What years did Jack Lamabe play?

Jack Lamabe played in Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1968.

Was Jack Lamabe a pitcher?

Yes. Jack Lamabe pitched in the major leagues, recording 33 wins and 434 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jack Lamabe hit?

Jack Lamabe hit 1 career home runs with 15 hits.

What was Jack Lamabe's career batting average?

Jack Lamabe batted .096 over his career, with 15 hits in 156 at bats.

How many RBI did Jack Lamabe have?

Jack Lamabe drove in 6 runs in his career.

What was Jack Lamabe's career ERA?

Jack Lamabe finished with a 4.24 career ERA, going 33-41 with 434 strikeouts.

Jack Lamabe

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1962-1968)

Jack Lamabe was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1968 for 7 teams, including the Pittsburgh Pirates, a span of 7 seasons. Across 285 career appearances, he went 33-41 with a 4.24 ERA and 434 strikeouts.

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 33–41

ERA 4.24

WHIP 1.39

SO 434

Pitcher PIV -1782.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 198 lb
Born: 10/3/1936 in Farmingdale Nassau County, NY, USA
Died: 12/21/2007 in Baton Rouge, LA, USA
MLB Debut: 1962-04-17
Last Game: 1968-09-22

Full name: John Alexander Lamabe

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Career Pitching Statistics

Jack Lamabe — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
33	41	285	49	7	3	15	711.2	753	335	67	238	434	4.24	-1782.6

Career ERA 4.24 vs. league average 3.47 across their career seasons — 22.1% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Jack Lamabe Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1962	PIT	NL	3	1	46	0	0	0	2	78.0	70	25	40	56	2.88	3.96 (+27%)	1127.1
1963	BOS	AL	7	4	65	2	0	0	6	151.1	139	53	46	93	3.15	3.46 (+9%)	2069.9
1964	BOS	AL	9	13	39	25	3	0	1	177.1	235	116	57	109	5.89	3.58 (-64%)	-2774.9
1965	BOS	AL	0	3	14	0	0	0	0	25.1	34	23	14	17	8.17	3.50 (-134%)	-1428.3
1965	HOU	NL	0	2	3	2	0	0	0	12.2	17	6	3	6	4.26	3.50 (-22%)	-589.1
1966	CHA	AL	7	9	34	17	3	2	0	121.1	116	53	35	67	3.93	3.52 (-12%)	671.5
1967	CHA	AL	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	5.0	7	1	1	3	1.80	—	0.0
1967	NYN	NL	0	3	16	2	0	0	1	31.2	24	14	8	23	3.98	3.30 (-20%)	-144.8
1967	SLN	NL	3	4	23	1	1	1	4	47.2	43	15	10	30	2.83	3.30 (+14%)	1020.9
1968	CHN	NL	3	2	42	0	0	0	1	61.1	68	29	24	30	4.26	2.98 (-43%)	-1734.7
Career · 10 seasons			33	41	285	49	7	3	15	711.2	753	335	238	434	4.24	—	-1,783

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

Jack Lamabe — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
285	156	9	15	2	0	1	6	1	7	80	.096	.135	.128	.263	-431

Career AVG .096 vs. league average .247 across their career seasons — 61.0% below league average.

Career OBP .135 vs. league average .311 across their career seasons — 56.5% below league average.

Career SLG .128 vs. league average .370 across their career seasons — 65.3% below league average.

