What years did Walt Huntzinger play?

Walt Huntzinger played in Major League Baseball from 1923 to 1926.

Was Walt Huntzinger a pitcher?

Yes. Walt Huntzinger pitched in the major leagues, recording 7 wins and 40 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Walt Huntzinger hit?

Walt Huntzinger hit 0 career home runs with 6 hits.

Walt Huntzinger

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1923-1926)

W–L 7–8

ERA 3.60

WHIP 1.36

SO 40

Pitcher PIV -1273.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 150 lb
Born: 2/6/1899 in Pottsville, PA, USA
Died: 8/11/1981 in Upper Darby, PA, USA
MLB Debut: 1923-09-29
Last Game: 1926-09-15

Full name: Walter Henry Huntzinger

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
7	8	60	8	2	0	3	167.3	179	67	10	49	40	3.60	-1273.5

Career ERA 3.60 vs. league average 4.21 across their career seasons — 14.3% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1923	NY1	NL	0	1	2	1	0	0	8.0	9	7	1	2	7.88	—	0.0
1924	NY1	NL	1	1	12	2	0	1	32.3	41	16	9	6	4.45	4.13 (-8%)	-605.5
1925	NY1	NL	5	1	26	1	0	0	64.3	68	25	17	19	3.50	4.55 (+23%)	230.7
1926	SLN	NL	0	4	9	4	2	0	34.0	35	16	14	9	4.24	4.11 (-3%)	-1018.0
1926	CHN	NL	1	1	11	0	0	2	28.7	26	3	8	4	0.94	4.11 (+77%)	119.4
Career · 5 seasons			7	8	60	8	2	3	167.1	179	67	49	40	3.60	—	-1,273

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
60	36	2	6	0	0	0	2	0	2	11	.167	.211	.167	.377	0

Career AVG .167 vs. league average .284 across their career seasons — 41.2% below league average.

Career OBP .211 vs. league average .346 across their career seasons — 39.2% below league average.

Career SLG .167 vs. league average .394 across their career seasons — 57.7% below league average.

Career OPS .377 vs. league average .741 across their career seasons — 49.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1923	NY1	NL	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1924	NY1	NL	12	8	0	4	1	0	3	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1925	NY1	NL	26	11	1	1	0	1	4	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
1926	SLN	NL	9	8	0	0	0	1	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1926	CHN	NL	11	7	1	1	0	0	2	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			60	36	2	6	2	2	11	.167	—	—	—	—	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

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	37	22	1	5	0	2	.227
Away	23	14	1	1	0	0	.071

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	37	105.0	99	38	34	25	3.26
Away	23	62.1	80	29	16	15	4.19

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	SO
1926-09-15	CHC	BSN	L	0	0	0	0
1926-09-05	CHC	PIT	W	0	0	0	0
1926-09-02	CHC	STL	L	0	0	0	0
1926-08-21	CHC	BRO	L	0	0	0	0
1926-08-15	CHC	STL	L	1	0	0	1
1926-07-24	CHC	PHI	L	0	0	0	0
1926-07-19	CHC	NY1	W	3	1	1	0
1926-07-12	CHC	BRO	L	1	0	0	1
1926-07-05	CHC	PIT	W	1	0	0	0
1926-07-02	CHC	CIN	L	1	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1926-09-15	CHC	BSN	—	2.0	2	0	0	0	0
1926-09-05	CHC	PIT	SV	0.1	1	0	0	0	0
1926-09-02	CHC	STL	—	2.0	4	2	2	1	0
1926-08-21	CHC	BRO	L	1.0	1	2	0	1	0
1926-08-15	CHC	STL	—	4.0	3	0	0	0	1
1926-07-24	CHC	PHI	—	2.0	2	1	0	2	0
1926-07-19	CHC	NY1	W	5.2	5	1	1	2	1
1926-07-12	CHC	BRO	—	3.0	1	0	0	1	0
1926-07-05	CHC	PIT	SV	3.2	5	2	0	0	0
1926-07-02	CHC	CIN	—	4.0	1	0	0	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	60	0	3	39	2	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1923	NY1	P	2	0	1	0	0
1924	NY1	P	12	0	7	1	0
1925	NY1	P	26	1	11	0	0
1926	SLN	P	9	1	12	0	1
1926	CHN	P	11	1	8	1	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	60

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	PA	1920, 1921, 1922

Frequently Asked Questions about Walt Huntzinger

What years did Walt Huntzinger play?: Walt Huntzinger played in Major League Baseball from 1923 to 1926.
Was Walt Huntzinger a pitcher?: Yes. Walt Huntzinger pitched in the major leagues, recording 7 wins and 40 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Walt Huntzinger hit?: Walt Huntzinger hit 0 career home runs with 6 hits.