What years did Hooks Iott play?

Hooks Iott played in Major League Baseball from 1941 to 1947.

Was Hooks Iott a pitcher?

Yes. Hooks Iott pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 53 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Hooks Iott hit?

Hooks Iott hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.

What was Hooks Iott's career batting average?

Hooks Iott batted .130 over his career, with 3 hits in 23 at bats.

How many RBI did Hooks Iott have?

Hooks Iott drove in 4 runs in his career.

What was Hooks Iott's career ERA?

Hooks Iott finished with a 7.05 career ERA, going 3-9 with 53 strikeouts.

Hooks Iott

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1941-1947)

Hooks Iott was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1941 to 1947 for the St. Louis Browns and the New York Giants, a span of 7 seasons. Across 26 career appearances, he went 3-9 with a 7.05 ERA and 53 strikeouts.

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 October 12, 2026

W–L 3–9

ERA 7.05

WHIP 1.85

SO 53

Pitcher PIV -375.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: B / L
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 200 lb
Born: 12/3/1919 in Mountain Grove, MO, USA
Died: 4/17/1980 in St. Petersburg, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1941-09-06
Last Game: 1947-09-23

Full name: Clarence Eugene Iott

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Career Pitching Statistics

Hooks Iott — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
3	9	26	9	2	1	0	81.2	84	64	7	67	53	7.05	-375.2

Career ERA 7.05 vs. league average 3.95 across their career seasons — 78.4% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Hooks Iott — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1941	SLA	AL	0	0	2	0	0	0	2.0	2	2	1	1	9.00	—	0.0
1947	SLA	AL	0	1	4	0	0	0	8.1	15	15	14	6	16.20	—	0.0
1947	NY1	NL	3	8	20	9	2	1	71.1	67	47	52	46	5.93	3.97 (-49%)	-375.2
Career · 3 seasons			3	9	26	9	2	1	81.2	84	64	67	53	7.05	—	-375

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

Hooks Iott — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
26	23	1	3	2	0	0	4	0	4	9	.130	.259	.217	.477	0

Career AVG .130 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — 50.3% below league average.

Career OBP .259 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 22.5% below league average.

Career SLG .217 vs. league average .375 across their career seasons — 42.0% below league average.

Career OPS .477 vs. league average .709 across their career seasons — 32.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Hooks Iott — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1941	SLA	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1947	SLA	AL	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1947	NY1	NL	20	21	1	3	2	4	4	8	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			26	23	1	3	2	4	4	9	.130	—	—	—	—	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

Hooks Iott — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	9	6	0	1	0	1	.167
Away	17	17	1	2	0	3	.118

Pitching — Home / Away

Hooks Iott — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	9	29.0	36	27	18	19	8.38
Away	17	52.2	48	35	49	33	5.98

Last 10 Games — Batting

Hooks Iott — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1947-09-23	NY1	BRO	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1947-09-17	NY1	CHC	W	1	0	0	0	0	1
1947-08-31	NY1	BRO	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1947-08-30	NY1	BRO	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1947-08-25	NY1	CHC	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1947-08-24	NY1	CHC	L	1	0	0	0	0	1
1947-08-19	NY1	CIN	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1947-08-15	NY1	BSN	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1947-08-14	NY1	PHI	L	2	1	1	1	1	1
1947-08-08	NY1	BSN	L	1	0	0	0	0	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Hooks Iott — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1947-09-23	NY1	BRO	—	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0
1947-09-17	NY1	CHC	—	3.1	2	3	3	4	2	0
1947-08-31	NY1	BRO	—	1.0	1	1	1	2	0	0
1947-08-30	NY1	BRO	—	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1947-08-25	NY1	CHC	L	1.0	1	2	2	1	1	1
1947-08-24	NY1	CHC	L	4.2	4	5	5	2	3	1
1947-08-19	NY1	CIN	—	3.0	4	2	2	0	3	0
1947-08-15	NY1	BSN	L	0.2	0	1	1	3	1	0
1947-08-14	NY1	PHI	L	6.1	4	5	5	6	3	0
1947-08-08	NY1	BSN	L	3.0	5	3	3	4	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Hooks Iott — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	26	0	2	14	0	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Hooks Iott — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	DP
1941	SLA	P	2	0	1	0
1947	SLA	P	4	0	2	1
1947	NY1	P	20	2	11	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Hooks Iott — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	26

Hooks Iott: the record in brief

Between the debut on September 6, 1941 and the final game on September 23, 1947, Hooks Iott built the record summarized on this page. Club by club, the record runs the St. Louis Browns (1941 to 1947) and the New York Giants (1947). Iott, a pitcher by primary position, batted from both sides and threw left-handed. Height and weight on file: 6 feet, 2 inches and 200 pounds. The birth record reads December 3, 1919, in Mountain Grove, MO, USA. Iott's death is recorded on April 17, 1980, in St. Petersburg, FL, USA. On the record, Hooks Iott was born Clarence Eugene Iott.

Iott pitched in 26 games, starting 9, and finished with a 3-9 record and 7.05 ERA. Also on Iott's record: 53 strikeouts. The league ERA over Iott's seasons was 3.95, so the 7.05 figure ran 78.4% worse than average. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 5.93 in 1947, when the league's was 3.97.

Frequently Asked Questions about Hooks Iott

What years did Hooks Iott play?: Hooks Iott played in Major League Baseball from 1941 to 1947.
Was Hooks Iott a pitcher?: Yes. Hooks Iott pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 53 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Hooks Iott hit?: Hooks Iott hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.
What was Hooks Iott's career batting average?: Hooks Iott batted .130 over his career, with 3 hits in 23 at bats.
How many RBI did Hooks Iott have?: Hooks Iott drove in 4 runs in his career.
What was Hooks Iott's career ERA?: Hooks Iott finished with a 7.05 career ERA, going 3-9 with 53 strikeouts.