What years did Willis Hudlin play?

Willis Hudlin played in Major League Baseball from 1926 to 1944.

Was Willis Hudlin a pitcher?

Yes. Willis Hudlin pitched in the major leagues, recording 158 wins and 677 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Willis Hudlin hit?

Willis Hudlin hit 5 career home runs with 180 hits.

What was Willis Hudlin's career batting average?

Willis Hudlin batted .201 over his career, with 180 hits in 894 at bats.

How many RBI did Willis Hudlin have?

Willis Hudlin drove in 69 runs in his career.

What was Willis Hudlin's career ERA?

Willis Hudlin finished with a 4.41 career ERA, going 158-156 with 677 strikeouts.

Willis Hudlin

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1926-1944)

Willis Hudlin was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1926 to 1944 for 4 teams, including the Cleveland Guardians, a span of 19 seasons. Across 491 career appearances, he went 158-156 with a 4.41 ERA, 677 strikeouts, and 31 saves. He also batted .201 with 5 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 1444.2.

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 September 9, 2026

W–L 158–156

ERA 4.41

WHIP 1.48

SO 677

Pitcher PIV 1444.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 190 lb
Born: 5/23/1906 in Wagoner, OK, USA
Died: 8/5/2002 in Little Rock, AR, USA
MLB Debut: 1926-08-15
Last Game: 1944-08-31

Full name: George Willis Hudlin

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Career Pitching Statistics

Willis Hudlin — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
158	156	491	328	155	11	31	2613.3	3,011	1,281	118	846	677	4.41	1444.2

Career ERA 4.41 vs. league average 4.24 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Willis Hudlin Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1926	CLE	AL	1	3	8	2	1	0	0	32.3	25	10	13	6	2.78	4.11 (+32%)	-311.2
1927	CLE	AL	18	12	43	30	18	1	0	264.7	291	118	83	65	4.01	4.08 (+2%)	1893.7
1928	CLE	AL	14	14	42	26	10	0	7	220.3	231	99	90	62	4.04	4.13 (+2%)	-722.7
1929	CLE	AL	17	15	40	33	22	2	1	280.3	299	104	73	60	3.34	4.60 (+27%)	4219.6
1930	CLE	AL	13	16	37	33	13	1	1	216.7	255	110	76	60	4.57	4.80 (+5%)	-214.8
1931	CLE	AL	15	14	44	34	15	1	4	254.3	313	130	88	83	4.60	4.10 (-12%)	-965.6
1932	CLE	AL	12	8	33	21	12	0	2	181.7	204	95	59	65	4.71	4.13 (-14%)	41.5
1933	CLE	AL	5	13	34	17	6	0	1	147.3	161	65	61	44	3.97	3.86 (-3%)	-1394.5
1934	CLE	AL	15	10	36	26	15	1	4	195.0	210	103	65	58	4.75	4.29 (-11%)	281.9
1935	CLE	AL	15	11	36	29	14	3	5	231.7	252	95	61	45	3.69	4.35 (+15%)	1627.6
1936	CLE	AL	1	5	27	7	1	0	0	64.0	112	64	31	20	9.00	4.59 (-96%)	168.9
1937	CLE	AL	12	11	35	23	10	2	2	175.7	213	80	43	31	4.10	4.34 (+6%)	584.9
1938	CLE	AL	8	8	29	15	8	0	1	127.0	158	69	45	27	4.89	4.35 (-13%)	-2416.5
1939	CLE	AL	9	10	27	20	7	0	3	143.0	175	78	42	28	4.91	4.28 (-15%)	588.4
1940	CLE	AL	2	1	4	4	2	0	0	23.7	31	13	2	8	4.94	4.21 (-17%)	-9.1
1940	WS1	AL	1	2	8	6	1	0	0	37.3	50	27	5	9	6.51	4.21 (-55%)	-1870.8
1940	SLA	AL	0	1	6	1	0	0	0	11.3	19	14	8	4	11.12	4.21 (-164%)	-57.2
1940	NY1	NL	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	5.0	9	6	1	1	10.80	—	0.0
1944	SLA	AL	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.0	3	1	0	1	4.50	—	0.0
Career · 19 seasons			158	156	491	328	155	11	31	2,613.1	3,011	1,281	846	677	4.41	—	1,444

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

Willis Hudlin — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
492	894	76	180	39	3	5	69	2	52	228	.201	.252	.268	.520	-3,385

Career AVG .201 vs. league average .278 across their career seasons — 27.5% below league average.

Career OBP .252 vs. league average .342 across their career seasons — 26.4% below league average.

Career SLG .268 vs. league average .395 across their career seasons — 32.0% below league average.

