Pat Malone

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1928-1937)

Pat Malone was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1928 to 1937 for the Chicago Cubs and the New York Yankees, a span of 10 seasons. Across 357 career appearances, he went 134-92 with a 3.74 ERA, 1,024 strikeouts, and 26 saves. He also batted .188 with 9 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 14572.2.

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

W–L 134–92
ERA 3.74
WHIP 1.38
SO 1,024
Pitcher PIV 14572.2
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 200 lb
Born
9/25/1902 in Altoona, PA, USA
Died
5/13/1943 in Altoona, PA, USA
MLB Debut
1928-04-12
Last Game
1937-09-28

Full name: Perce Leigh Malone

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Career Pitching Statistics

Pat Malone — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
134 92 357 220 115 15 26 1915.0 1,934 795 103 705 1,024 3.74 14572.2

Career ERA 3.74 vs. league average 4.32 across their career seasons — 13.6% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Pat Malone Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1928 CHN NL 18 13 42 25 16 2 2 250.2 218 79 99 155 2.84 4.13 (+31%) 1598.0
1929 CHN NL 22 10 40 30 19 5 2 267.0 283 106 102 166 3.57 4.60 (+22%) 4955.2
1930 CHN NL 20 9 45 35 22 1 4 271.2 290 119 96 142 3.94 4.80 (+18%) 3176.5
1931 CHN NL 16 9 36 30 12 2 0 228.1 229 99 88 112 3.90 4.10 (+5%) 1322.1
1932 CHN NL 15 17 37 33 17 2 0 237.0 222 89 78 120 3.38 4.13 (+18%) 1469.5
1933 CHN NL 10 14 31 26 13 2 0 186.1 186 81 59 72 3.91 3.86 (-1%) -48.1
1934 CHN NL 14 7 34 21 8 1 0 191.0 200 75 55 111 3.53 4.29 (+18%) 1836.3
1935 NYA AL 3 5 29 2 0 0 3 56.1 53 34 33 25 5.43 4.35 (-25%) -1945.8
1936 NYA AL 12 4 35 9 5 0 9 134.2 144 57 60 72 3.81 4.59 (+17%) 1685.8
1937 NYA AL 4 4 28 9 3 0 6 92.0 109 56 35 49 5.48 4.34 (-26%) 522.8
Career · 10 seasons 134 92 357 220 115 15 26 1,915.0 1,934 795 705 1,024 3.74 — 14,572

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

Pat Malone — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
357 688 58 129 11 0 9 61 0 24 149 .188 .215 .243 .458 -3,659

Career AVG .188 vs. league average .281 across their career seasons — 33.2% below league average.

Career OBP .215 vs. league average .343 across their career seasons — 37.4% below league average.

Career SLG .243 vs. league average .400 across their career seasons — 39.3% below league average.

Career OPS .458 vs. league average .743 across their career seasons — 38.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Pat Malone Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1928 CHN NL 42 95 8 18 3 0 1 11 0 4 21 .189 .280 (-33%) .342 (-35%) .395 (-36%) .737 (-36%) -559.3
1929 CHN NL 40 105 8 22 3 0 2 11 0 4 23 .210 .289 (-28%) .353 (-33%) .415 (-29%) .769 (-31%) -554.8
1930 CHN NL 45 105 12 26 0 0 4 10 0 7 19 .248 .293 (-16%) .354 (-17%) .429 (-16%) .784 (-16%) -288.4
1931 CHN NL 36 79 12 17 2 0 1 4 0 3 16 .215 .276 (-22%) .338 (-28%) .388 (-28%) .726 (-28%) -361.4
1932 CHN NL 37 78 7 14 2 0 1 7 0 3 17 .179 .275 (-35%) .335 (-37%) .391 (-38%) .726 (-38%) -476.0
1933 CHN NL 31 63 5 10 0 0 0 4 0 0 9 .159 .270 (-41%) .329 (-52%) .377 (-58%) .707 (-55%) -540.3
1934 CHN NL 34 64 2 11 0 0 0 6 0 2 20 .172 .278 (-38%) .340 (-42%) .392 (-56%) .733 (-50%) -510.5
1935 NYA AL 29 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 — — — — 0.0
1936 NYA AL 35 51 4 10 1 0 0 7 0 1 10 .196 .283 (-31%) .349 (-40%) .404 (-47%) .753 (-43%) -368.1
1937 NYA AL 28 33 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 .030 — — — — 0.0
Career · 10 seasons 357 688 58 129 11 0 9 61 0 24 149 .188 — — — — -3,659

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

Pat Malone — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
6 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 .400

Playoff Batting by Year

Pat Malone — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1936 WS NYA 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1932 WS CHN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1929 WS CHN 3 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .250

