What years did Don Heinkel play?

Don Heinkel played in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 1989.

Was Don Heinkel a pitcher?

Yes. Don Heinkel pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 46 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Don Heinkel hit?

Don Heinkel hit 0 career home runs.

Don Heinkel

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1988-1989)

W–L 1–1

ERA 4.74

WHIP 1.42

SO 46

Pitcher PIV 352.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 185 lb
Born: 10/20/1959 in Racine, WI, USA
MLB Debut: 1988-04-07
Last Game: 1989-05-18

Full name: Donald Elliott Heinkel

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
1	1	28	5	0	0	1	62.7	70	33	6	19	46	4.74	352.1

Career ERA 4.74 vs. league average 3.72 across their career seasons — 27.3% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1988	DET	AL	0	0	21	0	1	36.3	30	16	12	30	3.96	3.73 (-6%)	102.0
1989	SLN	NL	1	1	7	5	0	26.3	40	17	7	16	5.81	3.71 (-57%)	250.1
Career · 2 seasons			1	1	28	5	1	62.2	70	33	19	46	4.74	—	352

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
28	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	.000	.250	.000	.250	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .250 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 21.6% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .376 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .250 vs. league average .695 across their career seasons — 64.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1988	DET	AL	21	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	SLN	NL	7	6	2	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			28	6	2	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0

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	15	4	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	13	2	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	15	37.1	43	18	12	25	4.34
Away	13	25.1	27	15	7	21	5.33

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	BB	SO
1989-05-18	STL	HOU	W	0	1	0
1989-05-03	STL	LAD	L	2	0	1
1989-04-28	STL	LAD	W	0	1	0
1989-04-23	STL	WSN	L	1	0	0
1989-04-19	STL	PIT	L	1	0	1
1989-04-15	STL	NYN	W	2	0	1
1989-04-09	STL	PHI	W	0	0	0
1988-09-13	DET	TOR	L	0	0	0
1988-09-10	DET	NYY	L	0	0	0
1988-09-02	DET	MIL	L	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1989-05-18	STL	HOU	—	3.2	6	3	3	2	1	0
1989-05-03	STL	LAD	—	5.0	7	3	3	0	5	0
1989-04-28	STL	LAD	W	5.2	7	3	3	1	4	0
1989-04-23	STL	WSN	—	1.2	5	3	3	0	3	1
1989-04-19	STL	PIT	L	3.1	6	5	3	1	1	0
1989-04-15	STL	NYN	—	5.0	8	2	2	2	1	1
1989-04-09	STL	PHI	—	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0
1988-09-13	DET	TOR	—	3.2	2	1	1	2	4	0
1988-09-10	DET	NYY	—	1.1	2	0	0	0	2	0
1988-09-02	DET	MIL	—	1.0	2	2	2	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	28	5	6	6	0	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1988	DET	P	21	0	3	3	0	1
1989	SLN	P	7	5	3	3	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	28

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
1989	SLN	NL	$85,000
Total Career Earnings			$85,000

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Wichita State University	Wichita	KS	1979, 1980, 1981, 1982

Frequently Asked Questions about Don Heinkel

What years did Don Heinkel play?: Don Heinkel played in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 1989.
Was Don Heinkel a pitcher?: Yes. Don Heinkel pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 46 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Don Heinkel hit?: Don Heinkel hit 0 career home runs.