What years did Vic Keen play?

Vic Keen played in Major League Baseball from 1918 to 1927.

Was Vic Keen a pitcher?

Yes. Vic Keen pitched in the major leagues, recording 42 wins and 202 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Vic Keen hit?

Vic Keen hit 0 career home runs with 34 hits.

What teams did Vic Keen play for?

Vic Keen played for 3 teams: the Philadelphia Athletics (1918), the Chicago Cubs (1921–1925), and the St. Louis Cardinals (1926–1927).

What were Vic Keen's career stats?

In 165 games, Vic Keen went 42-44 with a 4.11 ERA, 202 strikeouts, 748.1 innings pitched, and 6 saves. At the plate he had 34 hits and 0 home runs.

What position did Vic Keen play?

Vic Keen played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Vic Keen and how much did he weigh?

Vic Keen was listed at 5 feet 9 inches and 165 pounds.

What was Vic Keen's career ERA?

Vic Keen finished with a 4.11 career ERA, going 42-44 with 202 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Vic Keen have?

Vic Keen recorded 202 career strikeouts.

Is Vic Keen in the Hall of Fame?

No. Vic Keen has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Vic Keen

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1918-1927)

Vic Keen was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1918 to 1927 for the Philadelphia Athletics, the Chicago Cubs, and the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 10 seasons. Across 165 career appearances, he went 42-44 with a 4.11 ERA and 202 strikeouts. He also batted .148 with 0 home runs.

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 17, 2026

W–L 42–44

ERA 4.11

WHIP 1.44

SO 202

Pitcher PIV -9431.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'9" / 165 lb
Born: 3/16/1899 in Bel Air, MD, USA
Died: 12/10/1976 in Salisbury, MD, USA
MLB Debut: 1918-08-13
Last Game: 1927-09-13

Full name: Howard Victor Keen

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Career Pitching Statistics

Vic Keen — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
42	44	165	82	41	1	6	748.1	828	342	56	248	202	4.11	-9431.4

Career ERA 4.11 vs. league average 4.04 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Vic Keen Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1918	PHA	AL	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	8.0	9	3	1	1	3.38	—	0.0
1921	CHN	NL	0	3	5	4	1	0	0	25.0	29	13	9	9	4.68	4.02 (-16%)	235.2
1922	CHN	NL	1	2	7	3	2	0	1	34.2	36	15	10	11	3.89	4.18 (+7%)	-721.9
1923	CHN	NL	12	8	35	17	10	0	1	177.0	169	59	57	46	3.00	4.03 (+26%)	-529.9
1924	CHN	NL	15	14	40	28	15	0	3	234.2	242	99	80	75	3.80	4.13 (+8%)	-2671.8
1925	CHN	NL	2	6	30	8	1	0	1	83.1	125	58	41	19	6.26	4.55 (-38%)	-2746.4
1926	SLN	NL	10	9	26	21	12	1	0	152.0	179	77	42	29	4.56	4.11 (-11%)	-2706.9
1927	SLN	NL	2	1	21	0	0	0	0	33.2	39	18	8	12	4.81	4.08 (-18%)	-289.8
Career · 8 seasons			42	44	165	82	41	1	6	748.1	828	342	248	202	4.11	—	-9,431

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

Vic Keen — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
165	230	18	34	4	0	0	12	1	8	70	.148	.176	.165	.342	-1,765

Career AVG .148 vs. league average .282 across their career seasons — 47.5% below league average.

Career OBP .176 vs. league average .343 across their career seasons — 48.6% below league average.

Career SLG .165 vs. league average .389 across their career seasons — 57.5% below league average.

Career OPS .342 vs. league average .732 across their career seasons — 53.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Vic Keen — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1918	PHA	AL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1921	CHN	NL	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1922	CHN	NL	7	12	1	4	0	0	1	0	2	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1923	CHN	NL	35	53	9	8	2	2	0	1	16	.151	.282 (-47%)	.344 (-52%)	.390 (-52%)	.734 (-52%)	-450.0
1924	CHN	NL	40	77	2	12	1	8	0	4	23	.156	.283 (-45%)	.345 (-43%)	.389 (-57%)	.734 (-50%)	-625.1
1925	CHN	NL	30	25	2	6	1	1	0	0	8	.240	—	—	—	—	0.0
1926	SLN	NL	26	53	4	3	0	1	0	2	15	.057	.279 (-80%)	.345 (-74%)	.390 (-85%)	.735 (-80%)	-689.6
1927	SLN	NL	21	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			165	230	18	34	4	12	1	8	70	.148	—	—	—	—	-1,765

