What years did Claude Hendrix play?

Claude Hendrix played in Major League Baseball from 1911 to 1920.

Was Claude Hendrix a pitcher?

Yes. Claude Hendrix pitched in the major leagues, recording 144 wins and 1092 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Claude Hendrix hit?

Claude Hendrix hit 14 career home runs with 222 hits.

What was Claude Hendrix's career batting average?

Claude Hendrix batted .241 over his career, with 222 hits in 922 at bats.

How many RBI did Claude Hendrix have?

Claude Hendrix drove in 97 runs in his career.

What was Claude Hendrix's career ERA?

Claude Hendrix finished with a 2.65 career ERA, going 144-116 with 1,092 strikeouts.

Claude Hendrix

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1911-1920)

Claude Hendrix was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1911 to 1920 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Chicago Whales, and the Chicago Cubs, a span of 10 seasons. Across 360 career appearances, he went 144-116 with a 2.65 ERA and 1,092 strikeouts. He also batted .241 with 14 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 15950.3.

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 144–116

ERA 2.65

WHIP 1.19

SO 1,092

Pitcher PIV 15950.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 195 lb
Born: 4/13/1889 in Olathe, KS, USA
Died: 3/22/1944 in Allentown, PA, USA
MLB Debut: 1911-05-15
Last Game: 1920-08-27

Full name: Claude Raymond Hendrix

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Career Pitching Statistics

Claude Hendrix — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
144	116	360	257	184	27	17	2371.1	2,123	698	41	697	1,092	2.65	15950.3

Career ERA 2.65 vs. league average 3.04 across their career seasons — 12.8% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Claude Hendrix 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	PIT	NL	4	6	22	12	6	1	1	118.2	85	36	53	57	2.73	3.37 (+19%)	178.0
1912	PIT	NL	24	9	39	32	25	4	1	288.2	256	83	105	176	2.59	3.36 (+23%)	1996.1
1913	PIT	NL	14	15	42	25	17	2	3	241.0	216	76	89	138	2.84	3.07 (+7%)	1840.2
1914	CHF	FL	29	10	49	37	34	6	5	362.0	262	68	77	189	1.69	2.93 (+42%)	6049.3
1915	CHF	FL	16	15	40	31	26	5	4	285.0	256	95	84	107	3.00	2.90 (-4%)	42.3
1916	CHN	NL	8	16	36	24	15	3	2	218.0	193	65	67	117	2.68	2.78 (+4%)	1350.8
1917	CHN	NL	10	12	40	21	13	1	1	215.0	202	62	72	81	2.60	2.69 (+3%)	-427.6
1918	CHN	NL	20	7	32	27	21	3	0	233.0	229	72	54	86	2.78	2.83 (+2%)	2477.8
1919	CHN	NL	10	14	33	25	15	2	0	206.1	208	60	42	69	2.62	3.09 (+15%)	1718.9
1920	CHN	NL	9	12	27	23	12	0	0	203.2	216	81	54	72	3.58	3.45 (-4%)	724.5
Career · 10 seasons			144	116	360	257	184	27	17	2,371.1	2,123	698	697	1,092	2.65	—	15,950

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

Claude Hendrix — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
421	922	118	222	39	17	14	97	9	39	168	.241	.275	.366	.640	-474

Career AVG .241 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 6.8% below league average.

Career OBP .275 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 15.1% below league average.

Career SLG .366 vs. league average .342 across their career seasons — +6.9% above league average.

Career OPS .640 vs. league average .665 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Claude Hendrix Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1911	PIT	NL	22	41	2	4	1	1	1	2	0	1	15	.098	—	—	—	—	0.0
1912	PIT	NL	46	121	25	39	10	6	1	15	1	3	18	.322	.268 (+20%)	.335 (+1%)	.358 (+47%)	.694 (+25%)	391.0
1913	PIT	NL	53	99	13	27	5	4	1	8	0	3	16	.273	.259 (+5%)	.325 (-10%)	.345 (+26%)	.670 (+9%)	64.8
1914	CHF	FL	52	130	15	30	3	0	2	13	3	7	20	.231	.255 (-10%)	.322 (-15%)	.339 (-12%)	.661 (-13%)	-259.6
1915	CHF	FL	50	113	22	30	7	2	4	18	1	5	14	.265	.250 (+6%)	.318 (-7%)	.332 (+41%)	.651 (+18%)	237.2
1916	CHN	NL	45	80	4	16	3	0	1	5	0	6	24	.200	.248 (-20%)	.314 (-16%)	.326 (-16%)	.640 (-16%)	-181.8
1917	CHN	NL	48	86	7	22	3	1	0	7	1	5	20	.256	.248 (+3%)	.312 (-3%)	.323 (-3%)	.635 (-3%)	-39.9
1918	CHN	NL	35	91	14	24	3	3	3	17	1	4	11	.264	.255 (+3%)	.318 (-5%)	.326 (+41%)	.645 (+18%)	198.0
1919	CHN	NL	36	78	6	15	1	0	1	6	0	2	19	.192	.262 (-27%)	.322 (-34%)	.347 (-30%)	.670 (-32%)	-381.5
1920	CHN	NL	34	83	10	15	3	0	0	6	2	3	11	.181	.271 (-34%)	.331 (-37%)	.363 (-40%)	.694 (-39%)	-502.2
Career · 10 seasons			421	922	118	222	39	17	14	97	9	39	168	.241	—	—	—	—	-474

