What years did Art Mahaffey play?

Art Mahaffey played in Major League Baseball from 1960 to 1966.

Was Art Mahaffey a pitcher?

Yes. Art Mahaffey pitched in the major leagues, recording 59 wins and 639 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Art Mahaffey hit?

Art Mahaffey hit 3 career home runs with 42 hits.

Art Mahaffey

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1960-1966)

W–L 59–64

ERA 4.17

WHIP 1.33

SO 639

Pitcher PIV -8920.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 185 lb
Born: 6/4/1938 in Cincinnati, OH, USA
MLB Debut: 1960-07-30
Last Game: 1966-07-17
Awards: 2× All-Star

Full name: Arthur Mahaffey

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
59	64	185	148	46	9	1	999.0	959	463	125	368	639	4.17	-8920.2

Career ERA 4.17 vs. league average 3.68 across their career seasons — 13.2% 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
1960	PHI	NL	7	3	14	12	5	1	0	93.3	78	24	34	56	2.31	3.82 (+39%)	265.6
1961	PHI	NL	11	19	36	32	12	3	0	219.3	205	100	70	158	4.10	4.03 (-2%)	1373.2
1962	PHI	NL	19	14	41	39	20	2	0	274.0	253	120	81	177	3.94	3.96 (avg)	-659.1
1963	PHI	NL	7	10	26	22	6	1	0	149.0	143	66	48	97	3.99	3.46 (-15%)	-1324.8
1964	PHI	NL	12	9	34	29	2	2	0	157.3	161	79	82	80	4.52	3.58 (-26%)	-4287.7
1965	PHI	NL	2	5	22	9	1	0	0	71.0	82	49	32	52	6.21	3.50 (-78%)	-2157.6
1966	SLN	NL	1	4	12	5	0	0	1	35.0	37	25	21	19	6.43	3.52 (-83%)	-2129.8
Career · 7 seasons			59	64	185	148	46	9	1	999.0	959	463	368	639	4.17	—	-8,920

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
186	313	17	42	7	1	3	19	0	8	109	.134	.160	.192	.352	-1,819

Career AVG .134 vs. league average .251 across their career seasons — 46.6% below league average.

Career OBP .160 vs. league average .317 across their career seasons — 49.3% below league average.

Career SLG .192 vs. league average .382 across their career seasons — 49.8% below league average.

Career OPS .352 vs. league average .699 across their career seasons — 49.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1960	PHI	NL	14	30	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	8	.100	—	—	—	—	0.0
1961	PHI	NL	36	63	3	8	2	0	0	3	3	20	.127	.258 (-51%)	.328 (-50%)	.399 (-60%)	.727 (-56%)	-576.6
1962	PHI	NL	42	92	6	13	0	1	2	10	3	29	.141	.257 (-45%)	.326 (-46%)	.393 (-42%)	.719 (-44%)	-649.9
1963	PHI	NL	26	50	2	10	3	0	0	1	1	12	.200	.246 (-19%)	.308 (-25%)	.371 (-30%)	.680 (-28%)	-213.8
1964	PHI	NL	34	50	4	6	2	0	1	4	1	26	.120	.250 (-52%)	.312 (-56%)	.377 (-42%)	.690 (-48%)	-378.9
1965	PHI	NL	22	21	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	11	.095	—	—	—	—	0.0
1966	SLN	NL	12	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			186	313	17	42	7	1	3	19	8	109	.134	—	—	—	—	-1,819

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	90	156	9	19	1	5	.122
Away	96	157	8	23	2	14	.146

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	90	523.0	479	228	172	342	3.92
Away	95	476.0	480	235	196	297	4.44

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1966-07-17	STL	CHC	L	0	0
1966-07-14	STL	CIN	L	0	0
1966-07-04	STL	SFG	L	0	0
1966-06-28	STL	SFG	L	0	0
1966-06-17	STL	PHI	L	1	1
1966-06-13	STL	NYN	W	0	0
1966-06-05	STL	ATL	L	0	0
1966-05-27	STL	CIN	L	1	1
1966-05-21	STL	CIN	L	2	1
1966-05-15	STL	ATL	W	2	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1966-07-17	STL	CHC	L	0.1	3	3	3	2	0	0
1966-07-14	STL	CIN	—	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	0
1966-07-04	STL	SFG	—	2.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1966-06-28	STL	SFG	—	2.0	3	3	3	1	1	1
1966-06-17	STL	PHI	—	4.1	3	0	0	1	1	0
1966-06-13	STL	NYN	SV	1.2	1	0	0	0	3	0
1966-06-05	STL	ATL	—	2.0	3	3	3	0	1	1
1966-05-27	STL	CIN	L	3.0	5	5	3	0	1	3
1966-05-21	STL	CIN	L	6.0	5	3	3	7	2	1
1966-05-15	STL	ATL	W	5.1	6	3	3	2	3	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	185	148	56	116	5	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1960	PHI	P	14	12	6	13	0	0
1961	PHI	P	36	32	14	28	3	2
1962	PHI	P	41	39	14	24	0	1
1963	PHI	P	26	22	11	22	1	0
1964	PHI	P	34	29	6	19	0	2
1965	PHI	P	22	9	4	6	1	0
1966	SLN	P	12	5	1	4	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	185

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1962	Most Valuable Player	NL	26th	2.0	280	0
1960	Rookie of the Year	NL	3rd	3.0	24	3

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Frequently Asked Questions about Art Mahaffey

What years did Art Mahaffey play?: Art Mahaffey played in Major League Baseball from 1960 to 1966.
Was Art Mahaffey a pitcher?: Yes. Art Mahaffey pitched in the major leagues, recording 59 wins and 639 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Art Mahaffey hit?: Art Mahaffey hit 3 career home runs with 42 hits.