Carl Hubbell

Pitcher · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1928-1943)

⭐ Hall of Fame 1947
W–L 253–154
ERA 2.98
WHIP 1.17
SO 1,677
Pitcher PIV 54753.4
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / L
Height / Weight
6'0" / 170 lb
Born
6/22/1903 in Carthage, MO, USA
Died
11/21/1988 in Scottsdale, AZ, USA
MLB Debut
1928-07-26
Last Game
1943-08-24
Hall of Fame
Inducted 1947 (BBWAA)
Awards
9× All-Star · 2× MVP

Full name: Carl Owen Hubbell

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
253 154 535 431 260 36 33 3590.3 3,461 1,188 227 725 1,677 2.98 54753.4

Career ERA 2.98 vs. league average 4.19 across their career seasons — 29.0% better than 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
1928 NY1 NL 10 6 20 14 8 1 1 124.0 117 39 21 37 2.83 4.13 (+32%) 1025.0
1929 NY1 NL 18 11 39 35 19 1 1 268.0 273 110 67 106 3.69 4.60 (+20%) 2873.5
1930 NY1 NL 17 12 37 32 17 3 2 241.7 263 104 58 117 3.87 4.80 (+19%) 4530.9
1931 NY1 NL 14 12 36 30 21 4 3 248.0 211 73 67 155 2.65 4.10 (+35%) 4038.0
1932 NY1 NL 18 11 40 32 22 0 2 284.0 260 79 40 137 2.50 4.13 (+39%) 4402.2
1933 NY1 NL 23 12 45 33 22 10 5 308.7 256 57 47 156 1.66 3.86 (+57%) 10019.3
1934 NY1 NL 21 12 49 34 25 5 8 313.0 286 80 37 118 2.30 4.29 (+46%) 6224.5
1935 NY1 NL 23 12 42 35 24 1 0 302.7 314 110 49 150 3.27 4.35 (+25%) 3812.6
1936 NY1 NL 26 6 42 34 25 3 3 304.0 265 78 57 123 2.31 4.59 (+50%) 9130.0
1937 NY1 NL 22 8 39 32 18 4 4 261.7 261 93 55 159 3.20 4.34 (+26%) 5474.1
1938 NY1 NL 13 10 24 22 13 1 1 179.0 171 61 33 104 3.07 4.35 (+29%) 3105.4
1939 NY1 NL 11 9 29 18 10 0 2 154.0 150 47 24 62 2.75 4.28 (+36%) 2330.2
1940 NY1 NL 11 12 31 27 11 2 0 214.3 220 87 59 86 3.65 4.21 (+13%) -942.0
1941 NY1 NL 11 9 26 22 11 1 1 164.0 169 65 53 75 3.57 3.94 (+9%) 1049.9
1942 NY1 NL 11 8 24 20 11 0 0 157.3 158 69 34 61 3.95 3.57 (-11%) -1200.1
1943 NY1 NL 4 4 12 11 3 0 0 66.0 87 36 24 31 4.91 3.50 (-40%) -1120.1
Career · 16 seasons 253 154 535 431 260 36 33 3,590.1 3,461 1,188 725 1,677 2.98 — 54,753

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
535 1,288 95 246 30 2 4 101 1 33 172 .191 .212 .227 .439 -7,877

Career AVG .191 vs. league average .275 across their career seasons — 30.5% below league average.

Career OBP .212 vs. league average .340 across their career seasons — 37.6% below league average.

Career SLG .227 vs. league average .390 across their career seasons — 41.9% below league average.

Career OPS .439 vs. league average .730 across their career seasons — 39.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1928 NY1 NL 20 47 3 5 1 0 0 2 0 2 11 .106 — — — — 0.0
1929 NY1 NL 39 93 6 12 1 0 0 10 0 2 14 .129 .289 (-55%) .353 (-58%) .415 (-66%) .769 (-63%) -984.1
1930 NY1 NL 37 86 5 13 3 0 0 3 0 1 13 .151 .293 (-49%) .354 (-55%) .429 (-57%) .784 (-56%) -826.2
1931 NY1 NL 36 83 9 20 6 0 0 8 0 3 9 .241 .276 (-13%) .338 (-18%) .388 (-19%) .726 (-19%) -261.2
1932 NY1 NL 40 108 11 26 3 1 1 6 0 2 11 .241 .275 (-12%) .335 (-24%) .391 (-20%) .726 (-22%) -392.9
1933 NY1 NL 45 109 6 20 2 1 1 12 0 2 18 .183 .270 (-32%) .329 (-40%) .377 (-34%) .707 (-37%) -648.3
1934 NY1 NL 49 117 9 23 1 0 0 9 0 4 11 .197 .278 (-29%) .340 (-34%) .392 (-48%) .733 (-42%) -781.7
1935 NY1 NL 42 109 15 26 2 0 1 12 0 5 15 .239 .279 (-15%) .342 (-21%) .399 (-29%) .742 (-25%) -444.2
1936 NY1 NL 42 110 9 25 1 0 0 8 0 3 14 .227 .283 (-20%) .349 (-29%) .404 (-42%) .753 (-36%) -648.7
1937 NY1 NL 39 97 4 21 4 0 0 6 0 0 13 .216 .276 (-22%) .342 (-37%) .398 (-35%) .740 (-36%) -581.5
1938 NY1 NL 24 58 3 9 0 0 0 3 1 1 5 .155 .272 (-43%) .341 (-50%) .392 (-60%) .734 (-56%) -523.1
1939 NY1 NL 29 53 3 8 1 0 1 6 0 2 3 .151 .274 (-45%) .342 (-47%) .393 (-42%) .735 (-44%) -390.7
1940 NY1 NL 31 81 5 15 3 0 0 10 0 1 15 .185 .267 (-31%) .335 (-42%) .387 (-43%) .722 (-42%) -556.7
1941 NY1 NL 26 57 5 8 2 0 0 4 0 1 8 .140 .262 (-46%) .332 (-53%) .373 (-53%) .705 (-53%) -482.3
1942 NY1 NL 24 60 2 11 0 0 0 2 0 3 10 .183 .253 (-28%) .323 (-31%) .349 (-48%) .672 (-40%) -355.0
1943 NY1 NL 12 20 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .200 — — — — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 535 1,288 95 246 30 2 4 101 1 33 172 .191 — — — — -7,877

