Art Houtteman
Born: 8/7/1927 in Detroit, MI, USA
Died: 5/6/2003 in Rochester Hills, MI, USA
MLB Debut: 1945-04-29 | Final Game: 1957-09-22
Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'2" | Weight: 188 lbs
Full name: Arthur Joseph Houtteman
Biography
Art Houtteman was a professional baseball pitcher whose career spanned from 1945 to 1957, a period marked by the transition from the post-war era into the more competitive landscape of Major League Baseball. Born in 1927, Houtteman made his mark in the league with a record of 87 wins and 91 losses, complemented by a career earned run average (ERA) of 4.14. Throughout his time in the majors, he amassed 639 strikeouts and recorded 20 saves, showcasing his versatility as both a starter and a reliever.
Houtteman's career was highlighted by his selection as an All-Star, a recognition of his talent during a time when the game was evolving with new strategies and player dynamics. He played for several teams, contributing to the development of pitching styles that would influence future generations. Despite a career that reflected the challenges of consistency, Houtteman's resilience on the mound and his contributions to his teams have solidified his place in baseball history.
Negro Leagues Career Statistics
Batting
| PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Pitching
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting
| Season | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching
| Season | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | 91 | 325 | 181 | 78 | 14 | 20 | 1555.0 | 1646 | 715 | 136 | 516 | 639 | 4.14 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | DET | AL | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.3 | 27 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 5.33 | -114.7 |
| 1946 | DET | AL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 9.00 | 0.0 |
| 1947 | DET | AL | 7 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 110.7 | 106 | 42 | 36 | 58 | 3.42 | 2067.0 |
| 1948 | DET | AL | 2 | 16 | 43 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 164.3 | 186 | 85 | 52 | 74 | 4.66 | 2154.3 |
| 1949 | DET | AL | 15 | 10 | 34 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 203.7 | 227 | 84 | 59 | 85 | 3.71 | 1521.0 |
| 1950 | DET | AL | 19 | 12 | 41 | 34 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 274.7 | 257 | 108 | 99 | 88 | 3.54 | -915.0 |
| 1952 | DET | AL | 8 | 20 | 35 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 221.0 | 218 | 107 | 65 | 109 | 4.36 | 1334.9 |
| 1953 | CLE | AL | 7 | 7 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 109.0 | 113 | 46 | 25 | 40 | 3.80 | 2726.1 |
| 1953 | DET | AL | 2 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 68.7 | 87 | 45 | 29 | 28 | 5.90 | -2025.4 |
| 1954 | CLE | AL | 15 | 7 | 32 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 188.0 | 198 | 70 | 59 | 68 | 3.35 | 1297.1 |
| 1955 | CLE | AL | 10 | 6 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 124.3 | 126 | 55 | 44 | 53 | 3.98 | -623.5 |
| 1956 | CLE | AL | 2 | 2 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46.7 | 60 | 34 | 31 | 19 | 6.56 | -1453.5 |
| 1957 | BAL | AL | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 17.55 | 0.0 |
| 1957 | CLE | AL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6.75 | 0.0 |
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 330 | 513 | 37 | 99 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 14 | 77 | 0.193 | 0.214 | 0.232 | 0.446 | -2518.6 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | DET | AL | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 1946 | DET | AL | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.500 | 0.0 |
| 1947 | DET | AL | 23 | 40 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.300 | 0.0 |
| 1948 | DET | AL | 43 | 56 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.196 | -446.9 |
| 1949 | DET | AL | 36 | 78 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0.244 | -392.6 |
| 1950 | DET | AL | 41 | 93 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 0.151 | -779.0 |
| 1952 | DET | AL | 36 | 69 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0.101 | -769.1 |
| 1953 | CLE | AL | 23 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.147 | 0.0 |
| 1953 | DET | AL | 16 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.158 | 0.0 |
| 1954 | CLE | AL | 32 | 65 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0.277 | -131.0 |
| 1955 | CLE | AL | 35 | 38 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0.158 | 0.0 |
| 1956 | CLE | AL | 23 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.167 | 0.0 |
| 1957 | BAL | AL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.500 | 0.0 |
| 1957 | CLE | AL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Batting by Year
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | WS | CLE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Career Pitching
| W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.50 |
Playoff Pitching by Year
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | WS | CLE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.50 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 325 | 42 | 105 | 339 | 17 | 28 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | DET | P | 13 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 1946 | DET | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | DET | P | 23 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 2 |
| 1948 | DET | P | 43 | 0 | 9 | 47 | 4 | 5 |
| 1949 | DET | P | 34 | 0 | 14 | 59 | 2 | 7 |
| 1950 | DET | P | 41 | 0 | 15 | 63 | 4 | 2 |
| 1952 | DET | P | 35 | 0 | 16 | 40 | 1 | 3 |
| 1953 | CLE | P | 22 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 1953 | DET | P | 16 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 1954 | CLE | P | 32 | 25 | 17 | 38 | 2 | 3 |
| 1955 | CLE | P | 35 | 12 | 14 | 27 | 1 | 4 |
| 1956 | CLE | P | 22 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957 | BAL | P | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957 | CLE | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 325 |
Awards & Honors
| Year | Award | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Baseball Magazine All-Star | P3 |
Award Voting History
| Year | Award | League | Finish | Points Won | Points Max | Votes First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 24th | 6.0 | 336 | 0 |
| 1949 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 22th | 3.0 | 336 | 0 |