What years did Pete Ladd play?

Pete Ladd played in Major League Baseball from 1979 to 1986.

Was Pete Ladd a pitcher?

Yes. Pete Ladd pitched in the major leagues, recording 17 wins and 209 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Pete Ladd hit?

Pete Ladd hit 0 career home runs.

What was Pete Ladd's career batting average?

Pete Ladd batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 1 at bats.

What was Pete Ladd's career ERA?

Pete Ladd finished with a 4.14 career ERA, going 17-23 with 209 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Pete Ladd have?

Pete Ladd recorded 209 career strikeouts.

Pete Ladd

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1979-1986)

Pete Ladd was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1979 to 1986 for the Houston Astros, the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Seattle Mariners, a span of 8 seasons. Across 205 career appearances, he went 17-23 with a 4.14 ERA, 209 strikeouts, and 39 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 17–23

ERA 4.14

WHIP 1.29

SO 209

Pitcher PIV -2252.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 228 lb
Born: 7/17/1956 in Portland, ME, USA
Died: 10/20/2023 in New Gloucester, ME, USA
MLB Debut: 1979-08-17
Last Game: 1986-10-03

Full name: Peter Linwood Ladd

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Career Pitching Statistics

Pete Ladd — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
17	23	205	1	0	0	39	287.0	275	132	40	96	209	4.14	-2252.2

Career ERA 4.14 vs. league average 3.90 across their career seasons — 6.1% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Pete Ladd — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1979	HOU	NL	1	1	10	0	0	12.1	8	4	8	6	2.92	4.00 (+27%)	-383.5
1982	ML4	AL	1	3	16	0	3	18.0	16	8	6	12	4.00	3.86 (-4%)	-959.1
1983	ML4	AL	3	4	44	0	25	49.1	30	14	16	41	2.55	3.87 (+34%)	1190.0
1984	ML4	AL	4	9	54	1	3	91.0	94	53	38	75	5.24	3.81 (-38%)	-2002.7
1985	ML4	AL	0	0	29	0	2	45.2	58	23	10	22	4.53	3.89 (-16%)	-44.5
1986	SEA	AL	8	6	52	0	6	70.2	69	30	18	53	3.82	3.97 (+4%)	-52.4
Career · 6 seasons			17	23	205	1	39	287.0	275	132	96	209	4.14	—	-2,252

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

Pete Ladd — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
205	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .391 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .716 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Pete Ladd — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1979	HOU	NL	10	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	ML4	AL	16	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	ML4	AL	44	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	ML4	AL	54	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	ML4	AL	29	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	SEA	AL	52	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			205	1	.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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Pete Ladd — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Pete Ladd — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1982	ALCS	ML4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1982	WS	ML4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Pete Ladd — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	4	0	2	4.0	1	0	2	5	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Pete Ladd — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1982	ALCS	ML4	0	0	3	0	2	3.1	0	0	0	5	0.00
1982	WS	ML4	0	0	1	0	0	0.2	1	0	2	0	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Pete Ladd — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	92	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	113	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Pete Ladd — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	92	137.0	122	57	48	101	3.74
Away	113	150.0	153	75	48	108	4.50

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Pete Ladd — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1986-10-03	SEA	CLE	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
1986-09-30	SEA	CHW	L	0.2	2	1	1	1	1	0
1986-09-28	SEA	CLE	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0
1986-09-26	SEA	CLE	L	1.0	3	2	2	0	1	0
1986-09-24	SEA	TEX	SV	1.2	0	0	0	0	3	0
1986-09-14	SEA	KCR	—	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	0
1986-09-11	SEA	KCR	—	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	1
1986-09-02	SEA	DET	—	0.2	2	1	1	1	0	0
1986-08-30	SEA	NYY	—	2.0	0	1	0	2	2	0
1986-08-24	SEA	DET	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Pete Ladd — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	205	1	15	21	3	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Pete Ladd — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E
1979	HOU	P	10	0	3	2	0
1982	ML4	P	16	0	1	0	0
1983	ML4	P	44	0	1	5	0
1984	ML4	P	54	1	5	4	1
1985	ML4	P	29	0	3	5	1
1986	SEA	P	52	0	2	5	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Pete Ladd — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	205

Salary History

Pete Ladd — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1986	SEA	AL	$160,000
Total Career Earnings			$160,000

College History

Pete Ladd — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Mississippi	Oxford	MS	1975, 1976, 1977

Pete Ladd: the record in brief

Pete Ladd played a first major league game on August 17, 1979 and a last one on October 3, 1986. The team column moves through the Houston Astros (1979), the Milwaukee Brewers (1982 to 1985), and the Seattle Mariners (1986). The bio lists Ladd as a pitcher who threw and hit right-handed. Ladd is listed at 6'3" and 228 pounds. Ladd was born on July 17, 1956, in Portland, ME, USA. The bio records the death on October 20, 2023, in New Gloucester, ME, USA. The bio lists the given name Peter Linwood.

Ladd went 17-23 with a 4.14 ERA in 205 games, 1 of them starts. Also on Ladd's record: 209 strikeouts and 39 saves. Against a 3.90 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.14 mark was 6.1% worse. Ladd won 8 games in 1986, the most of any season listed. Ladd struck out 75 batters in 1984, a career high. The most saves in one season was 25, in 1983.

Frequently Asked Questions about Pete Ladd

What years did Pete Ladd play?: Pete Ladd played in Major League Baseball from 1979 to 1986.
Was Pete Ladd a pitcher?: Yes. Pete Ladd pitched in the major leagues, recording 17 wins and 209 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Pete Ladd hit?: Pete Ladd hit 0 career home runs.
What was Pete Ladd's career batting average?: Pete Ladd batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 1 at bats.
What was Pete Ladd's career ERA?: Pete Ladd finished with a 4.14 career ERA, going 17-23 with 209 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Pete Ladd have?: Pete Ladd recorded 209 career strikeouts.