What years did Les McCrabb play?

Les McCrabb played in Major League Baseball from 1939 to 1950.

Was Les McCrabb a pitcher?

Yes. Les McCrabb pitched in the major leagues, recording 10 wins and 57 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Les McCrabb hit?

Les McCrabb hit 0 career home runs with 9 hits.

Les McCrabb

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1939-1950)

W–L 10–15

ERA 5.96

WHIP 1.59

SO 57

Pitcher PIV -3312.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 175 lb
Born: 11/4/1914 in Wakefield, PA, USA
Died: 10/8/2008 in Lancaster, PA, USA
MLB Debut: 1939-09-07
Last Game: 1950-05-04

Full name: Lester William McCrabb

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
10	15	38	27	13	1	2	210.0	270	139	24	63	57	5.96	-3312.8

Career ERA 5.96 vs. league average 4.06 across their career seasons — 46.7% 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
1939	PHA	AL	1	2	5	4	2	0	0	35.7	42	16	10	11	4.04	4.28 (+6%)	-491.1
1940	PHA	AL	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	11.7	19	9	2	4	6.94	4.21 (-65%)	-322.1
1941	PHA	AL	9	13	26	23	11	1	2	157.3	188	96	49	40	5.49	3.94 (-40%)	-2499.6
1942	PHA	AL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4.0	14	14	2	0	31.50	—	0.0
1950	PHA	AL	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1.3	7	4	0	2	27.00	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			10	15	38	27	13	1	2	210.0	270	139	63	57	5.96	—	-3,313

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
38	74	2	9	2	0	0	5	0	0	20	.122	.122	.149	.270	-486

Career AVG .122 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 54.0% below league average.

Career OBP .122 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 63.7% below league average.

Career SLG .149 vs. league average .380 across their career seasons — 60.9% below league average.

Career OPS .270 vs. league average .716 across their career seasons — 62.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1939	PHA	AL	5	13	0	0	0	0	5	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1940	PHA	AL	4	4	0	1	0	0	1	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1941	PHA	AL	26	56	2	8	2	5	13	.143	.262 (-46%)	.332 (-57%)	.373 (-52%)	.705 (-54%)	-485.6
1942	PHA	AL	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1950	PHA	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			38	74	2	9	2	5	20	.122	—	—	—	—	-486

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	20	33	1	2	0	0	.061
Away	18	42	1	7	0	5	.167

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	20	96.0	121	60	28	34	5.62
Away	18	114.0	149	79	35	23	6.24

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI	SO
1950-05-04	PHA	DET	L	0	0	0	0
1950-04-23	PHA	BOS	L	0	0	0	0
1942-04-16	PHA	BOS	L	1	0	0	1
1941-09-09	PHA	CLE	L	1	0	0	1
1941-08-30	PHA	BOS	L	1	0	0	0
1941-08-24	PHA	DET	L	2	0	1	0
1941-08-19	PHA	CHW	L	3	0	0	0
1941-08-14	PHA	BOS	W	1	0	0	1
1941-08-12	PHA	MIN	L	0	0	0	0
1941-08-07	PHA	MIN	L	2	1	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1950-05-04	PHA	DET	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1950-04-23	PHA	BOS	—	1.0	7	4	4	0	2	0
1942-04-16	PHA	BOS	—	4.0	14	14	14	2	0	2
1941-09-09	PHA	CLE	L	3.0	7	7	4	4	1	1
1941-08-30	PHA	BOS	L	3.0	5	6	6	5	1	0
1941-08-24	PHA	DET	L	6.0	13	7	7	2	2	1
1941-08-19	PHA	CHW	L	8.0	8	4	3	2	1	0
1941-08-14	PHA	BOS	SV	4.0	4	2	2	3	1	1
1941-08-12	PHA	MIN	L	1.1	4	5	5	1	0	1
1941-08-07	PHA	MIN	—	7.0	7	3	3	1	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	38	0	10	36	4	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1939	PHA	P	5	1	6	0	0
1940	PHA	P	4	0	4	0	0
1941	PHA	P	26	9	24	4	1
1942	PHA	P	1	0	2	0	0
1950	PHA	P	2	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	38

Frequently Asked Questions about Les McCrabb

What years did Les McCrabb play?: Les McCrabb played in Major League Baseball from 1939 to 1950.
Was Les McCrabb a pitcher?: Yes. Les McCrabb pitched in the major leagues, recording 10 wins and 57 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Les McCrabb hit?: Les McCrabb hit 0 career home runs with 9 hits.