Eddie Lopat

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1944-1955)

W–L 166–112
ERA 3.21
WHIP 1.28
SO 859
Pitcher PIV 16436.5
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
5'10" / 185 lb
Born
6/21/1918 in New York, NY, USA
Died
6/15/1992 in Darien, CT, USA
MLB Debut
1944-04-30
Last Game
1955-09-23
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Edmund Walter Lopat

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
166 112 340 318 164 27 3 2439.3 2,464 869 179 650 859 3.21 16436.5

Career ERA 3.21 vs. league average 3.92 across their career seasons — 18.2% better 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
1944 CHA AL 11 10 27 25 13 1 0 210.0 217 76 59 75 3.26 3.57 (+9%) -18.8
1945 CHA AL 10 13 26 24 17 1 1 199.3 226 91 56 74 4.11 3.67 (-12%) 1233.8
1946 CHA AL 13 13 29 29 20 2 0 231.0 216 70 48 89 2.73 3.59 (+24%) 762.4
1947 CHA AL 16 13 31 31 22 3 0 252.7 241 79 73 109 2.81 3.97 (+29%) 2486.5
1948 NYA AL 17 11 33 31 13 3 0 226.7 246 92 66 83 3.65 4.10 (+11%) 1452.9
1949 NYA AL 15 10 31 30 14 4 1 215.3 222 78 69 70 3.26 4.12 (+21%) 445.3
1950 NYA AL 18 8 35 32 15 3 1 236.3 244 91 65 72 3.47 4.36 (+20%) 2875.5
1951 NYA AL 21 9 31 31 20 4 0 234.7 209 76 71 93 2.91 4.04 (+28%) 4576.7
1952 NYA AL 10 5 20 19 10 2 0 149.3 127 42 53 56 2.53 3.70 (+32%) -151.7
1953 NYA AL 16 4 25 24 9 3 0 178.3 169 48 32 50 2.42 4.14 (+41%) 2563.6
1954 NYA AL 12 4 26 23 7 0 0 170.0 189 67 33 54 3.55 3.90 (+9%) 1655.5
1955 NYA AL 4 8 16 12 3 1 0 86.7 101 36 16 24 3.74 4.00 (+7%) -442.4
1955 BAL AL 3 4 10 7 1 0 0 49.0 57 23 9 10 4.22 4.00 (-6%) -1002.8
Career · 13 seasons 166 112 340 318 164 27 3 2,439.1 2,464 869 650 859 3.21 — 16,436

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
357 887 87 187 26 5 5 77 0 73 92 .211 .271 .268 .539 -3,083

Career AVG .211 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 19.2% below league average.

Career OBP .271 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 19.1% below league average.

Career SLG .268 vs. league average .378 across their career seasons — 29.0% below league average.

Career OPS .539 vs. league average .712 across their career seasons — 24.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1944 CHA AL 30 81 8 25 1 1 0 6 0 5 5 .309 .261 (+18%) .325 (+7%) .357 (-3%) .683 (+2%) 23.9
1945 CHA AL 32 82 13 24 4 0 1 13 0 2 9 .293 .260 (+12%) .328 (-6%) .354 (+7%) .683 (+1%) -18.0
1946 CHA AL 30 87 10 22 2 1 0 10 0 8 7 .253 .256 (-2%) .328 (-4%) .358 (-17%) .687 (-11%) -136.3
1947 CHA AL 35 96 5 19 3 0 0 11 0 4 6 .198 .262 (-25%) .336 (-32%) .376 (-39%) .712 (-36%) -550.0
1948 NYA AL 34 81 6 14 0 0 0 10 0 8 6 .173 .263 (-34%) .340 (-27%) .379 (-54%) .719 (-42%) -525.0
1949 NYA AL 31 76 9 20 8 0 1 4 0 7 8 .263 .262 (avg) .343 (-5%) .384 (+6%) .727 (+1%) -12.4
1950 NYA AL 36 82 14 19 2 3 0 7 0 17 9 .232 .265 (-13%) .346 (+5%) .401 (-18%) .747 (-7%) -71.9
1951 NYA AL 31 84 7 15 1 0 3 9 0 7 10 .179 .260 (-32%) .336 (-28%) .385 (-23%) .721 (-25%) -352.6
1952 NYA AL 20 52 7 9 2 0 0 4 0 3 5 .173 .252 (-31%) .326 (-33%) .369 (-43%) .696 (-38%) -313.3
1953 NYA AL 26 63 5 12 3 0 0 1 0 5 13 .190 .264 (-28%) .335 (-26%) .397 (-40%) .733 (-33%) -343.0
1954 NYA AL 26 57 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 6 .018 .261 (-93%) .333 (-71%) .390 (-96%) .723 (-84%) -784.4
1955 NYA AL 16 29 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .138 — — — — 0.0
1955 BAL AL 10 17 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 .176 — — — — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 357 887 87 187 26 5 5 77 0 73 92 .211 — — — — -3,083

