What years did Joe Heving play?

Joe Heving played in Major League Baseball from 1930 to 1945.

Was Joe Heving a pitcher?

Yes. Joe Heving pitched in the major leagues, recording 76 wins and 429 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Joe Heving hit?

Joe Heving hit 0 career home runs with 47 hits.

What teams did Joe Heving play for?

Joe Heving played for 5 teams: the New York Giants (1930–1931), the Chicago White Sox (1933–1934), the Cleveland Indians (1937–1938, 1941–1944), the Boston Red Sox (1938–1940), and the Boston Braves (1945).

What were Joe Heving's career stats?

In 430 games, Joe Heving went 76-48 with a 3.90 ERA, 429 strikeouts, 1,038.2 innings pitched, and 63 saves. At the plate he had 47 hits and 0 home runs.

What position did Joe Heving play?

Joe Heving played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Joe Heving and how much did he weigh?

Joe Heving was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 185 pounds.

What was Joe Heving's career ERA?

Joe Heving finished with a 3.90 career ERA, going 76-48 with 429 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Joe Heving have?

Joe Heving recorded 429 career strikeouts.

Is Joe Heving in the Hall of Fame?

No. Joe Heving has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Joe Heving

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1930-1945)

Joe Heving was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1930 to 1945 for 5 teams, including the New York Giants, a span of 16 seasons. Across 430 career appearances, he went 76-48 with a 3.90 ERA, 429 strikeouts, and 63 saves. He also batted .170 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 15, 2026

W–L 76–48

ERA 3.90

WHIP 1.46

SO 429

Pitcher PIV -1244.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 185 lb
Born: 9/2/1900 in Covington, KY, USA
Died: 4/11/1970 in Covington, KY, USA
MLB Debut: 1930-04-29
Last Game: 1945-08-05

Full name: Joseph William Heving

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Career Pitching Statistics

Joe Heving — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
76	48	430	40	17	3	63	1038.2	1,136	450	64	380	429	3.90	-1244.8

Career ERA 3.90 vs. league average 4.04 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Joe Heving Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1930	NY1	NL	7	5	41	2	0	0	6	89.2	109	52	27	37	5.22	4.80 (-9%)	151.4
1931	NY1	NL	1	6	22	0	0	0	3	42.1	48	23	11	26	4.89	4.10 (-19%)	42.3
1933	CHA	AL	7	5	40	6	3	1	6	118.0	113	35	27	47	2.67	3.86 (+31%)	1038.5
1934	CHA	AL	1	7	33	2	0	0	4	88.0	133	71	48	40	7.26	4.29 (-69%)	-3369.1
1937	CLE	AL	8	4	40	0	0	0	5	72.2	92	39	30	35	4.83	4.34 (-11%)	-536.5
1938	CLE	AL	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	6.0	10	6	5	0	9.00	—	0.0
1938	BOS	AL	8	1	16	11	7	1	2	82.0	94	34	22	34	3.73	4.35 (+14%)	938.4
1939	BOS	AL	11	3	46	5	1	0	7	107.0	124	44	34	43	3.70	4.28 (+14%)	104.0
1940	BOS	AL	12	7	39	7	4	0	3	119.0	129	53	42	55	4.01	4.21 (+5%)	717.5
1941	CLE	AL	5	2	27	3	2	1	5	70.2	63	18	31	18	2.29	3.94 (+42%)	-151.1
1942	CLE	AL	5	3	27	2	0	0	3	46.1	52	25	25	13	4.86	3.57 (-36%)	-1526.5
1943	CLE	AL	1	1	30	1	0	0	9	72.0	58	22	34	34	2.75	3.50 (+21%)	210.9
1944	CLE	AL	8	3	63	1	0	0	10	119.2	106	26	41	46	1.96	3.57 (+45%)	1135.5
1945	BSN	NL	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	5.1	5	2	3	1	3.38	—	0.0
Career · 14 seasons			76	48	430	40	17	3	63	1,038.2	1,136	450	380	429	3.90	—	-1,245

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 Heving — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
430	276	23	47	9	0	0	18	0	15	42	.170	.216	.203	.419	0

Career AVG .170 vs. league average .270 across their career seasons — 36.8% below league average.

Career OBP .216 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 35.7% below league average.

Career SLG .203 vs. league average .380 across their career seasons — 46.7% below league average.

Career OPS .419 vs. league average .716 across their career seasons — 41.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Joe Heving Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1930	NY1	NL	41	22	2	5	1	0	0	3	.227	—	—	—	—	0.0
1931	NY1	NL	22	8	1	1	0	0	0	1	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
1933	CHA	AL	40	38	3	8	2	0	1	4	.211	—	—	—	—	0.0
1934	CHA	AL	33	27	2	5	3	1	3	6	.185	—	—	—	—	0.0
1937	CLE	AL	40	19	3	5	1	3	0	1	.263	—	—	—	—	0.0
1938	CLE	AL	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1938	BOS	AL	16	30	2	4	1	2	1	7	.133	—	—	—	—	0.0
1939	BOS	AL	46	32	5	6	1	3	0	4	.188	—	—	—	—	0.0
1940	BOS	AL	39	40	4	8	0	6	3	6	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1941	CLE	AL	27	15	0	0	0	2	3	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1942	CLE	AL	27	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1943	CLE	AL	30	14	0	1	0	0	3	2	.071	—	—	—	—	0.0
1944	CLE	AL	63	22	1	4	0	1	0	5	.182	—	—	—	—	0.0
1945	BSN	NL	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 14 seasons			430	276	23	47	9	18	15	42	.170	—	—	—	—	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

