What years did Alex Main play?

Alex Main played in Major League Baseball from 1914 to 1918.

Was Alex Main a pitcher?

Yes. Alex Main pitched in the major leagues, recording 21 wins and 160 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Alex Main hit?

Alex Main hit 0 career home runs with 20 hits.

Alex Main

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1914-1918)

W–L 21–22

ERA 2.77

WHIP 1.22

SO 160

Pitcher PIV -1662.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'5" / 195 lb
Born: 5/13/1884 in Montrose, MI, USA
Died: 12/29/1965 in Royal Oak, MI, USA
MLB Debut: 1914-04-18
Last Game: 1918-06-29

Full name: Miles Grant Main

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
21	22	75	44	24	4	6	403.3	342	124	7	150	160	2.77	-1662.6

Career ERA 2.77 vs. league average 2.89 across their career seasons — near 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
1914	DET	AL	6	6	32	12	5	1	3	138.3	131	41	59	55	2.67	2.93 (+9%)	-937.7
1915	KCF	FL	13	14	35	28	18	2	3	230.0	181	65	75	91	2.54	2.90 (+12%)	6.0
1918	PHI	NL	2	2	8	4	1	1	0	35.0	30	18	16	14	4.63	2.83 (-64%)	-730.9
Career · 3 seasons			21	22	75	44	24	4	6	403.1	342	124	150	160	2.77	—	-1,663

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
77	127	6	20	5	0	0	5	1	7	36	.157	.201	.197	.398	-291

Career AVG .157 vs. league average .253 across their career seasons — 37.9% below league average.

Career OBP .201 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — 37.0% below league average.

Career SLG .197 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 41.0% below league average.

Career OPS .398 vs. league average .654 across their career seasons — 39.1% 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
1914	DET	AL	32	40	1	4	0	0	0	3	15	.100	—	—	—	—	0.0
1915	KCF	FL	36	76	5	15	4	5	1	4	19	.197	.250 (-21%)	.318 (-25%)	.332 (-25%)	.651 (-25%)	-290.8
1918	PHI	NL	9	11	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			77	127	6	20	5	5	1	7	36	.157	—	—	—	—	-291

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	39	56	2	10	0	3	.179
Away	38	70	4	10	0	2	.143

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	39	191.2	172	65	74	82	3.05
Away	36	211.0	169	59	76	86	2.52

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	2B	BB	SO
1918-06-29	PHI	NY1	L	1	0	0	0	0
1918-06-21	PHI	BSN	W	3	0	0	0	1
1918-06-17	PHI	PIT	W	0	0	0	0	0
1918-06-14	PHI	STL	L	0	0	0	0	0
1918-06-10	PHI	CHC	L	1	0	0	0	0
1918-05-17	PHI	CHC	L	2	0	0	0	1
1918-05-07	PHI	NY1	L	0	0	0	0	0
1918-05-02	PHI	NY1	L	1	1	1	0	0
1918-04-26	PHI	BSN	W	3	0	0	0	0
1915-09-10	KCF	BUF	L	1	0	0	1	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1918-06-21	PHI	BSN	W	8.2	10	6	6	7	6	0
1918-06-17	PHI	PIT	—	0.2	2	3	3	1	0	0
1918-06-14	PHI	STL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1918-06-10	PHI	CHC	—	2.1	2	2	1	3	2	0
1918-05-17	PHI	CHC	L	7.0	3	1	0	0	3	0
1918-05-07	PHI	NY1	—	2.0	3	2	1	1	0	0
1918-05-02	PHI	NY1	L	4.1	6	6	6	2	0	1
1918-04-26	PHI	BSN	W	9.0	4	0	0	2	2	0
1915-09-10	KCF	BUF	L	6.2	6	3	3	3	5	0
1915-09-02	KCF	CHF	L	9.0	11	5	5	3	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	75	0	15	156	9	9

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1914	DET	P	32	6	60	4	5
1915	KCF	P	35	8	86	5	3
1918	PHI	P	8	1	10	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	75

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Frequently Asked Questions about Alex Main

What years did Alex Main play?: Alex Main played in Major League Baseball from 1914 to 1918.
Was Alex Main a pitcher?: Yes. Alex Main pitched in the major leagues, recording 21 wins and 160 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Alex Main hit?: Alex Main hit 0 career home runs with 20 hits.