What years did Ad Liska play?

Ad Liska played in Major League Baseball from 1929 to 1933.

Was Ad Liska a pitcher?

Yes. Ad Liska pitched in the major leagues, recording 17 wins and 104 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ad Liska hit?

Ad Liska hit 0 career home runs with 11 hits.

What was Ad Liska's career batting average?

Ad Liska batted .107 over his career, with 11 hits in 103 at bats.

How many RBI did Ad Liska have?

Ad Liska drove in 4 runs in his career.

What was Ad Liska's career ERA?

Ad Liska finished with a 3.87 career ERA, going 17-18 with 104 strikeouts.

Ad Liska

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1929-1933)

Ad Liska was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1929 to 1933 for the Washington Senators and the Philadelphia Phillies, a span of 5 seasons. Across 111 career appearances, he went 17-18 with a 3.87 ERA and 104 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 17–18

ERA 3.87

WHIP 1.43

SO 104

Pitcher PIV -722.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 160 lb
Born: 7/10/1906 in Dwight, NE, USA
Died: 11/30/1998 in Portland, OR, USA
MLB Debut: 1929-04-17
Last Game: 1933-09-24

Full name: Adolph James Liska

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Career Pitching Statistics

Ad Liska — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
17	18	111	28	11	1	3	351.1	354	151	12	150	104	3.87	-722.0

Career ERA 3.87 vs. league average 4.31 across their career seasons — 10.4% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Ad Liska — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1929	WS1	AL	3	9	24	10	4	0	0	94.1	87	50	42	33	4.77	4.60 (-4%)	931.0
1930	WS1	AL	9	7	32	16	7	1	1	150.2	140	55	71	40	3.29	4.80 (+32%)	-1157.7
1931	WS1	AL	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	4.0	9	3	1	2	6.75	—	0.0
1932	PHI	NL	2	0	8	0	0	0	1	26.2	22	5	10	6	1.69	4.13 (+59%)	142.2
1933	PHI	NL	3	1	45	1	0	0	1	75.2	96	38	26	23	4.52	3.86 (-17%)	-637.5
Career · 5 seasons			17	18	111	28	11	1	3	351.1	354	151	150	104	3.87	—	-722

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

Ad Liska — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
113	103	6	11	2	0	0	4	0	8	41	.107	.179	.126	.305	-528

Career AVG .107 vs. league average .281 across their career seasons — 62.1% below league average.

Career OBP .179 vs. league average .343 across their career seasons — 47.9% below league average.

Career SLG .126 vs. league average .402 across their career seasons — 68.6% below league average.

Career OPS .305 vs. league average .744 across their career seasons — 59.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Ad Liska — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1929	WS1	AL	24	29	1	5	0	0	2	8	.172	—	—	—	—	0.0
1930	WS1	AL	32	52	4	5	2	3	6	25	.096	.293 (-67%)	.354 (-46%)	.429 (-69%)	.784 (-59%)	-528.1
1931	WS1	AL	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1932	PHI	NL	8	7	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1933	PHI	NL	47	14	1	1	0	1	0	6	.071	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			113	103	6	11	2	4	8	41	.107	—	—	—	—	-528

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

Ad Liska — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	61	46	2	5	0	1	.109
Away	52	57	4	6	0	3	.105

Pitching — Home / Away

Ad Liska — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	59	175.0	186	74	63	58	3.81
Away	52	177.1	168	79	87	47	4.01

Last 10 Games — Batting

Ad Liska — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1933-09-24	PHI	BRO	L	2	0
1933-09-10	PHI	CHC	L	0	0
1933-08-30	PHI	PIT	L	0	0
1933-08-28	PHI	PIT	L	0	0
1933-08-25	PHI	CHC	L	1	1
1933-08-24	PHI	CHC	L	0	0
1933-08-17	PHI	STL	L	1	0
1933-08-05	PHI	NY1	L	1	0
1933-08-04	PHI	NY1	L	0	0
1933-08-02	PHI	NY1	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Ad Liska — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1933-09-24	PHI	BRO	—	3.1	2	1	0	0	0	0
1933-09-10	PHI	CHC	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0
1933-08-30	PHI	PIT	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1933-08-28	PHI	PIT	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1933-08-25	PHI	CHC	—	3.0	3	0	0	2	1	0
1933-08-17	PHI	STL	—	3.0	3	1	1	0	0	0
1933-08-05	PHI	NY1	—	3.0	7	3	3	0	3	1
1933-08-04	PHI	NY1	—	1.0	2	2	2	1	2	0
1933-07-29	PHI	BRO	—	1.2	6	3	3	0	1	0
1933-07-29	PHI	BRO	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Ad Liska — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
P	111	0	27	137	2	7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Ad Liska — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1929	WS1	P	24	7	34	0	0
1930	WS1	P	32	14	56	0	4
1931	WS1	P	2	0	2	0	0
1932	PHI	P	8	2	12	1	0
1933	PHI	OF	1	0	0	0	0
1933	PHI	P	45	4	33	1	3

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Ad Liska — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	111
Right Field	1

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Ad Liska: the record in brief

April 17, 1929 and September 24, 1933 bracket Ad Liska's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. By club, Liska's seasons break down as the Washington Senators (1929 through 1931) and the Philadelphia Phillies (1932 through 1933). Liska played primarily as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on July 10, 1906, in Dwight, NE, USA and a listed size of 5'11" and 160 pounds. The bio records the death on November 30, 1998, in Portland, OR, USA. The bio lists the given name Adolph James.

Across 111 games (28 starts), Liska recorded 17 wins against 18 losses with a 3.87 ERA. Also on Liska's record: 104 strikeouts and 11 complete games. Against a 4.31 league ERA for the same years, Liska was 10.4% better. The best win total was 9, in 1930. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 3.29 in 1930, when the league's was 4.80.

Frequently Asked Questions about Ad Liska

What years did Ad Liska play?: Ad Liska played in Major League Baseball from 1929 to 1933.
Was Ad Liska a pitcher?: Yes. Ad Liska pitched in the major leagues, recording 17 wins and 104 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ad Liska hit?: Ad Liska hit 0 career home runs with 11 hits.
What was Ad Liska's career batting average?: Ad Liska batted .107 over his career, with 11 hits in 103 at bats.
How many RBI did Ad Liska have?: Ad Liska drove in 4 runs in his career.
What was Ad Liska's career ERA?: Ad Liska finished with a 3.87 career ERA, going 17-18 with 104 strikeouts.