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
7 19 0 4 1 0 0 3 1 6 .211

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1953 WS NYA 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
1952 WS NYA 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .333
1951 WS NYA 2 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .125
1950 WS NYA 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500
1949 WS NYA 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .333

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
4 1 7 7 0 52.0 51 15 12 19 2.60

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1953 WS NYA 1 0 1 1 0 9.0 9 2 4 3 2.00
1952 WS NYA 0 1 2 2 0 11.3 14 6 4 3 4.76
1951 WS NYA 2 0 2 2 0 18.0 10 1 3 4 0.50
1950 WS NYA 0 0 1 1 0 8.0 9 2 0 5 2.25
1949 WS NYA 1 0 1 1 0 5.7 9 4 1 4 6.35

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1694253884331.198
Away18846249103246.223

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home1621246.011793903074592.82
Away1781193.212854813444013.63

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1955-09-23 BALMINL 100000001
1955-09-17 BALMINW 300000002
1955-09-13 BALCHWL 000000000
1955-09-11 BALKC1W 200000000
1955-09-07 BALCLEL 000000000
1955-09-03 BALBOSL 401000001
1955-08-23 BALCHWL 000000000
1955-08-21 BALNYYL 100000000
1955-08-14 BALNYYL 201000001
1955-08-04 BALKC1W 411000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1955-09-23 BALMIN L 4.0655000
1955-09-17 BALMIN W 7.1911200
1955-09-13 BALCHW L 0.1344100
1955-09-11 BALKC1 W 8.2922130
1955-09-07 BALCLE — 0.2111001
1955-09-03 BALBOS — 10.0811331
1955-08-23 BALCHW — 2.0211000
1955-08-21 BALNYY L 2.2533003
1955-08-14 BALNYY L 4.1654222
1955-08-04 BALKC1 W 9.0811021

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 340 42 100 468 19 30

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1944 CHA P 27 0 9 44 0 4
1945 CHA P 26 0 15 32 2 0
1946 CHA P 29 0 8 48 0 4
1947 CHA P 31 0 12 36 2 0
1948 NYA P 33 0 6 50 3 3
1949 NYA P 31 0 7 42 2 5
1950 NYA P 35 0 10 47 2 4
1951 NYA P 31 0 9 50 3 4
1952 NYA P 20 0 6 30 1 2
1953 NYA P 25 0 8 38 2 1
1954 NYA P 26 23 3 28 1 1
1955 NYA P 16 12 3 11 1 1
1955 BAL P 10 7 4 12 0 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 340

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1953 Most Valuable Player AL 17th 18.0 336 0
1951 Most Valuable Player AL 12th 44.0 336 1
1950 Most Valuable Player AL 28th 3.0 336 0
1947 Most Valuable Player AL 31th 1.0 336 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Eddie Lopat (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Art Nehf
    184-120, 3.20 ERA
  2. 97
    Ray Caldwell
    133-120, 3.22 ERA
  3. 97
    Jeff Pfeffer
    158-112, 2.77 ERA
  4. 95
    Dock Ellis
    138-119, 3.46 ERA
  5. 95
    Lon Warneke
    192-121, 3.18 ERA
  6. 94
    Mel Stottlemyre
    164-139, 2.97 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Eddie Lopat

What years did Eddie Lopat play?
Eddie Lopat played in Major League Baseball from 1944 to 1955.
Was Eddie Lopat a pitcher?
Yes. Eddie Lopat pitched in the major leagues, recording 166 wins and 859 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Eddie Lopat hit?
Eddie Lopat hit 5 career home runs with 187 hits.