What years did Arndt Jorgens play?

Arndt Jorgens played in Major League Baseball from 1929 to 1939.

Was Arndt Jorgens a pitcher?

No. Arndt Jorgens was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Arndt Jorgens hit?

Arndt Jorgens hit 4 career home runs with 176 hits.

Arndt Jorgens

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1929-1939)

AVG .238

HR 4

RBI 89

H 176

OPS .627

PIV -1,581

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'9" / 160 lb
Born: 5/18/1905 in Modum, Buskerud, Norway
Died: 3/1/1980 in Evanston, IL, USA
MLB Debut: 1929-04-26
Last Game: 1939-08-02

Full name: Arndt Ludwig Jorgens

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
307	738	79	176	31	5	4	89	3	85	73	.238	.317	.310	.627	-1,581

Career AVG .238 vs. league average .279 across their career seasons — 14.6% below league average.

Career OBP .317 vs. league average .343 across their career seasons — 7.5% below league average.

Career SLG .310 vs. league average .399 across their career seasons — 22.2% below league average.

Career OPS .627 vs. league average .742 across their career seasons — 15.4% 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
1929	NYA	AL	18	34	6	11	3	0	0	4	0	6	7	.324	—	—	—	—	0.0
1930	NYA	AL	16	30	7	11	3	0	0	1	0	2	4	.367	—	—	—	—	0.0
1931	NYA	AL	46	100	12	27	1	2	0	14	0	9	3	.270	.276 (-2%)	.338 (-2%)	.388 (-18%)	.726 (-10%)	-155.4
1932	NYA	AL	56	151	13	33	7	1	2	19	0	14	11	.219	.275 (-21%)	.335 (-15%)	.391 (-19%)	.726 (-17%)	-415.9
1933	NYA	AL	21	50	9	11	3	0	2	13	1	12	3	.220	.270 (-19%)	.329 (+12%)	.377 (+6%)	.707 (+9%)	111.6
1934	NYA	AL	58	183	14	38	6	1	0	20	2	23	24	.208	.278 (-25%)	.340 (-13%)	.392 (-36%)	.733 (-25%)	-711.8
1935	NYA	AL	36	84	6	20	2	0	0	8	0	12	10	.238	.279 (-15%)	.342 (-3%)	.399 (-34%)	.742 (-20%)	-233.5
1936	NYA	AL	31	66	5	18	3	1	0	5	0	2	3	.273	.283 (-4%)	.349 (-16%)	.404 (-14%)	.753 (-15%)	-176.4
1937	NYA	AL	13	23	3	3	1	0	0	3	0	2	5	.130	—	—	—	—	0.0
1938	NYA	AL	9	17	3	4	2	0	0	2	0	3	3	.235	—	—	—	—	0.0
1939	NYA	AL	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			307	738	79	176	31	5	4	89	3	85	73	.238	—	—	—	—	-1,581

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	141	335	47	84	1	38	.251
Away	166	404	31	92	3	52	.228

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1939-08-02	NYY	DET	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1939-06-20	NYY	CHW	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1939-05-30	NYY	BOS	W	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1938-07-31	NYY	CHW	W	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
1938-07-17	NYY	DET	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1938-06-29	NYY	PHA	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1938-06-08	NYY	CHW	L	2	1	1	0	0	2	0
1938-06-07	NYY	CHW	L	4	1	1	1	1	1	0
1938-06-05	NYY	SLA	L	3	0	1	1	0	0	2
1938-06-03	NYY	DET	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
C	286	0	1128	92	28	19

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1929	NYA	C	15	41	6	1	1
1930	NYA	C	16	43	5	2	1
1931	NYA	C	40	144	10	6	0
1932	NYA	C	56	240	20	9	3
1933	NYA	C	19	108	2	2	2
1934	NYA	C	56	288	20	5	7
1935	NYA	C	33	130	12	0	5
1936	NYA	C	30	87	9	1	0
1937	NYA	C	11	27	2	0	0
1938	NYA	C	8	18	6	2	0
1939	NYA	C	2	2	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Catcher	286

Frequently Asked Questions about Arndt Jorgens

What years did Arndt Jorgens play?: Arndt Jorgens played in Major League Baseball from 1929 to 1939.
Was Arndt Jorgens a pitcher?: No. Arndt Jorgens was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Arndt Jorgens hit?: Arndt Jorgens hit 4 career home runs with 176 hits.