What years did Howie Judson play?

Howie Judson played in Major League Baseball from 1948 to 1954.

Was Howie Judson a pitcher?

Yes. Howie Judson pitched in the major leagues, recording 17 wins and 204 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Howie Judson hit?

Howie Judson hit 0 career home runs with 14 hits.

Howie Judson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1948-1954)

W–L 17–37

ERA 4.29

WHIP 1.53

SO 204

Pitcher PIV -10319.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 195 lb
Born: 2/16/1925 in Hebron, IL, USA
Died: 8/18/2020 in Winter Haven, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1948-04-22
Last Game: 1954-09-25

Full name: Howard Kolls Judson

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
17	37	207	48	8	0	14	615.0	619	293	60	319	204	4.29	-10319.3

Career ERA 4.29 vs. league average 4.05 across their career seasons — 5.8% worse 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
1948	CHA	AL	4	5	40	5	1	8	107.3	102	57	56	38	4.78	4.10 (-16%)	-1232.0
1949	CHA	AL	1	14	26	12	3	1	108.0	114	55	70	36	4.58	4.12 (-11%)	-3411.4
1950	CHA	AL	2	3	46	3	1	0	112.0	105	49	63	34	3.94	4.36 (+10%)	-1455.8
1951	CHA	AL	5	6	27	14	3	1	121.7	124	51	55	43	3.77	4.04 (+7%)	-303.2
1952	CHA	AL	0	1	21	0	0	1	34.0	30	16	22	15	4.24	3.70 (-14%)	-1084.8
1953	CIN	NL	0	1	10	6	0	0	38.7	58	24	11	11	5.59	4.14 (-35%)	-1380.4
1954	CIN	NL	5	7	37	8	0	3	93.3	86	41	42	27	3.95	3.90 (-1%)	-1451.8
Career · 7 seasons			17	37	207	48	8	14	615.0	619	293	319	204	4.29	—	-10,319

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
208	150	7	14	3	0	0	7	0	13	61	.093	.171	.113	.284	0

Career AVG .093 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — 64.3% below league average.

Career OBP .171 vs. league average .338 across their career seasons — 49.4% below league average.

Career SLG .113 vs. league average .387 across their career seasons — 70.7% below league average.

Career OPS .284 vs. league average .724 across their career seasons — 60.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1948	CHA	AL	41	29	1	3	1	2	1	13	.103	—	—	—	—	0.0
1949	CHA	AL	26	31	0	2	1	2	1	11	.065	—	—	—	—	0.0
1950	CHA	AL	46	20	1	2	1	0	3	5	.100	—	—	—	—	0.0
1951	CHA	AL	27	33	0	4	0	1	2	14	.121	—	—	—	—	0.0
1952	CHA	AL	21	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1953	CIN	NL	10	9	3	1	0	0	5	6	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
1954	CIN	NL	37	24	2	2	0	2	1	10	.083	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			208	150	7	14	3	7	13	61	.093	—	—	—	—	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	101	70	5	10	0	4	.143
Away	107	80	2	4	0	3	.050

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	101	320.2	318	147	154	104	4.13
Away	106	294.0	301	152	165	100	4.65

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1954-09-25	CIN	CHC	L	0	0
1954-09-19	CIN	CHC	W	0	0
1954-09-15	CIN	BRO	L	0	0
1954-09-13	CIN	PIT	L	0	0
1954-09-11	CIN	NY1	L	0	0
1954-09-05	CIN	ATL	L	0	0
1954-09-04	CIN	ATL	L	1	1
1954-08-22	CIN	STL	L	1	0
1954-08-21	CIN	STL	L	0	0
1954-08-15	CIN	STL	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1954-09-25	CIN	CHC	—	0.1	0	0	0	1	1	0
1954-09-19	CIN	CHC	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1954-09-15	CIN	BRO	—	0.1	2	3	3	1	0	0
1954-09-13	CIN	PIT	L	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0
1954-09-11	CIN	NY1	L	1.1	2	3	3	2	1	1
1954-09-05	CIN	ATL	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
1954-09-04	CIN	ATL	—	3.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1954-08-22	CIN	STL	—	2.2	3	2	2	0	1	0
1954-08-21	CIN	STL	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1954-08-15	CIN	STL	L	1.1	3	4	4	2	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	207	8	17	109	10	7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1948	CHA	P	40	0	2	22	1	2
1949	CHA	P	26	0	2	24	2	0
1950	CHA	P	46	0	6	14	4	1
1951	CHA	P	27	0	2	25	1	2
1952	CHA	P	21	0	1	6	1	0
1953	CIN	P	10	0	0	8	0	1
1954	CIN	P	37	8	4	10	1	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	207

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Champaign	IL	1944, 1945

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Frequently Asked Questions about Howie Judson

What years did Howie Judson play?: Howie Judson played in Major League Baseball from 1948 to 1954.
Was Howie Judson a pitcher?: Yes. Howie Judson pitched in the major leagues, recording 17 wins and 204 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Howie Judson hit?: Howie Judson hit 0 career home runs with 14 hits.