Joe Heving — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	208	141	16	26	0	13	.184
Away	222	138	8	21	0	6	.152

Pitching — Home / Away

Joe Heving — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	208	527.0	570	240	170	228	4.10
Away	222	511.2	564	208	209	201	3.66

Last 10 Games — Batting

Joe Heving — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI
1945-08-05	BSN	BRO	L	0	0	0
1945-07-03	BSN	CHC	L	1	0	0
1945-06-02	BSN	CHC	W	0	0	0
1944-09-30	CLE	PHA	L	1	0	0
1944-09-26	CLE	MIN	L	0	0	0
1944-09-22	CLE	NYY	L	0	0	0
1944-09-20	CLE	BOS	W	2	1	1
1944-09-17	CLE	DET	L	0	0	0
1944-09-17	CLE	DET	L	0	0	0
1944-09-15	CLE	DET	L	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Joe Heving — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1945-08-05	BSN	BRO	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0
1945-07-03	BSN	CHC	—	1.2	3	2	2	1	0
1945-06-02	BSN	CHC	W	2.2	1	0	0	1	1
1944-09-30	CLE	PHA	L	6.0	5	4	4	4	4
1944-09-26	CLE	MIN	—	2.0	2	1	1	2	2
1944-09-22	CLE	NYY	—	0.1	2	5	0	1	1
1944-09-20	CLE	BOS	—	5.1	4	2	2	0	3
1944-09-17	CLE	DET	—	2.0	4	0	0	2	0
1944-09-17	CLE	DET	—	1.0	1	1	1	1	0
1944-09-15	CLE	DET	—	2.0	2	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Joe Heving — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	430	0	77	255	19	16

Season-by-Season Fielding

Joe Heving — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1930	NY1	P	41	11	33	2	2
1931	NY1	P	22	2	12	0	0
1933	CHA	P	40	3	28	1	1
1934	CHA	P	33	10	18	2	2
1937	CLE	P	40	3	18	0	1
1938	CLE	P	3	0	0	0	0
1938	BOS	P	16	8	22	1	4
1939	BOS	P	46	8	17	3	2
1940	BOS	P	39	8	22	4	3
1941	CLE	P	27	8	22	0	0
1942	CLE	P	27	3	10	2	1
1943	CLE	P	30	8	20	0	0
1944	CLE	P	63	5	29	4	0
1945	BSN	P	3	0	4	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Joe Heving Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	430

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Joe Heving: the record in brief

Joe Heving played a first major league game on April 29, 1930 and a last one on August 5, 1945. The season rows list, in order, the New York Giants (1930 through 1931), the Chicago White Sox (1933 through 1934), the Cleveland Indians (1937 to 1944), the Boston Red Sox (1938 through 1940), and the Boston Braves (1945). Listed as a pitcher, Heving batted and threw right-handed. Height and weight on file: 6 feet, 1 inch and 185 pounds. Heving was born on September 2, 1900, in Covington, KY, USA. Heving's death is recorded on April 11, 1970, in Covington, KY, USA. On the record, Joe Heving was born Joseph William Heving.

Heving pitched in 430 games, starting 40, and finished with a 76-48 record and 3.90 ERA. The totals include 429 strikeouts, 17 complete games, and 63 saves. Heving's 3.90 ERA was close to the 4.04 league figure for those seasons. No season topped the 12 wins of 1940. The most saves in one season was 10, in 1944.

Frequently Asked Questions about Joe Heving

What years did Joe Heving play?: Joe Heving played in Major League Baseball from 1930 to 1945.
Was Joe Heving a pitcher?: Yes. Joe Heving pitched in the major leagues, recording 76 wins and 429 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Joe Heving hit?: Joe Heving hit 0 career home runs with 47 hits.
What teams did Joe Heving play for?: Joe Heving played for 5 teams: the New York Giants (1930–1931), the Chicago White Sox (1933–1934), the Cleveland Indians (1937–1938, 1941–1944), the Boston Red Sox (1938–1940), and the Boston Braves (1945).
What were Joe Heving's career stats?: In 430 games, Joe Heving went 76-48 with a 3.90 ERA, 429 strikeouts, 1,038.2 innings pitched, and 63 saves. At the plate he had 47 hits and 0 home runs.
What position did Joe Heving play?: Joe Heving played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Joe Heving and how much did he weigh?: Joe Heving was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 185 pounds.
What was Joe Heving's career ERA?: Joe Heving finished with a 3.90 career ERA, going 76-48 with 429 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Joe Heving have?: Joe Heving recorded 429 career strikeouts.
Is Joe Heving in the Hall of Fame?: No. Joe Heving has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.