What years did Ed Klieman play?

Ed Klieman played in Major League Baseball from 1943 to 1950.

Was Ed Klieman a pitcher?

Yes. Ed Klieman pitched in the major leagues, recording 26 wins and 130 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ed Klieman hit?

Ed Klieman hit 1 career home runs with 21 hits.

What was Ed Klieman's career batting average?

Ed Klieman batted .146 over his career, with 21 hits in 144 at bats.

How many RBI did Ed Klieman have?

Ed Klieman drove in 8 runs in his career.

What was Ed Klieman's career ERA?

Ed Klieman finished with a 3.49 career ERA, going 26-28 with 130 strikeouts.

Ed Klieman

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1943-1950)

Ed Klieman was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1943 to 1950 for 4 teams, including the Cleveland Guardians, a span of 8 seasons. Across 222 career appearances, he went 26-28 with a 3.49 ERA, 130 strikeouts, and 33 saves.

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 26–28

ERA 3.49

WHIP 1.41

SO 130

Pitcher PIV -3194.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 190 lb
Born: 3/21/1918 in Norwood, OH, USA
Died: 11/15/1979 in Homosassa, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1943-09-24
Last Game: 1950-06-02

Full name: Edward Frederick Klieman

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Career Pitching Statistics

Ed Klieman — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
26	28	222	32	10	2	33	542.0	525	210	17	239	130	3.49	-3194.3

Career ERA 3.49 vs. league average 3.84 across their career seasons — 9.3% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Ed Klieman Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1943	CLE	AL	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	9.0	8	1	5	2	1.00	3.50 (+71%)	0.0
1944	CLE	AL	11	13	47	19	5	1	5	178.1	185	67	70	44	3.38	3.57 (+5%)	-878.5
1945	CLE	AL	5	8	38	12	4	1	4	126.1	123	54	49	33	3.85	3.67 (-5%)	-300.4
1946	CLE	AL	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	15.0	18	11	10	2	6.60	3.59 (-84%)	-273.3
1947	CLE	AL	5	4	58	0	0	0	17	92.0	78	31	39	21	3.03	3.97 (+24%)	-716.1
1948	CLE	AL	3	2	44	0	0	0	4	79.2	62	23	46	18	2.60	4.10 (+37%)	-1026.7
1949	WS1	AL	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3.0	8	6	3	1	18.00	—	0.0
1949	CHA	AL	2	0	18	0	0	0	3	33.0	33	11	15	9	3.00	4.12 (+27%)	0.7
1950	PHA	AL	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	5.2	10	6	2	0	9.53	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			26	28	222	32	10	2	33	542.0	525	210	239	130	3.49	—	-3,194

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

Ed Klieman — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
222	144	4	21	2	0	1	8	0	9	51	.146	.196	.181	.377	-521

Career AVG .146 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 44.1% below league average.

Career OBP .196 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 41.3% below league average.

Career SLG .181 vs. league average .369 across their career seasons — 51.0% below league average.

Career OPS .377 vs. league average .703 across their career seasons — 46.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Ed Klieman Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1943	CLE	AL	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1944	CLE	AL	47	57	1	6	0	0	3	4	18	.105	.261 (-60%)	.325 (-50%)	.357 (-71%)	.683 (-61%)	-521.5
1945	CLE	AL	38	40	1	8	2	1	4	1	13	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1946	CLE	AL	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1947	CLE	AL	58	19	1	2	0	0	1	2	6	.105	—	—	—	—	0.0
1948	CLE	AL	44	14	0	2	0	0	0	2	9	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1949	WS1	AL	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1949	CHA	AL	18	8	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1950	PHA	AL	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			222	144	4	21	2	1	8	9	51	.146	—	—	—	—	-521

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

Ed Klieman — 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

Ed Klieman — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1948	WS	CLE	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Ed Klieman — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	0	0	0.0	1	3	2	0	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Ed Klieman — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1948	WS	CLE	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	1	3	2	0	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Ed Klieman — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	104	67	2	7	0	3	.104
Away	118	76	2	14	1	5	.184

Pitching — Home / Away

Ed Klieman — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	104	272.1	254	97	126	60	3.21
Away	118	270.0	272	112	113	70	3.73

Last 10 Games — Batting

Ed Klieman — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB
1950-06-02	PHA	DET	L	1
1950-05-30	PHA	MIN	L	0
1950-05-28	PHA	NYY	L	0
1950-05-19	PHA	DET	L	0
1950-05-16	PHA	CLE	L	0
1949-10-02	CHW	SLA	W	0
1949-10-01	CHW	SLA	L	0
1949-09-28	CHW	CLE	L	0
1949-09-21	CHW	NYY	W	0
1949-09-18	CHW	BOS	L	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Ed Klieman — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1950-06-02	PHA	DET	—	2.0	4	1	1	2	0
1950-05-30	PHA	MIN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
1950-05-28	PHA	NYY	—	0.1	2	2	2	0	0
1950-05-19	PHA	DET	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
1950-05-16	PHA	CLE	—	1.1	4	3	3	0	0
1949-10-02	CHW	SLA	SV	1.0	1	0	0	0	0
1949-10-01	CHW	SLA	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	2
1949-09-28	CHW	CLE	—	2.0	1	0	0	1	0
1949-09-21	CHW	NYY	—	0.2	0	0	0	1	0
1949-09-18	CHW	BOS	—	0.1	3	2	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Ed Klieman — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	222	0	46	124	5	10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Ed Klieman — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1943	CLE	P	1	0	2	0	0
1944	CLE	P	47	15	35	1	2
1945	CLE	P	38	12	37	2	3
1946	CLE	P	9	0	0	0	0
1947	CLE	P	58	12	20	1	3
1948	CLE	P	44	4	21	0	1
1949	WS1	P	2	0	0	0	0
1949	CHA	P	18	3	9	0	1
1950	PHA	P	5	0	0	1	0

Career Games by Position

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Ed Klieman Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	222

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Ed Klieman: the record in brief

September 24, 1943 and June 2, 1950 bracket Ed Klieman's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. Club by club, the record runs the Cleveland Indians (1943 to 1948), the Washington Senators (1949), the Chicago White Sox (1949), and the Philadelphia Athletics (1950). Listed as a pitcher, Klieman batted and threw right-handed. Height and weight on file: 190 pounds on a 6-foot-1 frame. The birth record reads March 21, 1918, in Norwood, OH, USA. The bio records the death on November 15, 1979, in Homosassa, FL, USA. Klieman's full given name, per the bio, is Edward Frederick Klieman.

The pitching table credits Klieman with a 26-28 record and a 3.49 ERA in 222 games. The same table counts 130 strikeouts, 10 complete games, and 33 saves. Against a 3.84 league ERA for the same years, Klieman was 9.3% better. The best win total was 11, in 1944. The most saves in one season was 17, in 1947. 1944 was Klieman's sharpest full season, a 3.38 ERA against the league's 3.57.

Frequently Asked Questions about Ed Klieman

What years did Ed Klieman play?: Ed Klieman played in Major League Baseball from 1943 to 1950.
Was Ed Klieman a pitcher?: Yes. Ed Klieman pitched in the major leagues, recording 26 wins and 130 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ed Klieman hit?: Ed Klieman hit 1 career home runs with 21 hits.
What was Ed Klieman's career batting average?: Ed Klieman batted .146 over his career, with 21 hits in 144 at bats.
How many RBI did Ed Klieman have?: Ed Klieman drove in 8 runs in his career.
What was Ed Klieman's career ERA?: Ed Klieman finished with a 3.49 career ERA, going 26-28 with 130 strikeouts.