25%)	.379 (-37%)	.719 (-32%)	-320.7
1949	BRO	NL	39	67	4	12	1	4	0	1	21	.179	.262 (-32%)	.343 (-41%)	.384 (-49%)	.727 (-45%)	-495.7
1950	BRO	NL	27	18	6	2	0	1	0	0	6	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
1951	BRO	NL	11	15	1	2	0	1	0	0	4	.133	—	—	—	—	0.0
1951	CHN	NL	23	17	0	4	0	1	0	0	4	.235	—	—	—	—	0.0
1952	CHN	NL	17	15	2	1	0	0	0	0	5	.067	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			244	357	26	57	6	24	2	9	99	.160	—	—	—	—	-2,190

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

Joe Hatten — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
6	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333

Playoff Batting by Year

Joe Hatten — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1949	WS	BRO	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1947	WS	BRO	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333

Playoff Career Pitching

Joe Hatten — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	6	1	0	10.2	16	10	9	5	8.44

Playoff Pitching by Year

Joe Hatten — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1949	WS	BRO	0	0	2	0	0	1.2	4	3	2	0	16.20
1947	WS	BRO	0	0	4	1	0	9.0	12	7	7	5	7.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Joe Hatten — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	131	158	12	24	0	10	.152
Away	112	197	15	33	0	15	.168

Pitching — Home / Away

Joe Hatten — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	123	533.0	567	243	266	209	4.10
Away	109	548.1	552	223	225	175	3.66

Last 10 Games — Batting

Joe Hatten — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	SO
1952-07-04	CHC	STL	L	0	0	0
1952-06-29	CHC	CIN	W	0	0	0
1952-06-24	CHC	PHI	L	0	0	0
1952-06-21	CHC	NY1	L	0	0	0
1952-06-15	CHC	BSN	L	2	0	1
1952-06-03	CHC	NY1	L	0	0	0
1952-05-28	CHC	STL	W	4	1	2
1952-05-23	CHC	PIT	L	0	0	0
1952-05-18	CHC	BRO	L	0	0	0
1952-05-13	CHC	PHI	L	2	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Joe Hatten — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1952-07-04	CHC	STL	—	0.1	3	2	2	0	0	0
1952-06-29	CHC	CIN	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1952-06-24	CHC	PHI	—	0.1	2	0	0	0	0	0
1952-06-21	CHC	NY1	—	2.0	4	3	3	2	1	2
1952-06-15	CHC	BSN	L	7.0	7	2	2	2	3	0
1952-06-03	CHC	NY1	L	3.0	6	7	7	2	1	1
1952-05-28	CHC	STL	W	9.0	9	2	2	6	4	0
1952-05-23	CHC	PIT	—	0.1	4	4	3	1	0	0
1952-05-13	CHC	PHI	L	6.1	10	6	6	5	1	1
1952-05-04	CHC	NY1	—	3.1	5	3	3	3	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Joe Hatten — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	233	0	70	224	13	25

Season-by-Season Fielding

Joe Hatten — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1946	BRO	P	42	13	36	6	4
1947	BRO	P	42	15	52	0	4
1948	BRO	P	42	11	57	3	5
1949	BRO	P	37	12	32	2	5
1950	BRO	P	23	5	10	1	0
1951	BRO	P	11	3	13	1	2
1951	CHN	P	23	8	10	0	2
1952	CHN	P	13	3	14	0	3

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Joe Hatten — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	233

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Joe Hatten: the record in brief

Joe Hatten played a first major league game on April 21, 1946 and a last one on July 4, 1952. By club, Hatten's seasons break down as the Brooklyn Dodgers (1946 to 1951) and the Chicago Cubs (1951 through 1952). Hatten, born on November 7, 1916, in Bancroft, IA, USA, is listed as a pitcher and hit right-handed while throwing left-handed. The bio gives 6'0" and 176 pounds. Hatten died on December 16, 1988, in Redding, CA, USA. The bio lists the given name Joseph Hilarian.

Hatten pitched in 233 games, starting 149, and finished with a 65-49 record and 3.87 ERA. The same table counts 381 strikeouts, 51 complete games, and 8 shutouts. Hatten's 3.87 ERA was close to the 3.98 league figure for those seasons. Hatten won 17 games in 1947, the most of any season listed. The strikeout high was 85 in 1946. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.84 in 1946, when the league's was 3.59.

Frequently Asked Questions about Joe Hatten

What years did Joe Hatten play?: Joe Hatten played in Major League Baseball from 1946 to 1952.
Was Joe Hatten a pitcher?: Yes. Joe Hatten pitched in the major leagues, recording 65 wins and 381 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Joe Hatten hit?: Joe Hatten hit 0 career home runs with 57 hits.
What was Joe Hatten's career batting average?: Joe Hatten batted .160 over his career, with 57 hits in 357 at bats.
How many RBI did Joe Hatten have?: Joe Hatten drove in 24 runs in his career.
What was Joe Hatten's career ERA?: Joe Hatten finished with a 3.87 career ERA, going 65-49 with 381 strikeouts.