What years did Doyle Lade play?

Doyle Lade played in Major League Baseball from 1946 to 1950.

Was Doyle Lade a pitcher?

Yes. Doyle Lade pitched in the major leagues, recording 25 wins and 178 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Doyle Lade hit?

Doyle Lade hit 0 career home runs with 36 hits.

Doyle Lade

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1946-1950)

W–L 25–29

ERA 4.39

WHIP 1.50

SO 178

Pitcher PIV -3769.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 183 lb
Born: 2/17/1921 in Fairbury, NE, USA
Died: 5/18/2000 in Lincoln, NE, USA
MLB Debut: 1946-09-18
Last Game: 1950-09-29

Full name: Doyle Marion Lade

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
25	29	126	64	20	2	3	537.3	583	262	47	221	178	4.39	-3769.1

Career ERA 4.39 vs. league average 4.01 across their career seasons — 9.3% 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
1946	CHN	NL	0	2	3	2	0	0	0	15.3	15	7	3	8	4.11	3.59 (-14%)	486.7
1947	CHN	NL	11	10	34	25	7	1	0	187.3	202	82	79	62	3.94	3.97 (+1%)	-1801.0
1948	CHN	NL	5	6	19	12	6	0	0	87.3	99	39	31	29	4.02	4.10 (+2%)	665.5
1949	CHN	NL	4	5	36	13	5	1	1	129.7	141	72	58	43	5.00	4.12 (-21%)	-1691.0
1950	CHN	NL	5	6	34	12	2	0	2	117.7	126	62	50	36	4.74	4.36 (-9%)	-1429.4
Career · 5 seasons			25	29	126	64	20	2	3	537.1	583	262	221	178	4.39	—	-3,769

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
127	164	15	36	4	0	0	11	2	14	42	.220	.281	.244	.525	-245

Career AVG .220 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — 16.3% below league average.

Career OBP .281 vs. league average .339 across their career seasons — 17.1% below league average.

Career SLG .244 vs. league average .379 across their career seasons — 35.7% below league average.

Career OPS .525 vs. league average .718 across their career seasons — 26.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1946	CHN	NL	3	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1947	CHN	NL	35	60	3	13	2	4	1	5	18	.217	.262 (-17%)	.336 (-18%)	.376 (-34%)	.712 (-26%)	-245.2
1948	CHN	NL	19	32	3	5	0	2	0	1	10	.156	—	—	—	—	0.0
1949	CHN	NL	36	32	4	7	0	4	1	5	7	.219	—	—	—	—	0.0
1950	CHN	NL	34	35	5	10	2	1	0	3	4	.286	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			127	164	15	36	4	11	2	14	42	.220	—	—	—	—	-245

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	68	83	6	14	0	3	.169
Away	59	81	9	22	0	7	.272

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	67	281.0	300	137	111	105	4.39
Away	59	258.0	284	124	111	73	4.33

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	BB	SO
1950-09-29	CHC	STL	L	0	1	0
1950-09-27	CHC	PIT	L	0	0	0
1950-09-20	CHC	PHI	L	0	0	0
1950-09-14	CHC	BSN	L	0	0	0
1950-09-09	CHC	CIN	L	0	0	0
1950-09-03	CHC	CIN	L	0	0	0
1950-08-29	CHC	BRO	L	1	0	0
1950-08-26	CHC	BSN	L	0	0	0
1950-08-24	CHC	BSN	L	1	0	0
1950-08-19	CHC	PIT	L	2	0	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1950-09-29	CHC	STL	—	4.1	5	0	0	2	0	0
1950-09-27	CHC	PIT	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1950-09-20	CHC	PHI	—	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0
1950-09-14	CHC	BSN	—	0.2	3	3	3	2	0	0
1950-09-09	CHC	CIN	—	2.2	4	1	1	0	0	1
1950-09-03	CHC	CIN	L	0.1	2	2	0	1	0	0
1950-08-29	CHC	BRO	—	4.0	4	2	1	0	1	1
1950-08-26	CHC	BSN	—	0.0	2	1	1	1	0	0
1950-08-24	CHC	BSN	—	1.1	3	4	2	2	1	0
1950-08-19	CHC	PIT	—	5.1	6	5	5	1	1	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	126	0	41	128	2	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1946	CHN	P	3	0	4	0	0
1947	CHN	P	34	10	46	1	2
1948	CHN	P	19	11	19	0	1
1949	CHN	P	36	10	23	1	0
1950	CHN	P	34	10	36	0	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	126

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Frequently Asked Questions about Doyle Lade

What years did Doyle Lade play?: Doyle Lade played in Major League Baseball from 1946 to 1950.
Was Doyle Lade a pitcher?: Yes. Doyle Lade pitched in the major leagues, recording 25 wins and 178 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Doyle Lade hit?: Doyle Lade hit 0 career home runs with 36 hits.