Career OPS .520 vs. league average .736 across their career seasons — 29.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Willis Hudlin 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
1926	CLE	AL	8	8	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
1927	CLE	AL	43	96	12	24	5	1	1	6	0	1	22	.250	.282 (-11%)	.344 (-25%)	.392 (-10%)	.736 (-17%)	-296.3
1928	CLE	AL	42	72	4	14	4	0	0	5	0	4	17	.194	.280 (-31%)	.342 (-28%)	.395 (-37%)	.737 (-33%)	-385.0
1929	CLE	AL	40	97	5	19	3	0	0	4	1	1	18	.196	.289 (-32%)	.353 (-40%)	.415 (-45%)	.769 (-43%)	-705.9
1930	CLE	AL	37	73	6	16	1	0	0	6	0	5	16	.219	.293 (-25%)	.354 (-19%)	.429 (-46%)	.784 (-34%)	-400.6
1931	CLE	AL	44	100	11	20	6	2	0	13	0	6	28	.200	.276 (-28%)	.338 (-27%)	.388 (-23%)	.726 (-25%)	-429.0
1932	CLE	AL	33	64	10	13	2	0	0	10	0	6	14	.203	.275 (-26%)	.335 (-13%)	.391 (-40%)	.726 (-28%)	-261.0
1933	CLE	AL	34	41	1	6	0	0	1	3	0	2	13	.146	—	—	—	—	0.0
1934	CLE	AL	36	68	5	14	4	0	1	2	0	6	20	.206	.278 (-26%)	.340 (-21%)	.392 (-21%)	.733 (-21%)	-237.4
1935	CLE	AL	37	86	10	24	7	0	1	8	0	6	19	.279	.279 (avg)	.342 (-5%)	.399 (-1%)	.742 (-3%)	-49.4
1936	CLE	AL	27	18	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	2	4	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
1937	CLE	AL	35	59	8	10	2	0	0	5	1	5	17	.169	.276 (-39%)	.342 (-32%)	.398 (-49%)	.740 (-41%)	-392.3
1938	CLE	AL	29	43	1	5	2	0	0	2	0	3	14	.116	—	—	—	—	0.0
1939	CLE	AL	27	48	1	9	1	0	1	4	0	3	16	.188	—	—	—	—	-227.7
1940	CLE	AL	4	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
1940	WS1	AL	8	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.100	—	—	—	—	0.0
1940	SLA	AL	6	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1940	NY1	NL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1944	SLA	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 19 seasons			492	894	76	180	39	3	5	69	2	52	228	.201	—	—	—	—	-3,385

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

Willis Hudlin — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	247	399	34	79	0	24	.198
Away	245	497	42	102	5	44	.205

Pitching — Home / Away

Willis Hudlin — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	247	1258.0	1432	588	395	364	4.21
Away	244	1350.1	1578	693	452	316	4.62

Last 10 Games — Batting

Willis Hudlin — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	BB	SO
1944-08-31	SLA	DET	L	0	0	1	0
1940-09-06	SLA	CHW	L	0	0	0	0
1940-08-25	SLA	BOS	L	2	1	0	1
1940-08-23	SLA	PHA	L	0	0	0	0
1940-08-21	SLA	MIN	L	0	0	0	0
1940-08-11	SLA	CLE	L	0	0	0	0
1940-08-06	SLA	DET	L	0	0	0	0
1940-07-21	NY1	CIN	L	1	0	0	0
1940-07-05	MIN	BOS	L	2	0	0	1
1940-06-30	MIN	BOS	L	1	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Willis Hudlin — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1944-08-31	SLA	DET	L	2.0	3	2	1	0	1	0
1940-09-06	SLA	CHW	—	2.0	2	1	1	2	2	0
1940-08-25	SLA	BOS	—	4.2	8	10	9	4	1	0
1940-08-23	SLA	PHA	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1940-08-21	SLA	MIN	—	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	0
1940-08-11	SLA	CLE	L	1.1	6	5	4	1	0	0
1940-08-06	SLA	DET	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1940-07-21	NY1	CIN	L	5.0	9	6	6	1	1	1
1940-07-05	MIN	BOS	—	4.2	4	1	1	1	2	0
1940-06-30	MIN	BOS	L	3.0	6	6	5	0	0	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Willis Hudlin — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	491	0	150	734	38	54

Season-by-Season Fielding

Willis Hudlin — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1926	CLE	P	8	6	15	0	0
1927	CLE	P	43	12	80	1	4
1928	CLE	P	42	16	60	7	3
1929	CLE	P	40	24	88	5	8
1930	CLE	P	37	8	67	5	6
1931	CLE	P	44	14	65	4	10
1932	CLE	P	33	3	47	2	1
1933	CLE	P	34	8	48	1	2
1934	CLE	P	36	10	62	1	8
1935	CLE	P	36	11	48	1	2
1936	CLE	P	27	2	15	1	1
1937	CLE	P	35	4	51	4	4
1938	CLE	P	29	7	29	3	3
1939	CLE	P	27	21	42	1	2
1940	CLE	P	4	3	3	0	0
1940	WS1	P	8	1	9	1	0
1940	SLA	P	6	0	3	1	0
1940	NY1	P	1	0	2	0	0
1944	SLA	P	1	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Willis Hudlin Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	491

Award Voting History

Willis Hudlin — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1927	Most Valuable Player	AL	22th	2.0	64	0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Willis Hudlin

What years did Willis Hudlin play?: Willis Hudlin played in Major League Baseball from 1926 to 1944.
Was Willis Hudlin a pitcher?: Yes. Willis Hudlin pitched in the major leagues, recording 158 wins and 677 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Willis Hudlin hit?: Willis Hudlin hit 5 career home runs with 180 hits.
What was Willis Hudlin's career batting average?: Willis Hudlin batted .201 over his career, with 180 hits in 894 at bats.
How many RBI did Willis Hudlin have?: Willis Hudlin drove in 69 runs in his career.
What was Willis Hudlin's career ERA?: Willis Hudlin finished with a 4.41 career ERA, going 158-156 with 677 strikeouts.