What years did Homer Hillebrand play?

Homer Hillebrand played in Major League Baseball from 1905 to 1908.

Was Homer Hillebrand a pitcher?

Yes. Homer Hillebrand pitched in the major leagues, recording 8 wins and 70 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Homer Hillebrand hit?

Homer Hillebrand hit 0 career home runs with 31 hits.

Homer Hillebrand

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1905-1908)

W–L 8–4

ERA 2.51

WHIP 1.10

SO 70

Pitcher PIV 754.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / L
Height / Weight: 5'8" / 165 lb
Born: 10/10/1879 in Freeport, IL, USA
Died: 1/20/1974 in Elsinore, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1905-04-24
Last Game: 1908-04-24

Full name: Homer Hiller Henry Hillebrand

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
8	4	18	11	8	1	1	114.7	86	32	1	40	70	2.51	754.5

Career ERA 2.51 vs. league average 2.63 across their career seasons — near 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
1905	PIT	NL	5	2	10	6	4	0	1	60.7	43	19	19	37	2.82	2.82 (avg)	731.9
1906	PIT	NL	3	2	7	5	4	1	0	53.0	42	13	21	32	2.21	2.68 (+17%)	22.5
1908	PIT	NL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	1	0	0	1	0.00	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			8	4	18	11	8	1	1	114.2	86	32	40	70	2.51	—	754

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
47	131	10	31	4	2	0	10	1	7	13	.237	.281	.298	.578	-131

Career AVG .237 vs. league average .245 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .281 vs. league average .304 across their career seasons — 7.8% below league average.

Career SLG .298 vs. league average .315 across their career seasons — 5.4% below league average.

Career OPS .578 vs. league average .619 across their career seasons — 6.6% 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
1905	PIT	NL	39	110	9	26	3	2	7	1	6	12	.236	.248 (-5%)	.307 (-8%)	.322 (-7%)	.629 (-8%)	-131.2
1906	PIT	NL	7	21	1	5	1	0	3	0	1	1	.238	—	—	—	—	0.0
1908	PIT	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			47	131	10	31	4	2	10	1	7	13	.237	—	—	—	—	-131

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	34	92	5	22	0	10	.239
Away	15	40	5	9	0	0	.225

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	11	69.2	49	0	29	42	0.00
Away	7	45.0	37	0	9	29	0.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1908-04-24	PIT	STL	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1906-09-16	PIT	CHC	L	3	1	2	1	0	0	0
1906-09-04	PIT	STL	W	3	0	0	0	1	0	1
1906-08-16	PIT	BSN	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
1906-06-30	PIT	STL	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1906-05-29	PIT	BRO	L	4	0	1	0	1	0	0
1906-05-14	PIT	PHI	W	2	0	1	0	1	1	0
1906-05-07	PIT	CHC	L	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
1905-10-06	PIT	CHC	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1905-10-04	PIT	BSN	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	BB	SO	HR
1908-04-24	PIT	STL	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	0
1906-09-16	PIT	CHC	L	8.0	7	5	1	3	0
1906-09-04	PIT	STL	W	9.0	8	1	2	9	0
1906-08-16	PIT	BSN	W	9.0	6	0	1	8	0
1906-06-30	PIT	STL	W	3.0	2	0	1	1	0
1906-05-29	PIT	BRO	—	7.0	3	4	4	5	1
1906-05-14	PIT	PHI	—	8.0	9	6	4	5	0
1906-05-07	PIT	CHC	L	9.0	7	3	6	2	0
1905-09-04	PIT	CHC	W	9.0	3	3	3	2	0
1905-08-19	PIT	BRO	L	8.0	11	3	2	6	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	16	14	170	6	4	7
C	3	2	7	1	1	0
OF	7	5	9	2	2	1
P	18	11	8	30	0	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1905	PIT	1B	16	14	170	6	4	7
1905	PIT	C	3	2	7	1	1	0
1905	PIT	OF	7	5	9	2	2	1
1905	PIT	P	10	6	4	11	0	0
1906	PIT	P	7	5	4	19	0	2
1908	PIT	P	1	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	18
Catcher	3
First Base	16
Left Field	1
Center Field	1
Right Field	6

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Princeton University	Princeton	NJ	1900

Frequently Asked Questions about Homer Hillebrand

What years did Homer Hillebrand play?: Homer Hillebrand played in Major League Baseball from 1905 to 1908.
Was Homer Hillebrand a pitcher?: Yes. Homer Hillebrand pitched in the major leagues, recording 8 wins and 70 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Homer Hillebrand hit?: Homer Hillebrand hit 0 career home runs with 31 hits.