What years did Ox Miller play?

Ox Miller played in Major League Baseball from 1943 to 1947.

Was Ox Miller a pitcher?

Yes. Ox Miller pitched in the major leagues, recording 4 wins and 27 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ox Miller hit?

Ox Miller hit 1 career home runs with 7 hits.

Ox Miller

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1943-1947)

W–L 4–6

ERA 6.38

WHIP 1.70

SO 27

Pitcher PIV -1579.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 190 lb
Born: 5/4/1915 in Gause, TX, USA
Died: 8/13/2007 in Beeville, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 1943-08-07
Last Game: 1947-09-18

Full name: John Anthony Miller

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
4	6	24	10	4	0	1	91.7	123	65	12	33	27	6.38	-1579.7

Career ERA 6.38 vs. league average 3.68 across their career seasons — 73.3% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1943	WS1	AL	0	0	3	0	0	0	6.0	10	7	5	1	10.50	—	0.0
1943	SLA	AL	0	0	2	0	0	0	6.0	7	8	3	3	12.00	—	0.0
1945	SLA	AL	2	1	4	3	3	0	28.3	23	5	5	4	1.59	3.67 (+57%)	-152.3
1946	SLA	AL	1	3	11	3	0	1	35.3	52	27	15	12	6.88	3.59 (-92%)	-1262.7
1947	CHN	NL	1	2	4	4	1	0	16.0	31	18	5	7	10.12	3.97 (-155%)	-164.8
Career · 5 seasons			4	6	24	10	4	1	91.2	123	65	33	27	6.38	—	-1,580

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
26	27	5	7	1	0	1	4	0	1	8	.259	.286	.407	.693	0

Career AVG .259 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .286 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — 13.4% below league average.

Career SLG .407 vs. league average .359 across their career seasons — +13.5% above league average.

Career OPS .693 vs. league average .689 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1943	WS1	AL	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1943	SLA	AL	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1945	SLA	AL	6	11	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	.182	—	—	—	—	0.0
1946	SLA	AL	11	7	2	2	0	0	0	1	3	.286	—	—	—	—	0.0
1947	CHN	NL	4	7	3	3	1	1	4	0	2	.429	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			26	27	5	7	1	1	4	1	8	.259	—	—	—	—	0

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	10	12	3	3	0	0	.250
Away	16	15	2	4	1	4	.267

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	10	40.1	62	39	11	17	8.70
Away	14	51.1	62	26	22	10	4.56

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO
1947-09-18	CHC	NY1	L	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1
1947-09-13	CHC	PHI	W	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
1947-09-07	CHC	PIT	W	1	1	1	0	1	4	0	0
1947-09-01	CHC	CIN	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1946-06-16	SLA	NYY	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1946-06-09	SLA	PHA	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1946-06-06	SLA	BOS	L	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1946-06-03	SLA	NYY	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1946-05-28	SLA	CHW	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1946-05-19	SLA	PHA	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1947-09-18	CHC	NY1	L	4.2	9	7	7	1	0	1
1947-09-13	CHC	PHI	W	9.0	14	3	3	1	5	1
1947-09-07	CHC	PIT	—	2.1	4	3	3	2	2	0
1947-09-01	CHC	CIN	L	0.0	4	5	5	1	0	0
1946-06-16	SLA	NYY	—	2.2	2	3	3	1	1	1
1946-06-09	SLA	PHA	L	1.2	5	3	3	2	1	0
1946-06-06	SLA	BOS	L	3.1	7	3	3	3	1	1
1946-06-03	SLA	NYY	—	3.2	6	2	1	1	0	1
1946-05-28	SLA	CHW	—	6.1	7	0	0	0	5	0
1946-05-19	SLA	PHA	—	2.1	5	4	4	1	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	24	0	10	17	1	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1943	WS1	P	3	2	3	0	0
1943	SLA	P	2	0	4	0	0
1945	SLA	P	4	0	2	1	0
1946	SLA	P	11	7	7	0	1
1947	CHN	P	4	1	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	24

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Texas A&M University-Kingsville	Kingsville	TX	1937

Frequently Asked Questions about Ox Miller

What years did Ox Miller play?: Ox Miller played in Major League Baseball from 1943 to 1947.
Was Ox Miller a pitcher?: Yes. Ox Miller pitched in the major leagues, recording 4 wins and 27 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ox Miller hit?: Ox Miller hit 1 career home runs with 7 hits.