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

Claude Hendrix — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Claude Hendrix — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1918	WS	CHN	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Claude Hendrix — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Claude Hendrix — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1918	WS	CHN	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Claude Hendrix — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	207	444	60	120	10	59	.270
Away	217	476	58	102	4	40	.214

Pitching — Home / Away

Claude Hendrix — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	179	1197.2	1096	348	343	552	2.62
Away	181	1169.0	1043	347	363	543	2.67

Last 10 Games — Batting

Claude Hendrix — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
1920-08-27	CHC	BRO	L	2	0	0	1	1	0
1920-08-23	CHC	BSN	W	2	0	0	1	0	0
1920-08-16	CHC	CIN	L	2	0	0	0	0	1
1920-08-11	CHC	BRO	W	2	1	1	0	0	0
1920-08-07	CHC	NY1	W	3	0	1	0	0	0
1920-08-06	CHC	NY1	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1920-08-04	CHC	PHI	L	2	0	0	1	0	0
1920-07-30	CHC	BSN	L	2	0	0	0	0	0
1920-07-24	CHC	PHI	W	4	0	1	1	0	0
1920-07-20	CHC	BSN	W	4	2	3	1	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Claude Hendrix — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1920-08-27	CHC	BRO	L	8.0	12	6	2	1	2	0
1920-08-23	CHC	BSN	W	9.0	9	1	1	2	8	1
1920-08-16	CHC	CIN	L	6.1	14	4	4	0	2	0
1920-08-11	CHC	BRO	W	6.0	8	3	2	1	3	0
1920-08-07	CHC	NY1	W	8.0	4	2	2	1	5	0
1920-08-04	CHC	PHI	L	7.0	9	2	1	1	2	0
1920-07-30	CHC	BSN	L	7.0	9	4	3	2	4	0
1920-07-24	CHC	PHI	W	8.1	11	4	4	2	2	0
1920-07-20	CHC	BSN	W	8.2	5	1	1	3	4	0
1920-07-16	CHC	BSN	L	11.0	13	3	3	2	5	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Claude Hendrix — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	2	0	0	0	0	0
P	360	0	77	724	32	22

Season-by-Season Fielding

Claude Hendrix — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1911	PIT	P	22	12	45	1	2
1912	PIT	P	39	7	91	3	2
1913	PIT	P	42	6	67	4	6
1914	CHF	P	49	10	137	5	5
1915	CHF	P	40	11	69	3	2
1916	CHN	P	36	10	65	4	2
1917	CHN	OF	2	0	0	0	0
1917	CHN	P	40	6	52	4	1
1918	CHN	P	32	6	75	2	1
1919	CHN	P	33	5	67	1	0
1920	CHN	P	27	4	56	5	1

Career Games by Position

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Claude Hendrix Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	360
Left Field	1
Center Field	1
Right Field	1

College History

Claude Hendrix — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
St. Mary's College	St. Mary's	KS	1907
Wichita State University	Wichita	KS	1908

Award Voting History

Claude Hendrix — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1912	Most Valuable Player	NL	20th	2.0	64	0

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Claude Hendrix: the record in brief

Claude Hendrix played a first major league game on May 15, 1911 and a last one on August 27, 1920. Club by club, the record runs the Pittsburgh Pirates (1911 through 1913), the Chicago Chi-Feds (1914), the Chicago Whales (1915), and the Chicago Cubs (1916 to 1920). Born on April 13, 1889, in Olathe, KS, USA, Hendrix is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. The bio gives 195 pounds on a 6-foot-0 frame. Hendrix died on March 22, 1944, in Allentown, PA, USA. Claude Hendrix was the playing name; the full given name is Claude Raymond.

Hendrix went 144-116 with a 2.65 ERA in 360 games, 257 of them starts. Hendrix had 1,092 strikeouts, 184 complete games, 27 shutouts, and 17 saves. That 2.65 ERA compares with a 3.04 league average across the same seasons, 12.8% better. No season topped the 29 wins of 1914. In 1914, one of the busiest seasons, Hendrix posted a 1.69 ERA; the league figure that year was 2.93.

Frequently Asked Questions about Claude Hendrix

What years did Claude Hendrix play?: Claude Hendrix played in Major League Baseball from 1911 to 1920.
Was Claude Hendrix a pitcher?: Yes. Claude Hendrix pitched in the major leagues, recording 144 wins and 1092 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Claude Hendrix hit?: Claude Hendrix hit 14 career home runs with 222 hits.
What was Claude Hendrix's career batting average?: Claude Hendrix batted .241 over his career, with 222 hits in 922 at bats.
How many RBI did Claude Hendrix have?: Claude Hendrix drove in 97 runs in his career.
What was Claude Hendrix's career ERA?: Claude Hendrix finished with a 2.65 career ERA, going 144-116 with 1,092 strikeouts.