Playoff Career Pitching

Pat Malone — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 3 6 2 1 20.2 15 7 12 17 3.05

Playoff Pitching by Year

Pat Malone — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1936 WS NYA 0 1 2 0 1 5.0 2 1 1 2 1.80
1932 WS CHN 0 0 1 0 0 2.2 1 0 4 4 0.00
1929 WS CHN 0 2 3 2 0 13.0 12 6 7 11 4.15

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Pat Malone — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1683263367734.206
Away1893622562228.171

Pitching — Home / Away

Pat Malone — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home168956.09133373255723.17
Away189959.010204513714604.23

Last 10 Games — Batting

Pat Malone — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1937-09-28 NYYMINL 000000000
1937-09-19 NYYDETL 000000000
1937-09-15 NYYCLEL 100000000
1937-09-09 NYYBOSL 100000001
1937-09-06 NYYPHAW 000000000
1937-08-28 NYYSLAL 200000001
1937-08-18 NYYMINW 300000000
1937-08-14 NYYPHAL 000000000
1937-08-13 NYYPHAL 000000000
1937-08-11 NYYBOSW 300000001

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Pat Malone — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1937-09-28 NYYMIN — 1.0200000
1937-09-19 NYYDET — 1.1210010
1937-09-15 NYYCLE L 3.0211020
1937-09-09 NYYBOS — 3.0555220
1937-09-06 NYYPHA SV 0.1000000
1937-08-28 NYYSLA L 4.1666430
1937-08-18 NYYMIN — 7.21065122
1937-08-14 NYYPHA — 2.0222200
1937-08-13 NYYPHA — 1.2000110
1937-08-11 NYYBOS W 7.01043220

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Pat Malone — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 357 0 63 311 14 14

Season-by-Season Fielding

Pat Malone — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1928 CHN P 42 0 5 54 3 2
1929 CHN P 40 0 10 35 1 5
1930 CHN P 45 0 16 40 1 1
1931 CHN P 36 0 6 46 2 2
1932 CHN P 37 0 8 33 2 1
1933 CHN P 31 0 11 35 2 1
1934 CHN P 34 0 4 32 0 1
1935 NYA P 29 0 1 10 2 1
1936 NYA P 35 0 1 17 1 0
1937 NYA P 28 0 1 9 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Pat Malone Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 357

Awards & Honors

Pat Malone — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1930 Baseball Magazine All-Star P3
1930 Baseball Magazine All-Star P2
1929 Baseball Magazine All-Star P3
1929 Baseball Magazine All-Star P1

College History

Pat Malone — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
Juniata College Huntingdon PA 1921

Award Voting History

Pat Malone — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1929 Most Valuable Player NL 19th 3.0 80 0

Most Similar Players

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Career Spans

Pat Malone (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Johnny Allen
    142-75, 3.75 ERA
  2. 92
    Howie Pollet
    131-116, 3.51 ERA
  3. 90
    Joe Dobson
    137-103, 3.62 ERA
  4. 88
    Nels Potter
    92-97, 3.99 ERA
  5. 87
    Bill Swift
    94-78, 3.95 ERA
  6. 84
    Mike Garcia
    142-97, 3.27 ERA

Pat Malone: the record in brief

According to the bio, Pat Malone debuted on April 12, 1928 and played a final game on September 28, 1937. Malone played for the Chicago Cubs (1928 through 1934) and the New York Yankees (1935 to 1937). Listed as a pitcher, Malone hit left-handed while throwing right-handed. Height and weight on file: 6'0" and 200 pounds. The birth record reads September 25, 1902, in Altoona, PA, USA. The bio records the death on May 13, 1943, in Altoona, PA, USA. Malone's full given name, per the bio, is Perce Leigh Malone.

Malone went 134-92 with a 3.74 ERA in 357 games, 220 of them starts. The totals include 1,024 strikeouts, 115 complete games, 15 shutouts, and 26 saves. The leagues Malone pitched in allowed 4.32 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 13.6% better than average. The best win total was 22, in 1929. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.84 in 1928, when the league's was 4.13.

Frequently Asked Questions about Pat Malone

What years did Pat Malone play?
Pat Malone played in Major League Baseball from 1928 to 1937.
Was Pat Malone a pitcher?
Yes. Pat Malone pitched in the major leagues, recording 134 wins and 1024 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Pat Malone hit?
Pat Malone hit 9 career home runs with 129 hits.
What was Pat Malone's career batting average?
Pat Malone batted .188 over his career, with 129 hits in 688 at bats.
How many RBI did Pat Malone have?
Pat Malone drove in 61 runs in his career.
What was Pat Malone's career ERA?
Pat Malone finished with a 3.74 career ERA, going 134-92 with 1,024 strikeouts.