Career OPS .263 vs. league average .680 across their career seasons — 61.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Jack Lamabe Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1962	PIT	NL	46	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1963	BOS	AL	65	32	4	3	0	1	4	0	1	16	.094	—	—	—	—	0.0
1964	BOS	AL	39	52	3	6	2	0	1	0	3	25	.115	.250 (-54%)	.312 (-48%)	.377 (-59%)	.690 (-54%)	-430.6
1965	BOS	AL	14	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1965	HOU	NL	3	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1966	CHA	AL	34	35	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	16	.057	—	—	—	—	0.0
1967	CHA	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1967	NYN	NL	16	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1967	SLN	NL	23	10	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	6	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1968	CHN	NL	42	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	3	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			285	156	9	15	2	1	6	1	7	80	.096	—	—	—	—	-431

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

Jack Lamabe — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Jack Lamabe — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1967	WS	SLN	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Jack Lamabe — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	3	0	0	2.2	5	2	0	4	6.75

Playoff Pitching by Year

Jack Lamabe — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1967	WS	SLN	0	1	3	0	0	2.2	5	2	0	4	6.75

Game Log & Splits

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Batting — Home / Away

Jack Lamabe — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	146	87	6	11	1	5	.126
Away	139	69	3	4	0	1	.058

Pitching — Home / Away

Jack Lamabe — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	146	403.1	409	179	136	247	3.99
Away	139	307.1	344	156	102	187	4.57

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Jack Lamabe — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1968-09-22	CHC	PIT	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0
1968-09-21	CHC	PIT	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1968-08-31	CHC	HOU	—	3.0	2	3	1	2	0	1
1968-08-27	CHC	SFG	—	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	1
1968-08-26	CHC	SFG	—	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0
1968-08-24	CHC	HOU	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0
1968-08-21	CHC	ATL	W	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1968-08-20	CHC	ATL	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
1968-08-17	CHC	CIN	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0
1968-08-16	CHC	CIN	—	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jack Lamabe — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	285	49	49	113	5	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jack Lamabe — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1962	PIT	P	46	0	3	17	0	1
1963	BOS	P	65	2	11	26	1	0
1964	BOS	P	39	25	12	26	3	1
1965	BOS	P	14	0	0	6	0	1
1965	HOU	P	3	2	2	1	0	0
1966	CHA	P	34	17	13	16	0	0
1967	CHA	P	3	0	0	1	0	0
1967	NYN	P	16	2	3	4	0	0
1967	SLN	P	23	1	2	8	1	0
1968	CHN	P	42	0	3	8	0	1

Career Games by Position

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Jack Lamabe Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	285

College History

Jack Lamabe — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Vermont	Burlington	VT	1955, 1956

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Jack Lamabe: the record in brief

The profile opens with Jack Lamabe's first major league game on April 17, 1962; the last one listed came on September 22, 1968. Club by club, the record runs the Pittsburgh Pirates (1962), the Boston Red Sox (1963 to 1965), the Houston Astros (1965), the Chicago White Sox (1966 to 1967), the New York Mets (1967), the St. Louis Cardinals (1967), and the Chicago Cubs (1968). Lamabe played primarily as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on October 3, 1936, in Farmingdale Nassau County, NY, USA and a listed size of 6'1" and 198 pounds. Lamabe died on December 21, 2007, in Baton Rouge, LA, USA. Lamabe's full given name, per the bio, is John Alexander Lamabe.

Across 285 games (49 starts), Lamabe recorded 33 wins against 41 losses with a 4.24 ERA. The totals include 434 strikeouts and 15 saves. Against a 3.47 league ERA for the same seasons, the 4.24 mark was 22.1% worse. No season topped the 9 wins of 1964.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jack Lamabe

What years did Jack Lamabe play?: Jack Lamabe played in Major League Baseball from 1962 to 1968.
Was Jack Lamabe a pitcher?: Yes. Jack Lamabe pitched in the major leagues, recording 33 wins and 434 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jack Lamabe hit?: Jack Lamabe hit 1 career home runs with 15 hits.
What was Jack Lamabe's career batting average?: Jack Lamabe batted .096 over his career, with 15 hits in 156 at bats.
How many RBI did Jack Lamabe have?: Jack Lamabe drove in 6 runs in his career.
What was Jack Lamabe's career ERA?: Jack Lamabe finished with a 4.24 career ERA, going 33-41 with 434 strikeouts.