What years did Norbert Kleinke play?

Norbert Kleinke played in Major League Baseball from 1935 to 1937.

Was Norbert Kleinke a pitcher?

Yes. Norbert Kleinke pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 14 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Norbert Kleinke hit?

Norbert Kleinke hit 0 career home runs.

What was Norbert Kleinke's career batting average?

Norbert Kleinke batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 10 at bats.

What was Norbert Kleinke's career ERA?

Norbert Kleinke finished with a 4.86 career ERA, going 1-1 with 14 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Norbert Kleinke have?

Norbert Kleinke recorded 14 career strikeouts.

Norbert Kleinke

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1935-1937)

Norbert Kleinke was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1935 to 1937 for the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 3 seasons. Across 9 career appearances, he went 1-1 with a 4.86 ERA and 14 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 580.7.

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 1–1

ERA 4.86

WHIP 1.62

SO 14

Pitcher PIV 580.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 170 lb
Born: 5/19/1911 in Fond du Lac, WI, USA
Died: 3/16/1950 in Pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean, At Sea
MLB Debut: 1935-04-25
Last Game: 1937-10-03

Full name: Norbert George Kleinke

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Career Pitching Statistics

Norbert Kleinke — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
1	1	9	4	1	0	0	33.1	44	18	1	10	14	4.86	580.7

Career ERA 4.86 vs. league average 4.34 across their career seasons — 11.9% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Norbert Kleinke — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1935	SLN	NL	0	0	4	2	0	12.2	19	7	3	5	4.97	4.35 (-14%)	66.5
1937	SLN	NL	1	1	5	2	1	20.2	25	11	7	9	4.79	4.34 (-10%)	514.2
Career · 2 seasons			1	1	9	4	1	33.1	44	18	10	14	4.86	—	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.

Career Batting Statistics

Norbert Kleinke — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
9	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .278 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .343 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .399 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .741 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Norbert Kleinke — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1935	SLN	NL	4	2	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1937	SLN	NL	5	8	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			9	10	5	.000	—	—	—	—	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

Norbert Kleinke — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	8	9	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	1	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Norbert Kleinke — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	8	28.2	36	13	7	12	4.08
Away	1	3.2	8	5	3	2	12.27

Last 9 Games — Batting

Norbert Kleinke — Last 9 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1937-10-03	STL	CHC	L	1	0
1937-09-26	STL	CHC	L	0	0
1937-09-21	STL	BRO	W	4	2
1937-09-18	STL	BSN	L	0	0
1937-09-14	STL	PHI	W	3	1
1935-05-25	STL	BRO	W	0	0
1935-05-21	STL	PHI	L	0	0
1935-05-17	STL	BSN	L	0	0
1935-04-25	STL	CHC	L	2	2

Last 9 Games — Pitching

Norbert Kleinke — Last 9 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1937-10-03	STL	CHC	L	3.2	8	5	5	3	2	0
1937-09-26	STL	CHC	—	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0
1937-09-21	STL	BRO	W	9.0	9	3	2	2	4	0
1937-09-18	STL	BSN	—	0.1	3	3	3	1	0	0
1937-09-14	STL	PHI	—	6.0	5	3	1	0	3	0
1935-05-25	STL	BRO	—	3.0	6	3	2	1	1	0
1935-05-21	STL	PHI	—	2.0	3	0	0	0	0	0
1935-05-17	STL	BSN	—	1.2	2	0	0	0	1	0
1935-04-25	STL	CHC	—	6.0	8	5	5	2	3	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Norbert Kleinke — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	9	0	2	8	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Norbert Kleinke — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1935	SLN	P	4	0	1	2	0	0
1937	SLN	P	5	0	1	6	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Norbert Kleinke — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	9

Norbert Kleinke: the record in brief

The profile opens with Norbert Kleinke's first major league game on April 25, 1935; the last one listed came on October 3, 1937. Kleinke spent the whole of the career shown here with one club, the St. Louis Cardinals. Kleinke played primarily as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. Born on May 19, 1911, in Fond du Lac, WI, USA, Kleinke was listed at 6'1" and 170 pounds. Kleinke died on March 16, 1950, in Pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean, At Sea. Norbert Kleinke was the playing name; the full given name is Norbert George.

The pitching table credits Kleinke with a 1-1 record and a 4.86 ERA in 9 games. Also on Kleinke's record: 14 strikeouts. Against a 4.34 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.86 mark was 11.9% worse. 1937 was Kleinke's sharpest full season, a 4.79 ERA against the league's 4.34. Kleinke's career Pitcher PIV, which scores run prevention against each season's league, is 580.7.

Kleinke appears at one position only: pitcher, in 9 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about Norbert Kleinke

What years did Norbert Kleinke play?: Norbert Kleinke played in Major League Baseball from 1935 to 1937.
Was Norbert Kleinke a pitcher?: Yes. Norbert Kleinke pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 14 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Norbert Kleinke hit?: Norbert Kleinke hit 0 career home runs.
What was Norbert Kleinke's career batting average?: Norbert Kleinke batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 10 at bats.
What was Norbert Kleinke's career ERA?: Norbert Kleinke finished with a 4.86 career ERA, going 1-1 with 14 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Norbert Kleinke have?: Norbert Kleinke recorded 14 career strikeouts.