What years did Joe Krakauskas play?

Joe Krakauskas played in Major League Baseball from 1937 to 1946.

Was Joe Krakauskas a pitcher?

Yes. Joe Krakauskas pitched in the major leagues, recording 26 wins and 347 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Joe Krakauskas hit?

Joe Krakauskas hit 0 career home runs with 33 hits.

Joe Krakauskas

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1937-1946)

W–L 26–36

ERA 4.53

WHIP 1.64

SO 347

Pitcher PIV -1562.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 203 lb
Born: 3/28/1915 in Montreal, QC, CAN
Died: 7/8/1960 in Hamilton, ON, CAN
MLB Debut: 1937-09-09
Last Game: 1946-09-18

Full name: Joseph Victor Lawrence Krakauskas

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
26	36	149	63	22	1	4	583.7	605	294	30	355	347	4.53	-1562.9

Career ERA 4.53 vs. league average 4.04 across their career seasons — 12.3% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1937	WS1	AL	4	1	5	4	3	0	0	40.0	33	12	22	18	2.70	4.34 (+38%)	389.2
1938	WS1	AL	7	5	29	10	5	1	0	121.3	99	42	88	104	3.12	4.35 (+28%)	903.9
1939	WS1	AL	11	17	39	29	12	0	1	217.3	230	111	114	110	4.60	4.28 (-7%)	-745.3
1940	WS1	AL	1	6	32	10	2	0	2	109.0	137	78	73	68	6.44	4.21 (-53%)	-1053.0
1941	CLE	AL	1	2	12	5	0	0	0	41.7	39	19	29	25	4.10	3.94 (-4%)	-721.4
1942	CLE	AL	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	7.0	7	3	4	2	3.86	—	0.0
1946	CLE	AL	2	5	29	5	0	0	1	47.3	60	29	25	20	5.51	3.59 (-54%)	-336.3
Career · 7 seasons			26	36	149	63	22	1	4	583.2	605	294	355	347	4.53	—	-1,563

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
149	183	18	33	7	2	0	11	0	13	62	.180	.235	.240	.475	-307

Career AVG .180 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 32.3% below league average.

Career OBP .235 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 30.0% below league average.

Career SLG .240 vs. league average .379 across their career seasons — 36.6% below league average.

Career OPS .475 vs. league average .714 across their career seasons — 33.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1937	WS1	AL	5	16	2	2	0	1	1	1	7	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
1938	WS1	AL	29	33	7	6	2	0	1	4	12	.182	—	—	—	—	0.0
1939	WS1	AL	39	77	6	16	3	1	8	8	24	.208	.274 (-24%)	.342 (-17%)	.393 (-31%)	.735 (-24%)	-307.0
1940	WS1	AL	32	32	3	8	2	0	1	0	10	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1941	CLE	AL	12	13	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	.077	—	—	—	—	0.0
1942	CLE	AL	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1946	CLE	AL	29	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			149	183	18	33	7	2	11	13	62	.180	—	—	—	—	-307

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	72	92	10	18	0	6	.196
Away	77	91	8	15	0	5	.165

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	72	311.1	332	159	170	184	4.60
Away	77	271.1	272	137	181	165	4.54

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1946-09-18	CLE	MIN	L	0	0
1946-09-02	CLE	SLA	L	0	0
1946-08-26	CLE	BOS	L	0	0
1946-08-22	CLE	PHA	L	0	0
1946-08-14	CLE	DET	W	1	0
1946-07-29	CLE	MIN	L	1	1
1946-07-27	CLE	MIN	L	0	0
1946-07-21	CLE	MIN	L	0	0
1946-07-11	CLE	NYY	L	0	0
1946-07-07	CLE	CHW	L	1	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1946-09-18	CLE	MIN	—	1.0	2	2	2	0	0	1
1946-09-02	CLE	SLA	—	0.0	0	1	1	1	0	0
1946-08-26	CLE	BOS	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1946-08-22	CLE	PHA	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0
1946-08-14	CLE	DET	—	3.0	4	2	1	0	1	0
1946-07-29	CLE	MIN	L	2.1	5	4	4	1	1	0
1946-07-27	CLE	MIN	—	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1946-07-21	CLE	MIN	L	0.1	1	2	1	1	1	0
1946-07-11	CLE	NYY	—	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0
1946-07-07	CLE	CHW	—	6.0	6	1	1	1	4	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	149	0	16	97	10	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1937	WS1	P	5	1	4	3	0
1938	WS1	P	29	3	16	1	0
1939	WS1	P	39	6	26	3	2
1940	WS1	P	32	2	24	2	3
1941	CLE	P	12	2	11	0	0
1942	CLE	P	3	0	4	0	0
1946	CLE	P	29	2	12	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	149

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Frequently Asked Questions about Joe Krakauskas

What years did Joe Krakauskas play?: Joe Krakauskas played in Major League Baseball from 1937 to 1946.
Was Joe Krakauskas a pitcher?: Yes. Joe Krakauskas pitched in the major leagues, recording 26 wins and 347 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Joe Krakauskas hit?: Joe Krakauskas hit 0 career home runs with 33 hits.