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
6 19 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 .211

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1937 WS NY1 2 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
1936 WS NY1 2 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
1933 WS NY1 2 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
4 2 6 6 0 50.3 40 10 12 32 1.79

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1937 WS NY1 1 1 2 2 0 14.3 12 6 4 7 3.77
1936 WS NY1 1 1 2 2 0 16.0 15 4 2 10 2.25
1933 WS NY1 2 0 2 2 0 20.0 13 0 6 15 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home26662145111346.179
Away26966649135155.203

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2661878.017456143719512.94
Away2691710.217165863587313.08

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1943-08-24 NY1CHCW 000000000
1943-08-18 NY1PITW 201000000
1943-07-28 NY1PITL 200000000
1943-07-18 NY1PHIW 101000000
1943-07-10 NY1CHCL 000000000
1943-07-02 NY1STLL 100000000
1943-06-26 NY1BSNL 201000000
1943-06-19 NY1BSNW 301000010
1943-06-13 NY1PHIW 300000001
1943-06-05 NY1PITW 300000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1943-08-24 NY1CHC — 0.0200000
1943-08-18 NY1PIT W 9.0922350
1943-07-28 NY1PIT L 4.1955130
1943-07-18 NY1PHI — 3.2744320
1943-07-10 NY1CHC L 3.0744111
1943-07-02 NY1STL L 6.0944101
1943-06-26 NY1BSN L 6.01033161
1943-06-19 NY1BSN W 7.0633641
1943-06-13 NY1PHI W 9.0722141
1943-06-05 NY1PIT W 9.0111431

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 535 0 155 824 33 55

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1928 NY1 P 20 0 6 40 5 2
1929 NY1 P 39 0 16 76 1 7
1930 NY1 P 37 0 12 39 3 3
1931 NY1 P 36 0 9 38 4 0
1932 NY1 P 40 0 18 83 4 5
1933 NY1 P 45 0 23 94 2 5
1934 NY1 P 49 0 17 82 2 4
1935 NY1 P 42 0 5 85 1 5
1936 NY1 P 42 0 14 65 2 7
1937 NY1 P 39 0 11 47 2 3
1938 NY1 P 24 0 6 27 0 4
1939 NY1 P 29 0 2 36 0 1
1940 NY1 P 31 0 4 52 2 3
1941 NY1 P 26 0 3 20 1 4
1942 NY1 P 24 0 6 32 4 0
1943 NY1 P 12 0 3 8 0 2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 535

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1938 Baseball Magazine All-Star P2
1937 Baseball Magazine All-Star P1
1937 TSN All-Star P
1936 Baseball Magazine All-Star P1
1936 Most Valuable Player
1936 TSN All-Star P
1936 TSN Guide MVP
1936 TSN Major League Player of the Year
1935 Baseball Magazine All-Star P3
1935 Baseball Magazine All-Star P2
1935 TSN All-Star P
1934 Baseball Magazine All-Star P3
1934 Baseball Magazine All-Star P2
1933 Baseball Magazine All-Star P1
1933 Most Valuable Player
1933 TSN All-Star P
1933 TSN Guide MVP
1932 Baseball Magazine All-Star P2
1929 Baseball Magazine All-Star P4

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1941 Most Valuable Player NL 35th 2.0 336 0
1937 Most Valuable Player NL 3rd 52.0 80 1
1936 Most Valuable Player NL 1st 60.0 80 6
1935 Most Valuable Player NL 6th 20.0 80 0
1934 Most Valuable Player NL 9th 16.0 80 0
1933 Most Valuable Player NL 1st 77.0 80 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Carl Hubbell (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Charles Bender HOF
    212-127, 2.46 ERA
  2. 96
    Eddie Cicotte
    209-149, 2.38 ERA
  3. 95
    Rube Marquard HOF
    201-177, 3.08 ERA
  4. 95
    Paul Derringer
    223-212, 3.46 ERA
  5. 92
    Carl Mays
    207-126, 2.92 ERA
  6. 92
    Larry Jackson
    194-183, 3.40 ERA

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Frequently Asked Questions about Carl Hubbell

What years did Carl Hubbell play?
Carl Hubbell played in Major League Baseball from 1928 to 1943.
Was Carl Hubbell a pitcher?
Yes. Carl Hubbell pitched in the major leagues, recording 253 wins and 1677 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Carl Hubbell hit?
Carl Hubbell hit 4 career home runs with 246 hits.
Is Carl Hubbell in the Hall of Fame?
Yes. Carl Hubbell was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1947.