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Vic Keen — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Vic Keen — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1926	WS	SLN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Vic Keen — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Vic Keen — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1926	WS	SLN	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Vic Keen — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	81	113	10	19	0	3	.168
Away	84	116	9	15	0	7	.129

Pitching — Home / Away

Vic Keen — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	81	392.1	427	196	109	103	4.50
Away	84	355.0	403	146	137	100	3.70

Last 10 Games — Batting

Vic Keen — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1927-09-13	STL	NY1	L	1	1
1927-09-09	STL	BRO	W	0	0
1927-08-19	STL	BSN	L	0	0
1927-08-13	STL	PIT	L	0	0
1927-08-04	STL	BRO	L	0	0
1927-07-28	STL	PHI	W	0	0
1927-07-27	STL	PHI	W	1	0
1927-07-15	STL	PHI	W	0	0
1927-07-13	STL	PHI	W	0	0
1927-07-05	STL	PIT	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Vic Keen — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1927-09-13	STL	NY1	—	3.2	9	7	7	0	1	3
1927-09-09	STL	BRO	—	0.0	1	1	0	0	0	0
1927-08-19	STL	BSN	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0
1927-08-13	STL	PIT	—	2.0	2	1	1	0	0	0
1927-08-04	STL	BRO	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1927-07-28	STL	PHI	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
1927-07-27	STL	PHI	—	2.2	3	1	1	1	0	0
1927-07-15	STL	PHI	W	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0
1927-07-13	STL	PHI	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1927-07-05	STL	PIT	—	3.0	7	4	4	1	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Vic Keen — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	165	0	20	155	7	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Vic Keen — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1918	PHA	P	1	0	0	0	0
1921	CHN	P	5	0	7	1	1
1922	CHN	P	7	0	8	1	0
1923	CHN	P	35	5	35	3	2
1924	CHN	P	40	6	42	1	1
1925	CHN	P	30	1	26	1	2
1926	SLN	P	26	7	29	0	0
1927	SLN	P	21	1	8	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Vic Keen — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	165

College History

Vic Keen — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Maryland	College Park	MD	1919, 1920, 1921
McDaniel College	Westminster	MD	1918

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Vic Keen: the record in brief

Between the debut on August 13, 1918 and the final game on September 13, 1927, Vic Keen built the record summarized on this page. The season rows list, in order, the Philadelphia Athletics (1918), the Chicago Cubs (1921 through 1925), and the St. Louis Cardinals (1926 to 1927). Keen is listed as a pitcher at 5'9" and 165 pounds. Keen batted and threw right-handed, per the bio block. Keen was born on March 16, 1899, in Bel Air, MD, USA. Keen's death is recorded on December 10, 1976, in Salisbury, MD, USA. Vic Keen was the playing name; the full given name is Howard Victor.

Keen's career pitching line is 42 wins, 44 losses and a 4.11 ERA over 165 appearances. Also on Keen's record: 202 strikeouts and 41 complete games. Keen's 4.11 ERA was close to the 4.04 league figure for those seasons. No season topped the 15 wins of 1924. 1923 was Keen's sharpest full season, a 3.00 ERA against the league's 4.03.

Frequently Asked Questions about Vic Keen

What years did Vic Keen play?: Vic Keen played in Major League Baseball from 1918 to 1927.
Was Vic Keen a pitcher?: Yes. Vic Keen pitched in the major leagues, recording 42 wins and 202 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Vic Keen hit?: Vic Keen hit 0 career home runs with 34 hits.
What teams did Vic Keen play for?: Vic Keen played for 3 teams: the Philadelphia Athletics (1918), the Chicago Cubs (1921–1925), and the St. Louis Cardinals (1926–1927).
What were Vic Keen's career stats?: In 165 games, Vic Keen went 42-44 with a 4.11 ERA, 202 strikeouts, 748.1 innings pitched, and 6 saves. At the plate he had 34 hits and 0 home runs.
What position did Vic Keen play?: Vic Keen played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Vic Keen and how much did he weigh?: Vic Keen was listed at 5 feet 9 inches and 165 pounds.
What was Vic Keen's career ERA?: Vic Keen finished with a 4.11 career ERA, going 42-44 with 202 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Vic Keen have?: Vic Keen recorded 202 career strikeouts.
Is Vic Keen in the Hall of Fame?: No. Vic Keen has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.