What years did Lou Koupal play?

Lou Koupal played in Major League Baseball from 1925 to 1937.

Was Lou Koupal a pitcher?

Yes. Lou Koupal pitched in the major leagues, recording 10 wins and 87 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Lou Koupal hit?

Lou Koupal hit 0 career home runs with 11 hits.

Lou Koupal

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1925-1937)

W–L 10–21

ERA 5.58

WHIP 1.77

SO 87

Pitcher PIV -4784.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 175 lb
Born: 12/19/1898 in Tabor, SD, USA
Died: 12/8/1961 in San Gabriel, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1925-04-17
Last Game: 1937-09-26

Full name: Louis Laddie Koupal

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
10	21	101	35	12	0	7	335.3	436	208	23	156	87	5.58	-4784.4

Career ERA 5.58 vs. league average 4.42 across their career seasons — 26.3% 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
1925	PIT	NL	0	0	6	0	0	0	9.0	14	9	7	0	9.00	4.55 (-98%)	0.0
1926	PIT	NL	0	2	6	2	1	0	19.7	22	7	8	7	3.20	4.11 (+22%)	186.0
1928	BRO	NL	1	0	17	1	1	1	37.3	43	10	15	10	2.41	4.13 (+42%)	272.6
1929	BRO	NL	0	1	18	3	0	4	40.3	49	24	25	17	5.36	4.60 (-16%)	-733.4
1929	PHI	NL	5	5	15	12	3	2	86.7	106	46	29	18	4.78	4.60 (-4%)	-328.4
1930	PHI	NL	0	4	13	4	1	0	36.7	52	35	17	11	8.59	4.80 (-79%)	-1006.7
1937	SLA	AL	4	9	26	13	6	0	105.7	150	77	55	24	6.56	4.34 (-51%)	-3174.3
Career · 7 seasons			10	21	101	35	12	7	335.1	436	208	156	87	5.58	—	-4,784

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
102	104	6	11	0	1	0	3	0	1	20	.106	.123	.125	.248	0

Career AVG .106 vs. league average .285 across their career seasons — 62.9% below league average.

Career OBP .123 vs. league average .348 across their career seasons — 64.8% below league average.

Career SLG .125 vs. league average .406 across their career seasons — 69.2% below league average.

Career OPS .248 vs. league average .754 across their career seasons — 67.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1925	PIT	NL	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1926	PIT	NL	6	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1928	BRO	NL	17	9	0	1	0	0	0	3	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
1929	BRO	NL	18	14	0	1	0	0	0	6	.071	—	—	—	—	0.0
1929	PHI	NL	15	32	2	4	1	0	0	1	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
1930	PHI	NL	13	12	0	1	0	0	0	4	.083	—	—	—	—	0.0
1937	SLA	AL	26	32	2	3	0	3	1	5	.094	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			102	104	6	11	1	3	1	20	.106	—	—	—	—	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	49	41	3	6	0	1	.146
Away	53	63	3	5	0	3	.079

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	49	148.0	193	92	67	43	5.59
Away	52	188.1	245	113	90	43	5.40

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	SO
1937-09-26	SLA	CHW	L	2	0	1
1937-09-20	SLA	BOS	L	0	0	0
1937-09-14	SLA	PHA	W	4	0	0
1937-09-09	SLA	CHW	L	0	0	0
1937-09-06	SLA	DET	L	2	0	0
1937-08-31	SLA	PHA	L	2	0	0
1937-08-29	SLA	BOS	L	0	0	0
1937-08-25	SLA	MIN	L	0	0	0
1937-08-19	SLA	CLE	L	1	1	0
1937-08-14	SLA	DET	L	1	0	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1937-09-26	SLA	CHW	L	8.0	13	4	2	0	1	0
1937-09-20	SLA	BOS	—	2.0	0	0	0	2	0	0
1937-09-14	SLA	PHA	W	9.0	10	4	4	6	5	1
1937-09-09	SLA	CHW	—	2.0	3	2	1	0	0	0
1937-09-06	SLA	DET	L	6.0	14	5	5	1	2	2
1937-08-31	SLA	PHA	L	8.0	7	5	2	2	3	0
1937-08-29	SLA	BOS	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1937-08-25	SLA	MIN	—	0.0	3	1	1	1	0	0
1937-08-19	SLA	CLE	L	5.0	8	6	6	3	1	1
1937-08-14	SLA	DET	L	2.2	7	7	7	5	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	101	0	9	67	3	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1925	PIT	P	6	0	3	0	0
1926	PIT	P	6	1	4	0	0
1928	BRO	P	17	1	14	0	1
1929	BRO	P	18	1	6	0	1
1929	PHI	P	15	3	17	3	0
1930	PHI	P	13	0	4	0	0
1937	SLA	P	26	3	19	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	101

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Frequently Asked Questions about Lou Koupal

What years did Lou Koupal play?: Lou Koupal played in Major League Baseball from 1925 to 1937.
Was Lou Koupal a pitcher?: Yes. Lou Koupal pitched in the major leagues, recording 10 wins and 87 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Lou Koupal hit?: Lou Koupal hit 0 career home runs with 11 hits.